Patch Notes: Update 94 – Cause and Effect | Star Trek Fleet Command by Scopely

“What can I say? ‘Unusual’ just happens to be my name. Well, actually, my name is Trelane, but there’ll be time for introductions later. In the meantime, I’d put up those dukes, Commander.”

Trelane has unleashed chaos across the galaxy after meddling with forces far beyond even his understanding. What began as an attempt to explore the time vortex has shattered history itself, causing pivotal moments across countless timelines to unravel. As reality fractures, entire events, and the memories of them, begin to disappear from existence.

Guided by Maia, the Temporal Cartographer, you’ll journey through time to restore the true timeline before it’s lost forever. Every mission brings you closer to repairing the damage and preserving the future of the galaxy.

But Trelane’s interference is only the first crack in time… and something far older has begun to awaken.

What’s in Update 94

New Battle Pass Updates
New Bulk Research
New Officers
New Artifacts
New Galactic Anomalies
New Missions
And More!

Content Creator Lewb discusses Bulk Research, new Artifacts, and more arriving with Update 94! Watch the video here.

Improvements and Updates

Bulk Research

Bulk Research makes it faster to progress through Research Trees by allowing you to select a node even if its prerequisite research hasn’t been completed.

When you select a node further down the tree, Bulk Research will include the required prerequisite nodes and complete them together, removing the need to research each one individually.

Some requirements will still need to be met before research can begin, including Building levels, Ships, and Faction Rep. Prerequisite nodes that use a different timer type from the selected node also cannot be included in Bulk Research and must be completed separately.

Battle Pass Update

Cause & Effect Battle Pass

Update 94 gives Commanders more control over their Battle Pass progression with new Choice Tokens and Exchanges for Artifacts, Starships, Ship Parts, Materials, and Resources.

Artifact Choice: Ops 51+ can earn Choice Tokens toward six new Rare and Epic Artifacts, with opportunities to unlock an Artifact through the Free Track and Arc Events or Elite Battle Pass.
Starship Choice: Ops 20+ can exchange tokens for eligible Starship Blueprints and Upgrade Parts, with options tailored to Operations level.
Supply Choice: Ops 40+ New FKR Ship Part Choice Tokens let players select the Uncommon and Rare Ship Parts that best fit their progression.
20 Milestones Return: The Battle Pass returns to its previous 20-milestone structure, consolidating rewards into fewer, more substantial milestones.
Free Rare Officer: Complete the Free Battle Pass Track to fully unlock WOK Leonard McCoy.
Elite Epic Officers: Elite Battle Pass players can unlock Winn Adami, WOK Carol Marcus, or The Doctor based on their Ops level.
More Progression Resources: Expanded Ascension Particles and Specialty Building Upgrade Materials provide additional support across more Ops levels.
Elite Benefits: The Elite Battle Pass includes temporary Warp Speed and Hostile & Armada Loot boosts, plus a 28-Day Build Queue.
Web Store Bonus: Battle Pass Offers purchased through the Web Store award 3x Multiphasic Credits compared with other similarly priced Web Store offers.

Overall, the Cause & Effect Battle Pass is focused on giving players more choice over what they earn and where they invest their progression.

For more information about the exciting new updates to the Cause & Effect Battle Pass check out our blog here.

New Officers

Epic Officer: Toryn

Toryn is a resourceful Independent treasure hunter whose talent for uncovering ancient artifacts is matched only by his ability to evade danger. Alongside his crew aboard the Realta, he has built a life on the fringes of the galaxy, outsmarting rivals and staying one step ahead of the law.

Officer Ability: Tritanium Reaver*

Increases the Σ-Tritanium weighting in the Ra’Ul Reaver’s Sigma Feast ability by 2,000 (20,000 at Rank 5).
2,000 / 4,000 / 7,000 / 12,000 / 20,000

Below Deck Ability: Andorian Resolve

Increases Critical Damage Mitigation against players.
2,500 / 7,500 / 15,000 / 25,000 / 50,000

*By default, the Ra’Ul Reaver takes Σ-Parsteel, Σ-Tritanium, and Σ-Dilithium from an enemy’s Station in a 10:2:1 ratio or 77% : 15% : 8% split respectively, if the target has enough available resources.

