Zorbane's Mission List

zorbane · January 2013

Here's the list of missions that I have created in the STO Foundry:

The Great Escape

Short Description:
A top secret Starfleet Intelligence mission deep behind enemy lines reveals a dark secret. Will you and your crew be able to perform a Great Escape?

Duritanium Man

Short Description:
A genius scientist. An ambitious business partner.

Sometimes it's a match made in heaven, but when you add a group of desperate Remans, you've got a recipe for trouble. Throw in an invention that could change the fate of the galaxy?

That spells disaster.

The Galaxy's Fair

Short Description:
The Galaxy's Fair is being hosted by the Federation Diplomatic Corps on behalf of Grand Nagus Rom. Factions from all parts of the known galaxy have joined in a cultural exchange and to get a glimpse of state of the art technology that will be available right around the corner.

Purity I: Of Denial

Spotlit
Episode 1 of the Purity Series by StarbaseUGC

Short Description:

The Federation has been in the throes of war on multiple fronts for multiple years and Starfleet has directed its priorities from exploration and science to efforts to sustain its military machine in all sectors of the quadrant.

Now rumors have surfaced of a low ranking Admiral who may be taking advantage of the lack of oversight and Admiral Kardena of the Starfleet Exploratory Division has finally gotten the authorization to launch an investigation.

Now what he needs is a ship, with an able crew.

The Improbable Bulk

Short Description:
Jeremy Jammer is one of the foremost researchers of Bioengineering in the Federation and has been working on ways to improve the physical abilities of Starfleet's finest.

Unfortunately for Jammer not everything works out as he?d like which causes some ...big...problems. It?ll take an intrepid crew and a trip to the Badlands before his bulky adventure is over.

Return to Oblivion

Short Description:

The Federation is reaching its limits. Every day dozens of ships are destroyed and thousands of brave men and women are killed in the line of duty. Ships can be replaced but not Starfleet's finest. Somehow Starfleet has been able to keep up the influx of personnel and shortages are rarely reported.

No one has found a need to question Starfleet's surprising efficiency, but for one Starfleet officer, a malfunction at a medical starbase could provide the unwanted answer.

Commander Rihan

Short Description:

Many Romulan factions have fought against the Romulan Republic and its alliance with the Klingons and Federation. These include the Tal Shiar and the remnants of the Star Empire but there are other smaller independent factions. While they usually keep themselves occupied with minor acts of sabotage, one group has taken the brazen act to steal one of the most powerful elements known to the universe.

zorbane · January 2013

Mission Name:The Great Escape
Minimum Level: Any Level
Allegiance: Federation
Project ID: ST-HN57YTB7C
Estimated Mission Length: 30 minutes

Full Description

Length: 30 minutes
Ground and Space Combat
Recommended Difficulty: Normal/Advanced

You have been contacted by Starfleet Intelligence for a high priority mission. They have set a meeting with their contact just outside Deep Space K-7.

The mission is Section G14 classified and not until you meet their contact will you receive any more details. All that is known is that it will be behind enemy lines.

However not all missions go according to plan...

Reviews

pherrox - 5/5

Awsome, was fun to do!

cnolin - 5/5

Great mission, want some more please

Jonsmith2001 - 5/5

this was an awesome level i had loads of fun.

Links

Original Thread - http://sto-forum.perfectworld.com/showthread.php?t=273379
Evil70th's Indepth Review - http://sto-forum.perfectworld.com/showthread.php?p=4428431#post4428431
PrimetimeUGC Mini Mission Review - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1x1f0WuXQT4
BroadcastUGC live playthrough - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V248M1MPrHQ
Jean-Luc Nyan Picard's Review - http://www.catstarsto.com/federation-foundry-reviews
Youtube Mission Trailer - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RIn3VhFcC3E
Foundry Mission Database - http://www.foundrymissions.com/missions/the-great-escape

zorbane · January 2013

Mission Name: Duritanium Man
Minimum Level: 41+
Allegiance: Federation
Project ID: ST-HB74FVQF5
Estimated Mission Length: 45minutes - 1 hour

Full Description

Length: 45 minutes - 1 hour
Moderate Ground and Light Space Combat
Moderate Dialogue
Recommended Difficulty: Any

A genius scientist. An ambitious business partner.

