Things that you should know about your starbase

Since we have a number of new members who may be new to the fleet system, I though I would post something about the benefits of our starbase and how to best utilize it. We are fortunate to have a Tier 4 starbase currently (thanks to the generous hardworking 44th fleet members), and with it come the following benefits/amenities.

1) Transwarp to Tau Dewa Sector
OK, not exactly, but pretty darn close. We have a T3 transwarp gate, which means access to Pi Canis, the neighboring sector. If you want to go to New Romulus, transwarp to fleet starbase first. Do NOT dock. Instead, hang a hard right towards the transwarp gate behind you. Enter the gate, and you will get a menu option of transwarp locations. Select ‘Federation’ space, then select ‘Pi Canis (Gateway system)’. You don’t have to wait for a cooldown to use the starbase gate. It will place you right at the border of Pi Canis/Tau Dewa.

2) Buy Fleet Doffs
Yes, you can buy doffs at our base using fleet credits. You can buy them for your own use, OR you can donate them to fleet projects. With the increase in costs to obtaining doffs, the starbase has become one of the cheapest ways to get doffs for starbase donation. The vendor is located in the Ops area (by the mail/bank terminals). Currently with a T4 base, the following are available:
-Random purple, blue, green, or white doff
-Blue, green, or white Tactical doff
-Green or white Engineering doff (soon to be able to buy blue as well.)
-Green or white Science doff.

White doffs cost 500 fleet credits for a random doff. They cost 750 for a specific type (tactical, eng or sci). But costs are actually reduced if you donate the doffs to the base because you get 300 credits for each doff donation. So the overall net cost is only 200 for random, and 450 for a specific. So if you see a project still needing doffs, head to the base and buy some.

3) Round trip ticket included
So lets say you’re at New Romulus, and you want to train one of your bridge officers. You could transwarp back to ESD, but then you may have to wait before your cooldown is done, or just manually fly back out to New Romulus. What a pain. INSTEAD, transwarp to your starbase. We have a bridge officer trainer there (he is in the Science section). Once you leave the base, you will automatically be placed back in the spot where you started. Or even better would be if a fellow fleet member is at the base, he/she can just send you an invite just like a bridge invite. Once done, you will automatically be sent back to whence you came.