“Smart. Adaptive. Lightning-fast. You never cease to impress, Commander, but you will bend to our will. One way or another.”

The Aggregation’s grip tightens as factions are steered by leaders pulled from across time and dimensions. You’ve climbed their ranks, forged a precarious alliance with Winn Adami, and uncovered whispers of a catastrophic project helmed by Gul Dukat, Gary Mitchell, and Hurak. The secret at the center, the Core, is closer than ever. Rally your allies, expose the corruption, and strike before the galaxy fractures beyond repair.

What’s in Update 83: Villains, Pt 2

• New Missions
• New Ship The U.S.S Dauntless
• New Additions to the Aggregation Refinery
• New Aggregation Research Tree Expansion
• New Epic Officer: Gul Dukat
• New Battle Pass

For the Margins: G7 Patch notes, check here.

Quality of Life Updates

Gorn Eviscerator: Loop Access

In the next update, we’re adjusting system warp access so a max Gorn Eviscerator + max FC Kirk warp range can reach the entire loop.

Affected systems: Pteros and Rioah.

Hostile Cap: Raising the Ceiling

Based on community feedback—and looking at how many players are reaching the cap and the impact that has on diverse engagement with different features—we’re increasing the current hostile cap from 2,000 → 2,500 in the next update.

Officer Updates: SNW Scotty & SNW BlackOps M’Benga

To make key officers useful right now, we’re shifting their focus from Flashpoint hostiles to Suliban hostiles in the next patch.

SNW Montgomery Scott

Officer Ability — Where Are My Manners?
Increases Isolytic Cascade Damage by X% versus Suliban Hostiles.

40% / 55% / 80% / 110% / 150%

SNW BlackOps M’Benga

Officer Ability — The Ghost
Increases Isolytic Defense by X% versus Suliban Hostiles.

40% / 60% / 90% / 130% / 200%

For additional information behind some of these changes, check out our previously released blog here.

New Missions

The Aggregation spreads through shadow and influence. Your alliance with Winn Adami gives you a foothold—but Dukat’s triad with Mitchell and Hurak accelerates a plan that could unmake the quadrant. The only path to victory is to rally the few who still believe, unravel the Core, and end the Aggregation from within.

Core Missions (12) Ops 35+

The Aggregation and the “Core” grow ever stronger, and the new quadrant-wide war is only a matter of time. Joining forces with unlikely allies, the Commander must uncover the secrets of the enigmatic organisation and thwart their plans at all costs.

Dauntless Side Mission (2) Ops 45+

A renowned prototype Starfleet ship, the U.S.S. Dauntless, is finally joining the Commander’s fleet. However, its long history has left a mark on its systems, as an oddly familiar guest makes an appearance. The Aggregation is growing stronger, striking from the shadows and conspiring the factions against each other, with the help of infamous leaders from the past, future, and parallel dimensions. But even in the darkest corners of the Universe, one can find a glimmer of hope. There is a growing power within the Aggregation, ready to destroy the criminal group from the inside, and at the head of this force is the Commander. 

New Ship: U.S.S Dauntless

Commanders, a new hunter enters the fray. Once a deception for Voyager and now a symbol of Starfleet ingenuity, the U.S.S. Dauntless is engineered to transform hostile grinding. It excels with its Seek and Destroy ability, hunting targets with ruthless efficiency while stacking offensive and defensive bonuses against non‑Armada hostiles.

Specs & Unlock

• Type: Epic Interceptor
• Requirement: Ops 45+ (Shipyard 45)
• Progression: 15 tiers / 75 levels
• Sourcing: Blueprints available Day 1 in the Aggregation Refinery
• Limit: One Dauntless per Commander

Abilities

Seek and Destroy (Active):

Activates automated hostile‑targeting. While active, Dauntless auto‑targets, intercepts, and attacks non‑Armada hostiles, prioritizing the nearest target and won’t target revenge hostiles. During S&D, Dauntless gains Weapon Damage and Apex Barrier bonuses vs non‑Armada. (Unavailable in Arena and Wave Defense.)

Active Sweep (Passive):

Increased base Damage vs non‑Armada while Seek & Destroy is active.

Active Apex Barrier (Passive):

Increased Apex Barrier vs non‑Armada while Seek & Destroy is active.

Aft Expansion (Passive):

Increased loot from hostiles.

Aggregation Plunder (Passive):

Increased Reclaimed Loot from Aggregation hostiles.

Trigger Seek & Destroy and let the Dauntless automatically hunt nearby targets as you monitor the field. Know the limits—S&D doesn’t engage revenge hostiles and can’t be used in Wave Defense or Arena—but inside those parameters, it’s a relentless threat in PvE.

G7 players: The Dauntless is meant for normal galaxy play. While its strengths aren’t focused on G7 space, its Seek and Destroy active ability works towards goals while you continue to explore the Margins and beyond.

For more information about the Dauntless, check out our previously released blog and video.

Aggregation Refinery and Research

New Aggregation Research: Dauntless Expansion

Unlocking the Dauntless opens new bundle claims tailored to your ship’s growth:

• Milestone Gifts: A free gift when you unlock the ship and at every tier‑up.
• Daily Strongbox Claim (scales with ship tier):
  Dauntless Parts, Prototype Data, Seek and Destroy activations, Aggregation Banners, Fusion Rods, Tech materials, Recon Locus Schematics, and Smuggled Studies.

