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  • XaboraXabora Registered User regular
    edited February 2010
    FirmSkater wrote: »
    So if I preordered the super deluxe awesome edition on Steam, I used the Cd-Key to activate my account or whatever. How do I get my preorder items? I looked in the C-Store -> Special Items dropdown thing but there was nothing there :(
    Right Click it and click on properties.
    Then click visit site.
    It should take you to the main site with your pre-order code.

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  • FirmSkaterFirmSkater Registered User regular
    edited February 2010
    Xabora wrote: »
    FirmSkater wrote: »
    So if I preordered the super deluxe awesome edition on Steam, I used the Cd-Key to activate my account or whatever. How do I get my preorder items? I looked in the C-Store -> Special Items dropdown thing but there was nothing there :(
    Right Click it and click on properties.
    Then click visit site.
    It should take you to the main site with your pre-order code.

    When I do this it tells me the code has already been used, which makes sense because I used it to activate during the beta right?

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  • taliosfalcontaliosfalcon Registered User regular
    edited February 2010
    FirmSkater wrote: »
    Xabora wrote: »
    FirmSkater wrote: »
    So if I preordered the super deluxe awesome edition on Steam, I used the Cd-Key to activate my account or whatever. How do I get my preorder items? I looked in the C-Store -> Special Items dropdown thing but there was nothing there :(
    Right Click it and click on properties.
    Then click visit site.
    It should take you to the main site with your pre-order code.

    When I do this it tells me the code has already been used, which makes sense because I used it to activate during the beta right?

    Steam will have two keys in it now, you need to enter the retail key which was just released today

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  • FirmSkaterFirmSkater Registered User regular
    edited February 2010
    FirmSkater wrote: »
    Xabora wrote: »
    FirmSkater wrote: »
    So if I preordered the super deluxe awesome edition on Steam, I used the Cd-Key to activate my account or whatever. How do I get my preorder items? I looked in the C-Store -> Special Items dropdown thing but there was nothing there :(
    Right Click it and click on properties.
    Then click visit site.
    It should take you to the main site with your pre-order code.

    When I do this it tells me the code has already been used, which makes sense because I used it to activate during the beta right?

    Steam will have two keys in it now, you need to enter the retail key which was just released today

    Ah okay, well it looks like they are having billing issues or something then because I've entered it a few times now and still nothing.

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  • DewarDewar Registered User regular
    edited February 2010
    So, what type of missions provide the most loot. I'm LC 4 and I'm still poor. Everyone else is talking about having tons of cash. I seem to always get space potions or hypos, nothing worth selling.

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  • precisionkprecisionk Registered User regular
    edited February 2010
    uh, I was able to login to the game and play and it didn't prompt for a key. (I had preorder)

    Anyone know why?

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  • PikaPuffPikaPuff Registered User regular
    edited February 2010
    eh turns out i got cash from pvp. 2k per match. so n/m you should still be poor. do explorations for equpiment.

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  • DizzenDizzen Registered User regular
    edited February 2010
    precisionk wrote: »
    uh, I was able to login to the game and play and it didn't prompt for a key. (I had preorder)

    Anyone know why?

    They're giving some cushion time, mostly in consideration of folks who might not get their hands on their copy of the game today due to shipping issues or whatnot.

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  • InvisibleInvisible Registered User regular
    edited February 2010
    Dizzen wrote: »
    precisionk wrote: »
    uh, I was able to login to the game and play and it didn't prompt for a key. (I had preorder)

    Anyone know why?

    They're giving some cushion time, mostly in consideration of folks who might not get their hands on their copy of the game today due to shipping issues or whatnot.

    IIRC you have through the 6th to input a retail key if you preordered before they'll cut off access.

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  • KiTAKiTA Registered User regular
    edited February 2010
    So just to prevent myself from making a stupid mistake -- the special unlock items like the turrets and bloodwine et all -- they're available for ALL characters, not just one?

