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Bridge Officer Question

Hey there!

I'm a very old STO player that has been gone for years and only just now returning so if this is an easily answered question try not to make me feel too silly for asking. :tongue:

I opted to make a new captain so that I would get the best experience re-learning the game from the ground up. The faction I chose to go with was the Romulans, upon reaching the point in the story where I could join one of the main factions I selected the Federation. I then spent some time buying and customizing four "alien" Starfleet bridge officers (as there are no "alien" Romulan bridge officer options available, not even from the flotilla). Once I finished customizing my officers to a space race that I like to jokingly call astro-smurfs I slotted them into stations on my Romulan ship and set off.

...It wasn't until I popped onto my bridge that I noticed a problem, none of my custom officers show up on the bridge just nameless NPCs and Torvan (however you spell his name, the Romulan story officer). Is there something I'm doing wrong? Do Starfleet officers only show up on a Starfleet ship's bridge?

I know it's mostly cosmetic but it matters to my gaming experience, so any advice or help is appreciated!

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  • kodachikunokodachikuno Member Posts: 6,020 Arc User1
    Welcome to the fraction! Don't worry our single bridge is notorious for generic people popping in even if you have an all Romulan/Reman crew and have set your department heads. If you are lucky 1 or 2 will put in an appearance from time to time.

    In a related note, don't expect to set any trophies either.
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    tacofangs wrote: »
    STO isn't canon, and neither are any of the books.
  • pinkfishkissespinkfishkisses Member Posts: 4 Arc User
    Ah so it's a bug related to the Romulan ships?
  • kodachikunokodachikuno Member Posts: 6,020 Arc User1
    sure... call it a bug if you want.... more like the devs don't care about interiors, haven't in years, and didn't bother.
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    tacofangs wrote: »
    STO isn't canon, and neither are any of the books.
  • pinkfishkissespinkfishkisses Member Posts: 4 Arc User
    Sadly makes sense. So if I get a non-romulan ship my officers will show up then? Or does this effect all ships/bridges now?
  • kodachikunokodachikuno Member Posts: 6,020 Arc User1
    edited December 2016
    Sadly makes sense. So if I get a non-romulan ship my officers will show up then? Or does this effect all ships/bridges now?

    aside from the mandatory tovan, it seems quasi random what/who shows up and in what places. I don't seem to have an issue the few times Ive used a c-store ship, like the faction agnostic temporal, but honestly don't visit those much.
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    tacofangs wrote: »
    STO isn't canon, and neither are any of the books.
  • pinkfishkissespinkfishkisses Member Posts: 4 Arc User
    Good to know, thank you!
  • boachevboachev Member Posts: 131 Arc User
    I noticed this early on with my first Romulan (where I did the same a couple months ago when I returned to STO, decided to work from the ground up and started a new Romulan to do so!).

    But it seems to have mostly solved itself. Can't remember the last time I popped into my bridge and *didn't* see the familiar faces of my BOFFs.
  • sarah2774sarah2774 Member Posts: 238 Arc User
    It a bug, romulan ships only show romulan BoFF regardless if you choose FED or KDF faction. Sent in a few tickets seems they dont really bother about it. If you use a zen(not romulan ship),lobi,box or tier 4 and below FED/KDF ship the other Boff will appear.
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