The higher the Tier, the more capable the vessels, including the features such as their travel speed, slots for duty stations, available consoles for weapon, defense, and support modules, and their overall durability. They are also differentiated by the Tiers, which range from Tier 1 to Tier 6. Starships types are divided into Cruisers, Escorts, and Science Vessels, each with different specializations. As Captains rise in ranks, they gain access to more advanced starships. Furthermore, characters progress by gaining promotions, which is accomplished by accumulating experience in different missions, such as space combat, away team missions, diplomacy, exploration, research, and the like.
Character creation in Star Trek Online offers a wide range of customizations, including the races that are staples of the Star Trek universe, including Vulcans, Klingons, Andorians, Klingons, Romulans, Jem'Hadar, and even rescued Borg.Ĭharacters can specialize in Tactical, Engineering, or Science. Players can create their own crew who fulfill different tasks and manning stations. In Star Trek Online, players take the role of starship captains for the United Federation of Planets, the Klingon Empire, the Romulan Republic, or the Dominion. Star Trek Online has also incorporated elements from the reboot films from 2009 as well as the recent spinoffs, Star Trek: Discovery and Star Trek: Picard. This includes characters and events that occurred in The Original Series, Next Generation, DS9, Voyager, and Enterprise. Set in the distant future after the film Star Trek: Nemesis, it uses many of the official canon of the series. Explore strange new worlds, seek out new life, and boldly go where no one has gone before.
Players take the captains chair as they command their own starship. From hands on reviews of the early levels and space combat, through noob question and developer interviews, we've got everything you need to know about the game trekkies are dying for.Star Trek Online is the MMORPG which lets players boldly go where no one has gone before. In Star Trek Online, the Star Trek universe appears for the first time on a truly massive scale. Star Trek Online launches on February 2, 2010.Įnter the Star Trek universe with Cryptic Studios' Star Trek Online. Ferengi and Risian will be added as playable races right after launch and future expansions promise more familiar faction race sets including Romulan. Not seeing the alien life form you're looking for? Borg will be available as a Federation faction playable race to those who pay for the Lifetime subscription option. You can also customize your alien if you have something specific in mind. I've taken screenshots of some crazy creations randomly generated, too. It supports the main three eras of play ( Enterprise, Star Trek, Star Trek: The Next Generation) and also lets users choose what supplemental books they have access to for additional species and talents. Blotchy skin, tentacles, protrusions, ridges, antennae and more await those players looking for a unique presence in the game. This creation tool allows players to make main characters, starships, and supporting characters. For both factions you can randomly create an alien species based on a humanoid model. I hope I’m not breaking any of Paramount’s trade secrets by posting this handy-dandy little form. Create Your Own Star Trek Plot Created by Unknown, Modified by Dan Carlson. Home Articles Resources Humor Stories Blog Search: Go.
However the true fun lies not in tweaking the familiar Vulcan, Bajoran or Klingon races, but in the build-you-own-alien race tool. A Star Trek parody: An interactive form to randomly generate your own Star Trek plot. For those of you not currently in open Beta, I've captured a gallery of shots below spotlighting all the available races in open beta (Federation and Klingon factions.) I've also shown the cosmetic customization screens for both factions and the color palettes available. Cryptic has brought that same design aesthetic to STO. I know that I spent more time making characters in City of Heroes than beating up bad guys. Cryptic Studios, the developer behind Star Trek Online, is well known for their character customization options.