STO CELEBRATES KLINGON AWARENESS WEEK 2012

tlhIngan maH! We are Klingons!

Coinciding with First Contact Day, Star Trek Online players once again celebrate the Klingon Defense Force (KDF) faction with the second community-sponsored Klingon Awareness Week which runs from the 1st to 7th of April.

Player-organized events will take place all week long with scheduled activities each day including the run-through of Klingon storyline missions, Special TaskForce missions, Featured Episodes, Player-vs-Player combat, as well as social festivities. Veteran KDF players will serve as volunteers stationed at Qo’noS to offer advice, answer questions, and provide Bridge Officer training. Players participating in the events are encouraged to join the KDFassistance in-game chat channel.

The Gates of Sto’Vo’Kor warriors will be participating in the week-long celebration, appearing on the April 3rd edition of The Warriors’ Den to promote the event and highlight a special new episode; and StarbaseUGC will be spotlighting KDF Foundry missions. For more detailed information and a schedule of events, visit the event organizer’s forum post.

TLWSD Celebrations!

Not to Psych you out but my Dad says pretending you don’t care about your birthday is like watching a hooker pretend she’s out for a walk when cops drive by. I’m sure people are fighting to send you good wishes on this important day. And if this were Fight Club, we’d fight William Shatner too because he’s the Big Giant Head for God’s sake and I can get behind that!

And while you’re the only person we’ve seen turn “Has Been” into a good thing, we’ve known for years that you have the midas touch. We’ve seen you sell everything from bran cereal to computers. Forget the Negotiator; Priceline needs to hire you to sell more kidney stones…$75,000 a pop is just good business.

For over 50 years, your fans have been addicted to your special brand of “Tek” and they’d like to wish you bonne fête for many light years to come. Saddle up Ranger Bob, because the best things are expressed in two words…Rocket Man; Denny Crane; and Happy Birthday!

So, how did you celebrate the biggest, most high-octane day of the year? What did you do on William Shatner’s birthday? Well, the good folks over here at Trek Radio went all out. And why not, how many… oppor-tunities willweget… to… talklikeWilliamShatner? Yes, it was International Talk Like William Shatner Day! I dare say the most wonderful time of the year. To celebrate, we put together a tribute sketch dedicated to the birthday boy himself. If you have missed it, do yourself and those in the cubicles next to you a favor and play the link below.

Shatnered UniverseShatnered Universe

And finally, from all of us to the Man himself…

Happy birthday and many happy returns!

Happy Birthday Tribute

Relief Efforts for Tornado Victims

The Federation is teaming up with Trek Radio to help the victims of the recent tornados and storms throught the Midwest (USA). Please take a moment to go to the following link on the Federation Promenade to donate any amount. The total of donations will be sent monthly to the American Red Cross in the name of Gene Roddenberry’s Federation. Donating to The Red Cross helps storm victims now and all year round.

The Federation (IFT) is a worldwide organization founded in 1984 to promote the humanistic philosophies and ideals portrayed in the Star Trek myths in a realistic fashion, conducive to the continued existence and responsible advancement of human kind. To provide, promote, and support education and positive legal activism in the area of human rights, racial and sexual equality, environmental causes, and space exploration. To promote a more positive impression of Star Trek fans as intelligent, socially conscious, active individuals who are aware and concerned about the real world today.

CapnLogan goes on Shore Leave for Bungie

Less than 24-hours after our EPIC 3-hour “Tribble’s in Ecstasy Ship Design Special” where the Ship Busters crew interviewed CapnLogan, Adam Ihle and Sean Tourangeau came some devastating news from Twitter.

Adam Williams, loved by all in the STO community as the Lead Ship Designer will be leaving…

Adam Williams (CapnLogan) Twitter: “I have bad news and good news. Bad news is im leaving STO and CRYPTIC in two weeks. Good news is I’m going to Bungie to work on their new title. Ian Richards will be replacing me permanently. Thanks for the wishes all. Ian is highly skilled. Trained in ships by yours truly. I’ll surely keep posting but probably no ‘leaks’ “

In the Beginning…

In October of 2009, just months before Star Trek Online was released in early February, Williams made the jump from Associate 3D Artist on Sony Computer Entertainment’s projects to Staff Environment Artist and Ship/Vehicle Artist for Cryptic Studios, the creators of famed City of Heroes/ Villeins and popular Free to Play Champions Online.

Due to the pure love of Star Ships from the community in STO, Williams quickly grew to be a DEV favorite in who’s popularity rivals that of Executive Producer Dan Stahl (dstahl), Lead Designer Al Rivera (CaptainGeko) and Content Designer Dan Griffis (Gozer).

Tribbles in Ecstasy can be heard LIVE every Friday from 6:00p-8:00p Eastern (US) on Trek Radio. To read more of this article please go to Holosuite Magazine.