Andromeda Exploration Cruiser

Exploration Cruiser (T6)

Tier:

6

Type:

Cruiser

Hull:

Lvl 50:	46000
Lvl 55:	49667
Lvl 60:	53333
Lvl 65:	60000

Hull modifier:

1.333333

Shield modifier:

1.0

Turn rate:

6

Impulse modifier:

0.15

Inertia rating:

25

Warp core:

Matter-Antimatter

Bonus Power:

+5 all power levels

Bridge Officers:

    

Weapons:

4 4

Device slots:

4

Consoles:

3 4 3

Cost:

3,000

Abilities:

Molecular Cohesion Nullifier Field
Weapon System Efficiency
Shield Frequency Modulation
Strategic Maneuvering
Attract Fire

Admiralty stats:

70 19 19

Released:

April 2, 2015

Galaxy-class

 ^{~Exploration Cruiser Variants}

Tier 4 Variants

• Galaxy Exploration Cruiser
• Venture Exploration Cruiser Refit

Tier 5 Variants

• Galaxy Exploration Cruiser Retrofit
• Fleet Galaxy Exploration Cruiser Retrofit

Tier 6 Variants

• Andromeda Exploration Cruiser
• Fleet Galaxy Exploration Cruiser
• Legendary Ross Command Exploration Cruiser
• Terran Cygnus Battlecruiser
• World Razer Temporal Ops Juggernaut

Related

• Class overview
• U.S.S. Enterprise-D
• Galaxy Class Cruiser (Mob)
• Terran Galaxy Class Cruiser (Mob)
• Enhanced Engineering Systems Set

This article is about the T6 playable starship. For other uses, see Galaxy class.

Release date: April 2, 2015

The Andromeda-class Exploration Cruiser is a Tier 6 Cruiser which may be flown by Starfleet characters, including Federation-aligned Romulan Republic and Dominion characters. All faction restrictions of this starship can be removed by having a level 65 KDF character or by purchasing the Cross Faction Flying unlock from the Zen Store. This starship can be used from any level upon completion of the tutorial experience. As you level up, this ship gains additional hull, weapon slots, and console slots.

Players can obtain this starship from the Zen Store for 3,000 . This ship can be purchased individually, or as part of the Cross Faction Cruiser Bundle [T6] for 6,000 . It is also available as part of the following: Federation Fleet Admiral Faction Pack for 5,000 .

Purchasing this starship will unlock a Fleet Ship Module discount when purchasing the Fleet Galaxy Exploration Cruiser.

Overview

This vessel is a heavily modified version of the Galaxy-class Exploration Cruiser. The Tier 6 vessel upgrades this class with the latest standard equipment used in the early 25th century.

