I've been very critical lately when it comes to Doffing changes, Clusters, even crafting (and will keep to voice my concerns as long as there's good reason for it), but praise where praise is due:
It is a wonderful sight to finally get a non-lobi skirt for KDF. Overall any new possibility for the KDF is like doubling the available outfits (seriously there's so few of them). So seeing another three fleet versions of shoulder pads, boots,... is awesome. Not charging for each as for a full uniform is commendable as well.
Same on FED side, I love this addition. I was loathing your decision to update all NPCs with a uniform only available for Dil on advanced enough Fleet Starbases, now you're rectifying that. I actually really like the simple, clean and elegant look of the Odyssey uniforms. So I'll most likely use it.
Therefore thank you for this update. (Maybe adding larger pics and BortasQu' color codes would make the blog even better.)
Now if only system updates in this game were of the same quality as this...
TOIVA, Toi Vaxx, Toia Vix, Toveg, T'vritha, To Vrax: Bring in the Allegiance class. Toi'Va, Ti'vath, Toivia, Ty'Vris, Tia Vex, Toi'Virth: Add Tier 6 KDF Carrier and Raider. Tae'Va, T'Vaya, To'Var, Tevra, T'Vira, To'Vrak: Give us Asylums for Romulans.
"In addition to the Odyssey and Bortasqu' uniforms available to the Federation and KDF, Romulans may purchase Bridge-Officer Only versions of the new Costume Unlocks for a lesser price, specific to their ally's faction."
Could uh...all sorts of clarification about what this means...be made? I wouldn't even know where to begin in trying to figure out what exactly this means for Romulans and their BOFFs with regard to the system.
So Romulans won't be able to wear them? Romulans would have to buy them if they had non-Romulan BOFFs? Or they have to buy it for Romulan BOFFs? Does that mean they can wear them? And the list of questions goes round and round...
"In addition to the Odyssey and Bortasqu' uniforms available to the Federation and KDF, Romulans may purchase Bridge-Officer Only versions of the new Costume Unlocks for a lesser price, specific to their ally's faction."
Could uh...all sorts of clarification about what this means...be made? I wouldn't even know where to begin in trying to figure out what exactly this means for Romulans and their BOFFs with regard to the system.
So Romulans won't be able to wear them? Romulans would have to buy them if they had non-Romulan BOFFs? Or they have to buy it for Romulan BOFFs? Does that mean they can wear them? And the list of questions goes round and round...
Romulans can have KDF/Federation boffs, those particular boffs can get access to the uniform pieces if purchased (since they're still KDF/Federation). Romulan/Reman/whatever boffs can not wear them.
Does this mean that the jem hadar, reman and breen boff can have there costumes changed as I really would liek them to wear my MU/DS9 variant uniform. my KDF will most likley wearing the Bort uniform though
NO TO ARC
Vice Admiral Volmack ISS Thundermole
Brigadier General Jokag IKS Gorkan
Centurion Kares RRW Tomalak
[SIGPIC][/SIGPIC]
Might as well retcon the sierra uniforms out in favor of the Odyssey uniforms, since all new players will only see the Odyssey uniform from 2409 on. Kinda like the old ESD.
The Bortasqu long coat is really cool and I know the blog says that Klingon NPCs won't be getting an update like the Starfleet ones but could Chancellor J'Mpok at least get put in this new jacket (Throw in an eyepatch over the scarred eye while you're at it)? I think that would amke him really stand out among the other council members.
"In addition to the Odyssey and Bortasqu' uniforms available to the Federation and KDF, Romulans may purchase Bridge-Officer Only versions of the new Costume Unlocks for a lesser price, specific to their ally's faction."
Could uh...all sorts of clarification about what this means...be made? I wouldn't even know where to begin in trying to figure out what exactly this means for Romulans and their BOFFs with regard to the system.
So Romulans won't be able to wear them? Romulans would have to buy them if they had non-Romulan BOFFs? Or they have to buy it for Romulan BOFFs? Does that mean they can wear them? And the list of questions goes round and round...
Romulans, Remans and Rom-aliens cannot use the Oddy/Bortac Uniforms for themselves and their Rom, Rem and Rom-Alien Boffs, but they can buy a cheaper version of these new Fleet costumes for their allied Boffs - These allied boffs automatically gain the basic versions. As do Diplomacy/Marauding boffs for that matter.
I doubt the Diplomacy/marauding Boffs can use these new Fleet versions.
I am quite excited to see this blog, and ecstatic over the uniformity of the Odyssey. It is sleek. Sharp. Looks GREAT! I'm quite the fan of the color choices. I'm disappointed that the KDF are not getting a similar faction-wide NPC makeover, but c'est la vie.
I have questions/concerns:
1) Can we get larger resolution click pictures in the blog, please? The small size on the color-pallet images are difficult to read; these at least must be enlargeable.
