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ambassadorkael#6946 ambassadorkael
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The Tzenkethi Crusade continues, but what will they do when they encounter a creature unlike any they've seen before? Find out in our latest fiction blog.

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http://www.arcgames.com/en/games/star-trek-online/news/detail/10439753
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    legendarylycan#5411 legendarylycan
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    Uuli...never heard of them - must be an original species​​
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    iamynaughtiamynaught Member Posts: 1,285 Arc User
    Could these Uuli be related to The Companion that was seen in the ToS episode, Metamorphosis?

    Guess we'll find out.
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    davefenestratordavefenestrator Member Posts: 10,524 Arc User
    @ambassadorkael#6946 - is there a master page somewhere with links to all of the story posts by season / arc?

    If not, that would be a nice thing to have. I'll be playing through the Iconian arc soon with my TOS captain and it would be nice to read the stories of the war in between playing episodes.

    For bonus points, the page could say when in the season something takes place, that is whether to read story X before or after playing episode Y.
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    questeriusquesterius Member Posts: 8,331 Arc User
    Germans in space. Let's find out if this is a mere namedrop or the introduction of a new friend or foe.
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    inferiorityinferiority Member Posts: 4,035 Arc User
    davefenestrator wrote: »
    ...is there a master page somewhere with links to all of the story posts by season / arc?
    It would indeed be nice to have these posts indexed on the main site, or available somewhere ingame.
    Until then, the STOwiki has a page that indexes them: http://sto.gamepedia.com/Tales_of_the_War
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    sorceror01sorceror01 Member Posts: 1,042 Arc User
    somtaawkhar wrote: »
    Nice blog, would have been better had y'all used a race from the shows such as the Metrons or something.

    Don't see the need for these Uuli

    Because the Tzenkethi could never pose a threat to the Metrons.
    The Uuli, at least, seem reasonably endangered by them.
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    legendarylycan#5411 legendarylycan
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    well, i'm really glad to see cryptic is continuing with its originality track - originality is something SORELY lacking in modern entertainment

    i just hope this new species turns out more 'lukari' than 'deferi' in terms of community endearment​​
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    #LegalizeAwoo

    A normie goes "Oh, what's this?"
    An otaku goes "UwU, what's this?"
    A furry goes "OwO, what's this?"
    A werewolf goes "Awoo, what's this?"

    "It's nothing personal, I just don't feel like I've gotten to know a person until I've sniffed their crotch."
    "We said 'no' to Mr. Curiosity. We're not home. Curiosity is not welcome, it is not to be invited in. Curiosity...is bad. It gets you in trouble, it gets you killed, and more importantly...it makes you poor!"
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    giliongilion Member Posts: 686 Arc User
    I really hope this is a side story and Cryptic doesnt put this race in-game. If they do, Cryptic has once again shown how terrible they are with dramatic timing. They've ruined almost every awesome story element early with a lame blog post. Sure the blogs are nice, but release them AFTER the new episode.
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    renegadeonlinerenegadeonline Member Posts: 12 Arc User
    These Uulians sound somewhat similar to the Caeliar from the Star Trek: Destiny novels by David Mack. I'm looking forward to seeing how this might turn out.
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    legendarylycan#5411 legendarylycan
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    well, if they're cryptic's version of the caeliar, let's hope they don't wind up as mary sue-ish...catoms, anyone?​​
    Like special weapons from other Star Trek games? Wondering if they can be replicated in STO even a little bit? Check this out: https://forum.arcgames.com/startrekonline/discussion/1262277/a-mostly-comprehensive-guide-to-star-trek-videogame-special-weapons-and-their-sto-equivalents

    #LegalizeAwoo

    A normie goes "Oh, what's this?"
    An otaku goes "UwU, what's this?"
    A furry goes "OwO, what's this?"
    A werewolf goes "Awoo, what's this?"

    "It's nothing personal, I just don't feel like I've gotten to know a person until I've sniffed their crotch."
    "We said 'no' to Mr. Curiosity. We're not home. Curiosity is not welcome, it is not to be invited in. Curiosity...is bad. It gets you in trouble, it gets you killed, and more importantly...it makes you poor!"
    Passion and Serenity are one.
    I gain power by understanding both.
    In the chaos of their battle, I bring order.
    I am a shadow, darkness born from light.
    The Force is united within me.
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    gaevsmangaevsman Member Posts: 3,190 Arc User
    At least they are non corporeal beings, i like that!
    The forces of darkness are upon us!
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    mustrumridcully0mustrumridcully0 Member Posts: 12,963 Arc User
    questerius wrote: »
    Germans in space. Let's find out if this is a mere namedrop or the introduction of a new friend or foe.
    Gestalt might be a German word, but at some point, the English language sneaked up on German in a dark alley, knocked it out, and took any loose words it could found in its pockets. Gestalt was one of them.

