Bridge Commander Universe

Maj_Wood · **Posted**: 03-29-2005 05:13 PM

how about a program that lets you design your evasive actions and converts them into workable scripts fror BC

Cube · **Posted**: 03-29-2005 05:32 PM

MLeo · **Posted**: 03-29-2005 05:55 PM

We'd first need a evasive manouvers mod. Razz

jimmy_K · **Posted**: 04-12-2005 08:42 PM

how about redoing the visible damage in bc so you can actually fly straight through a ship etc. and mabye you could only fly through if you were going at a high enough speed?

another idea is somthing to share torps with other ships? as in when one runs out, they ask another for more, and they can beam more over.

MLeo · **Posted**: 04-12-2005 10:11 PM

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MLeo · **Posted**: 04-12-2005 10:42 PM

Woops, sorry about that, must have missed the other part. Duck

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Shinzon · **Posted**: 04-19-2005 12:13 PM

Couldn't we have a script, where the shields would have bolts go across them just as they go down, perhaps script it into a breen energy dampening weapon... like when the defiant was destroyed in DS9?

MLeo · **Posted**: 04-19-2005 04:36 PM

Breen Dampner has been done ages ago. Razz

Shinzon · **Posted**: 04-19-2005 08:06 PM

Ya i know, but with that effect that i mentioned...is it possible, or is it hard-coded and can't be done?

matmilne · **Posted**: 04-29-2005 12:50 AM

how about complete engineering systems re-design.

Am i the only trekkie who owns the 3 tech manuals (tos,tng and ds9) and realises that brex's workload is just far too little. All he has to do is change power levels for a few things.

What about a computer system, eps manifold controls, containment systems, life support, holodecks, transporter system, turbo lifts, replicators, deflector dish etc.

In bc there is a massive starship and it only requires a mouse to operate at peak efficiency.

In fair haven there was a situation where several systems were shut down to give the deflector beam the power it needed to cut through the neutronic storm and allow voyager to escape. The drama of having to siphon plasma from the manifold and scrape the residual ions off the sonic shower just seemed to be a little more exciting than simply pulling 3 of four sliders one way and pushing the other the other way.

In bc you could shut down engines sensors and weapons to allow more energy for the shields but that's about it.
For me, and maybee i'm the only one, on my bridge i expect all those buttons to operate something. otherwise every crew member's console would be pretty empty.
It's just when i look at my bridge and crew i don't see the complicated command centre of this extreemly expensive ship. i see surfaces with nothing behind them, i don't imagine i'm commanding a starship because a starship is something complicated. all i see are effectively 4 basic systems which a mouse could operate, i kind a feel useless on my bridge.

it's probably just me, but the technology and complexity of the systems is what attracted me to startrek.
The buttons don't have to really do anything but it would be nice to know that there's a back up warpcore in storage, the eps manifold exists, security can be put on intruder alert etc.
I'm in the process of learning scripting so i'll do a lot of this myself but i was wondering if anyone else felt the same?
Would it be possible to make a few benine scripts that would just add that extra dimension of everyday starship life.

**Nebula** · **Posted**: 04-29-2005 01:18 AM

matmilne · **Posted**: 04-29-2005 08:00 PM

yes exactly
one such mod would be to make sparks and gas fly when the systems are overloaded.
Or a mod that slows down response time if the computer doesn't get enough power. there's so much that can be done, i just think the game really lacks a good solid tech front. Plenty emphasis on weapons but after the dominion war i would imagine that the role of starships would have changed back to colony/science roles and so i think for a more realistic ship and universe the engineering systems especially need a majo overhaul and re-fit.

captain_obvious · **Posted**: 05-18-2005 09:42 PM

how about a script that when a ship gets hit hard enough, it actually gets knocked off course or somthing? like the defiant in first contact when a borg beam hits it it gets knocked about.

i hope you see what i mean.

