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This FAQ covers questions about using the Utopia Fleet Builder application. For official Star Trek Attack Wing game rulings, see the Rulings page.

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General Usage

Utopia Fleet Builder is a comprehensive digital tool for building and managing fleets in Star Trek Attack Wing. It provides access to the complete card database, fleet construction tools, and helps validate your builds according to game rules.
  1. Navigate to the Fleet Builder section
  2. Set your squadron point limit
  3. Select your faction or choose Independent
  4. Add ships, captains, and upgrades from the available cards
  5. The builder automatically calculates costs and validates your fleet
Yes! Utopia allows you to save fleet builds locally in your browser. You can also export them to share with others or import pre-built fleets.
Use the search functionality in the card browser. You can filter by:
  • Card name
  • Faction
  • Card type (ship, captain, upgrade, etc.)
  • Set/expansion
  • Special abilities or keywords

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Fleet Building

When you equip upgrades from a different faction than your ship:
  • Most upgrades cost +1 SP as a faction penalty
  • Some cards have specific faction penalties listed on the card
  • Universal cards (no faction symbol) have no penalty
  • Some abilities and resources can reduce or eliminate faction penalties
Utopia tracks these upgrade slot types:
  • Elite Talent - Requires captain with talent icon
  • Crew - Personnel upgrades
  • Weapon - Torpedo, mine, and weapon systems
  • Tech - Technology and sensor upgrades
  • Borg - Borg-specific upgrades
  • Squadron - Fighter squadron upgrades
Yes, you can mix factions in your fleet. However:
  • Each ship pays faction penalties for non-matching upgrades
  • Some tournament formats may restrict faction mixing
  • Independent faction cards can be mixed more freely
  • Resources like Fleet Captain can make captains dual-faction
Cards marked as Unique (indicated by a special symbol) can only appear once in your entire fleet. Utopia will prevent you from adding duplicate unique cards.
Mirror Universe cards represent alternate versions of characters and ships from the Mirror Universe. They:
  • Are treated as separate cards from their prime universe counterparts
  • Can be used alongside the prime version (both can be in same fleet)
  • Have their own unique restrictions

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Card Database

The Utopia card database is maintained by the community and includes:
  • All official WizKids releases
  • Organized Play (OP) cards
  • Prize and promotional cards
  • Errata and official rulings are incorporated when available
Use the Set Viewer feature:
  1. Navigate to Browse Sets
  2. Select the expansion or wave you want to view
  3. All cards from that set will be displayed
  4. Click any card for detailed information
Each card type has specific attributes:
  • Ships: Attack, Agility, Hull, Shields, Actions, Upgrade slots
  • Captains: Skill number, Talent slots, Special abilities
  • Upgrades: Cost, faction, requirements, abilities
  • Resources: Fleet-wide effects and restrictions
Use the advanced search with text filters to find cards containing specific keywords like:
  • “Cloak”
  • “Target Lock”
  • “Battlestations”
  • “Re-roll”
  • Specific ship classes or character names

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Special Rules & Mechanics

Resources are special fleet-wide cards that:
  • Typically cost 5-20 SP
  • Apply effects across your entire fleet
  • Have special rules for tournament play
  • Include Flagships, Fleet Captains, Command Tokens, etc.
  • Most formats allow only one resource per fleet
Attack Squadrons (fighters) have special rules:
  • Cannot equip upgrades or captains
  • Use squadron tokens that decrease as they take damage
  • Have restricted attack range (usually Range 1-2)
  • Cannot benefit from resource cards
  • Cannot use Fleet Actions
Borg Captains operate differently:
  • Skill equals number of Borg Drone Tokens
  • When disabled, skill becomes 1 (regardless of tokens)
  • Drone tokens can be spent even when captain is disabled
  • Maximum tokens determined by captain card
The Rule of 3 limits stat modifications:
  • You cannot modify any stat by more than +3 or -3
  • This applies to Attack, Agility, Hull, Shields, Captain Skill
  • Replacement effects (“set to” or “treat as”) are not modifiers
  • Cards that say “at +1” are considered modifiers
Admirals provide fleet-wide benefits:
  • Only one Admiral per fleet (unless special rules apply)
  • Replace discarded/disabled Captains
  • Provide skill bonus when replacing captain
  • Some have Fleet Actions usable by any friendly ship
  • Cannot satisfy “requires X faction Captain” requirements

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Missions & Scenarios

Yes! Utopia includes a Mission Viewer that displays:
  • Official scenario rules
  • Setup instructions
  • Special rules and objectives
  • Victory conditions
  • Required components
  1. Check the mission’s fleet requirements (point limit, faction restrictions)
  2. Note any required card types (e.g., “must include one Crew”)
  3. Build your fleet within those constraints
  4. Utopia will validate your fleet meets basic requirements

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Technical Support

Common validation issues:
  • Exceeded squadron point limit
  • Duplicate unique cards
  • Missing required upgrade slots for equipped cards
  • Faction penalty not calculated correctly
  • Card restrictions not met (hull requirements, ship class, etc.)
Check the validation messages for specific errors.
Yes, Utopia provides printing and export options:
  • Print-friendly fleet list format
  • Export to text or JSON
  • Share via URL or file
Utopia is designed to work on various devices:
  • Desktop browsers (recommended)
  • Tablet browsers
  • Mobile browsers (some features may be limited)
  • All major browsers supported
Contact the Utopia team:
  • Email: [email protected]
  • Report issues through the main Utopia page
  • Community forums and discussion boards

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Advanced Features

Specialization Cards are double-sided cards with special rules:
  • Choose starting side during setup
  • Can flip between sides during play
  • Elite Talents remain equipped when flipped
  • Disabled tokens and Time tokens persist
  • Only earn fleet points for cost paid during construction
  • Cannot flip if it would give you multiple captains/admirals
Starship Construction cards (hook symbol):
  • Represent refits, prototypes, and variants
  • Don’t count as upgrades
  • Only one per ship
  • No faction penalty
  • Provide ship modifications and bonuses
The current version of Utopia uses the official card database. Custom modifications require local changes to the source files.

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Tournament Play

Common tournament formats:
  • Standard: 50 Squadron Points
  • Large: 100 Squadron Points
  • Epic: 150+ Squadron Points
  • Custom: Varies by event
Always check event-specific rules.

Game Rulings

Official clarifications and card interactions

Data Schema

Complete JSON schema for game data

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