"Why didn't you use [insert console/trait]?" Quantum/Plasma Warhead Module: I meant to mention this in the video but forget, this console triggers a shared cooldown with your actual torpedoes, which makes it annoying to use. Variable Auto Targeting Armament: I hadn't thought to use this one (I always forget about the Avenger's console), but the animation of the torps looks more missile-like than proper torpedoes. That said, maybe I'm being too picky there.. Cardassian Mobile Torpedo Platform: As I said in the video, I was more focused on consoles that would fire torpedoes from the ship itself, not from pets. Threat Assessment Algorithms: Again, this is another one that doesn't fire the torpedo from the ship itself. However, given how few personal traits there are that create more torpedoes, I'm kinda regretting not using this. Stay on Target: This one got past me, I had no idea about this starship trait. In my defense, though, I don't own any of the old Pilot Escorts. This I probably would've added to the build. Also, thanks for the heads-up on the Shrapnel Torpedo console. I didn't think to look if it was restricted to specific ships. Glad I didn't waste my EC on that.
two additional traits worth mentioning, the first is off of the tactile pilot escorts, the one that shots missiles as long as the enemy is in your forward arc, and the one that buffs your torpedo's whenever you use a science ability.
Did you and Janeway plot this build over some of her coffee or something? And whilst I was watching that last part, my mind went to Nero yelling "FIRE EVERYTHING!!!". So there's a build name: The Fire Everything Build
8:53 think that consoles locked to adapted tal shiar ships, as from what im reading from the console unless they gave it a recent universal unlock like the bortasqu consoles did
I still love the assimilation torpedo console. In the Solinae Dyson sphere I end up with Borgified Voth dreadnoughts following me around like lost puppies.
Stay on Target for a trait would be a way to get another torpedo on the build and fake an Experimental Weapon. Since it's a micro-torpedo and looks a bit missile like I can understand skipping it though.
I love watching torpedo spam, it always makes me happy. Though I think I would have done it on the Andorian Kuthar Pilot Escort ship and used its Console - Universal - Wing Torpedo Platforms for even more spam from HY and TS. Plus since the ship is pilot you can get the better shared cooldown from the Console - Universal - Covert Warhead Module so bonus spam all around lol.
I'd love to see a version of this where you swap out the Genesis for the Quantum Warhead module. I've only ever dipped my toes into torp builds, preferring energy weapons, but even my terrible torp ship has my highest single hit ever at 950k, using the Quantum Warhead Module.
Ive done this on my main toon. In a Risan Pilot Corvette All torps except an omni beam for a set bonus & trait proc. When it came to torps at first I had 3 wide angles up front, but as I have gathered new equipment, I think I am using only two now. I don't have the resources to get many of the traits/consoles you have, so i went for set bonuses and consoles that boost the damage, armor pen, and/or shield pen of my weapons & torps. Same with the traits. In a pilot ship the torps have the .5 sec global cooldown, and I use 3 purple torp duty officers giving me 20% x3 for cooldown reduction. It is a fun ship to fly. Much more to it, but I am already tired of typing :)
Interesting build, on the point of missed Trop Consoles etc. Not sure if it's a torpedo net gain or lose, but there is the Terran Rep Weapon Set 3pc that gives the clicky to fire more torpedoes with your torpedoes. But it needs the Beam/Cannon Weapon for that set. I think it's called secondary Torpedo Launchers. With the draw back of needing the energy weapon, I would counter that it makes the build a little more thematic for the Akira even as the dedicated Trop Boat it still uses Phasers.
An interesting build, but personally I'd switch out Hazard Emitters for Science Team, as it removes Subnucleonic Beam, which can play havoc with your cooldowns. Also, I'd drop that doubled console in favour of the Quantum Warhead module from the T6/Legendary Defiant, because hey! More torps! EDIT: The T2 Connie console would be useful in that when it triggers, it'll fire from ANY torpedo not on cooldown, regardless of facing. That would get your rear torps firing a little more, I think.
