PERFECT WORLD BUYING CRYPTIC
It was announced this morning that “Perfect World” has penned a deal to purchase Cryptic Studios for 35million Euro. 

Other links/Cryptic responses:
Compilation of pre-responses
Official announcement from PR Newswire

Thoughts:
J-RANT: Chinese Racism on Forums (for shame!)

F2P, Pay-to-Win
Star Trek IP in China?
“Angelica” 3D Engine — aging? Perhaps this acquisition is for the Cryptic engine?
PWE obtained Runic (makers of Torchlight) in 2009 and haven’t meddled at all.
R&D / Tech angle
“More importantly, Cryptic Studios’ highly reputable development team and its technology platform will further strengthen our well-established R&D capabilities.”
Jupiter Uniforms are here! C-Store: 280 pts
– Not a bad price for 5 new tops and pants.
– Pooooor Klingons…

TWEET LEAKS
– Earth Badge: https://twitpic.com/559m31
– Gatling Turrets: https://a.yfrog.com/img610/8388/62484048.jpg
– Qo’nos Courtyard: https://a.yfrog.com/img611/4751/dq60.jpg
– Exocomps to replace Drones: https://desmond.yfrog.com/Himg612/scaled.php?tn=0&server=612&filename=7xvjt.jpg&xsize=640&ysize=640
— REALLY, DAN? A picture of an EMAIL?! Now you’re just taunting us.

Enterprise-F Dev Diary (How The Winner Was Chosen)
– Includes a “clay model” with more angles to view (still a WIP)

Infected Tips

Watch the uncut full stream here & Part 2 here:

General Tips:
– If you’re new, get experienced players to lead you through. There’s plenty out there now.
– Voice chat is highly recommended. (Vivox coming soon!)
– Follow directions. Or if you’re leading, give clear directions that are easy to follow!
– Do not progress any dialog pop-ups until the Team Leader gives the OK, or does it him/herself.
– Do not go in unprepared! Make sure you have a solid spec that plays to the specific strengths of both your Space AND Ground abilities.

SPACE:
Zip around BEHIND the gate, and do not activate the two popups until the team is in position.
With high DPS, you may be able to destroy the gate in a single activation sequence.
If you destroy the gate without killing transmitters, you get better loot.
If you do not destroy the gate in a single activation, you will be faced with 3-4 waves of borg ships that get progressively more and more powerful with each wave.

Good Space Boff Abilities:
Hazard Emitters (practically a must-have)
Tactical Team
A lot of DPS/buffs/debuffs
Gravity Well — good for chain reactions on warp cores!

Tactical Cubes have a ~5km explosion radius. If you are trying to keep the Transmitters alive, and have a Tac Cube spawned, be sure to lure it away from them before destroying the cube.

Tweet Update:
Cryptic_Gozer Dan Griffis
Weekly STF Update… Infected space 85% complete. Battle to destroy the Transwarp Gateway is much more interesting now

GROUND:
Ground Weapons:
Tactical — Sniper(x2)
Engineer+Science — CRM200 + Melee

Ground Kits:
Engineer: Fabrication or Bunker Kit
Tactical: Fire Team or Squad Leader
Science: Medic (at least one on the team)… if you want to DPS, I recommend Geophysicist

Order of Ground Targets:
Interlink Node
Infected
Drone
Medical
(Protos? Can be cleaned up at any time after Medical. May despawn on their own.)
AFTER ONLY TACTICALS ARE LEFT, SWITCH TO MELEE WEAPON
Tactical
Heavy
Elite

FIRST BOSS: Ogen
Pull him OUT of his room, into the hallway.
He will stop and summon friends halfway through the fight. If you are in the hallway, they will not join the battle.

END BOSS: Manus
Get into the alcoves on the wall opposite from the entry doorway.
This blocks line of sight between group members (meaning, no heals!), which prevents her “chain lightning” attack from hitting more than one target at a time.

NEXT WEEK: “The Cure”
Keep your tips/guides coming! Jeremy is gonna try and post the best ones over at JupiterColony.com

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NEWS:

Follow-up on Atari/Cryptic conversation at Massively.com
For sale!

KDF version of the Azura comm
– “Bringing Down The House”
– Nice to see them NOT overlook this useful item for KDF.
– 4 hour cooldown

Caitian and Aenar boffs coming to C-Store in June
– Dev comment: These will be available in-game, too (via Doff missions)

June 23-25: Borg Invasion DSEs
– Stahl comments
* Will no longer auto-zone you!
* Also include special rewards and/or Emblems
* Working on auto-scaling so that all can participate (in testing, no promises)

TWEET LEAKS:
KDF capes & new shoulders:  https://twitpic.com/51lz2v/full
Yet another Jupiter Uniform detail (non-Vet version):  https://twitpic.com/52i4wd/full
Gorn updates:  https://twitpic.com/52wspn/full

COMM FEED:
Is Cryptic’s split from Atari a GOOD thing, or a BAD thing?

POLL Results: 82.56% GOOD THING

COMING UP ON A FUTURE STOOOOOOOKED!

STF THURSDAYS! @ 7pm Pacific, starting June 2nd!

June 2nd:   Infected
June 9th:   The Cure
June 16th:  Khitomer Accord

In an EPIC build-up to the new Borg DSE events. Join us LIVE and be PART of the ACTION on the INTERNET. YEAH.

Email in your guides & tips!

