So, as it stands, I'm imagine one issue with using different badges is that they're generally flagged to appear in a certain place.
Mirror Universe badges appear on the right breast (which is where the Tamarian badge really ought to be for everyone.)
Most Starfleet badges appear on the left breast.
KDF badges (and presumably Enterprise patches) appear on the shoulder.
This creates an issue in terms of creating displayable medals for uniforms.
My suggestion is to scrap the badge slot and replace it with four slots for both factions:
- Left Arm
- Right Arm
- Left Breast
- Right Breast
Now, perhaps certain badges would only be usable in certain slots but you could add medals and patches with accolades that can appear in specific slots or any of the four, similar to ship trophies.
Naturally, most KDF faction badges would still be on the shoulder and most combadges would still be on the left breast. (Maybe the TE badge could be either breast since a lot of soft canon takes have it on the left, as part of some variant uniforms.)
And we could mix and match these more freely, with some things like the Betar Prize (which I'd assume would be a UGC accolade) or some of the various sceintific medals (which appeared in the shows) being cross faction.
So, as it stands, I'm imagine one issue with using different badges is that they're generally flagged to appear in a certain place.
Mirror Universe badges appear on the right breast (which is where the Tamarian badge really ought to be for everyone.)
Most Starfleet badges appear on the left breast.
KDF badges (and presumably Enterprise patches) appear on the shoulder.
This creates an issue in terms of creating displayable medals for uniforms.
My suggestion is to scrap the badge slot and replace it with four slots for both factions:
- Left Arm
- Right Arm
- Left Breast
- Right Breast
Now, perhaps certain badges would only be usable in certain slots but you could add medals and patches with accolades that can appear in specific slots or any of the four, similar to ship trophies.
Naturally, most KDF faction badges would still be on the shoulder and most combadges would still be on the left breast. (Maybe the TE badge could be either breast since a lot of soft canon takes have it on the left, as part of some variant uniforms.)
And we could mix and match these more freely, with some things like the Betar Prize (which I'd assume would be a UGC accolade) or some of the various sceintific medals (which appeared in the shows) being cross faction.
The KDF should have the option of wearing their accolades on a Bandolier like what Worf wore in the first season of TNG.
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The KDF should have the option of wearing their accolades on a Bandolier like what Worf wore in the first season of TNG.