Re: Ultimate Gay Fighter
They've released a new trailer with some of the villians and catch phrases.
FuriousToast
Re: What names do you give your ships?
I try to stick with themes for each ship (and I have a few so bare with me)
Breen Chel Grett
Amelia Pond
Breen Plesh Brek
Martha Jones
-My two favourite companions
Elachi S'Golth
Delta - Just because of its shape
Elachi Monbosh
H.M.S Ark Royal (She's British and she's a carrier)
Tholian Orb Weaver
Garnet - Sticking with the crystal theme I chose my birth stone.
Tholian Recluse
Sicarius - Sticking with the arachnid theme
Risian Corvette
Prince George (It was about the right time)
Obelisk Carrier
Monumental - Seemed to fit with the Obelisk theme
Andorian Khyzon
I.G.V. Shran - I need to be a bit more imaginative here.
Long Range Science Vessel Retrofit
U.S.S. Andromeda - Gene Rodenberry's other great show and a hint towards how long range she is.
Fleet Tactical Escort Retrofit
U.S.S. Audacious - Goes along the Defiant/Valiant line.
Light Cruiser
U.S.S. Liberty - The game picked this name way back at launch. My subsequent vessels whilst leveling shared the name.
Blockade Runner Escort Retrofit
U.S.S. Mallard - Fit with the steam motif.
Fleet Chimera Heavy Destroyer
U.S.S. Manchester - Named after where I live.
Fleet Science Vessel Retrofit
U.S.S. Manhattan - She's a Rhode Island variant so I stuck with the New England theme.
Support Cruiser Retrofit
U.S.S. Emissary - Means the same as Ambassador, the first of the line.
Fleet Advanced Research Vessel Retrofit
U.S.S. Mercy - She's outfit with a few heals and being a Nebula class there isn't really a theme to stick to.
Fleet Assault Cruiser Retrofit
U.S.S. Midway - Named after the naval battle.
Odyssey Science Cruiser
U.S.S. Odyssey - Kind of like the Excelsior, she was handed over to my captain after shakedown. As such she is first of her line.
Multi-Mission Reconnaissance Explorer
U.S.S. Orcus - Roman God of the underworld (Vesta was another Roman God).
Fleet Battle Cruiser
U.S.S. Pioneer - First of her kind for Starfleet.
Fleet Reconnaissance Science Vessel
U.S.S. Scarlett - Named after former chief of MI6 John Scarlett
Sorry for the never ending list!
Breen Chel Grett
Amelia Pond
Breen Plesh Brek
Martha Jones
-My two favourite companions
Elachi S'Golth
Delta - Just because of its shape
Elachi Monbosh
H.M.S Ark Royal (She's British and she's a carrier)
Tholian Orb Weaver
Garnet - Sticking with the crystal theme I chose my birth stone.
Tholian Recluse
Sicarius - Sticking with the arachnid theme
Risian Corvette
Prince George (It was about the right time)
Obelisk Carrier
Monumental - Seemed to fit with the Obelisk theme
Andorian Khyzon
I.G.V. Shran - I need to be a bit more imaginative here.
Long Range Science Vessel Retrofit
U.S.S. Andromeda - Gene Rodenberry's other great show and a hint towards how long range she is.
Fleet Tactical Escort Retrofit
U.S.S. Audacious - Goes along the Defiant/Valiant line.
Light Cruiser
U.S.S. Liberty - The game picked this name way back at launch. My subsequent vessels whilst leveling shared the name.
Blockade Runner Escort Retrofit
U.S.S. Mallard - Fit with the steam motif.
Fleet Chimera Heavy Destroyer
U.S.S. Manchester - Named after where I live.
Fleet Science Vessel Retrofit
U.S.S. Manhattan - She's a Rhode Island variant so I stuck with the New England theme.
Support Cruiser Retrofit
U.S.S. Emissary - Means the same as Ambassador, the first of the line.
Fleet Advanced Research Vessel Retrofit
U.S.S. Mercy - She's outfit with a few heals and being a Nebula class there isn't really a theme to stick to.
Fleet Assault Cruiser Retrofit
U.S.S. Midway - Named after the naval battle.
