Star Trek Online

[CaptainRAVE]

Really enjoyed the Breen missions and the dailies there - finally *some* RPG elements. The Dabo game is pretty cool too. Have run out of things to do again now though on my main. Might try the diplomacy stuff (have done a few of these e.g. by DS9) - would really like to open up the diplomacy sector.

 

[CaptainRAVE]

- User Generated Content info, and it’s proper new title (The Foundry)
- Information about the Devidians and Tholians
- And an epic load of development plans for Klingons

New Latinum Trophies! (with pics)
http://jupiterforce.org/showthread.php?3369-New-Latinum-Trophies

Akira updates! (with pics)
http://forums.startrekonline.com/showpost.php?p=3082408&postcount=4



Plus the Devidian season debuts this weekend. I was pleasently surprised by the Breen missions - tough bosses, puzzles, non-combat missions etc. Shame all this wasn't there at release!

Series 2: The Devidians
Thousands of Starfleet officers and KDF warriors have died in the battles in the Neutral Zone. The destruction has drawn the attention of the Devidians, unseen predators who use chaos as a cover for their kills. This time, however, their plans involve more than simple survival. You must stop them before they can change the face of the quadrant forever!

 

[CaptainRAVE]

Have topped up the fleet bank with a load of items - might be of interest for any new players or anyone starting a new alt. There is also a demo out now for those interested - http://www.startrekonline.com/demo (although very limited).

 

[CaptainRAVE]

This game is still running?

Getting quite a lot of content too. The user generated content should be here soon. Haven't played for ages, but really enjoying the new content and ships. Hoping the UGC makes the game stand out from other MMOs.

Edit: Also, I have 5 referral keys if anyone want any.

 

[CaptainRAVE]

There are a few of us around most evenings - so feel free to stop by

 

[CaptainRAVE]

Is the outfit still going, or has someone massed kicked the inactive members?

Yup, all the members are there. Although I have demoted all the inactive members to keep things simpler. Active members have been promoted and I have been addings lots of items to the fleet bank.

Is there an OcUK STO Fleet? May i join?

There sure is. We are called Full Impulse. If you post your character@handle as it appears in the chat window and I will add you. We also have our "OcUK" private chat channel.

 

[CaptainRAVE]

I am re-downloading this now, star trek weekend on film 4 has given me the urge to play again.

Let me know if you find you are not still in the fleet or if you create a new character. Will be good to see a few more of you in-game. Have been watching the Star Trek weekend while playing

 

[CaptainRAVE]

Would like a referral if possible, Email in trust thanks

Email sent in trust

Around quite a lot at the moment, so if anyone need help or have any questions, don't hesitate to ask (one of the many advantages of joining the OcUK fleet - post your character@handle for an invite). Keep in mind the demo is VERY limited.

 

[CaptainRAVE]

They should have scrapped ground based gameplay in STO and stuck with an all out space game with all the characteristics involving key Star Trek events, similar to Eve Online but not the same.

Agreed. Ground combat is my least favourite part - however, it is much more fun now that I have my Borg and Breen bridge officers

 

[CaptainRAVE]

I havent yet played with the Breen Officer, is he any good? Is there another Borg Officer now? Or are you talking about the preorder bonus Borg?

Do you remember the Breen "ice/cone" power that would freeze/damage anything caught in its radius for a few seconds? Well he has that. I also gave him the weapon reward from the series. He is stronger than about 2-3 of the rest of my away team. The Borg BO is the one from the preorder - I never received it from Amazon because of their screw up, so recently used some of my free Cryptic points in the c-store. At least keeps ground combat a little interesting.

Reminder - I can invite to the OcUK fleet and have free demo referrals for anyone interested. Should be on this afternoon and late evening.

 

[CaptainRAVE]

There is actually a 2nd recruitable Borg officer, but that is only awarded if you do an achievement in one of the final borg missions. The Breen officer is a good ground pounder, but not so good for space.

This weeks doobry, a subspace field modulator is a little nifty.

I've been playing for about a month now, and I'm seeing signs that it's getting better, and they have a roadmap planned for where they're going. The weekly missions are certainly a step in the right direct. And now you can swap Emblems to Marks of Honour/Exploration/Valour.

Anon-e-mouse@Anon-e-mouse for the fleet invite plz.

Sent you an invite - most of us are on in the evenings

 

[CaptainRAVE]

There is actually a 2nd recruitable Borg officer, but that is only awarded if you do an achievement in one of the final borg missions. The Breen officer is a good ground pounder, but not so good for space.

This weeks doobry, a subspace field modulator is a little nifty.

