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When is Lower Decks ships coming to STO?
skepicool
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Now they did give us the doffs on the Federation side, but when are the ships coming into the game?
I really enjoyed the show, more than I enjoyed Discovery or Picard & thats a little odd because TNG was my favorite, but we are already are seeing ships from Discovery season 3 & thats cool but... There's a lot they can do from Lower Decks & it looks like its being skipped.
The California class like the USS Cerritos it self, the Parliament class like the USS Vancouver in episode 5, the Pakled ships seen in episode 10, the Klingon Bird of Prey in episode 9, & heck even the background ships seen at Douglas Station.
Uniforms, ground weapons, starbases Etc there's a lot they could do from Lower Decks and I was just wondering if anyone knows when they're planning to put some stuff in the game?
I really enjoyed the show, more than I enjoyed Discovery or Picard & thats a little odd because TNG was my favorite, but we are already are seeing ships from Discovery season 3 & thats cool but... There's a lot they can do from Lower Decks & it looks like its being skipped.
The California class like the USS Cerritos it self, the Parliament class like the USS Vancouver in episode 5, the Pakled ships seen in episode 10, the Klingon Bird of Prey in episode 9, & heck even the background ships seen at Douglas Station.
Uniforms, ground weapons, starbases Etc there's a lot they could do from Lower Decks and I was just wondering if anyone knows when they're planning to put some stuff in the game?
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There's only been 3 seasons of Discovery . . .
In addition to that, they've also said that they want to wait until after season 2 of LD because someone involved with the show said the California class has a cool ability that will finally get shown off which is the kind of thing Cryptic would use for a console or trait to go with the ship.
Why would humorous tone be a problem?
And if they wanna use characters in game, the Doff cards, for a couple of weeks, were in game style. Use that, if it's a problem.
CBS didn't like those characters appearing more realistic due to branding, that's why they got changed. As for the ships I'd kind of like to see a cel shaded vanity shield to go with them, if they feel a lore explanation is necessary for it they could link it to Q somehow.
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Thomas explained that on Kael's stream, they made a conscious decision to base the T6 on the old novel version of the Luna rather than the LD version so that they could avoid any issues.
The Titan was already in game though, wasn't it?
That said, it has a similar issue to Picard in that if it contradicts the STO timeline too much I worry there could be issues.
In keeping with the subject matter, though, I think the most LD thing that STO could do would be new Duty Officer missions, maybe a new DOFF pack to go with it where everyone is cel shaded. Don't have to be on screen character names. Would fit well with some QoL updates to that system, such as tracking chains, updating the rare missions so they're not all right on sector borders. Something.
I'll start with a few:
Reevaluate Second Contact Protocols
Adjust Crew Scheduling for Buffer Time Mandates
And of course
Evaluate Sentient Exocomp Crew Application
It would be an interesting mix, throwing in a bit of Champions Online cel shading
LD isn't as much of a parody as it is an homage, really. It emulates the TNG style of story telling/structure, shots, direction and even the plots almost exactly - which explains that people who like TNG especially can find a lot to love about LD.
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I think they will introduce one more once Season 2 airs. They did introduce the Titan which we saw in the series final. I think they've approached it similar to how they did with the Sommerville though, modernizing the skin based on our timeline from that which we saw in the show. Star Trek: Lower Decks is set in 2380, or around the time the movies ended.
I've also heard with Season 2 of Lower Decks, were going to see or learn more about the Cerritos, while it's know to be not the best ship in the fleet. I've heard Season 2 has a few special surprises about the ship we will learn about. So I think STO has decided to hold off perhaps, at least till we've seen some of those on screen.
Still I
From what I heard the problem would be that Champions does not use true cell shading on the models, it just adds a black outline to simulate a drawing at that level. The odd flat lighting that really makes it all look like something out of a comic (or at least suggests it anyway) comes from the environment, it is not from the models themselves, so either everything looks that way or nothing does.
I didn't say that it did. Or at least, I didn't mean it had, but that its place in the timeline has the possibility of doing so. If anything, I was thinking of very loose and marginally important things, such as Pakleds in Starfleet in STO vs. the S1 finale of LD. I guess that's not a contradiction if that happens later. Like I said, more of just a "I hope it doesn't" feeling.
Now excuse me, I need to talk to my Barkeep about supplying Romulan Whiskey. I've heard the Republic-era Whiskeys from Mol'Rihan have a spicier flavor profile compared to the Imperial stuff, and I want to find out for sure.
It's definitely spicier, our secret ingredient is shredded dilithium crystals to add that extra kick to the drink, if anyone asks you didn't hear it from me.