Odyssey Science Cruiser
U.S.S. Odyssey - Kind of like the Excelsior, she was handed over to my captain after shakedown. As such she is first of her line.
Multi-Mission Reconnaissance Explorer
U.S.S. Orcus - Roman God of the underworld (Vesta was another Roman God).
Fleet Battle Cruiser
U.S.S. Pioneer - First of her kind for Starfleet.
Fleet Reconnaissance Science Vessel
U.S.S. Scarlett - Named after former chief of MI6 John Scarlett
Sorry for the never ending list!
Parker
Re: What names do you give your ships?
I am going to guess that Johnny Gage was on Emergency? (I think that was the name)
PlasticCenturion
Re: My Storywriting
Hey Dax,
I wanted to start by saying thank you for inviting us into this world you’ve created. I feel very privileged that you’ve shared your creation with us. As a newer member of the fleet I thought I was in a useful position to provide feedback. I’m new enough to not have fallen sway to what I’m sure are your copious charms so that you can trust my comments are not the gushing ego stroking of an inauthentic sycophant and, since I am so new, if you hate what I have to say you can temporarily redirect your writing talents to penning a dissertation on why I should be exiled from the fleet. Either way you’re covered. While I know the road to hell can often be paved with good intentions, I hope you will find my well meaning comments useful rather than seeing them as the overly critical ravings of a mad man on the internet. (Feedback is a two way street, so feel free to offer suggestions or criticisms about how I might be more useful to you.)
My overall impression is that there is really a lot of interesting things going on. I especially enjoy the psychological issues you play with throughout your story. The battle with Braydon of Borg on stardate 86921.17 was reminiscent of, but also a unique take on, Acting Captain Riker’s challenge facing Locutus in the Best of Both Worlds. As those are my favorite episodes of all time, for precisely the themes you are working with, I hope you will take that as the highest possible praise I know how to give.
You raise several very interesting issues on Stardate 84780.83. The first is the confrontation between Braydon, Michael and Captain Ramosa. I feel like this section is just a bit out of character for Michael. From what we know of Starfleet regulations, the counselor has the same level of authority as the chief medical officer when it comes to the mental health of the crew, that is, they supersede the captain’s. I would have expected that Michael would rely on his authority not only because it would be consistent with what we know of Starfleet regulations, but also because on stardate 86921.17 we see Michael default to his position of authority as a Borg expert to cow Captain Cruz so it would be internally consistent with the narrative and character as well.
The second issue you raise is Michael’s series of thoughts on the way to sickbay. As a victim of a violent act it is sadly unsurprising that he would have these victim blaming thoughts, “what did I do wrong”, “did I deserve it” and so on. However, Michael is also trained as a psychologist, so on an intellectual level he should be aware that these thoughts are inappropriate and potentially harmful. I would have absolutely loved to see you explore the inner conflict there, would the inner therapist win out, or would those tactics seem hollow, how would he grow professionally from this experience? Though I recognize that this is your work and not a choose your own adventure specifically tailored to me, I still would be eager to see that section expanded on, even if it were just in a conversation here on the forum.
While on the subject of Michael’s character, I really would have enjoyed seeing you expand on his issue remembering people’s names. That seems like a uniquely challenging issue for a therapist, let alone a therapist turned captain. It seems to be introduced only to be left by the way side. For instance, he has trouble remembering the names of junior officers that serve as his bridge crew, but he knows the names of the captains of the Crazystone and Denver? I also struggled with it a bit in light of the fact he seems to form such close, even intimate, attachments with senior staff.
The final thing I would like to note is that Michael has a very informal relationship with the captain. This may be something you’ve already covered as you’ve continued to write so it may be nothing, but if you haven’t I think it might be worth exploring how they became so close.
Well, that’s it. I don’t want to overwhelm you with comments, but I did want to demonstrate respect for your efforts by giving them the time and thought they deserve. I hope you found my thoughts useful, but I am aware that I am giving free advice, which is all too often worth what you paid for it. Keep up the good work, and I look forward to reading and discussing anything else you might wish to share.
