House United

Banner cover photo depicting the Klingon Civil War of 2411.

House United was the 23rd "season" update to STO video game: Star Trek Online, released for PC on 25 May 2021. House United follows a previous season update, House Reborn from 26 January 2021. On 14 September 2021, House United was succeeded by season 24, "Reflections".

History and specifics

The missions "Warriors of the Empire" and "A Day Long Remembered" conclude the storyline of the Klingon Civil War of 2411. A new Task Force Operation (TFO), "Remain Klingon", is part of the "Qo'noS Endures" event.

Changes

The PC Patch Notes for 5/25/21 establish the split of the "Warzone" mission group, moved "Mars, the Bringer of War" and "Alpha" to the re-formed "Vigilance" mission group. "Warzone" now covers the internal house-vs.-house conflicts, while "Vigilance" covers the conflicts outside of the Empire.

The PC Patch on 6/24/21 replaced USS Voyager-J inside Earth Spacedock with the USS Grissom (NCC-96380).

Season 23 dev blogs

• Welcome to House United
  • published 25 May 2021
  • includes season trailer
• Command the Courage of the Future!
  • published 22 July 2021
  • introduces stats for the Courage-class command science destroyer.
• The Legendary Romulan Warbird Bundle!
  • published 5 August 2021 by Mike Fatum
  • confirms conflict between Romulan Republic and Tal Shiar-controlled Romulan Star Empire remains ongoing as of 2411.
  • announces Legendary Romulan Warbird bundle, which includes the Scimitar-class legendary intel dreadnought warbird and D'deridex-class legendary miracle worker warbird battlecruiser
• Legendary Scimitar Intel Dreadnought Warbird
  • published 5 August 2021 by Mike Fatum
  • provides details for the Legendary Scimitar Intel Dreadnought Warbird, announces Tal Shiar adapted starship version.
  • confirms included variants: Falchion, Tulwar, Flambard, Scimitar, Adapted, Shamshir and Khopesh. No specific class name is revealed for the Tal Shiar Adapted Dreadnought Warbird.
• Legendary D'deridex Miracle Worker Warbird Battlecruiser
  • published 5 August 2021 by Mike Fatum
  • provides details for the Legendary D'deridex Miracle Worker Warbird Battlecruiser and announces IRW Unity version.
  • confirms included variants: D'deridex, D'ridthau, Unity, D'Khellra-class, and Fleet version.
  • The IRW Unity is a Romulan warbird converted by Garidian rebels into a Garidian warbird, and is an homage to the TNG video game: A Final Unity.
• The Mars Class Comes to the Infinity Lock Box!
  • published 19 August 2021 by Mike Fatum
  • provides details on the Mars-class pilot escort (tier 6), announced the day before in the Ten Forward weekly livestream.
  • This pilot escort is another adaptation of a 32nd century starship, first introduced in Star Trek: Discovery season 3.
  • related media: "Mars Class Pilot Escort" video on STO's official YouTube channel and Ten Forward weekly (18/8/21) stream
• The Legendary TOS Federation Captain's Bundle
  • published 2 September 2021 by Mike Fatum
• The Legendary Miranda Multi-mission Cruiser
  • published 2 September 2021 by Mike Fatum
  • introduces the legendary version of the Miranda-class starship, including the Miranda-class (Mk I) USS Miranda (NCC-1800).
  • The release of the Legendary Miranda Multi-Mission Cruiser ties into a rerun of the TOS Starfleet recruitment event.
• The First Ship from Lower Decks!
  • published 9 September 2021 by Mike Fatum
  • introduces the Parliament-class miracle worker surveyor cruiser (T6), the Starfleet 2380 uniform, and special issue phaser weapons: Shax's portable phaser cannon, multibarrel phaser pistol, split-beam rifle, special issue sniper rifle, T-88 diagnostic tool kit.
• Equal and Opposite
  • published 139 September 2021 by Mike Fatum
  • introduces the Mirror Universe Gagarin (25th century) Warship (T6) along with Terran Empire agony phaser weapon packs. This ship class can be unlocked by progressing through the "Operation: Wolf" and STO mission: "Firewall" events.

Other releases

• Khitomer Alliance starships superimposed over the Vulcan IDIC symbol and flags, posted on social media. (House United, web post)
• On the "Ten Forward Weekly" livestream on Twitch.tv on 16 June 2021, the developers first announced and presented the Clarke-class multi-mission command cruiser, a refit of the 2250s-era Malachowski-class. With the release of the Clarke, Malachowski- and Miranda-class become variants of each other and their ship components interchangeable.
  • The announcement was followed by the Grissom-class light science vessel, a refit of the Oberth-class.
  • The Eisenberg-class will come at some future date.
• On the "Ten Forward Weekly" livestream on Twitch.tv on 21 July 2021, the developers first announced and presented the Courage-class command science destroyer, represented by the USS Jubayr and RRW Egaruoc.
• On the "Ten Forward Weekly" livestream on Twitch.tv on 18 August 2021, the developers first announced and presented the Mars-class pilot escort, represented by the USS Le Guin and USS Scarab.
• On the "Ten Forward Weekly" livestream on Twitch.tv on 8 September 2021, the developer Mike Fatum first announced and presented the Parliament-class starship, represented by the USS Vancouver (NCC-70492).

Appendices

Season 23 images

L'Rell versus J'mpok.

J'Ula and L'Rell.

Starships and IDIC symbols.

L'Rell holds the Sword of Kahless.

Clarke-class light cruiser.

Clarke-class, rear.

Multi-mission command cruiser.

Grissom-class science vessel.

Grissom class.

Grissom-class ship at ESD.

Grissom-class schematic.

USS Grissom (NCC-96380).

USS Jubayr (NCC-325068).

Courage-class command science destroyer.

A command and science destroyer.

The RRW Egaruoc fights the Kazon.

RRW Egaruoc (NCC-92982).

"Command the Courage of the Future!" dev blog cover.

Courage-class USS Jubayr plan views.

Garidian warbird IRW Unity.

D'deridex-class legendary starships.

"The Mars Class Comes to the Infinity Lock Box!" cover image.

Mars-class pilot escort.

USS Le Guin deploys subspace cavitation matrix.

USS Scarab.

New Khitomer.

USS Miranda.

USS Miranda.

Miranda-class multi-mission cruisers.

Parliament-class USS Vancouver.

Parliament-class USS Vancouver.

Parliament-class miracle worker surveyor cruiser.

Gagarin-class ISS Gagarin (NCC-97930).

mirror universe Gagarin-class warship.

External link

• Season 23: House United article at Star Trek Online Wiki.