This Officer Ability increases the Σ-Tritanium ratio received with the Sigma Feast ability with each Rank, without increasing total amount of resources raided:

Default — 10:2:1 (77% : 15% : 8%)
Rank 1 — 10:4:1 (66.6% : 26.6% : 6.6%)
Rank 2 — 10:6:1 (59% : 35% : 6%)
Rank 3 — 10:9:1 (50% : 45% : 5%)
Rank 4 — 10:14:1 (40% : 56% : 4%)
Rank 5 — 10:22:1 (30% : 67% : 3%)

Epic Officer Trelane

Trelane, the enigmatic ruler of Gothos, wields extraordinary power over matter, space, and time while remaining endlessly fascinated by humanity and its history. Beneath his elaborate games and grand theatrics lies an inquisitive but inexperienced mind still learning the meaning of compassion, responsibility, and command. With nearly limitless abilities and the curiosity of a child, the question remains: what will Trelane become when experience finally catches up with his power?

Captain’s Maneuver: General of Gothos

Increases your ship’s base Shield Mitigation by 10% on combat start during Wave Defense.

Officer Ability: Child’s Play

Increases base Apex Barrier during Wave Defense.
5,000 / 12,000 / 22,000 / 35,000 / 50,000

Additional Content

New Artifacts

Six new Artifacts are coming to Star Trek Fleet Command, introducing powerful bonuses focused on Outposts, Academy Combat & Training Drones, Origin Sector Hostiles, and V’Ger Hostiles.

In addition to these new bonuses, we’ve updated the progression curve for all six Artifacts. Their power is now more front-loaded, with the first four upgrade levels providing a much larger portion of their total benefit before progression slows at the higher levels.

Ops 51+ New Artifacts

Benny Russell’s Typewriter

Increases the quantity of Solo Outpost Credits and Elite Solo Outpost Credits earned by all ships by up to 150% at max level. This bonus applies fleet-wide.

Level progression:

Level 1: 25%
Level 2: 40%
Level 3: 60%
Level 4: 90%
Level 5: 100%
Level 6: 105%
Level 7: 115%
Level 8: 120%
Level 9: 130%
Level 10: 135%
Level 11: 145%
Level 12: 150%

Picard’s Earl Grey Tea Cup

Increases base Isolytic Damage against Outposts and Outpost Retaliation Hostiles for all ships by up to 300% at max level. This bonus applies fleet-wide.

Level progression:

Level 1: 50%
Level 2: 80%
Level 3: 120%
Level 4: 180%
Level 5: 200%
Level 6: 210%
Level 7: 230%
Level 8: 240%
Level 9: 260%
Level 10: 270%
Level 11: 290%
Level 12: 300%

Kirk’s Spectacles

Increases base Apex Barrier against Outposts and Outpost Retaliation Hostiles for all ships by up to 7,500 at max level. This bonus applies fleet-wide.

Level progression:

Level 1: 1150
Level 2: 1900
Level 3: 3000
Level 4: 4500
Level 5: 5000
Level 6: 5250
Level 7: 5650
Level 8: 6000
Level 9: 6400
Level 10: 6750
Level 11: 7150
Level 12: 7500

Archer’s Polo Ball

Increases base Isolytic Defense against V’Ger Hostiles by up to 150% at max level.

Level progression:

Level 1: 25%
Level 2: 40%
Level 3: 60%
Level 4: 90%
Level 5: 100%
Level 6: 105%
Level 7: 115%
Level 8: 120%
Level 9: 130%
Level 10: 135%
Level 11: 145%
Level 12: 150%

Ops 61+ New Artifacts

Janeway’s Antigen Bomb

Increases the quantity of loot earned from Origin Sector (OGN) Hostiles by up to 125% at max level.

