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Suggestion: t6 steamrunner variant

telbasta7386telbasta7386 Member Posts: 761 Arc User
I was looking up history on the steamrunner class and came across one of the original concept art pictures from its development, and I absolutely love the look:

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(Having issues posting images for some reason)

It's a bit more angular and aggressive than the standard steamrunner, with the nacelles underneath the saucer instead of above it.

Apparently there were 3 or 4 other concept designs as well, including one with 4 nacelles, before the final version was picked.

So how about these as a t6 steamrunner variant on the cstore? Call it an advanced blockade runner escort maybe. Not sure about the class name, though - ironclad maybe? Seems to go along with steamrunner.

Id say make it a little more engineering focused and with some command hybrid seats.

Could use the basic steamrunner parts for costume as well, maybe even heavy escort parts since the zephyr class was heavily based on the steamrunner, and the steamrunner was based on the akira.

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  • leemwatsonleemwatson Member Posts: 5,602 Arc User
    Can't use designs other people have made without their explicit permission. This will usually mean having to pay for the rights to use it as well.
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  • telbasta7386telbasta7386 Member Posts: 761 Arc User
    Obviously the rights were already obtained when the steamrunner was added to sto, these concept art designs were never utilized for any other media. I don't think there's any harm in using them as inspiration for cryptic developed designs
  • kodachikunokodachikuno Member Posts: 6,020 Arc User1
    leemwatson wrote: »
    Can't use designs other people have made without their explicit permission. This will usually mean having to pay for the rights to use it as well.

    might not apply if that is actual "official" concept art, it is likely owned by cbs already
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  • gaevsprivsmangaevsprivsman Member Posts: 314 Arc User
    Oh, god!, please make it so!, but pilot, not command, i'll buy it in an instant!, the trait could be "More Pressure", that activates a special version of rapid fire for cannons, beams and torpedos for a few seconds!
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  • salazarrazesalazarraze Member Posts: 3,794 Arc User
    We don't have the license at hand but almost anything that's in the films and shows can be used in game. I don't think that concept art counts as part of the license. It doesn't mean that they can't take inspiration from it though.
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  • vetteguy904vetteguy904 Member Posts: 3,984 Arc User
    I always did like that concept, and the original name STREAMRUNNER implying speed. The R was dropped due to a simple error and the mistaken name Steamrunner stuck instead of what was originally intended.​​
    or it was dropped as part of it's exclusivity with STEAM.
    that said, we wont see anything else from STO concerning the Steamrunner, since cryptic pwe sto would just as soon not have valve involved in the game and force everyone to ARC
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  • telbasta7386telbasta7386 Member Posts: 761 Arc User
    edited September 2016
    I always did like that concept, and the original name STREAMRUNNER implying speed. The R was dropped due to a simple error and the mistaken name Steamrunner stuck instead of what was originally intended.​​
    or it was dropped as part of it's exclusivity with STEAM.
    that said, we wont see anything else from STO concerning the Steamrunner, since cryptic pwe sto would just as soon not have valve involved in the game and force everyone to ARC

    The steamrunner class was around long before steam and STO. It was used in first contact and DS9.

    The name was originally streamrunner, based on a song that the designer liked. At some point during concepting, the R was accidentally left out due to a typo, but a lot of the people working on the show liked the retro/steampunk feel of the name "steamrunner", and so the name stuck. I agree with the change, but then again I'm a big steampunk fan =P


    The only reason that the steamrunner class ever had anything to do with steam/valve is because the name aligned with their product and was an easy push for an exclusive sale. However, that does not mean that a new T6 ship with a similar visual design, but a different class name (as suggested: Ironclad Class) could not be added to the game without any connection to valve or steam at all.
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  • telbasta7386telbasta7386 Member Posts: 761 Arc User
    Thanks, hard to get images to work right on mobile
  • storulesstorules Member Posts: 3,340 Arc User
    Second that motion as well.​​
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  • astroroblaastrorobla Member Posts: 144 Arc User
    Yes, yes, and YES to this! And while they're at it maybe they can fix the missing shuttle bay door on the back side of the canopy behind the bridge, on the original Steamrunner. But I always loved the original sketch for it as well!
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  • khayuungkhayuung Member Posts: 1,876 Arc User
    The derivative ships of the line of the original steamrunner is incorporated into the Heavy Escort Carrier cousins so I assume that's the T6 "steamrunner" right there.


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