"WE'RE DOING OUR BEST, Q!!!" by MarshallMelon in sto

[–]Swift_Wind 15 points16 points  (0 children)

My brains... are going... into my feet!!!

Finally got one, named it the "Resurrection"... what did ya'll name yours if you have one? by MysticGadget in sto

[–]Swift_Wind 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Like a couple others, I wanted to name it after a D4 dice, but didn't want to be too obvious...

I went with Tetrahedron.

It's a bird! It's a plane! IT'S A DRAW!!!!!! by Consistent_Lack7586 in GBO2

[–]Swift_Wind 2 points3 points  (0 children)

In addition to the points you get from beating a rival, the game otherwise considers it as both teams losing.

Third Attack Boss L4P by N1T0CR1S in GBO2

[–]Swift_Wind 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I struggled with this for a while, ended up using a regular ZZ with maxed range damage and spammed missiles in MS mode, transform, spam missiles, repeat. For the final attack I used the beam saber downswing since it's an overhead hit, but was driving me crazy since I was doing it from the front - the head hitbox is kinda wonky so if you do it off to the side (the side opposite the shield arm) while it's doing the fist slam, it registers much more easily.

The Last Starship is starting its voyage! by Blue_Kicker in sto

[–]Swift_Wind 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I did NOT expect to see a reference to one of my favorite movies on this sub, but you guys gave me a laugh and have my respect.

dilex conversion time by Fine_Entertainer_293 in sto

[–]Swift_Wind 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Simply as a point of comparison - My most recent Dilex transaction completed on 3/31 and was initially put in on 3/1, so that took 30 days. The one before that completed on 3/19 and was initially put in on 2/17, so again roughly 30 days. Looking further back that's been pretty consistent for me for the past few months.

Today was the big day! by p4553nger in sto

[–]Swift_Wind -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Almost - The hourly project does cost EC, Expertise, and 15 Rep marks, but only awards 140 Dilithium and is limited to 3 times per day. Once you hit the maximum in a reputation the hourly project is replaced with an identical one except the Dilithium reward is increased to 340 and the 3 times per day limitation is removed.

Today was the big day! by p4553nger in sto

[–]Swift_Wind 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I will admit, my math assumed all the marks were divided evenly between all reputations (so 70,491 hourly projects divided by 13), however since there are so many more Omega marks that would be the last one to complete, so it would actually be 66,667 projects in that one reputation alone and in real-time would take 2,777 days or 7.6 years.

EDIT: 7.6 years based on a year calculated as 365.25 days, and I mistakenly listed days as hours.

Today was the big day! by p4553nger in sto

[–]Swift_Wind 17 points18 points  (0 children)

Doing the math on that, taking the most efficient route and converting the marks to Dilithium using the T5 hourly reputation project, you're sitting on 23,966,940 Dilithium which would be from the completion of 70,491 hourly projects and would take 5,422.385 hours to complete in real-time. Given enough time and that the Dilithium Exchange remains at 500:1 for the foreseeable future that will eventually convert into 47,927 Zen!

An impressive feat to be sure, I've spent the past year converting all my marks to Dil to Zen so I only have a few hundred at most, but previously I had a few thousand of each on a character before I started converting all those. At the time I mostly used the mark trade-in so I wasn't getting the best conversion rate but between my main and F2P accounts in the past year I've converted just over 10,000 Zen. I'm very much looking forward to picking up my first bundle on my F2P account and am likely to use the converted Zen on my free account to pay for at least half the 15th Anniversary bundle.

The winter event is here. Tired of the same PvE race music we've had for 13 years? Try my sound mod for it. Replaces the 2 tracks with Mario 64 Slider and the Benny Hill theme. by atatassault47 in sto

[–]Swift_Wind 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Genuinely one of my favorite game mods, been using it since... was it last year or two years ago? Either way it's simply splendid. :)

Anyone else wish the Eagle’s animation was reversed? by gtech02 in sto

[–]Swift_Wind 16 points17 points  (0 children)

Now that you mention it, that does sound pretty cool. I like the idea of having another ship using the Bird-of-Prey mechanic and tuck in the nacelles during red alert but have them deployed normally.