Class variants

Class	Information
Galaxy class Aft Aft (Refit)	SKIN UNLOCK: Free Starfleet's top-of-the-line vessel in the mid-24th century, the most prominent Exploration Cruiser variant is the Galaxy class, which was the flagship of the fleet when it was first introduced in the late 2350s. The most well known Galaxy-class vessel was the USS Enterprise-D, commanded by Captain Jean-Luc Picard. This is the shortest Exploration Cruiser variant, but the best known. On T5 and T6 variants, players may also select the "Galaxy Refit" nacelles, which have phaser strips on the dorsal side like on the Galaxy Dreadnought Cruiser and the first appearance of the U.S.S. Venture.
Celestial class	SKIN UNLOCK: Free, but only available on T4 variants The design of the Celestial class has components reminiscent of the Ambassador class line of Starfleet cruisers. Distinguishing differences between the Celestial- and Ambassador-class designs are the straight pylons, conical warp nacelles and engineering hull, and the thicker saucer.
Envoy class	SKIN UNLOCK: Free, but only available on T4 variants The Envoy variant is the longest of the three. The saucer and and neck are also the largest. The pylons are slightly banked and are forked toward the nacelle area. The ship is significantly bulkier than the other variants which feature smooth hulls. Its nacelles are less armored than the others with a field grille covering the bottom end of the nacelle.
Monarch class	SKIN UNLOCK: Free with any T5 or T6 variant Though similar in layout to the Galaxy, the Monarch class takes on harder edges, banked nacelles, and other structural changes throughout the spaceframe, incorporating lessons learned from its older siblings' 50 years of service. It is also tied with the Venture Class for the largest variant of the Exploration Cruiser line.
Venture class	SKIN UNLOCK: Venture Exploration Cruiser Refit, 150,000 OR Legendary Ross Command Exploration Cruiser, 30,000 Based on the Galaxy-class design, the Venture class represents the pinnacle in Starship design. It has a longer more swept neck, and a more faceted main deflector. It also bears details reminiscent of the Sovereign class, such as the raised V-shaped platform on the primary hull detail, and a whiter-colored hull with darker markings. It is also tied with the Monarch class for the largest Exploration Cruiser variant.
Andromeda class	SKIN UNLOCK: Free with this starship OR Terran Cygnus Battlecruiser, 3,000 OR Legendary Ross Command Exploration Cruiser, 30,000 Following the success of the Pathfinder class in Operation Delta Rising, Starfleet Corps of Engineers teams at the Utopia Planitia Fleet Yards began work on updates of other core ship designs in the Federation fleet. The Andromeda-class Exploration Cruiser is the first ship from this effort to be released to Starfleet captains. An update of the famed Galaxy class that was the flagship of Starfleet in the mid-24th century, the Andromeda incorporates updated technology developed to give this ship improved capabilities for the difficult challenges Starfleet faces in the months ahead.
Andromeda class (Mirror)	SKIN UNLOCK: Terran Cygnus Battlecruiser, 3,000 A twisted, dark reflection of the Andromeda-class, emblazoned with the modern 2411 livery of the Terran Empire.
Cygnus class	SKIN UNLOCK: Terran Cygnus Battlecruiser, 3,000 The Cygnus is an iteration on the Andromeda, with new saucer, nacelles, pylons and hull to give the ship a more aggressive profile. It is a heavy explorer capable of long-range exploration and defense.
Cygnus class (Mirror)	SKIN UNLOCK: Terran Cygnus Battlecruiser, 3,000 A twisted, dark reflection of the Cygnus-class, emblazoned with the modern 2411 livery of the Terran Empire.
Galaxy class (Mirror)	SKIN UNLOCK: Terran Cygnus Battlecruiser, 3,000 A twisted, dark reflection of the Galaxy-class, emblazoned with the 24th Century livery of the Terran Empire.
Ross class	SKIN UNLOCK: Legendary Ross Command Exploration Cruiser, 30,000 The Ross-class Exploration Cruiser, commissioned in the 2380s, is a hybrid of the Galaxy and Sovereign classes' aesthetics. Designed for the 2020 Star Trek Adventures roleplaying show "Clear Skies", the U.S.S. Ross pioneers many advanced technology that will go on to become standard on Starfleet ships in the 25th century.
World Razer class	SKIN UNLOCK: World Razer Temporal Ops Juggernaut, This alternate, dark version of the USS Enterprise-D appeared in a painting in Picard’s Chateau, the first sign that he was in a universe where something was very, very wrong. And while the techniques and weapons of the Confederation of Earth were horrifying, some of those designs nonetheless returned to our universe when Picard did. After a thorough debriefing from Starfleet Intelligence, Starfleet engineers were able to replicate some of the technology in a manner more suited to the ideals of Starfleet.

Starship Mastery

Starship Mastery CRUISER
I II III IV V
Level	Name	Description
I	Absorptive Hull Plating	+25 Physical Damage Resistance Rating. +25 Kinetic Damage Resistance Rating.
II	Rapid Repairs	Regenerates 1.25% of your maximum hull every 3 seconds in Space. Twice the amount is regenerated out of combat.
III	Enhanced Hull Plating	+25 All Energy Damage Resistance Rating. +25 Radiation Damage Resistance Rating.
IV	Armored Hull	+10% Hull Hitpoints.
V	Explosive Polarity Shift	When Reverse Shield Polarity duration ends: * X Kinetic Damage (100% Shield Penetration) to foes within 3km (Damage Increased by 5% per stack of Polarity Shift) When damaged while Reverse Shield Polarity is active: * Apply 1 stack of Polarity Shift (max once per 0.5 sec)
V
V
VI	Account-Wide Reclaim Unlock	Complete this tier of Starship Mastery to be allowed to claim this starship on any character on this account.
VI

Abilities

Universal consoles

The Andromeda-class Exploration Cruiser comes equipped with a [Console - Universal - Molecular Cohesion Nullifier].

• Molecular Cohesion Nullifier Field

This vessel can also utilize the Saucer Separation and Antimatter Spread consoles from lower-tier Exploration Cruisers. These three consoles form the Enhanced Engineering Systems Set.

