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Cryptic Studios has given fans of the upcoming href="http://www.tentonhammer.com/taxonomy/term/117"> style="font-style: italic;">Star Trek Online
a nice holiday gift in the form of the first in-depth look at one of
the games multi-role ships – The NX-91001.  Though
no specific ship class is mentioned, many signs point to this being the
tech specs for a modified Sovereign class ship, or at least something
very similar in design.

A starship designed to carry Federation influence
throughout the Alpha
Quadrant and beyond, the NX-91001 is one of the first multi-role
starship designs since the Sovereign class was commissioned in the
early 2370s. Able to function as a deep-space explorer with extensive
sensors and laboratory facilities for scientific research, the NX-91001
also is outfitted as a heavy cruiser armed with some of the latest in
Starfleet weapons technology for deployment in hostile areas.

One particularly clever member of the official forums also pointed out
that this might potentially be a hint at a possible release date
– 10.01.2009 (the numbers from the NX-91001 sequenced
backwards)  Considering the shorter development cycle for
Cryptic's other announced title, href="http://www.tentonhammer.com/taxonomy/term/860"> style="font-style: italic;">Champions Online,
an October '09
release date doesn't sound too far off the mark.  Mind you
this is all just wild speculation at this point, but if it proves to be
accurate it would certainly be a much bigger holiday gift than anyone
realized!



To read the full details on the NX-91001, be sure to head on over to
the
official Star Trek Online website!