Please consider allowing Captains to turn in contraband from the Security Officer on the bridge.

shlomoishtov11 · December 2015

Please consider allowing Captains to turn in contraband from the Security Officer on the bridge. This would save considerable time as the current paradigm requires interrupting game flow to visit 3 or 4 NPCs located on stations. It is also consistent with the nature of the mission to make such turn ins with the security officer on your ship. Thank you kindly developers.

Shlomo

angrytarg · December 2015

In that particular case I think it makes sense to turn in contraband at a starbase. What is your security chief supposed to do with it? You can't turn it in anywhere on your ship. The basic thought behind is is that you get it off your ship to a starbase where it can be destroyed or whatever. That, plus as much as I like to see more functionality added to the player bridges you shoudl still need to go somewhere instead of having the whole game available at your current location. MAybe at one point there will be a freighter class vessel featuring a security officer (a prisoner transport or something), that'd be okay. But right now you have to keep in mind that getting a security officer on your fleet starbase is a very expensive project (tier 3 + 200k dil) - when everyone had one that would be a waste, really.

cassiusdio · December 2015

just put one of those guys on new romulus and i am happy.

admrenlarreck · December 2015

The Tuffli does have a security officer for the contraband mission. Although its only available to the owning player, so no bridge invite will get it.

It has a four hour cd that only counts down while the Tuffli is your active ship.

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szim · December 2015

Not just on New Romulus. A security officer should be present at every community hub. New Romulus, Delta Command and Dyson Sphere included.

sisteric · December 2015

angrytarg wrote: »

In that particular case I think it makes sense to turn in contraband at a starbase. What is your security chief supposed to do with it? You can't turn it in anywhere on your ship. The basic thought behind is is that you get it off your ship to a starbase where it can be destroyed or whatever. That, plus as much as I like to see more functionality added to the player bridges you shoudl still need to go somewhere instead of having the whole game available at your current location. MAybe at one point there will be a freighter class vessel featuring a security officer (a prisoner transport or something), that'd be okay. But right now you have to keep in mind that getting a security officer on your fleet starbase is a very expensive project (tier 3 + 200k dil) - when everyone had one that would be a waste, really.

By this logic, then every starbase in the game should have a Security Chief that can do this. Which would be a lot better than what we have now.

angrytarg · December 2015

sisteric wrote: »

By this logic, then every starbase in the game should have a Security Chief that can do this. Which would be a lot better than what we have now.

Doesn't every starbase has one? The home bases, Ganalda, K7, SB39, DS9. Drozana doesn't have one, but it's technically neutral so that's okay-ish. New Romulus doesn't have SOs which is stupid and the Dyson Sphere doesn't have one as well (or they may be one in that far off room?).

Feds have one more and why the alliance places don't have one is beyond me. But yeah, every base should have one in my opinion.

davefenestrator · December 2015

Drozana is Ferengi, there they would give you GPL to buy the contraband

groomofweird · December 2015

*confiscate contraband from crew...then, give back to crew*.
Na I think access in starbases and other special places only is a sound enough plan. Though more access areas ie: new romulus would be most welcome.

jaymclaughlin · December 2015

Would be better to have a security officer on Risa

cidjack · December 2015

Wait, I though nothing was illegal on Risa?

farmallm · December 2015

To me you should turn it in a Starbase. As it would be unloaded off your ship from a secured area. To fix this I like the idea of having an officer to turn it in on all Starbases. Even the Fleet base should have one, if they don't already. This is why I don't turn them in often. Since I'm not at those bases to do so that often.

draugadan · December 2015

I am fine with only being able to turn in contraband at a star base. However, to be consistent with Star Trek, there is no reason to keep it on the ship. It would be reclaimed and turned into energy. The replicator is a wonderful thing.

ltminns · December 2015

Maybe, but it is so much better turning it for Dilithium, don't you know.

tempus64 · December 2015

Security Officers are needed for Romulus. Other than that I don't really care.
Dyson ground needs bank access.
Defera needs bank access and a vendor for consumables.

Those would be my top QOL improvements.

alcyoneserene · December 2015

cassiusdio wrote: »

just put one of those guys on new romulus and i am happy.

Really dislike having to leave New Rom for Fed or KDF SB for contraband and prisoner turn-in. I didn't make a Romulan main to get another Fed or KDF experience when not out in a ship. Ds9 has one but the home base for an entire faction doesn't is really off.

angrytarg · December 2015

farmallm wrote: »

To me you should turn it in a Starbase. As it would be unloaded off your ship from a secured area. To fix this I like the idea of having an officer to turn it in on all Starbases. Even the Fleet base should have one, if they don't already. This is why I don't turn them in often. Since I'm not at those bases to do so that often.

