How to get t6 ship starship traits for free?

[Astrostars2025]

I'm wondering if I need to pay up, which I don't want to... It seems like to get the Overwhelming force (not optimal, just for fun) or rather any other Starship trait at all you need to pay up or grind a year long event campaign which attempts to make you want to pay for it... Or I could grind EC for the exchange. Since I'm a LT sub, I could also wait a few months for my Zen supply to stockpile, but that would take a while. What's the quickest way to obtain new starship traits to improve my ship's damage for a (fun) BO build?

[x1Heavy]

Once in a while I have EC credits if I find a trait that is useful to go get. Its easier than trying to grind out in whatever ways you could do to get a trait. Or anything rather in this game.

The very good traits will not be long on exchange. Poof sold.

[cap-boulanger]

It depends on which specific traits you're after. In general, most starship traits come from a T6 ship (though there are some exceptions via recruit events and lockboxes.. and I think maybe from specializations?).

If it's a lockbox, lobi, or promo ship, you may be able to buy the ship with EC. You can also earn one lockbox or promo ship per year via the Event Campaign.

If it's a 2014-2019 event ship, you may be able to get it with an epic phoenix token.

If it's a zen store ship, you'll need to fork out zen OR you may be able to buy a transferrable 100% zen ship coupon (these usually sell for around 350-400 million EC). (Keep in mind that you could get the zen via dilithium conversion, doesn't necessarily need to be real money.) There's also two non-transferrable zen coupons in the Event Campaign reward.

There's one ship each (that have traits) via a recruit event, and via a fleet vendor.

And some ships are available by multiple methods.

[Astrostars2025]

I want to get a trait, Overwhelming force, which applies two types of a rank 1 science ability to BO and THY cuz it looks fun. Unfortunately it's a Zen store ship (some bird of prey on the Klingon side) however I located a few trait boxes on the exchange. Problem is that trait box is Overwhelming force OR (some other trait i cant remember). Currently halfway there with EC, however I am worried since I will need to start over if I get the *other* trait which I currently don't want.

[badgerish]

I presume you mean a box like [Starship Trait Unlock - Overwhelming Force / Tactical Retreat (Federation)]
Opening a trait box like this will grant you the choice of one of these two traits, on that one character.

[Astrostars2025]

yes

[cap-boulanger]

Originally posted by Astrostars2025:

I want to get a trait, Overwhelming force, which applies two types of a rank 1 science ability to BO and THY cuz it looks fun. Unfortunately it's a Zen store ship (some bird of prey on the Klingon side) however I located a few trait boxes on the exchange. Problem is that trait box is Overwhelming force OR (some other trait i cant remember). Currently halfway there with EC, however I am worried since I will need to start over if I get the *other* trait which I currently don't want.

Which trait you get from that type of box is player choice, not randomly assigned.

[delta]

What are the best C-store starship traits just for a simple energy weapons build? So far I've got Emergency Weapons Cycle, Entwined Tactical Matrices, Promise of Ferocity, Calm Before the Storm, Vaulting Ambition. Also got Darmok and Jalad and Inertia Supremacy from free event ships...and I was looking at getting History Will Remember and Super Charged Weapons...but then I've only got 7 slots at most, so which of these are best to use? Or is the difference just marginal?

[NIkto Barada]

did you check reddit yet for that? theres tons of posts.
there used to be a best zen store starship list even. might wanna google it.cant find the txt file i pulled from it and it isnt updated anyway.

[NIkto Barada]

sry for this but

https://steamcommunity.com/app/9900/discussions/0/4038104133472666812/

[NIkto Barada]

st online wiki had a starship traits list, imo one should be able to search it. depending on beam cannon or whatever use

[cap-boulanger]

stobetter.com also has a traits list, sorted by build type.