    In German, the expression basically means "shape", though it could also refer to the verb (to shape/fashion/arrange). It seems in English the meaning is more that it's an object shaped from other elements, possibly based on the use of "Gestalt" in the psychological theory of the "Gestalttherapie".
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    saurializardsaurializard Member Posts: 4,395 Arc User
    mustrumridcully0 wrote: »
    questerius wrote: »
    Germans in space. Let's find out if this is a mere namedrop or the introduction of a new friend or foe.
    Gestalt might be a German word, but at some point, the English language sneaked up on German in a dark alley, knocked it out, and took any loose words it could found in its pockets.
    Is there any language the English one has NOT done that to? :tongue:
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    risian4risian4 Member Posts: 3,711 Arc User
    mustrumridcully0 wrote: »
    questerius wrote: »
    Germans in space. Let's find out if this is a mere namedrop or the introduction of a new friend or foe.
    Gestalt might be a German word, but at some point, the English language sneaked up on German in a dark alley, knocked it out, and took any loose words it could found in its pockets. Gestalt was one of them.

    In German, the expression basically means "shape", though it could also refer to the verb (to shape/fashion/arrange). It seems in English the meaning is more that it's an object shaped from other elements, possibly based on the use of "Gestalt" in the psychological theory of the "Gestalttherapie".

    Thanks, I read the novels by David Mack and I never really understood how to translate it. Even Google wasn't very helpful here.
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    cuchulainn74cuchulainn74 Member Posts: 831 Arc User
    Since speculation seems to be in order, here's mine:
    These are one and the same as the Cnidarians. Or at least they are related to the Cnidarians. The use of color displays as communication has to be a clue. And bear in mind that we were treated to those two Cnidarians in the very first FE of this new season. I'm guessing the Cnidarians are these "Gestalts", populated within by the individual Uuli.
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    sorceror01sorceror01 Member Posts: 1,042 Arc User
    cuchulainn74 wrote: »
    Since speculation seems to be in order, here's mine:
    These are one and the same as the Cnidarians. Or at least they are related to the Cnidarians. The use of color displays as communication has to be a clue. And bear in mind that we were treated to those two Cnidarians in the very first FE of this new season. I'm guessing the Cnidarians are these "Gestalts", populated within by the individual Uuli.

    This is exactly what I was thinking.
    The Farpoint Cnidarians have always had the capacity to take on a more starship-like form, and seem to actually be living ships of some sort, not just giant spaceborne animals.
    In a previous mission, we even communicate with them via spectrographical modulation.
    To wit: The Uuli Cnidarian-like life themselves, and are the sentient aspect of the larger Farpoint Cnidarians. If the larger ship-form is any indication of their technology style, they are a semi-solid, or half-energy lifeform, and have very advanced biological and matter/energy conversion technologies, as they seem relatively disinterested in the crystals the Tzenkethi seem obsessed with.

    Quick biology lesson: a cnidarian is a fancy word for a jellyfish. Jellyfish are gestalt animals, in that the entity itself is a conglomerated colony of living creatures that each serve a particular function as part of the whole jellyfish.
    Hence, the Farpoint Cnidarians are larger, more specialized aspects of the gestalt lifeform that is an Uuli.
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    drumcd74656drumcd74656 Member Posts: 183 Arc User
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    sorceror01 wrote: »
    Quick biology lesson: a cnidarian is a fancy word for a jellyfish. Jellyfish are gestalt animals, in that the entity itself is a conglomerated colony of living creatures that each serve a particular function as part of the whole jellyfish.
    Hence, the Farpoint Cnidarians are larger, more specialized aspects of the gestalt lifeform that is an Uuli.

    I believe you were thinking of a Portugese man o' war, which is a siphonophore, not a jellyfish. Siphonophores are colony creatures which fit your description of a gestalt. These are really cool critters that use entire organisms to make up for the lack of tissue/organ differentiation.

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Siphonophorae

    Cnidaria is a large phylum that also includes sea anemones, coral, hydra and box jellies.

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    sorceror01sorceror01 Member Posts: 1,042 Arc User
    drumcd74656 wrote: »
    sorceror01 wrote: »
    Quick biology lesson: a cnidarian is a fancy word for a jellyfish. Jellyfish are gestalt animals, in that the entity itself is a conglomerated colony of living creatures that each serve a particular function as part of the whole jellyfish.
    Hence, the Farpoint Cnidarians are larger, more specialized aspects of the gestalt lifeform that is an Uuli.

    I believe you were thinking of a Portugese man o' war, which is a siphonophore, not a jellyfish. Siphonophores are colony creatures which fit your description of a gestalt. These are really cool critters that use entire organisms to make up for the lack of tissue/organ differentiation.

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Siphonophorae

    Cnidaria is a large phylum that also includes sea anemones, coral, hydra and box jellies.

