Victory is Life



Victory is Life is the fourth expansion for Star Trek Online, which focuses on Deep Space 9 and the Gamma Quadrant, released on June 5th, 2018 for PC and July 24th, 2018 for Console. The expansion features actors, locals and lore from throughout the series Star Trek: Deep Space Nine which celebrates its 25th anniversary in 2018.

The Gamma Quadrant
The Gamma Quadrant is the final galactic quadrant to be added to Star Trek Online, it includes various locations from Star Trek: Deep Space Nine. It is accessible through the Bajoran Wormhole at Deep Space 9.

The Gamma Quadrant is also home to the Gamma Quadrant Battlezone. Unlike other battlezones, this zone encompasses the entire quadrant sector map.

New Faction
A new faction, the Dominion, will be added with Victory is Life. Jem'Hadar characters from this faction will start at level 60 and move to level 65, possibly being expanded later on.

Gamma Recruits
Jem'Hadar characters created from June 5 to July 18, 2018 were eligible to participate in the Gamma Recruitment event.

New Grouped Content

 * : In Swarm, a five-player cooperative space queue, Captains must defend a planetary evacuation operation from the Hur'q.

The following missions are part of the Gamma Quadrant Battlezone:



Completing 10 of these will unlock a final invasion:



Gamma Task Force Reputation
The Gamma Task Force is a new reputation for all factions. Marks for the reputation come from the queue Swarm and the Gamma Quadrant Battlezone. The elite mark for this reputation are Germanium Carapace Fragments, which come from Advanced and Elite versions of Swarm and completing significant events in the Gamma Quadrant Battlezone.

The reputation adds the following new gear:


 * Space Set: Gamma Team Synergies
 * Weapon Set: Task Force Ordinances
 * Ground Set: Gamma Concerted Armaments
 * Ground Kit Modules:
 * Engineering Kit Module - Cloaked Mine Barrier
 * Science Kit Module - Modified Ketracel Hypospray
 * Tactical Kit Module - Coordinated Synergies

Level 65
With Victory is Life, the level cap has been increased to Level 65. Each level will unlock the following perk for your character:


 * Level 61: Tier 5 Ship Token
 * Level 62: Specialization Qualification Manual
 * Level 63: New Captain Ability
 * Tactical:
 * Engineering:
 * Science:
 * Level 64: Gamma Quadrant Duty Officers Cadre
 * Level 65: Epic Admiralty Ship: C.U.V. Tain

Alongside the level cap increase, items can be upgraded to Mark XV.

Voice Acting
Twelve of the original cast members from Deep Space Nine joined Star Trek Online with Victory is Life:


 * René Auberjonois, returning as Odo
 * Armin Shimerman, returning as Quark
 * Nana Visitor, returning as Kira Nerys
 * J.G. Hertzler, returning as General Martok
 * Andrew Robinson, returning as Elim Garak
 * Alexander Siddig, returning as Julian Bashir
 * Aron Eisenberg, returning as Nog
 * Jeffrey Combs, returning as Weyoun and Brunt
 * Chase Masterson, returning as Leeta
 * Max Grodénchik, returning as Rom and Sovak
 * Bumper Robinson, returning as Dukan'Rex
 * Salome Jens, returning as the Female Changeling

Episodes
The Star Trek Online story continues with Victory is Life, including a new story arc, the Gamma Quadrant.

This includes the unique intro to the Dominion faction, "Engineered for War": As well as a set of new faction-agnostic missions as part of the Gamma Quadrant episode:
 * , released June 28, 2018
 * , released June 28, 2018
 * , released June 28, 2018
 * , released June 28, 2018
 * , released June 28, 2018
 * , released June 28, 2018
 * , released June 28, 2018

Alterations to old missions
In several early missions, characters were replaced by the new voice actors.


 * : The S.S. Break Even Captain replaced by Quark. Vo'Lok and the U.S.S. Renown replaced by Nog and the U.S.S. Chimera.
 * : Vo'Lok replaced by Nog
 * : Vo'Lok replaced by Nog
 * : Ghee P'Trell replaced by Julian Bashir.
 * : Rugan Skyl replaced by Elim Garak.
 * : Rugan Skyl replaced by Elim Garak.
 * : Rugan Skyl replaced by Elim Garak.
 * : Eraun replaced by Weyoun.
 * : Eraun replaced by Weyoun. Voiceovers for Female Changeling added.
 * : Eraun replaced by Weyoun. Voiceovers for Female Changeling added.
 * : Rugan Skyl replaced by Elim Garak. Rom added.
 * : Rugan Skyl replaced by Elim Garak. Kira Nerys, Rom and Leeta added.
 * : For the 2018 Risa Lohlunat Festival, Qwen was replaced by Sovak.

In addition, most Cardassian and Jem'Hadar NPCs were redesigned including Kar'ukan and Kardek.

