Advance STO

You have nailed down the basics and you want more. You are trying to fit your ship with new weapons and you know it is not as simple as just buying the most expensive weapon you have credits for. There is a collection of detailed analysis of the weapons and ships here.

This is one of my favorite analysis. It compares the different weapons and the DPS and Range numbers.

Beginners Start Here

So, you got the game, you brisk through the tutorial mission and now if you still trying to fly your ship in a pseudo 3D environment and wishing that it was 2D. The official game manual is next to useless, and you need something better. Where do you start?

1. The Academy Information Index is the best starting place for learning the game
2. The StoWiki is your best reference at this point
3. Join a fleet

Crafting at Memory Alpha

The new made some changes to crafting and it is definitely not as bad as before. At least there is progress feedback so you know what you need to do next to unlock the next level. The link to the tutorial is here. If you need a pdf version to print you can download pdf.

Create Star Trek Races

STO allows you to create your own race (alien option) and from there, you can re-create many of the star trek races not yet available as an option.

The link to the tutorial is here.