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Pretty efficient, keeping the sandworm on the inside.

They're regular "no spill" mugs. Pretty useful on a boat.

And, I guess, in space.

Interesting - whatever it is, it seems unrelated to the series ending.

On Xbox One, there's still a noticeable amount of jank, but to be honest the story is good enough that I didn't care.

I think this is the correct interpretation, though one of Spock's lines makes is needlessly ambiguous:

Therefore, to ensure the Federation never finds itself facing the same danger, all officers remaining with knowledge of these events must be ordered never to speak of Discovery, its spore drive, or her crew again.

Some people have interpreted this as a complete disavowal, but given that the rest of the scene talks at length about how it's the time travel that needs to be kept secret, the fact that they "saw Discovery explode," SNW's "Memento Mori" gave us a Discovery pin on Starfleet Remembrance Day, and "Strange New Worlds" (the episode) gave us a shuttlecraft named Stamets, I think it's safe to say the intent was never for anyone to deny that the ship and crew existed.

Yeah, this was a known thing when I was an undergrad, and that was not that recent. It seems it's only gotten worse since then.

Except it isnt f2p and doesnt have any microtransactions.

That part of it is appealing, though not if the game itself isn't worth the price of admission.

That's a difficult conversation to have, "good" being in the eye of the beholder, but we did have a thread about it a couple of months ago.

Sounds pretty standard for what was originally a mobile game. Trek's mobile efforts have never managed to grab me in the long term, though Timelines was okay.

I've never played it - how would you describe the gameplay?

An e-mail newsletter has now gone out with some additional information:

During its 7-year voyage, Star Trek™ Adventures has brought the intrepid explorers, alien worlds, and futuristic technology of the Star Trek universe to the tabletop, in immersive and faithful detail.

Now, the brand new second edition of the award-winning roleplaying game brings together crews from across the franchise, including Strange New Worlds and Prodigy, to explore the galaxy like never before.

Create original characters and live out their lives with a diversity of species and backgrounds from across the different polities of explored space, from Federation Starfleet officers to Klingon warriors, Romulan agents to Cardassian soldiers, and many more.

While Star Trek™ Adventures second edition's core mechanics have been streamlined, they remain fundamentally the same as the first edition, just snappier and smoother to play. Combat, ship management, character creation, and complex task mechanics have all spent some time in drydock, and have been upgraded to the latest Starfleet protocols - refined, refreshed, and ready for your new explorations!

Voyage into the unknown as the crew from any era, any fleet, and forge your character’s stories, where weird is just part of the job, and your service, sacrifice, and compassion will be truly tested.

These are the voyages of your ship, your crew. Live it together.

Featuring:

• An updated and streamlined version of the 2d20 System rules, designed for an authentic Star Trek experience

• Compatible with 1E supplements and books (more on this later!)

• Be part of a crew from any Star Trek era, including Prodigy and Strange New Worlds

The second edition core rulebook is expected to premiere at Gen Con in August 2024, with a Starter Set launching in the Fall, and much more to follow.

Indeed, I think the game as a whole is great, but the core rulebook is...not.