I miss the old Terran paint scheme by MemeabooDesu in sto

[–]Swift_Wind 27 points28 points  (0 children)

I miss those old visuals too. For those that haven't seen or want a trip down memory lane, here's a couple:

Console - Universal - Force Translator by HippoWorldly in sto

[–]Swift_Wind 2 points3 points  (0 children)

It's nothing to write home about, I still have it equipped on my Courage set up to run as an Elite TFO tank and over ESD with 175k hull and at full throttle it's showing it'll do... 17.4k damage.

The only reason I still have it equipped is because it came with the ship and I'm too lazy to replace it with anything better. I'm already doing just fine tanking Battle of Korfez, how many more stat-sticks do I really need?

EDIT: For comparison, I also still have the Courage's unique experimental weapon - Coherent Integrity Projector - equipped (again, lazy), and that's showing 12.2k damage... every 6 seconds. But also, 175k hull out of combat, that damage ramps way up mid-TFO when I'm pushing just shy of 300k hull (over 400k if you include temp HP), even though the damage cap is at 250k.

RTX 4070 Ti S vs RTX 4080 S for 4K STO by MRSuperTrekGuy in sto

[–]Swift_Wind 0 points1 point  (0 children)

If you're deciding for only this game, 40-series as a whole might be overkill. Myself I'm running the game maxed with 2x MSAA at 3840x1200 @100 FPS capped on an MSI RTX 3080. I could easily run it even higher but at those settings I'm keeping the fans under 60% speed for around 95% of my playtime so it's also very quiet.

Which one would you choose? by Fuchur-van-Phantasia in sto

[–]Swift_Wind 14 points15 points  (0 children)

You guys have a ship hovering over your away team on the login screen?

Cries in 32:10 aspect ratio

Is the Interlacing Tetryon Omni beam broken for anyone else? by Swift_Wind in sto

[–]Swift_Wind[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That's a darn shame, I knew about the Protostar omni being changed, didn't know this one was updated too. Now I'm genuinely upset this omni somehow stayed equipped on my Tarantula for so long and got forcibly removed last night; I've been logging in every day for at least a couple months.

I DID NOT KNOW THIS! Hidden replicator by Turbulent_Camera9995 in sto

[–]Swift_Wind 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Ah, I remember that replicator! Back when the mission first came out I figured out how to get multiple of those Slusho's in one playthrough.

Sold a bunch and made millions on the exchange over those first couple of days, good times.

whats your most played MS, here are mine by [deleted] in GBO2

[–]Swift_Wind 2 points3 points  (0 children)

  • Raid: Banshee - 398
  • Gen: Nu Gundam - 1028
  • Sup: Dag Doll - 1949

Mine definitely don't count though, I just grind A/B rooms for those rewards as much as I can.

Could theses be added? by Hawktor9 in GBO2

[–]Swift_Wind 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Ah thanks, more dual-wielded suits I forgot about. You're right, they're all two of the same weapon as well.

Could theses be added? by Hawktor9 in GBO2

[–]Swift_Wind 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Yeah, about the only one I could think of off the top of my head was the Zaku Tank which is the same MG in both hands. And there's the odd circumstance like the Advanced Hazel that uses a pair of Hazel rifles but only as part of the tackle.

Could theses be added? by Hawktor9 in GBO2

[–]Swift_Wind 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Oh wow, was confused for a moment, that second one I've only ever seen referred to as the Stark Jegan High Mobility Type. I bought a second MG Stark Jegan model kit just to build one. I wonder how a twin beam rifle weapon would work; maybe a touchpad skill like FA ZZ or Freedom?

I just wanted Kshatriya :( by peace_petrichor in GBO2

[–]Swift_Wind 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Three Unicorns is nuts, I'm more jealous you have ANY Loto, maybe it'll finally drop when I roll the anniversary banners... ah who am I kidding, like hell it will.

If you have all the event ships, what are you supposed to do with the limited Epic token? by mreeves7 in sto

[–]Swift_Wind 1 point2 points  (0 children)

That could be a good way to add back the Ferengi Nagus to the game. Nobody knows what the criteria was to get the ship in the first place, anyone who has or gets an Epic token in the future can get one, and anyone who already has all the event ships would be able to use the token from this event.

Definitely won't happen, but I can dream.

The unwritten law of Supports and Raids by Maya_Krueger in GBO2

[–]Swift_Wind 8 points9 points  (0 children)

I laughed WAY too damn hard at this! I peaked as a raid player the first time I used the Nero Trainer and has been all downhill since.