Ciadan and iconians

posted on December 17th, 2010, 6:43 pm

When are we going to see at leat alittle sneak peak at the other 2 races that are going to be implemented into fleet ops

posted on December 17th, 2010, 6:52 pm

I hope not too soon...since there are many many other things to do before.

posted on December 17th, 2010, 6:54 pm

I don'tknow about the Iconians, but the Ciadan should get an appearance in a future version as an NPC before being started. Probably a few versions off.

[admiral max]

posted on December 17th, 2010, 6:59 pm

Last edited by admiral max on December 17th, 2010, 7:03 pm, edited 1 time in total.

that is correct but it has been a long time in the making with this mod and at least a over view of these races and also maybe a concept screen or 2 would get people's mouths watering. I have been a part of this site from the start and adore everthing they bring out. I just wish i could do more to be a part of this mod.

posted on December 17th, 2010, 7:22 pm

I get the feeling we'll not be seeing the Iconians for a long time, but if you look really carefully on the forums, you'll see a tiny sneak peek of a Ciadan ship. 

As far as I know the devs are mostly concerned with finishing the current race re-do's and then they are going to get into the Noxter.

posted on December 17th, 2010, 7:27 pm

yes i already know about the ciadan ship for years its on optecs profile pic lol. I know they have alot on there plate but alittle glimse into the future for the ciadan will get peoples hearts racing lol

posted on December 17th, 2010, 7:35 pm

These 'Intelligence Reports' have some info on the Iconians and the Ciadan. They have some information on what they will be like.

posted on December 17th, 2010, 7:57 pm

You're looking at probably an early 2013 release I'd say 

posted on December 17th, 2010, 8:47 pm

thankyou very much tyler thats all i wanted

posted on December 17th, 2010, 11:54 pm

I actually had a slight off-topic question. A friend of mine, when I introduced him to FO, asked me why the guide mentions that three extra races were being added, when so many exist in the Star Trek universe. His question was, why add races, when fun ones already exist? I didn't know your reasoning, so I thought I'd ask.

**THIS IS NOT FLAMEBAIT*** 

posted on December 18th, 2010, 12:06 am

Storyline. Most races are isolated minor species (like the Breen or Tholians) that are incorperated into another or NPC, from another universe/dimension (like 8472 or the Terrans) who are also NPCs or they were crippled in the war and are in too crippled to remain a major power (like the Cardassians, since this isn't too far after the Dominion war that nearly slaughtered the entire species).

Iconians are a canon species that were hinted in canon to have potential survivors, while the Ciadan and Noxter continue the game tradition of unique races exclusive to its storyline.

posted on December 18th, 2010, 12:17 am

Thank you, Tyler.

posted on December 18th, 2010, 12:23 am

I guess before we see any Tholian or Ciadan there will be the Noxter coming back as a big bang. But I also have to admit that it feels like the redos of the races take at least half of development resources and when they finished one redo the next race needs another redo again... Borg got two major redos up to now, Klingons are going to be redone and Feds also got at least one major redo so far.

I don't know what Optec and Doca have in mind about that "issue". There must be a point when they shift interests more towards the Noxter, mission content, NPC system or even the Ciadan. The Noxter concept arts look promising so far. Certainly they have never missed to surprise me/us with each piece of work they released.

posted on December 18th, 2010, 12:30 am

I just realized... I'm speaking of Tholians and Ciadan... but now, the Iconians? I'm confused... 0o

posted on December 18th, 2010, 3:53 am

what i think would be a better plan is if ya get each race finished one at a time with a rudimentary balancing system in place then when all the races are done get the game fully balanced and the start worrysing about the little things. This is why each version is taking so long to complete lol