• Saucer Separation
• Antimatter Spread

Cruiser commands

The Andromeda-class Exploration Cruiser supports the following cruiser commands:

• Weapon System Efficiency
  
• Shield Frequency Modulation
  
• Strategic Maneuvering
  
• Attract Fire

Specialization seating

The Andromeda-class Exploration Cruiser features the following specialist seats:

• Lieutenant Commander Engineering/Command

Standard configuration

Federation starships come with standard equipment and weapons of the lowest mark available at the ship's minimum rank. The items provided are appropriate to the type of vessel and its related playing style.

Equipment

• [Shield Array Mk X]
  
• [Deflector Array Mk X]
  
• [Impulse Engines Mk X]
  
• [Matter Anti-Matter Warp Core Mk X]
  

Fore Weapons

• [Phaser Beam Array Mk X]
  
• [Photon Torpedo Launcher Mk X]
  
• [Phaser Beam Array Mk X]
  
• [Photon Torpedo Launcher Mk X]
  

Aft Weapons

• [Phaser Beam Array Mk X]
  
• [Photon Torpedo Launcher Mk X]
  
• [Phaser Beam Array Mk X]
  
• [Photon Torpedo Launcher Mk X]
  

Consoles

• [Console - Universal - Molecular Cohesion Nullifier]
  
  Console - Universal - Molecular Cohesion Nullifier

Scaling starship

This starship's equipment slots, base hull capacity and shield capacity scale as your level increases.

Equipment slots and seating

As you rank up every 10 levels, up to level 40, the ship's forward weapon slots, aft weapon slots, tactical console slots, engineering console slots, science console slots and available bridge officer (boff) abilities will slowly increase toward endgame capabilities:

Level						Boff seats
0-9	1	2	1	2	2
10-19	2	2	2	3	2
20-29	2	3	2	3	3
30-39	3	3	3	4	4
40+	3	4	3

Hull strength

This table shows how the ship's hull strength scales at each level. The base hull of all scaling starships is 10,000, which is then multiplied by the ship's hull modifier (1.333333 for the Andromeda-class Exploration Cruiser), and then multiplied by the scaling multiplier below at each level.

Hull scaling table

Level	Multiplier	Hull HP		Level	Multiplier	Hull HP		Level	Multiplier	Hull HP		Level	Multiplier	Hull HP
0	1	13333		20	2	26667		40	3	40000		60	4	53333
1	1.05	14000		21	2.05	27333		41	3.05	40667		61	4.1	54667
2	1.1	14667		22	2.1	28000		42	3.1	41333		62	4.2	56000
3	1.15	15333		23	2.15	28667		43	3.15	42000		63	4.3	57333
4	1.2	16000		24	2.2	29333		44	3.2	42667		64	4.4	58667
5	1.25	16667		25	2.25	30000		45	3.25	43333		65	4.5	60000
6	1.3	17333		26	2.3	30667		46	3.3	44000
7	1.35	18000		27	2.35	31333		47	3.35	44667
8	1.4	18667		28	2.4	32000		48	3.4	45333
9	1.45	19333		29	2.45	32667		49	3.45	46000
10	1.5	20000		30	2.5	33333		50	3.45	46000
11	1.55	20667		31	2.55	34000		51	3.505	46733
12	1.6	21333		32	2.6	34667		52	3.56	47467
13	1.65	22000		33	2.65	35333		53	3.615	48200
14	1.7	22667		34	2.7	36000		54	3.67	48933
15	1.75	23333		35	2.75	36667		55	3.725	49667
16	1.8	24000		36	2.8	37333		56	3.78	50400
17	1.85	24667		37	2.85	38000		57	3.835	51133
18	1.9	25333		38	2.9	38667		58	3.89	51867
19	1.95	26000		39	2.95	39333		59	3.945	52600

T6-X upgrade

By using an [Experimental Ship Upgrade Token], the Andromeda-class Exploration Cruiser may be upgraded to T6-X, unlocking an extra ship device slot, universal console slot, and the ability to slot an extra starship trait.

Note that upgrading the Fleet Galaxy Exploration Cruiser, the fleet version of the Andromeda Exploration Cruiser, will not apply the upgrade to this starship.

Ship comparison

The following table compares T6 Federation Cruisers available in the C-Store.

