Khan Noonien Singh has defied fate itself, breaking the universal constant by defeating James T. Kirk and banishing the crew of the USS Enterprise. Empowered with forbidden temporal knowledge from the Progenitor Network, Khan and his Augment followers threaten galactic domination. Only your leadership can restore balance.

Wrath of Khan Part 1 Features:

• New Missions
• New Quality of Life Updates
• New Fleet Commander: Khan Noonien Singh
• New Away Teams Refresh
• New Priority 1 Away Team Assignments
• New Hostiles & Augment Expansion
• New Officers
• New Chaos Tech
• New Projectile
• New Refits
• New Battle Pass

Quality of Life Updates

Independent Archives

Ferengi D’vor

Reaching Ferengi D’vor Tier 9 and Archives level 25 is the condition to be able to MASTER its related Archive (Mastery consolidates all of the Ferengi D’vor’s bundles in the Latinum Refinery). As players progress through the Archive Pillars, they are going to gain access to the following buffs:

• Ferengi D’vor Ship Parts Cost Efficiency
• Latinum Mining Bonus
• Protected Cargo Bonus for all Ships
• Golden Ferengi D’vor Avatar (awarded for Mastery)

D’vor Feesha

Reaching D’vor Feesha Tier 12 and Archives level 44 is the condition to be able to MASTER its related Archive (Mastery consolidates all relevant D’vor Feesha’s bundles in the Latinum Refinery, with an exception: D’Vor Feesha Blueprints, will remain in the Refinery). As players progress through the Archive Pillars, they are going to gain access to the following buffs:

• D’vor Feesha Ship Parts Cost Efficiency
• Concentrated Latinum Mining Bonus
• FKR Reputation Increase for all Ships
• Golden D’vor Feesha Avatar (awarded for Mastery)

Check out this interview with Sr. Product Manager Domen for more information about the Independent Archives!

Away Teams Refresh

Away Team Assignments have had an update! Look forward to new research, updates to the store, and more. Read below for more information.

Bulk Upgrade Buildings

Buildings can now be upgraded in bulk! When selecting a building that can have multiple levels upgraded at once, an orange arrow button will appear next to its upgrade button. From here, you will be able to use a slider to select the amount of building levels to upgrade. Note: Bulk upgrade will not work on any buildings tied to other prerequisites.

Onboarding Experience

Enhanced tutorials have also been added to improve the onboarding experience for new players. Secondary tutorials are smaller, optional tutorials that will be triggering for new players after finishing the main tutorial. The following Secondary Tutorials have been implemented:

Loading Screen Tips

Loading screen tips have entered STFC! These tips now appear on the main loading screen–make sure to check them out!

Have any tips you think we should include? Be sure to let us know in our feedback channels!

Cadet Corner

To improve the first days of our new arrivals, we are introducing the Cadet Corner! This new in-game chat section is targeted for players under level 20, and serves as a safe space where new players can connect with each other across different servers, and learn about the game in a new meaningful way. This new chat is also going to introduce the role of Mentors: players that are hand-picked by the STFC team.

Excess Artifact Shards Conversion

Players have asked for it ever since the Artifact conversion has been introduced, and we are finally introducing automatic excess Artifact Shards Conversion. This improvement will automatically convert any excess Artifact Shards into Artifact Remnant Currency, reducing clicks in the process. This improvement also benefits the team internally, as improving the internal infrastructure streamlines the Artifact creation process.

Heads up! Our community managers are hosting a Q&A with a few of this arc’s devs. Be sure to keep an eye on the announcements to see when it’s coming and how you can participate!

Missions

Core missions (10) 38+:

Across 10 exciting new Core Missions, you will discover that at the end of the universe lies the beginning of vengeance. Following the unearthing of a derelict Independent station, the exiled prince Khan Noonien Singh and his Augment disciples have escaped their imprisonment within the Ceti Alpha system. Through the acquisition of forbidden Progenitor knowledge, Khan has defied fate itself and has claimed victory over James T. Kirk and the crew of the USS Enterprise. Now, the task has fallen on you to restore balance to this splinter timeline.

