Obtaining the Korath should unlock the Type 3 material on the Krenn,and Rozhenko; just like getting the Wells unlocks the Type 6 material on the Mobius, and Aeon.
Can't the Krenn get it without needing the Korath? Lock box and Lobi ships are expensive you know and both of these are totally different ships and thus not usually approprate for the one character/class.
Now if you'll introduce a feature were we can re-pack up our lock box ships (even if they then become account bound) I could forgive this. :P
Great! I've always wondered what happened to that old "Type 5" material for Fed ships. Good to get some new mats for KDF ships too. I wish I could get that Raptor with the cannons on the hull at level 50, though. Looks amazing, but I don't think there is a Fleet Refit or a Retrofit of this ship.
I have asked (through a thread) for all Raptors and Birds of Preys on the KDF to have inter-changeable parts to allow for more customisation without putting the dev team out too much. So far there has been no response or acknowledgement from a dev. It would allow anyone who owns the c-store versions to be able to modify their fleet raptor to use parts from whichever Raptor they'd like. Same with the Bird of Preys.
Ohhhh... Pretties! I'll have to go duck in in game and check em out! "Specially seeing one of my toons has the Fleet Mogh.
SO... now.. umm JamJamz... *gentle poke* how about some new costume options for the ling suffering KDF... Pretty please? If noth'n else.. maybe some new colors on the color pallet?
Yeah I'd love some new costumes for KDF ships, customisation is sorely lacking on the KDF side has has for so long. I'd also like to see some of the bugs like not being able to customise some of the ships to be fixed. Fleet Corsair anyone?
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1) Yay for more customisation options! More, more, more! I'd love to see the day when our ships can look far more individual (also more part options, it'd be nice to see z-store part options, so you could buy the look of a ship for a reduced cost),
2) I really wish some people would read through a thread and the article in full before posting questions, it'd really save time and stop some posters looking like illiterate pillocks,
3) REALLY impressed with the job you guys are doing on STO! We've had loads of free stuff lately, an awesome 8.5 season, on top of that there seems to be a growing trend for keeping the playerbase updated with articles/blogs/interviews/livestreams. Thanks again for all the stirling work!
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Flying around in diarrhoea coloured Orion ships isn't pleasing.
To be honest, obtaining a shield that gives a skin, should unlock that skin option at the ship tailor. Some amazing skins available for the less cared about ships, but won't ever get used if always tied to a poor shield you'll never use.
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Flying around in diarrhoea coloured Orion ships isn't pleasing.
To be honest, obtaining a shield that gives a skin, should unlock that skin option at the ship tailor. Some amazing skins available for the less cared about ships, but won't ever get used if always tied to a poor shield you'll never use.
While that's not quite how I'd describe the colour, I agree that the non-Klingon KDF ships could use some love. The Orion ships have practically no customisation at all... a sore point for my Orion captain and her Fleet Corsair.
I'm also glad to see that someone else had the idea of unlocking ship skins by owning the particular shield; perhaps it could work similarly to how the Omega rep costumes are unlocked (own all 3 pieces of the set to unlock customisable visuals).
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More choices are always welcome.
I just hope that you can SEE a difference. Many of them are so similar that at normal viewing distance, there's little change. Same goes for the paint schemes. I'd be nice to have a complete base color change option paint scheme. Say you wanted a red ship, you can't really get one. You can get a gray ship with some red airbrushing, but nothing that pops out as a ship being painted red.
Sometimes I think I play STO just to have something to complain about on the forums.
Okay new Skins, cool. Was kind of hoping for a "grey" TMP like Klingon one though too...(never noticed if one existed)
But...
Can we please now address the Windows and Lifeboats being on the same "layer" in Ship Tailor?
Maybe also some models of ships missing various beam array strips in the back end/bottoms?
Clean up some of those old Cryptic Fed and Klingon ship models (because lets face it the newer ships are just better looking on basis of textures/shapes); lets face it some of the old ones could look far better, maybe people would actually fly some in T5/Fleet versions.
The Orion ships have practically no customisation at all... a sore point for my Orion captain and her Fleet Corsair.
It is rather atrocious. Apart from windows, nothing else externally can be done. Not even hull art patterns!
I'm also glad to see that someone else had the idea of unlocking ship skins by owning the particular shield; perhaps it could work similarly to how the Omega rep costumes are unlocked (own all 3 pieces of the set to unlock customisable visuals).
I'd be totally ok with that.
Seems a shame that all that dev time on shield skins isn't being put to good use (ie poor ROI) because at end game, fleet shields (with no skin) is likely all you'll use/need. Being able to unlock them somehow sure would be nice for users (customise ship how they actually like it) and see higher ROI as probably everyone would use the skins from the poorer shield options more.
Same goes for engine effects, could have impulse/warp exhaust colours etc as an unlock too and selectable in tailor.
Because otherwise your work on that ship will be kinda wasted since people won't be able to see it except on other peoples' ships that are at the edge of visual range.:(
JamJamz and BranFlakes both said they were meant to have been released when they were, so I don't know what to say.
Also; No love for the B'rel Retro, and how does it affect ships that you can't "reclaim" from the appropriate stores (i.e. Fleet Vessels, 700-Day Vet Token vessels)?
Also also; Still no Type 3 for the Scimitar? For shame.
you can reclaim vet ships. when you dismiss it you get another claim i believe, like the android.
also it's been said that you need the C-store version to unlock the skins, as the fleet version only unlocks the fleet materials.
what about the people who get the Vetran reward "additional ship token." They can claim C-store retrofit ships without the Store seeing them as an account unlocked purchase.... will the ships that fall in this category that have been acquired have to be reclaimed?
