Tomorrow, at 11am PT, we'll sit down with the designers behind the upcoming Damocles Class! Tune in at: https://www.twitch.tv/crypticstudios

Our test server, Tribble, is about to return! Get a chance to test out the items and ships you want, and maybe some upcoming content! It goes live with a big party next week, the 22nd, at 1pm PT: https://www.playstartrekonline.com/en/news/article/11581254

This week is your last chance, for now, to save 80% on some incredible items in the Return to Duty Starter Pack! Whether you're starting a new adventure in STO, or continuing your Captain's story, these are some incredible items. https://www.playstartrekonline.com/en/news/article/11580909

You can claim an epic giveaway, including the Elachi Qulash Frigate, on the Epic Game Store starting tomorrow! https://www.playstartrekonline.com/en/news/article/11581164

The Infinity Lock Box was updated on PC today, with the contents of the Partners in Crime Lockbox! Put your enemies on ice! https://www.playstartrekonline.com/en/news/article/11581197

Star Trek Online has launched to two new social media frontiers, and you can be entered into an amazing giveaway by following us there! https://www.playstartrekonline.com/en/news/article/11581158

Tomorrow at 11am PT, it's our first Chill Q&A Stream with Ambassador Kael! Come by and hang out, play some STO, and ask your questions about the game! https://www.twitch.tv/crypticstudios

In celebration of the Crystalline Chaos event tomorrow, we'll be putting a large number of Tholian items in Mudd's Market on sale, and we're announcing when the Radiation Cannon is entering the market as well. Get all the details here: https://www.playstartrekonline.com/en/news/article/11581077

The Darkmom Consortium, @kyuucontinuum.net, and @sto.wiki team up with Ambassador Kael and Miku to battle the all new Crystalline Entity TFO! Tuesday, at 11:30 am PT! https://www.twitch.tv/crypticstudios

Our friends at @beadleandgrimms.com are on the last days of their Star Trek board game Kickstarter! Get a free Hysperian Battle Cruiser for backing at the Captain's and Admiral's tiers! https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/beadleandgrimms/star-trek-murder-mystery-escape-room-games-ds9-lower-decks

Concept Artist Gökhan Kahraman: "The Orchid Class was one of my first ship designs for STO, with its sharp lines and tattoo-like details, it was meant to feel bold and powerful. Translating animated references into a more realistic form was a key challenge, and I'm very happy with the result."

Star Trek Online will have maintenance today for PC at 12:30 PM PT (in about twenty minutes). This is to fix the "Message Unequip" issue. No estimated downtime, but should be fairly short. Thanks for your patience!

Hey folks! You may have noticed that unequipping an item can lead to an annoying message spam in your chat. We're aware and working to fix it. I'll let you know as soon as the fix is going live - there's a chance we do another maintenance today to fix it, but it might go as late as Thursday.

First appearing in The Animated Series, and then resurrected in Lower Decks, the Orion Orchid Class menacingly moves onto PC tomorrow! Find out the details here: https://www.playstartrekonline.com/en/news/article/11580981

This Tuesday, the designers of the Orchid Class - Ramon and Mayo - join us for a live stream discussion about the new ship, its design inspiration, capabilities in battle, and more! Tune in at 11am PT: https://www.twitch.tv/crypticstudios

Want to know what's coming in the future of Star Trek Online? Then you should check out our 2026 Roadmap we released yesterday! Find out about all the events, ships and more you can expect for the rest of the year!

We're seeing some reports that some new, Quick Start Jem'Hadar are not receiving the Bridge Officers they should. We're looking into it.

The Return to Duty Starter Pack gives you a ton of useful items for an extremely good deal, including the Kobayashi Maru device! Available now on all platforms: https://www.playstartrekonline.com/en/news/article/11580909

Return to Star Trek Online in the Quick Start Event! For a limited time, claim a free Tactical Vanguard Jem'Hadar along with a free character slot - even if you're at the character limit. Jump in to the game in a streamlined experience! https://www.playstartrekonline.com/en/news/article/11580531

This Tuesday, Executive Producer Thomas Marrone sits down with us for the quarterly Fireside Chat! Join us to have your questions answered, learn the future of Star Trek Online, and finally find out why the "New Character" button moved! 4pm PT, at: https://www.twitch.tv/crypticstudios

Today is your last chance to back the Beadle and Grimm's Kickstarter and get a free Deep Space Nine pack in Star Trek Online! Don't miss this opportunity! https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/beadleandgrimms/star-trek-murder-mystery-escape-room-games-ds9-lower-decks

If you're experiencing issues logging in on PC via Arc or Steam, we're aware and looking into it. You should be able to log in via just using the STO launcher.

