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The Foundry was a way for players of Star Trek Online on the PC to add their own missions to the game, released in open beta with Season Three: Genesis , and removed from the game on PC with maintenance on April 11, 2019. The Foundry was not available to console players.

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The Foundry was a major feature of Season 3 , released to the Tribble test server on December 2, 2010 and was released on Holodeck March 28, 2011. The One Year Anniversary (February 2, 2011) saw the live release of three Federation and one Klingon episodes that were among the highest rated by users on the test server: "The Longing," "Crouching Ty’Gokor Hidden Demon," "The Syndicate Extraction," and "Unholy Alliances, Part I." The Foundry remained at Beta 0.8 until its retirement in 2019, having never left open beta status.

• Missions were started from the Foundry tab on the Mission Journal. The Foundry EULA needed to be accepted first.
• For missions which begin at systems in sector space, a rotating list of the Top 3 Rated foundry missions were shown to passing players.
• Some missions were been "spotlighted" by devs on their own tab.
• Unless the player enables it, brand new missions with few reviews are hidden. Players needed to become Foundry Reviewers to curate content by pressing the "Become Reviewer" button on the Foundry UI element.
• Players who subscribed were given 8 free project slots.
• Space maps could be created from scratch.
• An "Empty Ground Map" was later added for players to create environments from scratch.
• Existing ground and interior maps may be modified by placing props
• Missions can interact with objects in live social maps, as well as within custom maps.

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• Ground maps could not be created from scratch, no terrain on existing maps could be edited.
• There is no facility to remember player choices, thus branching storylines are impossible, or greatly limited.
• It is not possible to add any form of voice over or custom music.
• There is no way that players may create new assets, textures, or other "mods"

On April 11 2019, The Foundry was shut down. Though the published missions were saved on a separate server, they cannot be accessed by players or authors. As of now there are no official plans to resurrect the Foundry but many of Cryptic's staff expressed their desire to see it return.

To commemorate the Foundry, a set of sunset rewards were given out:

• Players who played a Foundry mission before the date of March 4, 2019 were given 2 Genesis badges as well as a Genesis Holographic arm attachment, claimable on all player characters.
• Additionally, this reward was given to anyone who used the editor and created a project, published or unpublished, before the cut off date.
• Players who were selected for a Spotlit Mission received a [ Foundry Spotlight ] , and a [ Genesis Device ] Ground Vanity Device, claimable on all player characters.
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Published Sep 29, 2012

GUEST BLOG: Spotlight On the Foundry, Sept. Recap

The Foundry for Star Trek Online gives players a chance to create and share their very own stories with the world, and during the month of September, four of these stories were spotlighted. These Spotlight Missions were designed by members of the Star Trek Online community and are great playable examples of what you, too, can add to the Star Trek Online universe.

September 7th: “One Too Many” by XR-377

Faction: Federation Level Requirement: 41+ Mission Summary: The daughter of "Reg" Barclay is working on Earth Spacedock tracking down a system's bug in the Station's Network. But, as can be expected, she has a problem one too many…

September 14th: “Stray Dogs” by drkfrontiers

Faction: Klingon Level Requirement: 41+ Mission Summary: During the height of the Gorn Wars, a renowned Klingon Fleet, Wing 327, disappeared without a trace. For months afterwards, the Klingon Defense Force scoured the galaxy in a vain effort to discover the fate of the once mighty fleet.  You and your crew have been ordered to investigate rumors of the recent sighting of the fleet, along with the mysterious marauder attacks along the frontier.

September 21st: “Checks and Balances” by mygod_itsfullofstars

Faction: Federation Level Requirement: Any Mission Summary: In the shadow of the Borg invasion of Defera, you are called on to protect the Preserver archive at Lae'nas. When you arrive, however, you will find a mystery that will take you beyond explored space and a threat that no one expected.

September 28th: “Betrayal of the Empire (Part 1)” by Evil70th

Faction: Klingon Level Requirement: 16+ Mission Summary: Your old friend Worf needs to speak with you immediately. He believes there may be a link to a high ranking councilman in the High Council and the Romulans. Worf needs your help in uncovering the truth of a threat that could shake the Empire to its core. You owe him your life. Will you help your old friend now?To play these Foundry missions, log into Star Trek Online (you can create a free account HERE ), open your Mission Journal (J), choose the 'Available' tab from the top, and then click on the 'Community Authored' tab from the left. Once in this menu, click the arrow at the top to bring down the search function and search for one of the author or mission names mentioned above. Once the mission you are interested in playing appears, click on it and press the 'Hail' button on the bottom-right of the Mission Journal to accept the mission.For more information about the Foundry, including how to play community-authored Foundry missions and resources on how to create your own mission, check out this StarTrek.com Guest Blog . Also, you can check out Star Trek Online ’s index of past Spotlighted Missions HERE .