Sometimes it's a match made in heaven, but when you add a group of desperate Remans, you?ve got a recipe for trouble. Throw in an invention that could change the fate of the galaxy?

That spells disaster.

Reviews

RogueEnterprise - 5/5

Pop culture references and Reman murdering. What's not to love?

TylerMaxwell- 5/5

Great mission, loved the humor and sci-fi references at the Galaxy's Fair. Ending was epic as well, though it's missing a theme song (maybe by some New Britain heavy metal band...?Dur-ih-tay-NEE-UHM MAN!?) Play it. Now.

Drogyn1701 - 5/5

Great mission...A must play

Links
Evil70th's Indepth Review - http://sto-forum.perfectworld.com/showthread.php?p=7232641#post7232641
Jean-Luc Nyan Picard's Review - http://www.catstarsto.com/federation-foundry-reviews
Foundry Roundtable Review - http://sto-forum.perfectworld.com/showthread.php?t=808681
PrimetimeUGC Mini-mission Review - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DLrMhxRMfro&t=11m56s
PodcastUGC Review - http://www.podcastugc.com/archives/721
Duritanium Man Movie Poster - https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/72508655/durman5.png
Foundry Mission Database - http://www.foundrymissions.com/missions/duritanium-man

zorbane · January 2013

Mission Name: The Galaxy's Fair
Minimum Level: Any Level
Allegiance: Federation
Project ID: ST-HIL8TIJ29
Estimated Mission Length: 20-30 minutes

Full Description

Length: 20-30 minutes
NO COMBAT

The Galaxy's Fair is being hosted by the Federation Diplomatic Corps on behalf of Grand Nagus Rom. Factions from all parts of the known galaxy have joined in a cultural exchange and to get a glimpse of state of the art technology that will be available right around the corner.

Author's Notes:

This mission follows Duritanium Man. It isn't necessary to play it but there are elements in this mission that reference dialogue or events. The humour also follows the style of Duritanium Man.

This mission is a non-combat mission and is atypical of the ones you will find in Star Trek Online. Instead of a main storyline there are several mini-quests to complete as you explore the convention.

Reviews

casey49r - 5/5

Nice change. Loved the humor and SF tropes. Farnsworth.Neil O'Jack. Hah Hah

thunderfoot1007 - 5/5

A refreshing change from the typical Foundry Mission! Shows what imagination and humor, applied intelligently, can do. I laughed out loyd at some of the references. Thanks for sharing!

<redacted> - 1/5

no combat

Links
Evil70th's Indepth Review - http://sto-forum.perfectworld.com/showthread.php?p=7261441#post7261441
Jean-Luc Nyan Picard's Review - http://www.catstarsto.com/federation-foundry-reviews
PodcastUGC Review - http://www.podcastugc.com/archives/728
Aleniskendra Review - http://starbaseugc.com/forums/showthread.php?tid=24&pid=65#pid65
Foundry Mission Database - http://www.foundrymissions.com/missions/the-galaxys-fair

theg0wz · January 2013

I got around to playing Duritanium Man this morning. This was such a fun mission. The story was really good and I enjoyed the humor. I really liked your level design, especially for the Fair and the last level.

franc275 · February 2013

I played through "The Galaxy's Fair" the other day and really liked it. Wen t to run through it agian today, and I can't find it in the foundry mission search. Did you take if offline?

zorbane · February 2013

franc275 wrote: »

I played through "The Galaxy's Fair" the other day and really liked it. Wen t to run through it agian today, and I can't find it in the foundry mission search. Did you take if offline?

