Season Fifteen: Age of Discovery

Age of Discovery Promo Art — The promotional art for *Age of Discovery*

Season Fifteen: Age of Discovery was released on October 9, 2018 for PC and set to release in November 13, 2018 for Consoles. It is the Part 1 of series of content updates related to Star Trek: Discovery. The release included a DSC Starfleet starting experience, as well as improvements on the New Player Experience and streamlining of several game systems.

Season Fifteen[ | ]

Discovery Starting Experience[ | ]

A new Discovery-era Starfleet faction was introduced, including a new tutorial, featuring Mary Wiseman as Sylvia Tilly, set in 2256. Like the TOS Starfleet faction, this faction merges with the 25th century Starfleet faction after its period arc (which can also be played by other factions as a simulation).

The tutorial introduces J'Ula of House Mo'Kai, sister of T'Kuvma, who will be the game's main anatagonist for the next several seasons.

New Episodes[ | ]

Mission Journal Streamlining[ | ]

The story progression was changed slightly^[3], with some missions being polished, some being removed until they're polished, some arcs being changed into side content, and the addition of wrapper missions for several groups of queues.

Updated missions:

Removed missions:

The arcs turned into side-content are:

Story Arc: Spectres
Story Arc: Wasteland (except for Romulan Republic characters)
Story Arc: Lost Dominion
Story Arc: Cold War

Some of the new wrapper missions include:

Task Force Operations[ | ]

The moniker of “queue” was been retired for both PvE and PvP experiences. Instead, they are were rebranded “Task Force Operations”^[4] (Task Force Ops, or TFOs).

With this change, a new feature to TFOs was added: Random Task Force Operations. Entering into a Random Task Force Operation is as easy as clicking a single button, located prominently within the PvE Group Content interface. Options exist to opt into Normal Difficulty or Advanced Difficulty content, allowing players some customization for the type of group content they want to opt into experiencing.

Players may participate in Random TFOs without any cooldown or lockout period, immediately re-entering a new one after the previous TFO is completed. Completing a TFO via the Random system granted bonus rewards, in addition to whatever the TFO itself rewards for completion. These rewards are granted immediately upon success, and there is no limit to the number of times that a player can receive them.

There was also a new Cross-Faction Task Force Operation releasing with Season 15:

Mission: Defense of Starbase One^[5]

Reputation Changes[ | ]

With Age of Discovery, the reputation system was expanded to include an extra tier^[6] which included;

Improved Effectiveness of Reputation Traits
Improved Set Weapon Damage
Cosmetic Social Zone Ability

Alongside additional projects upon hitting Tier 6 for the following:

Account Wide Discount for Reputation Gear Projects
Alternate Energy Types for Set Weapons (for example, a Phaser variant of the Terran Task Force Beam Array)
Alternate Vanity Shield Visuals
A Fleet Ship Module and Respec Token per reputation complete

In addition, upon hitting Tier V in a reputation it now sponsored that reputation for the entire account - replacing the previous Reputation Sponsorship system.

New Ships[ | ]

External Links[ | ]

