Battle Damage

[Kellir]

Can we get a few pics with battle damage? I would like to see what the ships look like before they explode.

[Drexxus3d]

I imagine it'll probably just have little fires here and there (even though fire cant burn in space :D) and vent some plasma and what-not.

You know it wouldn't be that tough to put say, scorch marks on a ship that was blasted, but you never see that in MMOs. I guess too many decal effects might lag lower end machines or something.

Actual model changes such as hull damage is something you aren't ever likely to see, or at least until there are pretty big leaps in technology.

[Archangelwoghd]

I'd like to have a skin on my ship that makes it look all damaged and beatup, like the Enterprise looked at the beginning of Search for Spock...

[Jezzer]

I imagine it'll probably just have little fires here and there (even though fire cant burn in space :D) and vent some plasma and what-not.

You know it wouldn't be that tough to put say, scorch marks on a ship that was blasted, but you never see that in MMOs. I guess too many decal effects might lag lower end machines or something.

Actual model changes such as hull damage is something you aren't ever likely to see, or at least until there are pretty big leaps in technology.

That or you find some way to load a mod....if it's possible at all.

[Captain_Starblazer]

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I be another old timer trekkie. :) since TOS day 1 :)

[jblancato]

Can we get a few pics with battle damage? I would like to see what the ships look like before they explode.

Not in the game yet, or I'd be happy to :)

[SenatorPardek]

As much as I'd love to see my opponents ships burst into flames before blowing up, I'd rather the game run smoothly with less loads and lag : )

[Captain_Starblazer]

"To crush your enemies, see them driven before you, and hear the lamentation of their women.. this is what is good in life" -- Conan The Barbarian

(Conan was a Klingon, or should have been :) )

[thefrayl]

Battle damage would be a very nice addition, I would love to see it in STO. But for reasons described above by SenatorPardek, I think it should be purely optional.

[LordDave]

Not in the game yet, or I'd be happy to :)

Yet?

Woot! Means it will!

[Rgoodfel]

Well it might be after launch, but it is great to know it is on the to do list.

[Lendosan]

I hope they have actual visual damage. A while ago I read one of the developers say stuff like "...Nacelle's breaking off, plasma being vented..." so fingers crossed, it'll be in. Id hate it to be classic MMO "It just goes POP" and you win. A tad boring, but Im keeping my hopes up!

[Esgar]

Not in the game yet, or I'd be happy to :)

OH you tease.

[Manta2015]

Not in the game yet, or I'd be happy to :)

If that's indeed part of the plan (in time for launch) You've just teased us immensely ~ It'd be epic =)


-Manta-

[Rgoodfel]

If that's indeed part of the plan (in time for launch) You've just teased us immensely ~ It'd be epic =)


-Manta-

I wouldn't assume it would be in time for launch. You may set yourself up for disappointment.

[AloneMordakai]

It would be pretty awesome to see an enemy ship trying to limp out of a battle venting atmosphere with jets of flame shooting out and secondary explosions occasionally going off, only to be hunted down and finished off. But maybe that's a little beyond the scope of things.

"+1 revenge point"

[Hardac]

Not in the game yet, or I'd be happy to :)


Yet? I hope someday then. I'd like nothing more than to see more than a few fed ships slowly taken apart.

[Loekii]

Not in the game yet, or I'd be happy to :)

I like the implications. :)

I wonder how many 'skins' we will have for battle damage? While I am not expecting massive structural damage (ie missing nacels), I would like to see Hull breeches, and NON-FIRE based venting, etc.

[DanSeale]

This is one area that the ar**** could really excell in (just my opinion). Even back in the old SFC days there was at least 3 different styles of battle dammage: Phaser, photon, disruptor, and I "think" there was maybe one or two more (it's been a few years back) ..

At any rate .. yeah .. I hope for the best for the team to do some really cool stuff with battle damage.

[Nestro]

Not in the game yet, or I'd be happy to :)

Hi Rekhan. What do you mean by "not yet"? Are the gods of joy working on it?