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We will be performing shard maintenance on April 11 from 7-9:30 AM Pacific (14:00-16:30 UTC).

First Contact Day Celebration!

• Join us for the First Contact Day Celebration starting on April 11th, 2024 and continuing until May 2nd, 2024.
• Three ways to earn Event Progress!
  
  - Compete with four other players to build and launch your very own Phoenix Rocket in the return of “First Contact Day Re-Enactment” TFO.
  - Join Seven-of-Nine and travel back to April 4th, 2063 in the “One Night in Bozeman” Patrol.
  - “Synth Wave” returns to the First Contact Day event! Team up with fellow Captains to do as much good as possible before you are overrun by the Synths.
• Captains that earn 14 or more Daily Progress may then claim Event Grand Prize The Photon Burst Rifle
• For more information, please visit the “First Contact Day!” blog at: https://www.playstartrekonline.com/e...ticle/11566553

First Contact Day Event Rewards:

• First Contact Day Badge Box:
  
  - Completing either of the participating activities once per day, per account, will earn you a First Contact Day Badge Box.
  - Opening this box will grant players the opportunity to choose between 17 Comm Badges as account-wide unlocks.
• First Contact Day Event Grand Prize:
  
  - Upon reaching 14 days of Progress, you will become eligible to claim the Grand Prize! This includes the following items:
  

  Photon Burst Rifile
  First Contact Day Bundle – contains all of the following:
  

  1x Captain Specialization Point (cannot reclaim)
  25,000 Dilithium Ore (cannot reclaim)
  “Launch Toy Rocket” Social Device (Account Unlock)
  Holo-Emitter – Phoenix Shuttle (Account Unlock)
• Bonus Rewards:
  
  - After claiming the Grand Prize, you will unlock the option of earning additional Dilithium Ore each day, beginning at 8,000 Dilithium Ore for the first day’s completion.
• Zen Buyout Option:
  
  - For players interested in instantly completing the First Contact Day Event, we will be offering an updated method for buying out.

Within the new Event UI, an option will be presented that allows you to purchase the remaining progress that you need, for a scaling amount of Zen.

Delta Recruitment:

• Any newly-made 2409 Starfleet character, Klingon Defense Force character, or Romulan Republic character is eligible to become a recruit for the 21 days that this event runs!
• Delta Recruit goals have been updated to include brand new missions as well as removing outdated goals that are no longer in the game.
• Existing Delta Recruits will be able to complete these new goals as well, and if you’ve already finished them, you can claim the rewards immediately.
• For more information, please visit the “The Delta Quadrant Needs You!” blog at: https://www.playstartrekonline.com/e...ticle/11566643

General:

• Resolved an issue with the missions "Sphere of Influence" and "Dust to Dust" that caused some FX to never become visible making some of the puzzles impossible for captains.
• Removed the ship restriction from the Console - Universal - Supplemental Weaponry Controller.
• Reduced the Activation Times of Tactical Team, Engineering Team, and Science Team from 1.0 sec to 0.5 sec.
• Added Mirror Borg credit to the personal endeavor to kill Borg on ground.
• Added Wolf 359 TFO to personal endeavor "Complete Borg TFOs" for credit.
• Resolved an issue that could cause "Resistance of Starbase One" and "Guillotine" to not count for personal endeavors to complete Borg TFOs in certain cases

Known Issues:

• Currently the Toy Rocket and Holo Emitter - Phoenix Shuttle are not reclaimable as initially intended.

Taken directly from this page.
STO: BOTH WORLDS - Patch Notes Index

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Some interesting changes today.

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Within the new Event UI, an option will be presented that allows you to purchase the remaining progress that you need, for a scaling amount of Zen.

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