Tweaking mixed tech

posted on September 10th, 2009, 4:14 pm

I was wonderin if there should be a mixed tech ship in every mixed tech yard that is equipped with a weapon from the other race. Like this:

Federation:

Klingon Yard:
- An Intrepid equipped with Micro torpedoes (from the Sang class)

Borg Yard:
- A Sovy equipped with Gravimetric Torpedoes

Rommie Yard:
- A Defiant equipped with Particle disruptors (from Generix Frigate refit)

Dominion Yard:
- A Saber equipped with a Polarized Poleron Beam (and Ramming maybe )

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Klingons:

Fed yard:
- A Negh'Var equipped with Quantum torpedoes

Romie Yard:
- A K'Vort equipped with a Plasma Torpedo

Borg Yard:
- A ChonaQ equipped with a Energy Beam

Dominion Yard:
- A K'Tinga Equipped with a Tetreon Torpedo

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What do you guys think?

posted on September 10th, 2009, 4:18 pm

I think it's a great idea. Actually this is the way I always thought it should be... It only makes sense they would use the other races weapons. The only one I can think of off the top of my head is the Miranda II Quantum Pulse. But that's not even a Jem'Hadar Weapon.... 

[Tyler]

posted on September 10th, 2009, 4:19 pm

Last edited by Tyler on September 10th, 2009, 4:22 pm, edited 1 time in total.

Defiant has a Cloak, a Generix has Critcal Shot, Newton has Combat Tractor... there are several more.

posted on September 10th, 2009, 4:42 pm

Defiant has a Cloak, a Generix has Critcal Shot, Newton has Combat Tractor... there are several more.

untill it ranks up. 

posted on September 10th, 2009, 4:43 pm

yep, we dont want the mixed-tech vessels to carry regular weapons of the opposing faction, as that does not sound very trekish. Special systems like special weapons is another story we will continue to mix them in

yep that bug is fixed with the generix rank-ups

posted on September 10th, 2009, 4:56 pm

sorry,  couldn't resist 

posted on September 11th, 2009, 4:01 am

- A Defiant equipped with Particle disruptors (from Generix Frigate refit)

Okay so now I have in my head a scene where the defiant is firing particle beams in a similar way to the Deadelus' beam weapons in StarGate. I am sooo making that... when I get around to modding next. And that isn't likely to be soon

posted on September 13th, 2009, 10:36 am

Well, I think other races should not be able to rebuild your ships... maybe the borg, but thats another story.

Taking over enemy technology and build them in your own ships --> o.k.
This is we already have with mixed tech.


Captue enemy ships and refit them with own tech --> o.k.
This we DONT have, but would make sense. For example the borg could refit captured vessels with own technology so they get a slightly boost of the stats or/and additional abilities (that should be borg-like... you know all the nice things every borg ship can utilize)
But why stopping there? Think about that the dominion would capture a Miranda MK II - this is a federation ship build with dominion mixed tech. It would only be logical if the dominion can analyze and rebuild this ship, and ONLY this ship.

Question: How? Well, maybe if you capture the mixed-tech-yard. Then this ship will be avaible. Analyze it and hooray, you can build it in your own shipyards. I dont like the idea that you have to build it there... you have only one captures mixed-tech yard and must build it there... not very good for gameplay.

Build ships from enemy tech trees --> NOT o.k.
This would require the same tech tree like the enemy got. But Feds are not klingon... you know?

I love mixed tech, really. And in the late game it should be more common then in the early/mid game phase. So maybe we could extend the role of mixed tech? Long terms of dev for it but in the end you could really do mighty things with it. For example adapting enemy technology and build it in your own ships, so the akira maybe is able to fire some kind of romulan weapon, the klingon bird of prey could be able to use advanced romulan cloak and so on...