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  • Librarian's ghostLibrarian's ghost Librarian, Ghostbuster, and TimSpork Registered User regular
    edited February 2010
    Looks like not being able to give your BOs the special uniforms is a bug and a dev said they are fixing it. Good. I didn't want to be one only one on my away team in a TOS uniform.

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  • ydejinydejin Registered User regular
    edited February 2010
    Dewar wrote: »
    So, what type of missions provide the most loot. I'm LC 4 and I'm still poor. Everyone else is talking about having tons of cash. I seem to always get space potions or hypos, nothing worth selling.

    I've either had really bad luck with loot drops or they've lowered the loot rate from open beta. I've gotten next to nothing of interest. I did notice that the batteries are worth 100 credits each (I don't remember them being worth anywhere near that much before) and so you can make quite a bit just selling them. I'm pretty sure I had way more cash in OB -- I know I had enough to buy two extra ships by LtC6 or so).

    I am currently at Lt Commander 1.

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  • OwenashiOwenashi Registered User regular
    edited February 2010
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    I dunno about you guys, but I'm starting to really like the look of the Excalibur-class.

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  • see317see317 Registered User regular
    edited February 2010
    ydejin wrote: »
    Dewar wrote: »
    So, what type of missions provide the most loot. I'm LC 4 and I'm still poor. Everyone else is talking about having tons of cash. I seem to always get space potions or hypos, nothing worth selling.

    I've either had really bad luck with loot drops or they've lowered the loot rate from open beta. I've gotten next to nothing of interest. I did notice that the batteries are worth 100 credits each (I don't remember them being worth anywhere near that much before) and so you can make quite a bit just selling them. I'm pretty sure I had way more cash in OB -- I know I had enough to buy two extra ships by LtC6 or so).

    I am currently at Lt Commander 1.

    I've come across some good stuff personally.
    I've found enough consoles to kit my ship out, found some phaser cannons that where later swapped for dual phaser banks as well as a disruptor turret that replaced my rear phaser. All my BOs (both of them) are packing rifles that I've found, and my captain has some insane looking grenade launcher thing.

    I didn't spend much time in Beta so I don't know what the drop rates where like there, but I seem to have done fairly well considering I've only been playing a few hous. Haven't spent any points so I'm still an ensign though.

    Oh, I also got a tribble somewhere.

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  • ScabiesScabies The InternetRegistered User regular
    edited February 2010
    Joined Symbiote. Increases starship stats.

    FUCK. and I just hit 21 on what has so far been my main.

    ugh.

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  • KiTAKiTA Registered User regular
    edited February 2010
    KiTA wrote: »
    So just to prevent myself from making a stupid mistake -- the special unlock items like the turrets and bloodwine et all -- they're available for ALL characters, not just one?

    KiTA on
  • zilozilo Registered User regular
    edited February 2010
    Owenashi wrote: »
    screenshot_2010-02-02-20-09-00.jpg

    I dunno about you guys, but I'm starting to really like the look of the Excalibur-class.

    Yeah, I was dead-set on a Constitution until I started tinkering with replacing parts, by the time I had a look I liked it was 100% Excalibur.

    The Vesper class has a cool art deco thing going for it too, though. Really there's not a bad-looking ship in the game.

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  • Nakatomi2010Nakatomi2010 Registered User regular
    edited February 2010
    Ugh, With my playable game time I'm not going to hit LtCmdr till the weekend, I might be able to do it by Friday night, seems I can do a level a night....

    Folks, having a baby and a wife really cuts down on game time...

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  • elliotw2elliotw2 Registered User regular
    edited February 2010
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    The Chiron, for this one. Once I rank up, The USS Heart of Gold, since it's a Science Ship

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  • elliotw2elliotw2 Registered User regular
    edited February 2010
    KiTA wrote: »
    KiTA wrote: »
    So just to prevent myself from making a stupid mistake -- the special unlock items like the turrets and bloodwine et all -- they're available for ALL characters, not just one?

