Star Trek Online To Add A Species And Gender Swap Token With Its Unparalleled Update

If you’ve been wanting to try out a new species in Star Trek Online but aren’t too keen on creating a new character again, the sci-fi MMORPG’s next major update has you covered. Next week’s Unparalleled update will introduce a big quality-of-life feature called the Captain Alteration Token which will allow you to swap out your character’s species and gender while keeping all of your character progress.

The catch is that it won’t be free and will be purchasable from the cash shop for 750 ZEN apiece or as a three-piece bundle for 1500 ZEN. They’ll be available at 20% off for the first two weeks after they come out so you might want to stock up if you plan to regularly change your character’s species and gender.

Note that you’ll only be able to use the token once you’ve completed the tutorial and that available species will be restricted to your chosen faction and any other species you’ve unlocked. “You cannot use this token to make a Vulcan Dominion Captain, for example,” Cryptic says. “This also applies to Discovery and TOS Captains – you’ll only be able to switch to the options available at character creation. For those two faction choices specifically, we may be able to open it to the full 2409 Federation options in the future, stay tuned.”

There’s also a chance that your saved costumes might not be compatible with your chosen species. “When you apply the token and change your character, the system will do its absolute best to carry over all of your saved costumes,” the studio explains. “However, there are certain costumes that are not available on all characters, and there may be errors. If the system can’t find a good way copy a costume, it will return to the default outfit.”

Cryptic also reminds players that swapping gender or species will be permanent and that you’ll have to use another token if you end up changing your once the process has been completed.

Unparalleled and its new Captain Alteration Token are slated to arrive on May 28 on PC and consoles.

With the launch of Unparalleled on PC, you'll be able to purchase a token to change your Captain's Species and/or Gender!https://t.co/bJpS8cKCaD pic.twitter.com/VgAhY5IdYG

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