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why?

ursusmorologusursusmorologus Member Posts: 5,328 Arc User
edited May 2013 in Star Trek Online General Discussion
why do ships have engine exhaust trails in sector space?
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  • tenkaritenkari Member Posts: 2,906 Arc User
    edited May 2013
    if you noticed both impulse and warp nacelles give off engine trails, wether in sector space or in an instance, they are likely hardcoded to be together.
  • purplegamerpurplegamer Member Posts: 1,015 Arc User
    edited May 2013
    It helps provide a sense of movement; when you see the trails, you know you're moving.
  • sollvaxsollvax Member Posts: 4 Arc User
    edited May 2013
    Well you know the "ionised Trail" sometimes followed by starships??
    Thats it
    Live long and Prosper
  • szerontzurszerontzur Member Posts: 2,724 Arc User
    edited May 2013
    The same reason you magically re-materialize after dying/exploding and have an infinite supply of torpedos.
  • qqqqiiqqqqii Member Posts: 482 Arc User
    edited May 2013
    Why do you hear ship explosions, or weapons fire, or engine noise in a vacuum? Welcome to science fiction/fantasy/space opera (whatever you want to call it). :P
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  • dom1941dom1941 Member Posts: 156 Arc User
    edited May 2013
    szerontzur wrote: »
    The same reason you magically re-materialize after dying/exploding and have an infinite supply of torpedos.

    Dont forget the endless amounts of people dieing eveyday and starships being lost:D
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  • chalpenchalpen Member Posts: 2,207 Arc User
    edited May 2013
    Why do all alien planets look like Northern California or Vasquez rocks.

    Why is drop kicking a valid combat move?
    Should I start posting again after all this time?
  • sollvaxsollvax Member Posts: 4 Arc User
    edited May 2013
    szerontzur wrote: »
    The same reason you magically re-materialize after dying/exploding and have an infinite supply of torpedos.

    An enslaved Q in the warp core?? I thought that was just me
    Live long and Prosper
  • tenkaritenkari Member Posts: 2,906 Arc User
    edited May 2013
    chalpen wrote: »
    Why is drop kicking a valid combat move?

    so everyone can feel like kirk.... or chuck norris, take your pick.
  • gamerjoshgamerjosh Member Posts: 158 Arc User
    edited May 2013
    Oh just take your blue pills and move on.
    Belief manifests reality
  • chalpenchalpen Member Posts: 2,207 Arc User
    edited May 2013
    How does society function if, instead of working all day long without pay, I could go to a holodeck and recreate a Russ myer film?
    Should I start posting again after all this time?
  • chalpenchalpen Member Posts: 2,207 Arc User
    edited May 2013
    tenkari wrote: »
    so everyone can feel like kirk.... or chuck norris, take your pick.

    You are both hitting the ground at the same height. The only difference is the victim is standing there going "what the...?".
    Should I start posting again after all this time?
  • thratch1thratch1 Member Posts: 0 Arc User
    edited May 2013
    purplegamer wrote: »
    It helps provide a sense of movement; when you see the trails, you know you're moving.

    This.

    It's a gameplay thing. Gives you a quick visual idea of how fast your ship is moving. You probably think you wouldn't miss it if it was gone, but your brain definitely would, and the game would just seem weird and strange, like something is lacking.
    chalpen wrote: »
    Why is drop kicking a valid combat move?

    Drop kicking has nothing on the two-story lunge.
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  • cannydogcannydog Member Posts: 148 Arc User
    edited May 2013
    dom1941 wrote: »
    Dont forget the endless amounts of people dieing eveyday and starships being lost:D

    I thought that was just my crew being highly "reproductive"... ;)
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  • ursusmorologusursusmorologus Member Posts: 5,328 Arc User
    edited May 2013
    thratch1 wrote: »
    It's a gameplay thing. Gives you a quick visual idea of how fast your ship is moving.
    That's a misdirection. Warp engine trails should definitely be there in sector space, and engine exhaust trails should definitley be there in system space, the problem is they are both active at all times. Saying that my brain needs to see engine exhaust to know its using the warp engines, well, lets just say my brain has a higher standard
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  • elemberq333elemberq333 Member Posts: 430 Arc User
    edited May 2013
    Basically ship movement is so slow they had to put something there to tell newbies, that yes you are actually moving now.. :eek:
  • milner62milner62 Member Posts: 129 Arc User
    edited May 2013
    personally the why question pertaining to the impulse and warp trails are not big on my list. The big why question to me is, if I turn the visuals off on my equipment on my ship then why does the visuals still work when the ship takes damage and the equipment buff becomes active.

    Sure someone could say to let you know its working but thats what the icons are above your ship shield and hull status icon. Just like with the warp/impulse trails could be removed cause you have the throttle bar that tells you how much throttle you are applying to your engines.
  • zachverantzachverant Member Posts: 111 Arc User
    edited May 2013
    Vrooom Vrooom...PUNCH IT!!!...WAAAA WAAAA WAAAAAAAAAAAA...now...power slides into a Borg Cube..FIRES ALLL WEAPS...PUNCH IT!!! ATTACK the other Cube...WAAAA WAAAA WAAAAAAAAAA!!!...*leaves nothing but multi colored contrails behind*...:eek:

    Its for visual effect...:D

    Pours more adult beverages and goes back to watching the patching screen...:P
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  • felixhexfelixhex Member Posts: 0 Arc User
    edited May 2013
    sopwithsnipe wrote: »
    Our supply of torpedoes isn't infinite. When the game eventually shuts down we won't get anymore torpedoes. That's a finite number of torpedoes. ;)

    When this game shuts down??? I have pictured myself playing this when im 60 years old. I am 28.
  • daskippadaskippa Member Posts: 0 Arc User
    edited May 2013
    ursusmorologus wrote: »
    why do ships have engine exhaust trails in sector space?

    It's purdy
  • longrealtalongrealta Member Posts: 17 Arc User
    edited May 2013
    I'm more interested in why ships have limited climb and dive rates in outer space. They're not fighter jets operating in atmosphere. Heck even a jet airplane in atmosphere can do a loop-de-loop if the pilot so desires.
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