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Star Trek Online gets Foundry mission editor

Who hasn't wanted to put together their own Star Trek episode? That dream is about to come true, sort of. Cryptic have released the Foundry for Star Trek Online, a powerful set of editing tools that will let you create your own missions. The Foundry let you put together your own star systems, script battles, write dialogue and create cutscenes. A mission sharing system will let players rate missions, and the very best will be highlighted with developer spotlight awards, making it easy for players to sift through to the best player made missions.

The Foundry is an exciting addition to Star Trek Online, but it's built on the same tech as Cryptic's other MMOs, meaning there's a chance that similar tools could appear in Champions Online and the upcoming Neverwinter MMO. For more on the mission editing tools, see The Foundry section of the Star Trek Online site. If you're interested in playing Star Trek Online, there's a demo available.

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Foundry Sunset - April 11, 2019

By Ambassador Kael | Mon 04 Mar 2019 08:00:00 AM PST

Greetings Cryptic Fans,

On April 11 , we are sad to announce that we will be sunsetting the Foundry system for Neverwinter and Star Trek Online. This decision was not made lightly; the Foundry was a passion project for many of us, and we have loved seeing the unique stories and awesome content our Foundry Authors have produced. Developers and players alike have enjoyed using the Foundry and the friends we’ve made and the journeys we’ve had will live on in our memories.

Our team at Cryptic strives to create excellent content and maintain a high standard of quality for our games. However, the legacy knowledge required to maintain the Foundry at our quality standards is no longer available. Our goal is to continue creating top-notch content for our current and upcoming games - and the development time and resources required to maintain the Foundry would impede on these new features and systems. To reiterate, this decision does not impact any other game feature or content development for Star Trek Online, Neverwinter, Champions Online , or future titles.

We understand this decision impacts our incredibly passionate and creative players. We wanted to thank you all for the incredible amount of work you have shared with us and the entire community through the characters, worlds, and stories you’ve created. We don’t want to leave the contributions of both Foundry authors and enthusiasts unrecognized, so we will be providing the following rewards to our amazing Foundry community. Players who contributed or participated in the Foundry prior to today’s date, March 4 th , 2019, will receive the following:

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Players who have played one or more Foundry Missions will receive a Foundry Badge for their characters.

Players who have authored a Foundry Mission will receive a Botany Bay non-combat space pet.

Players who have been selected for a Spotlit Mission will receive a Foundry Spotlight, and a Genesis Torpedo Ground Device

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Players who played 10 or more Foundry missions will receive a Foundry-related title

Players who published 10 or more Foundry missions will receive a cape with the Foundry logo

The Foundry, and the community it bloomed, has been a unique and special aspect of our games that will leave lasting memories for our development teams and players. Please join us Today, March 4 , at 3pm PT  ( when is this for me? ) for a livestream tribute to The Foundry and all the incredible contributions you’ve made. Thanks again to all of you who shared a story, and to everyone who took the time to experience them.

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Recap / Star Trek Online - Foundry - “Relics”

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Starfleet Intelligence receives word of an increased Klingon presence on the strategically unimportant world Minkara V in the Otha System in the Eta Eridani block. The player is dispatched to investigate and fights off a few Klingon ships, but your ship takes damage and has to hide from their reinforcements in a nearby nebula while Damage Control sees to repairs.

Inside the nebula you discover a derelict ship belonging to a long-extinct race, and inside the ship is a Human Popsicle kidnapped from Earth in 1537. You thaw him out and, after convincing him you and your ship's counselor Shree aren't demons or agents of the Inquisition, learn that he is a Lithuanian mathematician and scientist named Johann Rymut. You explain where and when he is and hand him off to Shree for his long recovery.

• Alien Abduction / Ancient Astronauts : The Ugcinian ship visited Earth in 1537 and froze Johann.
• Aliens Made Them Do It : Between you and ship's counselor Dr. Shree, a few weeks or so before "Relics". Apparently you got possessed by incorporeal aliens or something to that effect and seduced her. We never do hear the whole story, and you don't remember any of it (and can optionally wish you did).
• Ascended Glitch : For some bizarre reason your away team always falls through the floor when you beam over to the Ugcinian ship. Kirkfat turned this into a story element, saying you beamed over solo.
• Beethoven Was an Alien Spy : Copernicus apparently got the idea of a sun-centric solar system from the Federation, by way of Johann Rymut being sent back to his home time.
• Brick Joke : During the mission briefing you lament that you miss the days when exploration was the main job of Starfleet, as opposed to fighting multiple wars simultaneously. As you beam over to the Ugcinian ship, you remark that it feels good to be an explorer.
• Continuity Nod : Your science officer briefly mentions the Department of Temporal Investigations, in the context of a visit from them being preferable to whatever cataclysm would result from not sending Johann back to his home time period.
• Damage Control : Your ship receives a few parting shots during the first firefight with the Klingons and, according to your chief engineer, would be a sitting duck if reinforcements showed up. Much of the next section of the mission uses the damage control efforts as a Closed Circle .

