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Would you like/buy Disco ships more if they had TNG/TMP/TOS aesthetics available?
foxrockssocks
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This is something that bugs me endlessly. I look at those ST:D ships and not one is interesting to me because they are all ugly. So many of them (at least on the FED side; the kdf ships need totally different meshes to ever be interesting) are just this close to being nice ships though, if not for the boxy, ugly shapes, and to a lesser extent the skins. I guess you could say if they were about oh, say, ~25% different I might like them. And having never watched ST:D, I don't have any connection or interest to them for any other reason.
So, I don't buy them. I don't want to fly any of them. Yes it is me being completely shallow and superficial, but space barbie matters. At the end of the day, I can't help but thinking if they had TNG style aesthetics and curves to them, I'd actually want to fly a number of them.
So, I don't buy them. I don't want to fly any of them. Yes it is me being completely shallow and superficial, but space barbie matters. At the end of the day, I can't help but thinking if they had TNG style aesthetics and curves to them, I'd actually want to fly a number of them.
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I think the idea of refitting DSC-style ships into TMP-style is great, and we have the on-screen precedent of the original Enterprise, right?
That said, I also really do love the STO originals, like the Buran and Earhart.
Yes, I've always been impressed with Cryptic designs, even those MW cruisers. They look like they actually fit in with the canon ships very well.
The-Grand-Nagus
Join Date: Sep 2008
The Mirandas do not have parts that are exactly appropriate either...but you can still select them. Hell, thar be plenty of clippings on char outfits too.
Oh, I know what you were saying, and yes...I was moving the goalposts a little, why not?
Well... it DOES have access to the Type 0 hull material, which is the default for the TOS Connie. And Legendery DSC Connies can have a hull material that gives it a more TOS look, along with a few more TOS cosmetic details like straight pylons.
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It would be nice if we could select different aspects of a ship skin...type 0 hull, with type 8 deflector, and say...nx engines.
I just dislike the nacells. I like the legendary temp connie from the original series, those parts are what I would use, to be honest.
Hm... very interesting indeed.
I think a lot of people would love the ability to kitbash all connie variants. Hell... I wouldn't mind seeing the DSC nacelles on the TOS. But unfortunately the models are all different sizes and not compatable with each other. So, to quote a certain gun nut protagonist in Tremors...
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I'd disagree with that entirely. The only one that really comes close is the Earhart that has many of the sleeker lines fitting the era. Everything else is very boxy and ugly.
Also not all TMP redesigns feel right. The Georgiou refit of the Walker feels alright, except maybe the nacelles, but the Columbia TMP refit of the NX (Legendary)... the pylons and Secondary hull just do NOT sit right with me. Also the Nacelles feel like a hybrid of Excelsior and Constitution Refit, and overall the design just feels... chunky.
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But yeah, different styles are gonna appear to different folks. I love the Georgiou, but there are more than enough ships for everyone to find something they like. And I like how many options we have, from different eras.
I actually have a T6 Walker I'm using that underslung Torp module on.
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The problem is you can't really have mod support for an MMO. The closest we had was the Foundry. And that was an ad hoc system itself.
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True, there is no mod support for MMOs, but there is always an opportunity for firsts. They can release limited tools that allow mods to create models, and textures, for the game. They'd submit their work for review...fit/finish QA; if models work out they are placed in game with creator credits.
🤷🏽♂️ Something outside the box for MMOs. Yes, there are legal hurdles, but it could add a boost to an old game.
And any fan designs that Cryptic likes... they'd have to not only do the whole legal dance with the creator to obtain rights to use it, they have to get the green light from CBS as well, which means giving CBS the rights to the design as well, like with the Design the Next Enterprise contest.
Its not gonna happen with an MMO.
Now FF14 does have some client side mods that only show up locally, like model replacements for weapons and hairstyles, but again that is pure client side. Not only that... its easier to do in FF14 because you don't have customizable weapons and mounts the way we have customizable starships. I could see a Dark Knight with a basic claymore, but the Dark Knight might be holding the frickin' Biggeron Sword or Buster Sword on their screen.
I can't see anything like that happening in STO.
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The KDF stuff on the other hand can be quite...um...not appealing.
I would never say no to more skins for ships.
Some of the DSC Klingon ships actually look a bit better when you put the older stock hull materials on them. At least in my opinion.
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I take what you mean at face value.
For me, it is more an issue of the complete departure from design than the polish of the hull
A lil pricey for some of us.