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New Visual Slots

pwlaughingtrendypwlaughingtrendy Member Posts: 2,966 Arc User
in Galactic News Network [PC]
With Season 11.5, we’re adding a new and long requested feature from Captains who wanted greater control over the appearance of their ship.

Learn more about our new Visual Slots!

~Morrigan "LaughingTrendy"
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  • jorantomalakjorantomalak Member Posts: 7,133 Arc User
    Thats pretty cool imo
  • daveynydaveyny Member Posts: 8,227 Arc User
    edited March 2016
    YaaaaaaY...

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    I knew I saw that on Borticus' screen while watching his last podcast with Trendy.
    I almost made a thread to ask about it.
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  • phrgphrg Member Posts: 82 Arc User
    Really happy this is being included.

    Now, if only I could unify weapon colours...

    :D
  • conkav22conkav22 Member Posts: 8,146 Arc User
    Can't wait to get my assimilated ships back into action.
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  • comrademococomrademoco Member Posts: 1,694 Bug Hunter
    Yay finally... Double yay
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  • captainmal3captainmal3 Member Posts: 436 Arc User
    BRB grinding omega.

    Seriously though, been waiting for this for years, like nearly everyone, so I think most of us will be happy about this one.
  • ankylonankylon Member Posts: 15 Arc User
    edited March 2016
    So looking at a ship no longer give any information about their gears? Not sure if I like that but personally I still welcome this function. Now personal visual preference and functionality are no longer compromises in some cases.

    If I can just change the appearance of my antiproton beam arrays to fire phaser beams also, it will then make a perfectly authentic Starfleet vessel.

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  • risian4risian4 Member Posts: 3,711 Arc User
    yabba dabba doo!!!
  • leemwatsonleemwatson Member Posts: 5,507 Arc User
    Sweeeeeeeeeeeeeet!!! :)
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  • makocallowaymakocalloway Member Posts: 455 Arc User
    Whaaaaaaaaa?!?

    Yes yes yes! At last! Super stoked about this. Thanks guys.

    One step closer to using whatever bridges we have unlocked on whatever shots we want ;)
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  • kirahitomikirahitomi Member Posts: 144 Arc User
    FINALLY!!! :) Much asked for feature for a very long time, very happy to see this finally happen! Lol
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  • saber1973asaber1973a Member Posts: 1,225 Arc User
    edited March 2016
    I'm assuming we will need to actually have the visual gear in our inventory/bank?
    And now i have reason to grind for more interesting looking sets :)
  • artanisenartanisen Member Posts: 431 Arc User
    Could have revamp the ship tailor
    but i could settle for this.

    Implement this immediately, don't wait.
  • kodachikunokodachikuno Member Posts: 6,020 Arc User1
    Very cool, odd way to do it, but very cool!
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  • antonine3258antonine3258 Member Posts: 2,391 Arc User
    All hail! This has been long-requested and awaited.
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  • by7antineby7antine Member Posts: 8 Arc User
    If only this could be applied to the whole ship. There are a couple of zen and lock-box ships that I would never buy because of play style but I would maybe buy for their looks.
  • captainkeatzcaptainkeatz Member Posts: 92 Arc User
    ankylon wrote: »
    So looking at a ship no longer give any information about their gears? Not sure if I like that but personally I still welcome this function. Now personal visual preference and functionality are no longer compromises in some cases.

    If I can just change the appearance of my antiproton beam arrays to fire phaser beams also, it will then make a perfectly authentic Starfleet vessel.

    Not like they couldn't hide it before...
  • markhawkmanmarkhawkman Member Posts: 35,236 Arc User
    #HowLongUntilWeGetThisInFoundry

    :P What? We want all the things. :p
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  • keletteskelettes Member Posts: 488 Arc User
    A neat addition to further customize playable ships :smile:

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  • crypticarmsmancrypticarmsman Member Posts: 4,115 Arc User
    Wow - that is a neat new feature.
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  • horizons2052horizons2052 Member Posts: 184 Arc User
    edited March 2016
    And while I see that the majority of players apparently like this... It is not something I ever found myself wanting or needing. Is it so strange that I am perfectly fine using whatever skin my current set is giving me? I mean, I don't know, I guess cosmetics is just not that important to me as the damage I put out, which with me takes precedence over all else.
  • seriousdaveseriousdave Member Posts: 2,777 Arc User
    YEEEEEEEES!
    Now gotta replay Coliseum like 10 times.
    ankylon wrote: »
    So looking at a ship no longer give any information about their gears? Not sure if I like that but personally I still welcome this function.

    Neither did it when the visuals were disabled which made this arguement pointless the moment it was brought into existence.
  • alexraptorralexraptorr Member Posts: 1,192 Arc User
    YESSSSSSSSS!!! Been waiting for this ever since the Borg space set was first released!!!
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  • tarran61tarran61 Member Posts: 827 Arc User
    I'm looking forward to this, keeps everyone guessing on the real setup unless scanning the ship shows the real details which I like as well.
    Positive thoughts.
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  • jcswwjcsww Member Posts: 6,830 Arc User
    Wouldn't a simpler and more efficient way of implementing this, be through ship visual unlocks by obtaining space sets? Then just add a tab to the ship tailor to mix and match and apply what the player likes, instead of riding up useful pieces of of equipment for visuals only.
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  • daveynydaveyny Member Posts: 8,227 Arc User
    edited March 2016
    One would guess that They took the easiest and most efficient route to add this to the game.
    Also, one that is the least time consuming to create.
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  • crypticarmsmancrypticarmsman Member Posts: 4,115 Arc User
    ankylon wrote: »
    So looking at a ship no longer give any information about their gears? Not sure if I like that but personally I still welcome this function. Now personal visual preference and functionality are no longer compromises in some cases.

    Um, I've been playing since the 2009 closed beta and in game, looking at another players ship HAS NEVER shown info about what gear they have equipped on it (I wish it did, but it never has). What STO game have you been playing?
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  • lan451lan451 Member Posts: 3,386 Arc User
    OMG FINALLY!

    This is even the exact method that several of us (myself included) have suggested ever since CO did this with their Aura Slots. That was one piece of tech that I badly wanted brought over here and now it's happening.

    Forget the skill revamp, THIS is the feature I'm loving the most. Season 11.5: Space Barbie Reloaded.

    I'm so hyped right now haha.
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  • angrytargangrytarg Member Posts: 11,008 Arc User
    Weapons could use such a feature. It's nice we have it, although I personally disable visuals anyway pig-2.gif​​
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  • breadandcircusesbreadandcircuses Member Posts: 2,355 Arc User
    jcsww wrote: »
    Wouldn't a simpler and more efficient way of implementing this, be through ship visual unlocks by obtaining space sets? Then just add a tab to the ship tailor to mix and match and apply what the player likes, instead of riding up useful pieces of of equipment for visuals only.

    Probably not, since (based on the description and function) these are just copies of your Deflector/Engine/Shield slots that overide the visuals from what's equipped in the "real" slots. Think add tab/copy/paste/pare down to visual effects only/set to highest visual priority/done. I don't know how much extra space this takes up over say adding the visuals as skins in the Tailor, but this implementation is clever in its simplicity.
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