Research and Development

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Research and Development is the crafting system of Star Trek Online. It uses materials to create components, both of which are in turn needed to craft various items. This system unlocks for all players once they reach Level 15.

Schools

There are currently seven R&D schools. Each school has 20 levels and offers a range of items to fabricate. In addition, developers have indicated that two more schools are to be added in the near future: Kit Modules and a "[Redacted]" school.

Research and Development Schools
Beams	Cannons	Engineering	Ground Weapons	Kits and Modules	Projectiles	Science	Shields		Officer Training	Special Projects		Aegis

Ingredients

If you have the materials on hand, you can fabricate a wide range of components and equipment for you and your ship.

Materials

Research and Development Materials
	Common	Uncommon	Rare	Very Rare	Ultra Rare
Minerals
Gases
Particle
Technology

Components

Research and Development Components
School	Common		Uncommon		Rare		Very Rare
Beams
Cannons
Engineering
Ground Weapons
Kits and Modules
Projectiles
Science
Shields

R&D School Duty Officers (for level 15 crafted items)

FED

Name	R&D School	Specialization	Grade
Gumarre	Aegis	Research Lab Scientist	Common
Doptid	Beams	Energy Weapons Officer	Common
Sul Ivandi	Cannons	Technician	Common
Derroti Ohnorso	Cannons	Technician	Common
Mizuab	Cannons	Technician	Very Rare
Hinni	Ground	Assault Squad Officer	Common
Zissiox	Ground	Assault Squad Officer	Common
Soreb	Ground	Assault Squad Officer	Very Rare

KDF

Name	R&D School	Specialization	Grade
Gumarre	Aegis	Research Lab Scientist	Common
Coadia	Beams	Energy Weapons Officer	Common
Doimma	Beams	Energy Weapons Officer	Very Rare
Kuristalla	Ground	Energy Weapons Officer	Common
Kraang	Ground	Energy Weapons Officer	Common
Zuain	Ground	Energy Weapons Officer	Very Rare

Skill

The crafting system is skill based; you gain skill points by leveling a school. As your skill levels increase you gain access to more items and have a higher chance to create better items. Items such as one-use Catalysts can boost a player's final skill level, while higher quality Duty Officers have the same effect.

Level Curve

School Level	Crafting Skill	School XP Required	Amount for Next Level
Level 0	0	0	30
Level 1	10	30	230
Level 2	20	260	9740
Level 3	30	10,000	20000
Level 4	40	30,000	18000
Level 5	50	48,000	20400
Level 6	60	68,400	25200
Level 7	70	93,600	27000
Level 8	80	120,600	28800
Level 9	90	149,400	30600
Level 10	100	180,000	72000
Level 11	110	252,000	81000
Level 12	120	333,000	90000
Level 13	130	423,000	99000
Level 14	140	522,000	108000
Level 15	150	630,000	252000
Level 16	160	882,000	270000
Level 17	170	1,152,000	288000
Level 18	180	1,440,000	306000
Level 19	190	1,746,000	324000
Level 20	200	2,070,000

Crafting Items

Items can be crafted by opening the Duty Officer interface and selecting the "R&D" tab. Selecting a school reveals a list of craftable components and items. Selecting an item allows players to configure the mark of the item and the variation (e.g. Energy type for weapons). Components required depend on the parameters of the item selected, with higher mark items requiring more components. Duty Officers of varying specialisations are also required to initiate a craft.

Each item has a difficulty rating, which varies based on the parameters selected. This is compared with the player's skill rating to return the odds of returning Common, Uncommon, Rare, Very Rare and for special items Ultra Rare items. Components have a chance of returning a critical, which triples the number of items created. Crafting skill can be boosted by using higher quality Duty Officers, or using consumable "Catalysts".

Items require time to craft, ranging from seconds to up to 20 hours. The crafting school XP generated by each project varies depending on the duration. Projects can be completed early for a cost in Dilithium.

Pre-Season 9.5 R&D System

Timeline Change Imminent! This section contains information that no longer applies to the current version of Star Trek Online. It is provided only for historical purposes.

Beginning with Season Three: Genesis, a new system involving schematics was developed. These schematics could be researched with basic data samples and were required ingredients for almost all items. Schematics came in 20 types (however, [Schematic: Bat'leth] was exclusive to KDF and [Schematic: Lirpa] was exclusive to Federation), for various personal equipment, starship weapons, or starship components. In addition to the common data samples, there were ten rare anomalies called particle traces. These particle traces were used to craft very rare items.

Notes

• Materials and components do not need to be in the player's inventory to be able to craft an item; items stored in the bank are also used seamlessly. This does NOT apply to the Account Bank.