v · d · e Seasons
Update	Focus	PC Release Date	Console Release Date
Star Trek Online	Game launch	02 Feb 2010	6 Sep 2016
Season 1: Common Ground	PvP, new fleet actions, more customization options	24 Mar 2010
Season 2: Ancient Enemies	Level cap increase (40-50), Tier 5 ships, new content ("Undine Advance" story arc, "Klingon Sector" story arc, Diplomacy missions)	27 Jul 2010
Season 3: Genesis	The Foundry (Beta), Sector space graphics revamp	09 Dec 2010
Season 4: Crossfire	Ground combat revamp, UI update, revamp of First City	07 Jul 2011
Season 5: Call to Arms	Defera Adventure Zone, Duty Officer system, skill revamp and STF overhaul	01 Dec 2011
Season 6: Under Siege	Fleet Advancement System (including fleet ships and missions), Nukara Adventure Zone	12 Jul 2012
Season 7: New Romulus	New Romulus Adventure Zone, Reputation System (Task Force Omega, New Romulus), and Tau Dewa Sector Block	13 Nov 2012
Legacy of Romulus	Playable Romulan faction (with its own ships, missions and hubs), Klingon missions for levels 1-20, Nimbus Adventure Zone, UI revamp, New equipment slot: Warp Core, Nukara Strikeforce reputation	21 May 2013
Season 8: The Sphere	New enemy (the Voth) and Dyson Joint Command reputation, Dyson Sphere Space Adventure Zone & Ground Battlezone, Starfleet tutorial revamp	12 Nov 2013
Season 8.5	Anniversary Event with new Featured Episode, Klingon War revamp, Quick Equip, Loadouts, starship switching mechanics	30 Jan 2014
Season 9: A New Accord	New Featured Episode advancing timeline to 2410, Space Battlezone, "Borg Advance" story arc revamp, revamp of Reputation System, 8472 Counter-Command reputation, Traits & Kits	22 Apr 2014
Season 9.5	Crafting revamp	21 Jul 2014
Delta Rising	Level cap increase (50-60), Tier 6 ships (Ship Upgrade Tokens for Tier 5 ships), Mk XIII-XIV gear (Gear Upgrade System), addition of Delta Quadrant, Captain Specialization system, Delta Alliance reputation and Kobali adventure zone	14 Oct 2014
Anniversary update	Command Specialization, Bridge Officer training revamp, Secondary Deflectors, "Romulan Mystery" story arc revamp, The Foundry Top 3	29 Jan 2015
Season 10: The Iconian War	New enemy (the Heralds), Iconian Resistance reputation, expanded Pilot Specialization and complete overhaul of Sector space into Alpha, Beta, and Delta Quadrants	21 Apr 2015
Season 10.5	Fleet Research Lab, Fleet Armada System	16 Jul 2015
Season 11: New Dawn	Beginning of "Future Proof" story arc, Admiralty System, "Cardassian Struggle" story arc revamp, Badlands Battlezone, Terran Task Force reputation	27 Oct 2015
Season 11.5	Skill system revamp, Visual Slots, Romulan Republic Admiralty campaign, Strategist Specialization	12 Apr 2016
Agents Of Yesterday	New TOS Starfleet playable faction, "Yesterday's War" story arc, Temporal Operative Specialization, Temporal Defense Initiative reputation faction	6 Jul 2016	14 Feb 2017
Agents Of Yesterday: Artifacts	Fleet Station K-13, Kit revamp, graphics and lighting update, beginning of "New Frontiers" story arc	25 Oct 2016	14 Feb 2017
Season 12: Reckoning	New enemy (the Tzenkethi), Tzenkethi Battlezone, R&D: Kits and Modules School, Lukari Restoration Initiative reputation	26 Jan 2017	18 Apr 2017
Season 13: Escalation	Competitive Wargames reputation, Space Skill rebalance, Player Potential System	25 Apr 2017	6 Jun 2017
Season 13.5	Universal Endeavor, Ferengi Alliance Admiralty campaign	18 Jul 2017	7 Sep 2017
Season 14: Emergence	New Fleet Colony World five-tier holding and defense queues, Miracle Worker Specialization	3 Oct 2017	14 Nov 2017
Anniversary Update	Re-engineering, “Scylla and Charybdis”	23 Jan 2018	6 Mar 2018
Season 14.5	Constable Specialization, “The Renegade's Regret”, Infinity Lock Box overhaul	3 Apr 2018	22 May 2018
Victory is Life	New Dominion playable faction, level cap increase (65), Mk XV gear, playable Cardassians, Gamma Quadrant arc and locations, including Gamma Quadrant Battlezone, Gamma Task Force reputation faction, Deep Space 9 revamp	5 Jun 2018	25 July 2018
Season 15: Age of Discovery	New Star Trek: Discovery-themed Starting Experience and episodes, Task Force Operations (formerly Queues) Revamp, Mission Journal Streamlining, Tier 6 Reputations	9 Oct 2018	13 Nov 2018
Season 16: Mirror of Discovery	Personal Endeavors, "J'Ula's Discovery" story arc with 3 related TFOs, Anniversary Event	23 Jan 2019	5 Mar 2019
Season 17: Rise of Discovery	All Tier 6 starships converted to level-scaling, Discovery Legends reputation	14 May 2019	25 Jun 2019
Season 18: Awakening	New Patrol and Event interfaces debuting with "Mycelial Crisis" Special Event	10 Sep 2019	15 Oct 2019
Season 19: Legacy	Anniversary 2 part mission, To Hell With Honor TFO, model revamps, legendary bundle	28 Jan 2020	3 Mar 2020
Season 20: House Divided	Year of Klingon: Part 1 (Improvements to Klingon customization, ships, environments and NPCs, revamp of KDF Tutorial and "Empire" story arc), new "Klingon Civil War" story arc	30 Jun 2020	8 Sep 2020
Season 21: House Shattered	Year of Klingon: Part 2 (Improvements to Klingon customization, environments and NPCs, revamp of KDF "Warzone" story arc), continuation of Klingon Civil War arc, new Experimental Ship Upgrade system for Tier 5-U and Tier 6 starships	6 Oct 2020	12-14 Jan 2021
Season 22: House Reborn	Year of Klingon: Part 3 (Fek'Ihri remaster, playable Discovery-era Klingons, Klingon Recruitment event, Anniversary Event, continuation of Klingon Civil War arc), Cross-Faction flying of any starship from any faction, Endeavor System rewards expanded	26 Jan 2021	3 Mar 2021
Season 23: House United	Year of Klingon: Finale (Conclusion of Klingon Civil War arc, Improvements to Qo'noS social zone, new HoS Bridge)	25 May 2021	3 Aug 2021
Season 24: Reflections	Beginning of new "Terran Gambit" story arc, Visual overhauls (Terran Empire, Federation starship, interior, and character model asset revamps), new Elite Captain Training system for Player captains	14 Sep 2021	9 Nov 2021
Season 25: Shadow's Advance	Continuation of "Terran Gambit" story arc, ongoing visual overhauls, slot increases, Anniversary Event	25 Jan 2022	15 Mar 2022
Season 26: Stormfall	Ongoing visual overhauls including revamp of 2409 Starfleet Tutorial, reimagining of “Assault on Terok Nor” as “Forged in Fire”, and continuation of "Terran Gambit" story arc	10 May 2022	22 Jun 2022
Season 27: Ascension	Terran Emperor reveal as part of the ongoing "Terran Gambit" story arc, new Elite Bridge Officer Training system for Bridge officers	13 Sep 2022	1 Nov 2022
Season 28: Refractions	Conclusion of "Terran Gambit" story arc, Anniversary Event	24 Jan 2023	March 2023
Upcoming content, Release notes

[1] Developer Blog: Age of Discovery: Secrets

[2] Developer Blog: Age of Discovery: Downfall

[3] Developer Blog: Streamlining the Mission Journal

[4] Developer Blog: Introducing: Random Task Force Operations!

[5] Developer Blog: The Defense of Starbase One!

[6] Developer Blog: Ascend to a New Level of Reputation!

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