Upcoming content/Older ideas

The following is an archive of future additions that have been mentioned by the developers and not retracted since then, yet over 12 months have gone by since they were last mentioned.


 * EV suit slot & Star Trek Into Darkness: Volcano suit
 * volcano suit was intended for launch alongside the EV suit slot, but the slot caused "under-the-hood" technical issues, so it has been put on hold for the moment. Volcano suit may be released separately at a later date.
 * Getting more voice acting in the game (for existing and new missions); DStahl & Al Rivera specifically mentioned the following Star Trek actors:
 * Jonathan Frakes (William T. Riker)
 * George Takei
 * Brent Spiner (Data)
 * John de Lancie (Q)
 * Kate Mulgrew (Kathryn Janeway; likely too expensive)
 * Revamp of remaining un-revamped episodes.
 * Cold War
 * Fundamental revamp of, possibly copy-pasting ' voice for Benjamin Sisko from DS9: "Emissary" and, ideally, featuring John de Lancie as Q. To be re-introduced as stand-alone mission at some future point of time.
 * New Fall Event: Halloween Seasonal Event
 * Inspired by Star Trek: The Original Series episode "Catspaw"
 * Tentative plans are for new costumes, minigames, social zone, at best a new TFO

Revamp of PvP system
PvP is not a priority in STO, but small-scale updates will happen here and there.
 * Triple HP/Shield buff on PvP maps to prevent "sudden death" scenarios.
 * Either replacing current PvP maps or revamping them.
 * Transferring existing PvE maps (Facility 4028 among others) to ground PvP maps, possibly with capture-the-flag mod.
 * "King of the Hill" PvP map for space and/or ground.
 * Ground combat may have Battleground-style development in the long term.
 * Old ideas: Rewards based on participation more than completion, PvP ratings/leaderboard tech is now available

Other

 * Expansion of Duty Officer system.
 * Likely including re-release of the Tuffli Class Freighter.
 * Duty officer assignment cooldowns listed (possibly Season 9).
 * Possible: Duty officer commendation Tier V categories added (requirement is above the 150,000 CXP cap).
 * Colonization duty officer assignments in the Gamma Quadrant
 * Jem'Hadar bridge officers available through duty officer assignments specifically for Jem'Hadar characters
 * More mini-games.
 * "[...] entirely new mini-games that tie directly into your career".
 * Poker (dependent on developer free-time; very unlikely in short term as of July 2012).
 * Long-term goal of Reputation System: KDF/FED/ROM-specific reputation factions that function as voting system in which the players decide which project to fund, thereby influencing the general direction of their whole faction (e.g. which fleet ships are going to be released next).
 * Update of Accolade system, including more challenges and rewards
 * Improved UI of Exchange.
 * Department Heads and Off-Duty revamps are on hold as of October 2012.
 * First Officer system is not on schedule as of December 2012, but may be revisited with rank cap increase to full Admiral.
 * Convert First Officer to playable Captain and vice-versa.
 * This would allow for Breen (FE Reward) and full Borg (TFO Reward) playable species.
 * Converting Android bridge officers (such as veteran reward ones) will not be possible (vetoed by CBS).
 * Bridge officers who are put in as First Officer, Chief Engineer, Chief Medical Officer, etc. gain some new abilities/perks.
 * Department Heads and First Officer will leverage Expertise and can be individually augmented by Duty Officers of their respective departments.
 * First Officers will grant additional lower-level Captain powers depending on their respective specialization.
 * First Officers will occupy a special, additional bridge station. This may be closer to increasing the skill cap to Admiral.
 * Ability to warp to a friend.
 * Last remaining canon Federation ships will come, including new designs that may not have a unique console.
 * and classes.
 * Tier 6 (image).
 * Customize fleet starbase and ship exteriors/interiors in Foundry.
 * More Klingon hairstyle options (C-Store). [September 9, 2011]
 * Sol/Qo'noS System daily missions, possibly rewarding including "Red Squad" (and elite Klingon academy) cadet costumes. [July 3, 2011]
 * C-Store with tangible merchandise. [July 3, 2011]
 * Melee combat improvements [July 3, 2011]:
 * Open melee-only PvP arenas on Vulcan, Andoria, Qo'noS, Rura Penthe.
 * Vulcan Lirpas, Andorian Ushaan-tor knives, and Klingon Bat'leths from special weaponsmiths. [June 17, 2011]
 * 2409 ships like Excalibur, originally designed by Perpetual Entertainment. [June 10, 2011]
 * Single player or co-op versions of ground TFOs.
 * Possibly more uniform options for Breen and Reman bridge officers.
 * "Children of Khan" feature episode series (not on schedule).
 * Ability to gain Commendation XP via gameplay types other than the DOff system.
 * A form of encyclopedia for all information presented thus far. [June 7, 2011]
 * Bridge Officer Requisition "Exchange" showing skills learned.
 * Ship crew uniforms for officers onboard your vessel.
 * Range of new and different alien ships from patrols and cluster missions. [June 7, 2011]
 * 100-day Veteran Rewards for KDF. [June 7, 2011]
 * Expanded Ensign bridge officer powersets and exclusive abilities. [December 2, 2010]
 * Remaining preorder items made available to C-Store. [February 8, 2011]
 * Ship interior functionality:
 * Holodeck (as well as in starbases and Quark's)
 * Working sickbay [January 7, 2011]
 * Botanical Garden [February 10, 2011]
 * Possibility of allowing players to customize geometry and texture of weapons. [April 8, 2011]
 * "Leaving Shipdock" cutscene sequences when getting new ships. [May 6, 2011]
 * Item tooltip showing difference between two pieces of equipment