Star Trek Online thread

[Tuskin38]

New Miranda Class model on the test server

http://imgur.com/a/olg1e

The model was actually made by one of their Environmental Artists Donny Versiga, hes a big WoK fan and before he joined cryptic did a lot of personal modelling based around that Era.

The texture was done by Thomas.

There are Saratoga parts as well, and the option to have fully lit nacelles.

She is getting a T6 Variant, and surprisingly, it is C-Store, not Lobi/Lockbox/R&D.

KDF and Romulans are getting 1 ship each as well.

[Darkthunder]

As long as they do away with the ridiculous "deflector attachment" to the weapons pod, it's 1000% improvement.

Personally, I think the entire animation used for the deflector needs to be redone (when scanning). A scanning beam doesn't necessarily emanate from the deflector as far as I'm aware.

[Tuskin38]

As long as they do away with the ridiculous "deflector attachment" to the weapons pod, it's 1000% improvement.

Personally, I think the entire animation used for the deflector needs to be redone (when scanning). A scanning beam doesn't necessarily emanate from the deflector as far as I'm aware.

The deflector is gone from the Rollbar on the Miranda, it is still there on the ShiKahr and Centaur as those models were not touched.

The deflector abilities on the Miranda now come from the dome on the bottom of the saucer.

[Vortex]

Damn that looks nice.

[Darkthunder]

The deflector is gone from the Rollbar on the Miranda, it is still there on the ShiKahr and Centaur as those models were not touched.

The deflector abilities on the Miranda now come from the dome on the bottom of the saucer.

Yeah, I've been to Tribble to see for myself. Looks like the "Patterns" are no longer applicable to the Miranda either. Not that it needs them, but it's definitely a reduction in customization. Would like to see all the models updated, not just the canon ones. The Centaur is canon, and needs a definite upgrade. The ShiKahr looks really bad by comparison.

[Tuskin38]

The default selected pattern for the Miranda is called Regula. I laughed at that.

I might end up getting the T6 version

http://i.imgur.com/LoqNxAr.png

The Saratoga parts were made by Thomas in his free time, as they only had time set aside for the Miranda itself. It took him around 15 hours during a weekend to do them.

It is something he wanted to do for the players. That is also the reason why there isn't a Soyuz variant, no time.

The reason there is no 'Lantree' Roll Bar-less variant

I thought about it, but having no strut at all can't work with our weapon node system - there needs to be some place for the torpedoes and cannons to fire out of, and it has to be on the same section of the ship for all variants of that ship. Since the Lantree just doesn't have that section, it simply won't work.

[Tuskin38]

Announcement blog

http://www.arcgames.com/en/games/star-trek-online/news/detail/10502673-the-advanced-light-cruiser-bundle

No stats, but it has images of the KDF and Romulan ships

[3 of 12]

http://www.arcgames.com/en/games/star-trek-online/news/detail/10502823-introducing-the-brand-new-t1-miranda%21

[Tuskin38]

According to Thomas the KDF and Romulan ships don't have any alternate parts so customization is more limited then their Fed counterpart.

[3 of 12]

That's a shame but it doesn't really surprise me to be honest.

Anyway, got an email from cryptic about getting a large experience boost if I play for the next three days.

[Tuskin38]

Thomas said he is going to remove the purple lines from the Miranda nacelles, since they only should technically show up at warp (plus people were complaining about them)

They can only do animations for going at warp, not model swaps so you won't be seeing them at all, even at warp.

Its pretty amazing what the STO artists can do with a single texture sheet that is the same layout as every other ship texture.

[Darkthunder]

Thomas said he is going to remove the purple lines from the Miranda nacelles, since they only should technically show up at warp (plus people were complaining about them)

They can only do animations for going at warp, not model swaps so you won't be seeing them at all, even at warp.

Its pretty amazing what the STO artists can do with a single texture sheet that is the same layout as every other ship texture.

The purple lines also look ridiculous if you switch to the Centaur or ShirKahr parts (which from Tweeting with Thomas, won't be updated anytime soon)

[3 of 12]

Advanced Light Cruiser Stats

[3 of 12]

So cryptic just gave out something better than XP boosts.

[Darkthunder]

And that something would be?

If it's the "TOS uniforms", they've been in the game for ages.

[darth5ava63]

The TOS crew as holograms, Call rand JEM.

[3 of 12]

Yes, the holographic TOS bridge officers. I assumed you would be able to tell from the image but I was sadly mistaken.

[Tuskin38]

I just got them too, but I already have them from going to Vegas haha.

The same E-mail says if you spend over $150 (probably american) dollars in the next 60 days you also get a Holo Mirror Leeta. Which I also already have.

I don't recall how. I think that charity thing for Chase Masterson?

[3 of 12]

Yeah it was from that charity she hosted. Was only a limited supply of them though iirc.

EDIT: Received an email stating that I have the Mirror Leeta boff, even though I already have it, but it also came with the Dabo Leeta boff, something that I didn't have.

[Tuskin38]

Yeah, the one that E-mail gave was the convention version that gives both.

You can kind of make a 'bird of prey' using one of the new parts from the T6 Miranda. The Reliant's Roll bar/Struts with the Centaur's pylons.

http://imgur.com/a/kp0sG

Reminded me of this

http://www.inpayne.com/models/kitbash/trekpage_peregrine.html