Star Trek Online: Fleet Released on Xbox One and PlayStation 4

A new update titled “Fleets” for Star Trek Online has been released today on Xbox One and PlayStation 4. The update will apparently bring back a number of mechanics from the original PC version that weren’t available on the console versions, including fleet holdings, the admiralty system, the delegation of tasks to duty officers, and more:

STAR TREK ONLINE: FLEETS RELEASES ON XBOX ONE, PLAYSTATION®4
Console Update Brings Fleet Holdings, Admiralty System, Duty Officers and More

REDWOOD CITY, Calif. – November 17, 2016 – Today, Perfect World Entertainment Inc., a leading publisher of free-to-play MMORPGs and Cryptic Studios announced Star Trek Online: Fleets is now available on Xbox One and PlayStation®4. The first refit to the 100% free-to-play MMORPG based on the iconic Star Trek franchise brings several classic Star Trek Online gameplay options to console for the very first time, including Fleet Holdings, the Admiralty System, Duty Officers and the Research and Development System.

With the release of the first refit for Xbox One and PlayStation®4, many of the popular gameplay mechanics from the original PC version of Star Trek Online will be available to all console players. A full list of features introduced with Star Trek Online: Fleets includes:

• Fleet Holdings – Fleet members can work together to build a full-scale Starbase, Romulan Embassy, Dilithium Mine, Dyson Sphere Spire as fleet member-only social areas. Building these facilities also grants access to various bonuses, high-end gear and daily missions.
• Admiralty System – Players who have reached the rank of Admiral can send their inactive starships on missions to bring back rewards.
• Two New Reputations – Task Force Omega and Iconian Resistance include a variety of new queues to play and new end-game gear to earn for your captain and starships.
• Duty Officers – Captains can delegate tasks and away missions to their standard crew members for rewards, while they continue to travel through the final frontier.
• Research and Development – This system allows players to craft standard and unique items through a variety of schools, while also providing exciting crafting tier progression bonuses.

Star Trek Online launched on Xbox One and PlayStation®4 on September 6, 2016 and now has over 1.1 million captains. The free-to-play MMORPG allows players to captain their very own starship and explore iconic locations from the original Star Trek films and television series. At launch, the console version of Star Trek Online included over six years of content, a new control scheme, an updated UI and new lighting technologies to enhance the overall visual quality of the game. Star Trek Online is available to download and play for free on Xbox One with Xbox Live Gold from the Xbox Games Store and on PlayStation®4, without a PlayStation®Plus membership.

Star Trek Online is a free-to-play massively multiplayer online game where players can pioneer their own destiny as Captain of a Federation starship, become a Klingon Warrior and champion the Empire through the far reaches of the galaxy, or rebuild the Romulan legacy as the commander of a Romulan Republic Warbird. In Star Trek Online, players have the opportunity to visit iconic locations from the popular Star Trek universe, reach out to unexplored star systems and make contact with new alien species. Star Trek Online is currently available on PC, PlayStation®4 and Xbox One.