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Here's to hoping for more ship pics for next week's twitter updates

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So, who else is hoping we'll get a pic of one of the other upcomming ships from dstahl's twitter next week?
The Oberth is ok, but I'm far more excited about the Ambassador, Vesta, Andorian ship, and fighters that the team is working on. Of course, none of them may be as close to finished as the Oberth, so this may be impossible, but here's to hoping! ;)
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  • Archived PostArchived Post Member Posts: 2,264,498 Arc User
    edited February 2011
    Nobody else giddy with anticipation about how the other ships will turn out? I know I am.
  • Archived PostArchived Post Member Posts: 2,264,498 Arc User
    edited February 2011
    Unless news arrives of a New Orleans-class Escort in development, I am incredibly uninterested in the upcoming ships.

    Excluding the Oberth, I can't wait for that ship.
  • Archived PostArchived Post Member Posts: 2,264,498 Arc User
    edited February 2011
    Jexsam wrote: »
    Unless news arrives of a New Orleans-class Escort in development, I am incredibly uninterested in the upcoming ships.

    Excluding the Oberth, I can't wait for that ship.

    Really? Not even the upcomming Fed and KDF fighters? Or the Andorian ship? Dang. I do kind of like the New Orleans, as it is the best of all the kitbashes, but I'm still psyched about the upcomming ships.
  • Archived PostArchived Post Member Posts: 2,264,498 Arc User
    edited February 2011
    Really? Not even the upcomming Fed and KDF fighters? Or the Andorian ship? Dang. I do kind of like the New Orleans, as it is the best of all the kitbashes, but I'm still psyched about the upcomming ships.

    Nope, none of them.

    Though to be fair, the only one I am loathe to see in-game is the Vesta. The others are simply inconsequential to my enjoyment.
  • Archived PostArchived Post Member Posts: 2,264,498 Arc User
    edited February 2011
    Jexsam wrote: »
    Nope, none of them.

    Though to be fair, the only one I am loathe to see in-game is the Vesta. The others are simply inconsequential to my enjoyment.

    Well, the Ambassador class is essential in my opinion. It was an Enterprise's class afterall. It will be nice to have fighters for shuttle missions, since they should be equipable with cannons. Andorian ships are pretty awesome (before Enterprise, I didn't much care for Andorians, but after I watched it, they are one of my favorites). Now the Vesta I actually kind of like. It looks really awesome, it has some great armaments (360 turret cannons if I'm not mistaken), and some very advanced technology. All around it's a pretty nice ship. I like it at least as much as the other soft-canon ship in the game, the Luna.
  • Archived PostArchived Post Member Posts: 2,264,498 Arc User
    edited February 2011
    I'm still waiting for the Vesta to show *crosses fingers
  • Archived PostArchived Post Member Posts: 2,264,498 Arc User
    edited February 2011
    Blitzy wrote:
    I'm still waiting for the Vesta to show *crosses fingers

    She is pretty epic: http://images.wikia.com/startrek/images/7/75/Aventine_in_flight.jpg

    I hope the devs do a good job with her.
  • Archived PostArchived Post Member Posts: 2,264,498 Arc User
    edited February 2011
    As a ship collector on my main. I am always excited for ships.
  • Archived PostArchived Post Member Posts: 2,264,498 Arc User
    edited February 2011
    She is pretty epic: http://images.wikia.com/startrek/images/7/75/Aventine_in_flight.jpg

    I hope the devs do a good job with her.

    If the Vesta ends up leaning more towards the Science end of things then my Sci alt will probably get a new flagship.;)
  • Archived PostArchived Post Member Posts: 2,264,498 Arc User
    edited February 2011
    By all means. It is a Cruiser with Science Abilities. My guess is it will be the excelsior but with a LTCM Sci Slot. It will go under star cruiser for respec most likely too.

    Just my 2 sence. don't get me wrong. I'll fly it. I'll craft the concoles. I will rock.
  • Archived PostArchived Post Member Posts: 2,264,498 Arc User
    edited February 2011
    Personally, I'm not looking forward to playable Ambassador class ships. Unless it comes with a Cryptic variant. The Galaxy was meant to obsolete the Ambassador class entirely. The only reason it kind've stayed was because of the Dominion war. Considering how many galaxies are in game, the ambassador should've been gone by now.

    It honestly doesn't matter to me as much though since I won't expect as many people to use it as the Excelsior class.
  • Archived PostArchived Post Member Posts: 2,264,498 Arc User
    edited February 2011
    By all means. It is a Cruiser with Science Abilities. My guess is it will be the excelsior but with a LTCM Sci Slot. It will go under star cruiser for respec most likely too.

    Just my 2 sence. don't get me wrong. I'll fly it. I'll craft the concoles. I will rock.

    It was technically a cruiser with both tactical and science abilities. Here's my setup for it from another thread:
    It was my impression that the Vesta was designed as a Cruiser with both Tactical and Science improvements. Yes, the class did have cannons, however I don't think they were quite like the cannons we have in game (which are based on the Defiants stationary cannons, even though the in-game cannons can move a little). I think the Vesta's cannons were more akin to what you'd get if you attached the Defiant's normally stationary cannons to a 360 degree turret (since Cruisers wouldn't have a good enough turning rate for stationary or limited motion cannons to me effective). However, since 360 cannons in game would be overpowered, I suggest a new weapon type for the Vesta, the heavy turret. It would have a 360 degree range like a standard turret, but would do more damage (a little less than a phaser array for balance). So here's what I think the Vesta should look like in game:

