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Cryptic Studios | Official Site
MMORPG | Genre:Sci-Fi | Status:Final  (rel 02/02/10)  | Pub:Perfect World Entertainment
PVP:Yes | Distribution:Download,Retail | Retail Price:n/a | Pay Type:Hybrid | Monthly Fee:n/a
System Req: PC | Out of date info? Let us know!

Star Trek Online Overview and Recent Content

Star Trek Online is a premier free-to-play MMORPG from Cryptic Studios and Perfect World Entertainment set in the famous Star Trek universe. Don the official uniforms of the United Federation of Planets or the Klingon Empire, choose the path of Tactical, Science, or Engineering specialties, command Away Teams, captain your very own starship, avoid Borg assimilation, even breed (!) Tribbles, all in Gene Roddenberry’s larger-than-life space epic, and all for free.


STO brings the Final Frontier right to your computer screen, with a stardate sometime in 2049, and in the same timeline set forth in the TV shows. Players quickly become captain of a starship, and are given a trial by fire as their first mission, setting the basis for the game’s story. From there, players are free to explore strange new worlds, new life, new civilizations, to boldly go anywhere in game they wish to. STO has many of the locations made known from the TV series, and is constantly expanding the known universe with many more. Characters, bridge officers, and starships are all highly customizable, and may easily be made to stay true to Star Trek canon.


STO is powered by the Cryptic Engine, allowing for very good space and ground visuals, and focusing on engaging combat tactics, such as the ability to flank enemies on the ground for extra damage, and position starships to make proper use of shields and weapons. Furthermore, the STO Foundry gives players the tools to create missions, and make them available for play by other players. The bottom line is, if you’re looking to get into a solid Star Trek game, Star Trek Online is it.


FEATURES

  • Star Trek Universe | Adventure in one of the most famous space stories in history, visiting locations such as Starfleet Academy, Deep Space Nine, the Mutara Nebula, The First City of Qo'noS, and many others.
  • Federation Races | Choose from 17: Andorian, Bajoran, Benzite, Betazoid, Bolian, Caitian, Ferengi, Human, Joined Trill (from the Cryptic Store or with purchase of the Digital Deluxe Edition), Klingon (from the Cryptic Store), Liberated Human Borg (from lifetime subscription), Pakled, Rigelian, Saurian, Tellarite, Unjoined Trill, Vulcan.
  • Klingon Races | Gorn (male only), Klingon, Lethean (male only), Nausicaan (male only), Orion, Liberated Klingon Borg (from lifetime subscription), Joined Trill (from the Cryptic Store or with purchase of the Digital Deluxe Edition).
  • Profession Paths | Players may choose to follow Engineering, Science, and Tactical professions.
  • Starships | Three main types are available (Cruiser, Escort, and Science Vessel), with almost 50 individual ships.
  • Customize | Design your own ship, everything from nacelles to bridge. Customize Bridge Officers’ skills and traits. Select the uniforms you and your Bridge Officers wear. Choose your specific skills to focus on depending on your chosen Profession.
  • Crafting | By combining schematics, data samples, and particle traces, players may craft a wide variety of personal equipment, starship weapons, and starship components.
  • Fleet Actions | Join up with up to 20 players to tackle epic space and ground missions together.
  • Feature Episodes | Engage in story-driven Feature Episodes to participate in the ever-expanding Star Trek story and earn special rewards.
  • The Foundry | Tools for players to create missions to be played by other players.

 

Latest Features

  • Things Are Great in Roddenberry's World
  • Interviews created on 1/31/13
  • It's hard to believe but Star Trek Online is poised on the edge of its third anniversary. We managed to catch up with Executive Producer Dan Stahl to talk about STO. See what he had to say and then leave...
  • New Romulus Expands the Story
  • Interviews created on 11/13/12
  • Star Trek Online players have been excited as the development of Season 7: New Romulus has been underway. The new season brings lots of changes to the game and expands the story to give players insight into what has happened...
  • Ripper X's First Impressions
  • Media created on 2/22/12
  • Ripper boldly heads to space and jumps into Star Trek Online, a massively multiplayer online role-playing game (MMORPG) developed by Cryptic Studios based on the popular Star Trek series created by Gene Roddenberry. Check out Star Trek Online: Ripper X's
  • A Noob’s First Impressions
  • General Article created on 10/3/11
  • Managing Editor Bill Murphy is finally going where lots of men (and women!) have gone before. He's taking the plunge into Star Trek Online to see for himself what the game is all about. As Bill says, "you either love...
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Review: Star Trek Into Darkness (movie) 5/20/13 @ 11:21PM by flizzer in Anything Star Trek
Star Trek Online is a verry underrated game 5/20/13 @ 5:02PM by apanz3r in General Discussion
New KDF content isn't "new" 5/20/13 @ 3:12PM by Valoreah in General Discussion
General 'STO is disatisfactory' thread. 5/18/13 @ 9:21AM by Cacaphony in General Discussion
How long does support generally take? 5/17/13 @ 7:07PM by Ikeda in General Discussion
Warp Cores Being Added 5/14/13 @ 2:35PM by Reizla in General Discussion
Will Legacy of Romulus add voice overs? 5/14/13 @ 6:49AM by Agent_Joseph in General Discussion
Legacy of Romulus Beta Test Weekend 5/12/13 @ 1:14PM by Rohn in General Discussion
Knights of Tal Shiar - Australian Fleet Now Recruiting! 5/8/13 @ 5:59AM by burdock2 in Fleet Recruitment