Darth Flagitious wrote:
20k per hour at rank 1? lol you've been chewing on a magic bean alright....
Anyway....
For NPCs you need Attack and Energy primarily. With a healthy dose of Hull and Defense. And a pinch of Scan to find the good stuff. Later on, once you max out your hull, you'll want to start adding shields.
Rank points... A combination of decks to fit stuff until you start getting more ship bots, Tactical officers and Engineers. Never ever put rank points into cargo, helmsmen or scientists.
Nothing more needs to be said, Darth put it perfectly.