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Legacy of Romulus Dev Blog #7

pwebranflakespwebranflakes Member Posts: 7,741
edited April 2013 in Galactic News Network [PC]
Details about the upcoming Character Creator revamp are shared in this entry of the Legacy of Romulus News Dev Blog series.


Link to the blog.
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  • brigadooombrigadooom Member Posts: 0 Arc User
    edited April 2013
    Teasing us with those frustratingly tiny screenshots of Romulan character creation. Oh Cryptic...
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  • thomas12255thomas12255 Member Posts: 0 Arc User
    edited April 2013
    Looks beautiful!
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  • chalpenchalpen Member Posts: 2,207 Arc User
    edited April 2013
    Nice! Looks like that TomtheFeline may have put in some ot over the past few months. It looks amazing.
    Should I start posting again after all this time?
  • xlocutusofborgxxlocutusofborgx Member Posts: 1,376 Arc User
    edited April 2013
    loooken aces!
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  • malkarrismalkarris Member Posts: 797 Arc User
    edited April 2013
    If that's what the character selection screen will eventually look like, I aprove. Your captain and boffs, in ACTION!!!

    Right now they're all just doing the cadet review stand behind you, not nearly as epic.
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  • z3ndor99z3ndor99 Member Posts: 1,391 Arc User
    edited April 2013
    If i squint i can just see a romulan uniform! I have been on tribble a lot recently and at first was a bit put off but, i am loving the new look now, im a uniform changing freak so i felt a bit miffed, like i said it gets better with every patch! Bring on may
  • hevachhevach Member Posts: 2,777 Arc User
    edited April 2013
    I like the new selection screen - it felt for a while like Cryptic were letting your crew fade into the background and not emphasizing their role in the game, but when the last patch went onto tribble and I saw my away team standing around my captain, I loved it. I just realized how ugly some of my away team boffs are and will have to change some assignments around.


    I like the screenshot of it even better: the crew isn't just standing around you like they do on tribble, but doing stuff. I see they're all showing kit visuals. Was that just a mocked up image, or is that something you're sneaking into LOR?
  • pwebranflakespwebranflakes Member Posts: 7,741
    edited April 2013
    malkarris wrote: »
    If that's what the character selection screen will eventually look like, I aprove. Your captain and boffs, in ACTION!!!

    Right now they're all just doing the cadet review stand behind you, not nearly as epic.

    The concept art, with your BOFFs in action, is what we're working on and our goal. Stay tuned for future Tribble patch notes!

    Also, many have been wondering where the idea for this type of character select screen came from. Here's a section from the blog, in case you missed it:
    New character selection - also meant to evoke the vast scope and feel of exploring the Star Trek universe, this composition pays homage to the pantheon of great Star Trek movie posters by featuring both your crew and starship!

    Cheers,

    Brandon =/\=
  • rifter1969rifter1969 Member Posts: 654 Arc User
    edited April 2013
    Very nicely done.

    Very theatrical... :cool:
  • qjuniorqjunior Member Posts: 2,023 Arc User
    edited April 2013
    It's pretty and shiny... I want it now ! :D:o:)
  • diogene0diogene0 Member Posts: 0 Arc User
    edited April 2013
    After 3 years the game has a well designed character creator. It's a lot better than the existing one. Good job.
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  • tpalelenatpalelena Member Posts: 1 Arc User
    edited April 2013
    Thank you for still keeping the old "advanced" settings in for those who love to really set every detail.
    Let us wear Swimsuits on Foundry maps or bridges please! I would pay zen for that.
  • ursusmorologusursusmorologus Member Posts: 5,328 Arc User
    edited April 2013
    whoever is responsible for the forced monopoly on stippled pants must be one rich sob
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  • tsurutafan01tsurutafan01 Member Posts: 0 Arc User
    edited April 2013
    I've always like the character creator in the game as is, so if it can be refined without giving away anything that it already had, it will only become a greater strength going forward.

    The UI overhaul is really going to look sweet when it's finished.

