Hero Ships/Classes

posted on October 2nd, 2009, 11:38 pm

I'm sure this is beating a dead horse; but there is alot to be said for our favorite trek characters making it into this amazing mod.

How about adding the major figures from Trek?  Perhaps allowing each faction to build a hero for a large X crystal/etc amount, or perhaps even just an ability to request their aid for 2 minute battle before they Warp away.

Each faction could choose between 2-3 heros each with special abilities, incrased HP, or auras.

(Ideas:Federation: Picard, Janeway, Sisko Klingon: Martok, Worf, Gowron Dominion: Founder, Wayun, Breen Commander; Borg: Diamond Queen, Sphere Queen, Locutus.. etc., Romulan: Sela, Shinzon, etc) (all sound clips/ship designs/voices would not be too difficult to come by)

Each Hero commander could unlock a unique tree in which a player could gain access to new tech and add different passive abilities to ships.

Anyways.. What are your thoughts???

[Meglith]

posted on October 2nd, 2009, 11:51 pm

Last edited by Meglith on October 2nd, 2009, 11:53 pm, edited 1 time in total.

Well, some of those Hero's you offer as examples are already dead, in the Star Trek time-line - and FO's does have some story-line, set a few years after Voyager, that the Dev's use to fuel their creativity.

More than just that, FO does pretty much have two different types of "Hero's" - the Veteran ships you're able to build yourself, as well as the two Avatars that you can play as. The Avatars themselves already do exactly what you suggest the Hero's could unlock - the Avatars are two different Tech-Trees, with different ships and weapons. So... Pretty much, i think your suggestion is already in effect, and quite well done.

posted on October 3rd, 2009, 12:26 am

I love Heroes! They have always been the best characters in the game. Whats wrong with throwing an extremely strong Sovereign as the Enterprise? Come on, just stick them in!

posted on October 3rd, 2009, 12:44 am

As Meglith stated, the Avatars are the heroes... and Janeway and Sela might eventually make it in as well. The Developers have also stated that more well known heroes will make it in at a later date

posted on October 3rd, 2009, 1:18 am

I would never want Shinzon in.  I'd rather see Tomalak.  Treacherous bastard that he is, and all, he's still a loyal son of the Romulan Star Empire, rather than an unstable traitorous clone who couldn't survive without juicing Picard.

posted on October 3rd, 2009, 2:59 am

Well, some of those Hero's you offer as examples are already dead, in the Star Trek time-line - and FO's does have some story-line, set a few years after Voyager, that the Dev's use to fuel their creativity.

More than just that, FO does pretty much have two different types of "Hero's" - the Veteran ships you're able to build yourself, as well as the two Avatars that you can play as. The Avatars themselves already do exactly what you suggest the Hero's could unlock - the Avatars are two different Tech-Trees, with different ships and weapons. So... Pretty much, i think your suggestion is already in effect, and quite well done.

I agree that storyline is important but we have to admit that those Heroes are the heart and soul of Star Trek..(ok maybe not Shinzon) 

I think fans and especially new-comers to this mod, who are purely fans of the series, would like to at least have the option to enable those Heroes for game play.  Just being able to lead a large armada with your favorite Captain would really make this already great mod, Perfect.  And to keep the timeline in order, you could keep Heroes optional for multiplayer/instant game. (as well as warp...which I know is a separate issue haha)

I think FO should stay the same but with an option to have recruitable/spawnable Heroes, even if it's just for minutes at a time.  What is an Imperial Klingon Armada without Martok?? Or Picard on the Federation Flagship!!

posted on October 3rd, 2009, 9:50 pm

I guess if it were optional, it could be cool. *shrugs* But of course, i am not a Dev, so i can have whatever opinion i want to, without consequence!

posted on October 4th, 2009, 4:28 pm

Yeah I don't know if I like the idea of introducing Hero's. I quite like the universe not having stupidly powerful units, who have no more physical/mental ability to others. Besides I wouldn't want a unit that could survive assimilation and survive to sing Bon Jovi :| (sorry I'm in a weird mood today )

posted on October 4th, 2009, 5:52 pm

I've been working one adding in Hero Ships myself. Right now I've got and all_cap_hero file and two Hero ships: The Enterprises D and E

(Yes I know the Ent D is long destroyed by this time. Don't remind me. She's my fav ship in all of ST)

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posted on October 4th, 2009, 6:05 pm

Mind if I use those images? 

posted on October 4th, 2009, 6:08 pm

The only 'Hero' ship I'm interested in is one all of my own... Nice little Sovereign with a name of my preference.

posted on October 4th, 2009, 6:12 pm

Mind if I use those images? 

Sure you can, no problem.  I was actually kinda hoping I'd get asked that someday

posted on October 4th, 2009, 9:30 pm

Most excellent

posted on October 4th, 2009, 11:53 pm

I'm planning on releasing my own Ent E. FYI: ST X version (ST:Nemesis).

I'm also planning on releasing:
- USS Titan (Luna Class)
- USS Dauntless (Dauntless Class)
- And some others....

posted on October 5th, 2009, 11:50 am

If your going to do Enterprise-E, add the Hazard Team to it. It's like the Tavaras Rei'karansu Marines passive, minus the station recrewing ability.