I've been playing for about a month now, and I'm seeing signs that it's getting better, and they have a roadmap planned for where they're going. The weekly missions are certainly a step in the right direct. And now you can swap Emblems to Marks of Honour/Exploration/Valour.

Anon-e-mouse@Anon-e-mouse for the fleet invite plz.

Welcome to the fleet - good to have a lifer in there! I am sure there were other lifers lurking around here somewhere...

 

[CaptainRAVE]

Want to give this a try.... what is the story about the demo ? Is it worth the download and how long can one play for without comitting any monies ?
Also, is the 'Digital Deluxe' any better graphically ?

The digital deluxe isn't better graphically, just comes with more "special" items. But for an MMO the game looks great anyway (space combat much more over ground combat). The demo is very very short apparently - literally just the tutorial I think and one mission after. However, the game can be picked up for £15 in most places which comes with a month free play time. Pretty good value with the content that has been added now. If after that month you aren't enjoying it, nothing much lost. That, or wait for the game to come down in price more. However, if you DO want a demo key, email me in trust and I will pass one along to you.

 

[CaptainRAVE]

Nice to see some direction. dstahl has worked wonders wiith the game lately.

http://forums.startrekonline.com/showthread.php?t=184934

In Testing
These items are currently being tested either on an internal shard or on TRIBBLE

* Foundry: Mission Creation Tools (Going to Beta Soon!)
* Devidian Featured Series Episodes (5 Episodes) and Rewards - including updated Devidian Enemy Group
* Klingon Ships: B'Rel Raider, Orion Cruiser, Gorn Science Vessel, Vor'cha Assault Cruiser, Nausicaan Siege Raider
* Enterprise Series: NX Class ship, T'Pol Jumpsuit, Enterprise Uniform, Enterprise Mirror Uniform
* STF Loot Sets - Special items options that visually alter the look of your ship as well as offer set bonuses
* Episode Specific Rewards
* New Vulcan Ship
* TNG: All Good Things Uniform
* ST: The Motion Picture Uniform
* Counselor Troi Jumpsuit
* 7 of 9 Jumpsuit
* Fix for selling stack of items
* Updates to the Subspace Field Modulator
* Fixes for Vor'cha engine trails
* Fix for Akira class close up texture oddities
* Fix for characters getting stuck in challenge maps alone
* Fixes for several ship detail inaccuracies in the ship spacedock information screens
* Fixes for ship fleet logo issues
* Updates for several minor bugs in ship customization UI
* Crafting Stations added to Qo'nos
* Klingon Patrol missions to gain anamoly (crafting) data.


Under Investigation
Here's a short list of issues being looked at as next up on the bug fix list

* Crashes exiting the 1st episode in the Devidian series
* Some accounts that are unable to select away team members because they are greyed out
* Open mission status not appearing in private queues of PVP Space Arena
* Reports of issues with the Master Recruiter Title
* One-shot ground mobs in exploration (we are most likely going to nuke every planet found to contain one of these creatures in the future)
* Bridge Officers getting stuck outside force fields during Hunting the Hunters
* Master Looter window showing up empty
* Inability to buy stacks of items
* Exchange Search Result Oddities
* Bridge Officers slotted in "extra slots" are unable to be trained
* Report that B'Tran "Aid the Planet" missions are all giving the same reward item
* Reports of items you mail to yourself going missing
* Unassigned Crew not showing rarity in tooltips
* Some disruptor weapons are using placeholder icons
* Fleet UI: Fleet Uniform Creation fails to give feedback if the costume is invalid due to locked parts being selected
* Purchasing items when you have a full inventory does not send a notification
* Defeated caitain NPC tails continue to move after death
* Some beard options do not inherit customization colors properly
* Some projectile weapons do not impact properly on Repair Hulks in PVP maps.
* Ground costume fleet emblems cannot be applied to your costume until you set a default fleet uniform
* Kit icons dispay improper numeric overlays
* Transwarp cooldown timer does not increment on ground maps
* Numerous STF issues
* Ship FXs that are jarring or causing issues in combat



