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'''Star Trek Online''' (often abbreviated to '''STO''') is a ''Star Trek'' themed free-to-play [[MMORPG]] developed by [[Cryptic Studios]], published by Perfect World Entertainment. 

==Setting==
:''See also [[Chronology]] and [[Canon in Star Trek Online]]''
Star Trek Online begins 30 years after the events of [[Star Trek: Nemesis]] and 22 years after the destruction of [[Romulus]] (seen in [[Star Trek (2009)]]. The year is [[2409]] and the infiltration by the [[Undine]] (Species 8472) has led to a new war between the [[United Federation of Planets|Federation]] and the [[Klingon Empire]], and a [[Romulan Republic]] (under [[Spock]]'s protege [[D'Tan]]) has broken away from the remnants of the [[Romulan Star Empire]] (under Empress [[Sela]]). The game covers characters, locations and events from all series and films, including the latest releases such as [[Star Trek: Picard]].

==Gameplay==
:''For information on how to get started, see the links on the wiki's main page.''
Gameplay revolves around playing a [[Player character|character]] of desired [[faction]] in an open world, with various locations and elements from the ''Star Trek'' universe. It features a combination of [[Space combat|space]], where you take control of a [[Playable starship|starship]], and [[Ground combat|ground]] portion of the game, where you control an avatar from the first or third person view. Game starts with a character customization, and a [[tutorial]] which introduces player with basic mechanics and available game formats, such as [[PvE]] ([[Episode|episodic storyline]], [[Task Force Operation|PvE Queues]]), [[Player versus player|PvP]] and [[End game|other content]] slowly unlocked with [[Rank|leveling]].

==Game release==
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The launch of ''Star Trek Online'' for Microsoft Windows occurred on February 2, 2010. Players who pre-ordered had early access, called Head Start, which began January 29, 2010. The launch build was temporarily revived on April 1, 2015, known as ''[[Rebirth|Star Trek Online: Rebirth]],'' allowing players to experience the game as it originally existed. 

On November 12, 2013, a beta version of Star Trek Online became available for MacOS, but official support ended on February 5, 2016.<ref>[https://www.arcgames.com/en/forums/startrekonline#/discussion/1211294/mac-closure-notice/p1 Mac closure notice (February 2016)]</ref>

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|style="min-width:310px;" | <span class="fakeheading">'''Microsoft Windows''':</span><br />

<u>Beta access dates</u>
* Closed Beta: October 22, 2009
* Open Beta: January 12&ndash;26, 2010
* Head Start: January 29, 2010

<u>Release dates</u>
* North America: February 2, 2010
* Europe: February 5, 2010
* Australia: February 11, 2010

|style="vertical-align: top;" |<span class="fakeheading">'''Xbox One and PlayStation 4''':</span><br />

<u>Release dates</u>
* North America: September 6, 2016
* Europe: September 7, 2016
|}

===Development===
Star Trek Online was originally being developed by Perpetual Entertainment, but in January 2008 the company announced it would no longer be developing the game and the license and content was transferred to [[Cryptic Studios]], while the game was being published by Atari Interactive and Namco Bandai. 

After Perfect World acquired Cryptic, it was announced on August 31, 2011 that they would be offering Star Trek Online in a [[free-to-play]] model in addition to its subscription option. The [http://www.arcgames.com/en/games/star-trek-online/news/detail/3026713 details] of such a system, with free silver accounts and paying gold accounts, were announced September 6. The free-to-play service launched on January 17, 2012. By July 2012, Star Trek Online was the top performing game for Perfect World North America <ref>[http://sto-forum.perfectworld.com/showpost.php?p=5072451&postcount=48 Dan Stahl - Forum posting (1 August 2012)]</ref>.

===System requirements===
As of March 1, 2017, Star Trek Online no longer<ref>[https://www.arcgames.com/en/forums/startrekonline/#/discussion/1225790/updated-system-requirements-for-star-trek-online/p1 Updated system requirements for Star Trek Online (December 2016)]</ref> supports Windows XP and Direct3D 9, or Video Cards with a Direct3D Hardware Feature Level less than 10.0. To ensure a smooth gaming experience, it is recommended that the following specifications are met:
* OS: Windows® 8 or 10 (64-bit)
* Processor: Intel Core 2 Duo 2.2 GHz (or equivalent AMD CPU)
* Memory: 4 GB RAM
* Hard Disk: 21 GB
* Graphics: NVidia GeForce GTX 4xx, ATI/AMD Radeon HD 5xxx, or Intel HD Graphics 4xxx or better (Supports Direct3D Hardware Feature Level 11 or higher)
* Sound: DirectX 11 compatible sound chip or onboard audio capability with the latest sound drivers
* Network: Broadband Internet connection required

==Updates==

[[File:Legacy of Romulus logo.png|thumb|300px|The logo of ''Legacy of Romulus'']]
:''Main article: [[Season]], [[Release notes]]''
In Star Trek Online, major updates/patches are called seasons in reference to the television show. Season numbering has remained consistent between PC and Console releases, despite seasons 1-11 being released at launch for console. The largest updates have been called expansions, which to date include;

* [[Legacy of Romulus]]: introducing the [[Romulan Republic]] faction and early-game [[KDF]] characters.
* [[Delta Rising]]: adding the [[Delta Quadrant]] and a [[Star Trek: Voyager]] focused storyline.
* [[Agents of Yesterday]]: introducing the [[TOS Starfleet]] mini-faction and a [[Temporal Cold War]] story.
* [[Victory is Life]]: focusing on [[Star Trek: Deep Space Nine]].

