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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. |
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. |
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+ | 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>. |
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Revision as of 15:26, 19 September 2020
Star Trek Online (often abbreviated to STO) is a Star Trek themed free-to-play MMORPG developed by the Cryptic Studios, published by Perfect World Entertainment.
Star Trek Online begins 30 years after the events of Star Trek Nemesis in the year 2409 when the Federation is at war with the Klingon Empire once again.
Game release
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 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.[1]
Microsoft Windows: Beta access dates
Release dates
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Xbox One and PlayStation 4: Release dates
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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 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 [2].
System requirements
As of March 1, 2017, Star Trek Online no longer[3] 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 recommend that the following specifications are met:
- OS: Windows® Vista SP2, 7, 8 or 10
- Processor: Intel Core 2 Duo 1.8 GHz (or equivalent AMD CPU)
- Memory: 2 GB
- Hard Disk: 21 GB
- Graphics: NVidia GeForce 8000, ATI/AMD Radeon HD 2000, Intel G965M Express, Intel HD Graphics 2000 or better (Supports Direct3D Hardware Feature Level 10 or higher)
- Sound: DirectX 10 compatible sound chip or onboard audio capability with the latest sound drivers
- Network: Broadband Internet connection required
Gameplay
- See also: Getting Started in STO
- See also: Star Trek Online FAQ
Gameplay revolves around playing a character of desired faction in an open world, with various locations and elements from the Star Trek universe. It features a combination of space, where you take control of a starship, and 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 (episodic storyline, PvE Queues), PvP and other content slowly unlocked with leveling.
Updates
Major updates
- See Upcoming content for information on future releases.
Timeline of updates
- See Chronology for an overview over the fictional history of Star Trek Online.
Star Trek Online launched on February 2, 2010 and has had many updates and fixes along the way. The following is a comprehensive listing of the major additions and changes.
For missions, only non-random generated content like episodes and daily missions are included. For the C-Store, only ships and species are included.
Star Trek Online-Legacy of Romulus
Legacy of Romulus-Delta Rising
Delta Rising-Agents of Yesterday
Agents of Yesterday-Season 14
Console edition
Star Trek Online - Official Console Announcement Trailer
Star Trek Online was released on Xbox One and PlayStation 4 on September 6, 2016 for NA, and on September 7, 2016 for EU. At release, the console edition was up to Season 11.5, and a select number of reputations.
On November 18, 2016 the Star Trek Online: Fleets update introduced Fleet Holdings (up to K-13), the Duty Officer system, Research & Development, the Admiralty System, as well as the Iconian Resistance and Task Force Omega Reputations.
On February 14, 2017 Agents Of Yesterday was released for consoles. This included the base expansion along with the Artifacts mid-expansion update already available on PC. Alongside the expansion marked the addition of the Fleet Armada System and the remaining reputations to console, along with their respective queues. A special STO anniversary event also took place from February 14 to March 17, allowing console players to obtain the Krenim Science Vessel as well as play the featured episode Echoes of Light.
Statistics
For the 3rd Anniversary of Star Trek Online, PC Gamer released some game statistics[4]:
- 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[5]:
- 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[6]:
- 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[7]:
- 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.
Concept art
Beta screenshots
References
- ↑ Mac closure notice (February 2016)
- ↑ Dan Stahl - Forum posting (1 August 2012)
- ↑ Updated system requirements for Star Trek Online (December 2016)
- ↑ PC Gamer - Star Trek Online three-year anniversary beams up guest appearance by Denise Crosby (30 January 2013)
- ↑ 4-Year Anniversary Infographic (30 January 2014)
- ↑ 5-Year Anniversary Infographic (29 January 2015)
- ↑ 8-Year Anniversary Infographic (23 January 2018)
External Links
- StarTrekOnline.com, the official website
- Star Trek Online at Memory Alpha, the Star Trek Wiki.
- Star Trek Online at Wikipedia
- Star Trek Online: 8th Anniversary Dev Reflections on Youtube, January 17, 2018.
- Console edition