Level progression:

Level 1: 20%
Level 2: 30%
Level 3: 50%
Level 4: 75%
Level 5: 80%
Level 6: 90%
Level 7: 95%
Level 8: 100%
Level 9: 105%
Level 10: 115%
Level 11: 120%
Level 12: 125%

Trelane’s Medals

Increases base Critical Mitigation against Academy Training and Combat Drones, including in Duo Wave Defense, by up to 400,000 at max level.

Level progression:

Level 1: 60,000
Level 2: 100,000
Level 3: 160,000
Level 4: 240,000
Level 5: 260,000
Level 6: 280,000
Level 7: 300,000
Level 8: 320,000
Level 9: 340,000
Level 10: 360,000
Level 11: 380,000
Level 12: 400,000

These new Artifacts offer new progression paths and powerful bonuses across several gameplay systems, giving Commanders more ways to strengthen their fleets while making early Artifact upgrades more impactful than ever before.

New Prime Research Nodes

Prime G7 FKR Vengeance Station Crit Mitigation.

This new Prime increases base Critical Mitigation at the start of combat for the first two rounds against player stations when using the U.S.S. Vengeance and G7 FKR ships.

Level Progression

Level 1: 4,000
Level 2: 8,000
Level 3: 12,000
Level 4: 16,000
Level 5: 20,000

Each level is unlocked using its dedicated Prime Particles.

This Prime compliments the Prime G6+ FKR Station Critical Mitigation research, allowing G7 FKR ships to reach a maximum of 30,000 Station Critical Mitigation.

Located in Combat tree.

Prime G6 FKR Vengeance Station Crit Mitigation.

This Prime Node increases base Critical Mitigation at the start of combat for the first two rounds against player stations when using G6+ FKR ships and the U.S.S. Vengeance.

Level Progression

Level 1: 2,000
Level 2: 4,000
Level 3: 6,000
Level 4: 8,000
Level 5: 10,000

Each level is unlocked using its dedicated Prime Particles.

Located in Combat tree.

Prime U.S.S. Athena Regenerate Efficiency

Location: Starship Tree

This new Prime reduces the cooldown of the U.S.S. Athena’s Regenerate ability by 50%.

Features a single upgrade level.
Unlocked using its dedicated Prime Particles.

Prime Particles

The new Prime Particles required for these research nodes will be available for purchase directly and will also be included in premium Battle Pass variants.

These new Prime Research nodes provide additional progression opportunities for high-level Commanders, improving both defensive capabilities and ship performance while expanding the ways Prime Particles can be used.

Missions

Core Missions (Ops 61+)

Protocol Origin: Prologue

After responding to a mysterious distress call, the Commander and Maia encounter Trelane, whose interference with the time vortex has corrupted five distinct timelines and threatens to destabilize history itself. With Protocol Origin activated, the Commander must travel through each fractured timeline and ensure pivotal events unfold as intended, without anyone discovering their interference.

Protocol Origin: Archer
Parts 1-5
Maia detects a fluctuation in the timeline and discovers that things in the present are not as they should be. Vulcan is isolationist and militaristic, and the Federation is a shadow of its former self. She identifies the origin: Vulcan’s Forge. Maia brings us back in time to fix whatever has gone wrong.

Protocol Origin: Kirk
Parts 1–5
Trelane remarks that he is unable to tell why the timeline is still broken. Somehow the Klingon Empire dominates the Alpha Quadrant, despite historical records showing that the actions of James T. Kirk have prevented this from happening on numerous occasions.

Protocol Origin: Picard
Parts 1-5
The Commander enters a fractured late-2360s timeline where Picard is gone, Geordi commands the Enterprise-D, and Riker was never assigned to the ship. After investigating the altered history, the Commander traces the disruption back to Riker’s earliest pivotal moment aboard the USS Pegasus.

