Emerging from the depths of the Galaxy, the Forbidden Tech is a set of dangerous collectibles you can add to your arsenal! Engage with Q’s Trials to unlock some of the most devious, illicit, and potentially unstable technology ever found in the universe to bolster your ship's capabilities.
Unlocking Forbidden Tech
Forbidden Tech parts are spread throughout the Galaxy. Only Commanders with Operations Level 19+ will be able to use the parts required to unlock a specific Forbidden Technology by challenging themselves in the ultimate form of battle, Q's Trials.
Ships & Forbidden Tech
All ships, Tier 2 and above, can be transformed into more powerful vessels with the help of Forbidden Tech. To unlock each ship's Forbidden Tech slot, you will have to use Fusion Rods (exchanged for Forbidden Tech Credits in the Refinery). The amount of Fusion Rods needed will vary depending on the ship's grade.
To slot or not to slot?
Fear not Commanders, even if you slot a specific Forbidden Tech to your ship, you can always change it in the future! Fusion Rods are required to perform this action, which can easily be done through the Forbidden Tech inventory screen -cost varies depending on the Forbidden Tech’s rarity. There is also the ability to swap Forbidden Tech between ships, which will require a double fee (Unslotting cost for both of the Forbidden Techs).
Improving Forbidden Tech
Forbidden Tech can continue to improve through Level and Tier up actions. Things couldn't be that simple, though, when Q is involved! Each attempt to improve your Forbidden Tech has a chance to fail; the upgrading materials are consumed on all attempts, successful or not. You can gain Q’s Favor and increase your success chances by increasing your Assessment Rank!
Level-Up action requires Protomatter and Reactors, while Tiering Up requires Catalysts and Reactors.
- Protomatter is the reward from a successfully completed Q's Trial.
- Catalysts are refined from Forbidden Tech Credits (earned by completing Q's Trials Daily Goals).
- Reactors are earned by completing Q's Trials Daily Goals.
- Forbidden Tech can be upgraded up to Tier 11.
Important notes:
There are minimum upgrade chances required to perform upgrade attempts; if your Assessment rank is too low, you must increase your Assessment rank prior to upgrading.
After a failed upgrade attempt, Q’s Benevolence will add some % increase to your upgrade chances until you successfully upgrade that Forbidden Tech. When that happens, Q’s Benevolence will reset to its starting value of 0% (Q’s Benevolence only applies to the specific Forbidden Tech you’re attempting to upgrade).
Additional Note: skills such as "Increases [Faction] Damage against players" means that if that Tech is attached to a ship of that specific Faction (Federation or Klingon, for example), the Damage on PVP, against players, will be increased X%.
