I was wondering what people generally use dilithium for: If you use dilithium for multiple things...

S14 Bri

choose the one you use dilithium for most frequently. This poll could help new players see how we experienced players use dil, if at all.

S14 Bri

Recalling voyages

I added more options, but only ten options allowed

S14 Bri

Recalling voyages

I most frequently use dilithium for recalling voyages, mainly if my chronitons are low during or leading up to a galaxy event. I also get event packs, especially if the event has crew I haven’t got inmmortalised yet.

I think recalling voyages is more beneficial than extending (if you can always hit over 8 hours)....

Glenn Fiddich

Event packs / general packs

Extra shuttles first up to 4, than slots and packs

[10F] Beltalowda Bandit

Event packs / general packs

Generally save up for an event where I really like the characters. Else the rare occasion where I get some nice voyage rewards but forget and need to revive

Shy Khan

Other

Slots.

Gib - Admiral Mariners

Other

Normally I use it for a supply kit every day. Also event /special packs. In the past I have used it for Slots and voyage extension.

S14 Bri

Recalling voyages

Gib - Admiral Mariners wrote: »

Normally I use it for a supply kit every day. Also event /special packs. In the past I have used it for Slots and voyage extension.

A supply kit every day?! That’s a helluva habit haha. Why don’t you try a supply kit 2-3 times per week and have a kind of leveling up fest?! On the off days replicate cheap hard to acquire items like ancient film, holprograms and science experiments? Just a suggestion, and of course, if using a supply kit daily feels right, keep it up!

[Deleted User]

Extending voyages

I'm guilty of using DIL for Speeding up Starbase upgrade once.

And only once.

[S14] Bri wrote: »

Gib - Admiral Mariners wrote: »

Normally I use it for a supply kit every day. Also event /special packs. In the past I have used it for Slots and voyage extension.

I too have used it for extended crew slots.

kapu

Other

after the 4th shuttle all has gone to slots (during sales).

Bylo Band

Extra cadet missions

I buy extra cadet tickets a minimum of 4 times per week, and combine them with ad watch double reward bonuses to bulk farm hard to get faction items.

I also buy event packs.

[10F] gobolts07

Event packs / general packs

I use it for event/other pack offers that suit my crew needs, such as the Diplomatic Relations pack that is half off.

I’ll also use it to extend voyages if they’re dropping purples, but that hasn’t been happening lately. I haven’t been getting crap from voyages.

Otherwise, that’s about it. I still need to buy a 4th shuttle too.

kapu

Other

gobolts07 wrote: »

Otherwise, that’s about it. I still need to buy a 4th shuttle too.

I would prioritise this if I were you... more stuff in general and an extra 33% of faction event score.

S14 Bri

Recalling voyages

I have also used dil to speed up the upgrade of the starbase (once), before realizing it only speeds up the process by 10% haha

[10F] gobolts07

Event packs / general packs

kapu wrote: »

gobolts07 wrote: »

Otherwise, that’s about it. I still need to buy a 4th shuttle too.

I would prioritise this if I were you... more stuff in general and an extra 33% of faction event score.

You’re right about this. I’m sitting on 5k dilithium too from the offer the other day. I need to just bite the bullet and buy it.

Gib - Admiral Mariners

Other

[S14] Bri wrote: »

Gib - Admiral Mariners wrote: »

Normally I use it for a supply kit every day. Also event /special packs. In the past I have used it for Slots and voyage extension.

A supply kit every day?! That’s a helluva habit haha. Why don’t you try a supply kit 2-3 times per week and have a kind of leveling up fest?! On the off days replicate cheap hard to acquire items like ancient film, holprograms and science experiments? Just a suggestion, and of course, if using a supply kit daily feels right, keep it up!

I use the supply kit as it helps save credits, and chronitons. I have a monthly card, so use 70 dil 5 days a week. We usually kit 2 kit in event threshold.

Bylo Band

Extra cadet missions

Gib - Admiral Mariners wrote: »

[S14] Bri wrote: »

Gib - Admiral Mariners wrote: »

Normally I use it for a supply kit every day. Also event /special packs. In the past I have used it for Slots and voyage extension.

A supply kit every day?! That’s a helluva habit haha. Why don’t you try a supply kit 2-3 times per week and have a kind of leveling up fest?! On the off days replicate cheap hard to acquire items like ancient film, holprograms and science experiments? Just a suggestion, and of course, if using a supply kit daily feels right, keep it up!

I use the supply kit as it helps save credits, and chronitons. I have a monthly card, so use 70 dil 5 days a week. We usually kit 2 kit in event threshold.

Kind of amazed you're still a Mariner, would have thought Dipoto would have traded you by now!

Gib - Admiral Mariners

Other

Just a fan. And have been since the first season.

Commander Sinclair

Other

Never used to speed up Starbase upgrade, but I have on occasion use some to allow me more donations if we are really close on a certain room.