Casseus
I wanted to start by saying thank you for inviting us into this world you’ve created. I feel very privileged that you’ve shared your creation with us. As a newer member of the fleet I thought I was in a useful position to provide feedback. I’m new enough to not have fallen sway to what I’m sure are your copious charms so that you can trust my comments are not the gushing ego stroking of an inauthentic sycophant and, since I am so new, if you hate what I have to say you can temporarily redirect your writing talents to penning a dissertation on why I should be exiled from the fleet. Either way you’re covered. While I know the road to hell can often be paved with good intentions, I hope you will find my well meaning comments useful rather than seeing them as the overly critical ravings of a mad man on the internet. (Feedback is a two way street, so feel free to offer suggestions or criticisms about how I might be more useful to you.)
My overall impression is that there is really a lot of interesting things going on. I especially enjoy the psychological issues you play with throughout your story. The battle with Braydon of Borg on stardate 86921.17 was reminiscent of, but also a unique take on, Acting Captain Riker’s challenge facing Locutus in the Best of Both Worlds. As those are my favorite episodes of all time, for precisely the themes you are working with, I hope you will take that as the highest possible praise I know how to give.
You raise several very interesting issues on Stardate 84780.83. The first is the confrontation between Braydon, Michael and Captain Ramosa. I feel like this section is just a bit out of character for Michael. From what we know of Starfleet regulations, the counselor has the same level of authority as the chief medical officer when it comes to the mental health of the crew, that is, they supersede the captain’s. I would have expected that Michael would rely on his authority not only because it would be consistent with what we know of Starfleet regulations, but also because on stardate 86921.17 we see Michael default to his position of authority as a Borg expert to cow Captain Cruz so it would be internally consistent with the narrative and character as well.
The second issue you raise is Michael’s series of thoughts on the way to sickbay. As a victim of a violent act it is sadly unsurprising that he would have these victim blaming thoughts, “what did I do wrong”, “did I deserve it” and so on. However, Michael is also trained as a psychologist, so on an intellectual level he should be aware that these thoughts are inappropriate and potentially harmful. I would have absolutely loved to see you explore the inner conflict there, would the inner therapist win out, or would those tactics seem hollow, how would he grow professionally from this experience? Though I recognize that this is your work and not a choose your own adventure specifically tailored to me, I still would be eager to see that section expanded on, even if it were just in a conversation here on the forum.
While on the subject of Michael’s character, I really would have enjoyed seeing you expand on his issue remembering people’s names. That seems like a uniquely challenging issue for a therapist, let alone a therapist turned captain. It seems to be introduced only to be left by the way side. For instance, he has trouble remembering the names of junior officers that serve as his bridge crew, but he knows the names of the captains of the Crazystone and Denver? I also struggled with it a bit in light of the fact he seems to form such close, even intimate, attachments with senior staff.
The final thing I would like to note is that Michael has a very informal relationship with the captain. This may be something you’ve already covered as you’ve continued to write so it may be nothing, but if you haven’t I think it might be worth exploring how they became so close.
Well, that’s it. I don’t want to overwhelm you with comments, but I did want to demonstrate respect for your efforts by giving them the time and thought they deserve. I hope you found my thoughts useful, but I am aware that I am giving free advice, which is all too often worth what you paid for it. Keep up the good work, and I look forward to reading and discussing anything else you might wish to share.
Casseus
Voleron
Re: Fleet Bank Donation Drive!
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- What is the Golden Rule of fleet bank use?
- When giving to the bank, what Mark numbered items are NOT permitted?
- What is the procedure for obtaining an energy credit loan from the fleet bank?
- How many times did the resources department re-stock the fleet banks in 2013?
- How can you help the fleet bank efforts?
- Don't withdraw items form the fleet bank and sell them for cash (as a backup; no food tribbles common items or lockboxes)
- Odd numbered ones (I, III, V, VII, or IX), excluding Mk XI which are ok
- The fleet does not loan EC as it is possible it would never come back tot he fleet
- 104 restocks were provided by the Resources dept members
- Follow the guidebook at all times and donate as much as possible.
P R I Z E · W O N !