@@Stu1701 Yeah. It's easily one of the most annoying debuffs in the game, along with Viral Impulse Burst and the shuttles. Those are why my builds always include all three Team abilities.
I'd call it the: Damn the Torpedo build. As it is a dedicated Torpedo build not just squarely centered on the Torp meta, but just the lunacy of having torpedoes.
What about the Personal Space Trait "Threat Assessment Algorithms"? It warps in a heavy Photon Torp on the far side of the biggest enemy you're facing, once every 20 or so seconds.
Nah, wanted to stick with the meta torp setup. Hyper-plasmas are slow, and coupled with Rapid Emitter Armaments I'd basically be doubling my chases of accidentally killing myself with them. The Breen Cluster torpedo spawns mines, which aren't the theme of the build.
I always go torp spread over high yield. More torpedoes, and they can't miss, unlike HY which I've noticed misses quite a bit since the enemy seems to love using evasive right when it goes off.
The Tholian event set: When doing The Ninth Rule and they do that crap that forces you into full impulse... Zero damage, shield superbuff and if you've got the full set they pull toward you so they hit so many more targets. It totally doesn't suck.
Been running the faeht intel warbird with all torps. Its so not the meta but its fun as heck to be stealthed and just spit out torps no matter which end i have aimed at them. I mostly did it because i dont overly like mines.
You can now add the Micro-Quantum Torpedos Phalanx Array console from the Achilles Miracle Worker Heavy Destroyer and the Spinal Mount Plasma Torpedo console from the Praetor Command Warbird Battlecruiser.
The Achilles console I've already added. But the Praetor console has a 3 second activation time, which sucks so I'll probably skip that one for this build.
torpedoes have always functioned this way and tricobalts have always had an atrociously long cooldown. That's coupled with the fact that they're targetable projectiles has always made them pretty meh compare to others.
I have a very similar build on the Kwejian Pilot Frigate. My head canon says the ship is made of Programmable Matter, and strips off mass to replicate torpedoes. The only way to explain why so many torps fit into such a tiny ship. One console you missed was the Quantum Warhead Module, the old 'Six Shooter' console from the Defiant.
Can you make a missile build next because I'm having more fun with missiles than torpedoes lol 😅 if you can plz 😁 I have been trying to make a modern ish build with turrets and missiles with the flak cannon experimental weapons 😅
I probably would have traded out the Maelstroms for a Photon with the Spread modifier, the Quantum Phase torpedo, and maybe the Kelvin micro-torpedo launcher. There's a console from one of the Cardassian ships which puts out a platform that spams torpedoes.
Never was a fan of pure torp builds tbh. EPG builds with supplemental torps have always been superior IMHO for the mere utility and crowd control they provide. Both torp spreads and High Yield are just that more effective when the enemies are bunched up in a spot.
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"Why didn't you use [insert console/trait]?"
Quantum/Plasma Warhead Module: I meant to mention this in the video but forget, this console triggers a shared cooldown with your actual torpedoes, which makes it annoying to use.
Variable Auto Targeting Armament: I hadn't thought to use this one (I always forget about the Avenger's console), but the animation of the torps looks more missile-like than proper torpedoes. That said, maybe I'm being too picky there..
Cardassian Mobile Torpedo Platform: As I said in the video, I was more focused on consoles that would fire torpedoes from the ship itself, not from pets.
Threat Assessment Algorithms: Again, this is another one that doesn't fire the torpedo from the ship itself. However, given how few personal traits there are that create more torpedoes, I'm kinda regretting not using this.
Stay on Target: This one got past me, I had no idea about this starship trait. In my defense, though, I don't own any of the old Pilot Escorts. This I probably would've added to the build.
Also, thanks for the heads-up on the Shrapnel Torpedo console. I didn't think to look if it was restricted to specific ships. Glad I didn't waste my EC on that.
