This week we have a special treat, as Tim Russ answers some of our questions and we celebrate STO’s THIRD anniversary!
Take a listen as we discuss our love of Star Trek and STO in a casual and friendly atmosphere. Tribbles is a Community based weekly talk show sponsored by TrekRadio.net, Subspace-Radio.net and HolosuiteMagazine.com. Be sure to tune in Friday, 6pm EST on livestream.com/holosuiteexcess for our live show and listen to our audio remastered shows on Subspace-radio.net on Wednesdays at 12pm EST and TrekRadio.net at 7am EST.
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Host: WilV
CoHost: Alastor
Audio Engineer: Xander Hayes
Exc. Producer: Xander Hayes
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TIE’s Logo by Michel Achard
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Special Interview
Star Trek Online
News
1. Season 7 Dev Blog #32
Content Designer Charles Gray shares details about the upcoming 3-Year Anniversary event in this entry of the Season 7 News Dev Blog series.
2. PC Gamer Exclusive Reveal
PC Gamer has posted an exclusive first look at our 3-Year Anniversary spotlight video and brand-new infographic, along with a couple of other surprises. Check out the reveal here.
3. Season 7 Dev Blog #34
Lead Content Designer Scott “Goatshark” Shicoff shares details about the third Embassy Featured Project in this entry of the Season 7 News Dev Blog series.
Spotlight Foundry
1. “Spectres, Episode Six” by HippieJohn.
Faction: Federation
Level Requirement: 16+
Mission Summary: The U.S.S. Rueben James, NCC-1707, was lost 145 years ago in 2265 in the Sherman System in an engagement with Klingon Forces. Could one of the first major Starfleet losses during the early days of space exploration be your fault? And will a daring mission to the past with your crew be the only way to set the timeline right?
This mission was also the winning mission from Foundry Challenge #5!
2. “The Fire In Which We Burn” by Captain_Revo.
Faction: Klingon
Level Requirement: 16+
Mission Summary: A distress call sends you on a rescue mission to an obscure outpost, yet all is not what it first appears. Several factions now vie for control of the most precious resource in the universe. Time itself.
Star Trekkin’
1. Trek Series That Deserved Another Season Is…
More than 11,000 people voted in our latest StarTrek.com poll, responding to the question: Which series should have had one more season? The options were The Original Series, The Next Generation, Deep Space Nine, Voyager and Enterprise. And the winner was Enterprise.
Enterprise (32%)
The Original Series (23%)
The Next Generation (18%)
Voyager (17%)
Deep Space Nine (10%)
Dan Stahl QA transcript (partial)
[REDALERT] <Dev> Oaks@dstahl: KDF updates are coming this year – not going to share details yet
[REDALERT] <Dev> Oaks@dstahl: Andorian Ship in Feb
[REDALERT] <Dev> Oaks@dstahl: Andorian ship might be ship(s)
[REDALERT] <Dev> Oaks@dstahl: There is discussion of Fekhiri story extension, but focus will be on war
[REDALERT] <Dev> Oaks@dstahl: Flamethrower is still in qa – needs a few more fixes first
[REDALERT] <Dev> Oaks@dstahl: Foundry Spotlight rewards are going to be like normal foundry rewards (aka every mission gives rewards no cooldown) but better than normal foundry – coming in Feb
[REDALERT] <Dev> Oaks@dstahl: RE: Specific Costume Issues – I don’t have specific details on each costume – you’ll have to email me at [email protected] and I’ll dig into each
[REDALERT] <Dev> Oaks@dstahl: Server Stability = Way more people than we expected (we expected a lot too) and we had to add more power/db streamlines –
[REDALERT] <Dev> Oaks@dstahl: re: Ship issues or specific bugs =- email me directly and I will dig into each
