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So, since I have a whole bunch of thoughts I wanted to share, I just decided to make a new thread about this.
I've started out this morning, finally. My previous attempt failed because of the ridiculous loading times (I think I waited an hour for the Sol system to load...). As it turns out, the graphics settings were the cause of this. I've set them to the minimum and not only did my loading problem disappear, the game works pretty well now. If I can find out which setting is the offender, I might even be able to crank them up a bit again.
So, just as Maj did, I've decided to use my midway character for the game. Since today morning, he is (or rather, I am) the proud captain of a small Centaur-class frigate, USS Providence. Obvious reference is obvious. I am grateful that the game decided to give me a Centaur - it gives the game the "it's the trek I know" feeling. It is strange to warp into the Sol system right next to a Fed dreadnought painted in screaming Borg green, but starting with the familiar Centaur helped to get over that.
The few missions I had the time to play were a lot of fun - I really like how the shields have been implemented. Flying a spaceship is a bit different than piloting, say, an AS7-D Atlas, but I'll get used to it. The proper firing angles and all of that stuff has been fun as well - turning your ship to face the enemy for a hull-shattering torpedo shot feels awesome. I'm hoping to get a few more moneys for cool equipment.
I am running the German translation right now. It's still a bit weird - they apparently can't decide how to properly translate a few things. If it's possible, I might switch to the English original later on, but it's fine for now. And ohai Q, the dude was nice enough to show up for the european relaunch.
I've heard that the ship types pretty much match the character types, is that right?
I've started out this morning, finally. My previous attempt failed because of the ridiculous loading times (I think I waited an hour for the Sol system to load...). As it turns out, the graphics settings were the cause of this. I've set them to the minimum and not only did my loading problem disappear, the game works pretty well now. If I can find out which setting is the offender, I might even be able to crank them up a bit again.
So, just as Maj did, I've decided to use my midway character for the game. Since today morning, he is (or rather, I am) the proud captain of a small Centaur-class frigate, USS Providence. Obvious reference is obvious. I am grateful that the game decided to give me a Centaur - it gives the game the "it's the trek I know" feeling. It is strange to warp into the Sol system right next to a Fed dreadnought painted in screaming Borg green, but starting with the familiar Centaur helped to get over that.
The few missions I had the time to play were a lot of fun - I really like how the shields have been implemented. Flying a spaceship is a bit different than piloting, say, an AS7-D Atlas, but I'll get used to it. The proper firing angles and all of that stuff has been fun as well - turning your ship to face the enemy for a hull-shattering torpedo shot feels awesome. I'm hoping to get a few more moneys for cool equipment.
I am running the German translation right now. It's still a bit weird - they apparently can't decide how to properly translate a few things. If it's possible, I might switch to the English original later on, but it's fine for now. And ohai Q, the dude was nice enough to show up for the european relaunch.
I've heard that the ship types pretty much match the character types, is that right?