Year of Klingon
The Year of Klingon is the name of an ongoing set of improvements to Klingon content in the game over 2020 and 2021, beginning with Season Twenty.[1][2] Season Twenty-one: House Shattered continued Year of Klingon with an additional new episode and a further Klingon-faction story arc revamp.
Contents
New Klingon-centric story[edit | edit source]
- Return of J'Ula in a new Klingon Civil War arc[2]
“Best Served Cold”- “The Centre Cannot Hold”
- “The Khitomer Discord”
- “Partisans”
Character Model Improvements[edit | edit source]
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Model Revamps[edit | edit source]
All canon Klingon ships will be getting a revamp, including;[6]
- B'rel Bird-of-Prey[7]
- K't'inga Battlecruiser[7]
- Vor'cha Battlecruiser[6]
- Negh'Var Heavy Battlecruiser[6]
- D7 Temporal Battlecruiser[4]
- Klingon Targs
Environment Improvements[edit | edit source]
- Khitomer revamp[8]
- First City overhaul (not full revamp)[9]
- Rura Penthe[10]
- Gorath System
- Forcas III
Content Revamps[edit | edit source]
All early Klingon content will be completely remastered over successive seasons during the Year of Klingon.[11]
Tutorial & Empire story arc: including new cutscenes, voice acting and gameplay[12][4]
“Turning Point” environment revamp on Khitomer and new cutscenes.[13]
- Vigilance was removed along with “A House Pursued” “House on Fire”, as they were reskinned Federation patrols that didn't tie into the overall story. “Alpha” was retained and moved to the Warzone arc.
- Warzone arc: revamped in Part 2 on 6 October 2020. “Second Star to the Right, Straight on 'til Morning” and “Keep Your Enemies Closer” were merged into a single mission, “Mars, the Bringer of War”.
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ The Year of Klingon Wed 29 Apr 2020
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Priority One Podcast #453 - Interview with Al Rivera
- ↑ On our first #StovokorSaturday, we're unveiling new ways to create characters for Klingons! Here are some of the tweaks for presets, hairstyles, and skin that will come into play soon - and more will follow! Twitter
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 The Year of Klingon: Part 1
- ↑ For the final #StovokorSaturday – for now – we wanted to show you one of our updated Klingon characters. He might be familiar to you, but if you run into Ambassador Worf on Qon’os now, he might look a little different.
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 thomasmarrone twitch channel
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 Welcome back to #StovokorSaturdays! Last week, we looked at new head and hair options, and this week, we’re going to take a quick peek at an updated ship. Or maybe – two updated ships. Feast your eyes on the newly remastered K’Tinga and B’rel Bird of Prey Twitter
- ↑ Ten Forward Weekly - The Year of Klingon Environments
- ↑ This week’s #StovokorSaturday brings us to the Klingon Homeworld herself! While Qo’nos is not receiving a complete redesign, the planet is getting a visual sprucing up, making it more atmospheric and more, well, Klingon! Twitter
- ↑ Is it cold in here? Of course not – a true Klingon warrior doesn’t feel cold. For this #StovokorSaturday, we’re giving you your first look at our update to Rura Penthe Twitter
- ↑ Al Rivera @CaptainGeko STO Remaster of Klingon Content will continue in the next season. All early Klingon content will be completely remastered over the next few seasons.
- ↑ For Honor and Glory, it’s #StovokorSaturday! This time – with no audio yet – we’re showing you an updated cutscene from the Klingon starting experience, where the treacherous Federation attacks! Twitter
- ↑ PC and Console Patch Notes for 6/30/20
Seasons in Star Trek Online
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Console Release Date
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| Star Trek Online | Game launch | 02 Feb 2010
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6 Sep 2016
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| Season 1: Common Ground |
PvP, new fleet actions, more customization options | 24 Mar 2010
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| Season 2: Ancient Enemies |
Level cap increase (40-50), Tier 5 ships, new content (Undine Advance, Klingon Sector, Diplomacy missions) | 27 Jul 2010
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| Season 3: Genesis |
The Foundry (Beta), Sector Space graphics revamp | 09 Dec 2010
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| Season 4: Crossfire |
Ground combat revamp, UI update, revamp of First City | 07 Jul 2011
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| Season 5: Call to Arms |
Defera Adventure Zone, Duty Officer system, skill revamp and STF overhaul | 01 Dec 2011
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| Season 6: Under Siege |
Fleet Advancement System (including fleet ships and missions), Nukara Adventure Zone | 12 Jul 2012
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| Season 7: New Romulus |
New Romulus Adventure Zone, Reputation System (Task Force Omega, New Romulus), and Tau Dewa Sector Block | 13 Nov 2012
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| Legacy of Romulus | Playable Romulan faction (with its own ships, missions and hubs), Klingon missions for levels 1-20, Nimbus Adventure Zone, UI revamp, New equipment slot: Warp Core, Nukara Strikeforce reputation | 21 May 2013
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| Season 8: The Sphere |
New enemy (the Voth) and Dyson Joint Command reputation faction, Dyson Sphere Space Adventure Zone & Ground Battlezone, Starfleet tutorial revamp | 12 Nov 2013
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| Season 8.5 | 4th Anniversary with new Feature Mission, Klingon War revamp, Quick Equip, Loadouts, starship switching mechanics | 30 Jan 2014
