Oh geez the hours I spent on BotF could fill the Tardis. Loved Loved Loved that game, I was reading about it in gamer magazines for months before it came out. I was particularly good at playing as the Romulans and the Ferengi. I played Masters of Orion but I don't remember if it was 2 or 3 but it sucked so it must've been 3.

@Snownova, I agree with you... I waited patiently for them to release MOO3 for years... and when I finally got a copy... I couldn't believe what garbage it was.

BotF was so much fun... I used to play it online with friends all the time. I never got into Galactic Civilizations but I've heard great things about it.


@Halish, BotF is kinda like a Star Trek version of Master Of Orion 2. I still play MOO2 sometimes myself. It's a classic game and should they ever make a MOO4... Here's hoping they actually do it justice!

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It comes up when you do the search, it's just really low for some reason, #37.

The link is http://www.stonewallfleet.com/diplomacy-guide.

In other words it's not easily accessible...can you please add it to the Welcome Center or somewhere more prominent? Seems appropriate since it's such a useful resource.

We would all love to see cannon in everything that relates to our beloved movies.. However with game mechanics it just does not work.. Can you imagine having to have your healer in the middle of ground combat in STO run up to you and hit you with a hypo? Just the run time to get to you would insure you die..And than if you speaking of cannon let us look at the kits.. I never once seen a Star Trek episode where McCoy or Spock stuck someone in place by increasing the gravity in one location only.. Nor do I recall Scotty or Geordi sending out drones that attacked non the less little machines that healed..

We can only have so much Cannon and keep the game fun for all.. :)

I use the http://www.amazon.com/Microsoft-2AA-00001-LifeChat-LX-2000-Headset/dp/B0015BUHLA/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1299879321&sr=8-1-spell which is similar to the already suggested headset..

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I would like to apologize for my delay in responses on occasion during the RP session. Every time that happened I was checking my facts using a variety of sources. I'll try to have a "cheat sheet" of terms and such prior to the next session and break out my ST Encyclopedia...

Never a problem with slow responses.. and thank you for taking the time to make the event feel more "real" by using correct terminology.. I look forward to our next event

It's always a hard call between following "lore" type elements and what makes a good game (by good I refer to a game should be easy to access and enjoyable for the majority of players, not a select few puritanicals).

My usual argument for having a healing type class/role in a game where the IP doesn't really have it in place: I don't see characters in the "lore" coming back from the dead repeatedly. Maybe they should just use perma-death! Hope you don't want to get attached to your character!

As long as they don't go to a potion-spam system like some Asian MMO's I'm happy!

Hey Chem. Great suggestion! That is certainly something we can take a look at doing if this really takes off. :) I would love to see a monthly contest that evolves thematically in scope over time and potentially assist writers with finding new outlets for their skills. I won this contest a year ago and it compelled me to strike out writing professionally; its been an amazing (and scary, lol) adventure so far and it would be great to see others similarly inspired. :) Hopefully we can get a lot of interest and entries as we get things going!

@JBrenden: Thank you for taking the time to submit your work. Good luck in the contest! :)

I would like to apologize for my delay in responses on occasion during the RP session. Every time that happened I was checking my facts using a variety of sources. I'll try to have a "cheat sheet" of terms and such prior to the next session and break out my ST Encyclopedia...

1 for today after a lack of bdays.

I think I still have some of those tapes laying around... So you're not alone, I seem to be reminded daily of just how "old" I am too...

Very atmospheric! It gave me chills. Great job!

Actually (to show you how old I am), you could get the full ep. on VCR tape (with parts of it in the broadcast B&W) before '88.
But, if you're talking original "broadcast" dates, you're correct.

Firstly, I have never played BotF.

Secondly, Master of Orion 2 is awesome :) I had that game installed on my pc for the longest time.

Firstly MOO3 does not exist, I refuse to acknowledge that abomination.

Secondly, BotF was an awesome game, every now and then I get the itch to play it, but it doesn't run under windows XP or 7, so it makes me sad :( and I go play Galactic Civilizations instead. (there's probably a star trek mod for that out there somewhere, but I can't be arsed to find it).

Episode 210 - The Next Generation - "Silicone Avatar" - 10/14/1991

The crew, with the help of a scientist whose son lived on Data's home world, attempt to communicate with the Crystalline Entity.

Enjoy!

It comes up when you do the search, it's just really low for some reason, #37.

The link is http://www.stonewallfleet.com/diplomacy-guide.

Thanks for the suggestion Mark. Appreciate it and looking forward to tomorrows episode.

Where did the Diplomacy Guide go? Shouldn't that be linked to in the welcome center? Even doing a search for "diplomacy guide" isn't linking me to it.