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Looking at this new LCARS interface made me remember that the ship displays in the shows look VERY different from what we currently have, so I opened up google and heres my suggestions.
For the shipyard:
when buying a new ship it would display this information for you.
http://www.starbase400.org/avalon/images/lcarsprom.gif
http://www.freewebs.com/ussdragon-ncc-56913/lcars_74913.bmp
granted the ships in game dont have FOURTEEN phaser arrays but that could be replaced with say "can equip dual heavy cannons, comes equiped with 2 DHC, 1 beam array, 1 torpedo fore, etc etc." the pics could be updated to in game pics of the ships. the length specs could stay. where the warp speed is located a suggested engine type could be placed. that pic does not have everything but something like this would be cool.
when you are a lower rank for example, lieutenant and you go to buy a new ship the interface hardly changes except the buy button is grayed out, I suggest making it more obvious like this.
http://www.2ndfleet.org/images/MSD14.jpg
The "access restricted" is clearly visable and it feels more trek to me at least. trying to access data just to be denied.
For the ship equipment page, something similar to above but put slots on it where weapons would go, shields, deflector, engines, new warp core items. maybe a small bridge pic where consoles can be placed and boffs seated?
I think people would be more interested in buying ships by making the specs more easily read and changing current ship equipment placement would feel more meaningful than putting a square pic in some box.
For the shipyard:
when buying a new ship it would display this information for you.
http://www.starbase400.org/avalon/images/lcarsprom.gif
http://www.freewebs.com/ussdragon-ncc-56913/lcars_74913.bmp
granted the ships in game dont have FOURTEEN phaser arrays but that could be replaced with say "can equip dual heavy cannons, comes equiped with 2 DHC, 1 beam array, 1 torpedo fore, etc etc." the pics could be updated to in game pics of the ships. the length specs could stay. where the warp speed is located a suggested engine type could be placed. that pic does not have everything but something like this would be cool.
when you are a lower rank for example, lieutenant and you go to buy a new ship the interface hardly changes except the buy button is grayed out, I suggest making it more obvious like this.
http://www.2ndfleet.org/images/MSD14.jpg
The "access restricted" is clearly visable and it feels more trek to me at least. trying to access data just to be denied.
For the ship equipment page, something similar to above but put slots on it where weapons would go, shields, deflector, engines, new warp core items. maybe a small bridge pic where consoles can be placed and boffs seated?
I think people would be more interested in buying ships by making the specs more easily read and changing current ship equipment placement would feel more meaningful than putting a square pic in some box.
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