Season Nine: A New Accord

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Season Nine: A New Accord was released on April 22, 2014. It advanced the game-timeline from the year 2409 to 2410 and prominently featured the Undine, changes to the Reputation System, Kits, the revamped and merged Borg and Undine mission-arc Borg Advance, and an update to Earth Spacedock.

Systems

New Reputation System

• 8472 Counter-Command (aka Undine Reputation), with new rewards/currencies:
  • Undine Marks
  • [Isomorphic Injection]
  • 9 new Reputation Traits, unlocked at Tier 1–5

Revamped Reputation Systems

• Slightly revamped Reputation System: Dyson Joint Command
  • removal of Dyson Joint Command Commendation for daily (20h) reputation project; replaced with Daily Bonus Mark reward (+50 Reputation Marks)
• Heavily revamped Reputation Systems: Task Force Omega, Nukara Strikeforce, New Romulus
  • removal of all Mk X / Mk XI gear
  • non-scaling Reputation Project costs on all Tiers and all Reputations (except Event Reputations):

Description	Costs			Rewards
	Marks			Rep. Points		Equipment
Daily (20h) project	30 Marks	15,000	2,000	2,500 Rep.	340	1 Requisition Pack
Hourly (1h) project I (up to 3x per 20h)	20 Marks	7,500	1,000	200 Rep.	140	1 Requisition Pack
Hourly (1h) project II	20 Marks	7,500	1,000	0 Rep.	340	1 Requisition Pack
Claim next Rep. Tier (5s)	5 Marks			unlocks Reputation Items, Stores and Costumes

Reputation Powers Revamp, now called Reputation Traits

• free Reputation Trait respecs
• available slots: 4 passive powers (space), 4 passive powers (ground), 4 active powers
• update of all currently available passive Reputation Powers

Locations and missions

• New Earth Space Dock
• Feature Episode: “Surface Tension”
• Undine PvE Queue missions (Normal/Elite)
  • “Undine Assault” (Space)
  • “Undine Infiltration” (Ground)
  • “Viscous Cycle” (Space)
• Solanae Dyson Sphere: Undine Space Battlezone (formerly Voth Zone)
• Solanae Dyson Sphere (episode)
  • “Fluidic Destruction” (new, Undine Battlezone Tutorial)
• Borg Advance: new Borg/Undine storyline episode
  • “Report to Gamma Orionis” (reuse)
  • “Where Angels Fear to Tread” (revamp of “The Return”)
  • “A Gathering Darkness” (revamp of “Asset Recovery” and “Collateral Damage”)
  • “Assimilation” (revamp of “Assimilation (Undine Advance)”)
  • “Fluid Dynamics” (new)
• Removal of Borg Collective (episode) and Undine Advance missions
  • “State of Q”
  • “Fluid Dynamics (Undine Advance)”
  • “A Light in the Dark”

Accolades

Undine Space Battlezone

• Denied Voth Entry
• Fluidic Explosion
• Just Said No to Planet Killing
• Singularity Sensation
• Spaceside Assistance
• Tachyon Technician

“Surface Tension”

• Bit of a Fixer Upper
• Cracking Eggs
• It's a Trap

“Fluid Dynamics”

• Soother

Items

• New [Undine Lock Box]
• New personal Kits, consisting of Kit frames and Kit modules
• 8472 Counter-Command Reputation Items
  • 8472 Counter-Command Elite (Ground Set)
    • Counter-Command Personal Shield Mk XII (Tier 1)
    • Counter-Command Bio-Molecular Phaser Rifle Mk XII (Tier 3)
    • Counter-Command Bio-Molecular Disruptor Rifle Mk XII (Tier 3)
    • Counter-Command Exo-Armor Mk XII (Tier 5)
  • Fluidic Counter Assault (Space Set)
    • Counter-Command Deflector Array Mk XII (Tier 2)
    • Counter-Command Hyper Impulse Engines Mk XII (Tier 3)
    • Counter-Command Warp Core Mk XII (Tier 4)
    • Counter-Command Singularity Core Mk XII (Tier 4)
    • Counter-Command Covariant Shield Array Mk XII (Tier 5)
  • Counter Command Ordnance (Space Set)
    • Console - Universal - Hydrodynamics Compensator (Tier 1)
    • Enhanced Bio-Molecular Photon Torpedo Launcher Mk XII (Tier 2)
    • Heavy Bio-Molecular Phaser Turret Mk XII (Tier 4)
    • Heavy Bio-Molecular Disruptor Turret Mk XII (Tier 4)
  • Kit Modules
    • Tactical Kit Module - Bio-Molecular Photon Grenade Mk XII (Tier 3)
    • Engineering Kit Module - Nanite Medical Generator Mk XII (Tier 3)
    • Science Kit Module - Nanite Sonic Pulse Mk XII (Tier 3)
• 8472 Counter-Command Reputation Stores
  • Bio-Molecular Ground Weapons Mk XII (Tier 1 & 2)
  • Bio-Molecular Space Weapons Mk XII (Tier 3 & 4)
  • Bio-Molecular Kit Frames Mk XII (Tier 5)

Ships

With release of Season 9, two Undine Bioships and three new faction-specific Mirror Universe Ships became available. On May 8, 2014 two new Federation Patrol Escorts became available.

• Lobi Crystal Consortium
  • Undine Dromias-class Bio-Cruiser
• Undine Lock Box
  • Mirror Universe Nova-class Science Vessel Retrofit
  • Mirror Universe Somraw-class Raptor Retrofit
  • Mirror Universe Mogai-class Heavy Warbird Retrofit
  • Undine Nicor-class Bio-Warship
• Zen Store
  • Tempest-class Patrol Escort Refit
    • Fleet Maelstrom-class Patrol Escort Refit

Birds-of-Prey also received several upgrades: Raider Flanking, increased hull strength, and increased ambush damage.

Season 9.5

Mid-season update released July 21, 2014, focusing on a complete rework of the crafting system.

• New Crafting system with new crafting materials
• Removal of Memory Alpha and Star Clusters
• Odyssey uniform new standard uniform for all Starfleet personnel. Odyssey and Bortasqu' uniforms now freely available for everyone.

See Also

• Release notes

References

• Season 9 Dev blog entries at the Official website.

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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
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 by Fire”, and continuation of "Terran Gambit" story arc	10 May 2022	TBA (June 2022)
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