Three days have passed since we were forced back into normal space, due to a series of cascading system failures spreading all over the ship.
It all started with the lights. A flickering console here, a dark corridor there. At first, we thought that it was only the ship acting up after her latest retrofit, but when the gravity plating started to go haywire on us, we knew something was terribly wrong.
We still have several crewmembers in sickbay. One was almost crushed by her own weight when the gravity plating beneath her feet overloaded. Two others had a close encounter with the ceiling, when another section reversed polarity.
In order to avoid anyone else getting injured, I ordered Engineering to kill gravity on the entire ship, while security was helping everyone return to their quarters. Getting around the ship became rather cumbersome, but this measure did wonders to my crew's unharmed-pancake ratio.
Armed with EV suits and a security team in tow, I ordered a team of engineers to scour the ship from bow to stern in search of the source of our... discomfort. What they found, however, was something the senior staff was not prepared for.
In a tucked-away corrdidor on deck fifteen, section nine, they encountered one of our newly enlisted Horta engineers, as it was drifting helplessly and unconscious in the zero gravity environment. After my security chief tagged Ghrul, the Horta, for transport, a crewman noticed a trail of Horta acid on the walls around a gaping hole, leading deeper into the bowels of the ship.
It took the rest of the day to assess the damage. Our Horta crewman literally chewed through seven decks, tapped and fed from (yes, FED!) three EPS conduits, disrupted the power supply of the main computer core, and raided the isolinear chip racks in Primary Gravity Control like they were some cookie jar!
Before losing my temper, and reminding Ghrul that what he did was practically sabotage, which could end his career, my CMO found an answer to this latest... "behavioural pattern". It was... *deep sigh* ...the Horta equivalent of sleepwalking!
Still unable to push more than warp four, we are limping back to Starbase Sierra-39 for repairs... and a series of counseling sessions. Ghrul, now on medication for his condition, resumed his shuttle maintenance duties in the hangar, proudly wearing the nickname given to him by the crew: "Chewy".
Recommendation for Starfleet Corps of Engineers, Utopia Planitia Fleet Yards:
Horta-proof space-frame, support beams, bulkheads and deck plating. NOW!
"Ad astra audacter eamus in alis fidelium."
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"To boldly go to the stars on the wings of the faithful."
BS'ing us. A splendid April Fool's Joke, based solely on the fact that you know everyone actually wants this. My captain famboyed out one time when a famous Horta geologist was a guest on his ship. We gotta wait for the sequel on this one. They'd have to rebuild every ground stage in the game to accommodate their ability to burrow through anything.
Love the tricorder shot the most. Anyone ever determine their primary senses?
Wow I cant wait to see this advance to a Borg Horta. Funny this is april fools joke. Cause if not have to ask how in the world would it sit on the captains chair would it not melt.
Horta can control their ability to burn through rock otherwise they would always be sinking.
"Rise like Lions after slumber, In unvanquishable number, Shake your chains to earth like dew, Which in sleep had fallen on you-Ye are many they are few"
While this seems to have gotten off to a rocky start, it could be a cornerstone to a much hotter and craggy development that many players desire to be melded into the bedrock of this game.
The mining of lesser Trek Species from the mass of assorted series episodes, would be in keeping with the vein of voluminous Starships that are already one of the jewels of STO's features.
I just want to add that I personally think adding the Horta to the playable species list, is a volcanic movement toward cementing that this game could possibly be around for at least as long as the Bronze Age.
STO Member since February 2009. I Was A Trekkie Before It Was Cool ... Sept. 8th, 1966 ... Not To Mention Before Most Folks Around Here Were Born! Forever a STO Veteran-Minion
I would totally play a Horta. Every single one of my landing parties has one officer equipped with that "polytrinic acid" horta they gave us a while back.
Everyone's assuming this is an April Fool joke, but I don't think we should take that for granite.
(I hear tell they're planning a crossover with SWTOR, too. May the quartz be with you.)
Maybe you all think I'm losing my marbles, but I seriously think this'd be a gneiss thing to have. Although, a sedimentary Horta, now, that'd be a real chalk to the system.
I hadn't expected this and it totally made my day. I almost spouted coffee across the room when I read it.
You guys just earned +100 respect for creativity with this one!
It's not you- it's me. I just need my space.
Being critical doesn't take skill. Being constructively critical- which is providing alternative solutions or suggestions to a demonstrated problem, however, does.
We’re pleased to announce the arrival of our latest unlockable species: the Horta! Too long has their rocky past kept the Horta at the foot of the galactic table!
While this seems to have gotten off to a rocky start, it could be a cornerstone to a much hotter and craggy development that many players desire to be melded into the bedrock of this game.
The mining of lesser Trek Species from the mass of assorted series episodes, would be in keeping with the vein of voluminous Starships that are already one of the jewels of STO's features.
I just want to add that I personally think adding the Horta to the playable species list, is a volcanic movement toward cementing that this game could possibly be around for at least as long as the Bronze Age.
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I totally want this for real now, I don't care how many redshirts I have to melt to get it. Horttack!
(I take it there's no Redshirt 'Rebirth' this year then?
Thanks for the lols
Naked Hortas everywhere?!
Unlike most humanoids, the Horta have nothing to hide.
Let me reciprocate
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"To boldly go to the stars on the wings of the faithful."
Love the tricorder shot the most. Anyone ever determine their primary senses?
Horta can control their ability to burn through rock otherwise they would always be sinking.
The mining of lesser Trek Species from the mass of assorted series episodes, would be in keeping with the vein of voluminous Starships that are already one of the jewels of STO's features.
I just want to add that I personally think adding the Horta to the playable species list, is a volcanic movement toward cementing that this game could possibly be around for at least as long as the Bronze Age.
I Was A Trekkie Before It Was Cool ... Sept. 8th, 1966 ... Not To Mention Before Most Folks Around Here Were Born!
Forever a STO Veteran-Minion
Shut up and take my Zen! Make it so!
I would totally play a Horta. Every single one of my landing parties has one officer equipped with that "polytrinic acid" horta they gave us a while back.
Captain Tribble used "purr" on Borg Queen (coo-tical hit).
It's super effective!
Borg Queen melts from cuteness overload.
I can sooo imagine this in a PVE queue XD
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"To boldly go to the stars on the wings of the faithful."
(I hear tell they're planning a crossover with SWTOR, too. May the quartz be with you.)
Maybe you all think I'm losing my marbles, but I seriously think this'd be a gneiss thing to have. Although, a sedimentary Horta, now, that'd be a real chalk to the system.
I'll stop now before it gets any worse.
You guys just earned +100 respect for creativity with this one!
Being critical doesn't take skill. Being constructively critical- which is providing alternative solutions or suggestions to a demonstrated problem, however, does.
nice April fools joke there STO
I agree, we should not take it for granite.
The-Grand-Nagus
Join Date: Sep 2008
It would certainly rock if they really did this!
The-Grand-Nagus
Join Date: Sep 2008