Since Victory is Life, the game has focused on releasing expansions overtime with thematically-linked major story updates.
* [[Season Fifteen: Age of Discovery|Season 15]] to [[Season Eighteen: Awakening|Season 18]] focused on [[Star Trek: Discovery]].
* [[Season Twenty: House Divided|Season 20]] to [[Season Twenty-three: House United|Season 23]] focused on a [[Year of Klingon]] theme.
* [[Season Twenty-four: Reflections|Season 24]] and onwards focuses on a [[Terran Empire]] story arc.

==Statistics==
For the 3rd Anniversary of Star Trek Online, PC Gamer released some game statistics<ref>[http://www.pcgamer.com/2013/01/30/star-trek-online-three-year-anniversary/ PC Gamer - Star Trek Online three-year anniversary beams up guest appearance by Denise Crosby (30 January 2013)]</ref>:
* 2 million existing player characters
* 10 million starships in service
* 10 billion light years travelled
* 1 billion planetary encounters
* 800 million episodes completed
* 16,500 fleets in service

For the 4th Anniversary of Star Trek Online, additional statistics were released<ref>[http://sto.perfectworld.com/news/?p=1089211 4-Year Anniversary Infographic (30 January 2014)]</ref>:
* 3.2 million existing player characters
* 16 million starships in service
* 300 playable starships to command
* 2.8 million reputation projects completed
* 75.8 million duty officers in service
* 21,500 fleets in service

For the 5th Anniversary of Star Trek Online, additional statistics were released<ref>[http://www.arcgames.com/en/games/star-trek-online/news/detail/9065123-star-trek-online-5-year-anniversary-infographic 5-Year Anniversary Infographic (29 January 2015)]</ref>:
* 3.8 million existing player characters, on 2.5 million accounts
** 51% tactical, 28% engineering, 22% science
** 73% Starfleet, 16% Klingon, 11% Romulan
* 421 playable starships to command
* 107 million duty officers in service
* 25,040 fleets in service

8th Anniversary updated statistics<ref>[https://twitter.com/trekonlinegame/status/955917627938914304 8-Year Anniversary Infographic (23 January 2018)]</ref>:
* 5.2 million total players (62% on PC, 19% on PS4, 19% on Xbox)
* 139 unique species available as captains, bridge officers, or duty officers
* 502 unique playable ships
* 161 playable [[episode]]

==Gallery==
===Perpetual Entertainment screenshots===
Some of the very few in-game screenshots released, shortly before Perpetual Entertainment stopped development.
<gallery>
Image:LOGO_E_1.gif|Early Dev.Logo
Image:Closed_1.jpg|Space scene
Image:Closed_2.jpg|Ground scene
Image:Closed_3.jpg|Ship Interior
Image:Closed_4.jpg|Ship Interior
Image:Closed_5.jpg|Ship Interior
Image:Closed_6.jpg|Early Dev.Ship
</gallery>

===Concept art===
<gallery widths="150px" perrow="4">
Image:Concept_1.jpeg|Early Concept art
Image:Concept_2.jpg|Early Concept art
Image:Concept_3.jpg|Early Concept art
Image:Concept_4.jpg|Early Concept art
Image:Concept_5.jpg|Early Concept art
Image:Concept_6.jpg|Early Concept art
Image:Concept_7.jpg|Early Concept art
Image:Concept_8.jpg|Early Concept art
Image:Concept_9.jpg|Early Concept art
Image:Concept_10.jpg|Early Concept art
Image:Concept_11.jpg|Early Concept art
Image:Stobox.jpg|Early Rating Pending cover art
</gallery>

===Beta screenshots===
<gallery widths="150px" perrow="4">
Image:Open_1.jpg|Open Beta ground scene
Image:Open_2.jpg|Open Beta ground scene
Image:Open_3.jpg|Open Beta inventory & status windows
Image:Open_4.jpg|Open Beta space scene
Image:Open_6.jpg|Open Beta Loading Screen
</gallery>

==References==
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==External Links==
* [http://www.startrekonline.com StarTrekOnline.com], the official website
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* {{wikipedia|Star Trek Online}}
* [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JwJK1tWyU64 Star Trek Online: 8th Anniversary Dev Reflections] on Youtube, <small>January 17, 2018.</small>
;Console edition:
* [http://www.arcgames.com/en/games/xbox/star-trek-online/news/detail/9981193-star-trek-online%3A-console-ui Star Trek Online: Console UI]
* [http://www.arcgames.com/en/games/xbox/star-trek-online/news/detail/10010203-star-trek-online%3A-console-space-ui Star Trek Online: Console Space UI]
* [http://www.arcgames.com/en/games/xbox/star-trek-online/news/detail/10031843-star-trek-online%3A-console-ground-ui Star Trek Online: Console Ground UI]
* [http://www.arcgames.com/en/games/xbox/star-trek-online/news/detail/10029803-star-trek-online%3A-navigating-console-ui Star Trek Online: Navigating Console UI]
* [http://www.arcgames.com/en/games/xbox/star-trek-online/news/detail/10142423-star-trek-online-console-differences Star Trek Online Console Differences]

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