About the STO Academy

The history of the Star Trek Online Academy can be traced back to a website called the STO Fans' Site, or STOFS for short. STOFS was designed by Attilio, a fan of Star Trek Online, in the hopes of helping both experience and inexperienced players learn more about the game and provide a place with tons of useful information.

The original site (TOS if you will) was released on February 22nd, 2010 and became a huge hit within the following months. It was hosted on a free server which meant he had limited space. After some very generous donations Attilio had the ability to move the site to a better server which would enable him to improve his service. He began work on designing an entirely new site... this site. Thus the Star Trek Online Academy was born.

Scientia est Potentia... Knowledge is Power. That is the motto of the Star Trek Online Academy. Here is where everyone can search for and find a huge variety of information about Star Trek Online. It is an ongoing project that is updated often with new information. The Star Trek Online Academy is the best place to learn about the game. Maps, ship data, item lists, tools, and much more populate the site and will benefit any player. This is a place to learn about Star Trek Online, which is why Attilio always welcomes comments, suggestions, and questions.

Attilio combined three of his greatest passions (website design, Star Trek, and helping others) in order to create this website. He studies the game daily in order to learn more about it and provide the best possible information to his viewers. He is very active on the Star Trek Online forums and is always willing to help. One thing to remember is although Attilio has devoted time and effort into developing this site, it is the suggestions and comments of the community which has made the Academy what it is today.

Hello my viewers... excuse me, friends old and new. Welcome to the Star Trek Online Academy. I hope you enjoy it here. I started this website exactly 20 days after the official release of Star Trek Online with barely an idea of how the game worked. I knew I had to make a website that would answer the tons of questions that new players were asking. I remember those days well, and I'm sure everyone who was around remembers also.

Where's Sulu?

Hahaha, just a little joke. When the game was first released everyone had trouble finding Sulu (now replaced by Winters). The entire time he was in Admiral Quinn's office, in the exact spot where Winters is standing today. I couldn't even begin to tell you how many people asked that question. That question among many others is what started the STO Fan website. There wasn't much content at first. A few guides, some downloads, but not a whole lot.

As the days and months progressed, I continued to add more content. Maps, lists, more guides, walkthroughrs... I can't even begin to list everything the site had... and still has. It grew in popularity. However the STO Fan site needed a revamp, and needed a new server. You see I had a dream of having a website that would be a HUGE asset to all players of Star Trek Online. My dream was realized when I finally reached $100 in donations. With that money I was able to move the website to a brand new server which gave me unlimited... everything.

I knew that before moving the site to the new server I would need to revamp it... make it better, faster, stronger. A retrofit if you will. Thus the STO Academy was born. A good name don't you think? I learned from my mistakes with STO Fan and improved upon everything. Not only that but I learned from all of you. Everyone that ever sent me an email with suggestions, comments, and questions. Everyone that asked a question on the STO forum. All of you helped make this site work... all of you helped design and inspire the STO Academy.

I want to extend a personal thank you to all my loyal viewers, to the developers at Cryptic, and everyone who plays Star Trek Online. You are the game, you are this site, you are what Star Trek is all about. Thank you.

Attilio