Side missions (5) 26+:

Additionally, you will come face to face with one of this tyrannical dictator’s most loyal followers—Lucretia, Hand of Khan. Join this devoted Augment Exile across 5 additional Side Missions as she takes you on a tour of Khan’s new regime. Prove your strength to Lucretia, and she may grant you the authority to initiate lucrative Priority 1 Away Team Assignments on her behalf. Continue to prove yourself a force to be reckoned with in Augment Exile territory by issuing challenges to Khan’s Champions, and who knows—perhaps even Khan himself may join your cause as Fleet Commander.

Fleet Commander: Khan Noonien Singh

Khan once ruled over a quarter of Earth’s population until the Eugenics Wars forced him into exile aboard the sleeper ship SS Botany Bay. Centuries later, awakened by the USS Enterprise, Khan attempted a takeover that ultimately led to his exile on the harsh world of Ceti Alpha V. Fueled by vengeance and newly acquired forbidden knowledge, Khan now seeks complete galactic dominion.

Khan specializes in high-impact PvP combat, enhancing abilities like Apex Shred, Barrier, Cloaking Criticals, and Station Combat. His unique skill trees—Visionary, Extremist, and Overseer—boost key battle effects like Hull Breach, Burning, and Morale. He also provides Apex Shred, Critical Chance and Critical damage in PVE, making him a strong addition to your collection of Fleet Commanders and effective to deal with the new hostiles and solo wave defense.

Skill Trees and Active Abiities

Khan’s skill trees—Visionary, Extremist, and Overseer—dramatically boost Critical Damage, Hull Breach, Burning effects, and Morale synergies.

The powerful active ability, “Wrath of Khan,” grants a 400% fleet-wide boost to Critical Damage lasting over 5 minutes. Players will also constantly benefit from enhancements to Apex Barrier, Apex Shred, Iso Damage, overall Critical Damage, and increased Critical Chance.

On Duty Active Abilities

When actively assigned, Khan provides strategic combat advantages for station defense, Arena battles, node capturing, and battles against cloaked vessels.

Khan has sourcing available on day one by completing Khan Quest Priority 1 Away Team Assignments (special assignments unlocked in the Away Teams Research Tree), or successfully defeating Khan’s Champions–a threat for even the strongest Commanders.

Away Teams Refresh

Priority One Assignments (P1ATAs)

Players Ops 26 and above will want to head to the Away Teams Research Tree and unlock the first level of “Priority 1: Assignments Unlock” using your existing Service Awards. This gives you your first P1ATA slot, outlined in gold in the Away Teams menu.

• Defeat new Augment Exiles hostiles to collect Common Hijacked Splicers
• Exchange those for Common Wrath Credits in the Augment Faction Store
• Use those credits to purchase the Planetary Charts  Bundle 
• Use Planetary Charts to launch Priority One Assignments
• Accelerate them with Away Team Speedups and Refresh Tokens (located within the same bundle)

Each Priority One Assignment comes in varying rarities—Common, Rare, and Epic—and has been individually balanced for each Ops grade. Standard completion rewards:

• Pioneer’s Crests—a new currency that powers the updated Research Tree
• Uncommon and Rare Materials and Ship Parts (G3 through G6)
  

Critical success can land you:

• Rare and Epic Officer shards from DS9, SNW, ENT-E, and Section 31
• Prime Dolamide, more Pioneer’s Crest, and high-value mats and parts
• A chance full officer unlocks from special Khan Quests—Rare P1ATAs that offer sourcing for Fleet Commander Khan, Skill Points, and more

*To improve your critical success rate, acquire new officers released in this arc and max out their traits. 

ATA Quality of Life Additions

• Auto Assign Officers to Away Teams
• New direct link to Away Teams Research from the Away Teams Screen
• Reorganized Away Teams Research Tree
• Limited gift for everyone: In the Away Teams Store, claim a limited bundle that grants P1ATA resources, including Sigma Away Team Speed-ups for G6

Side note: In order to try out Priority 1 Away Team Assignments, there is a special gift bundle (limited to 5 claims) ready for you in the Away Teams Store, which provides extra Planetary Charts, Pioneer’s Crests, and Away Teams Speedups.

