Guide: Canon alien race builds

Star Trek Online has a very powerful character creation editor. Using this editor, many of the non-player races can be recreated. The following guide will teach you, how to recreate canon alien species using the editor.

United Federation of Planets

Human

To create a human is not a difficult assignment. You can either choose to create an alien without any non-human characteristics, or (if you are creating a Klingon Empire character) you can choose to create an Orion and give him/her a pink skin color. All other details are open for customization.

• Difficulty: Very simple
• Accuracy: 100%
• Customization limits: When using an Orion as a template, only white humans can be created.

Vulcan

Like above, simply create an alien and give it all-human characteristics (with the obvious exception of pointed ears).

• Difficulty: Very simple
• Accuracy: 100%
• Customization limits: None.

Aenar

The Aenar Female created using this Guide.

All pieces you need to create an Aenar are available through the character editor. The only problem players might have is with the skin color and eyes, as the Aenar's blind eyes are unique to the ZEN Store's Aenar Bridge Officers and the skin color is not 100% correct.

• Difficulty: Very simple
• Result: 90% accurate
• Customization limitations: Skin color is not 100% correct, eyes are not the same as the Aenar species in-game.

Head

Option	Setting	Colors (row, column)	Slider Positions
Category	Humanoid
Head Type	Humanoid 01 or 02
Skin Type	Skin	G14 (7, 14)
Overall Pattern (female)	Standard 01
Overall Pattern (male)	Solid Colour
Base Complexion (female)	Standard, Aged
Base Complexion (male)	Heroic, Standard, Aged
Forehead Detail	Dual Spines		50%
Nose Detail	None
Tattoo, Scar, Etc.	Optional
Eyes	Reflective	P13 (16, 13)
Ears (female)	Humanoid
Ears (male)	Humanoid
Hairstyle (female)	Short 01	F12 (6, 12)	100%
Hairstyle (male)	Ponytail 01	F12 (6, 12)	100%
Eyebrow (female)	Raised 01	F12 (10, 23)
Eyebrow (male)	Standard	F12 (10, 23)
Mouth Accessory	None
Eye Attach	None
Head Attach Organic	Antenna Split 03

Benzite

Benzite male created using this Guide.

The Benzite race is available as a player race but not as a bridge officer. This guide is aimed at assisting to get a Benzite bridge officer or an alien playable version, although the respiration device is not available.

• Difficulty: Very simple
• Result: 85% accurate
• Customization limitations: Skin color is not 100% correct, no respiration device, female version not added.

Head

Option	Setting	Colors (row, column)	Slider Positions
Category	Humanoid
Head Type	Humanoid 01 or 02
Skin Type	Skin	G9 (7, 9)
Overall Pattern (male)	Solid Colour
Base Complexion (male)	Benzite
Forehead Detail	Benzite		65%
Nose Detail	Benzite		80%
Tattoo, Scar, Etc.	Optional
Eyes	Humanoid	P13 (16, 13), Optional
Ears (male)	Benzite 01/02/03/04/05
Hairstyle (male)	None
Eyebrow (male)	None
Mouth Accessory	Benzite Tendril
Eye Attach	None
Head Attach Organic	None

Denobulan

The Denobulan Male created using this Guide.

All pieces you need to create an Denobulan are available through the character editor. The only thing missing is a chin piece, but all NPCs in the game suffer from the same limitation.

• Difficulty: Very simple
• Result: 95% accurate
• Customization limitations: Most hair cuts won't fit well.

Male

Start by using the Variant 1 template for the head. Click Advanced and change the settings according to the following table:

Head

Option	Setting	Colors (row, column)	Slider Positions
Category	Humanoid
Head Type	Humanoid 01
Skin Type	Skin	(15, 15)
Overall Pattern	Solid Color
Base Complexion	Heroic
Forehead Detail	Denobulan		100%
Nose Detail	Benzite		100%
Tattoo, Scar, Etc.	None
Eyes	Humanoid	(16, 13) (8, 5)
Ears	Denobulan 01
Hairstyle	Receding Long 02	(3, 21)
Hair	Shininess		50%
Eyebrow	Heavy Trimmed 03	(3, 21)
Mouth Accessory	None
Eye Attach	None
Head Attach Organic	None

Klingon Empire

Klingon

Although there is already a playable version of Klingons, this will allow you to make one taller than 6'6".

All pieces you need to create a Klingon are available through the character editor.

• Difficulty: Very simple
• Result: 100% accurate
• Customization limitations: None.

