NEWS
Jack Emmert takes over as CEO of Cryptic Studios
– His focus seems to be Neverwinter.
– His attention in STO has always leaned toward KDF, so this MIGHT help them some.
– Former CEO John Needham now working for Gazillion (LEGO U, SuperHero Squad, JGE)

Multi-Vector Assault Mode Hands on

This week’s Tweet Leaks:
– A quick shot of Qo’nos upgrades being worked on (actually from last week – oops)
– Another UI mock-up for the Duty Roster
More info courtesy of ThomasTheCrypticCat
– CapnLogan reviews some finalists for the Design The Enterprise contest Confirmation:  “CBS will be picking the winners.”
– Farktoid testing out the new ground combat systems
More info about the specifics of how it looks
– EmergencyQAHologram mocks Stahlzilla openly!

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MATH ( … sorta)
What is the Demo Tool?
Demo Record is a part of the Cryptic engine itself, built into the core of both STO and CO.
For a brief overview on using it, and some tips, you can watch STOked Episode 44 or download Mac’s PDF Guide.

Rachel Garrett (of STO-Wiki infamy) has created a DemoLauncher tool that allows you to easily workaround all the messy command lines necessary to launch .demo files after they are recorded.

In today’s episode, we’ll go over a few of the key features, explain how it works.

To download DemoLauncher CLICK HERE
To provide feedback for DemoLauncher CLICK HERE
This is an OPEN SOURCE project, and the source code can be viewed HERE.

COMM FEED
Common Ideas:
– Foundry contest, more ported missions (like the 5 that came two months ago)
– Fix long-standing bugs (like graphics-related crashes, e.g.)
– In-game events hosted by GMs. Invasions, scavenger hunts, PvP weekends, etc.

Most folks said that content CANNOT STOP if they want to keep excitement as high as its been. Almost every suggestion, including folks that suggested the above ideas, also included new content roll-outs.

I think the lesson could be learned that your players’ appetite for content is only becoming more voracious, the more it gets fed. It was unfortunate that the most recent FE did not include repeatable dailies (an issue that may soon be remedied) as that would have extended the lifespan of the story arc slightly.

NEXT WEEK’S QUESTION:  FOUNDRY INSPIRATION
What classically “Trek” moments from TOS would you get excited to see in a Foundry mission? Specific scenarios, quotes, locations?

INTRO:

 

●     Live gameplay on Tribble

●     Math segment on a tool so powerful, we considered not doing a segment about it.

●     Explanation on the next step of our mission competition.

 

NEWS:

 

Season 2 will launch Tuesday, July 27th!

              https://forums.startrekonline.com/showthread.php?t=170003

 

Rename your Runabout:

              * New Runabouts can be renamed in the usual manner.

              * Older Runabouts can be renamed using the following command:

                            – /RenameShip “Danube Class Runabout” “U.S.S. Your Ship Name”

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Sovereign is next on CapnLogan’s revamp radar

              https://forums.startrekonline.com/showthread.php?t=169587

 

This month’s “Ask Cryptic” is up!

              https://forums.startrekonline.com/showthread.php?t=169905

– “Politely and respectfully” … sounds like they’ve been getting flamed out of hand.  Shame on you!

 

Martial Arts becomes viable again on Tribble!

              Power changes:

* Palm Strike/Rifle Butt: Fixed bug that prevented associated Hold from being resisted

* Palm Strike/Rifle Butt: Lowered the base chance of the Hold being triggered from 50% to 10%.

 

MAIL:

 

Keep your mission submissions coming!

 

On next week’s show, we’re going to announce our top picks that will get re-created by the STOked team as an epic tutorial/machinima video.

 

After those picks are made, we’ll be posting a POLL.  The winner of that poll will be the mission we pour the entirety of our fleet resources behind, and get turned into a fan-made STO episode.

 

MATH:

 

Guide for Demo Record – https://docs.google.com/#folders/folder.0.0B6_BVGJrO9vrNGRjMjY0YTUtYjU4NS00M2U5LWExMmItM2VlYmVhNmE4ZDhl

 

Link to EPIC Demo Record thread –

https://forums.startrekonline.com/showthread.php?t=134131