Commanders, get ready for an epic expansion in the Star Trek Fleet Command universe! Update 71, titled Symbiosis Part II, brings a wealth of new content, features, and enhancements that will elevate your gameplay experience. From the introduction of Arena Combat to the unveiling of the formidable Vindicator ship, there’s a lot to explore. Dive into the full patch notes below to discover what’s new in this monumental update.

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Update 71 Includes:

• New Feature: Arena Combat
• New Vindicator Ship
• New Syndicate Expansion
• New Terran Empire Faction
• New Officers
• New Missions
• New Cosmetics
• New Battle Pass
• And More

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Arena Combat

Introducing Arena Combat

Launching officially on October 14th, the all-new Arena Combat feature brings a matchmade, session-based game mode to Star Trek Fleet Command. Before the official launch, there will be a beta period on October 10th exclusively for APAC players to test out this exciting new feature. This beta is a first for the game, aiming to ensure a fun and positive experience for all players when the Arena opens globally in week 2 of Update 71.

What is Arena Combat?

Formerly introduced as “Instanced PvP” in our 2024 Roadmap, Arena Combat pits teams of five players from all servers within a region against each other in quick, competitive, and objective-based matches. Test your skills and teamwork in a new and thrilling environment designed to bring out the best in strategic play.

How to Participate

The Arena is open one day per week, and engagement is open to everyone. To get started:

• Head to the Alliance Menu.
• Join as a Squad of 5 Alliance members.
• Any Alliance member who is Operations Level 40 or above can create a Squad.
• Once you have a full team of five, the Squad Leader can enter the matchmaking queue.

Matchmaking and Gameplay

• Matchmaking is based on your team’s average Operations levels and Arena Rank.
• You can continue playing the game as usual while waiting for a match.
• Once a match is found, you’ll be automatically pulled into the Arena.
• Similar to Incursions, you’ll see a loading screen as your Station and Ships are relocated to a new, instanced game world.
• Teams are placed in their own home systems and will have a “warm-up period” before the match begins.
• During the match:
• Warp into the Arena System through a one-way path.
• Players can have two ships active at once and are free to swap out ships and officer crews.
• All repairs are free during the match, though you can only repair one ship at a time.
• Ships are automatically repaired when you enter and exit the Arena.

Victory Conditions

• Each team aims to earn a set amount of Victory Points needed to win in Arena Combat.
• If no team reaches the set Victory Point amount, the team with the most points after 10 minutes wins.

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The Vindicator

Overview of the Vindicator Ship

Update 71 introduces The Vindicator, a new tank-like Battleship available to players of Operations Level 40 and above. This ship uses extra-dimensional interference to overload enemy sensors, drawing attention and making it the primary target. It’s designed not only to absorb damage from armadas but also to return it with a vengeance.

Abilities and Upgrades

The Vindicator has 18 tiers and offers great rewards, such as:

• Vindicator Ship Parts and Research Currency
• Fleet Commander unlock shards for all FCs, including Lorca
• Fleet Commander Sloan and Fleet Commander Lorca Skill Points
• Fleet Commander Credits in All 3 Rarities
• Officers
• Temporal Disruptors
• Armada Countdown Speed Up Tokens

Rewards and Research

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Syndicate Expansion

New Levels and Rewards

Update 71 brings an expansion to the existing Syndicate Tree, adding 10 new levels that span up to Level 55. Along with this expansion comes a much-anticipated “Claim All” button for Daily Goals, unlockable at Syndicate Level 27. This quality-of-life improvement will appear for all players but will only be accessible once the minimum Syndicate Level is reached.

Exclusive Unlocks

New and exclusive rewards earned through the Syndicate Expansion include:

• Level 47: Hostile Loot (PvE)
• Level 49: Daily Goal Increase – FKR Credits (x5)
• Level 52: Projectile (Iso Damage +10%)
• Level 53: Daily Goal Increase – Hazard
• New Epic Syndicate Officer

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New Terran Empire Faction

Introduction

Update 71 introduces a new faction: the Terran Empire. This faction serves as the reward and progression system for Arena Combat, featuring 10 Faction Tiers.

Rewards and Progression

Arena Combat Rewards are dependent on Faction Reputation or your rank in Arena Combat, and include:

• Exclusive Officer: Mirror Uhura
• Exclusive: Emperor Georgiou’s Crown
• Premium Mirror Dust
• Mirror Universe Officers, including:
  • Mirror Picard
  • Mirror Borg Data
  • Mirror Kira
  • Mirror Ezri
  • Mirror Troi
• Vindicator Blueprints (Coming next month)
• Cosmetics
• Terran Reputation
• Terran Credits
• Arena Repair Tokens
• Σ Resources
• Σ Speed-Ups
• Bajoran, Section 31, and Ex-Borg Reputation

Terran Empire Faction Favors

• Increases Cost Efficiency for Rodinium, Cosmic Particles and Alliance Starbase Research.
• Increases Cost Efficiency for Synthetic Nitrium, Charged Nanoprobes, Voyager Ship Parts, Cerritos Parts and Titan-A Parts (used to upgrade the Mantis, the Vi’Dar and Vi’Dar Talios,USS Voyager, Cerritos and Titan-A respectively). 
• Increases the Cost Efficiency of blueprint bundles for Grade 3, 4, 5 and 6 ships in the FKR Faction stores. (Separate Favors for each grade)
• Unlocks a daily reward of Forbidden Tech Protomatter, Tier Up Catalysts, Reactors and Fusion Rods which can be claimed from the Building Resources section in Gifts.
• Officer Promotion Cost Efficiency
• Reduced Faction Ship Unlock Costs.
• Unlocks a daily reward of Syndicate XP which can be claimed from the Building Resources section in Gifts.
• Increases Cost Efficiency for Mirror Universe Premium Rifts.
• Increases base Apex Barrier versus players for 1 round during any round the opponent has a Status Effect applied (does not apply while defending your station).
• Increases Shield Health while in Arena.
• Increases Hull Health while in Arena.