Male

Start by using the Variant 3 template for the head. Click Advanced and change the settings according to the following table:

Head

Option	Setting	Colors (row, column)	Slider Positions
Category	Ridged
Skin Type	Skin	(15, 21)
Overall Pattern	Solid Color
Base Complexion	Aged 02
Forehead Detail	Bony Ridges 06, 07		100%
Nose Detail	Bony Ridges 02		100%
Tattoo, Scar, Etc.	None
Eyes	Humanoid	(16, 13) (15, 1)
Ears	Humanoid
Hairstyle	Any Dreads	(4, 24)
Hair	Shininess		0%
Eyebrow	Heavy Trimmed 02	(4, 23)
Mouth Accessory	Goatee	(4, 23)
Eye Attach	None
Head Attach Organic	None

Orion

All pieces you need to create an Orion are available through the character editor.

• Difficulty: Simple
• Accuracy: 100% accurate

Female

Use Variant 1, 7 or 9 as a starting point. Makeup 01 is the closest pattern, however Makeup 02 can be used if you prefer lighter coloured eye sockets.

Male

Use Variant 1 or 7 as a starting point.

Click Advanced and change the settings according to the following table:

Head

Option	Setting	Colors (row, column)	Slider Positions
Category	Humanoid
Head Type	Humanoid 01 or 02
Skin Type	Skin	C4 (3, 4)
Overall Pattern (female)	Makeup 01	C1 (3, 1), C24 (3, 24)
Overall Pattern (male)	Solid Colour
Base Complexion (female)	Any
Base Complexion (male)	Heroic
Forehead Detail	None
Nose Detail	None
Tattoo, Scar, Etc.	Optional
Eyes	Humanoid	013 (15, 13), P8 (14, 8)
Ears (female)	Humanoid
Ears (male)	Humanoid
Hairstyle (female)	Long	I23 (9, 23)	40%
Hairstyle (male)	None
Eyebrow (female)	Thick 03	J23 (10, 23)
Eyebrow (male)	Raised 02	J23 (10, 23)
Mouth Accessory	None
Eye Attach	None
Head Attach Organic	None

If desired, physical characteristics may be altered to your own specification as required, though Orions are generally quite tall (1.88m/6' 2" as a rough average) and males are much more muscular.

Romulan Empire

Romulan

All pieces you need to create a Romulan are available through the character editor.

• Difficulty: Simple
• Result: 100% accurate

Use Variant 1 as a starting point.

Female

For a female character the best looking pattern is Makeup 02, but the other makeup options are fitting as well.

Male

For the male character the best looking pattern is Heroic, but you can go with standard 01, standard 02 or aged 01-05.

Head

Option	Setting	Colors (row, column)	Slider Positions
Category	Humanoid
Skin Type	Skin	(4, 13)
Overall Pattern (female)	Makeup 02	(4, 4)
Overall Pattern (male)	Heroic 01
Base Complexion	Standard
Forehead Detail	Bone Ridge 05		between 60% and 100%
Nose Detail	None
Tattoo, Scar, Etc.	None
Eyes	Humanoid
Ears (female)	Pointed 01
Ears (male)	Pointed 05
Hairstyle (female)	Short 10
Hairstyle (male)	Close 07
Eyebrow (female)	Raised 01
Eyebrow (male)	Pointed 02
Mouth Accessory	None
Eye Attach	None
Head Attach Organic	None

Hirogen

The Hirogen Male created using this Guide.

Creating a decent Hirogen is a bit tricky. Ideally, you would like to use a dual lobe head with a smooth nose, which is the only combination not supported by the character editor. Also, a Hirogen base complexion and overall pattern are not available. So this guide gives only a rough approximation, as most Hirogen parts used by the game seem to be unaccessible through the editor interface.

• Difficulty: Advanced
• Result: 60% accurate
• Customization limitations: Limited face customization, as base complexion (age), nose and mouth parameters are already defined

Male

Start by using the Variant 1 template for the head. Click Advanced and change the settings according to the following tables:

Head

Option	Setting	Colors (row, column)	Slider Positions
Category	Dual Lobes
Skin Type	Skin	O19 (15, 19)
Overall Pattern	Gradient Vertical	N3 (14, 3)
Base Complexion	Kreetassan
Forehead Detail	Hirogen		100%
Nose Detail	Hirogen		100%
Tattoo, Scar, Etc.	None
Eyes	Humanoid	P13 (16, 13) P24 (16, 24)
Ears	No Ears
Hairstyle	None
Eyebrow	None
Mouth Accessory	None
Eye Attach	None
Head Attach Organic	None

Advanced Head Scaling Options

Option	Slider Positions
Forehead Slope	20%
Skull Height	50%
Nose Width	70%
Nose Length	10%
Nose Height	30%
Nose Bridge Width	80%
Nostril Size	10%
Nostril Height	30%
Mouth Width	40%
Lip Fullness	0%
Mouth Protrusion	40%

Remember that Hirogen are supposed to be huge, so change the body options accordingly.