Khan Quest Priority 1 ATAs

Khan Quest P1ATAs are incredibly valuable assignments that source Fleet Commander Khan (and FC Khan Skill Points), as well as full Officer Unlocks. All Khan Quest P1ATAs are of the Epic variety, and  successful completion of these P1ATAs awards gives you:

• Fleet Commander Khan shards 
• Fleet Commander Khan Skill Points 
• A small chance at a full unlock of Fleet Commander Khan 

Successful critical completion can reward:

• Full Rare and Epic officer shards
  • Khan Quests: S31 Georgiou, SNW Pike, SNW Hemmer, SNW James Kirk, SNW M’Benga, SNW Sam Kirk, SNW Una, ENT-E Picard, ENT-E Riker
• Fleet Commander Khan Skill Points 

New Hostiles

Augment Exile Hostiles and Khan’s Champions

The following hostiles are going to present a significant challenge to players of all grades.

Hijacked Augment Drones (in-game referred to as Hijacked USS Mayflower, Hijacked D3 Class, Hijacked Legionary) lurk in Exiles Space.

• Common hostiles: G3 variants that primarily drop Common Hijacked Splicers
• Uncommon hostiles: G4 variants that primarily drop Uncommon Hijacked Splicers and some Common Hijacked Splicers 
• Rare hostiles: G5 variants that primarily drop Rare Hijacked Splicers and some Uncommon and Common Hijacked Splicers 
• Epic hostiles: G6 variants that primarily drop Epic Hijacked Splicers and some Rare and Uncommon Hijacked Splicers

These hostiles possess the following buffs:

• Augmented Force: Isolytic Damage increased by 15% at the start of combat
• Not So Wounded: Apex Barrier increased by 5000 at the start of combat

Loot Carriers, in-game referred to as the DY-200-Class, are challenging Survey ships that carry all Hijacked Splicers, but vary based on Grades.

• Common hostiles: G3 variants that carry substantial amounts of Common Hijacked Splicers and small amounts of Uncommon, Rare, and Epic Hijacked Splicers
• Uncommon hostiles: G4 variants that carry substantial amounts of Uncommon Hijacked Splicers and small amounts of Common, Rare, and Epic Hijacked Splicers
• Rare hostiles: G5 variants that carry substantial amounts of Rare Hijacked Splicers and small amounts of Common, Uncommon, and Epic Hijacked Splicers
• Epic hostiles: G6 variants that carry substantial amounts of Epic Hijacked Splicers and small amounts of Uncommon and Rare Hijacked Splicers

These hostiles possess the following buffs:

• Augmented Force: Isolytic Damage increased by 15% at the start of combat
• Not So Wounded: Apex Barrier increased by 100,000 at the start of combat
• Dilithium Destabilization: Ship has a 30% chance at the start of combat to destabilize the player’s Warp Core, instantly destroying the ship

Aggressive and equipped with deadly weaponry, Hijacked D7 Class hostiles will chase down anyone who seeks to enter Exiles space in search of riches.

These hostiles possess the following buffs:

• Augmented Force: Isolytic Damage increased by 15% at the start of combat
• Not So Wounded: Apex Barrier increased by 5000 at the start of combat
• Dilithium Destabilization: Ship has a 90% chance at the start of combat to destabilize the player’s Warp Core, instantly destroying the ship

Champion Missions are repeatable Missions that seek to challenge the strongest of Commanders. The Missions come in 5 Difficulty Tiers:

• Cadet
• Ensign
• Captain
• Warlord
• Nightmare

How to engage:

• Acquire Champion Trophies, found in the PVE Loot Chests dropped by Augment Exile hostiles
• Using Champion Trophies, claim Champion Missions from the Augment Faction Store (available after reaching the Superior Reputation Rank)
• The Mission will spawn a Champion hostile. Defeat the spawned Champion hostile and earn Hijacked Insignia via the Mission’s Rewards

In the Augment Faction Store, exchange the Hijacked Insignia for:

• Fleet Commander Khan Noonien Singh shards
• Fleet Commander Khan Noonien Singh Skill Points
• Joachim Affinity
• Augment Reputation