@beadleandgrimms.com is launching a Kickstarter for two new board games, and you can get a DS9 Pack in STO! Back at the Captain's or Admiral's Tier to get the Hysperian Cruiser as well! https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/beadleandgrimms/star-trek-murder-mystery-escape-room-games-ds9-lower-decks

Tomorrow, April 14, 2026 at 11:00 AM, we're bringing on the fabulous Endeavor and Mac-1701 for a content creator stream, to show off some budget builds for the Noble and Gral Classes! Tune in at: https://www.twitch.tv/crypticstudios

Mudd is bringing a brand new Choice Pack and MEGA Bundle to PC next week! https://www.playstartrekonline.com/en/news/article/11580741

Star Trek Online will have maintenance on Xbox and Playstation at around 11:00 AM PT today. This update should create a fix for the performance issues and the yellow text errors players have been experiencing. Estimated downtime is two hours.

Star Trek Online will have maintenance on PC at around 12:15 pm PT today. This update should create a fix for the performance issues and the yellow text errors players have been experiencing. Estimated downtime is two hours.

Eighteen years ago, the Noble Class was one of the first ships of Star Trek Online that anyone saw. Now, with her remaster on PC, Xbox and Playstation as the free reward for First Contact Day, Art Lead Philip Dunne has recreated the iconic Game Informer cover! Look at the majesty!

We're seeing reports from you folks that PC has had worse performance overall since we bounced the servers yesterday. The temporary solution might be to revert the fix, which would bring back those annoying yellow error messages but improve performance. We'll let you know as we do.

Eighteen years ago, the Noble Class was one of the first ships of Star Trek Online that anyone saw. Now, with her remaster on PC, Xbox and Playstation as the free reward for First Contact Day, Art Lead Philip Dunne has recreated the iconic Game Informer cover! Look at the majesty!

The Borg managed to assimilate the Combat Logs on PC, and now we have to use time travel to fix it. (There was a bug that some of you have experienced with weird yellow text in the combat logs, this will fix that). Servers will need to come down for a very short period of time in about 15 minutes.

Remember that excellent documentary about the 16th Anniversary Ship Bundle? Would you like to see the extended cut? We've teamed up with Spacedock to release the full, twenty minute version, and it's live right now: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dhGjEDZaaWc&t=21s

Captains may have noticed a change in the character login screen this morning - it's intentional, but not finished. The change was made in the leadup for something exciting, but not permanent, in the next few weeks. You'll find out more soon!

First appearing in Strange New Worlds, the Gral Class Command Scout is joining the Infinity Lock Box today on PC! Find out all about her here: https://www.playstartrekonline.com/en/news/article/11580663

Tomorrow, at 11am PT, it's a two-part stream! First, we'll take a look at First Contact Day, with a deep dive on the event, the Noble, and a mystery ship! Then the team behind the Enterprise Documentary will talk behind the scenes! https://www.twitch.tv/crypticstudios

To Boldly Go Where No One Has Gone Before - another incredible day in mankind's exploration of space, as the Artemis II crew has officially gone farther from Earth than anyone in history. Congratulations to Integrity, and as they said, let this record be broken quickly.

It's almost time to celebrate First Contact Day again, and the event reward is something you've requested for a long time. The Noble Class is Remastered and Refit, and completing the event will give you a 5/3, Battlecruiser Sovereign! https://www.playstartrekonline.com/en/news/article/11580654

We're making some changes to how the Empersa Lance works. Find out the what and why from Systems Designer Mayo Uribe: https://www.playstartrekonline.com/en/news/article/11580666

Starting today on all platforms, claim your daily free Phoenix Prize Pack in-game for great rewards! 🎁 👉 https://www.playstartrekonline.com/en/news/article/11580645

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Our Bonus Dilithium Event returns on all platforms today. Earn additional Dilithium Ore throughout the game, save 20% in the Dilithium Store, and get Vanity Shields for Dilithium! 👉 https://www.playstartrekonline.com/en/news/article/11580639

We're going back to space, and even further than before. A huge congratulations to the entire Artemis II team on their successful launch! Boldly go, and we'll see you when you get back from the dark side of the moon!

Run for your lives! And also, drop your valuables while you're running! It's definitely a Zombie Moopsy invasion! Totally. https://www.playstartrekonline.com/en/news/article/11580552

In just about an hour and a half, @stu1701.bsky.social, @galgaming96220.bsky.social, @wulfegrey.bsky.social, and @nic-nb.bsky.social are joining us for a Ship Build Stream, to talk about the new 16th Anniversary Enterprise Bundle! https://www.twitch.tv/crypticstudios

We've teamed up with the amazing game designers at @beadleandgrimms.com as they launch two new Star Trek tabletop experiences! Back now to get a special DS9 Pack, and get both games to get a free Hysperian Battlecruiser! https://www.playstartrekonline.com/en/news/article/11580492

📜 Here are today's PC Patch Notes: 👉 https://cutt.ly/ytAvGE2a

If you'd like to start a new adventure or switch things up for your current Captain, these discounts on Xbox and PlayStation are coming at the right time this week! 👉 https://cutt.ly/btAw4ErN

Star Trek Online will have maintenance on all platforms at 7am PT today, 3/31. Estimated downtime is 2.5 hours for PC and 2 hours for Console. The PC patch notes will be posted later. Thank you for your patience! 🖖

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