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Overview[ | ]

Photonic Officer icon (Federation)

Photonic Officer reduces the recharge time of bridge officer powers. Photonic officer does not reduce its own recharge time.

Recharge time of captain's abilities (e.g., Attack Pattern Alpha) and special console abilities (e.g. Universal Consoles) are unaffected by this ability.

This ability also has no effect on shared cool down times. For example, activating Photonic Officer will reduce the 30-second cool down of Beam Overload, but not the 15-second cool down that it starts on Fire at Will or duplicate copies of Beam Overload.

Basic Information[ | ]

  • Profession: Science
  • Locale: Space
  • Game Description: Photonic Officer reduces the recharge time of all your bridge officer abilities.

Detailed Information[ | ]

  • Used by: Science Bridge Officers
  • Target: Self
  • Ability Type: Buff
  • Activation: 1 second
  • Range: N/A
  • Shares cooldown with:
    • None
  • Duplicate ability cooldown:
    • 30 sec
  • Modified by:
    • Duty Officer
    • Starship trait
      • Improved Photonic Officer icon Improved Photonic Officer: Extends duration of Photonic Officer by 10 sec, additional +25% Bonus Shield Healing, Bonus Exotic Damage, and Hull Healing buffs for 30 sec
  • Trained by:
    • Bridge Officer Trainer (Rank I and II)
    • Photonic Officer Rank III can be manufactured in research and development (R&D), Within the Officers Training tab. (Originally was only available with a Starfleet Photonic Science Officer Candidate)

Ability Ranks[ | ]

Ability/User Rank CD Ability Effects
Rank I: Lieutenant 30s
  • Reduces recharge times of bridge officers by 2% each second for 20 sec.
Rank II: Lieutenant Commander 30s
  • Reduces recharge times of bridge officers by 3% each second for 20 sec.
Rank III: Commander 30s
  • Reduces recharge times of bridge officers by 4% each second for 20 sec.

Notes/References[ | ]

  • When considering the effectiveness of this power it's important to remember how recharge bonuses work. The formula is as follows:
RechargeTime = BaseRechargeTime / ( 100% + Buffs )
  • For example, using the Rank 2 version of this power will reduce the recharge of Gravity Well from 60 seconds to 45.5 seconds:
60 / (100% + 32%) = 60 / 1.32 = 45.5.
  • As of the October 15 2010 patch, the Photonic Officer ability features a male voice-over. The words said upon activation are "Please state the nature of the emergency".
  • Since Photonic Officer affects its own recharge time the actual recharge time will be shorter than the times given above. This difference amounts to a recharge reduction of between 14.5 seconds and 24 seconds depending on the rank (it doesn't follow the formula above since the bonus only applies to the first 60 seconds of the recharge time). As of September 14th 2018 (likely earlier), Photonic Officer no longer reduces its own recharge time.


  • As of April 25 2017 patch, this ability is now treated as a buff instead of a status effect and can now be removed.[1]
  • As of February 14 2019 patch, this ability was changed and now features a lower cool-down and a much more aggressive cooldown % of bridge officer abilities. Rank 1 can cool down as much as 40%. Rank 2 60% and Rank 3 80% for the 20 second duration *Will not reduce below Global/Duplicate ability Times*[2]
  • Also affects Temporal Abilities Cooldown times

Gallery[ | ]