In the Away Teams Research Tree, exchange the Hijacked Splicers higher levels of the following nodes:

• Assignments Unlock (level 2/2): Acquiring this node will add an additional Priority 1 Away Team Assignment slot
• Apex Shredding (levels 3-10): Acquiring these nodes will provide you with a PVE and PVP buff in Apex Shred, up to a maximum of 50%
• TNG Crew Efficiency (level 6): Acquiring this node will increase the Cost Efficiency of the TNG Crew to 150%
• Ferengi Crew Efficiency (level 6): Acquiring this node will increase the Cost Efficiency of the Ferengi Conglomerate Crew to 200%
• Borg Crew Efficiency (level 6): Acquiring this node will increase the Cost Efficiency of the Unimatrix Twelve Crew to 150%
• Deep Space Crew Efficiency (level 6): Acquiring this node will increase the Cost Efficiency of the Deep Space 9 Crew to 150%
• Lower Decks Crew Efficiency (level 6): Acquiring this node will increase the Cost Efficiency of the Lower Decks Crew to 100%
• Strike Teams Crew Efficiency (level 6): Acquiring this node will increase the Cost Efficiency of the Interceptor, Explorer and Battleship Strike Team Crews to 150%
• Enterprise-E Crew Efficiency (level 6): Acquiring this node will increase the Cost Efficiency of the ENT-E Crew to 100%
• Isolytic Defense (PVE) (levels 8-10): Acquiring these nodes will provide you with a PVE buff in Isolytic Defense, up to a maximum of 200%
• Khan Quest Unlock (levels 1-5): Acquiring these nodes will increase the chance of a Khan Quest Priority 1 Away Team Assignment spawning upon refresh to 5%
• Khan’s Favor for Champions (levels 1-10): Acquiring these nodes will unlock and increase the value of the Khan’s Favor bundle in the Away Teams Store
• Hostile Extermination (levels 8-10): Acquiring these nodes will provide you with a Damage buff against Hostiles, up to a maximum of 3000%
• Strange New Worlds Crew Efficiency (level 6): Acquiring this node will increase the Cost Efficiency of the SNW Crew to 50%
• Voyager Crew Efficiency (level 6): Acquiring this node will increase the Cost Efficiency of the Voyager Crew to 100%

WOK Joachim and Bonus Bundles:

WOK Joachim Progression Bundles:

• A set of Bundles oriented around progressing with WOK Joachim, a new Epic Officer (outlined below in the Officers section)
• These bundles provide a full unlock of WOK Joachim, as well as collecting Joachim Affinity, the currency required to rank him up

Uncommon Wrath Credits Bonus Bundles

• Projectile: Energy Focused Beam
• Projectile: Antiproton Disruptor
• Projectile: Triskelion Torpedo
• Projectile: Slay Bells

Rare Wrath Credits Bonus Bundles

• Drydock G
• Ferengi Exchange
• Tantalus Field Forbidden Tech
• K’Tinga Scale Replica Artifact

Epic Wrath Credits Bonus Bundles

• Quantum Slipstream Forbidden Tech
• Book of the Kosst Amojan Artifact
• Glavin Artifact
• “KHAAAAAAN!” Hailing Frequency
• New Avatar
• New Frame

Augment Space and Faction Expansion

With Khan’s return, the Augment Exiles have taken over a considerable part of the Galaxy, located between the Federation and Dominion territories.

The following Systems, filled with powerful new threats, can be explored in the game:

Khan’s challenges provide access to the best sourcing of Officers in game, as well as significant G3-G6 Cost Efficiencies, repeatable Champion Missions, Away Teams bundle, Drydock G, and additional Items. Additionally, the Augment faction now includes new reputation brackets: 

• Patron: 10,000,000 Reputation
• Avenger: 30,000,000 Reputation
• Superior: 60,000,000 Reputation
• Exile: 120,000,000 Reputation

Tip: Prioritize claiming the Away Teams Exchange bundle.