Cardassian Union

Cardassian

The Cardassian Male created using this Guide.

All pieces you need to create an Cardassian are available through the character editor, however, they are strangely named. The only thing that can not be 100% replicated is the wide Cardassian neck. But some NPCs in the game seem to suffer from the same limitation.

• Difficulty: Simple
• Result: 95% accurate
• Customization limitations: Base complexion cannot be changed (age), most beards and hair cuts won't fit well.

Male

Start by using the Variant 1 template for the head. Click Advanced and change the settings according to thefollowing tables:

Head

Option	Setting	Colors (row, column)	Slider Positions
Category	Humanoid
Head Type	Humanoid 01
Skin Type	Skin	(16, 12)
Overall Pattern	Solid Color
Base Complexion	Neck Scales
Forehead Detail	Scaled Spoon	(16, 14)	100%
Nose Detail	Scaled Length		100%
Tattoo, Scar, Etc.	None
Eyes	Humanoid	(16, 13) (15, 20)
Ears	Long Scales
Hairstyle	Receding Short	(4, 24)
Hair	Shininess		50%
Eyebrow	None
Mouth Accessory	None
Eye Attach	None
Head Attach Organic	None

Basic Head Scaling Options

Option	Slider Positions
Neck Bulk	80%

Advanced Head Scaling Options

Option	Slider Positions
Brow Protrusion	60%

Dominion

Jem'Hadar

The Jem'Hadar is only to 50% authentic because of limitations of the editor.

Male

In canon, there are no female Jem'Hadar.

Head

Option	Setting	Colors (column, row)	Slider Positions
Category	smooth nose rigded
Skin Type	Skin	(7, 8)
Overall Pattern	Solid color	(7, 8)
Base Complexion	Coral
Forehead Detail	Jem'Hadar		100%
Nose Detail	Jem'Hadar		100%
Tattoo, Scar, Etc.	None
Eyes	Humanoid	(16, 7) (9, 1)
Ears	No Ears
Hairstyle	None
Eyebrow	None
Mouth Accessory	Spines - Thin
Eye Attach	None
Head Attach Organic	Spines Dual

Advanced Head Scaling Options

Option	Slider Positions
Cranium Slope	40%
Cranium Width	80%
Forehead Slope	0%
Forehead Width	20%

Changeling

Male

Head

Option	Setting	Colors (column, row)	Slider Positions
Category	Humanoid
Skin Type	Skin	(14, 13)
Overall Pattern	Solid Color
Base Complexion	Saurian
Forehead Detail	None		100%
Nose Detail	None		100%
Tattoo, Scar, Etc.	None
Eyes	Humanoid	(16, 13) (07, 11)
Ears	Humanoid
Hairstyle	High Forehead Close	(04, 18)	60%
Eyebrow	None
Mouth Accessory	None
Eye Attach	None
Head Attach Organic	None

Basic Head Scaling Options

Option	Slider Positions
Head Overall Size	40%
Head Overall Width	50%
Head Overall Height	50%
Head Overall Depth	50%
Neck Length	40%
Neck Bulk	20%

Advanced Head Scaling Options

Option	Slider Positions
Cranium Slope	25%
Lip Fullness	20%
Eye Size	40%
Brow Protrusion	100%

Vorta

Male

Head

Option	Setting	Colors (column, row)	Slider Positions
Category	Humanoid
Skin Type	Skin	(13, 08)
Overall Pattern	Solid Color
Base Complexion	Standard 01
Forehead Detail	None		100%
Nose Detail	None		100%
Tattoo, Scar, Etc.	None
Eyes	Humanoid	(16, 13) (08, 08)
Ears	Vented
Hairstyle	Combed Back	(24, 03)	00%
Eyebrow	Medium	(23, 03)
Mouth Accessory	None
Eye Attach	None
Head Attach Organic	None

Lesser known species

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