Station sounds

[Tyler]

posted on November 11th, 2011, 11:08 am

Last edited by Tyler on November 11th, 2011, 11:13 am, edited 1 time in total.

How come stations use sounds when selected instead of voices? Ships don't do that... is it just a stock leftover that hasn't been changed yet or something that's likely to stay as it is?

posted on November 11th, 2011, 5:27 pm

Something that's likely to stay as is as far as I know Most games do that - it's a way to differentiate structures and units, and stations may be automated or whatever (who knows).

posted on November 11th, 2011, 5:37 pm

I think the differentiation is a good thing.

It also depends on how many voice overs there are. The teutoberg seems to have a lot.

however

I gotta say, I've heard my fair share of 'go there'.

What would they say? What would you want a station to talk about?

Although, I had thought that if you were giving a yard orders to build something, it could say something like begin construction of U.S.S. bla bla bla, akira class. lol but that would take eons of voiceovers. You would have to have voiceovers for multiple class ships, and multiple names. Considering you can easily build hundreds of ships.

But even if it were just the class, begin construction of an akira class starship etc.

Still, I don't mind the division like it is. The mechanics of a station are just as good a way to go.

What's a selected star base going to tell you? "we're still trying to take control of the system".

posted on November 12th, 2011, 9:22 am

My stock game just uses ship voices; Battleship for the Starbase, Construction Ship for the Yard/Research Station and Martok for his base.

posted on November 13th, 2011, 6:52 am

Isn't there a ship that says "What are your orders?"

I imagine that as being something just about anything could respond with, star base or what have you.

But yeah, it is a particular unit I think. Romulans maybe?

Something generalist like that would fit a station clearly enough.

Although, it hardly seems reasonable to given a station something to say when it is so haphazardly derived.

Should be something with a bit more purpose, rather then an open-ended question.

posted on November 14th, 2011, 2:11 pm

Nothing wrong with a Yard that uses construction ship sounds, they're purpose-specific already.