    All characters

    edit: Since this was BOTP'd
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    The Chiron, for this one. Once I rank up, The USS Heart of Gold, since it's a Science Ship

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  • ScabiesScabies The InternetRegistered User regular
    edited February 2010
    I now have chomodynamic armor on both my main and my joined trill (which aspires to mainhood)

    so it seems that your deluxe items are once per character (minus the 500 CP)

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  • Sub StandardSub Standard Registered User regular
    edited February 2010
    I can't seem to recustomize my ship a second time. I have enough money, but it won't take. :(

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  • Judge-ZJudge-Z Teacher, for Great Justice Upstate NYRegistered User regular
    edited February 2010
    No pics of it at the moment, but my first ship is the USS Elemenstor. MY next one - an escort most likely - will be the USS Sorcelator.

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  • OwenashiOwenashi Registered User regular
    edited February 2010
    elliotw2 wrote: »
    KiTA wrote: »
    KiTA wrote: »
    So just to prevent myself from making a stupid mistake -- the special unlock items like the turrets and bloodwine et all -- they're available for ALL characters, not just one?

    All characters

    edit: Since this was BOTP'd
    2rxzeia.jpg

    The Chiron, for this one. Once I rank up, The USS Heart of Gold, since it's a Science Ship

    Much love for the old-school, though I can't help feeling you took the green a bit too far when it comes to the deflector-dish.

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  • Gnome-InterruptusGnome-Interruptus Registered User regular
    edited February 2010
    Glad to hear that they are unlocking the WoK and TOS uniforms for BO's.

    Anyone know how to get more blue research anomoly bits? I have 65-80 of each of the red ones, but for blue ones I'm at 10 or less for each type.

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  • NocrenNocren Lt Futz, Back in Action North CarolinaRegistered User regular
    edited February 2010
    Arturius Arm (or however it's spelled). I seem to be in the same boat but now I'm picking up green ones as well.

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  • KiTAKiTA Registered User regular
    edited February 2010
    Hm. Took Beam Weapons, Took Torpedo Weapons, took Cruiser Captain... Need to figure out what else to take. Any suggestions? Nothing looks super useful.

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  • ElldrenElldren Is a woman dammit ceterum censeoRegistered User regular
    edited February 2010
    So I guess there is no grace period whatsoever so no STO for me tonight :(

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  • ydejinydejin Registered User regular
    edited February 2010
    KiTA wrote: »
    Hm. Took Beam Weapons, Took Torpedo Weapons, took Cruiser Captain... Need to figure out what else to take. Any suggestions? Nothing looks super useful.

    The rest really depends on what BOff powers you like. For example if you use Emergency Power to Shields, then Shield Maintenance will improve that skill. If you use Emergency Power to Weapons then Weapon Maintenance will improve it. Starship Emitters improves Tractor Beam. Starship Sensors improves Jam Sensors.

    To check what skills affect which BOff powers, bring up the Powers list (hit the 'P' key while in Space). Then click on the power you are interested in. Most of them will list the specific Captain's skills which effect them.

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  • DewarDewar Registered User regular
    edited February 2010
    zilo wrote: »
    Owenashi wrote: »
    screenshot_2010-02-02-20-09-00.jpg

    I dunno about you guys, but I'm starting to really like the look of the Excalibur-class.

    Yeah, I was dead-set on a Constitution until I started tinkering with replacing parts, by the time I had a look I liked it was 100% Excalibur.

    The Vesper class has a cool art deco thing going for it too, though. Really there's not a bad-looking ship in the game.

    Tier 2 Science vessels are extremely plain. Other than that, I like most of the ships.
    Elldren wrote: »
    So I guess there is no grace period whatsoever so no STO for me tonight :(

    Grace period should last until the 6th
    Glad to hear that they are unlocking the WoK and TOS uniforms for BO's.