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  • felderburgfelderburg Member Posts: 854 Arc User
    edited April 2013
    Is there a way to choose which BOs are shown at character selection? Some people might have certain BOs as their main crew for RP purposes, but have other BOs or a mix for actual gameplay pew pew purposes.
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  • amayakitsuneamayakitsune Member Posts: 977 Arc User
    edited April 2013
    pwebranflakes wrote: »
    The concept art, with your BOFFs in action, is what we're working on and our goal. Stay tuned for future Tribble patch notes!

    Also, many have been wondering where the idea for this type of character select screen came from. Here's a section from the blog, in case you missed it:

    Cheers,

    Brandon =/\=

    Your new character selection screen looks stupid. Just so you know. It would look much better if the character select was the interior view with the starship outside the window... like the character creation screen.
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  • tymerstotymersto Member Posts: 433 Arc User
    edited April 2013
    pwebranflakes wrote: »
    The concept art, with your BOFFs in action, is what we're working on and our goal. Stay tuned for future Tribble patch notes!

    To be quite honest, I like how the Character Selection Screen is on Tribble now. Making it more like what is in the Concept Art would make it too busy, IMHO. I really don't feel we 'need' to have the BOffs in 'Action Poses'.

    Otherwise, I've been on the Fence about the CC/Tailor overhaul. I think it's swung too far towards the Simplistic. But then again, I'm not fully liking the whole LCARS overhaul of the UI systems either, so it could be just adding on to that.

    Thank you for the time...
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    Cryptic, would you actulaly like me to spend actual Money? It's Simple:
    • Full, Story-driven, select from start 1-50 Klingon Side
    • Scrap current Lock Box & Lobi system for something more reasonable
    • Expand Dil and Rep/Fleet Marks to regular story content
  • malkarrismalkarris Member Posts: 797 Arc User
    edited April 2013
    Right now on Tribble its what you have as your away team it seems.
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  • tymerstotymersto Member Posts: 433 Arc User
    edited April 2013
    felderburg wrote: »
    Is there a way to choose which BOs are shown at character selection? Some people might have certain BOs as their main crew for RP purposes, but have other BOs or a mix for actual gameplay pew pew purposes.

    As it working on Tribble now, it's based on the BOffs you have set for your default Away Team. I would figure, if you change who your default Away Team is, you change which BOffs you see at Character Select.

    Thank you for the time...
    STO CBT Player - 400 day+ Vet, Currently Silver
    Cryptic, would you actulaly like me to spend actual Money? It's Simple:
    • Full, Story-driven, select from start 1-50 Klingon Side
    • Scrap current Lock Box & Lobi system for something more reasonable
    • Expand Dil and Rep/Fleet Marks to regular story content
  • bluegeekbluegeek Member Posts: 0 Arc User
    edited April 2013
    Looks great! Can't wait to try it out!
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  • nyniknynik Member Posts: 1,628 Arc User
    edited April 2013
    Please don't get me wrong here, I love the changes, but I feel we're still missing some key functionality. One example would be the addition of option and slider "locks" so that we could lock in certain options and hit randomize to effect all non-locked options. Another point of required polishing is with certain uniform presets being incorrectly colored. Seeing the late DS9/TNG Movie era uniform preset's combadge colored silver alone, and not gold+silver is the type of detail I hope will be touched up before live release.

    Thanks.
  • pwebranflakespwebranflakes Member Posts: 7,741
    edited April 2013
    amayakitsune wrote: »
    It would look much better if the character select was the interior view with the starship outside the window... like the character creation screen.

    You may have missed my post on the previous page: http://sto-forum.perfectworld.com/showpost.php?p=9247131&postcount=9

    Google image search "Star Trek Movie Posters" -- you'll see the look we are going for ;)

    Cheers,

    Brandon =/\=
  • antrenosantrenos Member Posts: 1 Arc User
    edited April 2013
    pwebranflakes wrote: »
    You may have missed my post on the previous page: http://sto-forum.perfectworld.com/showpost.php?p=9247131&postcount=9

    Google image search "Star Trek Movie Posters" -- you'll see the look we are going for ;)

    Cheers,

    Brandon =/\=

    Would certainly help, if you could fix the bug on Tribble where it shows your "small craft" on the Character Selection screen, rather than your "active ship".

