{"id":464152,"date":"2026-03-08T11:45:17","date_gmt":"2026-03-08T11:45:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/464152\/"},"modified":"2026-03-08T11:45:17","modified_gmt":"2026-03-08T11:45:17","slug":"across-the-unknown-trekmovie-com","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/464152\/","title":{"rendered":"Across the Unknown\u2019 \u2013 TrekMovie.com"},"content":{"rendered":"

Star Trek Voyager: Across the Unknown<\/a> has been out now for over a week, so we thought it was safe (or safe enough) to talk about some of its big deep cuts. Below, we\u2019ll cover some what is (and isn\u2019t) in the main game, and what you can access as part of the game\u2019s Deluxe Edition DLC.\u00a0It goes without saying that\u00a0SPOILERS FOLLOW, both in terms of\u00a0Across the Unknown\u00a0and, really, in\u00a0Star Trek: Voyager\u00a0itself.<\/p>\n

Get justice for Tuvix<\/p>\n

Perhaps the most telegraphed \u201cWhat if?\u201d scenario you can engage in for the game, is tied into one of the most debated episodes of the franchise, \u201cTuvix.\u201d Famously Janeway made the call on if Tuvix, the fusion of Neelix and Tuvok, should have been allowed to continue on. But you don\u2019t have to follow what she did on the show, you can save Tuvix in Across the Unknown. I personally didn\u2019t, but no judgment if that\u2019s your jam. But, I can\u2019t be the only person that\u2019s secretly hoping gameXcite eventually comes through with statistics that show just how many players spared or sacrificed Tuvix, right?<\/p>\n

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\t\t\t\tTuvix in \u201cTuvix,\u201d on Voyager\u2026<\/p>\n

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\t\t\t\t\u2026 and inside Across the Unknown.
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Double your B\u2019Elannas<\/p>\n

In sort of the reverse of what you can do with Tuvix, you can you can double up on your chief engineer.\u00a0 Let\u2019s start with a host of actions by the Vidiians, which mirror Voyager\u00a0episodes \u201cPhage\u201d and \u201cFaces.\u201d While you likely know how both those episodes play out, you can change things up within the game and flip things on their head, particularly within Across the Unknown\u2018s side mission, also titled \u201cFaces.\u201d Who needs regular ol\u2019 B\u2019Elanna when you can have Human and Klingon B\u2019Elanna instead? That\u2019s literally twice the B\u2019Elanna on your ship!<\/p>\n

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\t\t\t\tThe B\u2019Elannas in \u201cFaces\u201d\u2026<\/p>\n

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\t\t\t\t\u2026 and the B\u2019Elannas in, well, \u201cFaces.\u201d
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Check out the video at the bottom of the article for a guide on how to double your B\u2019Elannas.<\/p>\n

Recruit the formerly unrecruitable<\/p>\n

Tuvix is certainly not the only new member you can recruit into your crew, making more calls Janeway didn\u2019t. Across the Unknown\u2018s recruitable heroes also mean you\u2019ll get a bunch of gameplay based upon classic Voyager episodes. Recruiting Seven of Nine onto your crew means you\u2019ll play through the likes of \u201cScorpion\u201d and \u201cThe Raven,\u201d while Icheb and Marla Gilmore will require recounting or reshaping \u201cChild\u2019s Play\u201d and \u201cEquinox,\u201d respectively. You can even convince Arturis, as played by\u00a0Twin Peaks\u2018 Ray Wise so perfectly in \u201cHope and Fear,\u201d to set aside his quest for revenge and to join the crew of Voyager instead. Don\u2019t you just love happy endings?<\/p>\n

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\t\t\t\tArturis trying to convince Janeway to swap over to the Dauntless in \u201cHope and Fear.\u201d<\/p>\n

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\t\t\t\tTrying to talk Arturis into joining your crew in Across the Unknown.
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Want the traitorous Seska to join your crew (in place of Chakotay, perhaps?)? You can do that too! While I won\u2019t get into every single recruitable character available in-game, but if you\u2019re super-duper interested, my own site, Stevivor, has a full list of mission names and who you can recruit here<\/a>. Only look if you don\u2019t mind being spoiled!<\/p>\n

