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Please use this thread to discuss feedback and issues found on the new episode "Tangled Webs".
New Episode: Tangled Webs
New Episode: Tangled Webs
- In 2268, the USS Defiant responded to a distress call in the unexplored Tholian Sector and got caught in a phenomenon known as interphase.
- Find out what happened to the Defiant prior to the events of The Original Series episode “The Tholian Web”.
- This mission can only be played by a TOS captain.
- For more details, visit the Tangled Webs blog at: http://www.arcgames.com/en/games/star-trek-online/news/detail/9983073-star-trek-online:-tangled-webs
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Once I loaded in and joined the Defiant in battle, I noticed that the mission dialog pop ups (the ones that fly in on the left side of the screen) were going nuts. I couldn't possibly follow any of it while I'm in battle, so really what's the point of having it? It was nothing but a distraction, and an annoyance, because I enjoy reading those things, but can't during the heat of battle.
Also, I can't tell for sure because the background is sort of out of focus, but it appears that the crewmembers behind Captain Gil Morrison in the interaction window are wearing Klingon uniforms...or maybe they're something else, but they have black sleeves on them and the "gold shirt" colors seem wrong.
Minor issue to be sure. I'll report more if I find anything else.
EDIT:
Just got to the point where you have to suit up and board the Tholian ship. Bless you cryptic, I could kiss you right now!
Section: Caught in the Web
Objective: Defeat Na'Kuhl Boarding parties (0/4)
BUG: Defeated 3/4 Na'Kuhl boarding party spawn groups, the 4th does not spawn. Mission progress halted.
- Beamed out to ship, and then back - restarting that portion of the mission.
Second attempt:
- A 4th group spawwned in the second room of the Tholian ship, ran back to defeat them. Did not count towards mission progress.
- Stuck at "Defeat Na'Kuhl Boarding Party (3/4)
Progression halted. Mission cannot be completed.
I was just about to post this, so I'll just say Ditto.
Please enable us to buy a token with Zen to faction change a 25th Century FED to a TOS FED.
Na'Kuhl should make a killing.
The tarantula crashing into the na'kuhl dread animation is severely busted. Two ships just appear mereged then some lighting and a TRIBBLE (lol f.a.r.t is banned?) cloud animation. Sound on it seems mental too before cutting back.
In another note has it been explained why our ships don't get pummeled by the Nakuul? Their weapons should rip us to shreds.
Came here to post this very thing, here's a screenshot:
We've politely asked them to not make use of some of their more impactful abilities this early in the game. It didn't make it into this build, unfortunately.
Was about to comment on that. But if you are going to adjust it, then that's good. And maybe a few less mobs in the old fashioned Klingon beatdown before the final pummeling. Also, any chance the new TOS ships will pop up for us to play with?
When you get the final cut scene de-bugged, I suspect the mission payoff will have significant story impact.
If you got the money, they will give you what you seek:
http://www.arcgames.com/en/games/star-trek-online/news/detail/9950863-star-trek-online:-agents-of-yesterday-packs
I'd like to mention this as well. With tier 2 purple equipment ALL over my ship (with AP beambanks), I was getting my TRIBBLE handed to me. was down to bout %10 hull capacity when I won the first space fight. Got killed in the second space fight, just once, but still frustrating. I'd hate to see what happened to the people who used the stock equipment in this fight! I was using the default Boff abilities, that may have contributed to the difficulty as I prefer emergency power to shields 1 and hazard emitters 1 as tier 1 Boff abilities. I find it gives greater survivability.
I agree with the above. I didnt notice failures on the space uniforms, but I'll re-run the mission and find out. Of course, the cut-scenes need work but I'm sure they'll get polished up before it goes to Holodeck.
The key thing: Combat with the Nakuhl fleet is too tough - I'm an experienced player and even I exploded once (got pinned by a couple of frigates with the cone of death came in - whoops!). I think they key here is having enough time for your shields to regenerate - the last wave came in immediately following the battle with the third wave, and so I started battle with all of my shield facings drained and not enough shield batteries to keep up (I was deliberately only using all the default stuff) - this is particularly the case if the new player either didnt pick skills or picked skills that didnt benefit shields (or hull). In short, an instant shield refill would be helpful between waves (though I understand an instant hull heal would probably make it too easy).
I too call for fewer Nakuhl ships, but each one should be a challenge to defeat - ie, your ship should be able to just beat a Nakuhl Frigate with the assistance of some 'insights' (hand-wavium) provided by Daniels.
As an aside, it is interesting that before this mission, you had to travel across almost the entire federation map in order to begin, and the next mission (Caleb IV) you have to travel all the way back. Perhaps the location of this mission could be moved to somewhere a bit more central?
**Edit**
Spent that and waiting for release to get them, was hoping for a test server preview though.
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My character Tsin'xing
Also, it gets a bit boring, since you don't have all that many things you can do in such a fight.
I also experienced this bug. I beamed out and back into the mission again.
My BOffs got stuck at the door, so I was still at the room when another group of Na'Kuhl beamed in. I killed them before moving onto the final room.
In the final room, I killed all the Na'Kuhl and the mission progressed through "Defeat Na'Kuhl Boarding Party (4/4)". Was then able to complete the mission.
ETA: On a replay I killed the Na'Kuhl in the corridor, and then went back to the second room to wait for the next spawn. It didn't appear for several minutes, until I went down the ramp, which seemed to trigger the spawn to beam in. As before I killed the spawn in the second room and progressed through the mission.
I do also agree the final space combat was little more difficult for a lower-level captain than expected.
During the final space battle I kept getting a pop up message telling me there was no contacts on sensor and should we warp out, I could dismiss the message thats all.
During the same battle sound effects kept cutting out.
Write at the end of the missions the cinematic didn't play, I could complete the mission though.
Well thats it, I was skirmishing near the Tholian mothership and the U.S.S. Defiant, I really didn't wander that far.
From a general storyline perspective, ironically the Na'khul seem to have brought about their own destruction. Cool.
My character Tsin'xing
(Also, on the self-destruct. My captain's showing a remarkable ability for repairing almost completely unknown Tholian tech)
The 'ramming' custscene did not have the ships moving, just overlapping, though the collision fx played.
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My forum single-issue of rage: Make the Proton Experimental Weapon go for subsystem targetting!
As for the rewards, you seem to be basing them on the rewards offered by normal play,but as we get to Lt Commander in half the normal number of missions, we need twice the normal loot rewards. By the time this battle rolls around we should have at least improved weaponry, probably improved equipment as well, Remember, this is the equivalent of mission 8 or 9 for a normal character. we would have gotten 8 or 9 missions worth of rewards by now so we should have our little Pioneer class decked out and tarted up to the nines!
1) Cutscene between the Dreadnought and the Tarantula is very obviously incomplete - the two ships are...erm...'mashed' is probably the best word for it. No epic ramming action to be had.
2) Difficulty in the 'Of spiders and flies' battle' is a bit excessive, mostly down to the Daemosh's cone attack. Perhaps slow that down a bit so that evasive manoeuvres is off cooldown whenever it comes around?
3) 25th century Tholian ships...are we going to see these replaced with 23rd century designs?