No problem! I really wish they would unlock it to all ships. I have a few builds I'd love to have that set on other ships.
two additional traits worth mentioning, the first is off of the tactile pilot escorts, the one that shots missiles as long as the enemy is in your forward arc, and the one that buffs your torpedo's whenever you use a science ability.
Point defence torp is from the t5-Akira ( Armitage class )
t3 thunderchild has the point defence cannon console
That Legendary Akira gives you the whole set though.
@@DarthShebs true aswell
"Torpedus" said in the same way as Wilford Brimley saying "Diabetus"
The screen overlay you did on the trait is a nice addition, thank you for doing that.
Did you and Janeway plot this build over some of her coffee or something?
And whilst I was watching that last part, my mind went to Nero yelling "FIRE EVERYTHING!!!". So there's a build name: The Fire Everything Build
That's actually not bad
Nameless conn officer: "But Captain Stu, the torpedoes are gonna tear the ship apart!"
Captain Stu: "Tear her apart, then!"
Auggie better pop in here to give it a name
His plasma booger build made me chuckle.
Great vid Stu! Thanks for the shoutout and im glad i was able to help. Thought on a name for this - The Stu-pendous Stu-pedo Build.
Thanks again, dude!
@@Stu1701 you're very welcome!
Build demonstration, showing what the gameplay is going to be like, is great. I want to see more of that from build videos, personally.
8:53 think that consoles locked to adapted tal shiar ships, as from what im reading from the console unless they gave it a recent universal unlock like the bortasqu consoles did
no, you're right, it's locked. someone else pointed this out too.
I still love the assimilation torpedo console. In the Solinae Dyson sphere I end up with Borgified Voth dreadnoughts following me around like lost puppies.
Doesn't the Enhanced Shrapnel Torpedo Launcher only slot on the Tal Shiar Adapted ships? So it wouldn't even work on the Leg Akira. I could be wrong.
I was waiting to see this since you mentioned it the other day in your dauntless video. Such a fun build!
Somewhere, a vessel named Kamchatka is screaming in terror.
Stay on Target for a trait would be a way to get another torpedo on the build and fake an Experimental Weapon. Since it's a micro-torpedo and looks a bit missile like I can understand skipping it though.
I love watching torpedo spam, it always makes me happy. Though I think I would have done it on the Andorian Kuthar Pilot Escort ship and used its Console - Universal - Wing Torpedo Platforms for even more spam from HY and TS. Plus since the ship is pilot you can get the better shared cooldown from the Console - Universal - Covert Warhead Module so bonus spam all around lol.
I'd love to see a version of this where you swap out the Genesis for the Quantum Warhead module. I've only ever dipped my toes into torp builds, preferring energy weapons, but even my terrible torp ship has my highest single hit ever at 950k, using the Quantum Warhead Module.
Ive done this on my main toon. In a Risan Pilot Corvette All torps except an omni beam for a set bonus & trait proc. When it came to torps at first I had 3 wide angles up front, but as I have gathered new equipment, I think I am using only two now. I don't have the resources to get many of the traits/consoles you have, so i went for set bonuses and consoles that boost the damage, armor pen, and/or shield pen of my weapons & torps. Same with the traits. In a pilot ship the torps have the .5 sec global cooldown, and I use 3 purple torp duty officers giving me 20% x3 for cooldown reduction. It is a fun ship to fly.
Much more to it, but I am already tired of typing :)
I thought I'd see 'Stay on Target' in the traits. It launches its own torpedoes ever 4 seconds.
Pulled out all the stops. This is amazing!
Honestly, looks like a lot of fun, and taught me a lot about torpedoes.