Hey, with the "Foundry War" going on I had someone give all my missions a 1 star rating with no review so I've pulled everything for now, just to be safe.

Sorry

zorbane · February 2013

Heads up I've repubbed everything.

catstarsto · February 2013

zorbane wrote: »

Mission Name: Duritanium Man
Minimum Level: 41+
Allegiance: Federation
Project ID: ST-HSMJTB692
Estimated Mission Length: 45minutes - 1 hour

Full Description

Length: 45 minutes - 1 hour
Moderate Ground and Light Space Combat
Moderate Dialogue
Recommended Difficulty: Any

A genius scientist. An ambitious business partner.

Sometimes it's a match made in heaven, but when you add a group of desperate Remans, you?ve got a recipe for trouble. Throw in an invention that could change the fate of the galaxy?

That spells disaster.

Reviews

RogueEnterprise - 5/5

TylerMaxwell- 5/5

Drogyn1701 - 5/5

Links
Evil70th's Indepth Review - http://sto-forum.perfectworld.com/showthread.php?p=7232641#post7232641
Jean-Luc Nyan Picard's Review - http://www.catstarsto.com/foundry-reviews

Oh hai, I changed the name of my page since I review Klingon Foundry missions too, both have thier own page now and can be found at http://catstarsto.com

zorbane · February 2013

Ah thanks I've updated the links

zorbane · June 2013

So I was reminded that Iron Man 3 came out only a month ago and that it's all the rage right now.

Duritanium Man was heavily influenced by the first movie so if you're curious or looking for something to scratch that itch try it out!

Yes it's red texted (for now...) but here's some quotes from some happy reviewers!

"Well told story, great maps, I really liked the engineering portion, and plot based combat ta boot,. Captain Hyzen and crew stand ready to aid the great houses, Whats next for Clark tech? da da daaaa"

"A fun mission that takes the concept of Iron Man and gives it a foundry treatment. Great job."

Duritanium Man is rated Level 41 and up. Only available on Federation characters

zorbane · July 2013

Republished Duritanium Man. Gave up on trying to get the original to qualify for foundry rewards so its started again at 0 reviews.

The original has an average rating of 4.24 (based on the old rating system).

I am willing to trade reviews with anyone who wants someone look over their mission.

designationxr377 · August 2013

Duritanium Man: Where it is totally worth it to stay past the end credits.

zorbane · August 2013

designationxr377 wrote: »

Duritanium Man: Where it is totally worth it to stay past the end credits.

Heh I wonder how many people bothered with it

stoutes · August 2013

Well, i chose to do it, unfortunatly in the wrong order

zorbane · August 2013

stoutes wrote: »

Well, i chose to do it, unfortunatly in the wrong order

lol I've got a list of changes I'm going to do. One is to make it a component complete thing rather than on reach

zorbane · August 2013

stoutes wrote: »

Well, i chose to do it, unfortunately in the wrong order

zorbane wrote:

lol I've got a list of changes I'm going to do. One is to make it a component complete thing rather than on reach

So...I wasn't able to do this because I'm out of detail objects. Probably why I used a reach marker in the first place...

I've increased the difficulty of the mission, if anyone can give it a try and tell me how it is now it'd be appreciated. I was able to do it no problem but others may have a different opinion.

As always if you want to trade reviews I'll be happy to. Just post your mission here: http://sto-forum.perfectworld.com/showthread.php?t=816401

zorbane · August 2013

Woo I made my first video ever, a trailer for The Great Escape

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5rPbsChaCE8

zorbane · October 2013

Mission Name: Purity I: Of Denial
Minimum Level: 31+
Allegiance: Federation
Project ID: ST-HDYEF3BGI
Estimated Mission Length: 45 minutes

Spotlit
Episode 1 of the Purity Series by StarbaseUGC

Full Description

The Federation has been in the throes of war on multiple fronts for multiple years and Starfleet has directed its priorities from exploration and science to efforts to sustain its military machine in all sectors of the quadrant.

