Today, Perfect World Entertainment Inc., a leading publisher of online games, and Cryptic Studios announced Captain Janeway from Star Trek: Voyager will make her Star Trek Online debut in Shadow’s Advance, the game’s new anniversary season which releases on PC today after maintenance and on consoles in March.
The dev team is excited to welcome Kate Mulgrew, who originated the role and made Star Trek history as one of the IP’s first female captains, to the Star Trek Online universe to celebrate the game’s 12th anniversary. Captains will encounter both the Prime and Mirror universe versions of Katherine Janeway in a mission alongside Captain Killy and Admiral Leeta.
Star Trek Online: Shadow’s Advance launch trailer
A full list of content featured in Shadow’s Advance includes:
New Featured Episode – In the new episode “Redshift,” players will team up with Marshal Janeway and her Terran forces to capture an important individual from a secure facility.
New Task Force Operation – Today’s season introduces a brand new five-captain space TFO called “Iuppiter Iratus.” Players will need to assemble a team of five and stop the Terran Empire from stealing data from Jupiter Station.
Anniversary Event – Back by popular demand, the devs have released the Omega Molecule Stabilization mission, which tasks players with stabilizing Omega molecules which Q has scattered throughout the galaxy. Participating in this event along with numerous episodes and TFOs associated with Mirror Universe, will unlock this year’s anniversary ship, the T6 Jarok Alliance Carrier.
Featured Star Trek Actors – Star Trek Online is excited to welcome Kate Mulgrew to the game, who originated the role of Captain Janeway in Star Trek: Voyager. Players will also team up with the vicious Captain Killy (Mary Wiseman from Star Trek: Discovery) and Admiral Leeta (Chase Masterson from Star Trek: Deep Space Nine) who was recently featured in the last season, Reflections.
Star Trek Online is a free-to-play massively multiplayer online game that allows players to explore the Star Trek universe from within.