Romulan uniforms sneak peak

radkip

I was looking at the new character creator on Tribble. Apparently it lets you attempt (but not actually give you the ability) to create a new character even if your character slots are maxed out. When you do it this way, the creator breaks and lets you choose things you normally can't.

PLEASE KEEP IN MIND that beta is beta and none of this represents what may be in the May release. Or I may even be barking up the wrong tree, but based on the uniform names, I'm positive I'm not. Also PLEASE KEEP IN MIND that I am merely speculating based on what I see. Nothing I say is evidence of anything or set in stone.

Here's an album of screenshots I took of the various uniform tops I could find.

Based on the uniform titles, it seems that the Romulan faction may be a subfaction of the Fed/KDF, or was at some point during the development cycle. I'm betting it's the latter and that they are a fully fledged unique faction separate of the other two.

This image specifically shows what colours are probably going to be available for Romulan uniforms. Seems a bit restrictive, but I was able to make some decent looking stuff with just that.

Remans appear to be getting their own uniform options, similar to the way Orions do for the KDF. It's likely they'll have access to both the Romulan and Reman uniforms, while the Romulans/Aliens may only have access to the Romulan uniforms.

I'm seeing a 22nd century uniform in there as well. I'm betting that's going to be a c-store unlock. And jesus christ the skirt on it is tiny.

I've also found a Suliban head preset. I haven't looked at my character creator on the live server in awhile, so I don't know if that's new. But if it is, one of the factions will be seeing this race. I'm betting Romulan, as a faction of three races (Romulan, Reman, Alien) seems a bit skimpy compared to even the KDF. They may be a c-store unlock.

So, now that we can see what some of the uniforms will look like (and I doubt all of these are for players, like the Senate Robe options), what are your thoughts? I like 'em, they're pretty cool.

sernonserculion

Hello there, closet skeletons.

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topset

Suliban! Yay!

duaths1

very nice found!

also - Suliban - Yay!

duaths1

seems like there are going to be playable Romulans in KDF and FED afterall - perhaps as unlocks from the Zen store (like the playable Trill or KDF for the FED)

i really like the senate Robes and the survivor stuff, also the neutral stuff looks pretty cool.

i hope the 22th century uniform is not yet finished?

OP - could you provide us with male options too pls?

matixzon

Suliban! Le Gaspe!

neoakiraii

Knee high boots FTW!!!!!!

drkfrontiers

Awesome!

They must promote that GUI artist immediately and the costume designer

radkip

duaths1 wrote: »

i hope the 22th century uniform is not yet finished?

I'm going to go with this, especially if it's a c-store option which may not be available on launch day. It looks alright to me, but I must admit that I'm not familiar with the 22nd century uniform from the shows.

OP - could you provide us with male options too pls?

I'm unable to at this time, as the broken character creator doesn't let you choose gender and is based on the gender of the character you have selected when you click the button. Since I have no male characters to transfer over, I can't. Gaining access to the broken character creator isn't too difficult though, I'm sure someone else could do so for us shortly.

Knee high boots FTW!!!!!!

That's just the pants option I chose (Reman Klingon, I believe it's called). I didn't fiddle too much with shoes/pants, as I'm mainly interested in the tops. There are a few (five, six? I'd have to look again) varieties though, at least.

mali44

Wondering if they gonna make any reman uniforms.

matixzon

Or any suliban uniforms, for that matter.

dixonium

topset wrote: »

Suliban! Yay!

Agreed. Suliban? Excellent!

radkip

matixzon wrote: »

Or any suliban uniforms, for that matter.

I didn't see any. But it's likely that the Suliban, if a member of the Romulan faction, will be a subject race (even in the new peaceful sunshine and rainbows new romulus) and stuck in Romulan uniforms.

thay8472

Suliban could be the rom Cat species... if i recall they can jump high.. and they can stealth.

pyryck

Interesting find...I do so hope that Cryptic "chooses wisely" to go with an independent playable Romulan faction and not drop them in as options for Fed or KDF.

neoakiraii

I like Romulan Federation 1....reminds me of this

daboholic

Nice find radkip, thanks for sharing

pyryck wrote: »

Interesting find...I do so hope that Cryptic "chooses wisely" to go with an independent playable Romulan faction and not drop them in as options for Fed or KDF.

Agreed.

Seeing Romulan Federation 1 and Romulan Klingon 1 sent a shiver down my spine.

stirling191

thay8472 wrote: »

Suliban could be the rom Cat species... if i recall they can jump high.. and they can stealth.

Only when genetically engineered as evil super-soldiers.

