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The Hirogen got an un-mentioned art asset upgrade on tribble

tuskin67tuskin67 Member Posts: 1,097 Arc User
edited January 2014 in Tribble - General Discussion and Feedback
Pictures borrowed from reddit
http://www.reddit.com/r/sto/comments/1vzc3w/oh_gee_i_wonder_if_this_is_something_well_be/

http://i.imgur.com/3zKT8ha.jpg
http://i.imgur.com/Y1709dz.jpg

Not pictured, their weapons fire have been given a new texture as well.
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  • mightybobcncmightybobcnc Member Posts: 3,354 Arc User
    edited January 2014
    They replaced the Apex model? Is the new model more canonical?

    I have to say that back when they replaced the Balaur Dreadnaught model the new one was a worse design IMO.

    My point being, why change the design completely? What's the point? It's fixing things that weren't broken. A quality pass would have sufficed.
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  • atlantraatlantra Member Posts: 0 Arc User
    edited January 2014
    I like the new designs. To be honest the old Apex battle ship had engines that's almost a 100% match to Babylon 5's Omega class destroyer. Yes STO I'm paying attention very hard ;).
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  • tuskin67tuskin67 Member Posts: 1,097 Arc User
    edited January 2014
    atlantra wrote: »
    I like the new designs. To be honest the old Apex battle ship had engines that's almost a 100% match to Babylon 5's Omega class destroyer. Yes STO I'm paying attention very hard ;).

    It also looked very similar to a Star Wars ship.
    mightybobcnc wrote: »
    Is the new model more canonical?


    The new battleship model is based off this design
    http://en.memory-alpha.org/wiki/Venatic_class
    mightybobcnc wrote: »
    why change the design completely?

    The old one didn't look Hirogen at all.

    The new battleship model even has a little animation

    http://puu.sh/6vZaV.jpg

    The gear looking thing in the center of the image spins.

    Maybe the Hirogen are the next Lockbox? that is normally when they do an art pass. Either that or they're going to be the focus of an upcoming mission/event.


    They also got new weapon textures
    http://puu.sh/6vVUs.jpg
  • mightybobcncmightybobcnc Member Posts: 3,354 Arc User
    edited January 2014
    Mmm, more canonical. Fine I reduce the magnitude of my complaint. :P
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  • markhawkmanmarkhawkman Member Posts: 35,236 Arc User
    edited January 2014
    Not only did the old Apex not look Hirogen, but it wasn't used exclusively by the Hirogen in the game. Thus I approve of the new (possibly soon to be playable) ship. :D
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  • wbaker256#3172 wbaker256
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    edited January 2014
    tuskin67 wrote: »
    They also got new weapon textures
    http://puu.sh/6vVUs.jpg

    Hey, look at that! Proper Tetryon beam colors!

    Now we can only hope that Cryptic will eventually hop on Dominion/Phased Polaron weapons and replace that ugly purple color with the cool icy blue that the ones in the show have.
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  • ashkrik23ashkrik23 Member Posts: 10,809 Arc User
    edited January 2014
    I expect this to be a hint for a Hirogen lockbox.
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  • revandarklighterrevandarklighter Member Posts: 0 Arc User
    edited January 2014
    So... we have our next lockbox. Hirogen Lockbox...
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  • erei1erei1 Member Posts: 4,081 Arc User
    edited January 2014
    The Apex was a "generic ship" (labelled as such in the foundry). The change was needed.
    As for an Hirogen lockbox, we all know it's going to happen :)
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  • meimeitoomeimeitoo Member Posts: 12,594 Arc User
    edited January 2014
    Color me blonde, LOL, but, erm, I've never even seen a Hirogen ship in STO. Undine, yes, Hirogen, not so much.

    Could all point to a new lockbox, though.
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  • qjuniorqjunior Member Posts: 2,023 Arc User
    edited January 2014
    meimeitoo wrote: »
    Color me blonde, LOL, but, erm, I've never even seen a Hirogen ship in STO. Undine, yes, Hirogen, not so much.

    Could all point to a new lockbox, though.

    Odd, the Hirogen show up in missions for all factions including some patrol missions. ;)
  • neotrident12neotrident12 Member Posts: 287 Arc User
    edited January 2014
    Yay! I get such a happy feeling when canon returns to the game. Thanks Cyptic!
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