Protocol Origin: Sisko
Parts 1-5
The Commander enters another fractured timeline where an assassination attempt threatens Captain Sisko and the future of the Federation’s resistance against the Dominion. To preserve history and ensure the Dominion War unfolds as intended, the Commander must stop the assassination and return Sisko safely to Deep Space Nine.

Protocol Origin: Janeway
Parts 1-5
The Commander investigates the Federation Fleet Museum and discovers that Voyager never returned home, leaving Janeway and her crew missing and the Federation drastically changed. After uncovering evidence at Memory Alpha, Maia realizes that a pivotal event in Voyager’s history never occurred—and may be the key to restoring the timeline

Galactic Anomalies

Galactic Anomalies, first introduced with the Territory Capture refresh, are making a return in M94 as well, this time focusing on Outposts and Academy space.

Galactic Anomaly Types:

Critical Moment

This anomaly can occur in Outpost systems, affecting all Borg, Node, or Cardassian Outpost systems and rotating every day.

Perilous Precision
Increases your total Critical Damage against Outposts and Retaliation Hostiles.

Tier 1: +10% total Critical Damage
Tier 2: +30% total Critical Damage
Tier 3: +60% total Critical Damage
Tier 4: +100% total Critical Damage

Rich Retaliators
Increases the amount of Outpost Retaliation Medals and Retaliation Plunder your ship receives from Solo Outpost Retaliation attacks.

Tier 1: +50% Outpost Retaliation Medals and Retaliation Plunder gains
Tier 2: +100% Outpost Retaliation Medals and Retaliation Plunder gains
Tier 3: +200% Outpost Retaliation Medals and Retaliation Plunder gains
Tier 4: +500% Outpost Retaliation Medals and Retaliation Plunder gains

Raging Retaliation
Outposts and Retaliation Hostiles gain cumulative Critical Chance each combat round.

Tier 1: +3% Critical Chance per combat round
Tier 2: +6% Critical Chance per combat round
Tier 3: +10% Critical Chance per combat round
Tier 4: +15% Critical Chance per combat round

Desperate Measures
Outposts and Retaliation Hostiles gain Isolytic Cascade Damage.

Tier 1: +20% Isolytic Cascade Damage
Tier 2: +40% Isolytic Cascade Damage
Tier 3: +70% Isolytic Cascade Damage
Tier 4: +100% Isolytic Cascade Damage

Rich Target Environment

This anomaly can occur in Outpost systems, affecting all Borg, Node, or Cardassian Outpost systems and rotating every day.

Rich Retaliators
Increases the amount of Outpost Retaliation Medals and Retaliation Plunder your ship receives from Solo Outpost Retaliation attacks.

Tier 1: +50% Outpost Retaliation Medals and Retaliation Plunder gains
Tier 2: +100% Outpost Retaliation Medals and Retaliation Plunder gains
Tier 3: +200% Outpost Retaliation Medals and Retaliation Plunder gains
Tier 4: +500% Outpost Retaliation Medals and Retaliation Plunder gains

Dire Defense
Increases your Isolytic Cascade Damage against Outposts and Retaliation Hostiles when your shields are depleted.

Tier 1: +10% Isolytic Cascade Damage
Tier 2: +30% Isolytic Cascade Damage
Tier 3: +60% Isolytic Cascade Damage
Tier 4: +100% Isolytic Cascade Damage

Desperate Measures
Outposts and Retaliation Hostiles gain Isolytic Cascade Damage.

Tier 1: +20% Isolytic Cascade Damage
Tier 2: +40% Isolytic Cascade Damage
Tier 3: +70% Isolytic Cascade Damage
Tier 4: +100% Isolytic Cascade Damage

Reinforced Retaliation
Outposts and Retaliation Hostiles gain bonuses to all mitigation stats.

