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Concept versions of ships, would be a nice addition to Ship Customization

captaincelestialcaptaincelestial Member Posts: 1,925 Arc User
edited September 2023 in Star Trek Online General Discussion
I was watching a review by IrishTrekkie of the Eaglemoss Voyager Concept model, and it reminded me of the missed opportunities for ship customization, the concept designs for the ships.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SFlQnRMw0O0

I remember in the Star Trek: The Next Generation Technical Manuel by Mike Okuda (which was originally given to writers of the show, along with the show bible, and later printed by Pocket Books when Season 5 was going to air), there were concept designs not just of the Galaxy class, but also concepts of what may come next for future Enterprise designs (most likely in case they decided to take a peek into the possible future of Star Trek; beyond sticking a third nacelle and the spinal cannon).

It would be a waste to not look into new alternatives to ships that could have been for future variations to ship designs in the game.
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  • tom61stotom61sto Member Posts: 3,636 Arc User
    Some exist, the most recent ship I can recall is the T6 Narendra C-Store ship, which is only slightly off from the concept art for the Ambassador class Enterprise C. The show runners didn't have time to construct a model that complex, so the simpler version that makes it into the show had to be made instead, which is the alternate form/T5 for the in-game ship.

    As for adding them to ships that don't already, they'd need a good reason to go in and add more alternate versions, like a update to T6 (like the Narendra/Ambassadore) or a faction related update (why the JHDC got more alternate canon paint jobs).
  • rattler2rattler2 Member Posts: 58,008 Community Moderator
    Both the Narendra and Valiant would fall under this category, the Valiant being the concept art for the Defiant.
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  • captaincelestialcaptaincelestial Member Posts: 1,925 Arc User
    edited August 2019
    Here's a John Eaves concept from the DS9 days, possibly could have been used for the final battle of the show, as an answer to the Breen and heavier Dominion ships.

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k3ZgOGo24mg

    Trekyards suggested some elements may have been used in STO, but this would be an interesting design on the whole for a heavy escort, or more mobile assault cruiser.

    This design looks like it was redesigned to create the ST:Enterprise BoP, which came along after DS9 ended.
  • captaincelestialcaptaincelestial Member Posts: 1,925 Arc User
    tom61sto wrote: »
    Some exist, the most recent ship I can recall is the T6 Narendra C-Store ship, which is only slightly off from the concept art for the Ambassador class Enterprise C. The show runners didn't have time to construct a model that complex, so the simpler version that makes it into the show had to be made instead, which is the alternate form/T5 for the in-game ship.

    As for adding them to ships that don't already, they'd need a good reason to go in and add more alternate versions, like a update to T6 (like the Narendra/Ambassadore) or a faction related update (why the JHDC got more alternate canon paint jobs).

    Then again, adding new skins/ship parts to existing ships isn't unheard of in STO.
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