Vanilla Suliban were fairly close to human in terms of physical capabilities.

matixzon

What about the claws, Do super-sulivans have feline claws?

asdfjkadfjkasf

Is there only one type of skirt available? Or multiple?

radkip

There is only the one skirt available at the moment that I can see, and it's the 22nd century one. Hopefully at least one other gets added.

shpoks

Hehe....seems that the TOS uniform will be an option by some means after all. Nice.

thay8472 wrote: »

Suliban could be the rom Cat species... if i recall they can jump high.. and they can stealth.

I can imagine many cat fans being dissapointed if this happens to be true.

pyryck wrote: »

Interesting find...I do so hope that Cryptic "chooses wisely" to go with an independent playable Romulan faction and not drop them in as options for Fed or KDF.

Well, since the LoR site states "Create your first character as a member of the Federation, Klingon Empire, or Romulan Republic and level your captain from 1 to 50." and "Play as a Romulan or Reman and immerse yourself in new story-driven missions written exclusively from the Romulan Republic's point of view." I think we're way beyond that.
Unless it's the ultimate trolling of the century. lol

eldarion79

I am still waiting for the NEM uniforms.

stirling191

matixzon wrote: »

What about the claws, Do super-sulivans have feline claws?

Not that I recall ever being shown. Given the ala-carte nature of the genetic tailoring they received as members of the Cabal, I wouldn't necessarily rule it out though.

drogyn1701

It's got the TOS uniforms, fantastic! I really like the look of a lot of those and I'm glad we have a lot of variety.

These MUST be put in the Foundry lock, stock and barrel of Romulan ale.

matixzon

I guess suliban will also mean more ship variery: http://en.memory-alpha.org/wiki/Suliban_stealth-cruiser

bberge1701

If I had to guess, it sounds like they might be either adding Romulans as a playable race to Starfleet and KDF (in addition to the new faction), or perhaps they're going to make the Romulan bridge officers that are currently available customizable with those outfits.

terloki

So KDF's got TOS uniforms, and now the Romulans will too, hopefully from the get-go. Awesome, guess I need to go ahead and get the Fed TOS uniforms.

backyardserenade

I'm not really convinced those are "legit" costume options for the Romulan faction. Might be those are just costumes available for mission creation (for creating Romulan/Reman/Suliban NPCs). I think some of those costumes are worn by NPCs on Romulus. The Senate Robe is also purchasable at the tailor at the Fleet Embassy.

If I had to guess, I'd say those costumes are more indicative of some Romulan storylines (timetravel, Suliban) than actual Romulan outfits.

radkip

backyardserenade wrote: »

I'm not really convinced those are "legit" costume options for the Romulan faction. Might be those are just costumes available for mission creation (for creating Romulan/Reman/Suliban NPCs). I think some of those costumes are worn by NPCs on Romulus. The Senate Robe is also purchasable at the tailor at the Fleet Embassy.

If I had to guess, I'd say those costumes are more indicative of some Romulan storylines (timetravel, Suliban) than actual Romulan outfits.

Yeah, I'm sure a few that I picked out are NPC stuff. However, I'm fairly confident that some of the things I've picked out are also for players, as most NPC stuff has that full tray of colours available to it (blue, red, purple, orange, yellow, green, etc), while some of the uniform options are limited to the ones shown in one of the screenshots. If they're NPC exclusive, they wouldn't be limited in colour choices.

eisenw0lf

"Romulan neutral" are the uniforms shown on the Romulan Republic teaser and screenshots, so they are probably the main uniforms for the new faction. The other costumes resemble largely the ones we can already see on New Romulus and the Romulan Embassy BOffs. As someone else already stated they are probably new costume options for these BOffs. I really hope they don't mean that Romulans will be playable for Federation/KDF. They should be exclusive to the new faction as playable characters.

Furthermore, as far as I know, the Romulan Senate Robes can be unlocked as a costume option in the Embassy tailor and the Reman Senate Robes are worn by the Reman Entourage 'pet' from the Romulan reputation system. Therefore it is not surprising that they are already in the game.

Suliban? Oh Lord. I hope they are a C-store unlock for the Feds, else we will get another multispecies Federation in this game. It's already a joke that the KLINGON Defense Force in STO is more like a Orion/Gorn Defense Force. Romulans are probably the most xenophobic species in the entire universe, they even have a very hard time getting along with Vulcans and Remans (and these are distant relatives!), so why should they suddenly invite other species to serve in their forces to which they have absolutely nothing in common?

EDIT:
The TOS uniform is amazing. Even if it is a c-store unlock, I will definitely buy it!