In the Star Trek Online universe, only the foolish would dare fight the big-sized and ill-tempered Nausicaans head on. Even more foolish are those don’t take extra precautions when fighting the ultimate Nausicaan ship, the Guramba Siege Destroyer, which can blow up even the sturdiest battle cruisers to smithereens.

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Remember back in the day when your parental units plopped down a Lego set and then left for the movies while you, presumably, had a blast building things?

Atari and Cryptic Studios seems to have tapped into that childhood urge to create with its new Season Three: Genesis, which is due to launch on December 9. Pilots will be given access to The Foundry, a set of content creation tools that will make the third update of the Star Trek Online more involving for players.

Missions created using The Foundry will be available for play among the community-at-large, and the most popular ones will be lavished with fame and rewards. (The rewards part though are still totally speculative, but I wouldn’t put it past the developers to dangle some incentives to spur more impressive output.)

Season Three also activates the use of Borg technology aboard player ships. These highly advanced and obliteration-capable tech can be obtained in the new Special Task Force raids, and will bump up the coolness factor of your ship as well as its battle capabilities.

Other features included in this latest update is the “much cleaner, minimalist” experience of Sector Space travel. Testimonials, at least from those with access to the Tribble test server, notice that locations are more fleshed out in look and feel. There’s also the new Episode Replay functionality that allows previously finished episodes to be repeated–a boon for those who don’t mind the grind but like the loot.

Star Trek Online has launched a web-based shipbuilding program called the Star Trek Online Architect, which allows you to design your own galactic starship.

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E-p33ns are set to get galactically bigger as Star Trek Online enabled its newest content update a few days ago.

Season One: Update Two, also known as Season 1.2, introduces the Accolades System which lets captains track their kills, quest completions and other in-game statistics. Continue Reading