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Iconian Content

eternal719eternal719 Member Posts: 13 Arc User
in The Foundry for Star Trek Online - Discussion & Feedback
Does anyone know when the Iconian stuff, like ships and maps, and characters such as from the 'Midnight' episode will be part of the foundry?

I've been trying to make an Iconian episode and all I have access to is the two maps from the 'Taris' mission. Which are old and almost useless.

Thanks!

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  • psycoticvulcanpsycoticvulcan Member Posts: 4,160 Arc User
    According to the latest patch notes, tomorrow.
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  • paxfederaticapaxfederatica Member Posts: 1,496 Arc User
    edited September 2015
    Apparently we'll also soon be getting one of the Solanae Dyson Sphere maps and related assets, which might also be useful for making Iconian missions. Tonight's Foundry Roundtable podcast livestream showed off the map (which is completely empty with no built-in consoles or other native assets) from Tribble Foundry.​​
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  • drogyn1701drogyn1701 Member Posts: 3,606 Media Corps
    paxfederatica wrote: »
    Apparently we'll also soon be getting one of the Solanae Dyson Sphere maps and related assets, which might also be useful for making Iconian missions. Tonight's Foundry Roundtable podcast livestream showed off the map (which is completely empty with no built-in consoles or other native assets) from Tribble Foundry.​​

    That was actually from the Holodeck server.

    The Solanae interior is available now. It is the Dyson Joint Allied Command without all the added Starfleet/Klingon/Romulan bits so it can work as a generic Solanae interior.

    And as of today we have two new Ancient Iconia ground maps. These are from Midnight. One is pristine, the other is under attack. They both have the interior bit on them as well, which can work for a Herald ship or installation if you needed it.

    In addition, the Iconian door and two consoles were added to the details list. We also have all the different Iconian NPC contacts.
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  • primar13primar13 Member Posts: 1,896 Bug Hunter
    They are Live, and very Pertiful!

    If you are okay with a Moon being Visible I highly Recommend using the Nopada Night Skyfile.... It Looks very Cinematic!
  • psycoticvulcanpsycoticvulcan Member Posts: 4,160 Arc User
    edited September 2015
    Shame we didn't get the orbital bombardment backdrop. That would have been very useful.

    EDIT: The second map seems to be borked. It always defaults to the Nopada Night backdrop no matter what I select.
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  • eternal719eternal719 Member Posts: 13 Arc User
    Awesome, thanks guys!
  • nrobbiecnrobbiec Member Posts: 959 Arc User
    What about the Ancient Heralds as NPC contacts?
  • eternal719eternal719 Member Posts: 13 Arc User
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    Hmm good question, I haven't checked for them, but I will.
  • drogyn1701drogyn1701 Member Posts: 3,606 Media Corps
    None yet, but Zero has been on an NPC-adding kick lately. I'm sure we could ask her nicely for them.
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  • eternal719eternal719 Member Posts: 13 Arc User
    drogyn1701 wrote: »
    None yet, but Zero has been on an NPC-adding kick lately. I'm sure we could ask her nicely for them.

    Sweet, but who is zero?
    And how would I ask?
  • drogyn1701drogyn1701 Member Posts: 3,606 Media Corps
    Zeronius Rex, one of the game's producers and, along with environment artist Tacofangs, is one of the people at Cryptic who really loves the Foundry and adds stuff for us on her own time.

    I tweeted her with the request. We shall see if anything comes of it.
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  • nrobbiecnrobbiec Member Posts: 959 Arc User
    How lovely of her.

    I would hope for as much as possible in the Foundry for maximum shenanigoats.
  • eternal719eternal719 Member Posts: 13 Arc User
    I have a foundry question...

    I have a ship that's a contact, warp in, so I can talk to it.
    But it keeps warping in again and again and again...
    Why? what am I missing?
  • markhawkmanmarkhawkman Member Posts: 35,236 Arc User
    Yeah... the issue is that you set a default animation and those loop. Tricking the system into making it not loop is more than a little tricky.
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  • djxprimedjxprime Member Posts: 522 Arc User
    I wish they had the Herald ships available as NPC contacts as well as a space background that has all of the Herald ships, similar to the backgrounds in Midnight and Broken Circle.
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  • thay8472thay8472 Member Posts: 6,376 Arc User
    Need... Elachi & Iconian props... must... make... awesome!
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  • nrobbiecnrobbiec Member Posts: 959 Arc User
    edited October 2015
    I'll admit Solonae tables for the Lab Ship in The Chameleon's Dish would be pretty sweet.

    I don't know the fine details but I would like STO to commit more to the Foundry and maybe hire a devoted Foundry team and have more incentives for using it. It's such a great thing but it sometimes feels incomplete, it just needs love.
  • drogyn1701drogyn1701 Member Posts: 3,606 Media Corps
    That sort of thing takes money, unfortunately. Tough to get a company to invest in a feature that doesn't have a direct return.
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  • thay8472thay8472 Member Posts: 6,376 Arc User
    drogyn1701 wrote: »
    That sort of thing takes money, unfortunately. Tough to get a company to invest in a feature that doesn't have a direct return.

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  • duncanidaho11duncanidaho11 Member Posts: 7,983 Arc User
    drogyn1701 wrote: »
    That sort of thing takes money, unfortunately. Tough to get a company to invest in a feature that doesn't have a direct return.

    Have we tried lying to them?

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  • artan42artan42 Member Posts: 10,450 Bug Hunter
    It'd be nice to get the ancient Heralds and Iconians as contacts, as well as the Obex.​​
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  • drogyn1701drogyn1701 Member Posts: 3,606 Media Corps
    edited October 2015
    thay8472 wrote: »
    Foundry Rep (Grinding!) ?


    I've gone back and forth on this over the years, but I kinda feel like the Foundry shouldn't be included in any "grind." It should be the anti-grind feature of this game. The thing that is not in any way a grind unto itself, and not something that you need to grind to be successful at.
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  • captainhunter1captainhunter1 Member Posts: 1,640 Arc User
    drogyn1701 wrote: »
    thay8472 wrote: »
    Foundry Rep (Grinding!) ?


    I've gone back and forth on this over the years, but I kinda feel like the Foundry shouldn't be included in any "grind." It should be the anti-grind feature of this game. The thing that is not in any way a grind unto itself, and not something that you need to grind to be successful at.

    Enough of that talk. Now get back to grinding out new missions for everyone to play! :p
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  • eternal719eternal719 Member Posts: 13 Arc User
    Agreed, Agreed. More Foundry!! More Foundry!!!
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