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ISS ship regisrty

SystemSystem Member, NoReporting Posts: 178,019 Arc User
edited August 2011 in C-Store, ZEN, and Promotions
Just that. We are allowed to have NX, Terran uniforms, why not an ISS ship registry?
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  • Archived PostArchived Post Member Posts: 2,264,498 Arc User
    edited July 2011
    Might be a tech issue, I vaguely remember reading that once before. What most people seem to forget when comparing it to NX is that ISS replaces USS, not NCC.
  • Archived PostArchived Post Member Posts: 2,264,498 Arc User
    edited July 2011
    Hravik wrote:
    Might be a tech issue, I vaguely remember reading that once before. What most people seem to forget when comparing it to NX is that ISS replaces USS, not NCC.

    I knew that. but still....
  • Archived PostArchived Post Member Posts: 2,264,498 Arc User
    edited July 2011
    and purple hull markings.
  • Archived PostArchived Post Member Posts: 2,264,498 Arc User
    edited July 2011
    More options are always good!
  • Archived PostArchived Post Member Posts: 2,264,498 Arc User
    edited August 2011
    I have a toon with a backstory that is in the Terran Empire. It would be nice to FIT that role (purple nacel glow, ISS ETC)
  • Archived PostArchived Post Member Posts: 2,264,498 Arc User
    edited August 2011
    Not getting ISS Prefixes may have something to do with the Terran Empire being an enemy in the game.
  • Archived PostArchived Post Member Posts: 2,264,498 Arc User
    edited August 2011
    dvsaris wrote: »
    Not getting ISS Prefixes may have something to do with the Terran Empire being an enemy in the game.

    Terran Empire is an enemy yet we get the uniforms.
  • Archived PostArchived Post Member Posts: 2,264,498 Arc User
    edited August 2011
    starstranger wrote:
    Terran Empire is an enemy yet we get the uniforms.

    I never said it had to make sense. :D

    Personally, I would love the ability to actually use the knife that is on the mirror universe belt. Replace the default gun melee attack with a knife slash that does critical damage at close range.
  • Archived PostArchived Post Member Posts: 2,264,498 Arc User
    edited August 2011
    dvsaris wrote: »
    I never said it had to make sense. :D

    True. after all it is Star Trek
  • Archived PostArchived Post Member Posts: 2,264,498 Arc User
    edited August 2011
    Hravik wrote:
    Might be a tech issue, I vaguely remember reading that once before. What most people seem to forget when comparing it to NX is that ISS replaces USS, not NCC.

    and yet it wouldnt be anymore difficult
  • Archived PostArchived Post Member Posts: 2,264,498 Arc User
    edited August 2011
    starstranger wrote:
    and yet it wouldnt be anymore difficult

    How do you know? Are you working with the data?

    Some things aren't as simple as they appear to be, I'm sorry to say.
  • Archived PostArchived Post Member Posts: 2,264,498 Arc User
    edited August 2011
    Steel-Hyena wrote:
    How do you know? Are you working with the data?

    Some things aren't as simple as they appear to be, I'm sorry to say.


    it couldnt be too much more difficult than the registery. there would be more work involved granted but it also wouldnt be some huge project tht would change any GP features.
  • Archived PostArchived Post Member Posts: 2,264,498 Arc User
    edited August 2011
    starstranger wrote:
    it couldnt be too much more difficult than the registery. there would be more work involved granted but it also wouldnt be some huge project tht would change any GP features.

    It may not be huge, but it may not be simple either. Clearly the game was designed with USS as being the only designation for the Federation faction, and IKS for the Klingons.

    Again, not huge, but if the game wasn't originally designed to be able to choose designations then I'm sure it'd entail a solid chunk of work in order to not only get it working, but to make sure nothing gets broken in the process. To say "it wouldn't be anymore difficult" is false, and that's the point I'm making.

    Not difficult =/= Wouldn't be anymore difficult
  • Archived PostArchived Post Member Posts: 2,264,498 Arc User
    edited August 2011
    Steel-Hyena wrote:
    It may not be huge, but it may not be simple either. Clearly the game was designed with USS as being the only designation for the Federation faction, and IKS for the Klingons.

    Again, not huge, but if the game wasn't originally designed to be able to choose designations then I'm sure it'd entail a solid chunk of work in order to not only get it working, but to make sure nothing gets broken in the process. To say "it wouldn't be anymore difficult" is false, and that's the point I'm making.

