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Next Foundry Challenge???

sarek93sarek93 Member Posts: 274 Arc User
edited March 2014 in The Foundry for Star Trek Online - Discussion & Feedback
With our beloved BranFlakes leaving, I have a question for CaptainSmirk. Will we be seeing a new Foundry Challenge anytime soon? Will you continue the tradition of promoting Foundry missions through these types of contests? Can we expect to see more Foundry activities in the future?
"Insufficient facts always invite danger." - Spock
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  • thegreendragoon1thegreendragoon1 Member Posts: 1,872 Arc User
    edited February 2014
    Last we left it, the next Foundry challenge was on hold until the white assets bug could be fixed.
  • sarek93sarek93 Member Posts: 274 Arc User
    edited February 2014
    Yes, I had heard that. I'm simply wondering where we are as far as that bug fix goes and also if our new Community Manager will be continuing the Foundry Challenges. I assume he will, but just wanted to check.
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  • thegreendragoon1thegreendragoon1 Member Posts: 1,872 Arc User
    edited February 2014
    Well I can tell you that, yes, the Foundry challenges will continue. With that bug hanging around, I just can't say when.
  • kortaagkortaag Member Posts: 525
    edited February 2014
    Whitebug fixed.. Bring on the challenge! Exploration please.
    May good management be with you.
  • thay8472thay8472 Member Posts: 6,162 Arc User
    edited February 2014
    kortaag wrote: »
    Whitebug fixed.. Bring on the challenge! Exploration please.

    *Punches kortagg* Mirror, Mirror, Mirror!
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  • hippiejonhippiejon Member Posts: 1,581 Arc User
    edited February 2014
    thay8472 wrote: »
    *Punches kortagg* Mirror, Mirror, Mirror!

    Jumps in front of thay.
    Exploration really does sound good.
    It really does. :)
  • kirksplatkirksplat Member Posts: 0 Arc User
    edited February 2014
    kortaag wrote: »
    Whitebug fixed.. Bring on the challenge! Exploration please.

    link?

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  • thay8472thay8472 Member Posts: 6,162 Arc User
    edited February 2014
    hippiejon wrote: »
    Jumps in front of thay.
    Exploration really does sound good.
    It really does. :)

    You want to be elachi bombed too ? :O
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  • zorbanezorbane Member Posts: 1,617 Arc User
    edited February 2014
    kirksplat wrote: »
    link?

    /10chars

    Just need to log into the foundry and see :D not all the whiteness is fixed though but it seems like a lot of it has been
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  • markhawkmanmarkhawkman Member Posts: 35,236 Arc User
    edited February 2014
    thay8472 wrote: »
    You want to be elachi bombed too ? :O
    what about exploring the mirror universe? :P
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  • thay8472thay8472 Member Posts: 6,162 Arc User
    edited February 2014
    markhawkman wrote: »
    what about exploring the mirror universe? :P

    I like your style my good sir.
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  • wombat140wombat140 Member Posts: 971 Arc User
    edited February 2014
    I like exploration (in the mirror universe if you like! Actually that might be fun, much wider possibilities for meeting unexpected people, like maybe some of those wacky Mirror Borg who nobody can agree on so we have to assume they're all different). Colonies are another possibility, much of the same fun in it.

    What about low-tech missions? (Possibly at the same time.) Survival in the wilds of some planet or other, with nothing but the stuff you beamed down with and what you can scrounge. Or in a city, or in the remote past. Or holding the fort at some improvised field hospital somewhere... better stop this, I'm getting carried away.

    Ignoring all the above, Romulans, because I've got one with Romulans in the works myself. Might not get that finished in time, mind.
  • starswordcstarswordc Member Posts: 10,963 Arc User
    edited February 2014
    markhawkman wrote: »
    what about exploring the mirror universe? :P
    I vote Mirror Dominion. Let's see some people whom we've never seen in the MU before.
    "Great War! / And I cannot take more! / Great tour! / I keep on marching on / I play the great score / There will be no encore / Great War! / The War to End All Wars"
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  • markhawkmanmarkhawkman Member Posts: 35,236 Arc User
    edited February 2014
    starswordc wrote: »
    I vote Mirror Dominion. Let's see some people whom we've never seen in the MU before.
    OOHOH!!!! fun! :D
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  • erei1erei1 Member Posts: 4,081 Arc User
    edited February 2014
    starswordc wrote: »
    I vote Mirror Dominion. Let's see some people whom we've never seen in the MU before.
    I heard they are peaceful changelings in the MU. Changing into animals and forms for the kids, during weddings and anniversary. Even into Unicorns and pony (always work).
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  • kortaagkortaag Member Posts: 525
    edited February 2014
    Too pointed my good sirs. Let's have a wide open-challenge.. If ya wanna do mirror in the shoe of exploration, see how that fits? :)

    Exploration! :)
    May good management be with you.
  • erei1erei1 Member Posts: 4,081 Arc User
    edited February 2014
    zorbane wrote: »
    Just need to log into the foundry and see :D not all the whiteness is fixed though but it seems like a lot of it has been
    I guess I'm the unlucky one, my map is still white (using foundation blocks + cardassian buildings mostly).
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  • markhawkmanmarkhawkman Member Posts: 35,236 Arc User
    edited February 2014
    Yeah I just looked at some of mine and.... it's better... but not great. A few of the props are properly visible, but not all, the funny part is the generic crates since in those the small crates are colored properly, but not the big ones.
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  • klintobean81klintobean81 Member Posts: 69 Arc User
    edited February 2014
    Gosh, I hope these will continue in the future???