2) Please provide color pallets for the Bortasqu' uniforms.
3) Are ship interior NPCs being changed to faction-appropriate Oddy and Bort uniforms? Please, make it so.
4) Will Photonic Science Bridge Officers get an upgrade to Oddy and Bort uniforms? Please, especially the KDF Photo BOff! He doesn't even have cool holo kit bits, but looks like the most cheap/generic KDF NPC possible. Or better yet, just have these two special BOffs finally be editable like all the other C-Store BOffs (Borg, Aenar, Caitians, Ferasan).
5) I see you've got the Flag Officer uniform wearing the Jupiter belt. This has had BUG in the belt loop coloring since initial release (and is visible in the blog). Please fix (details here).
6) I posted this in the Tribble thread about the new costumes, but I'll leave it here, too. There is a design error in the Odyssey Dress Uniform:
The tunic chest flap on the Odyssey Dress uniform appears to be attached to the wrong side of the collar. If you take a look at the top part of this image:
You can see how the seam attaches to the bottom of the right collar. This could never work; the tunic could never open (as we assume it should). The bottom-half of Ulfednar's picture shows how the seam should be set up to allow the tunic's flap to open.
Again, I'm really looking forward to these changes. It's my favorite thing about S9.5!
You can find/contact me in game as @PatricianVetinari. Playing STO since Feb 2010.
Little upset that the veteran uniform is so much nicer - which I will never be able to get. =/ Also the KDF version doesn't seem to be much changes to it other than the shoulder pads.
Little upset that the veteran uniform is so much nicer - which I will never be able to get. =/ Also the KDF version doesn't seem to be much changes to it other than the shoulder pads.
Also, I do not have that KDF fleet uniform skirt?
If you read more attentively, you'd know the skirt (among other things) is a new addition that is part of the free uniform.
TOIVA, Toi Vaxx, Toia Vix, Toveg, T'vritha, To Vrax: Bring in the Allegiance class. Toi'Va, Ti'vath, Toivia, Ty'Vris, Tia Vex, Toi'Virth: Add Tier 6 KDF Carrier and Raider. Tae'Va, T'Vaya, To'Var, Tevra, T'Vira, To'Vrak: Give us Asylums for Romulans.
Yeah its ok ish.... wish we had some nice paterns to choose from to on the uniforms along with loads of colour choices for rank and com badges its a bit lame that essentially everyone has the same colours to choose from epic fail more choice please
this is the type of thing that adds some much needed sanity to the STO universe. my favorite thing about the ody uniform, and especially the academy uniform, is that they look like an art upgrade to the AGT uniform, the uniform the game SHOULD have launched with, as the standard uniform. despite the pants riding up way to high...
the fleet variant unlocks look absolutely great, and the rest of the klingon options finaly getting released im probably most happy about overall. the vet coat, skirt, and finally shoulder pads and more gauntlets are a great adition.
i'll be spending quite a lot of time at the tailor when 9.5 goes like, that's for sure.
Little upset that the veteran uniform is so much nicer - which I will never be able to get. =/ Also the KDF version doesn't seem to be much changes to it other than the shoulder pads.
Also, I do not have that KDF fleet uniform skirt?
At the moment this is only on Tribble, but it is available to all.
I like them, glad to see more uniforms being used on the game. When they arrive I will see about updating my Fed crew. Love how you added the color codes and theme to dress them up. I can use that. Love seeing the KDF getting another uniform since they are very lacking to start with. I can use them as well. Specially the skirt, that has been a long time coming.
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Fleet Admiral Stowe - Dominion War Vet.
Yeah its ok ish.... wish we had some nice paterns to choose from to on the uniforms along with loads of colour choices for rank and com badges its a bit lame that essentially everyone has the same colours to choose from epic fail more choice please
More choice? You can customize and wear whatever you want. There's plenty of choice.
These are gonna look sweet once I slap my AGT color scheme on them. I might even drop my coveted and long-used alt future combadge for the barless/rectangleless Odyssey version, if only to acknowledge a a time progression away from the AGT stuff.
The true endgame of this game just got better! Cant wait to spend hours on all my alts with the new fleet, veteran uniforms! Ive got oddy an bort uniforms on all my characters so all the new ones...... will be mine!!! HA HA HA! sorry im just really excited for this...
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It is a wonderful sight to finally get a non-lobi skirt for KDF. Overall any new possibility for the KDF is like doubling the available outfits (seriously there's so few of them). So seeing another three fleet versions of shoulder pads, boots,... is awesome. Not charging for each as for a full uniform is commendable as well.
Same on FED side, I love this addition. I was loathing your decision to update all NPCs with a uniform only available for Dil on advanced enough Fleet Starbases, now you're rectifying that. I actually really like the simple, clean and elegant look of the Odyssey uniforms. So I'll most likely use it.
