April Fools' Day

A holographic representation of James Kurland dabs outside Quark's Bar on April 1st.

April Fools' Day is an real-life Event which occurs on April 1st. It typically involves jokes and antics regarding various aspects of Star Trek Online. Historically it has not (or may not have) been observed every year, and said jokes may vary from year to year.

History

Year	Joke	Details
2009	Star Trek Babies Online	Blog post
2010	None (?)	N/A
2011	Fake Ship Preview: DY-100 Sleeper Ship	Forum post
2012	None (?)	N/A
2013	None (?)	N/A
2014	None (?)	N/A
2015	Star Trek Online: Rebirth	Blog post Redshirt (server) repurposed for the day with launch build
2016	Fake Species Preview: Horta	Blog post
2017	Artisanal Sonification System (ASS) Fake TRIBBLE patch notes	Blog post & video In-game feature with "mouth sounds" replacing most if not all sounds Forum post
2018	Holo-James Kurland imposter	Official tweet In-game NPC offering "Dab" ground emote
2019	Tribble Darts Fake Expansion: Gorn of Discovery	Blog posts In-game "feature" involving throwing tribbles at the dart board on Deep Space 9
2020	Klingon Concertina Festival [A mysterious box]	Blog post All major (most) NPCs play the "Accordion" ground emote Holo-Kurland offers players a joke box which opens into nothing, and explodes if opened in space
2021	Star Trek Online: Date Your Starship	Blog post & video
2022	Command the Pathyeager!	Blog post & video

Events

2015 (Rebirth)

See: Rebirth.

2017 (Artisanal Sound)

Added on April 1st, 2017, Artisanal Sound is joke feature that replaces most sounds with mouth noises. These sounds were recorded by many developers working on Star Trek Online at the time. They can be toggled on and off via the Options menu or via the Low Priority Interaction section of the in-game UI. This feature has returned every year since its addition, for one day only (April 1st to April 2nd).

Also released on this day was a set of joke Tribble (server) patch notes.

2018 (Holo-Kurland)

Added on April 1st, 2018, a holographic representation of Captain James Kurland was added to the Promenade of Deep Space 9, located just outside of Quark's Bar. Interacting with this NPC grants a "Dab" ground emote for all characters on the account. This NPC has returned every year since its addition, for one day only (April 1st to April 2nd).

For the 2018 run of this event, Klingon-aligned characters could target and kill the Federation-aligned Holo-Kurland NPC. This "feature" was removed for the subsequent visits of Holo-Kurland.

2019 (Tribble Darts)

Popularized by a February 2019 Reddit post and reposted as an official blog by the developers. This "feature" can still be reproduced in-game.

Also released on this day was a fake announcement for a "Gorn of Discovery" expansion.

2020 (Klingon Concertina Festival)

Starting on April 1st, 2020 at 9AM PT, all major NPCs around the game began playing the Accordion ground emote. Also during this event, a joke "mysterious box" could be claimed by the previously-added Holo-Kurland. This box opens into itself a random number of times before being removed from the player's inventory.

If used in space, it will cause the player's ship to explode in addition to its previous effects. If used on the ground, the character will "explode". This box can be reclaimed infinitely for the duration of April Fools' Day.

This feature has returned every year since its addition, for one day only (April 1st to April 2nd).

Gallery

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  2009's "Star Trek Babies Online" April Fools' joke (1)

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  2009's "Star Trek Babies Online" April Fools' joke (2)

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  2009's "Star Trek Babies Online" April Fools' joke (3)

External links

• April Fools' Day at Wikipedia

Seasonal events
Annual events	Anniversary Event	First Contact Day	Lohlunat Festival	Halloween Event	Q's Winter Wonderland
Date	January - February (PC) March-April (Console)	April	June - July	October	December - January
Reward	• Tier 6 starship	• various	• Tier 6 starship	• various	• Tier 6 starship
Notes	• Omega Stabilization	• Event mission	• Risa, Risian Vendor	• Mission: Cat's Tale	• Q , Holiday Item Vendor
3-week events
Old rotation	“Crystalline Cataclysm” • “Mirror Invasion”
Featured	“Battle at the Binary Stars” • “Pahvo Dissension” • “Peril Over Pahvo” • “Operation Riposte” • “To Hell With Honor” • “Best Served Cold” • “Breach” • “Arena of Sompek” • “Kobayashi Maru”
Recruitment events
Name	Delta Recruitment • Temporal Agent Recruitment • Gamma Recruitment • Klingon Recruitment
See also: Calendar event, Special Event, April Fools' Day, old Event rewards, Weekend Event Store.