Playable Starships in Star Trek Online are as much a part of your avatar as you’re the STO Credits hunter. They are highly customizable, both cosmetically and functionally. Visiting shipyards will allow players to change all aspects of their ships. Each ship tier includes multiple classes of ships. Players can choose different parts such as saucer, hull, and nacelles of each class making a custom model, or stick with a set design. Along with the model the player can also adjust the color, windows, decals, registry number and prefix, this gives the player a custom feel to his/her ship.
Players are awarded ships by Starfleet, the Klingon Defense Force or the Romulan Republic as they progress in rank. At each new rank between Lieutenant and Rear Admiral, Lower Half (Tiers 2-4); players are given a free starship token for the respective tier. After this (Tiers 5, 5-U, and 6) ships must be purchased using Dilithium Refined Dilithium, Lobi Crystals Lobi Crystal icon.png, energy credits Energy credit icon.png, or Zen
Mastering your Ship for collecting STO Credits
Each tier 5-U or tier 6 starship a character is flying has its own “levels”, called Mastery. Starship Mastery progresses as a character earns skill points while using a specific ship. Levels 1-4 each unlock an automatically activated passive bonus which is only active while flying that specific ship. The bonuses are specific for each ship type, e.g., Science Vessels, Warbirds, and Birds-of-Prey. Upon reaching level five, which only non-Fleet tier 6 ships can, a Starship Trait is unlocked. Different ships unlock different traits. Once a trait is slotted, it is active for the entire character, therefore also while flying any other ship, even a non-tier 6 one.
Profits thru STO Credits
In case that you don’t have much time grinding for STO credits as well as farming for starship materials or starship upgrades, you can check out the market platform of some marketplaces. You can also sell your credits if you have great income, earn profits using your STO credits and sell it to other players. Having good profits in credits will give you chance to purchase in-game premium items.