Star Trek Online Update: New Excelsior Class Ship & Breen Missions!
Star Trek Online's Season 2: Ancient Enemies update is about a month into it's launch and Cryptic Studios continues to add content to their flagship MMO. Just released is a brand new iconic Trek ship made famous by one Captain Hikaru Sulu. That's right Trek fans, the Excelsior Class is back! I guess the Excelsior was made famous in Star Trek III: The Search for Spock, then throughout Next Gen, and again as the Enterprise-B in "Star Trek: Generations", but I digress. We prefer to think of it as Sulu's ship... *Fly her apart then!*
The Excelsior Class Retrofit is available now in the C-store for 1200 Cryptic Points. Check out a description below.
A retrofit of the iconic Excelsior class as seen in Star Trek: Generations, this ship has the weapons and power needed to tackle anything from a training cruise in the Sol system to a race to the Galactic Barrier. The Advanced Heavy Cruiser Retrofit has eight weapons slots (4 fore, 4 aft), seats for five Bridge Officers (Lieutenant Commander Tactical, Commander Engineering, Lt. Engineering, Ensign Engineering, and Lt. Science) and space for nine console modifications (4 Engineering, 3 Tactical, 2 Science). It carries a crew of 750 and features a Transwarp Drive that can be activated in system space for rapid travel to the Alpha Centauri, Sirius, Regulus, Pi Canis, Psi Velorum, Iota Pavonis, Eta Eridani, Beta Ursae and Alpha Trianguli Sector Blocks. Note: This ship may only be purchased by Federation captains that have attained Rear Admiral or higher rank. Purchasing this ship from the C-Store unlocks this ship with the "Enterprise-B" ship costume as well as the classic "Excelsior" ship costume for all Federation Rear Admirals on an account. (source Star Trek Online)
Also included in the latest releases from Cryptic, are a complete set of Breen missions available in the STO Feature Episodes, debuting tomorrow. Feature Episodes are missions grouped into Series and are tied closely together to comprise one story arc. They're available to players of any level in both factions at no cost. Feature Episodes debut weekly at 11 a.m. Pacific, so be sure to tune in to continue the story!
We've often wondered if all of the Breen look like Princess Lea under their helmets... Just sayin'.
Check out the Breen Feature Episode info below.
Beginning in late August, Series 1 introduces a fan favorite: The Breen. A longtime enemy of the Klingon Empire, the Breen have grown even more aggressive and have taken particular interest in the planet Defera. It's up to you and your crew to determine what's brought the Breen to Defera and to save the Deferi people.
Episode 1: Cold Call
Starfleet and the Klingon Empire both respond to call for aid after the Breen attack the planet Defera.
Debuts: August 28, 2010 at 11:00 a.m. PDT.
Episode 2: Out in the Cold
While searching for a lost ship, the crew uncovers a plot to enslave the Deferi people.
Debuts: September 4, 2010 at 11:00 a.m. PDT.
Episode 3: Cold Comfort
Breen slavers leave a ship and its crew crippled while they hunt for buried memories among the Deferi.
Debuts: September 11, 2010 at 11:00 a.m. PDT.
(source Star Trek Online)