Material was an Alpha Quadrant Alliance designation for the visual appearance of a spacecraft's outer hull, i.e. a vessel's "skin". (STO - Klingon War mission: "Welcome to Earth Spacedock")
History and specifications[]
In the early 25th century, any starship class came with a default material applied. This material could be changed by the ship's commanding officer at authorized facilities with shipyards. The default shipyards for the Allied factions were: Earth Spacedock for Federation Starfleet (STO - Klingon War mission: "Welcome to Earth Spacedock"), Praxis Station at Qo'noS for the Klingon Defence Force (STO - Klingon Sector mission: "First City"), the Romulan Flotilla for the Romulan Republic (STO - From the Ashes mission: "Explore the Flotilla", and Deep Space 9 for the Dominion's Vanguard Fleet. (STO - Gamma Quadrant mission: "Storm Clouds Gather")
Materials were usually designated <special> Type <number>. In addition to a ship's default material options, other materials could become available when a commanding officer had access to other, specific ships. For example, the Epoch-class Aeon material became available to the commanding officer of a Wells-class ship if they owned both vessels. (STO - Klingon War mission: "Welcome to Earth Spacedock")
Applying a deflector shield, like a vanity shield, could override the chosen material option, and replace it with its own visuals. (STO - Romulan Mystery mission: "Coliseum")
List of materials by faction[]
This is a list of materials, sorted by faction. Not all materials are available for each ship in a faction.
Federation Starfleet[]
- Shuttle Type 1
- Discovery Era Starfleet Type 1
- Discovery Era Starfleet Type 2
- Discovery Era Starfleet Type 3
- Discovery Era Starfleet Type 4
- Discovery Era Starfleet Type 5
- Discovery Era Starfleet Type 6
- Starfleet Type 0
- Starfleet Type 1
- Starfleet Type 2
- Starfleet Type 3
- Starfleet Type 4
- Starfleet Type 5
- Starfleet Type 6
- Starfleet Type 7
- Starfleet Type 8
- Starfleet Type 8b
- NX
- NX Refit
- Upgrade
- Starfleet version
- Veteran
- Starfleet version
- Mirror
- Defiant
- Discovery
- Galaxy
- Intrepid
- Prometheus
- Sovereign
- unlockable from 29th century ships:
Ferengi Alliance[]
Klingon Empire[]
- Klingon Type 0
- Klingon Type 1
- Klingon Type 2
- Klingon Type 3
- Klingon Type 3b
- Klingon Type 4
- Upgrade
- Klingon version
- Veteran
- Klingon version
- Intelligence
- unlockable from 2250s-era ships:
- Batlh
- Bird of Prey
- Chargh
- Qugh