Augment Faction Favors

Players gain substantial increases in research speeds, resource efficiency, station and ship part efficiencies, increased cargo capacity, and improved hostile loot and reputation drops, spanning from G3 to G6 enhancements. All favors can be unlocked with Common/Uncommon/Rare/Epic Wrath Credits.

• Supreme 3★ Providence
  • Increases base cost efficiency of G3 materials in research and station modules by up to 500%
• Mark of Khan
  • Increases Common/Uncommon/Rare/Epic loot dropped by Augment Exile hostiles by up to 100% 
• Augment Hunter
  • Increases reputation dropped by Augment Exile hostiles by up to 200% 
• Accelerated Insight
  • Increases base speed of research by up to 500% 
• Augment Ingenuity: Station
  • Increases base cost efficiency of Parsteel/Tritanium/Dilithium in station modules by up to 300%
• Accelerated Construction
  • Increases base speed of constructing station modules by up to 300% 
• Augment Ingenuity: Research
  • Increases base cost efficiency of Parsteel/Tritanium/Dilithium (+ Sigma) in research by up to 400% 
• Augment Ingenuity: Ships
  • Increases base cost efficiency of Tritanium/Dilithium (+ Sigma) in ship components by up to 500% 
• Exile Providence: Research
  • Increases base cost efficiency of G5/G6 materials in research by up to 300% 
• Exile Providence: Station
  • Increases base cost efficiency of G5/G6 materials in station modules by up to 150% 
• Exile Providence: Ship Materials
  • Increases base cost efficiency of G5/G6 materials in ship components by up to 400% 
• Exile Providence: Ship Parts
  • Increases base cost efficiency of G5/G6 ship parts in ship components by up to 400% 
• Superior Reserves: Station
  • Increases base cost efficiency of G6 materials in station modules by up to 200% 
• Sigma Reserves: Station
  • Increases base cost efficiency of Sigma Parsteel/Tritanium/Dilithium in station modules by up to 350% 
• Superior Reserves: Ship Materials
  • Increases base cost efficiency of G6 materials in ship components by up to 300% 
• Superior Reserves: Ship Parts
  • Increases base cost efficiency of G6 ship parts in ship components by up to 200% 
• Sigma Reserves: Repairs
  • Increases base cost efficiency of Sigma Tritanium and Dilithium in ship repairs by up to 800% 
• Capacious Vessel
  • Increases base cargo capacity for G6 ships by up to 500%

Officer Sourcing

Officer Recruit Bundles in the Augment faction correspond to the Rarities of Augment Hostiles you kill in the Augment Systems, and can be unlocked with Common/Uncommon/Rare/Epic Wrath Credits. 

These Bundles also drop Officer Choice Tokens, allowing you to gradually gain direct access to several officers of your choice.

Common Officer Recruit 

Obtained by exchanging loot from Common Hostiles in the Augment Faction store.

• Shakedown Cruise 
• Starfleet Academy
• Unimatrix Twelve

Drops:

• Common or Uncommon Officer Shards
• Rare or Epic Officer Shards
• Officer Choice Tokens

Uncommon Officer Recruit 

Obtained by exchanging loot from Uncommon Hostiles in the Augment Faction store.

• Lower Decks Crew
• Interceptor Strike Team
• Battleship Strike Team
• Explorer Strike Team
• Mirror Universe

Drops:

• Common or Uncommon Officer Shards
• Rare or Epic Officer Shards
• Officer Choice Tokens

Rare Officer Recruit 

Obtained by exchanging loot from Rare Hostiles in the Augment Faction store.

• Strange New Worlds
• Picard
• Voyager

Drops:

• Common or Uncommon Officer Shards
• Rare or Epic Officer Shards
• Officer Choice Tokens

Epic Officer Recruit 

Obtained by exchanging loot from Epic Hostiles in the Augment Faction store.

• Enterprise-E
• Enterprise NX-01
• Galaxy Quest
• Symbiosis
• Voyager 30th

Drops:

• Common or Uncommon Officer Shards
• Rare or Epic Officer Shards
• Officer Choice Tokens

Officer Choice

Officer Choice Tokens are received upon claiming any Officer recruit Bundle, and include:

Planetary Charts Bundle Includes:

• Planetary Charts
• Trait XP
• Away Teams Speed-Ups (both Normal and Sigma variants)
• Away Team Refresh Tokens
• And more!