Deep Space Nine revamp
The Deep Space Nine ground map has been completely replaced with a new one that more faithfully matched what was seen on TV, built using the actual plans from the Promenade set. The exterior model for Deep Space 9 was also replaced with one that more faithfully matched the filming model used in the television series, created by modeler Tobias Richter.

Ships

 * Cross Faction Recon Bundle
 * Lafayette-class Recon Destroyer
 * Fleet New Orleans-class Recon Destroyer
 * Ketha-class Recon Raptor
 * Fleet Ketha-class Recon Raptor
 * Cross Faction Support Cruiser Bundle
 * Narendra-class Support Cruiser (T6)
 * Fleet Yamaguchi-class Support Cruiser (T6)
 * Vor'ral-class Support Battlecruiser (T6)
 * Fleet Vor'ral-class Support Battlecruiser (T6)
 * Deep Space Nine Lock Box
 * Jem'Hadar Light Battlecruiser (T6)
 * Dominion Tutorial Starships
 * 🇩🇴 Jem'Hadar Fighter
 * 🇩🇴 Jem'Hadar Escort (T5)
 * Gamma Vanguard Pack/Gamma Vanguard Starter Pack
 * 🇩🇴 Jem'Hadar Vanguard Carrier (T6)
 * 🇩🇴 Jem'Hadar Vanguard Heavy Raider (T6)
 * 🇩🇴 Jem'Hadar Vanguard Dreadnought Cruiser (T6)
 * 🇩🇴 Jem'Hadar Vanguard Warship (T6)
 * Cardassian Damar-class Intel Science Dreadnought (T6)
 * Cardassian Detapa-class Intel Escort (T6)
 * Cardassian Ghemor-class Intel Flight Deck Carrier (T6)
 * Infinity Promotion! - Research & Development Pack
 * Hur'q Vedcrid Hive Dreadnought Carrier (T6)
 * Lobi Crystal Consortium
 * Maquis Raider (T6)
 * Lohlunat Festival 2018
 * Vorgon Ytijara-class Dreadnought Cruiser (T6)

The following ships were already present in-game, but they became available once more with the Gamma Vanguard Pack as account-wide unlocks.
 * Cardassian Galor-class Cruiser (T5)
 * Jem'Hadar Dreadnought Carrier (T5)
 * Jem'Hadar Heavy Strike Wing Escort (T5)

Species
Victory is Life adds new species to the game:


 * Playable Cardassian Species, for the Starfleet and Klingon Defense Force players
 * Playable Jem'Hadar and Jem'Hadar Vanguard Species, for the Dominion.

Other changes
Romulan players will now have access to Tier 5 and Tier 6 ships of their chosen ally, save for the following ships:


 * Command Assault Cruisers
 * Sovereign-class Command Assault Cruiser (T6)
 * Fleet Vizier-class Command Assault Cruiser (T6)
 * Kelvin Timeline Lock Box ships
 * Kelvin Constitution-class Heavy Command Cruiser (T6)
 * Kelvin Intel Dreadnought Cruiser (T6)
 * Kelvin D4x-class Pilot Bird-of-Prey (T6)
 * Heavy Dreadnoughts
 * Universe-class Temporal Heavy Dreadnought Cruiser (T6)
 * Durgath-class Temporal Heavy Dreadnought Battlecruiser (T6)
 * Temporal Destroyers
 * Mobius-class Temporal Destroyer (T5)
 * Klein-class Temporal Destroyer (T6)
 * Krenn-class Temporal Destroyer (T5)
 * Chargh'poH-class Temporal Destroyer (T6)
 * Temporal Science Vessels
 * Wells-class Temporal Science Vessel (T5)
 * Verne-class Temporal Science Vessel (T6)
 * Korath-class Temporal Science Vessel (T5)
 * Qul'poH-class Temporal Science Vessel (T6)
 * TOS Temporal Cruisers
 * Constitution-class Temporal Light Cruiser (T6)
 * D7-class Temporal Battlecruiser (T6)
 * Undiscovered Lock Box Ships
 * Atlas-class Prototype Dreadnought Cruiser (T6)
 * NX-class Escort Refit (T6)
 * D9-class Dreadnought Battlecruiser (T6)
 * Veteran Heavy Destroyers
 * Chimera-class Heavy Destroyer (T5)
 * Fleet Chimera-class Heavy Destroyer (T5)
 * Manticore-class Heavy Destroyer (T6)
 * Fleet Manticore-class Heavy Destroyer (T6)
 * Peghqu'-class Heavy Destroyer (T5)
 * Fleet Peghqu'-class Heavy Destroyer (T5)
 * Duvqu'-class Heavy Destroyer (T6)
 * Fleet Duvqu'-class Heavy Destroyer (T6)