So i've been talking it over with Wiz, and we've officially decided to rename the fleet

NERV was just me using the name i wanted to in the first place, didnt see much point in keeping it as Vanguard Federation when it was just me in it!

so considering 90% of the fleet members use these boards, i'm open to suggestions!

hell, i already made a fleet patch that looks like the AoS reticle, so why not have you guys name it too?


once there are a few suggestions on the table, i'll put a poll up, whichever wins... wins!


i'll also be doing up a Uniform (class optional too, so the red gold and blue will be there) for AoS guys, something that stands out from all the other uniforms you see running around there
and the easy way to limit to you lot of rags is it'll be for fleet captain and above! and since you lot get captain rank straight off the bat, it's not a problem

the uniform is entirely optional, but it'll be a nice touch if we get into ground missions together

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and this, is how to create a channel just for fleet/team/private comms


first, open the game menu (button to the right of the nav that looks like a computer, or the esc button, select chat settings

click new tab, enter a name of your choice for it, and change the settings to these:



this way, you get a seperate channel (so you can still watch the wall of text that is zone chat) for everything, and should you want it, a channel where you arent distracted by random people saying the most stupid of things!

There is a default uniform that is pretty AOS already.. the STfilm 5-6 with all beige and reds.. I think it was listed as default 6?
I choose that jacket anyway.. but if you can improve on my awesome fashion sense go ahead.
So far some good some bad..
Good,. my mind was blown when advanced customisation had 3 sliding scales just for the depth of my nostrils.(the rest of the nose was another 5)
Bad- i don't want to go into because so far every point I've raised as soon as I raise it I see the fix 5 minutes later

If you need name inspiration here are some star charts from startrek
http://www.geekstir.com/map-of-the-enti ... k-universe
http://www.geekstir.com/wp-content/uplo ... ekmap2.jpg
I quite like the 'Tzenkethi border patrol', but thats because it sounds like tzeentch,and the aconym is nearly pirate bay..but it doesn't look like we're going to be fighting primarily cardies, so its not really apt.
TBH I can live with a battlecry of "hold your NERV" If anything genuinely inspires me don't worry I won't keep it secret

the new fleet uniforms are up

we have the 3 standards usable by everyone

and the 3 aos designs (voted for by timewizard, made by me)

i tried to get a uniform colour pattern not seen very often in game, and since i hang around DS9 most of the time, i see alot of the uniforms people wear (NEVER will i have PINK as a main colour!)

they can be customised if you want to, belts, rank insignia, scarfs (if you have them) etc, but if possible, dont change the colours or jacket type

wiz and myself were running incursion last night (the ground based fleet defence), and we drew alot of attention wearing the same uniforms (the flashlights give away where people are looking )


we're also getting close to starbase tier 1! only a few more projects and we should be there

How do we choose them, I went to the cardassian clothing guy and he told me about uniforms.. but he didn't take me to a dressing room or anything.
Sorry I'm not actually being on much at mo. stuff.

you know, i see that guy every other day but i cant tell you what he says o.O

when you talk to him, the first option on the list, it'll take you to a character editor, you can change your appearance (size, facial features, uniform, stance etc)

on the last page where you change your uniform, there should be a drop down box at the top, choose the uniform appropriate for your job (tac, eng, sci) and add what you want to it, also add the fleet badge (drop down below the uniform drop down), it should be on your left upper arm

right, im playing, how do i join the fleet?

Elvis

you send me your @handle and i send you an invite!

at the risk of sounding like a soppy little school girl

i just wanted to say thankyou to everyone who's signed up, the groups we've had the last few days have really made me enjoy the game again, and i mean REALLY enjoy the game!

and to boot, the fleet is doing better than ever! within the next couple of days we SHOULD have the first tier starbase made

so really, thankyou everyone

tis an odd game. With other MMOs I've played you press alt and enter to switch it to windowed mode( e.g. doing something long, checking a web resource whilst playing etc) here it seems to be the windows key, but half the times I press it it causes the engine to crash whilst its minimising it..I've sent a bug report in about it, cos its a pain.
And I'll take a photo of interesting bits of web (e.g. Talus' instructions on changing uniforms)and look at them on my phone whilst playing I guess.


(Is it quiet (/not 20 servers ..not active forum etc) because its really new/really old or just badly supported?)
Still willing to give it a few more bashes
But I do have a limit on times I'll let stuff crash on me.

My system is tight, it ain't me.

EDIT...lol how much does it want to upload?? 700 meg to log that it can't shrink to taskbar? it can suck my chuddies .

alright, when you load the patcher, head to options at the top right (prefer you hit engage), and untick the box for full screen

then when in game, press esc and go to options, then display, and change it to windowed maximised

you'll be able to alt tab without crashing then


as for the forum, its active, you just have to be a gold member to see alot of it, and the servers quiet? since when? above your nav map, you have a button for change instance, there is a maximum of 40 people per instance and EVERY system/station/sector has its own instances, at any one time theres around 5k people in the game

Talus wrote:there is a maximum of 40 people per instance and EVERY system/station/sector has its own instances, at any one time theres around 5k people in the game

I got stuck between academy and fps on my ship because I didn't talk to the right guy (well I did but the mission hasn't moved on from saying I need to talk to him. You might have spotted I get a lot of that with this for some reason).. and I saw that I could switch instances of academy.
But in the lawsuit against DDO, the plaintif suggests that they have roughly 60k of people on sometimes (and about 1.2 mill using it daily).. and DDO are very quiet about how many they have on as that would not help their case . (can't validate, may be BS)
I just mean quiet in that when I google answers to stuff aren't instantly popping up from the community like other games.(I might just be overthinking it )

Talus is doing a great job managing the direction we want the starbase to go.

He suggested to me (and I agree) that if anyone in the fleet jumps in, either on their own or with another fleet member, hold onto any fleet marks you get.

In other words, don't contribute them to any of the projects just yet.

Talus will put out a fleet message telling where we need the fleet marks to go, so if there's no message, or if you find that the project that was recommended is full, then just hold on to those fleet marks until directed.

We're close to getting the first tier which will give us fleet mail, then we think the projects change. We'll have to see.

Oh, and if you're anywhere near a bank, have a look at the fleet bank. Feel free to take what you might need and drop off whatever you don't.

So far the fleet is off to a good start, had a great time with Talus, Galador, Stryder and myself (once we got clear of the name confusion;)) hope to do it again soon!

Cheers all!

Talus pm sent,

Elvis

as far as the current starbase projects go,

6 more medical duty officers are required in the theoretical modeliing project (at time of this post)

and both of them require 180 marks

267 marks are needed in the special project, which needs to be filled as soon as possible

do NOT enter in a trader in that project, i spent 2million getting a guy to go in there, and its being held till the base upgrades are available, it has a 30 minute countdown on it to complete, and i cant take out the project lined up after it, only change it. so that will be changed to the fleet upgrade assignment when available


i keep reading conflicting reports about when the base upgrades will be available, some say its after 10 projects, other say its after all 3 (tac eng and sci) are tier 1, so we'll find out once we have the fleet marks to finish the projects in at the moment (currently 9 projects have been completed, 1 more (in theory) will give us access to the base upgrade)

will let you know