Tier 1: +200% to all mitigation stats
Tier 2: +500% to all mitigation stats
Tier 3: +1,000% to all mitigation stats
Tier 4: +2,000% to all mitigation stats

Thrill of Battle

This anomaly can occur in Outpost systems, affecting all Borg, Node, or Cardassian Outpost systems and rotating every day.

Perilous Precision
Increases your total Critical Damage against Outposts and Retaliation Hostiles.

Tier 1: +10% total Critical Damage
Tier 2: +30% total Critical Damage
Tier 3: +60% total Critical Damage
Tier 4: +100% total Critical Damage

Dire Defense
Increases your Isolytic Cascade Damage against Outposts and Retaliation Hostiles when your shields are depleted.

Tier 1: +10% Isolytic Cascade Damage
Tier 2: +30% Isolytic Cascade Damage
Tier 3: +60% Isolytic Cascade Damage
Tier 4: +100% Isolytic Cascade Damage

Reinforced Retaliation
Outposts and Retaliation Hostiles gain bonuses to all mitigation stats.

Tier 1: +200% to all mitigation stats
Tier 2: +500% to all mitigation stats
Tier 3: +1,000% to all mitigation stats
Tier 4: +2,000% to all mitigation stats

Raging Retaliation
Outposts and Retaliation Hostiles gain cumulative Critical Chance each combat round.

Tier 1: +3% Critical Chance per combat round
Tier 2: +6% Critical Chance per combat round
Tier 3: +10% Critical Chance per combat round
Tier 4: +15% Critical Chance per combat round

Academy Graduation Exams

This anomaly can occur in Academy systems containing Academy Training Drone Hostiles from :00–:20 and :30–:50 each hour (inactive from :20–:30 and :50–:00).

Armed to the Teeth
Hostiles gain increased total Damage.

Tier 1: +10% total Hostile Damage
Tier 2: +40% total Hostile Damage
Tier 3: +80% total Hostile Damage
Tier 4: +150% total Hostile Damage

Victory by Teamwork
Every combat round that you have Morale against a Hostile, gain Critical Mitigation for 1 round.

Tier 1: +10,000 Critical Mitigation
Tier 2: +20,000 Critical Mitigation
Tier 3: +30,000 Critical Mitigation
Tier 4: +40,000 Critical Mitigation

Victory by Tactics
Every combat round that your Hostile target has a Hull Breach, gain Critical Mitigation for 1 round.

Tier 1: +10,000 Critical Mitigation
Tier 2: +20,000 Critical Mitigation
Tier 3: +30,000 Critical Mitigation
Tier 4: +40,000 Critical Mitigation

Victory by Fire
Every combat round that your Hostile target is Burning, gain Critical Mitigation for 1 round.

Tier 1: +10,000 Critical Mitigation
Tier 2: +20,000 Critical Mitigation
Tier 3: +30,000 Critical Mitigation
Tier 4: +40,000 Critical Mitigation

Pirate Invasion

This anomaly can occur in Academy systems containing Venari Ral Hostiles from :00–:20 and :30–:50 each hour (inactive from :20–:30 and :50–:00).

Patched to Fly
Hostile Hull Health is increased.

Tier 1: +50% Hostile Hull Health
Tier 2: +100% Hostile Hull Health
Tier 3: +150% Hostile Hull Health
Tier 4: +200% Hostile Hull Health

Armed to the Teeth
Hostiles gain increased total Damage.

Tier 1: +20% total Hostile Damage
Tier 2: +40% total Hostile Damage
Tier 3: +70% total Hostile Damage
Tier 4: +100% total Hostile Damage

Stocked with the Best
Increases the amount of Pledges of the Venari your ship receives from Venari Ral Hostiles.

Tier 1: +200% Pledges of the Venari gains
Tier 2: +400% Pledges of the Venari gains
Tier 3: +1000% Pledges of the Venari gains
Tier 4: +2500% Pledges of the Venari gains

Defense of Wisdom

This anomaly can occur in all Duo Wave Defense systems.