**Nebula** · **Posted**: 05-18-2005 10:22 PM

that is already done in NANO FX 2.0

captain_obvious · **Posted**: 05-19-2005 04:11 PM

serverandenforcer · **Posted**: 05-25-2005 07:15 AM

How about a whole new game so we can have these cool features Razz

. Just kidding. I know that would be a major work load. I was thinking of something lately though that might be cool. An attack pattern program. You can setup an attack pattern that determins what to target and when to target. For example.... I select an attack pattern that will take out the dorsal weaponry of a ship. I have it setup where the targets are cycled after every shot being fired. Or for anther example... I have a setup where I'm attacking a ship's forward sub-systems on a forward attack tactic and on a close distance maneuver. Once in the close distance, the program will cycle to Far distance maneuver with an aft attack tactic. Another cool maneuver is to allways have your strongest shields (or the shield quadrant that has the highest charge percentage) facing the ship that's attacking you the most (more than likely the ship that you will be attacking). Also, how about where you can have a targeting program that can target more than just one ship (or torpedo), or where you can assign target priorities to different phaser banks (this would mean that ships would have to be chategorized in different levels, i.e. gunship, corvette, frigate, destroyer, battleship, dreadnought, etc..., or mission priority target, mission secndoary target, etc... (these labels can be placed on the ships that you setup while getting everything organized in Quick Battle - that way, there is an actuall mission and a goal to accomplish). This all could be included in the attack pattern too. This just gave me another idea - mission goals in a Quick Battle scenario. Perhaps the mission goal isn't to destroy everything, but maybe to capture a ship / station, retrieve information or people from a ship / station, or maintain dominance in a star system (which means the loser has the option of fleeing back to their territory before it's too late or go out in a blaze of glory (dependeing on how critical their position in the system is)).

I know I've just put up a lot of ideas, but... there's one more thing that's been buggin me. Howcome there isn't a sub-targeting key? That would be cool to have instead of using the mouse. The mouse just takes too much time away from shooting when you want to sub-target a ship's systems. With this key, you could highlight the sub-systems within the subtarget (the multiple phaser arrays under the subtarget PHASER) so you can fire on what you want to hit (with my targeting program idea that I mentioned Wink

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Lord_MalaK · **Posted**: 05-31-2005 01:58 PM

MalaK's wish list:

1. Targetable torpedos- For instance Plasma torpedos and missles (considered torpedos). In the 20th century we (the U.S.) can target and fire at missles, why can't they do it in the Trek universe 300 years later ?

2. Multiple torpedo types on a ship (complete with seperate counters and arming buttons). This is my BIGGEST gripe.

3. A GOOD random mission generator that creates missions based on what you already have in your game, not what the generator requires you to download.

4. Rotating Shields- Say your forward shield gets pounded and goes down, you should be able to rotate you left or right shield around to the forward position.

5. a VERY good multitargeting script for AI ships that also launches attack shuttles if the AI ship has them.

6. Transporter bombs Wink

7. A script that can reverse the polarity of your tractor beams while in game. (ever hear of a T-R beam ??)

8. Tholian webs

9. Proximity fuses for torpedos

captain_obvious · **Posted**: 05-31-2005 02:24 PM

how about the ability to have crewmembers executed? preferably saffi Grin

captain_obvious · **Posted**: 06-25-2005 04:24 PM

o0johohoho!!! how about a torpedo yield slider? (sort of like the phaser power slider, but for the torpedoes) (well, it's a slider with the tech expansion/ftech) and mabye the same for cannon weapons?

MLeo · **Posted**: 06-25-2005 06:39 PM

captain_obvious · **Posted**: 07-06-2005 07:59 PM

MLeo · **Posted**: 07-06-2005 09:41 PM

Dunno yet. Razz

I haven't tried yet to see if I can set the damage of a torpedo again.

I've been busy with FTech.

captain_obvious · **Posted**: 07-10-2005 06:48 PM

eclipse74569 · **Posted**: 08-09-2005 05:26 AM

Well, it's been a month, but I DO have an idea...and I'm hoping it's doable.

It's something similar to the Skinning and Damaging Tool, but for Warp Flashes with NanoFX.

Maybe have a line that can change the warp flash textures AND sound effects to match those of different Classes of ships.

Would this be possible (it's probably been discussed too....)

Rog W.

**Nebula** · **Posted**: 08-09-2005 05:41 AM

heh NANO FX 2.0 already does so.

EDIT: eeer umm well, it does it for diff races but not diff classes of ships... hmmm good idea...

MLeo · **Posted**: 08-09-2005 12:39 PM

One can set the warp flash (at the nacelle) on a ship per ship basis.

I can't currently remember for the sound or the end flash (bit of a headache).

Admiral Norton · **Posted**: 09-06-2005 03:34 PM

Cube · **Posted**: 09-06-2005 09:49 PM

7. In kobashi maru, although it doesnt work all the time. (which is good)

Gareth · **Posted**: 10-29-2005 04:46 PM

how about get a torpedo to warp in/out of a system, and tell it to do various things?

like that dreadnaught missile/torp from ST:Voyager(?)