Available Mods for STO
Here is the primary source for all the Star Trek Online mods/quasi-mods that I know of that only affect your game and do not alter the other player's games whatsoever.
98% of all STO mods are SFX and are local on your PC: meaning they have no effect on other players games. 1% is VERTIGO, which hides VFX spam, and 1% are a few files to break starship animations (moving nacelles). There is no way to unlock or change anything else.
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Local file mods do not change anything that affects server-side files or enhance your gameplay performance that gives you an advantage over others (i.e. increasing the damage output of consoles, changing ground/ship trait stats, altering textures, swapping ship or weapon models, having all 3 skill trees maxed out, altering weapon damage output, etc.), only your local files that the game looks at before defaulting to the OEM files. Only you can see and hear the changed files.
These only affect your experience audibly and affect no other players, so these should not break ToS. The folder required to do this is already supplied by the game so it stands to reason they are allowed. Audio mods have been around for many years, and I have never heard of anyone getting in trouble over using them.
With a game this old and so many veteran players still pouring time and money into it, some fresh QoL tweaks are a nice change to keep the game fresh and the player base happy.
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SRS VERTIGO in 2024: A how-to:
SRS Vertigo is a pseudo-application that can help create txt files to bind in-game to hide ability VFX from space and ground combat. This includes things like Attack Patterns, The Beacon of Kahless, Cndarian Jellyfish bubbles, Plasma Cyclones, floating flashlights, etc.
This procedure was cleared by the devs and was never against ToS, so you will not get in trouble for it, so be not afraid to try it out.
Some of my favorite VERTIGO entries
When selecting hotkeys for your Vertigo files, what I have found you can use are:
F1-12 (for starters)
x+F1-12 (x can be any key, so you don't need to worry about running out of space!)
Using this method allows you to use over 1,000 vertigo.txt files, meaning you can hide well over 10,000 VFX!
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If you want to use a controller, this is the application you'll need. It's worth the $10.
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If you want peak DPS, lightning-fast crafting, and the best way to play with a controller (or not) you'll need this application. It’s vital if you want to do well in Elite content.
"The STO Keybind Application allows you to create complex sets of keybinds for the Star Trek Online Game. It does this by creating a text file that is then imported into the game using an in-game command. The graphical interface of this application allows you to configure your keybinds without any knowledge of how the text file format works."
When using these keybinds, be sure to copy and paste the .txt link that is generated in the app, and paste in chat both on ground and in space.
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Get the most visually out of your game with a massive amount of filters to really make STO look as good as it can.
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While this isn't a mod, it does allow for cinematic screenshots and views you normally would not be able to see with in-game viewing.
Here is a how-to on how to use it.
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This isn't a mod, it’s just an excellent resource.
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OSCR | Open Source Combatlog Reader
Open Source Combatlog Reader for Star Trek Online.