Hi, It is true that STFC 2.0 is still in the works, but I really don't like the idea of letting end users modify the ship stats. The idea behind STFC was a turn based simulation based on the Star Trek tv series. As a result most of the stats were taken strait out of the Star Trek technical manuals, or based on information gathered on Star Trek Next Generation, Deep Space 9, and Voyager shows. For example, let us think about the Galaxy-Class. The original Galaxy-Class starships such as Enterprise NCC 1701-D carried 250 photon torpedoes, shield strength of 2260 gigawatts of power, could sustain a maximum warp of 9.6 for 12 minutes, Type X phaser emitters, etc. The upgraded Galaxy-Class as seen on DS9 carried an extra 25 photon torpedoes and carried some extra armor, but was esentually the same hull design, ship specs, as the original Galaxy-Class. For non-Trek fans I can see their desire to make the game more like Smugglers III with ability to add more powerful phaser emitters, better shields, better warp engines, but for Trek fans like me it would not be true to Star Trek. If you gave the Galaxy-Class an unreasonable amount of photon torpedoes like 400 it would be totally untrue to the show, and that is a turn off for me. Not only that, but there would be no challenge in the game if you could upgrade shields, phasers, and torpedoes to a point you are like all powerful. As it happens I did base most of the starships in STFC 1 on the Sovereign-Class, and do to lack of information at the time I got some things flat wrong. I hope to correct that in 2.0 when I get a chanse.
shaun everiss wrote: > UNFORTUNATELY NOT, THAT DOESN'T MEAN THAT THEY COULD BE, 2.0 IS STILL IN > DEVELOPMENT, SO TOM MAY WANT TO CONCIDER THAT. > i HAVE NEVER CONCIDERED A MISSION EDITER, ETC ON THE GAME, OFCAUSE THATS A > LOAD MORE WORK THOUGH. > --- Gamers mailing list __ [email protected] If you want to leave the list, send E-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] You can make changes or update your subscription via the web, at http://audyssey.org/mailman/listinfo/gamers_audyssey.org. All messages are archived and can be searched and read at http://www.mail-archive.com/[EMAIL PROTECTED] If you have any questions or concerns regarding the management of the list, please send E-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
