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Captain Proton episode/mission please?

archofwinterarchofwinter Member Posts: 215 Arc User
edited October 2014 in Star Trek Online General Discussion
With Delta Rising, which is based on Voyager, Captain Proton is one of the more memorable reoccurring thing in the show. Does anyone else want a Captain Proton mission or two?
With cheesy 40s SciFi models for npc, weapons, and even player costume, even if the costume is temporary for the mission only.
AND, must be in black in white. Everything, even the HUD.
Long shot and 100% won't happen, 50s style HUD has well.
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  • apsciliaraapsciliara Member Posts: 247 Arc User
    edited October 2014
    I would give Cryptic all my money for a Captain Proton episode.
  • betayuyabetayuya Member Posts: 1,059 Arc User
    edited October 2014
    i made a tread about wanting the wares too about a month ago

    we seriously need some Captain Proton in here lol!

    for real
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  • bobtheskull99bobtheskull99 Member Posts: 706 Arc User
    edited October 2014
    ugh, make it optional please, im sorry but hated those capt. proton episodes if for no other reason that "traped in the malfunctioning holodeck" was sooooo old hat by then :(
  • caldannachcaldannach Member Posts: 485 Arc User
    edited October 2014
    God no, Captain Proton is terrible.
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  • captz1ppcaptz1pp Member Posts: 931 Arc User
    edited October 2014
    I mentioned this a few times, last one being that it could be Hirogen related, they nab the player and do the same thing to them they did in that WW2-ish episode whose name I don't know.
  • catjarrettcatjarrett Member Posts: 285 Arc User
    edited October 2014
    I'm hoping at some point they'll sign McNeill to do some voice acting, and then we can have some optional Captain Proton missions. :)
  • erei1erei1 Member Posts: 4,081 Arc User
    edited October 2014
    It was asked several time, including (mostly) by foundry authors. If I remember well, the devs (in this case I think it was Taco) said it would be great, but it's very difficult to make it properly, and would ask a lot of time. So, at best, it wouldn't be a single mission, but more probably a whole story arc. So it's not likely to happen.
    The main problem, again if I remember correctly, was to "change" the game in black and white for the duration of the mission. Then you had all the assets and costumes to had.
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  • drpepper82192drpepper82192 Member Posts: 9 Arc User
    edited October 2014
    I would personally love a Captain Proton mission, but unless they get Tom's actor or a very good impersonator, I feel like it wouldn't work as well.
  • catjarrettcatjarrett Member Posts: 285 Arc User
    edited October 2014
    erei1 wrote: »
    It was asked several time, including (mostly) by foundry authors. If I remember well, the devs (in this case I think it was Taco) said it would be great, but it's very difficult to make it properly, and would ask a lot of time. So, at best, it wouldn't be a single mission, but more probably a whole story arc. So it's not likely to happen.
    The main problem, again if I remember correctly, was to "change" the game in black and white for the duration of the mission. Then you had all the assets and costumes to had.

    Yikes, I didn't even think about the B&W issue. Depending on how they've coded it, it could be very easy or a freaking nightmare.
  • tacofangstacofangs Member Posts: 2,951 Cryptic Developer
    edited October 2014
    I've been pushing for a Captain Proton episode for a while. Suffice it to say, I would love to work on it.

    But it would need to be fairly prominent. Something like an Aniversary event mission, to make it worth while.

    Edit: And yes, Black & White is an issue. I've discussed this at length before though:

    http://sto-forum.perfectworld.com/showpost.php?p=14792101&postcount=19
    http://sto-forum.perfectworld.com/showpost.php?p=14803521&postcount=49
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  • legendarylycan#5411 legendarylycan
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    edited October 2014
    tacofangs wrote: »
    I've been pushing for a Captain Proton episode for a while. Suffice it to say, I would love to work on it.

    But it would need to be fairly prominent. Something like an Aniversary event mission, to make it worth while.

    Edit: And yes, Black & White is an issue. I've discussed this at length before though.
    can't be that big an issue; the color of the enviroment can already be changed, ala triolic wave effect
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  • mandoknight89mandoknight89 Member Posts: 1,687 Arc User
    edited October 2014
    shadowfang240 wrote: »
    can't be that big an issue; the color of the enviroment can already be changed, ala triolic wave effect

    Filters like that are post-processing effects, which can be disabled, and may need to be disabled on some older computers. The second post Tacofangs linked explains that.
  • castsbugccastsbugc Member Posts: 830 Arc User
    edited October 2014
    shadowfang240 wrote: »
    can't be that big an issue; the color of the enviroment can already be changed, ala triolic wave effect

    Which is done by a filter being applied if I recall, which doesnt universally work for all people. He isnt saying it cant be done, just that its not 100% reliable

    that said, I so want to unleash an army of Satan's Robots on someone in the foundry :D
  • tacofangstacofangs Member Posts: 2,951 Cryptic Developer
    edited October 2014
    Correct, Post-Processing effects, (Like a screen wide B&W effect) are entirely dependent on you having PP turned on on your computer. And if you're on an older laptop, or other older card, you may not even be able to run PP.

    SO. . . those people would see a Captain Proton episode in Color . . .


    . . . unless we actually BUILT everything in B&W, which is what I've proposed. But it's still going to be a lot of work making a lot of new assets.
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  • morden613morden613 Member Posts: 367 Arc User
    edited October 2014
    Just expanding on the idea a bit...

    Space battle, ground battle, possibly another space battle, in the pattern of a standard mission. A few dialogs, a few choices..the mission could branch out any which way.

    The mission reward could be a choice of one of:
    His gun
    His uniform.
    Possibly a doff, I don't know.

    You can re-do the mission to get all the items.

    That's my thought, now implementing it is a whole different thing. :P
  • castsbugccastsbugc Member Posts: 830 Arc User
    edited October 2014
    tacofangs wrote: »
    Correct, Post-Processing effects, (Like a screen wide B&W effect) are entirely dependent on you having PP turned on on your computer. And if you're on an older laptop, or other older card, you may not even be able to run PP.

    SO. . . those people would see a Captain Proton episode in Color . . .


    . . . unless we actually BUILT everything in B&W, which is what I've proposed. But it's still going to be a lot of work making a lot of new assets.

    can we maybe at least get a holodeck adventure DOff pack :D (though you know we really really really want real things so we can make holonovels in the foundry )
  • thunderfoot#5163 thunderfoot
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    edited October 2014
    "Bride of Chaotica" was one of the best episodes of ST:VOY. The B&W really added to the tone of the piece. Doing something like that for STO would indeed be a real headache for the artists due to the time involved. Making it a one off would still entail a lot of work. And what happens to all the assets coded into the game afterwards?

    Still, I really like the idea of a Captain Proton FE for STO. I'd probably spend RL currency for a shot at it. Maybe make it a Foundry Contest?
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