    Not difficult =/= Wouldn't be anymore difficult


    True. But as ISS is already programed in the game then they would just have to work on making it avalible to players
  • Archived PostArchived Post Member Posts: 2,264,498 Arc User
    edited August 2011
    purple hull too plox
  • Archived PostArchived Post Member Posts: 2,264,498 Arc User
    edited August 2011
    Hmm ISS registry and the hull pattern as well please :D

    Mirro_NX01.jpg
  • Archived PostArchived Post Member Posts: 2,264,498 Arc User
    edited August 2011
    Sounds like one of those never will see in a million years ideas. Starfleet will never have an enemy ship do missions for them. Any possible defectors from the Terran Empire will have their ship's name changed from ISS to USS.
  • Archived PostArchived Post Member Posts: 2,264,498 Arc User
    edited August 2011
    starkaos wrote: »
    Sounds like one of those never will see in a million years ideas. Starfleet will never have an enemy ship do missions for them. Any possible defectors from the Terran Empire will have their ship's name changed from ISS to USS.

    so... your saying... no I.S.S. and purple markings... unless we defect ? :O
  • Archived PostArchived Post Member Posts: 2,264,498 Arc User
    edited August 2011
    P_Sutherland wrote:
    purple hull too plox

    Terran has purple hull? i thought it was a material 4 hull...
  • Archived PostArchived Post Member Posts: 2,264,498 Arc User
    edited August 2011
    starkaos wrote: »
    Sounds like one of those never will see in a million years ideas. Starfleet will never have an enemy ship do missions for them. Any possible defectors from the Terran Empire will have their ship's name changed from ISS to USS.

    my toon's backstory is "Fek'hirli have infiltrated the heart of the federation and <toon name> was sent beyond the tear. SF is not aware of my presence. please keep it that way"
  • Archived PostArchived Post Member Posts: 2,264,498 Arc User
    edited August 2011
    Wasnt the ISS registry already announced by DStahl in his last interview?
  • Archived PostArchived Post Member Posts: 2,264,498 Arc User
    edited August 2011
    FirstAngelus wrote: »
    Wasnt the ISS registry already announced by DStahl in his last interview?

    REALLY! :D
  • Archived PostArchived Post Member Posts: 2,264,498 Arc User
    edited August 2011
    Hravik wrote:
    Might be a tech issue, I vaguely remember reading that once before. What most people seem to forget when comparing it to NX is that ISS replaces USS, not NCC.

    Probably because they concatinate the name string. When you name you ship they combine the name with USS. Something like string x = concat ("USS ", "Yourname"). Then they store it as a single string in the database.

    To fix that they would have to change the database. Then break out the existing ship names in that database. Then modify all the code in system especially the database queries. Once they got the data from the changes properly displaying then they could add the new code to allow you to choose what you want.

    Shak's law on software development
    "The amount of work to institute a change is inversely proportional to how simple the change request is"
  • Archived PostArchived Post Member Posts: 2,264,498 Arc User
    edited August 2011
    rayvenwing wrote: »
    Probably because they concatinate the name string. When you name you ship they combine the name with USS. Something like string x = concat ("USS ", "Yourname"). Then they store it as a single string in the database.

    To fix that they would have to change the database. Then break out the existing ship names in that database. Then modify all the code in system especially the database queries. Once they got the data from the changes properly displaying then they could add the new code to allow you to choose what you want.

    Shak's law on software development
    "The amount of work to institute a change is inversely proportional to how simple the change request is"

    Purple Terran Hull upgrade that removes 3/4 of the U to make a I ? on the hull ? :D
  • Archived PostArchived Post Member Posts: 2,264,498 Arc User
    edited August 2011
    FirstAngelus wrote: »
    Wasnt the ISS registry already announced by DStahl in his last interview?

    Wouldn't that be nice? That and the purple nacelles. I've got one character that's from the Terran Empire (though definitely against O'Brien and the rest of the brain trust there), it'd fit in with her story.
  • Archived PostArchived Post Member Posts: 2,264,498 Arc User
    edited August 2011
    starstranger wrote:
    Terran Empire is an enemy yet we get the uniforms.

    As a denizen of the mirror universe you can decide to cross over, but you can't bring your ship wtih you :p
  • Archived PostArchived Post Member Posts: 2,264,498 Arc User
    edited August 2011
    Brigadoom wrote:
    As a denizen of the mirror universe you can decide to cross over, but you can't bring your ship wtih you :p

    You can check out any time you like, but you can never leave. :)
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