NEWS

Devidian Series reruns:
– Ground shield reward for “Skirmish”
– GET THE CANE!

Romulan Series reruns coming soon!
– Prize = an attack Horta schematic (must be crafted)

500 day Vet Reward announced
– Includes 250 Emblems (if this trend continues… free ship @ 600 days, and every 200 after)
– KDF Shoulder Cape that they’ve been asking for
– Jupiter Uniform (more info)

DOOTY!
An updated look at the Doff interface
An accompanying thread to explain some of the details
– Can inactive boffs join the duty roster? Not at this time, but maybe someday.
– Why no KDF version leaked? Not done yet (uh oh…)
– 2 depts per division + Civilian
** Civs cannot be placed on active duty, but can be sent on assignments.
– Doffs cannot be promoted or customized – they are what they are.
– Only the lowest quality doffs can die on assignments, the rest go to sickbay to recoup.
– A shuttle cutscene for assignment initiation?

Follow up Thread: There will be several ways of acquiring duty officers; some of these we can talk about now, others are still being investigated.
* Certain “Recruitment” assignments (with no doff slotting requirements)
* Rewards for certain accolades
* Possibly a starting batch of common duty officers will be granted to players, probably modified by player level

Info on Starfleet Academy / Tutorials
When will we see them?
“The zone will become available for Devs to use with S4, then content will slowly trickle into it.”
What about the Tutorials?
“Postponed. New content for EVERYbody takes higher priority.”
What about skipping the tutorial, and starting as a Klingon?
“Still a work in progress. But both are almost finalized.”

Tweet Leaks
– Interior of Starfleet Academy office: https://a.yfrog.com/img612/3747/yxdfg.jpg
– Garden at Starfleet Academy: https://a.yfrog.com/img615/1947/e5dzl.jpg
– 500 day Jupiter Uniform variant: https://a.yfrog.com/img610/9220/ihmfn.jpg
– IDIC Badge! https://a.yfrog.com/img614/8467/kd2nb.jpg
– Peregrine with Breen engine + Reman shield: https://a.yfrog.com/img615/3682/49s2.jpg

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AL RIVERA – RUMOR SMASHING

Ship info link:
https://www.ex-astris-scientia.org/

COMM FEED

“What Makes A Good Enterprise?”

Poll feedback:
The Captain  — 28.88%
Warp nacelles/pylons — 24.29%
The Crew — 19.91%
Secondary hull/deflector — 18.6%
The strong neck  — 8.32%

Specific responses:
– Tabmaine: “The secondary hull is where a new design should start. If you change its shape, the rest of the ship has to be changed to fit the new shape.”
– nshepard: “It has to look like an interstellar hot rod. Like it’s doing Warp 10 when sitting still.”
– arm514: “It’s a combo of a saucer, secondary + 2 nacelles.” (Pic of NX + secondary)
– Omega_Glory: Link to Roddenberry’s design rules.
– Capn_Logan: Don’t worry about it!
– Original creator made a new mock-up to show more detail: (PIC)

NEW QUESTION:
“What do you need to know about the Doff System?”

I have no Foundry suggestions this week, because I’ve been busy launching The MMOrgue!

Foundry Picks from the live chatroom:
Rema Donna
Do Dukat
Saving Ensign Ryan
Currents Turned Awry
KDF: 99 Bottles of Ale in the Hall

NEWS:

May 2011 Ask Cryptic
– Major Borg overhaul coming soon (STO and TNG variants) soon after S4 release
– Xindi and Sphere Builders are listed as “possible baddies” for future FEs.
– Series 4 near DS9
– Fleet Alliances/Wars — Season 5 (or beyond)
– Customizable “ship” uniforms (for interiors) in 2012
– More KDF ships at all levels (2012)
– Centerpiece of Season 5: End Game & Fleet Features
– Feels like he’s using Season 5 / 2012 interchangeably
* 6+ months with no major feature upgrades? Just content?
– No Constitution refit (Tip about squad leading / scaling)

Design The Next Enterprise WINNER!
– A few rough renders courtesy of a TrekBBS member
– Some answered questions
– Ambassador (Ent-C) in 2012

Section 31 Uniforms on the C-Store (VID)

Sneak Peak at “Jupiter” uniform (WORK IN PROGRESS)
Pic 1 // Pic 2 // Pic 3 // Pic 4 // Pic 5

Tweet Leaks
– Possible 2409 Mirror Fed uniforms: https://a.yfrog.com/img640/7420/tusvm.jpg
– Fighter Craft: Peregrine (Fed) and To’duj (KDF) https://a.yfrog.com/img615/4895/bkzag.jpg
– Finalist board for DTNE contest: https://a.yfrog.com/img619/813/cu2is.jpg
– Another shot of the ground combat reticle in action: https://a.yfrog.com/img610/5869/ukm6.jpg

Literary Challenge #1 (for Writers)
– Hosted by WishStone on the forums

Breen Featured Episode Rerun
– New Set rewards (Hope for a ground set from the Devidian rerun?)
– Emblems/Marks and Breen boff are limited time only. Set pieces are permanent.
– Cold Case Puzzle solution graphic

For Trekkies:
Live Blogging Rewatch of TNG episodes

COMM FEED

Vote in our poll, and expand on your thoughts in an email to us!
What Makes a Good Enterprise?

– Kirk rocks the bird of prey

Foundry Picks:
FED: Spirits of Ramok Nor
KDF: Damocles’ Mirror