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Season 8 Dev Blog #7

pwebranflakespwebranflakes Member Posts: 7,741
edited October 2013 in Galactic News Network [PC]
Systems Designer Jeff "AdjudicatorHawk" Hamilton shares details about the process behind designing the Voth space combat experience in this entry of the Season 8 News Dev Blog series.


Link to the blog.
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  • brigadooombrigadooom Member Posts: 0 Arc User
    edited October 2013
    The Voth have developed a unique Immunity Matrix, which phases a volume of space around their ships to provide them with total immunity to damage from that direction.
    Trying to bring more utility to Subspace Jump in PVE? Not bad.
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  • stirling191stirling191 Member Posts: 0 Arc User
    edited October 2013
    Who knows, the heavy anti-energy weapon focus might just be the catalyst needed to get a solution to the torpedo problem.
  • lan451lan451 Member Posts: 3,386 Arc User
    edited October 2013
    Very cool. Sounds like we won't be able to just sit still and blast away at them like we can at pretty much every other enemy. I like that.
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  • neoakiraiineoakiraii Member Posts: 7,468 Arc User
    edited October 2013
    We're gonna need a bigger boat :eek:
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  • thecosmic1thecosmic1 Member Posts: 9,365 Arc User
    edited October 2013
    While listening to the podcast, Geko states one Voth ship is so large that an Oddy can fly inside of the trenches on the Voth ship. :)
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  • theraven2378theraven2378 Member Posts: 6,015 Arc User
    edited October 2013
    The dreadnought looks like a wraith cruiser from stargate atlantis
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    • astro2244astro2244 Member Posts: 623 Arc User
      edited October 2013
      The Voth dreadnaught looks like a Wraith Cruiser from stargate atlantis :D


      http://stargate.wikia.com/wiki/Wraith_cruiser


      http://images.wikia.com/stargate/images/d/de/Michael%27s_Cruiser.jpg

      http://media.moddb.com/cache/images/mods/1/9/8387/thumb_620x2000/Cruiser_Ingame.jpg


      ya took my thoughts raven



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    • gofasternowgofasternow Member Posts: 1,390 Arc User
      edited October 2013
      astro2244 wrote: »
      The Voth dreadnaught looks like a Wraith Cruiser from stargate atlantis :D


      http://stargate.wikia.com/wiki/Wraith_cruiser


      http://images.wikia.com/stargate/images/d/de/Michael%27s_Cruiser.jpg



      ya took my thoughts raven



      http://images-cdn.perfectworld.com/www/95/d0/95d0ca3475c62b8f388d085b82329d1b1382120697.jpg

      ...I was thinking more of a Star Destroyer. STAR TREK VS. STAR WARS GO
    • stirling191stirling191 Member Posts: 0 Arc User
      edited October 2013
      And let the arguments as to which pointy looking ships do or don't look like other pointy looking ships begin...
    • neoakiraiineoakiraii Member Posts: 7,468 Arc User
      edited October 2013
      Looks more Mon calamari
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    • assimilatedktarassimilatedktar Member Posts: 1,708 Arc User
      edited October 2013
      Looks like I might consider a Voth lockbox ship. Seems like that's where all the cool stuff will go anyway. The reputation has neither their weapons nor drones or anything that seems to be Voth in origin.
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    • captainrevo1captainrevo1 Member Posts: 3,948 Arc User
      edited October 2013
      Looking forward to seeing the Voth Fortress ship. Sounds like it could be on tribble later today, if Geko's time frame is accurate.
    • zerobangzerobang Member Posts: 0 Arc User
      edited October 2013
      am i the only one who really does not like how those beam weapons look?... with those black points and triangles inside...?
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    • thecosmic1thecosmic1 Member Posts: 9,365 Arc User
      edited October 2013
      zerobang wrote: »
      am i the only one who really does not like how those beam weapons look?... with those black points and triangles inside...?
      Apparently. :)
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    • overlapooverlapo Member Posts: 0 Arc User
      edited October 2013
      stirling191 wrote: »
      Who knows, the heavy anti-energy weapon focus might just be the catalyst needed to get a solution to the torpedo problem.

      We would also need some way to boost the torpedo damage without losing energy damage to make it work... Any news on those new fancy fleet tactical consoles? It would make sense if they go for a energy type + projectile type damage boost...
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    • assimilatedktarassimilatedktar Member Posts: 1,708 Arc User
      edited October 2013
      zerobang wrote: »
      am i the only one who really does not like how those beam weapons look?... with those black points and triangles inside...?

