Ability: Gather Intelligence

Overview

Gather Intelligence is a built-in Starship Mechanic only available to players using Intelligence starships. Starships that fall into this category are:

Phantom Intel Escort Eclipse Intel Cruiser Scryer Intel Science Vessel Fleet Eclipse Intel Cruiser Fleet Phantom Intel Escort Fleet Scryer Intel Science Vessel Kelvin Vengeance Intel Dreadnought Cruiser Section 31 Intel Science Destroyer Somerville Intel Science Vessel Fleet Hernandez Intel Science Vessel Legendary Kelvin Constitution Intel Battlecruiser Legendary Galaxy Dreadnought Cruiser Legendary Ambassador Intel Support Cruiser Saturn Intel Science Spearhead Section 31 Intel Dreadnought Cruiser Legendary Caelian Intel Multi-Mission Explorer Bozeman Intel Heavy Frigate Fleet Soyuz Intel Heavy Frigate Excelsior II Intel Heavy Cruiser

Qib Intel Battlecruiser Fleet Qib Intel Battlecruiser Na'Qjej Intel Battlecruiser Batlh Intel Science Vessel Fleet Batlh Intel Science Vessel Legendary D7 Intel Battlecruiser Faeht Intel Warbird Fleet Faeht Intel Warbird Kelvin T'laru Intel Carrier Warbird Legendary T'liss Light Intel Warbird Legendary Scimitar Intel Dreadnought Warbird

Son'a Intel Battlecruiser Cardassian Detapa Intel Escort Cardassian Ghemor Intel Flight Deck Carrier Cardassian Damar Intel Science Dreadnought Ba'ul Sentry Vessel Jovian Intel Heavy Raider Emerald Chain Intel Juggernaut Terran Adamant Heavy Raider Terran Hydra Intel Destroyer

Gather Intel

All Intel ships are capable of deploying an Intel sensor drone with the Gather Intelligence ability.

Basic Information

• Profession: Any
• Locale: Space
• Game Description: Intelligence vessels are capable of performing deep scans on their target to reveal vulnerabilities. Every second, the target of Gather Intelligence will have 1 stack of Penetrating Scan placed on them. Once the target reaches 6 stacks, they become Vulnerable for a short time. Multiple Intel ships can contribute to the number of Penetrating Scan stacks causing the target to become rendered Vulnerable more quickly. Stacks can only be built if the target is in Combat.
  
  Once in the Vulnerable state, Intel ships can use Expose Vulnerability abilities on them to place a variety of crippling debuffs on the target. While Vulnerable, or while Exposed, further stacks of Penetrating Scan will not be applied to the target. Once both have worn off, Gather Intel can start working again immediately to expose another Vulnerability. (Players benefit from a lockout period, preventing Penetrating Scan stacks for some time after being made Vulnerable.)

Detailed Information

• Target: Foe
• Ability Type: Toggle: Expose Vulnerability Over Time
• Range: 10 kilometer Range
• Activation: 1 sec
• Cooldown: 5 sec

Ability Effects

Ability/User Rank	CD	Ability Effects
N/A	5 sec	Applies 1 stack of Penetrating Scan on a target every 1 sec (must be in Combat) Target becomes Vulnerable after 6 stacks, weaker enemies require less stacks) Self: Disables cloaking while active.

Expose Vulnerability abilities

While the target is Vulnerable, Intel ships can use one of the three Expose Vulnerability abilities on this target. These powerful abilities find a critical weakness in the target starship and then allow you and your teammates to briefly exploit it. This comes in the form of a crippling debuff or control effect. After a target has been afflicted by an Expose Vulnerability effect, the affected foe quickly compensates for its discovered weakness and thus become immune to Penetrating Scan debuffs for a short period of time.

Expose Vulnerability: Defenses

Expose a vulnerability in your foe's defensive systems which significantly reduces the target's damage resistance and shield hardness for a short time, thus increasing the damage the target takes to both its shields and hull. In addition, the target will have all Engineering Bridge Officer buffs removed.

This ability's debuff effects do not stack with multiple users, however the ability's duration is extended for each additional application of Expose Vulnerability: Defenses.

Ability/User Rank	CD	Ability Effects
N/A	45 sec	Foe: -33 All Damage Resistance Rating for 10 sec Foe: Decrease shield resistance by 20% for 10 sec Foe: Removes all Engineering Bridge Officer buffs Foe: Expires Vulnerability

Expose Vulnerability: Weapon Systems

Expose a vulnerability in your foe's weapon systems which significantly reduces their damage output and accuracy for a short time. In addition, the target will have all Tactical Bridge Officer buffs removed.

This ability's debuff effects do not stack with multiple users, however the ability's duration is extended for each additional application of Expose Vulnerability: Weapon Systems.

Ability/User Rank	CD	Ability Effects
N/A	45 sec	Foe: Reduces Accuracy Rating by -33 for 10 sec Foe: Reduces Damage by 33.3% for 10 sec Foe: Removes all Tactical Bridge Officer buffs Foe: Expires Vulnerability

Expose Vulnerability: Critical Systems

Expose a vulnerability in your foe's critical systems thus rendering them held for a brief period. In addition, the target will have all Science Bridge Officer buffs removed.

This ability's debuff effects do not stack with multiple users, however the ability's duration is extended for each additional application of Expose Vulnerability: Critical Systems.

Ability/User Rank	CD	Ability Effects
N/A	45 sec	Foe: Hold target for 5 sec Foe: Removes all Science Bridge Officer buffs Foe: Expires Vulnerability

Notes

• This ability received a rework as part of a larger Intelligence specialization update, with the March 17, 2022 update.
  • Now takes 6 stacks of Penetrating Scan to cause Vulnerability on any rank of ship, instead of varying by rank.(This was 15)
  • Duration of Vulnerability increased from 15 sec to 30 sec.
  • Stacks of Penetrating Scan will not be applied while a target has Vulnerability, or if any Expose ability is presently active.
  • All "Expose" abilities now immediately expire any existing Vulnerability (in addition to other effects).
  • NPCs no longer benefit from a lockout period after Vulnerability expires, and may instead immediately start rebuilding stacks of Penetrating Scan. Players now benefit from a 30 sec lockout (increased from 15 sec).

Gallery

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  Faeht Warbird deploys a Sensor Probe.

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  Scryer Intel Science Vessel deploys a Sensor Probe.

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  Sensor Probe scanning for vulnerabilities on a Sagittarius Temporal Cruiser.

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  Sensor Probe isolates a vulnerability.

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  Player fires a debuff beam at a targeted foe.

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  Debuff beam up-close.