Exploratory missions are delegated to underqualified personnel with little or no oversight by Starfleet Command. Their missions have also begun to include the acquisition of resources to aid in the war effort at any cost.

Now rumors have surfaced of a low ranking Admiral who may be taking advantage of situation and Admiral Kardena of the Starfleet Exploratory Division has finally gotten the authorization to launch an investigation.

Now what he needs is a ship, with an able crew.

Reviews

crazyhooligin - 5/5

Brilliant, as expected. The map design was impeccable, as was the writing. The masterful use of the foundry's limited resources should also be noted as well. I don't know how the last scene was done....but it was perfect. Truly a masterpiece of STO UGC

mattman147 - 5/5

Brilliant. Im surprised you guys aren't hired to make missions for STO.

Seetherius - 5/5

Curse this cliffhanger! This is an excellent episode where battles and dialogues are perfectly balanced. Plot is thrilling, map details and special effects are great! And the characters have depth. I can't wait to play episode 2!

Links

Official Links/Threads
Purity Series Announcement
StarbaseUGC - http://starbaseugc.com/index.php/trailers/essential-viewing/foundry-feature-episode-series/
StarTrekOnline Blog - http://sto.perfectworld.com/news/?p=984621
StarTrekOnline Forum - http://sto-forum.perfectworld.com/showthread.php?t=856981
Startrek.com - http://www.startrek.com/article/guest-blog-foundry-feature-episode-series

Episode One Release Announcement
StarbaseUGC - http://starbaseugc.com/index.php/news/starbaseugc-is-proud-to-present-purity-i-of-denial-by-zorbane/
StarTrekOnline Blog - http://sto.perfectworld.com/news/?p=992171
StarTrekOnline Forum - http://sto-forum.perfectworld.com/showthread.php?t=868141

Unofficial Links/Threads
Series Feedback Thread - http://sto-forum.perfectworld.com/showthread.php?t=868941
CatStar Review Video - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QyAkr53EKpQ
Synergy Foundry Playthrough - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lBW3EIKVbz0
Foundry Files Review - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GLqIMU7_FWk
Foundry Roundtable Review - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BFq5ccUaphw
Foundry Frolics Playthrough - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H4Pd8dwVlMk
Foundry Mission Database - http://www.foundrymissions.com/missions/purity-i-of-denial

zorbane · October 2013

I discovered a playthrough of Purity I: Of Denial on youtube! Check it out its hilarious!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lBW3EIKVbz0

zorbane · February 2014

Yuzral has a youtube series called "Foundry Frolics" and he played Purity I: Of Denial along with the rest of the Purity series. There's also a lot of other foundry videos and they're hilarious so you should give them a watch.

Link to Foundry Frolics: Purity I: Of Denial - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H4Pd8dwVlMk

zorbane · February 2014

Mission Name:The Improbable Bulk
Minimum Level: 31+
Allegiance: Federation
Project ID: ST-HKFZXUY5N
Estimated Mission Length: 1 hour

Full Description
Length: Approx 1 hour
Moderate Ground
Moderate Space Combat
Moderate Dialogue

Jeremy Jammer is one of the foremost researchers of Bioengineering in the Federation and has been working on ways to improve the physical abilities of Starfleet's finest. A recent breakthrough has impressed his overseer enough that Starfleet itself has been invited to get a first hand look at the results.

Unfortunately for Jammer not everything works out as he'd like which causes some ...big...problems. It?ll take an intrepid crew and a trip to the Badlands before his bulky adventure is over.

Reviews

Hylar - 5/5

"...What was expected to be cheesy was well written and executed, and a surprisingly good Trek fit. Brilliant."

kortaag - 5/5

"Immensely funny with irresistable laughter the entire way!"