    No, I was thinking about jellyfish.

    From Wikipedia:
    Jellyfish or jellies[1] are softbodied, free-swimming aquatic animals with a gelatinous umbrella-shaped bell and trailing tentacles. The bell can pulsate to acquire propulsion and locomotion. The tentacles may be utilized to capture prey or defend against predators by emitting toxins in a painful sting. Jellyfish species are classified in the subphylum Medusozoa which makes up a major part of the phylum Cnidaria, although not all Medusozoa species are considered to be jellyfish.

    The Portuguese Man O' War is also part of the Cnidaria phylum, but you are right, not all Cnidarians are colonial organisms, though the Man O' War is.
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    jiralinriajiralinria Member Posts: 108 Arc User
    Great blog! I really enjoy the fiction blogs and the fact that Cryptic is making original content within the established Trek Universe, because I think that idea is a very Trek-like content creation approach :) Now I really can't wait for the next episode.
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    mustrumridcully0mustrumridcully0 Member Posts: 12,963 Arc User
    saurializard wrote: »
    mustrumridcully0 wrote: »
    questerius wrote: »
    Germans in space. Let's find out if this is a mere namedrop or the introduction of a new friend or foe.
    Gestalt might be a German word, but at some point, the English language sneaked up on German in a dark alley, knocked it out, and took any loose words it could found in its pockets.
    Is there any language the English one has NOT done that to? :tongue:
    Nope.
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    crm14916crm14916 Member Posts: 1,517 Arc User
    Hate to point out out, but I think there's a "century" that should say "sentry" in there somewhere...

    Otherwise, another good read! These are a lot of fun. Just wish they were in-game somewhere... As diplomatic communiqués or something...

    :)
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    renegadeonlinerenegadeonline Member Posts: 12 Arc User
    edited March 2017
    crm14916 wrote: »
    Hate to point out out, but I think there's a "century" that should say "sentry" in there somewhere...

    Otherwise, another good read! These are a lot of fun. Just wish they were in-game somewhere... As diplomatic communiqués or something...

    :)
    CM

    Not entirely true, the word "Century" could also be used to describe a Military Division of Soldiers. Like in the ancient Roman era a Century would refer to a unit of 100 Soldiers. Though I could be speaking out of context, I didn't actually re-read the article before posting this.
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    baddmoonrizinbaddmoonrizin Member, Star Trek Online Moderator Posts: 10,347 Community Moderator
    iamynaught wrote: »
    Could these Uuli be related to The Companion that was seen in the ToS episode, Metamorphosis?

    ^That's exactly what I was thinking the Uuli are: memory-alpha.wikia.com/wiki/Companion

    Since we are following on the heels of a TOS expansion, it would make sense, too.

    I'm beginning to wonder whether these crystals that the Tzenkethi seem h*ll-bent on destroying are related to the Crystalline Entity. Perhaps offspring? What else could be such a major threat than a whole horde of Crystalline Entities eradicating all life in the galaxy?
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    dalolorndalolorn Member Posts: 3,655 Arc User
    renegadeonline wrote: »
    crm14916 wrote: »
    Hate to point out out, but I think there's a "century" that should say "sentry" in there somewhere...

    Otherwise, another good read! These are a lot of fun. Just wish they were in-game somewhere... As diplomatic communiqués or something...

    :)
    CM

    Not entirely true, the word "Century" could also be used to describe a Military Division of Soldiers. Like in the ancient Roman era a Century would refer to a unit of 100 Soldiers. Though I could be speaking out of context, I didn't actually re-read the article before posting this.

    Yeah, a sentry of Science Gestalts would make little sense... a hundred Science Gestalts, on the other hand...
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    markhawkmanmarkhawkman Member Posts: 35,231 Arc User
    baddmoonrizin wrote: »
    iamynaught wrote: »
    Could these Uuli be related to The Companion that was seen in the ToS episode, Metamorphosis?
    ^That's exactly what I was thinking the Uuli are: memory-alpha.wikia.com/wiki/Companion

    Since we are following on the heels of a TOS expansion, it would make sense, too.

    I'm beginning to wonder whether these crystals that the Tzenkethi seem h*ll-bent on destroying are related to the Crystalline Entity. Perhaps offspring? What else could be such a major threat than a whole horde of Crystalline Entities eradicating all life in the galaxy?
    We do have a clue. In the mission where we find that planet that the TOS Starfleet people fled to, it showed what seemed to be murals depicting some sort of growth cycle in the crystals. It didn't show much about what they turned into though.
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    blckheart731blckheart731 Member Posts: 5 Arc User
    When I saw the word "Gestalt", my first thought was of The First Federation because the only ship we've seen of theirs, in The Corbomite Maneuver, was made up of what looks like a bunch of balls. And The First Federation home world recently appeared on the Alpha Quadrant map.
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