http://www.arcgames.com/en/games/star-trek-online/news/detail/9052953-command-bridge-officers

Initial impression Tactical-Engineer Hybrid, Team based effects, *REDACTED*

So I broke down and bought this game and, while it took me about 30 minutes or so learning how to fly, i'm really liking it. For me, it's everything I've looked for in a game with space travel, exploration, trading, and combat (among other things you can do). Too bad it isn't Trek, but oh well..

I started with the keyboard and mouse, which is doable. But I agree that to get the full experience (short of using Oculus Rift), a joystick and throttle combo is HIGHLY recommended. I broke out my Saitek x45 set from my Flight-Sim days and I am hooked.

The game is in its infancy with a big vision for development. But as a first release, it is SOLID. The universe is basically a 1:1 scale re-creation of the entire Milky Way galaxy, with ~400 billion star systems. Behemoth. All known stars, celestial objects, and currently-known exoplanets are included and added regularly, while the rest of the unknowns are procedurally generated.

There are a lot of beautiful places out there. I too am excited for them to add atmospheric flight and planetary landing, along with better multi-player cohesion. Star Citizen is expected to offer these kinds of features too, but if you're looking to set sail in a vast universe now then, next to EvE online, this game is a contender (if not easier to play!).

Feel free to add me as well, if you'd like. My CMDR's name is Zelryn.

Steve

This is a comic strip i have been following for a while, read about Ed; http://edsrus.com/wordpress/?page_id=4

He drinks a lot of coffee, he used to do a coffee shop review every Friday but I think he ran out of new places to visit in the greater Portland area lol.

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He's got great energy

Just saw the last 2, and i have a question, How much coffee does he drink?

He is amusing though and i have subscribed.

A good rundown of the upcoming new Doff system

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Hey Everyone,

I thought to also advise in a separate post regarding the Patch Notes of new/improved changes that have transpired yesterday or today for certain people.

Please click the following link for the following changes that have been made.

Dax

Hey Everyone,

It seems that STO Dev Team have either corrected the issue for character copying from Holodeck to Tribble or it has corrected itself.

You can now commence transferring of characters as of now. If you are experiencing problems with transferring of toons, please make a note of this on the STO Forums in the Tribble Test Server Forums.

Please click the following link for more information.

Dax

I'm most excited about the remastered Romulan episodes. I can't wait! I really enjoyed when they did that with the Doomsday Weapon & the Borg episodes. It will help level up my next ship. Of course, I'm still only at level 57 and around the 5th new episode in.... Don't judge! :laugh:

Earlier today or yesterday depending on time zone differences, the STO Dev Team Systems Designer Jeremy Randall aka "BorticusCryptic" placed a blog posting regarding the Captain Specialization.

In the blog post, Jeremy Randall outlines the abilities that are involved with the new system that is being placed on Tribble Server as we speak which involves improving both Ground and Space combat (Tactical) and survivability (Science and Engineering).

to read up on this blog posting, please click this link.

Enjoy.

Dax

So TJ went and did a review of the Sheshar, I agree that it works best as a beam boat but now, whenever I deploy my Sheshar Assault Craft I shall say: "launch the Butt!" :laugh:

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Just to bring awareness but the Tribble Character Transfer System is currently not working, judging by the amount of people whom have posted on the STO Forums lately.

At this moment of time, transfer from holodeck to tribble isn't available at this moment. I will keep an eye on this for the next couple of days to inform when people are able to commence transfers.

Dax

Ah...... I only got to hear about the last 5 minutes of the broadcast that weekend. So my apologies on not catching up on what i had missed. At least now there is a visual of the changes that the Dev Team had mentioned about, plus a clearer outline of what changes.

I do agree on the secondary deflector changes that they have made, it gives the science toon and ships a greater understanding of what each of the three kinds of secondary deflectors types once equipped to the applicable science ships that holds them.

Plus the changes to the icon does improve the look of the game with all of the recent updates and changes to the game itself. (R&D, Specialization, Tier 6 Ships, etc)

Anyways enjoy the read everyone.

We touched on this during the livestream at weekend. Finally science is getting the secondary deflectors as for the best who knows what it will bring. I mean the Intel specialisation alone has had major impacts. Adding a new one in so soon is unexpected.

Hey everyone,

I hope everyone has recovered well from the NYE events and are excited about the new content that the DEV Team at STO have done recently which have been mention just last week.

I'm very excited to see what they have in store for us with these New Systems that they have introduced onto the Tribble Server just recently.

• Bridge Officer Interface
• Specialization for Captain and Bridge Officer: Command Officer
• Bridge Officer Training Revamp
• New Research and Development School: Officer Training
• Changes to the Romulan Mystery Arc
• Changes to the Secondary Deflector
• New Bridge Officer Icons

If you wish to read up on the latest information about the Patch Notes, Bridge Officer Ability Icons or the Training interface for the Bridge Officers, please click on the follow "links" below.

• Information regarding the Patch Note for Tribble can be located from this link
• Changes to what the Bridge Officer Ability Icons look like, can be viewed and read from this link
• As well as the information regarding the Bridge Officer Training can be seen from this link

Please remember, the New System (Captain Specialization, Bridge Officer Specialization, Bridge Officer Training and R&D School) are subject to change at anytime new information has been released or updated.

See you all in space.

Jadis Dax

i was about to watch but my PC started freezing :(

not sure what's going wrong with it, grrs :pinch:

Thanks to all that attend the Livestream, we had a max of 24 people, 2 short of our record. If you missed it and want to watch it live, it is available now on YouTube at

http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLZlWofQdaKaGBiX285q9VLkEOmEXa-DoZ

Another thank you! I'm working on a build suggested by Aikune now. A great service to provide, much appreciated! :)

Thank you for creating this department. I just submitted my first starship for review. It's nice to get someone much wiser than myself to check it out.

Not entirely true - they are nerfed, but they can be powerful if set right. This is clearly dependent on the abilities associated with the build. It also depends on what you actually want to do. Why do u want a turret build? What ship are you flying? The ship itself can be the decider with said load out.

Also Elachi weaps are pretty kick ass. It could work, but the damage wouldn't be as great - although not non-existent.