Congratulations to Parker, for being the first to correctly submit the answers to the questions to win 1,000 Zen! Thank you to everyone who took the time to participate in this give-away... we'll be doing additional give-aways each day for the rest of the month, either in this forum thread, in-game or on TeamSpeak! Be sure to join us everywhere for your chance to win! :D
A N S W E R S
Question #1:
The Golden Rule of Fleet Bank use is: don't remove items from the bank with the intent of selling them at a vendor for a personal energy credit gain. This rule is different from the Prime Directive, which was quoted in some of the other answers ;)
Question #2:
We don't stock odd numbered Mark items in the bank, as it's sub-quality gear, with the exception of Mark XI.
Question #3:
We don't provide personal energy credit loans from the bank.
Question #4:
The resources department re-stocked the fleet banks 104 times in 2013, at a total estimated cost of 104,000,000 energy credits.
Question #5:
Follow the bank rules, ensure that items from the bank are used for their intended purpose, and donate quality items to the bank!
Parker
Re: Fleet Bank Donation Drive!
- What is the Golden Rule of fleet bank use?
- When giving to the bank, what Mark numbered items are NOT permitted?
- What is the procedure for obtaining an energy credit loan from the fleet bank?
- How many times did the resources department re-stock the fleet banks in 2013?
- How can you help the fleet bank efforts?
- Don't withdraw items form the fleet bank and sell them for cash (as a backup; no food tribbles common items or lockboxes)
- Odd numbered ones (I, III, V, VII, or IX), excluding Mk XI which are ok
- The fleet does not loan EC as it is possible it would never come back tot he fleet
- 104 restocks were provided by the Resources dept members
- Follow the guidebook at all times and donate as much as possible.
Voleron
Re: Fleet Bank Donation Drive!
SOOO close! Every one of the answers provided so far, contains ONE mistake.. (may be different for each person who submitted). You can correct and re-submit if need be!
EDIT: Two mistakes in one of the submissions so far ;)
EDIT: Two mistakes in one of the submissions so far ;)
Oreian
Re: Fleet Bank Donation Drive!
Questions:
- What is the Golden Rule of fleet bank use?
- When giving to the bank, what Mark numbered items are NOT permitted?
- What is the procedure for obtaining an energy credit loan from the
fleet bank?- How many times did the resources department re-stock the fleet banks in 2013?
- How can you help the fleet bank efforts?
1) No food, tribbles, common items, or lockboxes
2) Odd numbered ones (I, III, V, VII, or IX), excluding Mk XI which are ok
3) There is no established procedure for obtaining a loan
4) Zero
5) Follow the rules, and donate what you can
Parker
Re: Fleet Bank Donation Drive!
- What is the Golden Rule of fleet bank use?
- When giving to the bank, what Mark numbered items are NOT permitted?
- What is the procedure for obtaining an energy credit loan from the fleet bank?
- How many times did the resources department re-stock the fleet banks in 2013?
- How can you help the fleet bank efforts?
- Don't withdraw items form the fleet bank and sell them for cash (as a backup; no food tribbles common items or lockboxes)
- MK I or MK II
- The fleet does not loan EC as it is possible it would never come back tot he fleet
- 104 restocks were provided by the Resources dept members
- Follow the guidebook at all times and donate as much as possible.
calx
Re: Fleet Bank Donation Drive!
1. Items not to be used for EC gain
2. I-II
3. There is no standard loan procedure :)
4. 104
5. Stocking up with quality goods/EC when it's low
2. I-II
3. There is no standard loan procedure :)
4. 104
5. Stocking up with quality goods/EC when it's low
Voleron
Re: Fleet Bank Donation Drive!
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F A C T O I D !
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This Factoid is brought to you by the Fleet Resources Department, as part of the on-going, month long, fleet bank donation drive!
Did you know...?
That when the fleet banks become empty due to a lack of donations, they're re-stocked with items from the exchange and/or the personal loot of resources department members? In 2013, the department re-stocked the Fleet banks a total of 104 times, at an average cost of 1,000,000 energy credits PER re-stock, for a total conservative re-stock cost estimate of 104,000,000 EC.
