The logo of Agents of Yesterday
Agents of Yesterday, launched 6 July 2016, is the third expansion for Star Trek Online, focused on the 23rd century.
Agents of Yesterday[]
Content[]
Agents of Yesterday is set during the TOS-era of Star Trek, shortly after the on-screen adventures of the U.S.S. Enterprise
23rd century sector space
TOS Faction[]
A new faction, featuring Starfleet characters and stories set during the 23rd century, beginning in 2270.[1] Similar to the Romulan Republic, TOS characters will join the other factions for shared endgame content, following the Agents of Yesterday tutorial arc.[2] 23rd century missions will take place in a separated instance of sector space[2], and feature a 23rd century version of Earth Spacedock as a faction hub. Playable characters available to TOS faction are Andorian, Human, Tellarite and Vulcan.
Missions[]
Classic locations, such as Taurus II, will be revisited
Agents of Yesterday will be set shortly after the timeline of the The Original Series, featuring locations, characters and starships from that time period.
Missions unique to the TOS faction include the Agents of Yesterday story arc:
- “The Taurean Affair” [3]
- “In the Shadow of Cestus” [4]
- “Painful Omens” [5]
- “Return to Babel” [6]
- “Tangled Webs” [7]
- “The Battle of Caleb IV” [8]
New faction-agnostic missions include the Yesterday's War story arc:
Two new faction-agnostic missions were also added to the Future Proof story arc:
Temporal Operative Specialization[]
Temporal Operative, a primary specialization that also introduces new Bridge officer abilities.[12] Bridge Officer abilities introduce a new game feature called Entropy, which is either applied or used when Temporal abilities are used on enemies.[13]
Temporal Defense Initiative Reputation[]
A new Reputation for all factions.[1] The reputation includes two new space queues, “Days of Doom” and “The Battle of Procyon V”, and one new ground queue, “Miner Instabilities”. Temporal Marks will also be available from the Badlands Battlezone.[14]
Temporal Agent Recruitment[]
An event, similar to the Delta Recruitment, in which new TOS characters will be able to earn special rewards. All characters created during the first six weeks following the expansion's launch are eligible to participate in the Temporal Agent Recruitment event.[15]
Voice Acting & Character Appearances[]
Pavel Chekov, voiced by Walter Koenig, is one of the expansion's central characters
Confirmed voice actors and characters[]
The expansion features the voice talents of Walter Koenig, Christopher Doohan,[1] Matt Winston, Vic Mignogna, Joseph Gatt, and Chase Masterson.[2] Spock also makes an appearance in the expansion, albeit with re-purposed lines from Leonard Nimoy's opening and sector block narrations.
Additional TOS characters[]
Other characters from The Original Series appear without voice-acting and some have dialogue snippets from the Original Series, including Enterprise crew members Nyota Uhura, Hikaru Sulu, Mears, Leslie, Palmer and Hadley, as well as diplomats Sarek and Gav. James T. Kirk appears briefly in “Return to Babel”, albeit without dialog.
Kelvin Timeline[]
Joseph Gatt portrays 0718, an augmented science officer from the U.S.S. Enterprise of the Kelvin Timeline, as depicted in Star Trek Into Darkness.[16] Lieutenant 0718 appears alongside other elements from that universe, including the re-imagined Constitution class and the Klingon D4 class. This is the first appearance of elements from the rebooted Star Trek movies in-game since the Red Matter Capacitor, which was available as a bonus item for special release editions of Star Trek Online in 2009.
Ships[]
The Ranger class, one of several TOS-era vessels
The Paladin class, one of several futuristic T6 variants that can wear the costume of it's TOS-era counterpart if the player owns both ships, in this case the Ranger class pictured above
Agents of Yesterday features many new vessels, including Temporal vessels and era-appropriate, 23rd century ships.[1] The original Constitution class model has been rebuilt from scratch to fit the original studio model more closely.[17]
Several TOS-era vessels will receive T6 counterparts, which will be able to use the TOS-era skin.[18] Three new T6 vessels are available for Klingon and Romulan players[19], while the majority are available to Federation and TOS characters only.
