STO Ships

[SciFiFan]

Took some more beauty shots of the Corvair (may rename it). This is the Odyssey class of my main character, Ambassador Otungku.

 

[kjc733]

Took the Daring for a shakedown. Just a quick trip round the block, but being Tuesday I had some torpedoes just in case.

Boldly going...


Space isn't all dark...


Threading the needle...

 

[thunderfoot]

My only nitpick about STO including the TOS and TMP Connies is there is so little TOS and TMP specific content. I would like to see the Devs make up some special episodes for these two ships. I'd pay Real Money for this. Kat let me visit her TOS Connie and wander all about. I got to fulfill one of the very fondest wishes of a six year old boy and I do not believe I can ever thank or repay her enough for this.

 

[Katala]

My only nitpick about STO including the TOS and TMP Connies is there is so little TOS and TMP specific content. I would like to see the Devs make up some special episodes for these two ships. I'd pay Real Money for this. Kat let me visit her TOS Connie and wander all about. I got to fulfill one of the very fondest wishes of a six year old boy and I do not believe I can ever thank or repay her enough for this.

I agree there is not enough content and extra episodes to suit would be more fun.

My current ship though is a Galaxy Cruiser but I kinda liked TOS bridge and setup that I added it this time too especially since it is the entire interior not just the bridge itself which is something I think they should do more often with their bridge/interior packs.

And you are most welcome for the tour of my ship, I rather enjoyed exploring it too, was great fun.

 

[Majestic]

I don't normally post these things, however thought this time around I might. Juras is my new Federation tactical officer and thanks to the double bonus buff's this weekend he has now reached Rear Admiral and thought I would show off his new ship.

Named after a Australian town that Kat and I have been to on our way to and from the Gold Coast a couple of years back.



He is doing a lot better than John Majest did, obviously I have learnt from my errors in the traits and skills department.

 

[thunderfoot]

Didn't I see your ship in a Captain Proton episode once? The one where Harry got the girl and Tom had to fight the monster for a change? Kidding, kidding.
Grafton looks very businesslike and very nice. Good job on the glamour shots. You should do them more often, I think.

 

[Adm_Z]

Looks just like mine except for the center pylon.

 

[Majestic]

Thanks all, so far I am not too impressed by her, though I am going to try her out with different shields and see how she goes. I was also taking on too Keldons at the time that my shields just disappeared so they could be using a instant removal of shields buff against me. We'll see how she goes after I refit her.

 

[thunderfoot]

Keldons are tough opponents. Could it be something as simple as not being completely familiar with the new ship yet? If you've been running mostly cruisers and science ships, escorts can be a handful. I am still shocked at how fragile their hulls are once the shields go down. My solution with Relentless was to stock up on shield buffs and shield batteries. The other thing I've learned is: Fire first. From long range if possible and try not to get any closer than about 7.5 - 6.5 klicks to the target. With an escort you sometimes have to nibble at a target instead of chew on it. Keldons have those nasty Photonic Galors as well. When it springs them on you, go defensive and go outbound. Once you are out of range, the Galors will disappear and the Keldon will not call them back a second time.

I still think she's not bad looking at all and you did a pretty good job of making her look her best in those pics.

 

[Majestic]

I discovered that it was only with the Keldons, so most likely a buff they have the evaporates an opponents shields, rather annoying. I also fitted better shields, going with rares I think. I have done that with my Galaxy, as she was getting beaten to a pole by the Romulans. Jurus is also now up to lvl 44 and so he can now participate in STF's which will be fun. I plan to get him and Naymor as my main STF's however once T'Lia and Isria gets they both will to will be a STF characters.

Also here are some more shots of the Grafton some with Kat's USS Anubis.

 

[SciFiFan]

Looks great Maj. One suggestion though, might want to disable the astrometrics for sector space. Personally I think it looks better for an imersion point of view but, it will deffinately make screenshots taken in sector space better.

 

[Majestic]

I just to not run astormetrics, but I find I really like it these days and so have it on. It's nice to see when one is entering Klingon space etc.

 

[thunderfoot]

The numerous Birds of Prey shooting at you is too subtle a clue you are inside Imperial space, Maj?

 

[Majestic]

lmao you do know and I am one of those BOP's shooting?

I am thinking after Juras is a Vice Admiral and I delete John Majest that I might make another KDF character, I haven't played them much lately and looking forward to killing Federation and Breen again with them.

 

[thunderfoot]

The Breen may just be the most obnoxious characters on the PvE side. The Deferi may be the most helpless as well.

 

[Majestic]

Not to mention that top Breen is the biggest coward out, sending all his underdogs to face you before he ran out of them and had to face you himself.

Naymor now has a new ship too.

 

[thunderfoot]

I find it very satisfying to slap the Breen around at every opportunity. Don't tell the devs this, but the Breen are so annoying I'd probably do it for nothing more than it needs doing. Mind, I'm not planning on giving any dilithium back.
Just sayin', if they were going for 'stupidly arrogant', they got it spot on. I find it most especially gratifying when I get to use my personally crafted bat'leth on them.

 

[Majestic]

General Naymor and General Slaas.



And General Naymor at Warp 20.23.

 

[Katala]

A force to be reckoned with, Three Generals (from left to right):

General Slaas (SciFiFan), General Z'Nesh (Katala) & General Naymor (Majestic)

 

[Terra_Inc]

A force to be reckoned with, Three Generals (from left to right):

General Slaas (SciFiFan), General Z'Nesh (Katala) & General Naymor (Majestic)

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OMG. I am looking forward to the Klinkers!