Athena’s Wisdom
Increases the U.S.S. Athena’s Hull Health by +10,000% in Duo Wave Defense.

Galactic Anomaly Calendar

Dates	Outpost Space	Academy Space
Aug 20	Thrill of Battle (T1)	—
Aug 21	Thrill of Battle (T1)	Graduation Exams (T1)
Aug 22	Critical Moment (T1)	Graduation Exams (T1)
Aug 23	Critical Moment (T1)	Defense of Wisdom
Aug 24	Rich Target Environment (T1)	Defense of Wisdom
Aug 25	Rich Target Environment (T1)	Graduation Exams (T1)
Aug 26	Thrill of Battle (T1)	Graduation Exams (T1)
Aug 27	Thrill of Battle (T1)	Pirate Invasion (T1)
Aug 28	Rich Target Environment (T1)	Pirate Invasion (T1)
Aug 29	Rich Target Environment (T1)	Defense of Wisdom
Aug 30	Critical Moment (T1)	Defense of Wisdom
Aug 31	Critical Moment (T1)	Pirate Invasion (T1)
Sep 1	Rich Target Environment (T2)	Pirate Invasion (T1)
Sep 2	Rich Target Environment (T2)	Graduation Exams (T2)
Sep 3	Thrill of Battle (T2)	Graduation Exams (T2)
Sep 4	Thrill of Battle (T2)	Pirate Invasion (T2)
Sep 5	Critical Moment (T2)	Pirate Invasion (T2)
Sep 6	Critical Moment (T2)	Defense of Wisdom
Sep 7	Rich Target Environment (T3)	Defense of Wisdom
Sep 8	Rich Target Environment (T3)	Graduation Exams (T3)
Sep 9	Critical Moment (T3)	Graduation Exams (T3)
Sep 10	Critical Moment (T3)	Pirate Invasion (T3)
Sep 11	Rich Target Environment (T3)	Pirate Invasion (T3)
Sep 12	Rich Target Environment (T3)	Defense of Wisdom
Sep 13	Thrill of Battle (T4)	Defense of Wisdom
Sep 14	Thrill of Battle (T4)	—

Bug Fixes & Improvements

Improvements

Maverick Task Keys

Added a balance count for Maverick Task Keys, allowing players to see how many keys they currently have when joining a task.

Bug Fixes

Ships

Fixed an issue where activating the Eviscerator’s Spatial Rip Ability would cause errors on the second attempt.
Fixed a bug where the cooldown timer for the Amplify Ability on the U.S.S. Athena did not start after the first activation, and an error was triggered on the second activation.
Fixed an issue where hostile fleets destroyed by the GS-31’s Gravitational Blast Ability could reappear after leaving and returning to the System View, resulting in missing Battle Reports and scoring.

Research

Fixed an issue where the green arrow remains visible on the completed research.

Mining

Fixed an issue where occupied Mining Nodes could incorrectly appear empty despite another player actively mining them.

Localization

Fixed an issue where the Galactic Anomalies timer could overlap event text in the System View popup across multiple languages.
Fixed an issue in Japanese and Korean where the Galactic Anomalies icon could overlap the timer in the Object Viewer.
Fixed an issue where the Galactic Anomalies popup description could be cut off across multiple languages.
Fixed an issue where building level indicators could remain stuck on screen after upgrading the Operations building multiple times.
Fixed an issue on Android where repeatedly switching between the Station Interior and Exterior views could cause UI elements to duplicate or stack and result in client lag.
Fixed an issue where building level indicators and other UI elements could become misplaced after upgrading buildings or switching between the Station Interior and Exterior views.
Fixed an issue where mission dialogue could overlap with an interstitial popup when returning players logged into the game.
Fixed an issue where the tooltip for certain Forbidden Tech items, such as the [PRO] Counterplay Device, could extend beyond the edge of the screen.

LLAP

The STFC Team

Patch Notes: Update 94 – Cause and Effect

What’s in Update 94