• For Want Of A Nail : Discussed . According to the Guardian of Balance, not sending Johann back to 1537 leads to a Bad Future where "the machines" (inferred by your captain to be the Borg) rule unopposed.
• Get a Room! : Dr. Daniels' response to catching you and Shree flirting. "My patient isn't standing by for nobody. Quit with your hanky-panky. The whole crew knows about you two. Get a room."
• Human Popsicle : Johann when you find him aboard the Ugcinian derelict.
• I'm a Doctor, Not a Placeholder : Dr. Daniels: I'm a doctor, not a therapist. (She explains how being a Fish out of Temporal Water could drive Johann insane.)
• Jerkass : Dr. Daniels, of the cranky old lady variety.
• Lampshade Hanging : Shree hangs one on the Guardian of Balance's claim that sending Johann back to the past restored the timeline, noting that the event that would've altered it in the first place hadn't happened yet. The Guardian basically says the Federation's understanding of time isn't good enough to make sense of it yet.
• Language Barrier : The Ugcinians attempted to contact the Vulcans, also a warp-capable race, but they couldn't make themselves understood before their homeworld was obliterated by their sun Cassiopeia A going supernova, wiping out the species.
• The Main Characters Do Everything : Option given for you to hang a lampshade on it when you insist on beaming over to the Ugcinian ship in an EV suit by yourself over your science officer's objections. "I lead every away team. It is only logical."
• Noodle Incident : The aforementioned Aliens Made Them Do It between you and Shree is talked about a little, mostly in the context of how it makes working together very awkward, but never fully explained.
• Acting Ensign Paulo is an obvious reference to Wesley Crusher's status in most of TNG , though she only gets about four lines.
• When interviewing Johann he asks if you're agents of the Inquisition. Cue one of the dialogue options being the obligatory Monty Python's Flying Circus reference.
• Space Clouds : You hide in one while Damage Control sees to your phaser power couplings and navigational deflector.
• Stable Time Loop : Aliens kidnap Johann and freeze him for 900-odd years. Federation thaws him out and teaches him a little bit about the past, including that Earth revolves around the sun. Guardian of Balance sends him back to his own time and tells Copernicus about it. Copernicus publishes the theory but lies about where he got it.
• Starfish Aliens : The Ugcinians were apparently biologically similar to the Tholians, a non-humanoid species from a Class Y, or "demon", planet. They physically couldn't send themselves into space (they didn't have the tech to simulate their own extreme atmosphere) so their ships were unmanned.
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Welcome to the Star Trek Online Foundry Wiki [ ]

This is an online database for everything and anything related to the Foundry tool in the MMORPG Star Trek Online. All Trek fans are welcome. :)

What is the Foundry? [ ]

The Foundry is a user content generation tool in the MMORPG Star Trek Online. It gives users a set of software tools and assets to allow them to create their own original content.

Wiki contents (work in progress) [ ]

• Project tab
• Interior map objects
• Ground map objects
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Originally posted by jonnin : If that is true, that is the most idiotic thing I have heard in decades. your coders should be able to figure it out, if they are any good. and you should have more than 2 people understand every part of the system. (that is, every part is understood well by at least 3 people, but not every person understands the whole thing of course). and thirdly -- it was working -- if you don't break it, at least you have 'that much' of it working and enjoyable.

Originally posted by Omega Man : free dil rewards on some missions.

Originally posted by RedStar : While I agree it's a huge miss, it won't be coming back. From what I've read, there was one guy in charge of it who understood the code. He left and they killed it off. Just another disappointing part of STO.

Originally posted by British Bulldog : The biggest thing I miss in this game is the user-generated content. I used to spend Friday night just playing the top user content from the week, and it was probably my favorite game ever-generally much more engaging than the official storylines. I'm sure there was a technical reason they killed it, but that was the best part of this game. Am I alone thinking this?

Originally posted by Jeronan : Originally posted by RedStar : While I agree it's a huge miss, it won't be coming back. From what I've read, there was one guy in charge of it who understood the code. He left and they killed it off. Just another disappointing part of STO.

Originally posted by bratacsga : Ah, the Foundry. I found some nice fun little stories in there back in the day (one that I really loved was "Helna of Troy" ). It's a shame that it was abused to make storyless farming exercises... and that I never got to try my hand at making my own episode.

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