UNPARALLELED COMING MAY 28TH!

baddmoonrizin · May 14

Our latest update, Star Trek Online: Unparalleled, is coming May 28th!

https://www.playstartrekonline.com/en/news/article/11568977

rattler2 · May 14

NANI?! THEY ACTUALLY FIGURED IT OUT?!

phoenixc · May 14

The event looks interesting

If done right, multiversing in general can be a very good thing, adding more variety in stories and potential captain-backgrounds. It would make it easier to support temporal characters too, so the recruits would actually have new stuff to do by providing avenues to do missions based on TOS, DSC, SNW, etc. without twisting the current STO lore inside out to try and accommodate it.

On the other hand, as I said in a different thread, I am not sure how useful that change token would be since so much can be changed and tweaked for free already, though I suppose if someone bought a cstore race it could be used as a sort of upgrade, like changing an unjoined Trill into a joined one.

fleetcaptain5 · May 14

I wonder what the torpedo does. And what colour it has.

thay8472 · May 14

Break the tailor again! I want to change my Gorn's outfit!

legendarylycan · May 14

Oh nice - I can change my Fakedassian into a real one.

fleetcaptain5 · May 14

legendarylycan#5411 wrote: »

Oh nice - I can change my Fakedassian into a real one.

Now we'll need playable Voth, more than ever. I've got four fake ones ready.

fleetcaptain5 · May 14

And I imagine that fake-Lukari and fake-Kelpien players would also like to make their characters a bit more official.

duncanidaho11 · May 14

rattler2 wrote: »

NANI?! THEY ACTUALLY FIGURED IT OUT?!

Ye, software folks said they figured it out a while back per Ten Forward. Remaining hurdle was the systems team then (IIRC) citing "business reasons" for not wanting to implement. With some major changes happening with the systems team, the argument has apparently come down on the "let us give them money so we can have nice things! side. :P

davefenestrator · May 14

> Season 32 Event – Delete Alt Control
> For this new event, players can play selected content to earn the following rewards:
> ... 1 Phoenix Epic Prize Token

This is going to make a lot of people happy since the odds of getting one from a Phoenix box are roughly one in eleventy billion.

valethar · May 14

That actually makes me wonder.. If you created a 'restricted' character (IE: Romulan, Gem'Hadar, etc... ) how does flipping the race work? Those stories, etc.. were tailor made for that specific race. When the character change token mentions 'faction', does it mean Fed/KDF, or does it distinguish between things like Romulans and Gem'Hadar as well? It's going to look somewhat stupid to have a Gem'Hadar "First" as a Bolian, for example.

duncanidaho11 · May 14

valethar wrote: »

That actually makes me wonder.. If you created a 'restricted' character (IE: Romulan, Gem'Hadar, etc... ) how does flipping the race work? Those stories, etc.. were tailor made for that specific race. When the character change token mentions 'faction', does it mean Fed/KDF, or does it distinguish between things like Romulans and Gem'Hadar as well? It's going to look somewhat stupid to have a Gem'Hadar "First" as a Bolian, for example.

See "within your chosen faction". You cannot change faction alignment with these tokens. In the process of character creation: faction informs what species you have available, species does not decide faction. Ergo, species options being kept within the limits you were presented with at the start of the game They did not rewrite how characters are generated (from an end-user perspective) with this update.

For Jem'Hadar, the only utility here will be to upgrade a vanilla character to vanguard Jem'Hadar if you didn't have that unlocked when you first made them. We should not expect (unless told otherwise) that this will open up new combinations (as the process of adding new species to the game isn't likely linked 1:1 with allowing players to change a certain class of their character's metadata without catastrophic issue).

rattler2 · May 15

valethar wrote: »

That actually makes me wonder.. If you created a 'restricted' character (IE: Romulan, Gem'Hadar, etc... ) how does flipping the race work? Those stories, etc.. were tailor made for that specific race. When the character change token mentions 'faction', does it mean Fed/KDF, or does it distinguish between things like Romulans and Gem'Hadar as well? It's going to look somewhat stupid to have a Gem'Hadar "First" as a Bolian, for example.

As its within the character's faction... there will be no issues regarding story. For Romulans, it means choosing between the available races for the Romulans. For Jem'Hadar... normal and Vanguard.

You'll get the most bang for 2409 Fed and KDF. TOS Fed has 4 options, and DSC Fed has a couple options as well. But again... its within the chosen faction.

So if you have an alien gen pho Cardassian, and have Cardassians unlocked... now you can make them a legit Cardassian.
Odds are though you may have to recreate any outfits you have saved as those are saved for species. So for example if you saved a Sierra 1 uniform on a Human, you wouldn't have access to that Sierra 1 outfit on a Trill.

caseyleep · May 15

it would break faction only quest rewards having a faction option id say a race and gender change is good although does it cover name also

marty123 · May 15

Question about the "Captain Alteration Token"

So it says you will be able to change your captains gender and species “within your faction” of I used it in a character from a subfaction such as the TOS starfleet does that mean I will only be able to the character into one of the four species specifically linked to that alternate start or will I be able to turn it into a species from the full starfleet faction?

fleetcaptain5 · May 15

davefenestrator wrote: »

> Season 32 Event – Delete Alt Control
> For this new event, players can play selected content to earn the following rewards:
> ... 1 Phoenix Epic Prize Token

This is going to make a lot of people happy since the odds of getting one from a Phoenix box are roughly one in eleventy billion.