BorrowedTune - 5/5

"Fun and enjoyable mission. Nice maps. Amusing story. Entertaining battles. Excellent use of foundry techniques and sfx. Captain's Log - Supplemental: Stay for the credits."

Links
Foundry Mission Database - http://www.foundrymissions.com/missions/the-improbable-bulk

zorbane · February 2014

aleniskendra wrote a review of "The Galaxy's Fair"!

http://starbaseugc.com/forums/showthread.php?tid=24&pid=65#pid65

zorbane · March 2014

Swetass "movie poster" that Castmodean made for me (click it for larger version)

zorbane · April 2014

Mission Name:Return to Oblivion
Minimum Level: Any
Allegiance: Federation
Project ID: ST-HJLVNYG8
Estimated Mission Length: 30 minutes

Full Description
Length: 30 minutes
Moderate Ground Combat
Heavy Space Combat
Moderate Dialogue

The Federation is reaching its limits. Every day dozens of ships are destroyed and thousands of brave men and women are killed in the line of duty. Ships can be replaced but not Starfleet’s finest. Somehow Starfleet has been able to keep up the influx of personnel and shortages are rarely reported.

No one has found a need to question Starfleet’s surprising efficiency, but for one Starfleet officer, a malfunction at a medical starbase could provide the unwanted answer.

Reviews

thetrekmachine - 5/5

"This was an awesome mission, probably my favorite I think everyone should play it"

captpatrick01 - 5/5

"wow...I absolutely enjoyed the mission, nothing went wrong as far as I am concerned, This might make the spotlight list in no time!"

RobberDobber457 - 5/5

"Awesome mission! Great story, and it kept me on my toes!"

Links
Explanation *SPOILERS* - Link
Foundry Mission Database - http://www.foundrymissions.com/missions/return-to-oblivion

evil70th · May 2014

zorbane wrote: »

Hiya! Long-time-no-beg-for-feedback

Got a "new" mission for you (it's been in the pipeline for far too long)

Fed
The Improbable Bulk
ST-HKFZXUY5N

Federation Mission - The Improbable Bulk
Author: Zorbane
Allegiance: Federation
Project ID: ST-HKFZXUY5N

Report Start

Summary: This is a great mission with some challenging but fun battles and good story dialogue. It is an interesting take on the story you obviously drew from.

There were no spelling or grammatical errors in any of the dialogue that I could find. I would recommend this mission to other players and would have given it 5 stars if the rating system was active.

As I said the dialogue was good, however the player response button usage needs some work. It was not just the use of the response button "Continue" it was also the use of phases for the response. For example "Ask why you are here" or "Ask how that could have happened". From my perspective it made it seem more like I was reading a story rather than participating in a mission. Indicating an action can work and I understand that is what you are trying to do with the response buttons but it just did not feel right to me. This is not a show stopper for this mission but rather something to consider changing.

Below are a couple of things I noted while playing the mission that I wanted to let you know about. Everything in this write up should be seen as suggestions on ways I felt you could improve certain elements of the mission. They are yours to do with as you see fit.

Mission Description: This is a good description. I noted no spelling or grammatical errors with this description.

Grant Mission Dialogue: The grant and follow-on dialogue are well written. I noted no spelling or grammatical errors with this dialogue.

Mission Task: This is a good initial mission task with a clear entry point for the first custom map. I noted no spelling errors with this task.

Mission Entry Prompt: This is a good use of the entry prompt. I noted no spelling or grammatical errors with this prompt.

MAPS:
Research Lab 47: This is a good map design with well written story dialogue. I noted no spelling or grammatical errors with this dialogue. I noted a couple of items to consider changing:
-The use of the response button "Continue" and other phrases in lieu of actual responses from the player. From this point forward I will note it on each map and cover it in my summary above.
-Some of the doors appeared to have issues with the away team passing through them. It may be a problem with pathing on this particular map. I suggest reporting the potential issue to the developers for them to look into.
-I recommend the use of triggered optional dialogue in conjunction with story dialogue. This way it goes away after the player interacts with it. As of yet the Foundry does not offer that as an option when using optional dialogue triggered by an NPC.

