



Star Trek Online is celebrating the launch of the new Research and Development system introduced in Season 9.5 with a brand new weekend event. Research and Development Weekend will run from July 31st at about 10AM PDT, until August 4th at about 10AM PDT, and features several bonuses throughout STO that will give Captains of all levels a leg up advancing their rank in the Research and Development school(s) of their choice.

For those Captains looking specifically for extra help with their projects, all R&D packs throughout the game will give out an extra 25% of the items they currently disperse for the duration of this event. Research & Development Packs, available in the C-Store, will give out 11 extra R&D Materials, 3 extra R&D Components and 1 extra R&D Catalyst. Normal Queue R&D Material Reward Packages, available from Normal difficulty PvE queues, will offer 6 extra R&D Materials, and have a chance at rewarding a R&D Catalyst. Advanced Queue R&D Material Reward Packages, available from Elite difficulty PvE Queues, will include 8 extra R&D Materials and have an increased chance to reward a R&D Catalyst.

Alternatively, Captains wanting to advance through Research and Development schools as fast as possible should seek out Harvest Nodes, located in mission maps throughout STO, which will not only disperse 2 extra R&D Materials each time they are used, but will also reward 10 Dilithium Ore and have a chance to give out a R&D Catalyst during this event.

For all Captains that work on a Research and Development project during this weekend event, those projects will reward an extra 50% of the appropriate Research and Development School XP. This includes projects to make components as well as those to make items.

We hope you are enjoying the new Research and Development system and look forward to playing alongside you while gathering resources!



Charles Gray

Lead Content Designer

Star Trek Online



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