    Needless to say, it looks pretty ridiculous with a full away team, your Captain, and a dinky little shuttle hovering above their heads. Personally, i'd vote for always showing your active starship at Character Selection. I don't need to see my shuttle before starting my gaming session.
  • ravinravin Member Posts: 509 Arc User
    edited April 2013
    Please excuse me while I go change my underpants. :)
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  • voyagerfan9751voyagerfan9751 Member Posts: 1,120 Arc User
    edited April 2013
    felderburg wrote: »
    Is there a way to choose which BOs are shown at character selection? Some people might have certain BOs as their main crew for RP purposes, but have other BOs or a mix for actual gameplay pew pew purposes.

    As mentioned by others, Based on Tribble, it focuses on your away team. Whatever you have for your away team is what is on the character select screen.

    If you don't have a selected away team (it is all "Security") then just your captain and ship show up. If you have one BoFF, then that Boff is visible with your captain, but no one else.

    It seems to update pretty instantly on tribble (i was playing around with it) so I don't think it should be a big problem as far as RP vs gameplay. If you care about what your crew is on the log in screen then change to your RP crew before you log out (or gameplay if that is the one shown).

    What I have yet to determine, is how to determine which order the Boffs have.

    Like say you have 2 eng, 1 science, and 1 tactical. Have have yet figured out if there is a way to get it to where it shows in the character select screen as: Eng, Tac, Sci, Eng.
  • tanadanattanadanat Member Posts: 76 Arc User
    edited April 2013
    I'm saddened by the fact I don't want to start over with a new character but would love to remake him.

    Any chance we'll be able to take our level 50 characters and completely remake them? (race as well as skills)
  • ravinravin Member Posts: 509 Arc User
    edited April 2013
    tanadanat wrote: »
    I'm saddened by the fact I don't want to start over with a new character but would love to remake him.

    Any chance we'll be able to take our level 50 characters and completely remake them? (race as well as skills)

    It really takes little to no effort to level a toon from 1 to 50 in this game, even for an extremely casual player such as myself. I managed to level 2 Feds and 3 Klinks in about a 3-4 week time span. And this was before Klinks started out at lvl 24.
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  • azurianstarazurianstar Member Posts: 6,985 Arc User
    edited April 2013
    "Character Creator 2.0"? Shouldn't it be 3.0? Since it got that revamp a few years ago. :rolleyes:


    Anyhow I wish they used Text than Species pictures.

    And the Main Screen, that it could accomodate all your characters without needing to scroll.
  • antrenosantrenos Member Posts: 1 Arc User
    edited April 2013
    ravin wrote: »
    It really takes little to no effort to level a toon from 1 to 50 in this game, even for an extremely casual player such as myself. I managed to level 2 Feds and 3 Klinks in about a 3-4 week time span. And this was before Klinks started out at lvl 24.

    I really don't think it's the "leveling 1 through 50" bit that puts alot of people off from rerolling new characters. It's the fact that you need to grind through 5 Tiers of Omega, 5 Tiers of New Romulus, and soon 5 Tiers of Nukara, to get fully bumped up in terms of passives, actives and available gear.

    Reputation "grind" would be alot smoother for making new characters, if it were Account Based, instead of Character Based.
  • tilarium1979tilarium1979 Member Posts: 567 Arc User
    edited April 2013
    Simple request. Can something please be added in during the character creation where the new captain can select the starting ship!? I don't know how it'll work on the Klingon and Romulan side but the feds have the:

    Miranda
    Centaur
    Shi'Kar
    NX Replica
    TOS Connie
    Oberth

    Would be great if we could start our new captains out on the ship you want to (assuming you own the rights fly that ship)
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