Therefore thank you for this update. (Maybe adding larger pics and BortasQu' color codes would make the blog even better.)
Now if only system updates in this game were of the same quality as this...
Toi'Va, Ti'vath, Toivia, Ty'Vris, Tia Vex, Toi'Virth: Add Tier 6 KDF Carrier and Raider.
Tae'Va, T'Vaya, To'Var, Tevra, T'Vira, To'Vrak: Give us Asylums for Romulans.
Don't make ARC mandatory! Keep it optional only!
Yeah Devs... how 'bout some Romulan love with the new uniforms. Tal Shiar uniforms are a good place to start!!!
Could uh...all sorts of clarification about what this means...be made? I wouldn't even know where to begin in trying to figure out what exactly this means for Romulans and their BOFFs with regard to the system.
So Romulans won't be able to wear them? Romulans would have to buy them if they had non-Romulan BOFFs? Or they have to buy it for Romulan BOFFs? Does that mean they can wear them? And the list of questions goes round and round...
Romulans can have KDF/Federation boffs, those particular boffs can get access to the uniform pieces if purchased (since they're still KDF/Federation). Romulan/Reman/whatever boffs can not wear them.
Vice Admiral Volmack ISS Thundermole
Brigadier General Jokag IKS Gorkan
Centurion Kares RRW Tomalak
[SIGPIC][/SIGPIC]
Don't make me get the costume guys to build a cowboy hat. . .
You say this as if it were a threat.
I would buy hats on the C-Store!
Make sure they add a buckle on the hat with the starfleet insignia (with the same color options as ranks/badges).
Romulans, Remans and Rom-aliens cannot use the Oddy/Bortac Uniforms for themselves and their Rom, Rem and Rom-Alien Boffs, but they can buy a cheaper version of these new Fleet costumes for their allied Boffs - These allied boffs automatically gain the basic versions. As do Diplomacy/Marauding boffs for that matter.
I doubt the Diplomacy/marauding Boffs can use these new Fleet versions.
ETA - as it stands on Tribble.
HTH.
I have questions/concerns:
1) Can we get larger resolution click pictures in the blog, please? The small size on the color-pallet images are difficult to read; these at least must be enlargeable.
2) Please provide color pallets for the Bortasqu' uniforms.
3) Are ship interior NPCs being changed to faction-appropriate Oddy and Bort uniforms? Please, make it so.
4) Will Photonic Science Bridge Officers get an upgrade to Oddy and Bort uniforms? Please, especially the KDF Photo BOff! He doesn't even have cool holo kit bits, but looks like the most cheap/generic KDF NPC possible. Or better yet, just have these two special BOffs finally be editable like all the other C-Store BOffs (Borg, Aenar, Caitians, Ferasan).
5) I see you've got the Flag Officer uniform wearing the Jupiter belt. This has had BUG in the belt loop coloring since initial release (and is visible in the blog). Please fix (details here).
6) I posted this in the Tribble thread about the new costumes, but I'll leave it here, too. There is a design error in the Odyssey Dress Uniform:
https://imgur.com/tQz2sea
(Created by /u/Ulfednar on STO subreddit)
You can see how the seam attaches to the bottom of the right collar. This could never work; the tunic could never open (as we assume it should). The bottom-half of Ulfednar's picture shows how the seam should be set up to allow the tunic's flap to open.
Again, I'm really looking forward to these changes. It's my favorite thing about S9.5!
You can find/contact me in game as @PatricianVetinari. Playing STO since Feb 2010.
Also, I do not have that KDF fleet uniform skirt?
Thanks for the reply.
No problem.
If you read more attentively, you'd know the skirt (among other things) is a new addition that is part of the free uniform.
Toi'Va, Ti'vath, Toivia, Ty'Vris, Tia Vex, Toi'Virth: Add Tier 6 KDF Carrier and Raider.
Tae'Va, T'Vaya, To'Var, Tevra, T'Vira, To'Vrak: Give us Asylums for Romulans.
Don't make ARC mandatory! Keep it optional only!
a BIG thank you for giving the KDF an official uniform as well!
the fleet variant unlocks look absolutely great, and the rest of the klingon options finaly getting released im probably most happy about overall. the vet coat, skirt, and finally shoulder pads and more gauntlets are a great adition.
i'll be spending quite a lot of time at the tailor when 9.5 goes like, that's for sure.
At the moment this is only on Tribble, but it is available to all.
USS Casinghead NCC 92047 launched 2350
Fleet Admiral Stowe - Dominion War Vet.
I Support Disco | Disco is Love | Disco is Life
But tacky belts are canon!
http://img3.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb20061121001150/memoryalpha/en/images/6/67/Starfleet_flag_officer_uniform%2C_2370s.jpg
sigh, and I really expected a TOS pic there. OK, tacky belts are canon.
Any chance we could have a colour guide to the Dress variant too?