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I don't think you need to watch Discovery to enjoy Strange New Worlds. There might be a few things established in the lore/backstory from Discovery, but any "confusion" from those references will quickly dissipate. SNW makes it easy to see it as a distinct show in a new/expanded telling of a known crew/time.

I will add that there will be stylistic choices in the production that will take a little getting used to, but remember that just about every Star Trek show has done this. Enjoy the story!

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General:

• Resolved an issue that caused some captains to lose access to faction locked costume pieces after using a Captain Alteration Token. Captains who were affected by this issue should now have access to the correct costume pieces for their faction.
• Resolved an issue that was preventing the Herald Antiproton Weapons from the "Demon Hunting" Event from being available on the Event Reclaim Store.
• Resolved an issue that prevented captains from putting the "Type 14 Shuttlecraft" and the "Federation Shuttlecraft (DSC)" vanity pet items into their bank inventory.

Known Issues:

• We are still working on issues with the Captain Alteration Token and as such, we have temporarily disabled the ability to purchase or use a Captain Alteration Token. We will return the feature when we have a satisfactory fix for the issues.
• Currently there is no daily event timer visible for the “Delete Alt Control” event. This is just a visual issue and the daily event timer should function normally.

Cryptic has now updated the post (and release timing) such that these are now for 5/31/24

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Summarizing some of the notes. The "General" section is copy-pasted verbatim.

Event – Delete Alt Control:

• Content added for the Feature Event, including new TFOs
• For more information, please visit the “Delete Alt Control” blog.

New Content:

• New Episode – Situation Under Control
  • The Aetherians will send you on a mission with one of their own into a new universe, and you must join forces to stem the tide of a new Borg foe!
• Captain Alteration Token

General:

• The Exeter variant of the Cruiser family has been totally remastered. Its model has been rebuilt to Star Trek Online's current visual standard and its material has been updated to use the Odyssey hull and windows materials. All ships in the Cruiser family now have access to the Odyssey hull and window options as well. As with all remasters, this update is free to everyone who owns the skin. Simply ready a ship in the cruiser family and apply the Exeter template in the ship customization interface to see the changes.
• Resolved an issue that was causing the Item Tooltips to disappear from the Tier 5 Dyson Console Set items, when equipping 3 or 4 pieces of their Set.

I'm not sure if I claimed them either; now that you mention it.

Star Trek Online is releasing a brand new Task Force Operation with the launch of Star Trek Online: Unparalleled! Called “Borg Battle Royale,” this TFO will charge you with facing increasingly difficult waves of Borg, and see how long you can survive. Similar to both the Kobayashi Maru and Arena of Sompek TFOs, the event version of this TFO will end at a predetermined point – level 7. However, once the event is over, the TFO will have no set end, and Captains will see how long they can last against the Federation’s ultimate enemy. Ready your resistance.

May 23rd to June 6th

• The U.S.S. Resolute, the hero ship of Star Trek: Resurgence, will be available to Star Trek Online captains for free

Ooo! I missed this one. I'll look forward to claiming the ship!

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Just as CasualSAB predicted!

This looks like a pretty big deal. That changing of species/gender within a faction seems notable.

May 28th on PC and June on Consoles

• New episode: Situation Under Control - team up with the Aetherians to stop a new Borg threat.
• New Task Force Operation: Borg Battle Royale - 5 captain ground TFO, fight waves of Borg in a holodeck simulation (event version lasts 12 rounds, infinite version available afterwards).
• Season 32 Event: Delete Alt Control - earn rewards like Dimensional Hypermass Torpedo Launcher, Type 14 Shuttle Support Squadron, Lobi Crystals, Phoenix Epic Prize Token, and Dilithium Ore by playing select content.
• New Captain Alteration Token - change your Captain's species and/or gender (within your faction).

Starting May 2nd at 8am PT on PC**, you can purchase the Dyson Bundle or individual ships in the Zen Store.

• The Dyson Bundle will be 25% off from May 2nd at 8am PT to May 16th at 12pm PT.

The Dyson Bundle includes:

• Three T6 Science Destroyer ships (Kardashev, Lo'laH, Rallus)
• 1 T6 Ship Coupon
• 8 Experimental Ship Upgrade Tokens (T6-X)
• 4 Ship Slots
• Solanae Sentinel Environmental Suit + Solanae Paladin Environmental Suit
• Dyson Sphere Researcher Outfit
• Exclusive Title "Science Destroyer"