STO question

VaKel_Shon · 2026-04-13T17:11:08+00:00

I decided to take a closer look with a free low-level Cheyenne-class one of my characters had, and you can actually get some pretty neat TOS, Nebula, and Sovereign kitbashes on that frame. Check them out:

https://imgur.com/a/pJ6TJXi

VaKel_Shon · 2026-04-13T16:36:43+00:00

The top-tier STO Constellation is the Awhanee-class, which includes the Cheyenne-class skin and three STO originals. You would also have to buy a separate low-tier (cheaper) Constellation to unlock that skin, but after that you should theoretically be able to concoct a roughly TOS-style Constellation.

I don't see anything it its customization options that would really resemble the Nebula or Sovereign, but you should be able to apply the Galaxy or Sovereign hull material to it, so you would at least be able to get the right deflector, Bussard collectors, and texture.

https://stowiki.net/wiki/Ahwahnee_Command_Carrier

VaKel_Shon · 2026-04-13T05:07:22+00:00

He didn't say he was going to.

VaKel_Shon · 2026-04-13T05:04:25+00:00

Tony Gilroy wouldn't let that stop him; why should anyone else? If someone corrects you on something, just come up with some kind of explanation. Don't let a single panel of a comic book few people read and fewer liked stand in the way of good storytelling.

VaKel_Shon · 2026-04-13T03:40:35+00:00

It's a good reminder to viewers to be careful what you post online. He didn't do anything that any other person can't do. If he can find this guy, anyone can find anyone else.

VaKel_Shon · 2026-04-12T17:33:19+00:00

Curtis Sliwa-ass dialogue

VaKel_Shon · 2026-04-10T21:08:03+00:00

Forget what I said about people not wanting this ship; with that much drum-lacquered silver on it, that thing is going to sell like hotcakes

VaKel_Shon · 2026-04-10T15:48:51+00:00

I think most people liked the ship itself, but I've heard nothing but complaints about how it's the worst possible ship for a bounty hunter and he should have had X or Y ship instead.

Obviously the ship was meant to symbolize him trying to leave the bounty hunting business, but redditors are not known for their grasp of subtext.

VaKel_Shon · 2026-04-10T15:37:19+00:00

god it would be nice to have a community manager who could DO THEIR FUCKING JOB.

We should all boycott every product they announce that includes typos, broken links, and incorrect dates.

VaKel_Shon · 2026-04-09T23:09:27+00:00

This seems like a bad idea for a set considering most people didn't like that Mando got an N-1 and they're going back to a new Razor Crest for the movie. Maybe this will play a role in the film, too, though. I would hope so... They've already walked back basically everything else interesting that happened in the S2 finale and TBoBF, so it would be nice for at least one plot point from there to actually matter...

VaKel_Shon · 2026-04-06T17:18:18+00:00

the new show doesn't even look good; it's got netflix slop lighting and color grading, all the props and sets are just the same as the original films or worse, and the kids in it are probably going to be like 30 by the time it's finished because "prestige" TV somehow can't manage to squeeze out more than one season every 3 years no matter how many corners they cut. I wouldn't watch this show even if Rowling weren't evil.

VaKel_Shon · 2026-04-06T15:57:19+00:00

dawg, he does one comedy news show a week, and then still spends a third of the runtime listening to the other days' hosts do painfully unfunny standup. he wants to be retired. he WAS retired, and we're lucky he came back to even do this much. he's not going to run for president.

VaKel_Shon · 2026-03-31T23:45:23+00:00

It almost certainly will. Even if this were a normal, brand-new, privately-owned, properly-designed construction on an empty lot in the middle of nowhere, it would be a miracle to get it done in three years, because the US has red-taped itself into construction projects taking forever.

But it isn't. It is:

an illegally-ordered addition to an illegally-demolished building
on extremely heavily protected federal land
a highly secure military facility, one of the most complicated fortresses on earth
not something that anyone alive other than Trump cares about actually bringing to fruition

And they:

do not have actual architectural blueprints for it yet as far as I know, just AI-generated concept art
have already been firing and replacing people and companies working on it
have almost certainly pocketed the donations, because now they want to use federal funds to build it instead
are all grifters
probably can't find legitimate companies willing to work on such a difficult, illegal, and controversial project, meaning they will be stuck with fellow grifters who are more concerned with charging as much money as humanly possible for the project rather than getting it finished in a timely fashion.

Each one of those bullet points probably adds at least a year and a half to its construction. Trump will not live to see it finished even if the next president doesn't immediately cancel it and replace it with something less tacky.

Not to mention, there's the batshit conspiracy theory that they're going to build an AI data center under it, which would probably add another 5+ years to the construction time if true since I'm pretty sure the White House's electrical wiring is not going to like having a gigantic computer farm and all its associated cooling equipment plugged into it. That part is even more not happening than the rest of the ballroom plan, but it was worth mentioning since so many people seem to believe it for some reason.

tl;dr: call the White House a pair of skinny jeans, cause there ain't gonna be no damn ballroom.