 

[kjc733]

A couple of beauty shots of the Daring prior to Carter's promotion to Commander.
The Briar Patch


Rendezvous


Just Cruisin'


Visiting Memory Alpha


Freighter Rescue and Escort


And the USS Wildcat, a face only a mother could love.

 

[Katala]

Vice Admiral Kat Ala has gotten herself a new Escort, the U.S.S. Dakota
This is a multi-vector escort and am loving it!
The ship in action

 

[Adm_Z]

Sweet!! What happens if one section gets blow'd up?

 

[Katala]

Sweet!! What happens if one section gets blow'd up?

I had wondered the same thing until it happened, that section disappears until you realign together so you end up with just 2 fighting sections etc

 

[SciFiFan]

The same thing happens with the Galaxy Retrofit's saucer separation. I had my saucer get blown up. Only it didn't disappear, it just drifted in space ablaze. I had to recall the saucer to get it back. Then you have to wait for the cool down to end before you can launch it again.

 

[thunderfoot]

The same thing happens with the Galaxy Retrofit's saucer separation. I had my saucer get blown up. Only it didn't disappear, it just drifted in space ablaze. I had to recall the saucer to get it back. Then you have to wait for the cool down to end before you can launch it again.

You let Deanna drive? Again? lol

 

[USS_Excalibur]

I keep forgetting to take pics.... I need to get some soon.

My ships so far that I kept:

F'Theron k'Jhat:
USS Mellenius Prime (Flag Ship; Odyssey Type)
USS Equinox (Borgified Akira Variant)
USS Eclipse (Defiant Retrofit) (Yes! I have a Cloaking Device!)
USS Omaria (Sovereign Variant; Jem'Hadar Refitted)
USS Hudson (Runabout)


Coming Soon!
1 New Federation Officer
1 New Klingon Officer

 

[kjc733]

I recently figured out I could up the settings on my game (still too used to my old laptop lol). Been getting on quite well with the Wildcat, but she's always got those little idiosyncrasy that annoy me. The turn rate is just always slightly too slow, which means either accepting gaps in coverage or going with weaker weapons. But that said, I'd learned to love her...


until I had a standoff with some Romulans...


But I just got promoted. Decided to stick with the escorts for now... so here's the USS Thrace.

Already swapped out her phasers for Tetryon dual cannons forward and an array aft. Need to upgrade the torpedo systems to a higher level of quantums (although I do have a Mk6 fwd). Have gone for a darker look. She's not supposed to be proudly flying the flag of the Federation, she's a warship (an Angel of Death if you will ).

Is there any reason not to put two torpedo launchers forward?

 

[thunderfoot]

Whoo Hoo! She's a dark beauty indeed, kjc. As to the Rihannsu, you're not alone. Qul' Taj is now all up Mk XII and I had a Mogai hand me my head whilst grinning the whole time. Happened during a LAN party, too. Oh the humiliation and shame I felt amongst my fellow warriors who were betting heavily I would win. I may never hear the end of it, lol.

Two torp launchers for'ard? Haven't run across that yet anywhere. Most people use a 3 to 1 ratio beam/torp fore and aft. I would imagine with the AoE torps during a Fleet Action after your first salvo, you'd become everyone's favorite target. Next, you'd become awful lonely on the map, followed shortly by your life getting awfully exciting as every enemy in range unloaded an Alpha Strike at you, lol. A missile boat might be worth checking out though. Be nice to take the Unimatrix or one of those Flagship clusters out with two salvos.

 

[Atlantis]

As to the Rihannsu, you're not alone. Qul' Taj is now all up Mk XII and I had a Mogai hand me my head whilst grinning the whole time.

Romulans are a tricky beast. I've figured out the trick with D'derideces, is to keep using "hit-and-run"s; charge in with cannons (+Rapid Fire II) and torps (+High Yield II), one volley of each (therefore go for Quantums, as the slower fire rate doesn't matter then), then turn away asap (before hitting the 5km tractor range) and get out of there, using beams (+Beam Overload II) and aft torpedoes to cover retreat and score extra damage. Get back out to over 10km, use aft weapons to take out any incoming Plasmas, use your Shield boosting abilities, wait out the possible delay caused by Viral Matrix, wait for High Yield and Rapid Fire to be ready again (by this time that'll only be a 5-8 second wait), then repeat. Always repeat. It'll take a while with the "Boss" D's you get in missions, but it will eventually get the job done.

Mogaii are different, in that they are freakishly fast. The turn rate and speed boosts mean that the above strategy jhust doesn't work; you can't keep outside the 10km firing range in order to get some repairing done. But if you keep a mix of the above strategy and just plain close-in dogfighting, you'll eventually take them down. Their hulls are much weaker in proportion to their shields, so once the shields go pop, you've got them.

Two torp launchers for'ard? Haven't run across that yet anywhere. Most people use a 3 to 1 ratio beam/torp fore and aft.

Actually I go for a 2:2 mix on my foreward weaponry too. Two sets of Dual Tetryon Cannons (Mk XII) and two Quantum Torpedo Launchers (Mk XI). No beams, so it's an all-or-nothing Alpha Strike mix. But then, it's an Escort, so this type of thing can't happen on a Cruiser or Science Vessel... I suppose on them I would experiment with a 3:1 mix, but surely the turn rate in a Cruiser isn't so bad as to not let you get a target into the 90° fire arc?