Find more cool ships<\/p>\n

\u201cEquinox\u201d also provides some very good looks at the Nova-class U.S.S. Equinox, which is but one of a couple in-game \u2018Starfleet\u2019 designs \u2014 we\u2019ve already seen Deep Space Nine as part of the game\u2019s demo<\/a>, while the U.S.S. Dauntless is also showcased (alongside Arturis) in the \u201cTomorrow\u2019s Yesterday\u201d side mission that recounts Voyager\u2018s \u201cHope and Fear.\u201d Yes, I do realize that neither of those space-faring bodies is technically made by Starfleet, but you get what I mean.<\/p>\n

Another absolutely non-Starfleet ship that features in Across the Unknown\u00a0is the Klingon Negh\u2019Var warship \u2014 you\u2019ll certainly be treated to a lovely painting of the ship, and depending on your actions may or may not see its actual in-game model \u2014 disobey Admiral Janeway\u2019s warnings, and you\u2019ll be in for a fight.<\/p>\n

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\t\t\t\tThe Negh\u2019Var warship, as seen on Deep Space Nine\u2026<\/p>\n

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\t\t\t\t\u2026 and 1 of 2 times you could see it in Across the Unknown.
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Unlock the Aeroshuttle<\/p>\n

And while developer gameXcite has drawn specific attention to this \u2013 Voyager\u2019s Aeroshuttle is seen and used in-game, but in very small fashion; the craft is used for trade, but isn\u2019t really highlighted otherwise. Sadface. Nevertheless, you can zoom right in on the Aeroshuttle Bay and see the craft in all its glory. Trade away!<\/p>\n

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\t\t\t\tThe aeroshuttle, as (kinda) seen on the underside of Voyager.<\/p>\n

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\t\t\t\tAcross the Unknown\u2019s Aeroshuttle Bay, which is used for trade.
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Find (or lose) The Doctor\u2019s emitter<\/p>\n

Just like you can recruit and lose crew members if you\u2019re not careful, you too can obtain and lose The Doctor\u2019s mobile emitter. If you do so, he remains on the ship and helps out in sickbay, but you\u2019ll lose the chance to take our favorite hologram on away missions. It\u2019s a nice touch and nod to the show and how it operates.<\/p>\n

And just so we\u2019re clear, you\u2019ll need to research the mobile emitter under Science Tier 1 to then be able to send The Doctor out on away missions. He\u2019s as susceptible to harm as your other crew members, so be careful!<\/p>\n

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\t\t\t\tThe Doctor\u2019s trusty mobile emitter in Voyager.<\/p>\n

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\t\t\t\tIt doesn\u2019t look like he\u2019s wearing it, but he must be! The Doctor prepares himself for an away mission in Across the Unknown.
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Recruit Kashyk (DLC only)<\/p>\n

The \u201cDeluxe Edition\u201d DLC (\u201cdownloadable content\u201d) adds extra bits and bobs to the game (for a price), with five new missions, two new recruitable heroes, and three new technologies. Just like the main game, these DLC missions generally reference the specific Star Trek: Voyager\u00a0episode they\u2019re based upon.\u00a0So with that, Kashyk<\/a> is recruitable obtainable within the \u201cCounterpoint\u201d side mission, and Danara Pel features as part of \u201cMedical Ethics\u201d \u2014 that mission isn\u2019t named after an episode, but given the content of Danara Pel\u2019s episode, \u201cLifesigns,\u201d it certainly fits.<\/p>\n

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Didn\u2019t buy the Deluxe Edition of the game? You can buy the Deluxe Edition DLC instead\u2026 (gameXcite, Daedalic)<\/p>\n

And these actions are just seven of our favorite cuts from the game. There are plenty more, and the \u201cwhat if?\u201d design of the game allows for replayability so you can make different choices your second (or third) time home from the Delta Quadrant.<\/p>\n

Stuff that didn\u2019t make the cut<\/p>\n

While Across the Unknown is truly a love letter to Star Trek: Voyager, there are also a bunch of surprising plot points that go completely ignored within the game. Chief among them, and maybe at the cost of the aforementioned Aeroshuttle, is the utter lack of the Delta Flyer.<\/p>\n