My usage:

Voyage Extensions. Not often, but when I have really good crew & skill matches that will get me close to 10 hours without extension, then the rewards likely merit an extension or 2. Especially if there have been 1st part dilemmas for Voyage crew I don't have complete yet.

Event Pulls. I had never really done this until the last couple months, mostly because I have so many crew. This has only happened recently more because I want to add *s to event crew, or in cases of Skirmish Event, adding schems to get that new 5* ship.

Cadet Tickets. Before the "Double Rewards" ads showed up, I did this much more often, probably 3 or 4 times a week for chrons and definitely when I needed credits. I only buy more Cadet tix when I am low on shuttle boosts now.

Dabo: If there is a major top shelf item I want, I will spend a few (no more than 50) dils, then do the ad boost, which nets me 4 pulls.

Supply Kit. This time is almost ended as all my crew are FE'd. When there are 2 new event crew on my roster though, or in cases of Skirmish Event, then I will definitely still buy these.

Previous purchases to 2018: Crew Slots, extra shuttles, portal pulls, extra credits (directly), extra chrons (directly), a couple times I refreshed crew in the Gauntlet because I wanted that 1st place achievement, and once I bought an item in the Faction Store, and of course all of the above listed many times over.

Thorozar

Other

Slots

S14 Bri

Recalling voyages

Commander Sinclair wrote: »

Never used to speed up Starbase upgrade, but I have on occasion use some to allow me more donations if we are really close on a certain room.

My usage:

Voyage Extensions. Not often, but when I have really good crew & skill matches that will get me close to 10 hours without extension, then the rewards likely merit an extension or 2. Especially if there have been 1st part dilemmas for Voyage crew I don't have complete yet.

Event Pulls. I had never really done this until the last couple months, mostly because I have so many crew. This has only happened recently more because I want to add *s to event crew, or in cases of Skirmish Event, adding schems to get that new 5* ship.

Cadet Tickets. Before the "Double Rewards" ads showed up, I did this much more often, probably 3 or 4 times a week for chrons and definitely when I needed credits. I only buy more Cadet tix when I am low on shuttle boosts now.

Dabo: If there is a major top shelf item I want, I will spend a few (no more than 50) dils, then do the ad boost, which nets me 4 pulls.

Supply Kit. This time is almost ended as all my crew are FE'd. When there are 2 new event crew on my roster though, or in cases of Skirmish Event, then I will definitely still buy these.

Previous purchases to 2018: Crew Slots, extra shuttles, portal pulls, extra credits (directly), extra chrons (directly), a couple times I refreshed crew in the Gauntlet because I wanted that 1st place achievement, and once I bought an item in the Faction Store, and of course all of the above listed many times over.

Nice summary

Kanon

Event packs / general packs

I used to buy packs, now I'm on a crew space crisis, so I haven't in over a month (maybe 2, IDK)

Also, buying event packs is only an option if there are no immortalized crew in them, which becomes unlikely after playing for a while.

DavideBooks

Extending voyages

I used to extend about once a day. Now I am saving for crew slots, but I still think extensions are the best bang for your buck.

I also get extra cadet tickets every Thursday. Well worth the money.

I use supply kits twice on galaxy events, once on galaxy hybrids, and often once a weekend when I really need to level a crew. But I have never bought one. I get one per event which basically keeps my numbers even. Add to that the bonus kits from various achievements and minimal extra.effort on events when I was new and I have 25 kits waiting unused. I find once a week on average to be plenty. Other days I do minimum building and then spend a bunch when needed.

And I have on seldom occasions recalled a crew or bought an extra Dabo ticket. I even once bought a pull with dilithium, but that was a waste.

[NDQ] Joker41NAM

Other

Crew slots!

Captain_Who

Other

Crew slots! The ROI on everything else is so close to 0 that it only creates frustration and buyers remorse.

Dirk Gunderson

Event packs / general packs

Although I have tried a number of things, I think event packs and (to a lesser extent) Tuesday packs are what I spend the most on. I do occasional voyage extensions and rarely will get extra cadet tickets on Thursdays as well. I also never spend dil on regular 10x premium packs, just event or Tuesday packs - the only time I open regular 10x packs is when they come in deals or threshold rewards. There are too few purples left for me to fuse to waste money on these anymore.

[DC] Picard Loves Reds

Extending voyages

I primarily use Dil on extending voyages that I forget to recall and on event/special packs where I need additional SR copies.

(CSF) Jesus Is Lord [••••]

Other

I use dil to extend voyages and buy packs.

Zetterbeard

Event packs / general packs

Event packs mostly.

Voniatko

Recalling voyages

Actually mostly extending voyages (misclicked in poll), followed by packs & gauntlet (only when i really “have to”)

Capt Ajamm

Extra cadet missions

I have terrible rng in packs, getting the one already ff. I used to get slots but now @390. So i get extra cadets for shuttle boosts now.