New Officers

Epic Carol Marcus

Rare Leonard McCoy

Epic Joachim

Additional Content & Battle Pass

Chaos Tech

A new Chaos Tech has arrived, aimed at buffing the SS Revenant!

Genesis Device 

• Genesis Device:
  • Buff 1: Increases SS Revenant Shots vs Borg Type 03 by 10 (max)
  • Buff 2: Increases Critical Damage for the SS Revenant against Borg Polygon Armadas by up to 300% 
  • Buff 3: Increases base SHP by up to 1500%

Refits (G3-G6 Epic Ships)

Projectile

Apex Shredder

• Increases Apex Shred against Non-Armada Hostiles by 10%
  

Battle Pass

Another much-need update is coming to the Battle Pass this month, known as the Ultimate WOK Starter Pack. This edition of the Battle Pass is packed to the brim of this month’s content and provides more value than traditional battle passes.

The Ultimate WOK Starter Pack contains:

• 20 shards of WOK Carol Marcus
• WoK Marcus Frame
• Officer Store Tokens
• Aug Cred C
• Aug Cred UC
• Planetary Charts
• Pioneers Crest
• AT Speedups
• FC UC Upgrade
• CT Upgrade
• FT Upgrade
• Temporal Artifact Shards
• Consumables

Players will also have the opportunity throughout the month to earn several new cosmetics consisting of avatars and frames, and the iconic “KHAAAAAAAN!” hailing frequency. Keep an eye on the event schedule to see how you can make the most of this month’s arc.

Bug Fixes and Improvements

Below is the latest bundle of verified fixes landing with today’s Wrath of Khan, Pt 1 release.

Missions

• Fixed an issue where some new story missions and their systems were showing as “Retrieving…” instead of their proper names and objectives. Your orders should now come through loud and clear.

Bundles & Store

• Corrected an issue that left the Claim button lit up after you’d already collected a bundle, causing a “Bundle removed from store” error. One tap, one claim—no ghosts in the replicator.
• Fixed an issue where opening more than one chest at a time only announced “1 chest opened.” The message now matches the haul—you’ll see the right number of chests claimed.
• Fixed an issue where tapping Store after an Ultra Recruit token error displayed a blank screen. You’ll now be beamed directly to the proper offer, no void in between.

Alliance Tournaments

• Fixed an issue where using Reroll could leave you staring at empty tasks until a full restart. Fresh tasks now appear instantly.
• Improved an issue where attempting to start or reroll a task without actually having one active gave confusing feedback. The UI now makes it clear when you’re not yet committed.

Solo Wave Defense

• Fixed an issue where crashes and severe lag plagued some captains during intense Solo Wave Defense battles. Performance has been stabilized for smoother skirmishes.
• Fixed an issue where hostiles queued with the Kir’Shara artifact stayed stuck after your ship was destroyed, blocking other ships from engaging. The queue now clears correctly so backup vessels can join the fight.

Leaderboards

• Fixed an issue where tapping the back-arrow in Alliance leaderboards caused a crash. You can now retreat gracefully without a core breach.

Daily Goals

• Fixed an issue where the Daily Goal milestone scroller followed you into Field Training after claiming a reward. The scroller now stays in its own sector.

Ship Abilities

• Fixed an issue where the GS-31 Active Ship Ability cooldown timer was missing from its activation pop-up. Time remaining now displays as intended.

Hazards

• Fixed an issue where hazard radiation showed improper values. All readings have been recalibrated—bring proper shielding!

System View & Navigation

• Fixed an issue where swapping between multiple ships sometimes showed an ETA of 00s to a selected point in-system. Estimated travel times now report accurately.

Events

• Fixed an issue where the “A New Year’s Celebration” objectives in Boldly Go were truncating large target numbers. Full figures are now visible—no more mystery zeroes.

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Your leadership now decides the galaxy’s fate. Will you triumph or fall beneath the Wrath of Khan?

Live long and prosper,

The Star Trek Fleet Command Team