    Class: Cruiser
    Crew: 700
    Hull hp: 35000
    Weapon Slots: 8 (can fit Heavy Turrets, Phaser Arrays, Torpedo launchers)
    Device Slots: 3 of each
    Impulse Modifier: 0.17
    Turning Rate: 8 degrees/second
    Inertia: 35
    Boff Slots: 1 eng Commander, 1 eng Lieutenant, 1 tac Lieutenant Commander, 1 sci lieutenant, 1 sci ensign
    Special Abilities: Quatum Slipstream Drive- An improved version of the Quantum Slipstream Drive Vice Admiral power. It would have a 1 minute recharge time (twice as fast as Vice Admiral ability) and a 45 second duration (15 secs longer than the Vice Admiral Ability).
  • Archived PostArchived Post Member Posts: 2,264,498 Arc User
    edited February 2011
    That's not a bad setup for a fan set up. But we damn well need a cruiser with a LTCM Sci Slot. ya know?
  • Archived PostArchived Post Member Posts: 2,264,498 Arc User
    edited February 2011
    She is pretty epic: http://images.wikia.com/startrek/images/7/75/Aventine_in_flight.jpg

    I hope the devs do a good job with her.

    Meh. It's like a Star Cruiser, except with awkward jagged lines.
  • Archived PostArchived Post Member Posts: 2,264,498 Arc User
    edited February 2011
    That's not a bad setup for a fan set up. But we damn well need a cruiser with a LTCM Sci Slot. ya know?

    It could of course be swapped. A LT. COMM Science, and a LT and ENS Science. I had tactical set up there because I like my 4 torpedo yield.
  • Archived PostArchived Post Member Posts: 2,264,498 Arc User
    edited February 2011
    Meh. It's like a Star Cruiser, except with awkward jagged lines.

    I don't see the awkward jagged lines. I love the warp nacelles and the deflector dish.

    It does kind of look like a Star Cruiser though, that may be why I like it so much.
  • Archived PostArchived Post Member Posts: 2,264,498 Arc User
    edited February 2011
    I too like Star Cruisers. I'm currently working on mine. After the Galaxy X gets its 4th weapon slot in the back =]

    Though for my star cruiser. I am searching for an item [Hyper-Impulse Engines Mk Xi [Turn]x2 [Aux]].
  • Archived PostArchived Post Member Posts: 2,264,498 Arc User
    edited February 2011
    forresto wrote: »
    Personally, I'm not looking forward to playable Ambassador class ships. Unless it comes with a Cryptic variant. The Galaxy was meant to obsolete the Ambassador class entirely. The only reason it kind've stayed was because of the Dominion war. Considering how many galaxies are in game, the ambassador should've been gone by now.

    It honestly doesn't matter to me as much though since I won't expect as many people to use it as the Excelsior class.

    I would really like to see the Andrew Probert concept version as a variant. It's the version seen in the gold relief sculptures on the Enterprise-D ready room. You can see it here. This, along with Doug Drexler's NX refit, would be worth the extra rights discussions, in my opinion. But then again I'm not the one who'd have to do the leg work.
  • Archived PostArchived Post Member Posts: 2,264,498 Arc User
    edited February 2011
    DenizenVI wrote:
    I would really like to see the Andrew Probert concept version as a variant. It's the version seen in the gold relief sculptures on the Enterprise-D ready room. You can see it here. This, along with Doug Drexler's NX refit, would be worth the extra rights discussions, in my opinion. But then again I'm not the one who'd have to do the leg work.

    I love the NX-01 refit:

    http://www.modelermagic.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/KG_DD_SM_NX-01_REFIT-003.jpg
  • Archived PostArchived Post Member Posts: 2,264,498 Arc User
    edited February 2011
    Yeah. I want a T5 Constitution as well.
  • Archived PostArchived Post Member Posts: 2,264,498 Arc User
    edited February 2011
    I have hope for one but only time will tell.
  • Archived PostArchived Post Member Posts: 2,264,498 Arc User
    edited February 2011
    I have hope for one but only time will tell.

    Same here.
  • Archived PostArchived Post Member Posts: 2,264,498 Arc User
    edited February 2011
    Ive been waiting for the Andorian ship since it was first announced! :D
  • Archived PostArchived Post Member Posts: 2,264,498 Arc User
    edited February 2011
    unless cryptic show a player Typhoon... Im not all that interested in new ships
  • Archived PostArchived Post Member Posts: 2,264,498 Arc User
    edited February 2011
    Aisling wrote:
    Ive been waiting for the Andorian ship since it was first announced! :D

    That would be nice. Make it so Daniel ;)
  • Archived PostArchived Post Member Posts: 2,264,498 Arc User
    edited February 2011
    I already know what I'm naming the Andorian Ship. =]
  • Archived PostArchived Post Member Posts: 2,264,498 Arc User
    edited February 2011
    unless cryptic show a player Typhoon... Im not all that interested in new ships

    Who knows, they may add it eventually. I'm fine with them adding the Typhoon, as long as the don't add the Jupiter. *shudders at the thought of the space titanic populating sector space*
  • Archived PostArchived Post Member Posts: 2,264,498 Arc User
    edited February 2011
    I already know what I'm naming the Andorian Ship. =]

    Lol. I just clicked on the link in your sig going to your characters. With names like that, it's pretty predictable what the andorian ship would be called. :eek:
  • Archived PostArchived Post Member Posts: 2,264,498 Arc User
    edited February 2011
    Lol. I just clicked on the link in your sig going to your characters. With names like that, it's pretty predictable what the andorian ship would be called. :eek:

    Lol, Explain?
  • Archived PostArchived Post Member Posts: 2,264,498 Arc User
    edited February 2011
    Lol, Explain?

    Well, so far you have the USS Spaceball One, the IKS Rawr I'm Evil, the USS Make Things Go, the USS Demi Lovato, and the IKS P.O.S.. It's pretty safe to say that your Andorian ship will have a pretty comical name.
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