[REDALERT] <Dev> Oaks@dstahl: RE: Shield modes – interesting idea – I’ll pass it to systems guys
[REDALERT] <Dev> Oaks@dstahl: Jem Attack Ship may be back soon – working on details
[REDALERT] <Dev> Oaks@dstahl: Ambassador is headed to Fleet Store – not C-Store from what I heard
[REDALERT] <Dev> Oaks@dstahl: Amb. and Odyssey will be coming to Foundry this year
[REDALERT] <Dev> Oaks@dstahl: We are discussing more tiers to starbases – no details to share yet
[REDALERT] <Dev> Oaks@dstahl: We may have multiple ships under you command in space when we hit Fleet Admiral ranks
[REDALERT] <Dev> Oaks@dstahl: Inventory space/ship slots is something we are working on for next update
[REDALERT] <Dev> Oaks@dstahl: Our next major update is in May – i cannot discuss any details yet
[REDALERT] <Dev> Oaks@dstahl: Temporal Ambassador mission will be permanent addition to game – T5 Ambassador is limited time tho
[REDALERT] <Dev> Oaks@dstahl: Re: Weapon Stats/Balancing – email me and I’ll forward to the math folks
[REDALERT] <Dev> Oaks@dstahl: We are looking into additional localizations for STO in 2013 – we haven’t confirmed which languages yet, but I’ve heard possibly Portugeuse as a top contender
[REDALERT] <Dev> Oaks@dstahl: Customizeable Kits are on the docket for 2013
[REDALERT] <Dev> Oaks@dstahl: We will most likely go to Delta Before Gamma
[REDALERT] <Dev> Oaks@dstahl: PVP Updates is after May update
[REDALERT] <Dev> Oaks@dstahl: We have more REps on the way – PVP, Tholians are two at top of list
[REDALERT] <Dev> Oaks@dstahl: T3 Ambassador will be available indefinitely – T5 limited time
[REDALERT] <Dev> Oaks@dstahl: It is a personal goal to get factions to where they need to be – I’ve said this for years and you’ll just have to wait and see
[REDALERT] <Dev> Oaks@dstahl: We are considering a kickstarter model for ship designs – just discussions at this point
[REDALERT] <Dev> Oaks@dstahl: [email protected] – email me issues or suggestions
[REDALERT] <Dev> Oaks@dstahl: Re-Trait is in the works – Re-Species is a possibility but we haven’t finalized that part yet
[REDALERT] <Dev> Oaks@dstahl: Our Fleet is at Level 3 and grinding like the rest of you
[REDALERT] <Dev> Oaks@dstahl: Fleet Marks for PvP is a distinct possiblity
[REDALERT] <Dev> Oaks@dstahl: Jem Attack Ship is coming soon – working on details now
[REDALERT] <Dev> Oaks@dstahl: Crafting is most likely end of 2013 or early 2014
[REDALERT] <Dev> Oaks@dstahl: New UI that Thomas the Cat is working on is a reskinning and reLCARsing of existing UI – improving – not replcaing
[REDALERT] <Dev> Oaks@dstahl: Re-Trait will allow you to reset traits and or add more than before <More than before as in 5,6,or 7 traits?
[REDALERT] <Dev> Oaks@dstahl: For bugs, issues, costume comlplaints, etc – email me I don’t have all bug status in my head
[REDALERT] <Dev> Oaks@dstahl: Yes we are going to 6 day work weeks at least for next two months – we have a lot to do
[REDALERT] <Dev> Oaks@dstahl: Will there be peace? Maybe – but something has to present an opportunity for peace – we are a ways from that right now
[REDALERT] <Dev> Oaks@dstahl: We are going to support your choice UI coloring
[REDALERT] <Dev> Oaks@dstahl: We are fairly confident the launcher issue from earlier this week is resolved after working all week with the ISPs to track down the routing issues
[REDALERT] <Dev> Oaks@dstahl: More Fleet Ships are coming – I don’t have the list
[REDALERT] <Dev> Oaks@dstahl: Email me if you think a mission timer is wrong – we’ll fix it
[REDALERT] <Dev> Oaks@dstahl: Delta before Gamma
[REDALERT] <Dev> Oaks@dstahl: Galaxy will get Saucer Sep – damnit!
