STFC: Warp Range Research

There are 4 research nodes you can unlock in STFC to increase your vessels’ warp range, which enables them to travel to far away systems.

Your warp range in Star Trek Fleet Command (STFC) ultimately determines which systems you can travel to.

Every system in the game has a minimum warp range and if your warp range is too low, you will not be able to travel to that system.

The higher your warp range is, the farther your vessels can travel in the galaxy. It is therefore crucial that you regularly increase your warp range.

Gamers can increase their warp range by assigning specific officers to vessels and unlocking specific research nodes.

The following table lists some of the research nodes that you can unlock to increase your warp range:

Name	Description
Borg Cube Warp Range	Tree: Ex-Borg Row: 2 Column: 13 Level requirement: 34
Prime Discovery Warp Range	Tree: Starships Row: 1 Column: 2 Level requirement: 35
USS Discovery Warp Range	Tree: Starships Row: 2 Column: 1 Level requirement: 31
Vi’dar Talios Warp Range	Tree: Starships Row: 2 Column: 9 Level requirement: 44

As seen in the table, every Warp Range research node has a level requirement. If you are yet to reach the level requirement, you will not be able to unlock the node and increase your warp range.

However, you can assign specific officers to your fleet to increase your warp range.

Effects

Commanders should remember that each Warp Range research node will provide your fleet with unique effects. The effects for each research node are as follows:

Name	Effects
Borg Cube Warp Range	Increases the warp range for the Borg Cube
Prime Discovery Warp Range	Increases the warp range of the USS Discovery
USS Discovery Warp Range	Increases the base warp range of the US Discovery
Vi’dar Talios Warp Range	Increases the warp range of the Vi’dar Talios

Upgrading the Research Nodes

It is crucial that you regularly upgrade the Warp Range Research Nodes to enhance their effects. But keep in mind that you need to obtain certain materials to upgrade each node:

Name	Upgrade materials required
Borg Cube Warp Range	Advanced Cybernetics
Prime Discovery Warp Range	Dilithium Prime Valor Emblem
USS Discovery Warp Range	Dilithium 3-star Common Refined Gas Spore Drive Component
Vi’dar Talios Warp Range	Dilithium Charged Nanoprobe

Officers that increase Warp Range

In addition to unlocking the warp range research nodes, you can assign specific officers to a vessel to increase its warp range.

STFC players can use Cadet Scotty, Ghrush and TOS Scotty to increase their fleet’s warp range.

To procure Ghrush, you have to participate in the Orion Syndicate activity, and players can obtain TOS Scotty when they reach level 30. To get Scotty, you have to pen as many standard recruiting packs as you can.