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Curious Cadet

Curious Cadet

Read all of the plaques on Starfleet Academy

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How to unlock the Curious Cadet achievement in Star Trek Online - Definitive Guide

There are a total of seven plaques to read in order to get this achievement. They are scattered across the garden and are bronze coloured. You will also notice a yellow glow around them.

The link below will give you a map of the grounds as well as the locations of each plaque.

https://gamepedia.cursecdn.com/sto_gamepedia/9/9c/Starfleet_...

After reading the last one you will get the achievement as well as an accolade and the character title Boothby's Favourite.

It should also be noted the Mark Valentine memorial is not needed for this achievement.

EDIT: Thanks to Marzipan Ninja for pointing out that you can only access the plaques after you have finished the tutorial.
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08 Sep 2016 01:44

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Thanks for reminding me. The edit is now in the guide!
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By MetalNuck on 10 Sep 2016 21:42
Not a problem. Happy to help
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By Marzipan Ninja on 10 Sep 2016 22:45
I finished the tutorial. Then I beamed to the Academy. I walked up to the plaques but it doesn't give me a prompt to press a button to read them. Any help is appreciated.
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By TheDude722 on 10 Sep 2016 22:48
Dude I would try completing the first mission after the tutorial and then go back.
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By MetalNuck on 10 Sep 2016 23:08
Please tell me that mission isn't as long as the tutorial. I thought I'd never see Earth again! haha
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By TheDude722 on 11 Sep 2016 00:25
I exited the game and came back in. The prompts showed up. Got it!
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By TheDude722 on 11 Sep 2016 00:35
Glad you got it!
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By MetalNuck on 11 Sep 2016 00:45
I had to also log off and back in again to get the prompts to show, must be a bug of some kind.
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By Avitaway on 11 Sep 2016 18:12
Guide is great. Thumbs up
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By FUBAR8888 on 15 Sep 2016 20:05
Thank you fubar!
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By MetalNuck on 15 Sep 2016 23:44
You should probably add instructions on how to get to the academy. After the tutorial, the quickest way I found to do this is to just push the view button on your controller, then push cn_Y to change instance (Any) and it will take you to the spot to beam down to the academy :)
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By Zavistic on 18 Sep 2016 21:59
Image is down.

However, they are seriously large bronze plaques with visual effects that make them stand out. None are hidden behind or inside buildings and all can be found within a 5 minute stroll through the garden area.
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By planting42 on 18 Mar 2018 16:22
Thanks for letting me know planting. I provided another link, just limited in editing the solution because of no computer access right now just a phone.
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By MetalNuck on 18 Mar 2018 17:39
Awesome guide with map.
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By Senyah Dlanyar on 08 Mar 2020 02:03
Superb guide! Many thanks for it.
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By THE DEADLY DOG on 15 Dec 2021 02:23
I don't know if it was just me but I couldn't read the plaques till after I'd finished the tutorial then returned to the Earth Spacedock. Once I beamed back to my ship I had the option to beam back to the academy.

Cheers.
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By Marzipan Ninja on 10 Sep 2016 20:35
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There are a total of seven plaques to read in order to get this achievement. They are scattered around the garden in Starfleet Academy. They are pretty easy to spot as they are glowing bronze.
Thanks to Zavistic for pointing out that this is only able to be done after the tutorial.
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09 Sep 2016 03:08

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Are you able to do this as soon as you start the game? Where are the plaques? How do you read them?
I have ran around the garden and found all 7 of them, and just held L2 to zoom in on them, but can't actually read the writing on them and can't figure out how to interact with them.
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By Zavistic on 18 Sep 2016 21:42
Checking out the TrueAchievements guide (TrueAchievements) they say it's only available after the tutorial. A huge note to put for your guide, as I just spent about 20-30 minutes trying to get this when you can't this early...
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By Zavistic on 18 Sep 2016 21:54
Thanks for pointing that out, I made the edit in the guide.
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By Fett_theAssassin on 19 Sep 2016 05:32
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This achievement must be done on a Federation character. You can go to Starfleet Academy as soon as you get out of the tutorial and make it to Earth Spacedock. You can beam to Starfleet Academy from outside Earth Spacedock, or from the transport pad inside Earth Spacedock.

Once at Starfleet Academy there are 7 plaques that are glowing that you need to interact with. There are maps online that you can find, but that is not necessary. When you push left on the D-Pad your character will pull out their tricorder and scan the area. What that does is put an arrow under your character that points to the closest interactable item. Using that you can find all 7 very quickly.
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There are seven tablets to read in total. They are scattered throughout the academy's garden and are bronze in color. When you are near such a sign you will see a yellow glow.

In addition to the hint, there is a map showing the location of all the signs in the game.

After reading the last sign, you will receive this trophy/achievement and your character will also receive the title "Boothby's Favorite".

Also note that reading Mark Valentin's memorial is not required.
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09 Sep 2016 12:47

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By Stratege on 09 Sep 2016 12:47