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Just curious, why did they change the Mirror Ship texture? It went from what we saw on Enterprise to a more generic red coloring. Heck it just looks like a custom ship on a typical player ship now.
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  • legendarylycan#5411 legendarylycan Member Posts: 37,284 Arc User
    yeah, that really didn't make much sense to me, especially since their emblem is still yellow

    it is growing on me, though, and red IS after all an aggressive color, so a little more fitting for a dark mirror of the federation​​
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  • lianthelialianthelia Member Posts: 7,896 Arc User
    I kinda liked the unique yellow texture, just don't fly any ships that actually use the skin.
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  • thay8472thay8472 Member Posts: 6,164 Arc User
    Most likely has something to do with the Terran Rep logs.
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  • chipg7chipg7 Member Posts: 1,577 Arc User
    The playable Mirror ships still have the yellow texture as a hull option. So if red is going to be the in-game look for the Terrans going forward, there are some across-the-board changes that need to be made.

    Although you can replicate the Terran designs using a mashup of the available ship patterns, all coloured red.
  • admiralq1732admiralq1732 Member Posts: 1,561 Arc User
    yeah, that really didn't make much sense to me, especially since their emblem is still yellow

    it is growing on me, though, and red IS after all an aggressive color, so a little more fitting for a dark mirror of the federation​​

    But it kind of lost the unqiuesness of it then. Like i said it just looks like a players custom rather then an actual difference.
  • kyrrokkyrrok Member Posts: 1,352 Arc User
    I also prefer red to yellow. In addition, I prefer red on Klingon ships. Whoever thought it was a good idea to start painting yellow nacelles on charcoal hull colored ships should be shot by a disruptor set to disintegrate.
  • admiralq1732admiralq1732 Member Posts: 1,561 Arc User
    kyrrok wrote: »
    I also prefer red to yellow. In addition, I prefer red on Klingon ships. Whoever thought it was a good idea to start painting yellow nacelles on charcoal hull colored ships should be shot by a disruptor set to disintegrate.

    if was still the same paterrn I might be okay but again the ship nolonger looks terran.
  • kayajaykayajay Member Posts: 1,990 Arc User
    It's more like Pah-wraith paintwork now.
  • rattler2rattler2 Member, Star Trek Online Moderator Posts: 58,669 Community Moderator
    I kinda have my own headcannon on why we still have the yellow markings for playable ships like the Sovy. Different sector fleets. While it would kinda be contradicted with the Mirror Invasion event, for the most part the only Terran ships we see are in the Alpha Quadrant, specifically in the area around Bajor.
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  • officerbatman81officerbatman81 Member Posts: 2,761 Arc User
    That Mirror Guardian ship from the event yesterday has that red scheme on it as an material option, but there wasnt a yellow option i saw.
  • lianthelialianthelia Member Posts: 7,896 Arc User
    That Mirror Guardian ship from the event yesterday has that red scheme on it as an material option, but there wasnt a yellow option i saw.

    The yellow option only came with opening the lock box mirror ships, which the skins were only applied to the same hull as the ship in the box.

    A number of the mirror ships were of unpopular or rarely seen ships...so you really don't see them around much and the only T6 ship that has a lock box mirror skin currently is the MVAE.
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  • admiralq1732admiralq1732 Member Posts: 1,561 Arc User
    lianthelia wrote: »
    That Mirror Guardian ship from the event yesterday has that red scheme on it as an material option, but there wasnt a yellow option i saw.

    The yellow option only came with opening the lock box mirror ships, which the skins were only applied to the same hull as the ship in the box.

    A number of the mirror ships were of unpopular or rarely seen ships...so you really don't see them around much and the only T6 ship that has a lock box mirror skin currently is the MVAE.

    well not allowing the Mirror ships to be upgraded was a dumb move but still to change ESTABLISHED texture was really stupid.
  • rattler2rattler2 Member, Star Trek Online Moderator Posts: 58,669 Community Moderator
    Its not the first time they changed the Mirror colors.

    Noble_class_%28mirror%29.jpg
    This is an example of the ORIGINAL color scheme.
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  • lianthelialianthelia Member Posts: 7,896 Arc User
    lianthelia wrote: »
    That Mirror Guardian ship from the event yesterday has that red scheme on it as an material option, but there wasnt a yellow option i saw.

    The yellow option only came with opening the lock box mirror ships, which the skins were only applied to the same hull as the ship in the box.

    A number of the mirror ships were of unpopular or rarely seen ships...so you really don't see them around much and the only T6 ship that has a lock box mirror skin currently is the MVAE.

    well not allowing the Mirror ships to be upgraded was a dumb move but still to change ESTABLISHED texture was really stupid.

    Well I meant other than the Sovereign and the Prometheus, most of the mirror ships were lightly used ships...don't see a whole lot of Luna's, Cheyenne's, or Destiny's these days or even back then...they basically only offered mirror skins of free t5 ships.
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  • rattler2rattler2 Member, Star Trek Online Moderator Posts: 58,669 Community Moderator
    There was the Mirror Nova too. And I think the KDF Mirror ships were more popular. The Mirror Vo'Quv is one of the tankiest ships in game, and the Mirror Qin was my baby for a while on my KDF. Didn't really have anything special about the Mirror BoP though. Still had all universal BOff slots.
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    I can't take it anymore! Could everyone just chill out for two seconds before something CRAZY happens again?!
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  • amayakitsuneamayakitsune Member Posts: 977 Arc User
    rattler2 wrote: »
    Its not the first time they changed the Mirror colors.