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Abilities      
Console eng icon Engineering
Ground BOff or Player Chroniton Mine BarrierCombat SupplyCover ShieldEquipment DiagnosticsFuse ArmorMedical Generator FabricationQuantum Mortar FabricationQuick FixReroute Power to ShieldsShield Generator FabricationShield RechargeSupport Drone FabricationTurret FabricationWeapons Malfunction
Player only Engineering ProficiencyForce Field DomeOrbital StrikeSeeker Drone FabricationPlace Transphasic Bomb
Space BOff or Player Aceton BeamAuxiliary to BatteryAuxiliary to DampersAuxiliary to StructuralBoarding PartyDeploy Construction Shuttle WingDirected Energy ModulationEject Warp PlasmaEmergency Power to AuxiliaryEmergency Power to EnginesEmergency Power to ShieldsEmergency Power to WeaponsEmit Unstable Warp BubbleOverload Integrity FieldEndothermic Inhibitor BeamEngineering TeamExtend ShieldsReverse Shield PolarityStructural Integrity Collapse
Player only Engineering FleetEPS Power TransferMiraculous RepairsNadion InversionRotate Shield FrequencyIntrusive Energy Redirection
Console sci icon Science
Ground BOff or Player Anesthizine GasDampening FieldElectro-Gravitic FieldHyperonic RadiationHypospray - DyloveneHypospray - MelorazineMedical TricorderNanite Health MonitorNeural NeutralizerSonic PulseStasis FieldTachyon HarmonicTricorder ScanVascular Regenerator
Player only Biofilter SweepExothermic Induction FieldNanoprobe InfestationScientific AptitudeTriage
Space BOff or Player Charged Particle BurstDelayed Overload CascadeDestabilizing Resonance BeamEnergy SiphonFeedback PulseGravity WellHazard EmittersJam Targeting SensorsMask Energy SignaturePhotonic OfficerPhotonic ShockwavePolarize HullScience TeamScramble SensorsSubspace VortexStructural AnalysisTachyon BeamTractor BeamTractor Beam RepulsorsTransfer Shield StrengthTyken's RiftVery Cold In SpaceViral Matrix
Player only Photonic FleetScattering FieldScience FleetSensor ScanSubnucleonic BeamCo-opt Energy Weapons
Console tac icon Tactical
Ground BOff or Player AmbushBattle StrategiesDraw FireFire on my MarkLungeMotion AcceleratorOverwatchPhoton GrenadePlasma GrenadeSmoke GrenadeStealth ModuleStun GrenadeSuppressing FireSweeping StrikesTarget Optics
Player only Rally CrySecurity EscortStrike TeamTactical Initiative
Space BOff or Player Attack Pattern BetaAttack Pattern DeltaAttack Pattern OmegaAugment Boarding PartyBeam Array: Fire at WillBeam Array: OverloadCannon: Rapid FireCannon: Scatter VolleyDispersal Pattern AlphaDispersal Pattern BetaFocused AssaultKemocite-Laced WeaponryDistributed TargetingTactical TeamTarget Auxiliary SubsystemsTarget Engines SubsystemsTarget Shields SubsystemsTarget Weapons SubsystemsTorpedo: High YieldTorpedo: Spread
Player only Attack Pattern AlphaFire on my MarkGo Down FightingTactical FleetTactical InitiativeVulnerability Assessment Sweep
Intelligence
Ground BOff or Player Feign DisintegrationFrictionless Particle GrenadeHarmlessIncite ChaosNeurolytic Hypo InjectionPhotonic DecoyResonant Tachyon StreamSite-to-Site EnsnareSonic Suppression FieldSubspace Anesthezine MineTripwire Drone
Space BOff or Player Electromagnetic Pulse ProbeEnergy Weapons: Surgical StrikesEvade Target LockIntelligence TeamIonic TurbulenceKinetic MagnetOverride Subsystem SafetiesSubnucleonic Carrier WaveSubspace BeaconTorpedo: Transport WarheadViral Impulse Burst
Command
Ground BOff or Player Coordinated Bombing StrikeDelegated DevastationHammer and AnvilOverwhelm ShieldsReturn FireSanctuaryStrategic AnalysisShock and AweTake CoverTimely Intervention
Space BOff or Player Ambush Point MarkerCall Emergency ArtilleryConcentrate FirepowerNeeds of the ManyOverwhelm EmittersPhalanx FormationRally Point MarkerReroute Power from Life SupportSubspace InterceptionSuppression Barrage
Pilot
Space BOff or Player Attack Pattern LambdaDeploy CountermeasuresLock TrajectoryPilot TeamClean GetawayFly Her ApartHold TogetherReinforcements SquadronCoolant IgnitionForm UpReroute Reserves to WeaponsSubspace Boom
Temporal Operative
Ground BOff or Player

Causal EntanglementChronometric DiffusionChronoplastyDegenerationParadox BombRecursive AfflictionSpread DecayTachyonic ConversionTemporal NarcosisUncertainty Burst

Space BOff or Player

Channeled DeconstructionHeisenberg AmplifierEntropic RedistributionCausal ReversionEntropic CascadeShared FateRapid DecayGravimetric ConversionChronometric Inversion FieldTimeline CollapseRecursive Shearing

Miracle Worker
Ground BOff or Player

Generate Ablative ProtectionGravitic Induction FieldHarmonized ShieldsLogic BombOverload Power CellsTechnical MishapThrow Regenerative Nanite CanisterVISOR Emulation Overlay

Space BOff or Player

Null Pointer Flood Narrow Sensor BandsReroute Shields to Hull ContainmentAlign Shield FrequenciesDeploy Gravitic Induction PlatformEnergy Weapons: Exceed Rated LimitsTorpedoes: Nanite Repair PayloadDestabilize Warp CoreOverwhelm Power RegulatorsMixed Armaments Synergy

Universal
Ground Player only Chroniton JoltCrystalline SpikeDeploy Gravimetric TrapsJam Subspace TransmissionsMass Gravimetric DetonationOvercharge Turret FabricationPlasma Feedback CascadeSubspace RiftGenerate Solar GatewaySompek Lightning
See also Bridge officer abilityBridge Officer TrainerKitsPlayer abilitySingularity Core abilitiesCruiser commandsStarship Separation
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