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Boarding Bosses February Community Challenge

[h2]End-of-Month Wrap-up...[/h2]
(Original challenge description below, skip to it?)
[h3]Videos, bumper stickers and a whole lot of #BoardingBosses![/h3]

You all delivered with the Captain's pride we would expect for your champions of crew combat. Screenshots and stories included a mysterious Hunna clone, a love story with a Cadar High Princess, the crew that unlocked Master Explorer with ease, and more!

Check out the discussion thread, if you haven't already, for all the fun, or search the #st_frontiers channel in our Discord for "#BoardingBosses". Thanks to everyone for all their submissions.

Shout-outs to: Heyokah, for including a full video of his carrier combat crew clearing out an enemy ship with ease. You can find a clip of that here on our twitter: https://twitter.com/StarTradersGame/status/1368254395821985797

bogboy3, for creating a "bumper sticker" meme that's sure to become a classic:


Tomcat, for not only providing an excellent breakdown of his combat crew buildout, but showing us a crew with one of the most impressive collections of high-level gear we've seen.

Yowid, appropriately marking 500 hours in Star Traders with an impressive Zealot.

cyborgknight, for full squad stats & gear screenshots with backstory!

violetmistum, for a strong crew and dependable gameplan: "Assassin does smoke, Captain honor guards Healer, Healer buffs two frontline melee with Tactical Edge while Sniper builds up for that one shot kill." 💯

Well done everyone. As always, #BoardingBosses submissions are still welcome on an ongoing basis in the Steam forums or Discord.

[h3]Next month's challenge...[/h3]
Actually, we're skipping a month this month for community challenges. ElfWord, who's been helping run these, is recovering from COVID, thus the delayed wrap-up as well. It's a busy March so one less item on our plate will help us keep the updates coming, and in April we'll resume with a fresh opportunity to dig into some aspect of the game.


[h2]Boarding Bosses Challenge[/h2]
This month we want to do a more open-ended challenge, asking a simple question: who has a boss boarding crew? Whether you’ve min-maxed through 50 iterations to create the ultimate xeno-grinder, or are simply proud of a combat squad that has kept you alive by the skin of their teeth, we’re open to all kinds of bosses here.

Show and tell us about yours with screenshots and: stories, stats, let’s plays, interpretive dance videos, etc. You can share them here or in our Discord. At the end of the month, we’ll highlight several for an official Trese Brothers nod (and possibly some memery).


Some of the things we’re hoping to see:
  • Stories about your best crew combat accomplishment, journey to building your crew, or in-universe accomplishments.
  • Screenshots of fully-customized combat crew members, special story vignette fights, or (RIP) combat captain death screens.
  • Explanations of (/names for) your favorite combat tactics, equipment loadouts, or crew-combat-focused gameplay strategies.
  • Stats from your best post-combat boarding results, self-imposed challenges, or high-difficulty achievements.
  • Your own creative edits / showcases / celebrations of your favorite combat crew.


We ask that no matter what form your submission takes, you include at least 1 screenshot of the crew in combat. If you post in the Discord, include “#BoardingBosses” so we can find everyone’s entries easily through search (the #st_frontiers channel can get pretty busy 😅).

Can’t wait to see ‘em Captains. All hands, to battle stations!

We've opened up a discussion on the general forum for all posts, questions and shares for this challenge!