    Noble_class_%28mirror%29.jpg
    This is an example of the ORIGINAL color scheme.

    Im not gonna lie... I kinda miss the purple tron... not a whole bunch... but a little.
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  • rattler2rattler2 Member, Star Trek Online Moderator Posts: 58,669 Community Moderator
    Purple Tron was interesting. Closest we can get now is Jem'Hadar shield visuals.
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  • officerbatman81officerbatman81 Member Posts: 2,761 Arc User
    That looks both totally rad and totally TRIBBLE at the same time.
  • rattler2rattler2 Member, Star Trek Online Moderator Posts: 58,669 Community Moderator
    FEAR THE PURPLE TRON UNIVERSE!
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  • lianthelialianthelia Member Posts: 7,896 Arc User
    rattler2 wrote: »
    There was the Mirror Nova too. And I think the KDF Mirror ships were more popular. The Mirror Vo'Quv is one of the tankiest ships in game, and the Mirror Qin was my baby for a while on my KDF. Didn't really have anything special about the Mirror BoP though. Still had all universal BOff slots.

    Yeah I know, didn't name every ship...but you don't see many Nova either...would be nice to see a T6 Nova with Pilot specialization some day.
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  • admiralq1732admiralq1732 Member Posts: 1,561 Arc User
    rattler2 wrote: »
    Its not the first time they changed the Mirror colors.

    Noble_class_%28mirror%29.jpg
    This is an example of the ORIGINAL color scheme.

    yeah that was an ugly skin, but the second skin was CANON.
  • admiralq1732admiralq1732 Member Posts: 1,561 Arc User
    rattler2 wrote: »
    There was the Mirror Nova too. And I think the KDF Mirror ships were more popular. The Mirror Vo'Quv is one of the tankiest ships in game, and the Mirror Qin was my baby for a while on my KDF. Didn't really have anything special about the Mirror BoP though. Still had all universal BOff slots.

    I liked that Prommie and the sovie, and wanted a Galaxy, and Galaxy with more tac BOFFs. the you're right the KDF mirrors were more populat thanks to the lack of KDF ships. Heck we don't see the Kvort in there. It would be nice if they got the Feklar from the Armada series. But not making them upgradable sucked.
  • rattler2rattler2 Member, Star Trek Online Moderator Posts: 58,669 Community Moderator
    The Fek'lhr class won't happen due to it belonging to another company, in this case Activision. The royalties to use her in STO would royally suck.
    yeah that was an ugly skin, but the second skin was CANON.

    True, and any Mirror ships that predate the Guardian still posess the canon yellow markings. And any related ship can still use the yellow markings if you unlocked a mirror ship. I still have the Mirror Yellow available on my Fleet T5U Assault Cruiser since I had opened a Mirror Star Cruiser.
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    I can't take it anymore! Could everyone just chill out for two seconds before something CRAZY happens again?!
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  • sevenofnine13141sevenofnine13141 Member Posts: 4,274 Arc User
    In my head canon, the Terran Empire had already begun to phase out yellow paint for red by the time of 2410.
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  • amayakitsuneamayakitsune Member Posts: 977 Arc User
    rattler2 wrote: »
    The Fek'lhr class won't happen due to it belonging to another company, in this case Activision. The royalties to use her in STO would royally suck.
    yeah that was an ugly skin, but the second skin was CANON.

    True, and any Mirror ships that predate the Guardian still posess the canon yellow markings. And any related ship can still use the yellow markings if you unlocked a mirror ship. I still have the Mirror Yellow available on my Fleet T5U Assault Cruiser since I had opened a Mirror Star Cruiser.

    Its unfortunate it doesnt also unlock the I.S.S. prefix for the T5U Sovereign,,,
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  • rattler2rattler2 Member, Star Trek Online Moderator Posts: 58,669 Community Moderator
    True. The ISS prefix is only available to Mirror Fed ships.
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  • diabolical91diabolical91 Member Posts: 194 Arc User
    Like my mirror guardian :P but still miss the yellow thinking of changing the red markings on my oddy to yellow
    ps Hi rattler :)
  • amayakitsuneamayakitsune Member Posts: 977 Arc User
    rattler2 wrote: »
    True. The ISS prefix is only available to Mirror Fed ships.

    I wonder why it doesnt... that seems like an oversight more than a deliberate act, considering it unlocks the skin (which I kind of wish they would update to red... or better yet add the red one and give us a choice...)
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  • rattler2rattler2 Member, Star Trek Online Moderator Posts: 58,669 Community Moderator
    Like my mirror guardian :P but still miss the yellow thinking of changing the red markings on my oddy to yellow
    ps Hi rattler :)

    oh HAI!
    rattler2 wrote: »
    True. The ISS prefix is only available to Mirror Fed ships.

    I wonder why it doesnt... that seems like an oversight more than a deliberate act, considering it unlocks the skin (which I kind of wish they would update to red... or better yet add the red one and give us a choice...)

    Would be nice. Also allow the AKS and ARW prefixes for compatable Klingon and Romulan ships as well if you opened a mirror ship.
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    I can't take it anymore! Could everyone just chill out for two seconds before something CRAZY happens again?!
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  • chipg7chipg7 Member Posts: 1,577 Arc User
    rattler2 wrote: »
    True. The ISS prefix is only available to Mirror Fed ships.

    I wonder why it doesnt... that seems like an oversight more than a deliberate act, considering it unlocks the skin (which I kind of wish they would update to red... or better yet add the red one and give us a choice...)

    I love that it unlocks the ship skin. The Mirror Romulan stuff is pretty epic, definitely my favourite of 'em all.
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