The type of ship also dictates what kind of BO and Console slots a ship may have. There are also a limited number of Device slots, which can be used to consume Weapon, Shield, Engine, and Auxiliary Batteries, and other ship devices, which sort of “buff” those specific systems on a ship, some even offer a unique ability. Ships also have a number of front and rear weapon slots, a slot for an engine, deflector dish and a shield too. As you move up in rank, you’ll find that ships have more of each type of console slot as well, depending on their role. Science Consoles offer bonuses to the various science-specific ship capabilities as well like the Deflector Dish or Sensors and so on. A +11 Phaser/Disruptor armor plate is an Engineering Console offering protection versus Phaser and Disruptor damage. Science BOs are more like the debuffing class of BOs, with their own unique bag of tricks to draw upon.Įach ship also has a number of specific slots for Consoles based on each type of officer too, so there are Tactical, Science, and Engineering Consoles, each of which grants bonuses to the ship’s capabilities.Ī +11 Beam Weapons Console enhances any beam weapons, and is a Tactical Console. Therefore Tactical BOs tend to offer offensive abilities, whereas Engineering is more about defensive abilities. While an Engineering Bridge Officer can grant an ability called Engineering team which removes debuffs and grants a small hull heal. Every BO grants specific powers you can trigger in space, and on the ground through the toolbar.įor instance, a Tactical Bridge Officer can grant a player an ability called Torpedo High Yield I, which boosts the damage of the next Torpedo attack. There are three different types of BOs Tactical (that’s right, the Red Shirts!), Engineering (Yellow) and Science (Blue). Each BO has different random combinations of unique abilities and attributes for both space and ground combat missions. Players have access to different BOs as you make your way through the game, they can also be bought and traded as well.
To simulate the crew on board, each ship has a number of Bridge Officer slots which you can assign to NPC Bridge Officers (BOs). Actually the entire Heads Up Display (HUD) is totally customizable, which comes in handy.Ĭombat is more like epic naval battles than the dogfighting style combat of World War II. The interface is quite intuitive and clean. In space you use your mouse and keyboard to control your ship. The game takes place both in space and on ground missions.
Players can take the role of either Federation or Klingon. Star Trek Online is a Massive Multiplayer Online (MMO) game that takes place in both space and on the ground and is set in the Star Trek universe. Let’s talk about just what STO is and how it works first. If you’re a Star Trek enthusiast this is definitely a must-play game. I figured it might be a good time to revisit it, and that’s just what I’ve done over the past few months now. It’s been over a year now since the launch. Thankfully I was able to try it first, because when it came time to pony up $50 to buy it I had to pass for a number of reasons. I was one of those people who had paid $5 at Best Buy to Pre-Order Star Trek Online, just so I could get in my three weeks or so at playing the Beta before the official launch.
Star Trek Online ( STO) had a rocky launch.
The Klingon side is an afterthought and it shows. Most ground combat/content is bland and uninspiring. It very well may be the best Star Trek PC game ever!įailed Basic: Annoying bugs. Robust PVP and character creation options. Free Weekly Episode missions and Season content updates. Passed Inspection: Amazingly addictive space combat gameplay, fantastic visuals in space, and authentic Star Trek sounds throughout, scripted missions are good clean fun, loads of starship variety, intuitive interface, hardly any learning curve. Digital Download $14.99 + Monthly Subscription Fee Star Trek Online – PC Game Review By Rod White
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