Also out today is the Lamarr-class (Voyager-A) Science Dreadnought! It is always an honor to bring a new "hero ship" to life in @trekonlinegame. This ship was modeled by Tobias Richter and brought into STO by @_Pundus_. It also has some cool support craft! 🧵 Tobias modeled the Infinity Experimental Courier, which you can use in an ability attached to the Lamarr. @_Pundus_ did the intake on this cool ship as well!

I believe that today another remaster will go live in @trekonlinegame. This is the Horizon-class Science vessel, a remaster of one of the launch-era Olympic variants. Designed by @ScorpionDesign_, modeled by Tobias Richter, with intake by @_Pundus_ This was @ScorpionDesign_'s first ship for STO and we definitely started them off with a challenge! While I had a lot of problems with the original Horizon's design, I knew we couldn't abandon the big glowing sphere, as that's central to the original ship's character.

All I want from a 4x game is Stellaris but for people slightly dumber (like me) So many things are abstracted in the name of simulation that the game design suffers. Jobs in Stellaris are a nightmare. War is a nightmare. Two core gameplay loops for 4x games - managing planets and managing conflict - are counter-intuitive to the game's core fantasy.

I have this radical idea that when it comes to big IPs and franchises you can simultaneous "give people what they want" and also make good art. I don't think they have to be mutual exclusive. There's a perception that people just want their cameos and soundbite callbacks and whatever. What people really want is a *feeling.* They want the new stuff to make them feel the same way they felt watching the old stuff - to reconnect them to that original joy or excitement.

The hyperspace ram is only useful in very specific tactical and strategic situations and it doesn’t break Star Wars canon at all send tweet

https://twitter.com/thespaceshipper/status/1603516533329764370

I’m gonna write a thread about this aren’t I

Ok but consider

Whooo wants a little lore thread about the @trekonlinegame ships that appeared in #StarTrekPicard? The Reliant-class starship is the result of a Starfleet program to modernize its light cruiser inventory after the venerable Miranda class suffered catastrophic attrition in the Dominion War. The Reliant is purpose-built for logistical and fleet support roles.

Whooooo wants that giant thread of starships made and updated for the new @trekonlinegame REFLECTIONS release? 1/??? #startrek #gameart #gamedev @trekonlinegame First up: the Andromeda Exploration Cruiser