[REDALERT] <Dev> Oaks@dstahl: Real customizeable interiors is a goal but about a year off from reality
[REDALERT] <Dev> Oaks@dstahl: We do plan to retrofit older events like CE and Kerrate – we may not revamp them, but may take concept and remake them
[REDALERT] <Dev> Oaks@dstahl: Bugkeeping is constant – we release bug fixes every week
[REDALERT] <Dev> Oaks@dstahl: STFs in the latter part of the year if all goes according to plan
[REDALERT] <Dev> Oaks@dstahl: email me specific cases and fleet info if your fleet is in a weird state – I’ll investigate
[REDALERT] <Dev> Oaks@dstahl: Foundry on your ship is a ways off
[REDALERT] <Dev> Oaks@dstahl: Older Fleet Actions will return at some point once they get remastering
[REDALERT] <Dev> Oaks@dstahl: We are going to be adding more costume options for the next big update – more than normal
[REDALERT] <Dev> Oaks@dstahl: Kits for KDF could be next season – it is potentially part of kit revamp
[REDALERT] <Dev> Oaks@dstahl: We are considering Risa for a future summer event
[REDALERT] <Dev> Oaks@dstahl: Character Creation Options are getting an overhaul for next update
[REDALERT] <Dev> Oaks@dstahl: We are redoing our Character Creator for May – almost completely remade
[REDALERT] <Dev> Oaks@dstahl: We will continue to make missions around Trek – sometimes that will be story – sometimes that will be big ships duking it out
[REDALERT] <Dev> Oaks@dstahl: but we want to stay focused on “TREK”
[REDALERT] <Dev> Oaks@dstahl: No current plans to reduce fleet ship prices
[REDALERT] <Dev> Oaks@dstahl: Existing character models will remain valid for next may
[REDALERT] <Dev> Oaks@dstahl: We will lean towards fLeet marks being for fleet play only
[REDALERT] <Dev> Oaks@dstahl: we have on our mid-term goals the revamp of BOFF abilities and training along with ship loadouts and ease of training
[REDALERT] <Dev> Oaks@dstahl: If you have bugs that are causing you grief and feel they are criticial -= email me – we have a huge bug database – we continue to squash them weekly
[REDALERT] <Dev> Oaks@dstahl: Cryptic Designed Ships are coming – some in May
[REDALERT] <Dev> Oaks@dstahl: I’ll repeat – it is my personal goal to resolve factions in the game. If I coudl say more, I would
[REDALERT] <Dev> Oaks@dstahl: Level cap increases are in design right now – will happen over next 12 months or so
[REDALERT] <Dev> Oaks@dstahl: Fleet Admiral will be max skillpoint cap – but there will be alternate advancement and future reps
[REDALERT] <Dev> Oaks@dstahl: Fleet Maps for Foundry -= great idea – ZeroniusRex is the person to hit up for that
[REDALERT] <Dev> Oaks@dstahl: Silver members will get access to ships at FAdmiral
[REDALERT] <Dev> Oaks@dstahl: Crew of Bortasq is part of a potential KDF storyline – no details to share yet
[REDALERT] <Dev> Oaks@dstahl: There will be Seasons in the future – next update is not a season
[REDALERT] <Dev> Oaks@dstahl: May = Big Update, then we go back to season for a while
[REDALERT] <Dev> Oaks@dstahl: Lifetime accounts will be on sale a couple times a year – don’t have dates on me
[REDALERT] <Dev> Oaks@dstahl: Scimitar ship is reserved for any future Romulan Faction
[REDALERT] <Dev> Oaks@dstahl: Btw – I have 10 minutes before I have to go – I’m reading and responding as well as I can – if I don’t get to your question email me: [email protected]
[REDALERT] <Dev> Oaks@dstahl: more emotes – I’ve heard this is coming but I can’t remember which emotes
[REDALERT] <Dev> Oaks@dstahl: Classic Retrofits are possibly an idea for future Crafting
[REDALERT] <Dev> Oaks@dstahl: Vet Rewards are at max for now, but we may reconsider that in the future
[REDALERT] <Dev> Oaks@dstahl: New Subscriber Benefits are coming in May update
[REDALERT] <Dev> Oaks@dstahl: Captains Table definitely needs love – no eta yet though – other subscriber and lt benefits being dicussed tho
[REDALERT] <Dev> Oaks@dstahl: May update is going to be awesome in my opinion
[REDALERT] <Dev> Oaks@dstahl: Other Trek Game ships are tricky – they must have clearance from CBS for us to use them
[REDALERT] <Dev> Oaks@dstahl: Custscene editor for Foundry is something we’ve discussed but it is a ways off
[REDALERT] <Dev> Oaks@dstahl: Optional Objectives for Foundry is something we’ve always wanted, but it is tricky – we are asking Neverwinter if they can look into it since they have all the Foundry code going on at the moment
[REDALERT] <Dev> Oaks@dstahl: Ent J is not going to happen according to CBS
[REDALERT] <Dev> Oaks@dstahl: Re: Foundry Combat/Non-combat – we are looking into it, but for now rewards are based on other metrics – more filtering may be possible in future tho
[REDALERT] <Dev> Oaks@dstahl: Not sure when next Zen sale is – that is all Perfect World
[REDALERT] <Dev> Oaks@dstahl: Again – if you didn’t get your question answered or you missed the answer I gave previously – email me and I’ll do what I can to respond
[REDALERT] <Dev> Oaks@dstahl: AGAIN: EMAIL ME if you really have an issue that you feel is critical – I will do my best to investigate – [email protected]
[REDALERT] <Dev> Oaks@dstahl: Thanks – heading out – HERE”S TO 3 MORE YEARS OF STO!!! AND BEYOND!!!
Link to Rachel Garret’s 3 year anniversary tribute
- Beyond the Veil Tier 194: Catching up 4! - August 3, 2016
- Beyond the Veil Tier 193: Catching up 3! - August 3, 2016
- Beyond the Veil Tier 192: Catching up 2! - August 3, 2016