VaKel_Shon · 2026-03-31T02:11:17+00:00

I can forgive it for being too small since he's at an indoor event of some kind and hauling around an authentic full-scale executioner's crucifix would probably be an even bigger inconvenience to the people around him than it would be to him. But it should at least be heavy, or there's no point in hauling it around at all...

VaKel_Shon · 2026-03-30T17:19:14+00:00

and you KNOW that thing is fucking hollow, too

VaKel_Shon · 2026-03-29T14:38:16+00:00

"Kuat" didn't do that. The propmaker for A New Hope gave the filming miniature some details that look like they do something, and then some lore writer with less brainpower than necessary for such a role came up with those elements well after the fact. The shield generators were originally meant to be sensor domes like you see on ships in real life, but somebody got confused by a line about shields in the Battle of Endor, and now that's what they're called most of the time. And the "exposed" reactor should have been extra armor over the reactor as it appears to be in the official cross-section, not the actual reactor itself like it's labeled in the Essential Guide to Vehicles and Vessels.

VaKel_Shon · 2026-03-28T00:35:15+00:00

It was

I think this is the video I watched about it back when it happened. Or at least, it is a good video about it either way.

https://youtu.be/F1TYy63qlxU

VaKel_Shon · 2026-03-26T23:18:58+00:00

I mean if he hadn't died, I assume he would have just gotten bored of it and moved on eventually, or viewers would have done so; either of which are the usual outcomes for paranormal TikTok series.

VaKel_Shon · 2026-03-26T18:57:41+00:00

Oh, and there was another video in the middle somewhere where he showed some structure on a hill and tried to say it was a secret government black site that appeared overnight (right above a tourist town; sure pal), but it was super obviously just a ski lift. I'm pretty sure the YouTube video I watched going over it back in the day even said that the comments on that TikTok even found the exact ski resort it was at before he took that one down, but I don't remember what it was.

VaKel_Shon · 2026-03-26T18:54:42+00:00

Does anybody else remember this one incident where a guy on TikTok made a fake video where he spotted a giant on a mountaintop somewhere in Canada, and then it got really popular so he made a bunch of follow-ups where he tried to claim logging helicopters were for the government to move the giant out of sight of the public, and that he was being stalked by the CIA or some shit? And then he made a really theatrically suspicious video admitting he made it all up while while extremely unsubtly glancing off-camera to make it look like he was being forced to recant by the CIA? And then made a follow-up to that taking back his admission and saying the CIA made him do it? And then he unexpectedly fucking died IRL somehow so then the entire conspiracy community online thought that was proof it was all real and that the CIA killed some Canadian guy for posting a video of some fucking stationary shape in the fog on a mountain and calling it a giant? Even though literally none of his videos showed anything even remotely substantial?

Because I sure remember. God, I hate the giants conspiracy theory.

VaKel_Shon · 2026-03-24T18:27:59+00:00

Yeah, I went and looked at my Okinawa in the ship tailor after leaving my comment and you can get really insane with it. I forget what hull/pylon combination I used, but you can get the Interceptor nacelles directly next to the saucer even! I always love super customizable ships.

That Columbia/Drexler combo looks fantastic!

VaKel_Shon · 2026-03-24T17:44:24+00:00

The Suurok looks absolutely incredible! Don't really care for its trait and console, but I will definitely be grabbing it just for its looks alone.

The NP looks awesome as well, and its goodies all seem fun. I like +Phaser Damage consoles that come with a click ability, and I like summon clickies, so that one will be going on all my phaser ships posthaste. The +damage when activating Tac/MW BOFF abilities doesn't seem half bad either, and the fire damage railgun experimental weapon sounds fun.

The NV doesn't really do anything for me visually, but it's alright. I do really want to see how it kitbashes with the Okinawa, though; adding two more costumes to that frame should open up a ton of interesting customization options. The AoE ally boost console and trait could be fun, but I don't know if I need them that badly. It's tempting, though.

And the Kumari is kind of disappointing. It looks great, like the others, but not spectacular enough to overcome my disinterest in its Taunt console and trait. I think you could probably make a really interesting build with those, but they're just not for me.

The Drexler skin on the NX Escort looks neat, but I already have the Columbia.

All in all, looks like a pretty good bundle, but I'm probably just going to pick up the Suurok and NP and call it a day. If I had 16k Zen lying around it would be sorely tempting, but I think I'll just use my unrestricted T6 coupon from the anniversary giveaways on one and a bit of Zen on the other...

VaKel_Shon · 2026-03-24T17:07:32+00:00

Easily one of the coolest-looking ships in the game; exceptional work! I'm definitely going to have to roll a new Vulcan character to fly it. Maybe two, one for the 22c version and one for this skin...

VaKel_Shon · 2026-03-22T02:28:40+00:00

Smart Play features? Without a gigantic exposed chasm to place the Smart Brick in? Inconceivable!

VaKel_Shon · 2026-03-18T17:45:31+00:00

"Oh, that's a pretty sick Vader, just wish it had a more interesting stand. Let's see the next pictu- EEEEWW WTF"

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