Star Trek

Played “Party Crashers”, ST-HUY4Y2D5Q by @Winin, first Star Trek Online foundry I’ve played in years. In this, you tell a junior officer a story while beating the hell out of him in the gym. The story is the direct sequel to the one in the Cardassian arc, where you’re wiping the True Way Cardassians off of a breakaway colony planet. In this one, an anniversary celebration is interrupted by pirates after their precious medicine shipments… but those pirates aren’t acting alone. There’s some dark presence behind them. A shorter, dark presence. With big ears. And a lumpy head. ...

Computer, freeze simulation Tipa alpha six Sooooooo I log into Star Trek Online after being away for several months. With the Romulans coming, I’d better get familiar with the game again, right? My monthly stipend of Zen (cash shop currency) for being a subscriber has built up enough that I could get the three-pack of Andorian escort ships I’ve been wanting since pretty much Day One for free. Free in a sense, given I’ve been subscribing to a game that I haven’t been actively playing. But, I wouldn’t be out any additional cash. ...

The Enterprise C and a time ship battle a Tholian fleet There’s only so much reading about all the fun the people in the Federation News Service were having in Star Trek Online before I had to patch up, log in, and check for myself. It’s been a very long time since I last did more than just log in; since that time, the stalwart Publishers and Editors of FNS tirelessly constructed a starbase and even sent an embassy to New Romulus. ...

In the cellar of any tavern It took a long time, too long, before it all connected: there was a reason Bonnie Anne kept wanting to meet me in the cellars of any tavern. I’d noticed before that its patrons were all companions, of course; what I didn’t realize until after I’d recruited Rat Commander Ratbeard that they were all of MY companions. So there ya go. If you want to see your companions outside of battle, head down to the cellar of any tavern. Also, on your companions screen, look for an exclamation mark on their portrait. This means that they have a promotion quest available. Bonnie Anne got hers at level 8; Ratbeard was recruited with his already active at level 10. I haven’t gotten to promotion level on any of the others, but in a random group, I heard that once Subodai, the horse barbarian, is promoted, he is pretty powerful. ...

I’ve been struggling to get through this comic. The only good joke I had was toward the end, and it was a slog getting through to that point. So, I’m going to just make a NEW comic that speeds through all this beginning stuff. Since it shouldn’t go to waste, here’s the prologue to part 2.

Vorta Heerza Huo I love MMOs. I love leveling in MMOs. Shepherding a character through her own unique path, growing in power and becoming more awesome – that’s what keeps me in a game. Once I’ve finished with the leveling, more often than not I’m done with the MMO. The max level grind can’t hold me. World of Warcraft, EverQuest, EQII, Rift, Wizard101 – once I hit the top, I was ready to move on. ...

Haven’t done a comic in forever!

Cardassia is MINE! Okay, no, this isn’t MY Galor, but that of my good friend Longash. I’m not quite sure on all the details, but I believe he borrowed money from an honest looking Ferengi to get the ship. Anyway, like the holiday Jem’Hadar Bugship, the Cardassian Galor cruiser has a custom bridge, along with some uniquely Dominion design features such as no chairs. Except for the captain. Bortas and Galor The slippery thing moves like a FISH. Long got consoles and doff powers and whatnot to give the ship an incredible 21 degrees/second (366 radians/kilosecond metric) turn rate. That’s a tighter radius than most escorts. Combined with unique weapons and all the powers normally reserved for big, massive ships like the Bortas I’m flying here, this is one heck of a ship. ...

We have been waiting for the new Featured Episode arc for a year. The fleet – Federation News Service, supplier of embedded journalists to Starfleet – was logging in more and more, getting ready to do whatever would be asked of us. Fleet mates were watching the relevant Deep Space 9 episodes. We were totally there. We even specified uniforms of the day (four variations) so we’d be dressed appropriately. Because while the poor, doomed residents of Deep Space 9 didn’t know what was going to happen – we did. ...

Khitomer Accord (Space) It was pointed out to me at some length in an elite STF tonight – Infected – that while these STF walkthroughs are fine for the normal mode task forces, elite task forces take slightly different strategies. Those strategies would work in normal mode, too, but nobody bothers with them. In normal mode STFs, these walkthroughs work fine. Khitomer Accord is the most complicated of the space task forces. The Borg are attempting to go back in time via the time portal and arrange the past and present more to their liking. Probes are going to warp in on the two gateways and head (slowly) to the time portal. If ten get through, the mission fails. If even ONE gets through, the optional objective fails. Every one of the gateways, generators and transformers must be destroyed within 15 minutes, or the optional is failed. ...