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==Episodic Missions==
[[File:Quark and Garak.jpg|thumb|Episodic missions tell the story of Star Trek between 2409 and 2411.]]
Episodic missions are those which form part of the main storyline of [[Star Trek Online]] which are acquired through the [[Mission Journal]]. Missions are grouped in arcs focusing on particular stories, such as the [[Klingon War]] or [[The Delta Quadrant]]. There are however missions within those arcs that do not tie directly into the overarching story. The mission arcs were previously referred to as Episodes, however the term "Feature Episode" is now prevalent for an new individual mission.

Episodes and missions follow a very similar structure to most other [[MMORPG]]s. They are received from a non-player character (NPC), added to your assignments, and then carried out by the player. The player then contacts the original NPC that gave the mission (optimally via the "Hail Starfleet" button) to receive their reward(s). Some content objectives are automatically given to the player upon entering a certain area, such as [[Starbase 24]], or engaging an enemy signal content in [[sector space]]. Total mission length tends to be between 15 minutes to an hour.

Rewards for completing episodes and missions are typically [[Experience Point]]s and [[expertise]]. Some missions also award [[Energy Credits]] as well as [[Dilithium]]. Sometimes they give the player extra rewards, which includes (but is not limited to): a new [[bridge officer]], a piece of armor or a new [[starship]] item like a [[Deflector Array]] or [[Cannon]]. These rewards are reduced on replay (Note: not all missions are replayable).

===Mission Journal===
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===The Galaxy at Large===
In addition to the story missions on the episode tab, further narrative missions are available as side content. These are usually found under the "Available" tab with other kinds of missions. The [[Spectres]], [[Lost Dominion]] & [[Cold War]] arcs are all former episodes that were removed from the mission journal to streamline it. [[Wasteland]] and the [[Mission: Kobali Crisis Act I|Kobali Crisis]] are also considered side content and relate to adventure zone stories that were previously listed as episodes (although Wasteland is still an official episode for Romulan players).  With the release of "Age of Discovery", All but "Wasteland" now requires Rank 65.
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===Featured Episodes===
[[File:Dominion arrival.jpg|thumb|''The 2800'' Featured episode series]]
:''Main article: [[Feature episode]]''
In August 2010 the concept of a "Feature Episode" was introduced whereby a specific arc, starting with [[Breen Invasion]], would be available for a short time with special rewards. There were four of these Feature Episodes composed of 4 to 5 missions each. In 2012 they were added to the main episode run with normal missions, but special rewards were available on them during re-run events. 

Starting in 2013, the name of "Featured Episode" begun to be associated with a specific, single story mission released as an event. This started with {{mission|Temporal Ambassador}} during the [[3 Year Anniversary Event]]. Unlike regular episodes, when these missions are released they are available to players of nearly all levels. They also have special rewards which are staged to encourage replaying at least once a week for about three to four weeks. After that, the Featured Episode joins the regular mission lineup.

===Remastered missions===
[[File:Doomsday Machine fires.png|thumb|A cutscene from {{mission|The Doomsday Device}}, added after its 2011 revamp, and changed again in [[Season 15]].]]
Missions are occasionally remastered to improve their quality to match the latest releases. This is in particular focused on updated the content that was rushed out for the initial launch of Star Trek Online.

Some of the first missions to be revamped were those in the early [[Klingon War]] arc, starting with {{mission|Stranded in Space}} in February 2011. Examples of additions at this stage included cutscenes, accolades and extra sequences that there was no time to address during the initial production. Some unique rewards, such as the [[Azura Personal Comm Code]], were also added at this stage and mechanics pioneered in the early [[feature episode]]s were added.

[[Legacy of Romulus]] in 2013 launched the [[Romulan Republic]] faction and gave new early content to the [[Klingon Defense Force]] faction. The quality of these, and of the new [[Featured episode]]s, prompted [[Cryptic]] to revisit the [[Starfleet]] tutorial at the end of 2013 to match its quality to their latest work. In early 2014 they continued this by improving most of the missions of the [[Klingon War]] arc, including added a lot of extra voice over to episodes. 

Given the amount of work involved in rebuilding the missions, when Cryptic moved to revamp the [[Romulan Mystery]] arc they opted to focus on a smaller number of higher quality episodes; in the Romulan case, replacing 14 missions with 4, though producing a far tighter narrative and high quality cutscenes. [[Borg Advance]] arc likewise merged the previous [[Borg Collective (episode)|Borg Collective]] and [[Undine Advance]] arcs into one story. The [[Cardassian Struggle]] was revamped in 2015 to not only streamline its story but ensure the whole arc was cross-faction (whereas before many missions were Starfleet-only).

Minor updates to missions have continued, notably concerning the addition of new characters. For example, with the introduction of [[Geordi La Forge]], [[Julian Bashir]] and [[Nog]], their characters were added into earlier episodes in place of previous one-time original characters.

In [[Season 15]], the Klingon War arc was revisited once more. This time as the [[Gamma Quadrant (episode arc)|Gamma Quadrant arc]] showcased advanced new graphics. Many of the episodes were improved with these new cutscenes, and generally tightened up by cutting extraneous sections. Other missions were removed for a more comprehensive overhaul, to be returned at a later date.

The [[Year of Klingon]] in 2020 is seeing the remastering of KDF faction content including the tutorial and [[Story Arc: Empire|Empire arc]] with new cutscenes, voiceover and gameplay.<ref name="YoK1">[https://www.arcgames.com/en/games/star-trek-online/news/detail/11467903 The Year of Klingon: Part 1]</ref>