Same for the Lobi I guess. While it's relatively easy to get with certainty, 500 crystals on top of the event-specific piece of equipment is really nice. This event is remarkably generous.

I mean, that's 3 free Boimler effect's or bioneural infusion circuit's when there's a sale.

inferiority · May 15

1 Phoenix Epic Prize Token

Oh, c'mon - please change it to a "Choice Pack - Epic-Tier Phoenix Ship Account Unlock"!!!

rattler2 · May 15

marty123#3757 wrote: »

Question about the "Captain Alteration Token"

So it says you will be able to change your captains gender and species “within your faction” of I used it in a character from a subfaction such as the TOS starfleet does that mean I will only be able to the character into one of the four species specifically linked to that alternate start or will I be able to turn it into a species from the full starfleet faction?

Yea... odds are subfactions are also limited to what's available to said subfaction as technically it is a faction code wise, thus has a different species pool from the others. If its a TOS, you got TOS options. If its DSC you got DSC options. If its Romulan you got Romulan options.

smokebailey · May 15

Hope the new TFO won't merely be a repackaged Sompek.

inferiority · May 15

smokebailey wrote: »

Hope the new TFO won't merely be a repackaged Sompek.

Me too, but from the sound of it...

questerius · May 16

I will admit that the Captain Alteration Token sounds very interesting.

Hopefully it will a slot to all non alien races.

That said, it is tempting to change old characters into Cardassian, Romulan or Liberated Borg.

I wonder what the cost in the C-store will be for this new Captain Alteration Token.

marty123 · May 19

rattler2 wrote: »

Yea... odds are subfactions are also limited to what's available to said subfaction as technically it is a faction code wise, thus has a different species pool from the others. If its a TOS, you got TOS options. If its DSC you got DSC options. If its Romulan you got Romulan options.

Romulan was always obvious as they are fully their own faction witha unique hub and everything. I was just wishful thinking that the alternate starts for Federation that once you reach the Federation get essentailly fully rolled into the 25th century federation faction would have the 25th century options available.

rattler2 · May 20

marty123#3757 wrote: »

Romulan was always obvious as they are fully their own faction witha unique hub and everything. I was just wishful thinking that the alternate starts for Federation that once you reach the Federation get essentailly fully rolled into the 25th century federation faction would have the 25th century options available.

Until we actually get our hands on these tokens we don't know. However consider the differences between the three Fedsm the animations and effects are different, along with different missions. Hell TOS Feds have a whole story arc unique to them, and DSC Feds start with an arc other factions go through later as "simulations". So, to me anyways, that is a LOT that can potentially be messed up by being able to switch from TOS to 2409 or DSC. Makes more sense just to basically reactivate the Character Creator for the chosen character's faction.

phoenixc · May 20

The TOS faction is another one that could really use the 'Alien' option in the character generator. There are a lot of races in TOS and ENT that could be done which would be era-appropriate. Just widening out the color palettes would at least be a help if the devs cannot add the tab, since a lot of the aliens were done with odd color makeups and wigs.

questerius · May 21

Also, time to update the Sompek builds.

duncanidaho11 · May 22

phoenixc#0738 wrote: »

The TOS faction is another one that could really use the 'Alien' option in the character generator. There are a lot of races in TOS and ENT that could be done which would be era-appropriate. Just widening out the color palettes would at least be a help if the devs cannot add the tab, since a lot of the aliens were done with odd color makeups and wigs.

I proposed this way back and got a firm no from Geko, as he was *really* invested in making TOS FED as literal an interpretation as possible of limited aesthetics. Eg. humans are humans, maximum bumpers applied.

With the team turnover though...this is an area that's very likely up for reconsideration. Though I'd take the option being considered (just give TOS FED access to all 2409 FED species options) over narrowly defined options that omit STO's most unique feature (alien-gen, I've yet to find another game to include something like it and as well fleshed out with options besides Spore and modding Stellaris.) It's worth going the extra mile to at least give everyone an alien-gen option.

spiritborn · May 23

duncanidaho11 wrote: »

phoenixc#0738 wrote: »

The TOS faction is another one that could really use the 'Alien' option in the character generator. There are a lot of races in TOS and ENT that could be done which would be era-appropriate. Just widening out the color palettes would at least be a help if the devs cannot add the tab, since a lot of the aliens were done with odd color makeups and wigs.

I proposed this way back and got a firm no from Geko, as he was *really* invested in making TOS FED as literal an interpretation as possible of limited aesthetics. Eg. humans are humans, maximum bumpers applied.

With the team turnover though...this is an area that's very likely up for reconsideration. Though I'd take the option being considered (just give TOS FED access to all 2409 FED species options) over narrowly defined options that omit STO's most unique feature (alien-gen, I've yet to find another game to include something like it and as well fleshed out with options besides Spore and modding Stellaris.) It's worth going the extra mile to at least give everyone an alien-gen option.

I'd give TOS the species that are not known to be later additions to UFP, so if we don't know when they joined they'd be up for consideration for the TOS faction though some like the Ferengi or Bajorans who we do know had their first contact after the time the TOS storyline is set should be out.

quasarbat · May 23

thay8472 wrote: »

Break the tailor again! I want to change my Gorn's outfit!

How do you have a federation gorn?
I'd love to do that!

inferiority · June 23

quasarbat#2903 wrote: »

How do you have a federation gorn?

I'd guess it's a Federation Alien but somehow had bugged/glitched options to have a Gorn head and hands.
Looks pretty cool, though...

UNPARALLELED COMING MAY 28TH!

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