Now the first games are nearly complete regarding player slots I thing we should have a thought of the starting environment. Should this be a T1 game, which galaxy size etc.

But do we know what the MP games options will be? large, medium, small maps? what shapes of galaxys are available? randoms? borg? will the real trek map be available?

Obviously it should be a domination type game, or last man standing.
We should start from tech 1
Many minors or few?

I asked about the MP options but the person i asked said he couldnt tell me anything ans to wait and see .

Yeah, there will be the option of a canon, random or quasi-canon map.

(Canon obviously means everybody in his place as seen in the show, quasi-canon means only the majors are at their place while the minors are randomly displaced. Well... I guess you already figure what random means...)

well i would like a trek map, then at least we know all the games will be just as fair on the players as all the other games going on at the same time. I only say this because of the ranking system.

I can see that getting dull if we only play the trek map over and over but for the 1st set of games i think a trek map is perfect.

I don;t think there will be a trek map in demo release. We still have to wait and see ofcourse, and perhaps gavin has done some things to it, which he didn;t told me. But i think it will just be an option for a irregular galaxy, obviously we all hope for Spiral and stuff,

I think its best we wait for more info on the demo before we plan the games options, that is if multiplayer is released in the demo of course.

If there is a Trek map, are there actually any completely Canon sources? I've been using Star Trek: Star Charts which i thought was pretty god yet everyone e;se thinks its naff

Well .. no. there aren't. But i think that we have enough information to create a realistic map, according to canon sources. Startrek: Star Charts looks excellent but has some errors in it, we can ofcourse use some of it.

I've got a copy if you need any info from it

Thanks for the offer, I will give you a pm when i need the info for it.

"Just Give The Word Admiral"

LOL

From what i understand,

Canon = all Minor and Major races are in the correct Quadrants

Semi-Canon = All major races (Klingon, Feds etc) are in the correct Qaudrants but Minor races are not.

Random, = Random

I don't think the Canon map will be so specific to have say the Vulcans 2 parsecs down the road, they may as liekly start off by the Cardassians.

Of course the problem with a canon map is that around 50 percent of the known (and in reBOTF featured) races cummulate around 100 lightyears, wich is a billion's part of the galaxy. thus on a canon map the dominion has a slight discomfort because there are far less minors in their primary space.

dont be so fast to declare victory, remember how fast those dominion bug disintigrate infront of the defiant:)

I never got into multiplayer.... I hate to start a game I can't finish I guess...

Not to mention the fact that everyone will ally against the Dominion i guess, except those cowardly Cardassians

I think the dominion is kinda cool... no nonsense klingons if you ask me... no drinking or honor, other than to please their "gods"

[quote="ftranschel"]Of course the problem with a canon map is that around 50 percent of the known (and in reBOTF featured) races cummulate around 100 lightyears, wich is a billion's part of the galaxy./quote]

The game would still be better with the map as canon as possible

EDIT: Iwulff, what's happened to my Ensign rank?

i'll be klings in game 2 or 3

ill be klingons in game 3

hey raiden i`ll get amazing to join up in a game with you and i, it would be nice to destroy two of the rsa caln at the same time

been rse for some time now, when this is out i'll get back qd and dissy for some real mean games

man i ain`t seen quake for ages does he still play botf once in a while? perhaps we could all meet up at the zone for a good old botf game

quake usually online most weekends, ya see him in msn zone nearly every week

GAME 1

Klingons - Jade
Federation - Son Of Mogh
Cardassians - Jigglypuff
Romulans - Centurion_VarDin
Dominion - Iwulff

GAME 2

Klingons - raiden_rse
Federation - trekkie2114
Cardassians - Captain_Billy_Bacon
Romulans - Silvercliff
Dominion - Janusi

GAME 3

Klingons - OmniQ
Federation - JamesBond
Cardassians - Adm_Willie
Romulans - Ensign_Buffel
Dominion - ftranschel

Will there be the option for those not taking part to view the games? Also have we thought about running these through the site? (Is this possible)

I doubt it, TrekBoyChris. Besides, I don't think a turn based strategy game will be that exciting to watch..

Depends who's fighting it out though
If its Matress against Son Of Mogh, that'll be something to watch

But a great story about this would be excellent. Written from the perspective of the races your are playing.. With pictures and stuff like that... Would be amazing. Perhaps a section for stories?

Great idea, we can all pitch in writing in depth reviews, stories etc.