Space: This is a good map with fun battles and well written story dialogue. I noted no spelling or grammatical errors with this dialogue. I noted a couple of items to consider changing:
-The use of the response button "Continue" and other phrases in lieu of actual responses from the player.
-The use of "Weather Starstreaks North South 01" and orientation of the map. Consider changing the orientation of the map to run from east to west and use "Weather Starstreaks West East 01".
-I liked the use of the warp multiple times on a single map as part of the story, however you used the "Warp In" effect when the player was going to warp. In addition to changing the orientation as indicated in the above comment, I suggest using the "Warp Out" effect as the player is going to warp.

Badlands: This is a good map with a fun battle and well written story dialogue. I noted no spelling or grammatical errors with this dialogue. I noted one item to consider changing:
-The use of the response button "Continue" and other phrases in lieu of actual responses from the player.

Deck B: This is a good map with fun battles and well written story dialogue. I noted no spelling or grammatical errors with this dialogue. I noted a couple of items to consider changing:
-The use of the response button "Continue" and other phrases in lieu of actual responses from the player.
-The hatch used to seal the hanger bay does not completely cover the doorway.

Deck C: This is a good map with fun battles and well written story dialogue. I noted no spelling or grammatical errors with this dialogue. I noted one item to consider changing:
-The use of the response button "Continue" and other phrases in lieu of actual responses from the player.

Badlands#2: This is a good map with several fun battles and well written story dialogue. I noted no spelling or grammatical errors with this dialogue. I noted one item to consider changing:
-The use of the response button "Continue" and other phrases in lieu of actual responses from the player.

End Report

Thanks again for authoring and for giving me the chance to review your work. You did a great job developing this mission. I look forward to playing/reviewing more of your work in the future.
Brian

This critique report also filed 05/23/2014 on forum posting for: In depth mission reports upon request.

zorbane · September 2014

I've edited "The Galaxy's Fair" to include a cameo of Miranda Mayhem and the rest of her band.

Never heard of the Mayhems? Check out their continuing adventures as written by HippieJohn! Just look him up on the Foundry search interface.

zorbane · May 2015

I noticed from the reviews of Return to Oblivion that there is a lot of confusion as to what the mission is all about. Granted that was kind of the point as it isn't explicitly stated anywhere in the mission but for those who want to know I wrote an explanation of what it's all about.

Don't read before playing the mission if you want to try to figure it out yourself!

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1LeEBe5MYrznWPau7P5-s96jQA--nasVZI2uKY7f-nVM/pub

zorbane · August 2017

So it's been a while since I've published a new mission but finally Commander Rihan is out! At this time it does not qualify for rewards so I appreciate anyone playing it to help it get out of non-qualify status and to point out any bugs/suggestions.

Thanks

zorbane · August 2017

Mission Name:Commander Rihan
Minimum Level: 31
Allegiance: Federation
Project ID: ST-HO3WVM6DH
Estimated Mission Length: 45 minutes

Full Description
Length: 45 minutes
Some Ground and Space Combat
Moderate Dialogue

Many Romulan factions have fought against the Romulan Republic and its alliance with the Klingons and Federation. These include the Tal Shiar and the remnants of the Star Empire but there are other smaller independent factions. While they usually keep themselves occupied with minor acts of sabotage, one group has taken the brazen act to steal one of the most powerful elements known to the universe.

Now it’s up to a brave Captain, crew and some help from a plucky Romulan. Can they stop Romulan Separatists in time?

This mission starts at the Dyson Sphere Gateway in the Azure Sector, Beta Quadrant.

Reviews

Links
Foundry Mission Database - http://www.foundrymissions.com/missions/commander-rihan

zorbane · September 2017

Commander Rihan now qualifies for rewards!

Zorbane's Mission List

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