Bloggery Overload this week with 2 posts, 1 a few days late, the other a few days early! I’ll be on a plane next Monday, so we’re extending the entry time for both weeks until Tuesday, October 20th 2015.
https://lootcritter.com/starship-design-with-thomas-marrone-part-three/
https://lootcritter.com/starship-design-with-thomas-marrone-part-four/
For additional entries into the contest, please submit your answers here – or in the official threads on the forums.
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- Subscribe to this blog, or to my twitter account. (pretty simple, 1 entry per, automatically every week)
- For BONUS entries: Post the answers to question one and two either on this weeks blog announcement, or in the official thread on the STO Blog.
- Or, Tweet you answers, including your in-game handle to @Lootcritter.
NOTE: If your entry doesn’t appear automatically on the blog, don’t worry and send me emails – it’s just that I have not approved your first post.
Conversations with the Lootcritter 
Part Three, Question One: Everyone uses Photoshop.
Part Four, Question One: Unwrapping.
Question Two: I know I’m in a minority here, but: Lib Borg. That’d be just too fun.
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First on week 3 + 2 entries
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Do I need to do a separate post for part 4, or does this count for both?
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Reply to week fours question as a separate post for 2 more entries
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Ack, I missed that Part Three’s second question was different. My go-to ship, hmm… that’s actually a really tough one because I like mixing it up so much. I’m gonna say the Guardian for Fed, the Aelahl for Rom, and the Qib for KDF. I like cruisers 🙂
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Blog 3
Question One: What tool does everyone use?
ZBrush
3D Studio Max
Photoshop
Question Two: Which ship is your ‘go-to’ ship – the one ship you enjoy the most?
Luna-class Reconnaissance Science Vessel
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Blog 4
Question One: What is the name of the tedious process used to define details on the skin?
UVW Unwrapping
Question Two: What faction would you like to see added to Star Trek Online?
I’m rather happy with what we have and don’t really want more
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First in on week 4 +2 entries.
I seriously want to rename ‘entries’ to ‘quatloos’.
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Part 3
Q1: Photoshop!
Q2: The Sovereign-class. It may not have a T6 version (yet!) but I just love this puppy. My favorite Canon design.
Part 4
Q1: Unwrapping
Q2: Cardassian…but only if Andrew Robinson is on hand to do the promotion VOs and other little announcements like that (which means Cryptic better hurry!)
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omg YES to Andrew Robinson as the level-up voice.
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Curses, so close to being first and yet so far… 😦
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This week’s blog posting time was a wee bit ‘reorganized’ primarily due to my availability. There’s one post left after, so who knows?
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Oh, it is ok to combine my responses, right? Or did I need to make a second reply for both entries?
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combine the responses for each post ;), so you answer twice, once for each week’s post.
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This one is for the week three part….
Question 1: EVERYONE uses Photoshop
Question 2: I prefer carriers like nobody’s business. Full carriers, escort carriers, flight deck cruisers, whatever. Since I play all three factions, there is only one that can be considered a “go to” carrier, the Breen Sarr Theln Carrier! I just started half-way through the winter even last year and managed to grind that one with hours to spare. It was my first t6 ship and will always hold a special place in my heart.
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For the week four post…
Question one: The process is called “Unwrapping” which seems counter intuitive since it goes all around the ship….
Question 2: Um, I really would prefer more expansion of the existing factions than new factions to get half completed. Adding in races like Ferengi for all factions (win), PC androids, Cardassians, etc. Also bits of dialogue that make it seem like your race has more of an effect on the story like when Reman captains deal with Obisek and stuff like that. The factions in end-game especially seem like they have little or no effect on missions and I don’t think adding a new faction would help that at all.
PS: In week three, didn’t Thomas say that *not* everyone uses 3D Max and Z-Brush, but then in week four he makes it sound like he said they all do use 3D Max?
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Just to be on the safe side…
Part 3
Q1: Photoshop!
Q2: The Sovereign-class. It may not have a T6 version (yet!) but I just love this puppy. My favorite Canon design.
(My first one can count as Part 4’s answer, since I got a response to my community question answer there)
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3.1 Everyone uses Photoshop.
3.2 The Mogh-class cruiser. Just a wonderful ship, IMO.
4.1 It’s called unwrapping.
4.2 Before new factions, what I would want is more differentiation between play styles as various existing races. So for instance, some manner of material that makes playing as a Vulcan different from an Andorian or a human. Ditto for the KDF.
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Week Three:
Question 1: Photoshop
Question 2: Icarus class pilot escort, however I like to use different styles of ships on my other toons such as carriers.
Week Four:
Question 1: Unwrapping
Question 2: I think a liberated borg faction would be tons of fun, I would also like to see Romulans completely separated from the other two factions and be more stand alone.
