Star Trek Online : April/May Calender Update Reveals New Species, Sidekicking

Cryptic Studios has updated the official Star Trek Online release calendar with a number of interesting additions including several new species to be added to the C-Store and a new feature called the "Squad System," which is essentially sidekicking a'la Champions Online or City of Heroes.

The calendar also marks the imminent release of the new Special Task Force: Khitomer Accord, which is set to release sometime within the next week. Players can look forward to a slew of new C-Store items over the next two months as well, including several new ships and bridge packs, new species such as the Caitian, Joined Trill and Pakled, and more.

We're also given some insight as to when we can expect both Update 1.1 and 1.2, the former is set to arrive sometime between April 22 and April 30, while the latter will be hitting live servers between May 20 and 28.

Read below for a full breakdown of what's coming to Star Trek Online within the next two months:

April:

• 8^TH-14^TH STF: Khitomer Accord
• 8^TH-14^TH C-Store Items
  • C-Store: Klingon Bridge Pack "Bird of Prey"
  • C-Store: Fed Escort Variant "Hephaestus"
• 15^TH-21^ST C-Store Items
  • C-Store: Fed Bridge Pack "Destiny"
  • C-Store: Fed Science Variant "Nimbus"
  • C-Store: Emote Pack 1
• 22^ND-30^TH STF: Undine Terradome
• 22^ND-30^TH Season 1.1 Update
  • Joined Trill – Klingon Faction
  • TOS/MirrorU – Female Outfit Updates
  • Difficulty Slider and Death Penalty
  • Commodity / Memory Alpha Update
  • Exchange Improvements
  • Space Auto-Fire
  • C-Store: Klingon Bridge Pack "Carrier"
  • C-Store: "Pakled" – Playable Fed Species
  • C-Store: Fed Cruiser Variant "Nomad"

May:

• 13^TH-19^TH C-Store Items
  • C-Store: "Caitian" – Playable Fed Species
  • C-Store: Fed Bridge Pack "Prometheus"
  • C-Store: Fed Escort Variant "Maelstrom"
• 20^TH-28^TH Season 1.2 Update
  • Accolade System
  • Squad System (Sidekicking)
  • Episode Replay
  • C-Store: Fed Science Variant "Comet"
  • C-Store: Emote Pack 2