Nanites

posted on November 4th, 2009, 2:33 pm

I do appreciate their uniqueness however I find them to annoying. They take away from the overall enjoyment of the game. I different effect would be better. I would like the nanites to affect the specific ship that flies through the cloud not the interface. Damage and a random system malfunctions to the ships should be the effect.

You know what esle can be realy annoying? Canaveral sensor blackout, warpins, sovereigns engine overload, sabers, repair ships, bugs, dreadnaughts, generex support, reins, bops, Bortas, Luspets, Sangs, Susas, mirandas, and borg cubes! In fact, enemy fleets are annoying. We should just get rid of them too. In fact lets call it Star Trek Armada 2: Annoying Opperations.

posted on November 4th, 2009, 4:26 pm

Nanites can at times have its powers... though I have to admit that I do not use them. Though I do believe that Nanites could be specifically equipped to the Diamond and Cubes. Because of nanites originally being a weapon of the Diamond, and the fact that several Borg females like 7 of 9 are equipped with nanite injectors, PLUS the fact that Borg females often control Diamonds make me logically conclude that the Diamond should have this power. Though the cubes would also have this because they are the Borg's prime vessel which I'd imagine would have basically everything available for it.

Those vessels would get it regardless. Though I think the others could probably get it if the Nanite module is installed.

Though maybe we can have the Nanite effect only reduced by a superficial amount, but increase its energy cost.

posted on November 4th, 2009, 5:10 pm

The nanotubules have nothing to do with gender.  Gender is irrelevant.

I personally don't use the Nanites myself either.  Against the AI, they really are mediocre.  Against humans, they make me feel dirty.  When your UI is bouncing all over the place and you have no means of making it stop?  Very annoying.  It's the only special weapon in the game that impairs the use of every ship and station that a player has, as well as impairs their ability to change their view quickly.

So, I developed borg-plans that don't use Nanites at all.

posted on November 4th, 2009, 6:23 pm

am i the only one that notices / cares, that the OBJECTS in question are improperly named?

Borg have NanoPROBES

Wesley Crushers science experiment gone wrong are Nanites

posted on November 4th, 2009, 6:32 pm

The Borg use Nanoprobes for Assimilation, the idea of them using Nanites for other, non-Assimilation tasks wouldn't be strange.

Assuming they're not the same thing, with a different name.

posted on November 4th, 2009, 6:38 pm

I think that the nanites should have the effect of say 'causing the mini-map to blink in and out randomly' but I think the entire UI shifting around is a bit extreme. It's not bad in and of itself but the problem occurs when explosions are shaking the screen as well. This happens ALOT when fighting borg ships because they are so large, the explosions cause alot of shaking. SO the combination of Explosion shakes and Nanites screwing with the UI has resulted in many battles where I just have to wait until the dust clears before I can effectively issue any orders.

posted on November 4th, 2009, 6:53 pm

The Borg use Nanoprobes for Assimilation, the idea of them using Nanites for other, non-Assimilation tasks wouldn't be strange.

Assuming they're not the same thing, with a different name.

did we watch the same Voyager series?  7 used Nanoprobes for EVERY damn thing imaginable.  from the Doc's Bastard child to warheads to destroy 8472.

neither Mr Crusher nor 1701-D were ever assimilated,  it is a technology the borg dont have.

every race has ships, but of there own design and name.

same with these little micro robot things

[Tyler]

posted on November 4th, 2009, 6:57 pm

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7 of 9 is about as useful as a source as a checklist of Voyagers 2-4 Shuttlecraft...

I go with 'same thing, different name'. If there is any difference, it's only that one microscopic robotic is more microscopic than the other.

posted on November 4th, 2009, 7:15 pm

It stands to reason that nano-technology can be programmed to perform many tasks... good, bad, and ugly... perhaps each role configuration comes with a new name designation.

posted on November 4th, 2009, 9:19 pm

I go with 'same thing, different name'. If there is any difference, it's only that one microscopic robotic is more microscopic than the other.

well,  the Enterprise and the Voyager are both Starships, but they are not BOTH Galaxy Classes.

similar size, similar function.  night and day different designs & names

posted on November 4th, 2009, 9:34 pm

Those are 2 seperate Classes of starship from the same race, not microscopic Robot that do pretty much the same thing yet have different names among 2 different Empires.

posted on November 4th, 2009, 10:44 pm

bottom line,  they are not the same.

that is all i've been trying to say.

in the game, they are mis-named.



if anything, it should be a Federation special weapon to use against the borg.  shut the borg cube down for a minute.  like the ole federation time wammy.

shut down the cube with a 20% chance to destroy it.

[Tyler]

posted on November 4th, 2009, 10:51 pm

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Rather than give them to the Federation, just change the weapon to use the Borg name or call them 'microscopic robotic devices' (which is how Memory Alpha describes them both)... the Borg are supposed to be the ones specalized in using 'microscopic robots', so the Federation would just be giving them a new type to analyze.

posted on November 4th, 2009, 10:55 pm

OR we could use there REAL name

nanoprobes.



whatever 

posted on November 5th, 2009, 5:08 am

nanite - (noun): a robot built on an atomic or molecular scale, created through nanotechnology

A nanoprobe as existing in the real world is an optical device. It was developed by tapering an optical fiber to a tip measuring 100 nm = 1000 angstroms wide. Also, a very thin coating of silver nanoparticles helps to enhance the Raman scattering effect of the light. (The phenomenon of light reflection from an object when illuminated by a laser light is referred to as Raman scattering.) The reflected light demonstrates vibration energies unique to each object (samples in this case), which can be characterised and identified. The silver nanoparticles in this technique provides for the rapid oscillations of electrons, adding to vibration energies, and thus enhancing Raman Scattering -- commonly known as surface-enhanced Raman scattering (SERS). These SERS nanoprobes produce higher electromagnetic fields enabling higher signal output--eventually resulting in accurate detection and analysis of samples.

Star Trek used the wrong term.  The Borg are not inserting cameras into you, but rather, little tiny robots with a job.