      Ehm, I thought those were still being worked on. But you're right, it would be strange to show them off in a devblog if that would be the case.O_o
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    • dirlettiadirlettia Member Posts: 1,632 Arc User
      edited October 2013
      Please say a drain build will actually work against these monsters! Would seem the logical type of weapon to attack with.
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    • coffeemikecoffeemike Member Posts: 942 Arc User
      edited October 2013
      So then we are getting another new type of Antiproton weapons along with Chroniton and Transphasics torps... nice. :D
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    • reginamala78reginamala78 Member Posts: 4,593 Arc User
      edited October 2013
      Interesting. Honestly I think I'm gonna feel bad about dropping the big ships in particular given the numbers likely aboard. The abilities though, sounds like packing a sci team and a subnuc will be valuable, while AOEing away will be a fast way to die. I wonder though, if you're in the Sphere's gravity well, and they hit you with enough power drain to say turn off your engines, shouldn't gravity ensue?
    • newromulan1newromulan1 Member Posts: 2,229
      edited October 2013
      coffeemike wrote: »
      So then we are getting another new type of Antiproton weapons along with Chroniton and Transphasics torps... nice. :D

      I certainly hope the next lock box gives anti proton weapons there have been none since the old Borg ones. It's been phased and disruptor for hundreds of years!! Where are our updated antiproton??? I would buy 300 lock boxes those weapons with good mods would be SO popular on the exchange.
    • giliongilion Member Posts: 686 Arc User
      edited October 2013
      Those ships looks so awesome I kinda dont want to fight them.
      And I so cant wait to play this day one and watch all the countless escort pilots kill themselves with their own Alpha strike and not realize whats going on. I really hope you keep that ability, dont change it later because people are too stupid to read.
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    • hyplhypl Member Posts: 3,719 Arc User
      edited October 2013
      You guys really should consider some surface texture updates for planets and the inner surface of the sphere. It just looks so...terrible and outdated.

      I think back to when I looked at Earth for the first time while in Sol System and discovered that the planet looked like the world of Minecraft. :P

      Great work on the ships though, despite the fact that I would've preferred some of the previous concept designs instead.
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    • ulukayxulukayx Member Posts: 80 Arc User
      edited October 2013
      So, that Imperial Star Destroyer and a Mon Calamary Cruiser fly into a bar, 9 months later... <.<

      I like the designs though, it looks true to what I've seen of the Ships in Voyager itself, and their abilities are promising. (The frigate looks a little plain, but most Frigates do) Just hoping they will not turn out to be more annoying then interesting to fight with all their defence stuff, ever seen 2 tank focussed cruisers fight in 1 on 1 PvP? ^^'
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    • thestargazethestargaze Member Posts: 1,020 Arc User
      edited October 2013
      drolling,...please make voth a playable faction?

      I want to BE a voth,....
    • nikolunusnikolunus Member Posts: 162 Arc User
      edited October 2013
      Okay first will say I love all the Voth Ships. Would love to fly that Cruiser. The only thing I can say throws me off is the look of their energy weapons. I don't know what it is, maybe it just looks very PowerRangerish to me. I love the idea behind them. Still looking forward to going up against them. This looks like a good use for my Escort Torpedo Boat.
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    • pwebranflakespwebranflakes Member Posts: 7,741
      edited October 2013
      astro2244 wrote: »
      The Voth dreadnaught looks like a Wraith Cruiser from stargate atlantis :D

      Or this one! http://en.memory-alpha.org/wiki/Voth_city_ship

      :P

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    • kintishokintisho Member Posts: 1,040 Arc User
      edited October 2013
      Looks good, I want this prey to pt up a good fight.. It matters little I will conquer them.
    • sunfranckssunfrancks Member Posts: 3,925 Arc User
      edited October 2013
      So, is this the precursor blog that shows of the lock box ships they will eventually strip from this latest bad guys, for a quick buck? ;)
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    • bluegeekbluegeek Member Posts: 0 Arc User
      edited October 2013
      I hope the art assets have all been designed with porting over to the Foundry in mind...
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    • flash525flash525 Member Posts: 5,441 Arc User
      edited October 2013
      gofasternow wrote: »
      ...I was thinking more of a Star Destroyer. STAR TREK VS. STAR WARS GO
      Star Trek vs Star Wars vs Star Gate?

      The Asgard would wipe the floor with a Star Destroyer. ;)
      thestargaze wrote: »
      drolling,...please make voth a playable faction?
      I don't know about playable, but I'm sure we'll get one as a Bridge Officer soon enough.
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