Recently I've gotten rather bored with my Eng/Escort setup, feeling I've pretty much perfected it for myself and worked out all the niggles. I decided I wanted to do something I hadn't done before, so loaded up my tac toon, dumped the excelsior and bought a DSSV (can't afford the D'kyr or the nebula and not sure I want either)

Any help with it is welcomed.



Starfleet Training:-
Science Team Leader - 9
Starship Attack Vectors - 9
Starship Combat maneuvers - 9
Starship Battle Strategy - 9
Starship Command - 9
Science Vessel Captain - 9
Research Science Vessel Captain - 9
Long Range Science Vessel Captain - 9
Deep Space Science Vessel Captain - 9

Starship Energy Weapons:-
Starship Energy Weapons Training - 9
Starship Beam Weapons - 9
Starship Phaser Weapons - 9

Tactical Officer:-
Assault Training - 4

Starship Engineering:-
Starship Engineering Training - 9
Starship Warp Core Training - 9
Starship Auxiliary Systems Maintenance - 9
Starship Auxiliary Systems Efficiency - 7
Starship Auxiliary Systems Performance - 9
Starship Shield Maintenance - 9
Starship Shield Efficiency - 9
Starship Shield Performance - 9
Starship Weapon Systems Maintenance - 9
Starship Weapon Systems Efficiency - 9
Starship Weapon Systems Performance - 9
Starship Engine Performance - 1

Starship Operations:-
Starship Operations Training - 9
Starship Deflectors - 8
Starship Deflector Field - 9
Starship Emitters - 8
Starship Hazard System - 9
Starship Sensors - 9
Starship Sensor Probes - 9
Starship Tractor Beam - 9

Weapons Fore:-
1 - Phaser Beam Array Mk XI [Dmg]x2
2 - Phaser Beam Array Mk XI [Dmg]x2
3 - Phaser Beam Array Mk XI [Dmg]x2

Weapons Aft:-
1 - Phaser Beam Array Mk XI [Dmg]x2
2 - Phaser Beam Array Mk XI [Dmg]x2
3 - Phaser Beam Array Mk XI [Dmg]x2

Deflector - Borg
Engine - Borg
Shield - Reman Prototype Shield Mk XI (15148)

Engineering consoles:-
1 - Field Generator Mk XI
2 - Booster Modulator Mk XII (+7 Aux)
3 - Booster Modulator Mk XII (+7 Aux)

Science Consoles:-
1 - Borg Console
2 - (changes depending on sci skill set up and focus)
3 - (changes depending on sci skill set up and focus)
4 - (changes depending on sci skill set up and focus)

Tactical Consoles:-
1 - Directed Energy Distribution Manifold Mk XI (+26 Beam weapon)
2 - Directed Energy Distribution Manifold Mk X (+22 Beam weapon)


Power Levels:-
Weapons - Set to 100 - 114
Shields - Set to 25 - 74 (with EPtS1 running)
Engines - Set to 25 - 38
Auxiliary - Set to 50 - 101


Lt Tactical:-
1 - Tactical Team 1
2 - Tactical Team 2

Ens Engineering:-
1 - Emergency Power to Shields 1 (1418 shield regen, +24 shield power, 18% shield damage resistence)

Lt Engineering:-
1 - Emergency Power to Shields 1 (1418 shield regen, +24 shield power, 18% shield damage resistance)
2 - Reverse Shield Polarity 1

LtC Science:-
1 - Science Team 1
2 - Hazard Emitters 2 (16851 heal over time, 32% hull damage resistance)
3 - Transfer Shield Strength 3 (1383 shield regen, 394 shield heal over time, 20% shield damage resistance(with 3x induction stabilizers))

Cmdr Science:-
1 - Tractor Beam 1
2 - Transfer Shield Strength 2 (1106 shield regen, 315 shield heal over time, 16% shield damage resistance(with 3x induction stabilizers))
3 - Scramble Sensors 2
4 - Viral Matrix 3

I'm thinking about changing scramble sensors and viral matrix for something else (preferably abilities which make use of Tactical captain buffs). Currently I use Viral Matrix 3 to disable Escorts, but it's only really useful against pugs.

It's still a work in progress, with me still needing to get a Covariant Mk X [cap]x3 shield along with rare consoles and very rare weapons.

I'd drop the tractor beam and switch it for polarize hull. Also I personally dislike viral matrix and would recommend tykens rift/gravity well. Unless your using it defensively in which case i might keep it.

...But keep in mind that Polarize Hull and Hazard Emitters are on the same system cool down. You'll be able to use one or the other, not both at the same time.

Tac/Sci, my fave

Things to note:
- 6 Beams will be too much of a power drain, go with 5 Beams and a torp
- Swap out the RSP for Aux to SIF
- Gravity Well 3/TBR 3 get boosted by APA/GDF/TacFleet and do insane amounts of damage.
- Viral is lulz, drop it.
- PSW is awesome, and is almost necessary nowadays to break the Extend fests.
- Go with 1 TacTeam and add in Beta into your Lt slot. Chain TacTeam and SciTeam.
- The RSV will suit you as a Tac far better, thanks to the extra Ens Tac, and most importantly, extra Tac console.

Thanks a lot for the advice guys!

Tac in recon sci is my favorite combo to fly as well.

And ditto to everything MVS said.

What is PSW?

EDIT: Photonic Shockwave.