Q: What is ST: New Horizons?

A: ST: New Horizons is a mod for the Paradox game Stellaris set in the Star Trek Universe. ST: NH includes your favourite species from the Star Trek Shows and movies including the Klingons, Romulans and the dreaded Borg! With lore specific weapons and ships, ST: New Horizons is the fullest Star Trek experience for Stellaris currently available.


Q: What factions are currently available?

A: Including your favourite species such as the warlike Klingons and the deceptive Romulans, ST: NH also includes 70+ playable factions: Are you a spiritualist deeply devoted to serving the Prophets? Then the Bajoran Republic is yours to command! Or do you see yourself as brilliant battle commander? Then the Klingon Empire awaits your glorious campaign! ST: NH Also includes the Profit-obsessed Ferengi, the Xenophobic Dominion and the Treacherous Romulans all yours to play!


Q: Are player created factions supported?

A: Player-made empires are not currently supported by Star Trek New Horizons and this feature will not be implemented.


Q: Why does my game crash randomly?

A: For those reporting CTDs, there are currently 3 issues which can lead to CTDs with new horizons:
1) You use MAC OS --- wait for PDX fix, turning down graphics seemed to help some players
2) You use SLI --- deactivate SLI profile
3) You use AMD vega GPUs or still have random crashes --- right-click Stellaris in steam library, go to properties and type -opengl in the launch parameters section.
We are very sorry to say that we are not able to fix these on our own. The mod itself runs super stable and (nearly) error free on both, Windows and Linux test environments. The MAC OS issue is due to a memory leak caused by the engine, it also appears rarely in the basegame but seems much more likely when using big mods. All of these Issues need to be solved by Paradox, there is nothing more we can help with. Of course also make sure to run always the latest version of Stellaris and STNH and deactivate other mods before reporting.
Further troubleshooting for windows 10:
- clean reinstall of video driver
- set fullScreen and borderless=no
- tick “disable full screen optimisations”
- run in win8 compatibility mode
- and in one case run in XP SP3 compat mode.

Q: Can I use other mods together with ST: New Horizons?

A: We can only guarantee compatibilty with mods that are specifically flagged as compatible on their description page. UI and music/VO mods should work fine as long as they dont alter the /common folder. Other mods may severely impact your experience, use at your own risk.


Q: Why is my savegame crashing/buggy?

A: Savegames from older major releases may be incompatible. Either start a new game or download the old version on the description page.


Q: How do I create the United Federation of Planets?

A: To form the federation you must play as one of the 4 founding races (Human, Vulcan, Andorian, Tellarite). You must increase your relations with the other 3 empires in order to form the Federation, however, you only need two of the founding races in order for the event to fire, creating the UFP.


Q: How do get new members in the United Federation of Planets?

A: To get new members you must get them into a coalition with you, and then using the new federation council mechanics to enhance your relationship with them. Upon completion of this, the empire will join the Federation.


Q: How do I progress through the eras?

A: The era system in ST: New horizons allows you to explore all of the main eras of trek, Enterprise, TOS, TMP and TNG. In order to progress through these, eras you must research certain technologies that will increase the transition. Upon complete of all relevant technologies, you will get an event that signal the advance into the next era. Note: this system is still in development, and some eras will progress quicker than others.


Q: How can I contribute?

A: If you are a 2D/3D artist or have experience with coding and scripting in paradox games, please contact the team on steam or the forums. If you’d like to help expanding the wiki then please contact the team on discord, steam or the forums.


Q: Kann ich ST:NH auch auf Deutsch spielen?

A: Ja ST:NH kann man auch auf Deutsch spielen, zur Zeit wird jede Neuerung auf Englisch eingebunden. Letztlich wollen wir unsere Mod in allen verfügbaren Sprachen anbieten können, dafür benötigen wir eure Unterstützung. Im Paradox Forum findet ihr dazu entsprechende Hilfe: Hier.