

Cryptic also ported the editor to ''STO's'' sister game ''VideoGame/ to the effect that they may not have been genuine demons from hell) that is left to dangle. A sparsely populated list of work pages for some Foundry missions can be found at Recap.StarTrekOnline. As with anything else SturgeonsLaw applies, but the game has an established core of dedicated Foundry authors that gather on the forums and on ] and produce missions that are often rated as being ].


Another unique feature of the game is the Foundry, an in-client LevelEditor toolset for players to create their own missions that can then be played from a storefront in the main game. In addition, all players can earn dilithium from end game content to trade in for Zen, allowing players who can't afford to spend real money on the game the opportunity to grind their way towards the store items they want. The game went ] on January 17, 2012, with the standard Subscription option containing boosts such as more wallet space, the ability to create content in the Foundry, a stipend of Zen (their Store Points), and so on, so lifetimers don't have to feel cheated at the game going free. As well, actress Mary Wiseman will reprise her role as Cadet Sylvia Tilly to help players on their way.

Players will be able to create a ''Discovery''-era Starfleet character and journey to different ''Discovery''-era locations. On July 26, 2018, Cryptic announced STO's fifth full expansion, ''Age of Discovery'', which makes it the first game to work in lock-step with ''Series/StarTrekDiscovery''. On March 21, 2018, Cryptic announced STO's fourth full expansion, ''Victory is Life'', to be released that June, - adding in a brand new faction with the Jem'Hadar, obtaining playable Cardassians for the Federation and KDF, a new Level Cap raise to 65, reuniting most of the cast of ''Series/StarTrekDeepSpaceNine'' and sending players into the Gamma Quadrant.