Fleet Starbases can request a Security Officer, but it's pretty expensive. It's a "military" Tier 3 upgrade which costs ~200.000 dil, 2500 marks, 50 DOFFs ad a bit XP and maybe some commodity. I'm in a very small fed fleet and I'm just trying to get the security officer with only two casual players contributing. It's a pretty hefty upgrade for small fleets.

cidjack · December 2015

@angrytarg you choose to have a small fleet, so you cannot turn around and complain that the project requirements are to high. In this age of armadas, any sized fleet can get support.

With the right armada.

aurigas7 · December 2015

cassiusdio wrote: »

just put one of those guys on new romulus and i am happy.

+1

draugadan · December 2015

ltminns wrote: »

Maybe, but it is so much better turning it for Dilithium, don't you know.

I didn't mean in game. I meant in the show. Kind of how the ST "tech" works. And absolutely I turn mine in for dilithim. As I said I think it is fine having to travel to a base. Just saying that it wouldn't be "stored" on a ship. It would be fed to the replicator and turned into Tea, Earl Grey, Hot. Just sayin'.

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czertik321 · December 2015

regarding security officers, i thinkl need to be present on EVERY starbase/base (well for fleets you have project here which is ok), namely new romulus, drozdana, dyson sphere, k7..etc
for having it workable on ship bridge...not sure, maby need to start private project to unlock him same way as we have on fleet starbase ?
and i will love his options inscreased, why not turn 25 conraband for 8k dill with 20h cooldown/run time. thats 5 extra compared to curent 4h mission. and since it will create unrefined dill, no disruption to gameplay, you just will have more unrefined dill.

farmallm · December 2015

angrytarg wrote: »

Fleet Starbases can request a Security Officer, but it's pretty expensive. It's a "military" Tier 3 upgrade which costs ~200.000 dil, 2500 marks, 50 DOFFs ad a bit XP and maybe some commodity. I'm in a very small fed fleet and I'm just trying to get the security officer with only two casual players contributing. It's a pretty hefty upgrade for small fleets.

ok thanks, I don't visit too often to see. I agree on the prices. Its steep for a smaller fleet. I got a couple characters in one, and it takes a while to complete projects.

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czertik321 · December 2015

ii think that contraband is only contraband crate, other stuff taken during confiscating of contraband, was wellstuff with more numbers than needed.

markhawkman · December 2015

One thing that mildly amuses me is that it used to be something that popped in sector space. Of course... back then you didn't get much dil out of it, I think 500.

thegrandnagus1 · December 2015

Regarding security officers on Romulus, I posed this question to @tacofangs a while back. His response was that by having them on both ESD and NR, it would allow people who could go to both places to "double dip" the rewards. When I reminded him there is already a security officer on DS9 and that problem doesn't exist, he had no other reasons.

Maybe @pwlaughingtrendy can help us.

ltminns · December 2015

But a Security Officer on New Romulus would be a Romulan only to be used by Romulans. On DS9 there are Federation and KDF Officers but not a Romulan.

Check out the Personnel Officer 'Projects'. Romulans can take one on New Romulus and the same one on their Allied Faction's 'Homeworld'.

Edited to indicate a future tense for the New Romulus Security Officer as he doesn't exist.

markhawkman · December 2015

ltminns wrote: »

But the Security Officer on New Romulus is a Romulan only to be used by Romulans. On DS9 there are Federation and KDF Officers but not a Romulan.

Check out the Personnel Officer 'Projects'. Romulans can take one on New Romulus and the same one on their Allied Faction's 'Homeworld'.

Yeah, There are actually at least four places a Fed can turn in Contraband. ESD, DS9, K7, SB39. The game seems to be coded to act as if this was the same NPC in four locations. Seriously... talk to any of them and you see an ESD background. Maybe put another copy on Mol'Rihan? Perhaps outside in the staging area?

angrytarg · December 2015

cidjack wrote: »

@angrytarg you choose to have a small fleet, so you cannot turn around and complain that the project requirements are to high. In this age of armadas, any sized fleet can get support.

With the right armada.

Not once did I even hint at complaining about anything. I just mentioned fleet starbases can get their officer, it's just a expensive upgrade.

Please consider allowing Captains to turn in contraband from the Security Officer on the bridge.

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