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As part of the ongoing 15th anniversary celebration of Star Trek Online, the game is introducing a new bundle of ship skins that pay homage to the era of the original Star Trek films. However, the trailer for the bundle may be just as enjoyable as the ships themselves.

To coincide with the console launch of STO‘s latest season, Unveiled, Arc Games and DECA Games have announced a new ship bundle that is launching on PC as part of the game’s 15th anniversary celebrations. The bundle features four new ships: Tier 6 versions of the Pioneer II Pilot Heavy Frigate, inspired by a vessel from STO‘s original-series-themed “Agents of Yesterday” expansion; the Ark Royal Intel Carrier, based on the ship of the same name from the 2000 video game Starfleet Command II; the Kerala Temporal Battlecruiser, inspired by the Shepard-class from Star Trek: Discovery; and the Shangri-La Command Warship, inspired by the Bill Krause design used for the Neo-Constitution-class in Star Trek: Picard‘s final season. The bundle also includes access to the Theseus Miracle Worker Destroyer, a ship from IDW’s Star Trek comic series previously only available as a random reward in lockboxes. Each ship comes with skins inspired by the visual aesthetic of the original series-era Star Trek films, from The Motion Picture to The Undiscovered Country, as well as skins inspired by the 25th-century setting of Star Trek Online.

While the ships themselves are certainly exciting, the trailer for the bundle is arguably just as delightful. The nearly five-minute short film showcases each of the vessels in action, set against the backdrop of the late 23rd Century aesthetics, and is more akin to a short film than a traditional video game trailer. The trailer features the ships battling Romulan warbirds and Orion raiders, and even includes a nod to the classic “no-win scenario” of the Kobayashi Maru test.

It turns out that the test might have been easier if the Starfleet ships had just shown up with a task force to blow things up, but at least they look retro-cool while doing it. The trailer is a charming tribute to that era of Star Trek filmmaking.

The classic film bundle, which includes a range of bonus consumables and ground-based gear inspired by the security armor and phasers used in The Motion Picture, launches today for Star Trek Online on PC at a discounted rate of 13,125 Zen, the game’s premium currency (approximately $130). After the initial launch, the price will increase to 17,500 (approximately $175) Zen from April 1. The four brand-new ships will also be available to purchase individually at a rate of 2,400 ($24) and later 3,000 ($30) Zen.

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