Star Trek Online: Awakening Now Available on Console

Star Trek Online‘s latest content update has finally hit the PS4 and Xbox One consoles: Awakening. Players will be able to team up with Lt. Commander Paul Stamets (Anthony Rapp) from Star Trek Discovery in this latest installment to the game. A crucial mission to save the Mycelial Network has begun, while also tackling a new series of patrols, Task Force Operation, and much more. There are also special event challenges to earn a new T6 Elachi ship. To celebrate the launch of both Awakening on consoles and Breast Cancer Awareness Month, Star Trek Online has also teamed up with Groupees.com to raise money for the National Breast Cancer Foundation. Further details of the update can be found below:

Star Trek Online: Awakening Content:

• Brand New Featured Episode –  Captains hailing from all of the game’s factions can participate in the new featured episode “Beneath the Skin.” Players will depend on a hologram of Commander Paul Stamets from the U.S.S Discovery to safely guide them through the Mycelial Network.

• Five New Patrols – Players can embark on a mission with Stamets and Star Trek Online luminaries like Lukari Captain Kuumaarke to close the rifts caused by the Klingons.

• New Task Force Operation – Up to five players can participate in this special ground TFO against the Elachi, which tasks them with shutting down probes that threaten to destroy the Mycelial Network.

• Mycelial Crisis Event – Captains who participate in this special event can earn the new T6 Elachi ship by playing through the new featured episode, patrols and TFO throughout the next month.

• New Event UI – The dev team has revamped the Event UI to make it easier for players to access new special events.

• Patrol Systems – A new tab has been added to the PvE system, which allows captains to immediately enter selected patrols and gain bonus rewards.

• New Starships – On November 21, players will be able to purchase the new Intel Science Bundle, which includes the Klingon Balth and the U.S.S. Somerville, a starship first introduced in the Star Trek Comics from IDW Publishing.