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« on: April 15, 2004, 11:01:41 PM » |
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We now want to introduce you the Avalon Class you saw on the latest Dominion screenshots of the upcoming beta. The USS Avalon is one of the newest Starfleet designs and the first vessel of it's class left the San Francisco Yards almost on the same day when Voyager went through the Borg transwarp hub back to the alpha quadrant. As the quick producable Federation fighters showed good performance during the Dominion War Starfleet decided to keep a constant number of Attack Fighters in service even in times of peace. With great support for the project by Admiral Risner the Avalon Class was designed as a mobile command center for fighter operations. The vessel can also act as a logistic center for evacuation or routine missions, it is however not equipped with sufficent labs for scientific tasks. Currently there are only a few starships of this class in service and therefore they can only be warped in with a Starfleet Command station if you have choosen Admiral Risner as your Avatar.   Macromedia Shockwave requiredOptec |
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« Reply #1 on: April 16, 2004, 12:27:20 AM » |
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so will it have fighters or will it be a mobile ship yard?
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« Reply #2 on: April 16, 2004, 12:28:39 AM » |
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It has fighters. If it is engaged in combat the fighters will automatically launch, fly to the target and open fire.
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« Reply #3 on: April 16, 2004, 12:31:56 AM » |
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Very cool looking ship. She is a beauty.
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« Reply #4 on: April 16, 2004, 02:45:49 AM » |
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will they return when they finished attacking and will they use up special energy.could the player use them(that would be cool in another beta)  nice looking ship  i love fighters  |
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« Reply #5 on: April 16, 2004, 04:26:17 AM » |
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I love it but wats that little thing in front of the deflector dish?
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« Reply #6 on: April 16, 2004, 11:01:33 AM » |
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yep, after the first squad has completed it's attack run they will return to the avalon and the next squad will start the thing at the deflector is a so called "coolnes device"  |
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« Reply #7 on: April 16, 2004, 12:14:25 PM » |
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Thats pretty cool.
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« Reply #8 on: April 16, 2004, 06:12:09 PM » |
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do you mean kool as in brr... or do you mean kool as in how some1 says you are kool?  (you know i'm just joking around right?) |
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« Reply #9 on: April 16, 2004, 06:17:41 PM » |
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Ahh the coolness device. Just like the one the Galaxy-X had. Does it perform the same function as the Galaxy-X's coolness device?
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« Reply #10 on: April 16, 2004, 07:27:10 PM » |
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Hey, what a coincidence, my Discovery Class has the Coolness Device, too. In my case it's a combined Quantum/Photon torpedo launcher.  Demo Video (1.5MB)Perhaps it does the same for the Avalon? Or perhaps it's a launching tube for the fighters? Would remind me of Battlestar Galactica. |
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« Reply #11 on: April 16, 2004, 07:39:19 PM » |
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The socalled coolness device is inspired by Dak Phoenix's Phalanx class if you know it
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« Reply #12 on: April 16, 2004, 08:09:21 PM » |
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Ah, I see, you mean this one: http://www.phoenix-archetypes.com/3dgaller...dockworkbee.htmRight, looks like it. Although the idea already existed in Galaxy-X and Sovereign class designs. I was inspired by them, to add my photon torpedo launcher at that place so I had more room in the ship and a "cooler" appearance. So, what purpose does it serve on the Avalon class? |
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« Reply #13 on: April 16, 2004, 08:53:10 PM » |
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Very cool looking ship. Reminds me of the Achilles class from DW.
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« Reply #14 on: April 16, 2004, 09:55:38 PM » |
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i really do like the discovery.
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