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| Season 9: A New Accord |
New Feature Mission advancing timeline to 2410, Space Battlezone, Borg Advance revamp, revamp of Reputation System, 8472 Counter-Command reputation faction, Traits & Kits | 22 Apr 2014
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| Season 9.5 | Crafting revamp | 21 Jul 2014
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| Delta Rising | Level cap increase (50-60), Tier 6 ships (Ship Upgrade Tokens for Tier 5 ships), Mk XIII-XIV gear (Gear Upgrade System), addition of Delta Quadrant, Captain Specialization system, Delta Alliance reputation faction and Kobali adventure zone | 14 Oct 2014
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| Mid-season update | Command Specialization, Bridge Officer training revamp, Secondary Deflectors, Romulan Mystery arc revamp, Foundry Top 3 | 29 Jan 2015
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| Season 10: The Iconian War |
New enemy (the Heralds), Iconian Resistance reputation faction, expanded Pilot specialization and complete overhaul of Sector Space into Alpha, Beta, and Delta Quadrants | 21 Apr 2015
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| Season 10.5 | Fleet Research Lab, Fleet Armada System | 16 Jul 2015
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| Season 11: New Dawn |
Beginning of "Future Proof" story arc, Admiralty System, Cardassian Struggle revamp, Badlands Battlezone, Terran Task Force reputation faction | 27 Oct 2015
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| Season 11.5 | Skill system revamp, Visual Slots, Romulan Republic Admiralty campaign, Strategist Specialization | 12 Apr 2016
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| Agents Of Yesterday | New TOS Starfleet playable faction, Yesterday's War arc, Temporal Operative Specialization, Temporal Defense Initiative reputation faction | 6 Jul 2016
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14 Feb 2017
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| Agents Of Yesterday: Artifacts | Fleet Station K-13, Kit revamp, graphics and lighting update, beginning of "New Frontiers" story arc | 25 Oct 2016
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| Season 12: Reckoning |
New enemy (the Tzenkethi), Tzenkethi Battlezone, R&D: Kits and Modules School, Lukari Restoration Initiative reputation | 26 Jan 2017
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18 Apr 2017
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| Season 13: Escalation |
Competitive Wargames reputation, Space Skill rebalance, Player Potential System | 25 Apr 2017
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6 Jun 2017
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| Season 13.5 | Endeavor System, Ferengi Alliance Admiralty campaign | 18 Jul 2017
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7 Sep 2017
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| Season 14: Emergence |
New Fleet Colony World five-tier holding and defense queues, “Red Alert: Tzenkethi”, Miracle Worker Specialization | 3 Oct 2017
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14 Nov 2017
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| Season 14.5 | Constable Specialization | 3 Apr 2018
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22 May 2018
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| Victory is Life | New Dominion playable faction, level cap increase (65), Mk XV gear, playable Cardassians, Gamma Quadrant arc and locations, including Gamma Quadrant Battlezone, Gamma Task Force reputation faction, Deep Space 9 revamp | 5 Jun 2018
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25 July 2018
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| Season 15: Age of Discovery |
New Star Trek: Discovery-themed Starting Experience and episodes, Task Force Operations (formerly Queues) Revamp, Mission Journal Streamlining, Tier 6 Reputations | 9 Oct 2018
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13 Nov 2018
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| Season 16: Mirror of Discovery |
Personal Endeavors, New story arc, 9 Year Anniversary Event | 23 Jan 2019
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5 Mar 2019
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| Season 17: Rise of Discovery |
All Tier 6 starships converted to level-scaling, Discovery Legends reputation | 14 May 2019
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25 Jun 2019
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| Season 18: Awakening |
New Patrol and Event interfaces debuting with "Mycelial Crisis" Special Event | 10 Sep 2019
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15 Oct 2019
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| Season 19: Legacy |
10 Year Anniversary Event, Measure of Morality two-part episode, To Hell With Honor TFO, ship model improvements | 28 Jan 2020
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3 Mar 2020
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| Season 20: House Divided |
Year of Klingon: Part 1 (Improvements to Klingon customization, ships, environments and NPCs, revamp of KDF Tutorial and "Empire" story arc), new "Klingon Civil War" story arc | 30 Jun 2020
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8 Sep 2020
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| Season 21: House Shattered |
Year of Klingon: Part 2 (Improvements to Klingon customization, environments and NPCs, revamp of KDF "Warzone" story arc), new Experimental Ship Upgrade system for Tier 5-U and Tier 6 starships | 6 Oct 2020
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TBA
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