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  • hippiejonhippiejon Member Posts: 1,581 Arc User
    edited February 2014
    So the fix for the whiteness is indeed active on Tribble (according to trustworthy sources).

    While I love the idea of "wide open" challenges, I think I prefer at least a word or a sentence to help the authors focus on a specific theme at the very least. Just my opinion.

    Oh yeah, and

    EXPLORATION
    EXPLORATION
    EXPLORATION

    (okay, fine a mirror universe challenge would be cool to.)

    Honestly though, I'd love to see a challenge that is all the participants crafting a 1st Contact sort of scenario or something.

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  • onlyslightlybentonlyslightlybent Member Posts: 80 Arc User
    edited February 2014
    I want Captain Smirk or whoever is now handling the challenges to announce what the theme of the challenge is. That way we can start planning ahead.
  • klintobean81klintobean81 Member Posts: 69 Arc User
    edited February 2014
    I would love a theme centered around exploration/first contact with a new species.

    So many awesome ideas to be had!

    I think I'm really wanting to get my creative juices going again.


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  • thay8472thay8472 Member Posts: 6,162 Arc User
    edited February 2014
    What about the classic "To seek out new life and new civilizations" then we can do whatever about whatever? ;)
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  • hippiejonhippiejon Member Posts: 1,581 Arc User
    edited February 2014
    thay8472 wrote: »
    What about the classic "To seek out new life and new civilizations" then we can do whatever about whatever? ;)

    As vague as it is, I really like this. I hope Smirk has been thinking about Foundry Challenges.
  • thefastone21thefastone21 Member Posts: 210 Arc User
    edited February 2014
    How about adding in some new props, objects, clothing and maps then make a challenge featuring the captains of the Fed/Kdf/Rom flagships?
  • drogyn1701drogyn1701 Member Posts: 3,606 Media Corps
    edited February 2014
    So based on a thread up in the general forums, here's an idea for a challenge:

    "Bottle Episode"

    In the Star Trek TV shows, to save money for the big two-parters and such, they would sometimes do a show with no guest stars and only using existing sets. Most often it would take place entirely on the ship (or the station, in the case of DS9).

    The challenge would be to make the best mission you can that is set completely within the player's ship and with only characters from the player's crew, i.e. whatever BOFFs the player has with them and author-created "junior officers."

    Obviously there are a limited amount of interiors available, but many of us have built custom ones (sky castles) to represent parts of the player's ship before. Personally I've built astrometrics, battle bridge, holodecks, etc.

    I think it could be interesting, and would really rely a lot on the strength of the story.
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  • thay8472thay8472 Member Posts: 6,162 Arc User
    edited February 2014
    drogyn1701 wrote: »
    So based on a thread up in the general forums, here's an idea for a challenge:

    "Bottle Episode"

    In the Star Trek TV shows, to save money for the big two-parters and such, they would sometimes do a show with no guest stars and only using existing sets. Most often it would take place entirely on the ship (or the station, in the case of DS9).

    The challenge would be to make the best mission you can that is set completely within the player's ship and with only characters from the player's crew, i.e. whatever BOFFs the player has with them and author-created "junior officers."

    Obviously there are a limited amount of interiors available, but many of us have built custom ones (sky castles) to represent parts of the player's ship before. Personally I've built astrometrics, battle bridge, holodecks, etc.

    I think it could be interesting, and would really rely a lot on the strength of the story.

    A neat idea, but... way to many ship variants out there.. we'd be walking into "but im flying X ship, my interior isnt this."
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  • drogyn1701drogyn1701 Member Posts: 3,606 Media Corps
    edited February 2014
    thay8472 wrote: »
    A neat idea, but... way to many ship variants out there.. we'd be walking into "but im flying X ship, my interior isnt this."

    I've done this a lot, set part of a mission in the interior of what is supposed to be the player's ship. I've never had any complaints.

    I think as long as you don't use a bridge you'd be fine.
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  • onlyslightlybentonlyslightlybent Member Posts: 80 Arc User
    edited February 2014
    drogyn1701 wrote: »
    So based on a thread up in the general forums, here's an idea for a challenge:

    "Bottle Episode"

    In the Star Trek TV shows, to save money for the big two-parters and such, they would sometimes do a show with no guest stars and only using existing sets. Most often it would take place entirely on the ship (or the station, in the case of DS9).

    The challenge would be to make the best mission you can that is set completely within the player's ship and with only characters from the player's crew, i.e. whatever BOFFs the player has with them and author-created "junior officers."

    Obviously there are a limited amount of interiors available, but many of us have built custom ones (sky castles) to represent parts of the player's ship before. Personally I've built astrometrics, battle bridge, holodecks, etc.

    I think it could be interesting, and would really rely a lot on the strength of the story.

    I would love that. I imagine people would use the holodeck a lot.

    Me personally I would create a story similar to the voyager episode where they had to traverse the void. Especially the parts where they had too much free time. As boring as this may sound I would make a mission with mini missions that focuses on what your crew does when the ship isn't fighting aliens and saving the galaxy.
  • markhawkmanmarkhawkman Member Posts: 35,236 Arc User
    edited February 2014
    *begins imagining what a Klingon holodeck program might look like*

    Hehe....
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