Star Trek MMO in the works for PC and Xbox 360

by Steven Williamson on 28 July 2008, 11:15

Tags: Star Trek Online, PC, RPG

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Cryptic Studios, the American developer of massively multiplayer online role-playing games, including City of Heroes and the upcoming superhero game, Champions Online, is working on a new and ambitious MMO based in the Star Trek Universe.

Star Trek Online will feature everything from the elegant domes of Starfleet Academy to the ancient temples of Vulcan, from the towers of Qo’noS to the Fire Caves of Bajor, from the mysterious Mutara Nebula to the unexplored voids of deep space. all will be represented in stunning 3-D graphics.

Few details have been revealed, though we do know they'll be plenty of scope to explore strange worlds, seek out new life and civilisations, discover resources and uncover mysteries that will change the future of the Star Trek universe.

In Star Trek Online, you'll get to command your own starship as a Federation Captain or a Klingon Warrior. Outfit it with the systems that you need to make your mark in the galaxy and customize it as you see fit. Recruit, train and mold your crew into an elite force for exploration and combat.

Powered by the Cryptic Engine, Star Trek Online will be developed for both console and PC formats (we know Xbox 360 is definite, but we're unsure about the PS3 version).

Will Star Trek Online be the MMOG that allows us to boldly go where no one has gone before!

Check out the first screenshots at the official site.


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Posted by Ferral - Mon 28 Jul 2008 11:42
It was inevitable that someone would get onto something like this, only a matter of time. Why not though the Trek universe is as big as Star Wars if not bigger and the Star Wars MMO is still really popular now.

Be really cool if they can pull it off, instantly makes me think of Mass Effect but with a bit more scope with regards to the ship. Planet sections can be done in 1st or 3rd person, either way will work. From the shots it looks like they are putting a lot of work into the planetary sections, hopefully they will be fully utilised and not just flybys to the nearest spaceport with no exploration.
Posted by Betty_Swallocks - Mon 28 Jul 2008 12:39
I want to be a Klingon
Posted by stevie lee - Mon 28 Jul 2008 13:53
as long as it doesn't end up looking like ‘the void’ in voyager, then it should do well..

who wants to go to Rysa?

are the Borg in it? I might want to customise the ship a bit with ‘salvaged’ Borg components and go around assimilating everyone who proves to be futile.
Posted by Gerrard - Mon 28 Jul 2008 14:41
Heard that it died a while ago, so I'm glad it's been picked up again. Out of all the genres that ST has done, MMO would seem to be most appropriate. Reading the very brief account of it, I am imagining Pirates of the Burning Sea type stuff (ship combat, transferring to 3rd person for ship boarding and planet stuff). My only concern is developing it for the console as well and how it will impact it vs being purely for PC.
Posted by j.o.s.h.1408 - Mon 28 Jul 2008 14:43
could this be like eve online? looks interesting indeed