Executive Producer Dan Stahl has published his latest Star Trek Online Engineering Report, and it once again focuses on the Season 4 update that's scheduled to launch next month. He covers a lot of ground, so here are the highlights:

• The team is ecstatic about the Ground Combat feedback from players on the Tribble test server. "Ground Combat has always been one of the top failings of STO and the team has spent a lot of time adjusting and intentionally updating every single weapon in the game to add more variety and fun to Away Team and PvP combat," he said.
• A new zone focuses on the Klingon Faction. "I hope to see plenty of new missions and stories starting from this zone," he said.
• The team is currently developing the next Feature Episode series, which will take place around Deep Space Nine.
• Expect new missions and events to fight back the Borg and save the species at risk in and near the Alpha Quadrant.
• The team is also starting development on several new repeatable Ground and Space Fleet Actions that will be featured in upcoming PvE Queues.
• Other upcoming features include an overhauled mission journal, an event calendar, new ships, new loot sets, and new costumes.

Stahl said in last month's Engineering Report that Season 4 is tentatively scheduled to launch on July 7.