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New Update 71 Officers

Four new officers are joining the ranks in Part Two of the Symbiosis arc:

Epic: Masriad Vael

Epic (Arena Exclusive): Mirror Uhura

Epic (Syndicate Officer): Phellun

Rare: Byr Ch’Kelrer

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New Update 71 Missions

Update 71 continues the Symbiosis story with 10 core missions and 10 side missions, introducing both Arena Combat and the new Vindicator Ship.

Core Missions: Symbiosis Parts 3 and 4 (10 Missions | Level 38)

Their adversary revealed, Masriad and her crew—with the help of the Commander—must battle across the dimensions of the multiverse to prevent Gabriel Lorca from instigating the Symbiosis Event that will cause all universes to collide. Their best chance is to find a mythical device called The Reality Buffer, the components of which have been spread across different universes. It’s just the kind of mission that calls for the skills of a group of cunning treasure hunters.

Side Missions: New Ship Intro (5 Missions | Level 40)

A fledgling start-up, Aether Spaceworks, has designed a groundbreaking starship. The only thing they need now is the funding to make their designs a reality. They enlist the help of the Independent to protect them as they go to the Galactic Innovation Expo to pitch their idea. However, the night before the pitch, their designs are stolen. The player must help Aether Spaceworks find the culprit and retrieve the stolen designs.

Side Missions: Arena Intro (5 Missions | Level 40)

The player is approached by a Terran (the store vendor) who has a business proposition. After Empress Kira’s fall from grace, her Terran Champion tournaments are no longer being held. The vendor wants to restart the tournaments and needs the Commander’s help as the reigning Champion. They face some local opposition but manage to get everything up and running, with Independents the galaxy over signing up for these gladiatorial games. The Terrans turn up in droves to enjoy the blood sport. Everything seems to be going according to plan when the disgraced Empress herself turns up. She is none too happy to see someone else making a profit on her idea…

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Update 71 Battle Pass and Cosmetics

A new Battle Pass is available this month, and players will have the opportunity to earn several new cosmetics, including both new avatars and frames. Make sure to keep an eye on our event schedule to stay in the loop!

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Prepare your fleets and rally your alliances, Commanders! Update 71 is set to transform your Star Trek Fleet Command experience. Engage with new content, conquer the Arena, and make your mark in the galaxy.

See you among the stars!

Bugfixes

Changes marked with 🖖 were possible thanks to player reports 

• Resolved a visual bug causing the peace shield timer to change randomly. The correct duration is now displayed 🖖
• Tapping the Nova Squadron building button now correctly redirects to the appropriate Star path research tree screen
• Fixed an issue with the Alliance Games Relegation threshold on leaderboards after fixing a rounding error
• Fleet Commander Lorca’s Tenacious Digging ability now clearly specifies the materials it affects
• Fixed a visual issue with Sloan’s Isolytic Counterintelligence skill; while the buff was applied correctly during combat, the isolytic defense percentage is also updated properly on the management screen now 🖖
• Symbiosis Part 10 mission now rewards the correct amount of Trait XP 🖖
• Button text for the Nova Squadron building is now consistent with other button formats.
• G6 Solo Armada abilities now have distinct icons
• Corrected the wrong character portrait in enemy ships for the Independent faction in Mindwave Modulator Part 2
• Resolved missing localized strings for Boldly Go With Spock
• Fixed a missing link with FC Gabriel Lorca skill tree
• New alliances now appear in the Bronze League instead of the Qualifier League as intended
• Battle logs export: Resolved a bug where the “target defeated” column incorrectly displayed “YES” when the attacker was defeated
• Alliance Syndicate Pips now disappear after rewards are claimed
• Fixed inconsistency in mission rewards for Never Surrender Part 5 🖖
• Fixed a visual issue with the ceasefire shield status showing as active after engaging in PvP 
• Fixed an issue with “Upgrade Operations to level 8” message sometimes appearing when opening the Away Teams tab
• Hostile abilities now correctly appear in the Full Scan Information Screen when multiple abilities are present
• Fixed an issue with USS Newton where ship power level appeared to decrease after upgrading components at T2 🖖
• Fixed an issue with Ships Cloaking sometimes showing incorrectly in battle reports
• Removed the cost of 1 parsteel for the Fleet Refinery Reward prime 🖖

Improvements

• G6 Solo Armadas now respawn more quickly after being defeated 🖖
• Added a gradient in Alliance Games tasks to help players scroll through tasks more easily
• “Claim All” button for daily goals is now available at Syndicate level 27

LLAP

The Star Trek Team

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Stay connected for more updates and may your voyages be prosperous!