	Ship	Rank	Tier	Hull											Uni	BOffs			IR	Cost
acd	Science Star Cruiser	1	6	49163	1.425	1.15	4	4	✗	2	5	4	4	{{{hangars}}}			6	0.15	30	3,000
acd	Legendary Sovereign Miracle Worker Assault Cruiser	1	6	51750	1.5	1.05	4	4	✗	4	5	2	4	{{{hangars}}}			8	0.15	40	30,000
acd	Support Cruiser (T6)	1	6	46575	1.35	1	4	4	✗	3	4	3	4	{{{hangars}}}			7	0.15	40	3,000
acd	Legendary Constitution Miracle Worker Light Cruiser	1	6	47438	1.375	1.175	4	4	✗	4	4	3	4	{{{hangars}}}			10	0.15	40	30,000
acd	Tucker Class Miracle Worker Cruiser	1	6	51750	1.5	1.15	4	4	✗	4	4	3	4	{{{hangars}}}			6	0.16	50	3,000
acd	Daystrom Class Miracle Worker Cruiser	1	6	51750	1.5	1.15	4	4	✗	3	4	4	4	{{{hangars}}}			6	0.16	50	3,000
acd	Scott Class Miracle Worker Cruiser	1	6	51750	1.5	1.15	4	4	✗	3	5	3	4	{{{hangars}}}			6	0.16	50	3,000
acd	Archon Intel Assault Cruiser	1	6	44850	1.3	1	4	4	✗	3	5	2	4	{{{hangars}}}			7	0.15	40	3,000
acd	Sagittarius Temporal Cruiser	1	6	43125	1.25	1.05	4	4	✗	3	4	3	4	{{{hangars}}}			8	0.15	45	3,000
acd	Tactical Star Cruiser	1	6	49163	1.425	1.15	4	4	✗	4	4	3	4	{{{hangars}}}			6	0.15	30	3,000
acd	Legendary Ambassador Intel Support Cruiser	1	6	51233	1.485	1.2	4	4	✗	3	4	4	4	{{{hangars}}}			7.5	0.15	40	25,000
acd	Operations Star Cruiser	1	6	49163	1.425	1.15	4	4	✗	3	5	3	4	{{{hangars}}}			6	0.15	30	3,000
acd	Exploration Cruiser (T6)	1	6	46000	1.333	1	4	4	✗	3	4	3	4	{{{hangars}}}			6	0.15	25	3,000
acd	Advanced Heavy Cruiser (T6)	1	6	44850	1.3	1	4	4	✗	3	5	2	4	{{{hangars}}}			8	0.15	40	3,000
acd	Vizier Command Assault Cruiser	1	6	44850	1.3	1	4	4	✗	3	5	2	4	{{{hangars}}}			7	0.15	40	14,000
acd	Reliant Advanced Light Cruiser	1	6	39675	1.15	1.1	4	4	✗	3	4	3	4	{{{hangars}}}			11	0.17	40	3,000
acd	Legendary Ross Command Exploration Cruiser	1	6	53475	1.55	1.05	4	4	✗	3	5	3	4	{{{hangars}}}			6	0.15	25	30,000
acd	Mirror Guardian Cruiser	1	6	45713	1.325	1	4	4	✗	3	4	3	4	{{{hangars}}}			6.5	0.15	35	3,000
acd	Guardian Cruiser	1	6	45713	1.325	1	4	4	✗	3	4	3	4	{{{hangars}}}			6.5	0.15	35	3,000
acd	Legendary Excelsior Miracle Worker Heavy Cruiser	1	6	50025	1.45	1.1	4	4	✗	4	5	2	4	{{{hangars}}}			8	0.15	35	25,000

Admiralty ship

Admiralty Ship
	70	19	19
	+8 SCI and TAC per TacShip

70

19

19

+8 SCI and TAC per TacShip

Notes

• The introduction of the T6 Exploration Cruiser (and its fleet counterpart) coincided with a remodeling of the Galaxy skin for Exploration Cruisers to more closely resemble the class' on-screen appearance in Star Trek: The Next Generation. Another remodel was done in January 2020, this time coinciding with the launch of the Legendary Ross Command Exploration Cruiser.
• The Andromeda-class was released as issue #3 in the Star Trek Online Starships Collection, represented by the U.S.S. Andromeda itself.
• The model was revamped in 2021 as part of Season Twenty-four: Reflections and was given access to the new Type 7A hull material type.

Gallery

• 

  Monarch class

External links

• "Tier 6 Iconic Ship Stats" – Arcgames.com, 1 April 2015
• "Remastering 25th Century Starships" – Arcgames.com, 14 September 2021
• Andromeda class (25th century) at Memory Beta, the non-canon Star Trek Wiki.

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