While it wasn\u2019t the Delta Flyer that used when Janeway and Paris broke the warp 10 barrier, that particular event doesn\u2019t feature within Across the Universe either. That\u2019s right \u2014 there are no salamanders to be seen here, though the episode is referenced within a couple of the game\u2019s endings, are are the cool racer uniforms seen in \u201cDrive.\u201d<\/p>\n

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\t\t\t\tThis is the closest we get to anything that happened within \u201cDrive.\u201d<\/p>\n

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\t\t\t\tWhile this is acknowledged, you don\u2019t get to play through the events of \u201cThreshold.\u201d<\/p>\n

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\t\t\t\tOld or young, Miral Paris simply doesn\u2019t exist in Across the Unknown. At least, not yet\u2026
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Speaking of endings,\u00a0Across the Unknown\u00a0does its best to recap seven years of TV within 20-25 hours of gameplay, but needs to make some strategic cuts to keep things moving. Sadly, Tom and B\u2019Elanna\u2019s marriage is at the top of the list of cuts, as is their daughter Miral. None of that exists in-game, nor within its endings. And, unless you manage to kill them off as part of regular gameplay, you don\u2019t have an option to drop Neelix or Kes off within the Delta Quadrant before you head back to Earth. Kes sticking around that long also means that events witnessed in \u201cThe Gift\u201d play out drastically different than what you remember, and the likes of \u201cFury\u201d doesn\u2019t happen at all. Considering how Voyager\u00a0treated Kes in her final appearance, I\u2019m very okay with that.<\/p>\n

Like any scenario that currently presents itself in-game, this list of episodes that didn\u2019t make the cut could potentially change \u2014 while developer gameXcite did tell TrekMovie that it is focused on this core experience (plus the Deluxe Edition DLC), its CEO Patrick Streppel also said that the studio would, in fact, \u201clove to do more in the\u00a0Trek universe.\u201d If players support this game through their wallets, maybe we\u2019ll get more DLC or a new game altogether. One can only hope!<\/p>\n

Bonus video: how to get 2 B\u2019Elannas<\/p>\n

While it\u2019s easy enough keeping B\u2019Elanna as she is, you may end up on a ship with B\u2019Elanna and her Klingon \u2018sister.\u2019 You need to play the side mission just right \u2014 and have finished the \u201cPhage\u201d side mission first \u2014 to then walk away with both Human and Klingon B\u2019Elanna at the same time, though. A video I\u2019ve made, below, shows how it\u2019s done.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n

Across the Unknown available now<\/p>\n

Star Trek Voyager: Across the Unknown\u00a0is available now on Windows PC via Steam, Xbox Series S, Xbox Series X, PlayStation 5, and Switch 2.<\/p>\n

Across the Unknown\u2018s Deluxe Edition DLC comes bundled with the Deluxe Edition of the game (naturally), which equates to an extra $10 \u2014 $49.99 rather than $39.99 \u2014 on the likes of the Microsoft Store<\/a> and the PlayStation Store<\/a>. You can buy the DLC separately from the main game as well, but it\u2019s a bit more expensive that way at $12.99. The Deluxe edition adds:<\/p>\n

New missions: Medical Ethics (Sector 4), Infinite Regress (Sector 8), Counterpoint (Sector 9), Friendship One (Sector 11), and Good Shepherd (Sector 11)
\nNew heroes: Danara Pel, Inspector Kashyk
\nNew technologies: Vinculum-Anti-Viral Agent, Friendship One Remnant, Subspace-Reactive Particles<\/p>\n

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Steve Wright is a longtime Trek fan, an experienced Australian-based games journalist and the editor-in-chief of Stevivor.com, the country\u2019s leading independent video games site.<\/p>\n

Check out all of our\u00a0Star Trek Voyager: Across the Unknown\u00a0coverage here<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Star Trek Voyager: Across the Unknown has been out now for over a week, so we thought it…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":159022,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[59,86,56,54,55],"class_list":{"0":"post-464152","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-technology","8":"tag-gb","9":"tag-technology","10":"tag-uk","11":"tag-united-kingdom","12":"tag-unitedkingdom"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/464152","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=464152"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/464152\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/159022"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=464152"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=464152"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=464152"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}