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V1.0 released. Happy trekking.[;)]

Here's a list of the empires if you want to know what to call them and what governments to use:-

You da man! [&o]

Oh and Happy Thanksgiving to all!

Kirk era is by far my favourite star trek era! I would be thrilled if you ported this into the expansion

ORIGINAL: hewwo

Kirk era is by far my favourite star trek era! I would be thrilled if you ported this into the expansion

I might do this era before the Archer era then. [;)]

Yes!!! TBH archer is my least favourite of the bunch. Didn't even finish watching the series. If you need any help with this one I would certainly offer some

ORIGINAL: hewwo

Yes!!! TBH archer is my least favourite of the bunch. Didn't even finish watching the series. If you need any help with this one I would certainly offer some

It's just suggestions really hewwo. What races would you like to see? Would you like the Klingons to be less aggressive in this era? Balance adjustments. That sort of thing.

I don't really need help in terms of the mod work, it's pretty easy. If you have any ship images you think I could use or race images (I'm a bit fussy about what qualifies though). Or if you'd like to write some dialog for the races. I'm not so good with that. Just PM me with anything you think I could use. [;)]

Writing I can do, since I work as a freelance-journalist I'll take a look at it once you port it. Can't stand playing the original anymore!

Fantastic!! I think the races, I've done dialogue for already are Romulan, Klingon, Gorn and Federation, but if you want to change them, be my guest. I'm not particularly proud of the job I did for them, and the Klingons had slightly different attitudes in this era, so they should probably change to reflect that.

Like I say, anything you can do to help.

I'd like to know if anyone thinks I should release the update in the next day or so, or should I add a couple of races first (maybe a week at the least)? Not everyone will be familiar with TOS aliens, but I was thinking about adding the First Federation (from the episode 'The Corbomite Maneuver') and the Kelvan Empire (from the episode 'By Any Other Name').

I'll be honest: haven't seen much of the original series, but I really like the ship design. Fits much better with DW, which also has an oldskool vibe going for it

As for races: andorians, vulcans. And the betelgusians, just because their name is awesome. Also, it would be really cool to have the pirates be orions! And the tribbles should make an appearance

They recently re-mastered TOS with CGI for all the space shots. At first I was outraged that they would even contemplate such a thing, but after watching it I changed my mind. They did a very fine job. They treated the source material with  great respect. Let's just say, nothing looks out of place even for a 60's TV show. I'd recommend anyone who enjoys TNG and modern trek, but has never watched TOS to give it a try.

Now, Andorians and Vulcans. The idea here is that the player's race is the Federation which would include those races. The Federation usually absorbs all military into Starfleet after membership is granted. I could add them at some point, but I'd rather build up the races specific for this era first.

Betelguesians (sp?) what a great idea! It's just a case of finding ship images for them and giving them that 60's fashion. I think I can work something out for the Orions too. [;)]

Keep an eye out for Tribbles.

I know this might sound odd, but I would like a Star Trek greatest hits kind of mod.

Federation, Vulcan, Borg, Cardassian, Romulan, Ferangi, Species 8472, Dominion, Klingon, Andorian, Reman (I like those guys), and then fill in the rest with as many minor races from all series as you can.

It might sound odd to me, but I think to the casual gamer, it's a very good idea. If no one else does it, then I might make one like this after I've finished all the eras.

I've mentioned before that my ultimate dream mod, would include several different shipsets per race. Once an empire reaches a certain level of technology, the shipset they were using is disabled and the next generation (sorry[:D]) of shipset will become active, thereby creating an ever evolving game.

Also if we were to have a diplomatic option for membership into our empire, then we could see the Vulcans actually joining the Federation, that would be great. Of course, the Vulcans didn't actually join the Federation, they were one of the races that founded it, but that's the idea.

Yes! Orions!

Wouldn't it be possible to just put every star trek related race in a single mod? Then, at game set-up, the player can mix& match to his/her hearts content.

That might just work now that we've got extra shipsets and races available. I'm committed to  making this era system now, but once I've got enough races, I could certainly throw something together like you're suggesting. You could try it out yourself with what I've done already if you like. [:)]

Yeah, it doesn't sound like a lot of work. On the other hand I'd play without mixing and matching different eras anyway, so for me it wouldn't matter

Orion Preview. Notice how the bigger the ship, the more lavish and expensive it looks, with the exception of the resupply ship that is. [:)]

Here's there stats. I'm not sure about these, the Orions are never really at war are they? Also, should they be a non-expanding empire or should they be able to colonise?

Since they are a slave trading race, how about them being a non-expanding empire
with a Agreeable+ rated homeworld but also set where they can be pirates?
Just a thought! [&:]

BTW, I like your choice of race picture....Sneaky, greedy, untrustworthy smile! WTG!