Registry Numbers[]
The newly released starships will be allowed to use era-appropriate registry numbers[20] (i.e., four-digit numbers for the Constitution, three-digit numbers for Daedalus class ships, and two-digit numbers for NX class ships).[21]
List of Ships[]
- 31st Century Temporal Ship Bundle
- Temporal Special Agent Pack
Constitution-class Light Cruiser (T1)- Daedalus-class Temporal Science Vessel (T2)
- Perseus-class Temporal Escort (T3)
- Gemini-class Temporal Cruiser (T4)
- Ranger-class Temporal Battlecruiser (T5)
- Nautilus-class Temporal Science Vessel (T6)
- Paladin-class Temporal Battlecruiser (T6)
- Sagittarius-class Temporal Cruiser (T6)
- Theseus-class Temporal Escort (T6)
- Tutorial Starship
Agents of Yesterday: Artifacts[]
Agents of Yesterday: Artifacts was a mid-expansion update, released on October 25, 2016. It featured a new episode, “Echoes of Light”, introducing the New Frontiers, a story arc involving the Lukari.
Update included a new fleet holding (Fleet Station K-13), a revamp of the Kit system and updated lighting and graphics, as well as an introduction of a Sphere Builder Lock Box. In addition, New Romulus ground missions (including the New Romulus Reputation System missions) and Kobali Prime Adventure Zone missions were added to the mission journal.
Systems[]
- Changes to Kit system
- Kit modules now equipped directly, rather than inside frames
- Kits and kit modules can now be upgraded
- Kit frames now only give innate buffs. (such as +max hit points, +kit mod performance)
- New Fleet Holding
- Fleet Holding: Fleet Station K-13 (Tier 1–3)
- 23rd Century Uniforms
- 23rd Century Duty Officers (Uncommon, Rare, Very Rare)
- 23rd Century Bridge Officer Candidates (Very Rare)
- Trait Enhancements (epic)
- Fleet 23rd Century Ground Weapons (Ultra Rare)
- Fleet 23rd Century Space Weapons (Ultra Rare)
- 23rd Century Training Manuals (Common, Uncommon, Rare)
- 23rd Century Kit Modules Mk XII (Ultra Rare)
- Xenotech Engineering Consoles Mk XII (Ultra Rare)
- Updated graphics and lighting
Locations and missions[]
Items[]
- New [Sphere Builder Lock Box]
Ships[]
Giveaway[]
From October 27th to 29th, 2016, players could claim three free items from the Zen Store, once per account:
- 1 Large XP Boost
- 3 Duty Officer Packs
- 1 R&D Box
Release History[]
Agents of Yesterday was released on July 6, 2016. Similar to previous expansions, item packs are available for purchase, which contain several Zen Store ships, uniforms and other perks like titles and upgrade kits.[22]
Beta Testing for the expansion began in early May, with test builds being released on the Tribble test server. Since then, several updates have been released and new missions and systems were gradually released for testing.
Notes[]
- The expansion pays homage to the beginnings of Star Trek and can be seen as the game's contribution to the 50th anniversary celebrations of the franchise.
- The development team was adamant about maintaining the art style of The Original Series, including limiting the character selection to only the original four Federation species (Human, Andorian, Tellarite, and Vulcan), adding props and maps with a unique 60s feel and adding a grain filter on most 23rd century maps. The grain filter is available on all 23rd Century ships as a toggle button to the left of the turbo-lift facing the viewscreen.
External Links[]
- Announcing "Agents of Yesterday"
- Agents of Yesterday: Artifacts Rewards
- "Agents of Yesterday" trailer on YouTube
References[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Star Trek Online: Agents of Yesterday Announcement
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Priority One Podcast 269
- ↑ The Taurean Affair Blog
- ↑ Shadow of Cestus Blog
- ↑ Painful Omens Blog
- ↑ Return to Babel Blog
- ↑ Tangled Webs Blog
- ↑ Battle of Caleb IV Blog
- ↑ The Core of the Matter Blog
- ↑ Vorgon Conclusions Blog
- ↑ Terminal Expanse Blog
- ↑ Temporal Specialization Blog
- ↑ Temporal Bridge Officers Blog
- ↑ Temporal Defense Initiative Blog
- ↑ Star Trek Online: Agents of Yesterday Announcement
- ↑ Article from the Official Star Trek magazine reports the involvement of Joseph Gatt
- ↑ Ian Richards Tweet
- ↑ Stephen Ricossa Tweet
- ↑ Samuel Wall Reddit comment
- ↑ Thomas Marrone Tweet
- ↑ Thomas Marrone Tweet
- ↑ Star Trek Online: Agents of Yesterday Packs