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Pt3:
Q1: Photoshop
Q2: Vesta-class
Pt4:
Q1: Unwrapping
Q2: Mirror Universe as we need a new bad-guy race
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Part Four response:
Question One: Unwrapping.
Question Two: I know I’m in a minority here, but: Lib Borg. That’d be just too fun.
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Week Three:
1.) Photoshop
2.) Defiant – can’t wait for a T6.
Week Four:
1.) Unwrapping
2.) Cardassians, I suppose. Borg would be fun, but only as a weird mini-faction with every single available SF, KDF and RRF race available to choose and ‘borgify.’ Honestly, though? I’m still waiting for the Romulan faction to have the damned Suliban added. 😦
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Part 3:
Question 1: Photoshop
Question 2: Romulan Command Warbird. I loved it ever since i got it.
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Part 4:
Question 1: “Unwrapping”
Question 2: Haven’t really thought about this before…Lib borg would be interesting…Breen faction maybe? I mean we already have some ships, but storywise it would be difficult to implement, without ruining their mystery.
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Week Three
Q1: Photoshop
Q2: Xindi-Aquatic Narcine
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Week four
Q1: unwrapped
Q2: Xindi
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Week 3:
Question 1: Photoshop
Question 2: Eclipse Intel Cruiser. It’s got a combination of the ability to build it in multiple ways effectively with several features not normally found in a big cruiser, namely the high turnrate, cloak, and Intel active sensors. I always seem to end up back in it even after using other ships — only the Avenger/Arbiter comes close.
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Week 4:
Question 1: Unwrapping
Question 2: There aren’t too many options left for a faction that wouldn’t break the existing game setup. Of these, I’d probably pick Cardassian, as that would also give a good reason to further develop the Alpha Quadrant, which already feels kind of sparse and is probably going to be even worse come season 11 (with all of the old Cardassian arc episodes disappearing).
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Week 4
Q1: unwrapping
Q2: BORG!!!
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Completely agree. BRING ON THE BORG
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Part 3, Question #1: Photoshop
Part 3, Question #2: It’s a real toss-up between the Tactical Pilot Escort and the Starfleet Dreadnought Cruiser. The Pilot Escort is tons of fun, but the Dreadnought was the first ship I bought in the C-Store, so it has a special place in my heart.
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Part 4, Question #1: Unwrapping
Part 4, Question #2: Honestly, I think Cardassians are inevitable at this point, but I would also love a playable Dominion faction. I mean with Odo in the Great Link, they may be less hostile and therefore more functional as a faction in STO.
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3.)
I.) Photoshop
II.) Wells Science Vessel or Manasa Assault Escort, both are nice but I think the Wells is a bit more fun
4.)
I.) Unwrapping
II.) Independent Romulans
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Article 1
Q1; Photoshop
Q2: Fleet Kar’Fi, the thing is a beast, high DPS, great looks, and rather survivable, synergizes very well with my KDF Sci Officer’s playstyle! (Hope to supplement it with a Recluse or a Jem’Hadar Dreadnought Carrier someday)
Article 2
Q1: Unwrapping
Q2: I’d love a True Way playable faction, or perhaps the Terran Empire?
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Part Three:
Q1 – Which tool does everyone use? Photoshop
Q2 – “Go-to ship”? Fed Fleet Assault Cruiser Refit (Yes, I know it’s not a T6/lockbox ship, but I like it anyway)
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Part Four:
Q1 – Name of the tedious process to define skin details? Unwrapping
Q2 – What faction would I like to see added to STO? I’d like the Neu Romulans to become their own full faction, rather than a sub-faction of Fed/KDF. You could even have it happen as a story line at L50 or somewhere, or L60 post-Iconian as they cement their independence.
I don’t know that we need any more half-factions, like I feel Cardassians or Borg-lite would be.
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Part 3:
Question 1: Photoshop!
Question 2: I’d have to go with the sexy T’varo
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Part 4:
Question 1: Unwrapping
Question 2: That’s tough. I’m pretty happy with the factions that are there. I guess if I had to pick, it’d be a time traveling faction. I know the details would be weird to work out, but a clandestine faction wonking around with the timelines sounds neat.
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Week 3
1. Photoshop.
2. Xindi-Aquatic Narcine Dreadnought Carrier. The main ship for my main toon. The magnificent ship.
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Week 4
1. Unwrapping.
2. Cardassian. Only сardassian. I’m waiting for this for several years.
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Part 3
1.) Photoshop
2.) The Ar’Kif. My favorite design to look at, and very fun to fly with different builds.
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Part 4
1.) Unwrapping (aka u-v-mapping)
2.) The Cardassians. They are the only major power left, that isn’t properly represented and I think they have a lot of potential depth for interesting stories. Also Garak is my favorite DS9 character and I’m very curious what happened to him.
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Part 3:
Question 1: Everyone uses Photoshop!
