Using the Fleet Builder

The Fleet Builder is the heart of Utopia, allowing you to create, customize, and manage your Star Trek Attack Wing fleets with an intuitive drag-and-drop interface.

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Overview

The Fleet Builder interface consists of three main areas:

• Search Panel (left): Browse and filter available cards
• Fleet Area (center): Your active fleet with ships and upgrades
• Export Panel (right): Export and share your fleet builds

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Building Your First Fleet

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Search and Filter Options

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Basic Search

Type any card name in the search box to quickly find specific cards. The search is case-insensitive and matches partial names.

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Advanced Filters

Click the Advanced button to access powerful filtering options:

Faction Filters

Filter cards by faction including Federation, Klingon, Romulan, Dominion, Borg, and more. You can select multiple factions simultaneously.

Type Filters

Filter by card type:

• Ships: All vessel cards
• Captains: Captain cards with skill values
• Admirals: Admiral upgrade cards
• Crew: Crew upgrade cards
• Weapons: Weapon upgrade cards
• Tech: Technology upgrade cards
• Talents: Elite Talent upgrades
• Borg: Borg-specific upgrades
• Squadron: Squadron upgrade cards

Uniqueness Filter

Filter by unique (named) or generic cards. Unique cards can only appear once in your fleet.

Custom Filters

Create advanced filters based on card attributes:

• Filter by cost, attack value, agility, hull, shields
• Use operators: less than, less than or equal, equal, greater than or equal, greater than
• Filter by maneuver type and difficulty

Example: Show only ships with Hull greater than or equal to 4

Owned Expansions

Manage which expansion sets you own to filter out cards you don’t have access to. Your selections are saved in your browser for future sessions.

• Uncheck sets you don’t own to hide those cards
• “Temporarily show all cards” checkbox overrides your expansion filter
• Export/Import your expansion settings to share between devices

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Sorting Results

Order your search results by various attributes:

• Name (alphabetical)
• Cost (SP value)
• Attack, Agility, Hull, Shields
• Skill (for captains)
• Set/Release date

Choose Ascending or Descending order, and optionally set your preferred sort as the default.

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Adjusting Search Results Size

Use the chevron buttons (< >) in the Advanced panel to adjust the width of the search results area:

• Click left arrow to narrow the search panel (see more fleet details)
• Click right arrow to widen the search panel (see more cards at once)

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Working with Your Fleet

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Managing Ships

Adding Multiple Ships: Drag as many ships as you need into your fleet area. Each ship appears as a separate column with its own upgrade slots. Removing Ships: Click and drag a ship or upgrade card to the “Remove From Fleet” drop zone that appears when dragging. Reordering Cards: You can move upgrades between ships by dragging them from one ship to another, as long as the target ship has a compatible slot.

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Upgrade Slots

Each ship displays its available upgrade slots based on:

• Ship class and stats
• Captain equipped (captains may add/remove slots)
• Other upgrades that modify available slots

Slot Compatibility: The fleet builder enforces upgrade slot rules:

• Crew upgrades only fit in crew slots
• Weapon upgrades only fit in weapon slots
• Tech upgrades only fit in tech slots
• And so on…

Special Slots:

• Admiral: One admiral per fleet (placed on flagship)
• Ambassador: One ambassador per fleet
• Resource: Fleet-wide resource cards
• Starship Construction: Starfleet-specific construction cards

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Tracking Fleet Cost

Your fleet’s total SP cost is displayed prominently:

• Per Ship Total: Each ship shows its individual cost including all upgrades
• Fleet Total: The complete fleet cost appears at the bottom
• Free Upgrades: Some upgrades are marked as “free” and don’t count toward your total

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Hiding Empty Slots

For a cleaner view, you can hide empty upgrade slots on your ships. This is especially useful when:

• Taking screenshots of your fleet
• Focusing on equipped upgrades only
• Viewing loaded fleets

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Saving Your Fleet

The URL contains your complete fleet configuration encoded in the hash. You can:

• Share the URL with other players
• Bookmark it for quick access
• Use it on any device with Utopia

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Loading a Fleet

To load a saved fleet:

1. Navigate to the Fleet Builder
2. Paste your saved URL into the browser
3. Your fleet will automatically load with all ships and upgrades

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Mobile Support

Utopia’s fleet builder is optimized for mobile devices:

• Touch-friendly drag and drop
• Responsive layout adapts to screen size
• All features available on tablets and phones

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Fleet Building Tips

Build Around a Theme

Focus your fleet around a specific faction, era, or synergy strategy. Cards with matching factions and abilities often work better together.

Balance Cost vs Power

Don’t spend all your points on expensive ships. Leave room for quality upgrades that can make cheaper ships competitive.

Consider Action Economy

Ships and captains that provide extra actions or tokens are often more valuable than raw stat increases.

Check Unique Rules

Remember that unique ships, captains, and upgrades can only appear once per fleet. Plan accordingly!

Use the Search Effectively

Master the advanced filters to quickly find cards that complement your strategy. Filter by faction and type simultaneously for best results.

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Keyboard Shortcuts

The fleet builder supports keyboard input for faster fleet building:

• Type directly into the search box (no need to click first)
• Use tab to navigate between interface elements

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Next Steps

Once you’ve built your fleet, you can:

• Export and share your fleet in various formats
• Browse missions to find scenarios for your fleet
• View expansion sets to discover new cards