Interesting build, on the point of missed Trop Consoles etc. Not sure if it's a torpedo net gain or lose, but there is the Terran Rep Weapon Set 3pc that gives the clicky to fire more torpedoes with your torpedoes. But it needs the Beam/Cannon Weapon for that set. I think it's called secondary Torpedo Launchers. With the draw back of needing the energy weapon, I would counter that it makes the build a little more thematic for the Akira even as the dedicated Trop Boat it still uses Phasers.
An interesting build, but personally I'd switch out Hazard Emitters for Science Team, as it removes Subnucleonic Beam, which can play havoc with your cooldowns. Also, I'd drop that doubled console in favour of the Quantum Warhead module from the T6/Legendary Defiant, because hey! More torps!
EDIT: The T2 Connie console would be useful in that when it triggers, it'll fire from ANY torpedo not on cooldown, regardless of facing. That would get your rear torps firing a little more, I think.
I hadn't thought about that. Removing Subnuc would be nice, as it is the bane of my existence in this game.
@@Stu1701 Yeah. It's easily one of the most annoying debuffs in the game, along with Viral Impulse Burst and the shuttles. Those are why my builds always include all three Team abilities.
The name for the build should just be “Ooops all Berries”
I'd call it the: Damn the Torpedo build. As it is a dedicated Torpedo build not just squarely centered on the Torp meta, but just the lunacy of having torpedoes.
What about the Personal Space Trait "Threat Assessment Algorithms"? It warps in a heavy Photon Torp on the far side of the biggest enemy you're facing, once every 20 or so seconds.
No Romulan Hyper-Plasma torpedo or Breen Transphasic Cluster torpedo?
Nah, wanted to stick with the meta torp setup. Hyper-plasmas are slow, and coupled with Rapid Emitter Armaments I'd basically be doubling my chases of accidentally killing myself with them. The Breen Cluster torpedo spawns mines, which aren't the theme of the build.
I always go torp spread over high yield. More torpedoes, and they can't miss, unlike HY which I've noticed misses quite a bit since the enemy seems to love using evasive right when it goes off.
Interesting build would love to try it but I don't have half that stuff you mentioned lol
Pretend the genesis seed is a nova bomb from Andromeda....thats what i like to do ...just a thought
Can you imagine if they had a ship that capable in the show? Not even the both would stand a chance against that many different types of torpedoes.
it'd be a very boring show if they did...
Does the attack formation theta work with the competitive two piece set that gives cloaking at 0 throttle?
Is the torp console from the avenger set locked to avenger types? It fires multiple quantum torpedos until the bigger torp hits its target
The Tholian event set:
When doing The Ninth Rule and they do that crap that forces you into full impulse... Zero damage, shield superbuff and if you've got the full set they pull toward you so they hit so many more targets. It totally doesn't suck.
Skittles build. Taste the rainbow.
for referance... out of those 16 torpedo tubes... there are 10 forward.
ha. ha.
Been running the faeht intel warbird with all torps. Its so not the meta but its fun as heck to be stealthed and just spit out torps no matter which end i have aimed at them. I mostly did it because i dont overly like mines.
How many torpedoes? Yes
Very yes.
Damn the torpedoes! Full speed ahead!
You can now add the Micro-Quantum Torpedos Phalanx Array console from the Achilles Miracle Worker Heavy Destroyer and the Spinal Mount Plasma Torpedo console from the Praetor Command Warbird Battlecruiser.
The Achilles console I've already added. But the Praetor console has a 3 second activation time, which sucks so I'll probably skip that one for this build.
5:00 so THAT'S why you wanted the Texas class!
What's the crescent waves BTW?
"Not going to break any DPS records" he says with a build that does more damage than 98% of the playerbase! 🤣
Name the torpedo build "The Vomit Comet" because it vomits torpedoes.
Did you mention the defiant torpedo console? I may have missed that
Forgot to mention in the video, didn't use it because it triggers a shared cooldown with weapon torps.
I thought tops in the back slots did not fire as often?
Where V.A.Q. come from? can't find it online
Texas Miracle Worker Escort
the sparky sparky BOOM bomber
Why not use the Cardassian Mobile Torpedo Platform which shoots lots and lots of torps lol?