Early Boost: At Tier 1, you start with one daily activation (10 minutes) plus a bundle of 600 System Scans to put Seek and Destroy to the test. With higher tiers and research, you can reach up to four activations per day, 30 minutes each.

New Aggregation Research: Dauntless Expansion

Located in the Aggregation Research Tree, the new research expansion turns the U.S.S. Dauntless from a fast hunter into a precision instrument. As your ship tiers up, research nodes unlock to extend survivability, mobility, and burst potential.

New Research nodes include:

• Increases the Dauntless’ Hull Health 
• Increases the Dauntless’ Base Hazard Resistance
• Increases the Dauntless’ Warp Range 
• Increases the Dauntless’ Base Protected Cargo
• Increases the Dauntless’ Critical Damage Against Non-Armada Hostiles While Seek And Destroy is Active
• Increases theDauntless’ Isolytic Damage Against Non-Armada Hostiles While Seek And Destroy is Active
• Increases the Dauntless’ Apex Barrier Against Non-Armada Hostiles While Seek And Destroy is Active
• Increases the Dauntless’ Base Shield Health 
• Dauntless Jump Drive Unlock (Allows Dauntless to instantly warp to another system)
• Increase the Vengeance’s Ship Parts Cost Efficiency 

*Note: Dauntless buffs have dependencies on Dauntless tier, not Ops level.

New Epic Officer

The consummate manipulator joins the fight. Dukat bolsters station sieges by driving up your outgoing fire while undermining enemy crits in the opening rounds. Slot him into siege‑focused crews to front‑load pressure and dampen retaliation.

VIL Gul Dukat (Epic)

Officer Ability: Fiery Rage

• When attacking a station, increases shots by X%.
• 60% / 80% / 120% / 180% / 300%

Below‑Deck Ability: The Emissary of the Pah-wraiths

• Reduces player Critical Chance by X% for X (scales by tier) rounds at the start of combat:
• 10% / 15% / 20% / 30% / 50%

Additional Content & Battle Pass

Projectile: Microtorpedo Barrage

Designed with Dauntless loops in mind, Microtorpedo Barrage pushes faster PvE clears with a hefty +150% Base Damage vs non‑Armada hostiles. Pair it with Seek & Destroy to harvest more, sooner.

Battle Pass

Advance through missions and events to earn resources, cosmetics, and feature unlocks themed to Villains (Pt. 2)—including sourcing for U.S.S. Dauntless parts and U.S.S. Dauntless Prototype Data, Dukat Shards, and Aggregation loop progression.

Territory reset happens October 21. There will be no changes to TC for this season.

Community Corner

On the Official Discord, Community Managers Obsidian Hamster and SimPauly are stirring up trouble with a brand-new Villains Personality Quiz! Answer 10 multiple-choice questions to find out which infamous Star Trek baddie you’re most like: are you Gul Dukat’s smooth talk, Khan’s fiery vengeance, Nero’s chaotic rage, or the Borg Queen’s cold, calculated control?

And the best part? Everyone who participates will be entered into a drawing to win one of three $99 packs.

Stop by the STFC Official Discord and find out which dastardly villain you are!
*New packs / Limited‑Time packs / Weekly Offer packs not included as prizes. Three total winners will be selected.

Join the STFC Official Discord to take the quiz and share your result!

Known Issues on Release

U.S.S. Dauntless

• After activating the U.S.S. Dauntless’ Active Ship Ability Seek and Destroy in the Mirror Universe space, you will need to wait until the duration ends. When restarting the game, the Ability will remain active (auto-hunting continues) and the ship cannot be moved manually. This is not intended and this may be more noticeable when trying to farm hostiles in the Mirror Universe. The “ASA” button becomes unresponsive and the ability cannot be turned off manually. You’ll need to wait until the ability duration ends. A fix is planned to be released later this week. (Update: Fix will rollout on October 8th, 2025.)
• In rare cases, when activating the Dauntless ability, the ship enters an active state but remains idle instead of initiating auto-hunt behavior as expected. During this phase, the deactivation button appears and the ability button becomes disabled, resulting in one ASA duration being consumed without effect. After the cooldown period, the Dauntless resumes normal functionality. We’re expecting a fix in the coming days.
  
• Stronger than usual hostiles into Q Trials (Fix will rollout on October 8th, 2025.)
• Cursor misalignment causes targeting register below the actual position (Fix will rollout on October 8th, 2025.)

Bug Fixes & Improvements

General Improvements and Bug Fixes

• We have sent out the Exocomp Factory Key to all players who are ops 51 and also have their Exocomp Factory at level 51.This will be a claim in their gifts section and will be evergreen.
• Added a button next to dialogues to open a panel showing all the dialogue up to the current line, including player choices.
• Improved the ship construction interface to open scrolled to the player’s current grade.
• Improved the messaging shown to players below level 16 when accessing the exocomps area, providing clearer unlock requirements.

Loading Screen

• Players can now switch loading screen tips on/off via an in-game settings toggle.

Sliders

• Sliders are now set by default to the maximum claimable amount when opening chests

Kir’Shara Artifact

• Resolved an issue where queued hostiles were being skipped when players attacked multiple hostiles in the same system using multiple ships.
• The action queue no longer clears after changing the screens.
• The Borg Cube no longer gets stuck while in the queue for an attack when using the Impulse Speed officer setup.
• The “Armada” button no longer displays a string when starting Armadas after queuing hostiles using the Kir’Shara artifact.
• Navigation time between targets has been improved

Live Long and Prosper,

-The Star Trek Fleet Command Team