Perpetual Entertainment, the developers of the upcoming Star Trek MMORPG, today announced that artist Andrew Probert had joined their team as a design consultant, nothing unusual about that you might think until you are told that Andrew was a senior designer on the Star Trek: The Next Generation TV show.

As the Senior Illustrator for the first season of Star Trek: The Next Generation, Probert designed new spacecraft ranging from the Ferengi Marauder and the Romulan warbird to the Galaxy-class U.S.S. Enterprise NCC-1701-D, including both its main and battle bridges. Probert will be working with Perpetual to update the interior layout of the Galaxy-class, creating new deck layouts that realize never-before-seen locations within the massive city-sized starships. Initial blueprints and concept art by Probert are now available at the game's development site with additional material to be released in the coming months.

Set twenty years after the most recent movie, Star Trek Nemesis, Star Trek Online will be the next step for the Star Trek universe, advancing the timeline and technology into a new era of exploration and discovery. Just as Star Trek: The Next Generation updated the ships and uniforms of the original series, Star Trek Online will bring new uniforms, new equipment, and new starships to Starfleet and its foes.

"I was happy to be asked by Perpetual to contribute new design thinking and explorations into a Star Trek universe no one's ever seen," said Probert. "I'm sure the fans will enjoy discovering and exploring all the new spaces we're creating."

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