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.^[1]

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.

Connections[]

References[]

External link[]

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