Star Trek Online Details Revealed
Posted on 08 August 2008 by Erik
Cryptic Studios has revealed new information from the seemingly never-ending development of the MMO Star Trek Online.
According to Cryptic chief creative officer Jack Emmert, players will begin their voyage as the captain of a small Starfleet or Klingon Empire ship, able to customize their characters as previously existing Trek races or create totally new species. In concordance with the series, exploration and scientific discovery remains the main focus. Emmert spoke to the AP:
“You’ll venture through space exploring new civilizations and life-forms…You’ll also beam down to planets and have adventures inside your ship. It’s a galactic-wide game. There’s going to be tons of space to investigate. We have a great system for exploration, which will allow for almost infinite possibilities.”
Standard locations including Vulcan and Bajor will be available with the time period of Star Trek Online set “a few generations” after TNG. The title also brings the possibility of encountering familiar characters from the series.
“There might be a ship called Enterprise flying around, but it’s probably not the same ship anymore,” said Emmert. “Most of the characters will have either retired or passed on, but you’ll definitely be going to all the places you know and love from Star Trek.”
The studio is preparing to show the first gameplay footage of Star Trek Online in Las Vegas this Sunday, August 10.
“You’re going to see the actual game working and functioning. This isn’t renders. This isn’t concept art,” Emmert specified. “Everything that people will see on Sunday is going to be taken right from Star Trek Online as it stands today, so hardened people should know that a release date might be closer than they think.”
Cautious optimists, start your engines.
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