In Development
These items are actively being worked on by the at this time

* Sector Space Update: Astrometric view toggle (turns off UI), update system representations, system information screen
* Episode Replay System
* Memory Alpha Crafting - Item Set (1 item at top of each tier), additional craftable consumables
* Opening up Pi Canis Sectors to KDF, adding new repeatable (any level) patrol missions for KDF
* Redesign for the Remote Contact System with new tab for player made missions, "rate this mission" feature, and ability to search for missions
* PC Gamer Cover - Open Jacket Uniform
* New Gorn customization options
* 200 Day Veteran Reward for Klingon Characters (Shoulder Pads with attached Cloak - to go live with Season 3 release)
* 300 Day Veteran Rewards
* Converting chairs to new tech so players can sit in them
* Adding a listing fee for the exchange
* More Borg parts for AlienGen
* More Skirt options
* Andorian Ship
* Updating camera movement in the Ship Customization and Costume Tailor UI
* Adding the ability to ingnore PVP invites
* UI: adding master looter icon to show in the team UI
* Adding the ability for Episode Replay to offer initial mission rewards for players who didn't get the reward the first time around


In Design Discussions
These issues are actively being discussed to determine feasibility and develop design documentation

* Private Mission Instance Queue System (Fleet Actions, Episodes, PVP etc)
* Converting First Officer to Playable Captain
* First Officer System
* Fleet Action Updates
* PVP Queue System Updates
* Redesign for Exploration Sectors
* Featured Episode Re-run Weekends (and a way to do this with other existing episodes such as Past Imperfect)
* Off-Duty Costumes and ways to improve the feature so that costume rules are clearer and better defined
* More Minigames
* Reviewing designs of the STFs to determine areas that need improvement and ways to make these episodes better
* Adding BOFF abilities to power list on the ground (so you can slot them
* Aenar species
* Talaxian species
* Android species
* Hologram species
* Revamping VO for contacts
* VO for Episode Intros
* Improved Hair Tech
* STF: The Hive


On Hold/Pending Issues
The following issues hit a snag and are either on perma-hold or awaiting further blocking issues to be resolved

* Enterprise J
* TOS Enterprise Refit Ship
* Kzinti


Upcoming C-Store Releases

* Vor'Cha Ship Costume Variant
* 7 of 9 Jumpsuit Costume Unlock
* KDF LG (lvl 51) Ship Unlocks (B'Rel, Orion Cruiser, Gorn Science Vessel)
* Enterprise Bundle Pack: Uniform, Mirror Uniform, T-Pol Jumpsuit, NX Ship


Tribble Test Server
Many updates and fixes in the "in testing" section are available for you to check out for yourself on the Tribble Test Server. For a full list of fixes in testing - please refer to the latest Tribble Release Notes.

They also have some shots of the new UGC in the thread.

 

[CaptainRAVE]

Looks to me like they're prioritising pointless cosmetic stuff that they're going to try to flog in the c-store

Most everything on the c-store can be obtained in-game. I wish there was more news of a new playable race though.

 

[CaptainRAVE]

Apart from 1 or 2 ships, Hopefully they wont carry on adding pay only ships.

They must have made a killing on the C-store. I have seen so many of these ships flying around.

 

[CaptainRAVE]

Yep, any retail purchase of the game will come with 30 days free. Once setup, lets us know your captainname@accountname and I can invite you to the OcUK fleet . Delbert, would you mind emailing me in trust (button under this post) so that I can send you a referral key BEFORE you apply the retail key? I think I might get free stuff for doing this

Could be quite useful too:

Once your friend has purchased Star Trek Online, you’ll receive a brand new title – Courier – as well as an exclusive Holographic Tribble Pet! What’s more, you both can enjoy:

* A special power to instantly travel to your friend (first 30 days).
* A 5% Captain and Officer skill point bonus when you’re teamed up (first 15 days).
* A 5% damage bonus when you’re teamed up (first 15 days).

 

[CaptainRAVE]

Is it actually useful free stuff? i thought it was just stuff from the cryptic store. I really cannot remember

Cryptic points - so nothing TOO amazing. But also the bonuses posted above - quite useful for teaming with new members. Although slipstream drive should get me there pretty quickly and I can transwarp to most starbases now.

 

[CaptainRAVE]

Well i suppose getting some cryptic points is better than none

Im finally back on to STO after a busy week. My charcter is SniffBoo@krisab

Do i have to be online at a certain time to get the invite?

Nope, will invite you when I get on later. The invite will pop up when you log-in.

Edit: Invited

 

[CaptainRAVE]

I was on Commander last I stopped playing. Does one still need to go to that Alpha whatsit place to make more "l33ter" equipment?

Don't think so. They have implemented a new system - I think you can craft now without going there, assuming you have all the stuff in your inventory. I still sell most of my anomolies - except the new rare ones (that you can't anyway).

Still enjoying the Breen dailies - the sector is really atmospehric!

Edit: Just invited some old Champions Online group friends to STO - they are a friendly bunch. Will hopefully help keep Full Impulse populated. I think we need another Fleet Admiral too - ideally a lifer. Any offers?