Question 2: The Tactical Pilot Ships, Mercury or Kortar! Sorry, no love for the Romulan version since I didn’t buy that.
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Part 4
Question 1: Unwrapping
Question 2: Cardassians+Dominion. I want to see the Cardassians as a faction as everyone else, but I’m not sure there is enough content to have a Cardassian-only faction.
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Part 3
Question 1: Tool everyone uses is Photoshop.
Question 2. My Fleet T’Varo [T5-U]. I am a big fun of nimble escorts and her red death-ball is just amazing. I wouldn’t give it up for any other ship.
nxenterprise02
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Part 4
Question 1: Process used to define details on the skin is unwrapping.
Question 2: Tzenkethi. They were only mentioned through DS9, but I believe STO would do an amazing job bringing them to life, just as they have done with the Elachi – in my opinion, Star Trek Online’s best villians. I’d love to be able to play as one.
nxenterprise02
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Blog 3:
1) “EVERYONE uses Photoshop.”
2) Overall, the BoP. You don’t need much hull if nothing hits you.
(On FED side i like my Nebula.)
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Blog 4:
1) unwrapping
2) I am not sure if I want another faction in the game right now, so I’m saying Borg. Sit back and relax while the hive mind is using your drone to grind for ressources.
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Part the 3rd
Question One: What tool does everyone use? A1: EVERYONE uses Photoshop
Question Two: Which ship is your ‘go-to’ ship – the one ship you enjoy the most? A2: The Phantom, I enjoy having an integral cloak and the dagger like design of the vessel.
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Part the 4th
Question One: What is the name of the tedious process used to define details on the skin? A1: Unwrapping or UV (un)wrapping.
Question Two: What faction would you like to see added to Star Trek Online? A2: I donno, probably a trading/rebel group that want to be independent of the other 3 groups.
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Blog 3:
Q1: Everyone uses Photoshop, but when it comes to 3D modelling people might use 3D Studio Max, Maya, or other options.
Q2: It’s changed from time to time, but I always find myself returning to big , beefy ships in the Assault Cruiser archetype, like the Command Battlecruiser.
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Blog 4
Q1: The process is called “unwrapping”.
Q2: I wouldn’t mind seeing a revitalized Cardassian or Gamma Quadrant faction represented in the playable ship list.
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Part 3, Q1: Everyone uses Photoshop, of course!
Part 3, Q2: I think my favorite is the Avenger/Arbiter
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Part 4, Q1: (Un)wrapping
Part 4, Q2: For immersions sake, I think I’d have to go with Cardassian
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part 3
#1—everyone uses photoshop
#2—Annorax class , i always wanted it and was glad when it came out finally
part 4
#1—unwrapping
#2—i would actually like to see more of a coalition of trading types or one more of cryptics making but thru time manipulation bring together some of the bad guys into a true axis that the iconians never were like the husnock , hur”q and devor
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Q1 photoshop
Q2 star cruiser (mostly nomad parts)
Q3 unwrapping
Q4 an anti dominion gamma Quadrant faction, could be similar to how they did rommies. Either that, or a mirror faction
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Week 3:
Question 1: Photoshop
Question 2: I like my tier 6 Avenger… used to fly the Akira, but getting more into cruisers nowadays.
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I forgot to include my Rommie ship… LOVE the T’varo and eagerly awaiting the tier 6 version.
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Week 4:
Question 1: Unwrapping
Question 2: I’d like to see the devs fully flesh out the Romulans… New Romulus capital city, more species to choose from in that faction… but as far as a NEW faction, I’d love to see the Ferengi as their own faction, complete with Ferenginar and the Tower of Commerce and the sacred market place. Instead of shooting stuff your sole purpose is to acquire profit and move up the financial ranks… it would be so different than what we have currently!
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Blog 3 answers:
1) Photoshop
2) My Rainbow Turreted Raptor. So very silly…
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Blog 4 answers:
1) Unwrapping
2) Imperial Romulans, or Terran Empire. Or Tholians! Or… (This could go on and on).
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Part 3, Question 1: Photoshop
Part 3, Question 2: Arbiter-Class T6 Fleet Battlecrusier
Part 4, Question 1: Unwrapping
Part 4, Question 2: I would want to choose the Kelemane.
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Part 3:
Question 1: Everyone uses Photoshop.
Question 2: My current go-to ship is the Ferengi T6 Nandi from the summer event. For a free ship, I was suprised at how well it flew to my liking as an escort/destroyer type ship. It matches my playstyle for tactical captain in escort really well.
Part 4:
Question 1: Unwrapping
Question 2: I would still probably have to go for the Cardassians. They seem to be the most likely choice for another faction if people wanted another race/faction from the Alpha Quadrant with lots of references to Star Trek TV series. Other potential races/factions may have very little to draw on from Star Trek Canon.
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