Where does this money come from? Some of it is generated in our Forum Signature Shop, the proceeds of which are funneled into re-stock efforts, while the rest often comes from the personal inventories of our department members.
How can you help?
Be sure to follow the fleet bank rules, to ensure that the items in the fleet bank are being used appropriately, and also be sure to give generously of some of your quality loot to your local banks!
G I V E · A W A Y !
Questions:
- What is the Golden Rule of fleet bank use?
- When giving to the bank, what Mark numbered items are NOT permitted?
- What is the procedure for obtaining an energy credit loan from the
fleet bank? - How many times did the resources department re-stock the fleet banks in 2013?
- How can you help the fleet bank efforts?
Hint!: The answers to all the aforementioned questions are contained in this factoid post, and/or in the fleet bank tutorial video, linked in the first post of this thread.
Parker
Re: [EVENT] Winter Trek Trivia!
Thanks for yet another great event! It was first time attending Trek Trivia and while I didn't have a single answer I had a good time in chat making my best attempts at answering. It was great to see Traull in attendance and Dave....what to say....just WOW! The event was awesome!
and Andrew...my previous post says it all :)
and Andrew...my previous post says it all :)
Parker
Re: [EVENT] Winter Trek Trivia!
My thanks to Voleron & Traull for hosting and working so hard on this awesome event! These events often bring us closer together as a community. (And, plus, there is cake!) I was glad to be able to provide the venue, but the cleaning crew is STILL trying to clean up the mess all you hooligans left behind! :P
Highly looking forward to the next! :woohoo:
Thank you for your hospitality. Your ship was nice and tidy. I did visit your Engineering section briefly to give it a quick white glove inspection. My report to follow. As for the carpets in your lounge....tsk tsk....
Unknown Person
Re: [EVENT] Winter Trek Trivia!
My thanks to Voleron & Traull for hosting and working so hard on this awesome event! These events often bring us closer together as a community. (And, plus, there is cake!) I was glad to be able to provide the venue, but the cleaning crew is STILL trying to clean up the mess all you hooligans left behind! :P
Highly looking forward to the next! :woohoo:
Highly looking forward to the next! :woohoo:
Oreian
Re: [EVENT] Winter Trek Trivia!
This was an amazing event! Thanks for all the hard work that made it so fun
Dax_aussie_boy
Re: [EVENT] Winter Trek Trivia!
Congrats to all, sounds like this event is getting better and better each time I hear about it.
I hope everyone that participated in this event had enjoyed themselves and are loving the prizes that were given out.
I hope everyone that participated in this event had enjoyed themselves and are loving the prizes that were given out.
Eurrsk
Re: [EVENT] Winter Trek Trivia!
Incredible job on the trivia event! The effort you put into this really showed! Loved the voice-overs! :D Thank you all who participated, hosted, and helped set it up! :D Congratz on the winners! B) Had a blast! *hugs*
Re: Fleet Bank Donation Drive!
I see that my comedic stylings detracted from the main message. Next time, less jokes and more straight-faced information delivery!
It's okay. I think I figured it out. I went ahead and donated all said items to the Fleet Bank! Yay me!! The consumables tab was full though, so I went ahead put them in some of the other tabs. You guys should really stay on top of that. One question though, can I borrow 80 mill EC? I really want a Tuffli!
Voleron
Re: Fleet Bank Donation Drive!
Voleron, I just watched your video. Let me get this gay. You want me to donate all my common items, lock boxes, tribbles, and food, especially [Cardassian Yamok Sauce], right?
I see that my comedic stylings detracted from the main message. Next time, less jokes and more straight-faced information delivery!
Voleron
Re: [EVENT] Winter Trek Trivia!
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F I N A L · S T A N D I N G S · P O S T E D ![attachment=1859]insurrectionhd0371.png[/attachment]Click image to enlarge!
A HUGE thank you to the 21 participants and 15 scorers of our Winter Trek Trivia event who came out tonight to join us in TeamSpeak and in-game for our SIXTH Trek Trivia event!
I hope that you all had as much fun attending the event as we did hosting it for you, and we can't wait to see you at the next Trek Trivia event, in a few month's time!
Final standings are posted above! (Click image to enlarge). See you at our next event!
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