User generated content coming to Star Trek Online

The Foundry update brings developer level authoring tools.

Atari Europe and Cryptic Studios have announced the release of The Foundry, a suite of community authoring tools said to be unlike anything else created for MMOs.

Designed by Cryptic's own diehard Star Trek fans, The Foundry grants players the opportunity to create their own in-depth missions and share them with other members of the community.

The Foundry gives users the same tools that Cryptic's own development team utilises to build Star Trek Online content.

"The Foundry is a type of tool all of us here, as Star Trek fans, have been eagerly anticipating for a very long time," said Daniel Stahl, executive producer, Star Trek Online. "The universe of Star Trek Online is constantly growing and improving, but now we are empowering users so that they may finally create their own Star Trek stories, missions and memorable characters inside our persistent game world. This is something truly special and we couldn't be more excited to see what creative fans come up with."

Cryptic Studios will periodically feature missions created by members of the gaming community. Spotlight Missions will appear on the Star Trek Online website and receive special attention within the game.