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Ghost Ships

flash525flash525 Member Posts: 5,441 Arc User
edited January 2015 in Star Trek Online General Discussion
I'd be amazed if we haven't all been there at some point - especially if we've been flying a Republic Cruiser. Not a Republic player? Then you've probably come across a Scimitar in sector space that is either stuck in a crowd, or it is instead blocking you in - unintentionally of course.

I would like to suggest a sector space feature that enables our ships to ghost - think of it as the phase cloak from the Pegasus in TNG. Ths feature would pretty much allow all ships to fly through sector space without having to navigate each other. It ain't so much a problem for smaller ships, but as already stated, anyone flying a Republic Cruiser (the Na'nom or Ha'pax), a Deridex or Scimitar, or maybe some of the larger KDF Cruisers can run into trouble trying to navigate their way in and out of space social zones because of the crowding.

This feature would eliminate all of that.
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  • anazondaanazonda Member Posts: 8,399 Arc User
    edited January 2015
    It exists... It's called slipstream.
    Don't look silly... Don't call it the "Z-Store/Zen Store"...
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  • kjwashingtonkjwashington Member Posts: 2,529 Arc User
    edited January 2015
    Ironically, the Scimitar should actually be smaller than a D'Deridex (probably spelled that wrong). :rolleyes:
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  • flash525flash525 Member Posts: 5,441 Arc User
    edited January 2015
    anazonda wrote: »
    It exists... It's called slipstream.
    Last time I used slipstream when stuck, I didn't go anywhere. Furthermore, there is a cooldown applied to slipsteam.
    kjwashington wrote: »
    Ironically, the Scimitar should actually be smaller than a D'Deridex (probably spelled that wrong).
    Actually, you've got it spot on! ;)
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  • umiharayuuumiharayuu Member Posts: 180 Arc User
    edited January 2015
    kjwashington wrote: »
    Ironically, the Scimitar should actually be smaller than a D'Deridex (probably spelled that wrong). :rolleyes:

    Incorrect.
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  • flash525flash525 Member Posts: 5,441 Arc User
    edited January 2015
    umiharayuu wrote: »
    Incorrect.
    http://www.cygnus-x1.net/links/lcars/blueprints/web/Romulan_Size_Comparison_Chart.jpg
    The hell? You can't use an unofficial source scattered with non-cannon designs as proof for a size comparison. :rolleyes:

    The best example of comparison that I've seen - one that is detailed and thorough is that via http://www.ex-astris-scientia.org/index.htm

    Specifically, type this into your browser (the site doesn't like hotlinking) http://www.ex-astris-scientia.org/schematics/alien-huge-chart.jpg
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  • potasssiumpotasssium Member Posts: 1,226 Arc User
    edited January 2015
    Just put all the ships in proper scale to the stars for each star system and the problem would be solved.
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  • anazondaanazonda Member Posts: 8,399 Arc User
    edited January 2015
    flash525 wrote: »
    The hell? You can't use an unofficial source scattered with non-cannon designs as proof for a size comparison. :rolleyes:

    The :rolleyes: would have been enough answer to that one Flash...
    Don't look silly... Don't call it the "Z-Store/Zen Store"...
    pwebranflakes wrote: »
    Let me put the rumors to rest: it's definitely still the C-Store (Cryptic Store) It just takes ZEN.
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  • theanothernametheanothername Member Posts: 1,511 Arc User
    edited January 2015
    potasssium wrote: »
    Just put all the ships in proper scale to the stars for each star system and the problem would be solved.

    Agreed; anything to get away from the claustrophobia of this confined space.
    skollulfr wrote: »
    ... that.... would mean, even on an imax size screen, ships still wouldnt be a single pixel.:rolleyes:

    No, the zoom should still be on the ships. The stars on the other hand would be ...bigger.
  • ginobaldelli823ginobaldelli823 Member Posts: 325 Arc User
    edited January 2015
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  • starswordcstarswordc Member Posts: 10,963 Arc User
    edited January 2015
    flash525 wrote: »
    The hell? You can't use an unofficial source scattered with non-cannon designs as proof for a size comparison. :rolleyes:

    Sure he can. TRIBBLE the non-canon designs (those are from the FASA RPG, I think), but the comparison between the D'D and the Scimitar is accurate. Nemesis gave its dimensions as 890 meters long and 1350 meters wide. Meanwhile the DS9 Technical Manual gives the D'D as 1041 meters long and 772 meters wide.

    So the D'D is correctly scaled. It's longer than the Scimitar, but the Scimitar is wider.
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  • comdrivercomdriver Member Posts: 74 Arc User
    edited January 2015
    skollulfr wrote: »
    4. shrinking the ships to < 25% of their current size and fiddling the FoV would make the current stars and maps looks huge in comparison to the ships.
    and THIS would be great.

    as a scimitar pilot I approve ghost mode too.
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  • gaevsmangaevsman Member Posts: 3,190 Arc User
    edited January 2015
    starswordc wrote: »
    Sure he can. TRIBBLE the non-canon designs (those are from the FASA RPG, I think), but the comparison between the D'D and the Scimitar is accurate. Nemesis gave its dimensions as 890 meters long and 1350 meters wide. Meanwhile the DS9 Technical Manual gives the D'D as 1041 meters long and 772 meters wide.

    So the D'D is correctly scaled. It's longer than the Scimitar, but the Scimitar is wider.

    Yes, this is correct, don't know if in this game the scale of the scimitar is bigger than the DD, if it is, it should be the other way around, or at least, have the same relative size.
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