Preview: Patch 3.0.6 Content and Updates

posted on April 18th, 2009, 10:10 pm

wow, its been like over a moth, can we excpect the patch anytime soon?

[Atlantis]

posted on April 18th, 2009, 10:47 pm

Last edited by Atlantis on April 18th, 2009, 10:49 pm, edited 1 time in total.

Wow, what's the rush? Is 3.0.5a not good enough for you? Patience.

A month is nothing, and who are we to judge when patches "should" be released?

The general answer to questions about release dates/soon-ness is "It'll be done when it's done.", and most modders hate even being asked.

posted on April 18th, 2009, 11:40 pm

well 3.5a was basically 3.5

im just wondering, cus it sounds like itll be really good, and im very fleetops outed right now

posted on April 19th, 2009, 10:32 am

3.0.6 still needs testing. there were crash bugs last time we played, that i'll have to fix first. i am not sure if optec is done with his work either.

@jarod: maps will all still be compatible. i've avoided any changes there. i hope to get a converter ready before doing the next bigger changes make it necessary to make the maps incompatible again.

posted on April 19th, 2009, 11:57 am

Hooray! That means my destroyer-spam maps are still good! (By the way, I'll upload them as soon as they're stable. )

posted on April 19th, 2009, 9:20 pm

Thanks! 

posted on April 23rd, 2009, 2:18 am

As this patch is adding the eyecandy burst for Torpedos and such will the defiant be getting this burst for its weapons? And if it is are there any plans to change how it sounds when it fires? If so will it sound something similar to the DS9 Series/First Contact?

[Anonymous]

posted on April 23rd, 2009, 6:18 pm

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you upped the rhienne class!!!!!

its already inbalanced and too powerful and gets spammed like hell and also makes the shrike pointless and well is spammed to hell!!!

I agree. Romulan ships already have an advantage in offensive power. Leave them the way they are or give the Klingons a similar ability, and Feds burst fire torpedoes to compensate.

Also, please give the Nebula photon torpedoes. No offense, but I'm not very fond of the pulse phaser.

I also have an idea in mind for a new defensive ability for Federation ships like the Sovereign or Galaxy. Maybe it could be considered as a veteran ability. Part of the idea is sparked from an MMORPG ability.

Testudo Effect

• Ship covers up by increasing shield output for 45 seconds taking 90%
  less damage but moves slower and cannot fire weapons for the duration
  of the effect. Taking any action such as firing weapons or engaging enemy
  will break the effect.
  

Loving the Ambassador though. Can't wait to see other love ships from the series like the Miranda and Constellation 

[Anonymous]

posted on April 23rd, 2009, 6:24 pm

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  Still no word about borg ships. Is borg gonna get something to compensate for enemy veteran ships ? 

posted on April 23rd, 2009, 6:25 pm

fire while cloaked is good.
maybe it would not be a major issue after all. if we consider that veteran rhienns will be a little tough to come by....and the cloaked fire ability will be applicable only to a few rhienn not an entire flotilla... let's see what comes of it. we can always bomb the mods with balancing discussions if it is indeed easy for flotillas of rhienns to become veterans....  :thumbsup:

posted on April 23rd, 2009, 6:26 pm

  Still no word about borg hips. Is borg gonna get something to compensate for enemy veteran ships ? 

actually optec mentioned that in one of my threads. Ive forgotten which one.... but as per him no they won't.
not even adaptation.

posted on April 23rd, 2009, 6:27 pm

The implemention of the command cube mentioned some time ago could be helpful ...  that cube could be as limited and special as a veteran unit.

posted on April 24th, 2009, 12:09 am

All these updates and I still haven't figured out how to get my Borg ships to go to transwarp 

posted on April 24th, 2009, 12:24 am

well we parrently this needed testing 4 days ago, so hopefully soon, it shall be realeased

posted on April 24th, 2009, 1:41 am

He said the borg are losing Priority at some point, and getting some other method, apparantly.  And that the Borg are getting something just for them.  I don't know what, how signifigant, or whether it's for good or ill.

I'm hoping, honestly, for lower numbers of ships, but shields online.  'Fire phasers and photon torpedoes, full spread! - Sir?  No effect. - Get us out of here ensign!!'