Login:  Password:   Remember?  
Show Quick Gamelist
Games:398  Guilds:2,014
Members:1,148,382  Online:0
Guests:0  Posts:3,132,735
Cryptic Studios | http://www.startrekonline.com
RPG | Genre:Sci-Fi | Status:Beta Testing  (est.rel 02/02/10) | Publisher:Atari | Has PVP:Yes
Distribution:Retail | Retail Price:n/a | Pay Type:Subscription
Desktop Client | System Req: PC 

Star Trek Online News - Dev Blog: Going Someplace New

Posted by Jon Wood on Jun 15, 2009  | 2 comments in our forums

Star Trek Online Producer, Daniel Stahl writes this look at the technology behind the game that will allow players to truly explore a vast universe without requiring an army of developers.

Hello, my name is Daniel Stahl and I’m a producer on Star Trek Online.

Ask any Star Trek fan to quote the opening to the TV show and you’ll hear the words “…to boldly go where no one has gone before.”

It’s a defining characteristic and mission statement in Star Trek. Explore. Go out there and see what you find.

As a producer, it begs the question, “How?” How can you explore someplace new in an MMO where there are zones and maps and contacts and missions that everyone seems to have access to over the course of their character’s career? Most game content is hand created by a staff of designers and artists who spend time placing things where they should be, making sure that there is a natural progression to what you do. It is a lot of work just to make a single planetary system.

Read the Dev Blog: Going Someplace New

Read more Exclusive News...

Hype-level
8.28
Popular Features:
The List : Five Ways to Know You're Just Not That Into It Column added on Tuesday November 24
MMORPG.com's Jon Wood uses this week's list to explore five ways that a player can... Read More
Star Trek Online : Bridges & Bridge Officers Preview Preview added on Wednesday December 02
Bridges will be in for launch. We find out in exactly what form and all... Read More
The List : Ten MMOs and Their Place In History Column added on Wednesday November 18
MMORPG.com's Jon Wood returns this week with another list, this time taking a look at... Read More
The List : Top 5 Things Coming In WoW Patch 3.3 Column added on Tuesday November 10
We look at the top five things players should be drooling about in Patch 3.3... Read More
Star Trek Online : Hands-On Preview Preview added on Monday November 30
MMORPG.com traveled down to Los Gatos to talk to the team and play Star Trek... Read More
Latest News:
Star Trek Online : Collector's Edition to Include Communicator Badge Reported on Dec 04, 2009
Players who purchase the Collector's Edition of Star Trek Online will be in for a... Read More
Star Trek Online : Fleet Actions Trailer Reported on Dec 03, 2009
Senior Game Designer Zeke Sparkes and Producer Daniel Stahl walk us through "Fleet Actions" in... Read More
Star Trek Online : Bridges & Bridge Officers Preview Reported on Dec 02, 2009
Bridges will be in for launch. We find out in exactly what form and all... Read More
Star Trek Online : Exclusive Screenshots, Part 5 Reported on Dec 01, 2009
Every two weeks through the end of the year, we are going to give you... Read More
Star Trek Online : Hands-On Preview Reported on Nov 30, 2009
MMORPG.com traveled down to Los Gatos to talk to the team and play Star Trek... Read More