We don't want what the Feds have. We want the equivalent. We want fairer treatment. Concern, desire, greed to some extent, and passionate belief that the enough people would buy KDF items to make it worth Cryptic's while.
The return of "Type 5" material for the Feds will not hide the fact that the recent Federation ships are as ugly as hell. The Dyson science ship for the Feds looks like the love child of a Ski Doo and a box of Leggo. Perhaps the new Fed ships should be fitted with a special ability "Paper bag", so we can hide how ugly they are. More time should be spent on designing sexy Fed ships, or give the job to someone who knows and loves Federation ships.
Still no word on whether the "Type 5" material can be used on the new Dyson ships? Also, no word in today's patch notes about the addition of the new materials... Are they not available yet?
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Still no word on whether the "Type 5" material can be used on the new Dyson ships? Also, no word in today's patch notes about the addition of the new materials... Are they not available yet?
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Can't the Krenn get it without needing the Korath? Lock box and Lobi ships are expensive you know and both of these are totally different ships and thus not usually approprate for the one character/class.
Now if you'll introduce a feature were we can re-pack up our lock box ships (even if they then become account bound) I could forgive this. :P
I have asked (through a thread) for all Raptors and Birds of Preys on the KDF to have inter-changeable parts to allow for more customisation without putting the dev team out too much. So far there has been no response or acknowledgement from a dev. It would allow anyone who owns the c-store versions to be able to modify their fleet raptor to use parts from whichever Raptor they'd like. Same with the Bird of Preys.
Yeah I'd love some new costumes for KDF ships, customisation is sorely lacking on the KDF side has has for so long. I'd also like to see some of the bugs like not being able to customise some of the ships to be fixed. Fleet Corsair anyone?
1) Yay for more customisation options! More, more, more! I'd love to see the day when our ships can look far more individual (also more part options, it'd be nice to see z-store part options, so you could buy the look of a ship for a reduced cost),
2) I really wish some people would read through a thread and the article in full before posting questions, it'd really save time and stop some posters looking like illiterate pillocks,
3) REALLY impressed with the job you guys are doing on STO! We've had loads of free stuff lately, an awesome 8.5 season, on top of that there seems to be a growing trend for keeping the playerbase updated with articles/blogs/interviews/livestreams. Thanks again for all the stirling work!
The Andorian escort would look fly in the Federation lifetime skin. The Lock-box ships just need more love in the materials department period.
Will put one on my Mogh when they arrive.
However, I'm STILL waiting for the promised veteran Exclusive Starship "Material" for non Klingon ships.
Flying around in diarrhoea coloured Orion ships isn't pleasing.
To be honest, obtaining a shield that gives a skin, should unlock that skin option at the ship tailor. Some amazing skins available for the less cared about ships, but won't ever get used if always tied to a poor shield you'll never use.
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why do they need love ? , they are the better textured ships in STO tbh . I just hope the solanae is fixed soon
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While that's not quite how I'd describe the colour, I agree that the non-Klingon KDF ships could use some love. The Orion ships have practically no customisation at all... a sore point for my Orion captain and her Fleet Corsair.
I'm also glad to see that someone else had the idea of unlocking ship skins by owning the particular shield; perhaps it could work similarly to how the Omega rep costumes are unlocked (own all 3 pieces of the set to unlock customisable visuals).
Just messing with you roflmao.
I just hope that you can SEE a difference. Many of them are so similar that at normal viewing distance, there's little change. Same goes for the paint schemes. I'd be nice to have a complete base color change option paint scheme. Say you wanted a red ship, you can't really get one. You can get a gray ship with some red airbrushing, but nothing that pops out as a ship being painted red.
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But...
Can we please now address the Windows and Lifeboats being on the same "layer" in Ship Tailor?
Maybe also some models of ships missing various beam array strips in the back end/bottoms?
Clean up some of those old Cryptic Fed and Klingon ship models (because lets face it the newer ships are just better looking on basis of textures/shapes); lets face it some of the old ones could look far better, maybe people would actually fly some in T5/Fleet versions.
I'd be totally ok with that.
Seems a shame that all that dev time on shield skins isn't being put to good use (ie poor ROI) because at end game, fleet shields (with no skin) is likely all you'll use/need. Being able to unlock them somehow sure would be nice for users (customise ship how they actually like it) and see higher ROI as probably everyone would use the skins from the poorer shield options more.
Same goes for engine effects, could have impulse/warp exhaust colours etc as an unlock too and selectable in tailor.
Exactly!! someone posted this once and I've saved it ever since
http://www.the-cartoonist.com/vault/LT/gifthorse.html
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Does this mean you're going to address the problems with the K't'inga's messed up level of detail?
http://sto-forum.perfectworld.com/showthread.php?t=990111
Because otherwise your work on that ship will be kinda wasted since people won't be able to see it except on other peoples' ships that are at the edge of visual range.:(
you can reclaim vet ships. when you dismiss it you get another claim i believe, like the android.
also it's been said that you need the C-store version to unlock the skins, as the fleet version only unlocks the fleet materials.
Isn't it callled the To'Duj?
Anyway, great to see this implemented! I rarely vote against customization, and I won't do it now! Thanks!
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What if the the ship material types are not just a cosmetic change, but also a modifying item?
For example: Type 1: + Turn, Type 2: + EPS, Type 3: + HullReg,...
what about the people who get the Vetran reward "additional ship token." They can claim C-store retrofit ships without the Store seeing them as an account unlocked purchase.... will the ships that fall in this category that have been acquired have to be reclaimed?
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In the interview Jamz says next after this patch
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If it was not with today's patch ... When will these new materials be released?
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Most excellent. I know a lot of players curious and excited they are coming.
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Always nice to have more customization options !
(Especially for the KDF)
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