Like I said in the video, I was more concerned with torpedoes from the ship itself rather than those from pets.
nice, makes me wanna dust off the eagle and do a belt fed torpedo anti-fbp build. fantastic video stu o7
How just the Damn the torpedoes! build
The only console I could think of is the 1 that comes of the starter t6 klingon bird of prey
Death blossom build! 😊
Surprised you didn't have the quantum warhead module on this build.
Forgot to me to mention in the video, it triggers a shared cooldown with normal torps.
@@Stu1701 Ah, I didn't realise that.
Also: god i love the Akira class
What you need is the MIRV torpedo launcher in there.. i put it on every ship lol
The rear torps should have been the aforementioned Kelvins . . .
Kelvin torpedoes don't come in a wide-angle version
The Kinetic Diarrhea build 😂
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awesome build you should link it so people like me can pore over it
i run a torpedo minigun build myself and it melts stuff
wish the texus class was still avalable ingame to buy
I dunno… I saw the name of his Valdore build, and I haven’t clicked on it yes because it feels… like I’ll need gloves…
ah yes, the torpedo vomit build lmao
What about calling it… The TorpedALL?
'Oops! All Torpedoes!', 'Neato Torpedoes!'?
"Infinite Torpedoes"
Hear me out: Full tricobalt array. Just frak some hostiles up with a full array of death balls.
the shared cooldown between them plus the already very long cooldown of tricolbalts would make that very impractical.
@@Stu1701 they shouldn't have nerfed it.
torpedoes have always functioned this way and tricobalts have always had an atrociously long cooldown. That's coupled with the fact that they're targetable projectiles has always made them pretty meh compare to others.
@@Stu1701 I meant tricobalt used to actually be a viable torp type. Remember the days where tricobalt mines one shotted the Borg TFO gate?
I have a very similar build on the Kwejian Pilot Frigate. My head canon says the ship is made of Programmable Matter, and strips off mass to replicate torpedoes. The only way to explain why so many torps fit into such a tiny ship.
One console you missed was the Quantum Warhead Module, the old 'Six Shooter' console from the Defiant.
T5 avenger console has torps
Can you make a missile build next because I'm having more fun with missiles than torpedoes lol 😅 if you can plz 😁 I have been trying to make a modern ish build with turrets and missiles with the flak cannon experimental weapons 😅
Torpedo burrito
I thought the akira was a generic ship, isn't it the steamrunner that's meant to be a torpedo only boat?
Not in canon, but in Star Trek Armada, tbe Steamrunner has tricobalt torpedoes and functions like a long range artillery unit.
My only complaint is your game play footage is so far away from your shop it looks tiny and half of your visuals I can't even see.
I wouldn't bother with the Shrapnel torpedo console, it's locked to just two ships......
Well that's good to know. Definitely won't waste my money on that.
Build name: “Torpnado”
Torpedophile
I probably would have traded out the Maelstroms for a Photon with the Spread modifier, the Quantum Phase torpedo, and maybe the Kelvin micro-torpedo launcher.
There's a console from one of the Cardassian ships which puts out a platform that spams torpedoes.
The cardassian torp platform just isn't that powerful and also gets destroyed pretty easily.
Cardassian torp platform console = torpedoes .
Genesis console ? Not so much .
How about calling it a "Max Torp"
Never was a fan of pure torp builds tbh. EPG builds with supplemental torps have always been superior IMHO for the mere utility and crowd control they provide. Both torp spreads and High Yield are just that more effective when the enemies are bunched up in a spot.
RIP startrek cccg
tALLpedo build
but $120 to get this ship and the melstrom torps.............................../CRY!
wait for a sale. never buy anything at full price.
Boomer
I would of put in 1 of 2 phaser beams .
the tophat torp. build 😁💯💯👍👍🖖