    Anyone know how to get more blue research anomoly bits? I have 65-80 of each of the red ones, but for blue ones I'm at 10 or less for each type.

    Scanning anomalies in the exploration areas without going into systems seems to have helped me get a lot more blues. I still need quite a few more before I can do the crafting I want though.

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  • KiTAKiTA Registered User regular
    edited February 2010
    ydejin wrote: »
    KiTA wrote: »
    Hm. Took Beam Weapons, Took Torpedo Weapons, took Cruiser Captain... Need to figure out what else to take. Any suggestions? Nothing looks super useful.

    The rest really depends on what BOff powers you like. For example if you use Emergency Power to Shields, then Shield Maintenance will improve that skill. If you use Emergency Power to Weapons then Weapon Maintenance will improve it. Starship Emitters improves Tractor Beam. Starship Sensors improves Jam Sensors.

    To check what skills affect which BOff powers, bring up the Powers list (hit the 'P' key while in Space). Then click on the power you are interested in. Most of them will list the specific Captain's skills which effect them.

    Hm. Right now I only really use Engineering Team. I was going to hold off until I saw the status effects start tp show up, as well as what stats say, my deflector gave et all do. Is that literally the only thing those skills do? Work on BOff skills, and allow me to train L3 BOff skills? I noticed that a higher sensor score on my deflector let me see targets further away...


    Now officially done with the Klingons.
    Onto the Romulans!

    Level LC7 (17), almost 18. With the influx of new Episodes, I should hit 21 tomorrow, maybe. I like to humour myself into thinking I'm keeping up with the rest of everyone in the thread, but somehow I doubt it.

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  • FlapkeFlapke Registered User regular
    edited February 2010
    KiTA wrote: »
    Level LC7 (17), almost 18. With the influx of new Episodes, I should hit 21 tomorrow, maybe. I like to humour myself into thinking I'm keeping up with the rest of everyone in the thread, but somehow I doubt it.

    No worries, I'm only level 10.

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  • SanderJKSanderJK Crocodylus Pontifex Sinterklasicus Madrid, 3000 ADRegistered User regular
    edited February 2010
    So, did they remove the extra trait from joined trill? Due to RL + waiting for the pre-order bonuses I didn't start up the game till last night, but I saw joined trill having 2 traits + 2 optional, instead of the 2+3 that was the incentive.

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  • Just_Bri_ThanksJust_Bri_Thanks Seething with rage from a handbasket.Registered User, ClubPA regular
    edited February 2010
    No, people just misunderstood what they were getting. Same happened with the Lifetime Borg, also only getting 4 traits.

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  • EvigilantEvigilant VARegistered User regular
    edited February 2010
    Pictures of events.

    Founding the fleet:
    screenshot_2010-01-30-00-21-56.jpg
    screenshot_2010-01-30-00-23-29.jpg

    The heavy Cruiser:
    screenshot_2010-02-02-20-31-08.jpg

    The Galaxy Cruiser:
    screenshot_2010-02-03-06-15-33.jpg
    The Galaxy Bridge:
    screenshot_2010-02-03-06-10-10.jpg
    screenshot_2010-02-03-06-10-12.jpg
    screenshot_2010-02-03-06-10-14.jpg
    screenshot_2010-02-03-06-10-16.jpg
    screenshot_2010-02-03-06-11-36.jpg
    screenshot_2010-02-03-06-11-54.jpg

    Wang Formation:
    screenshot_2010-02-02-23-33-11.jpg

    Also: I just put in 100k, I think we're at 800k total towards the next tab.

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  • Just_Bri_ThanksJust_Bri_Thanks Seething with rage from a handbasket.Registered User, ClubPA regular
    edited February 2010
    You can hail Mary on that bridge.

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  • Synthetic OrangeSynthetic Orange Registered User regular
    edited February 2010
    I didnt know that Galaxies had to be crewed by midgets.

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  • RobzielRobziel Registered User regular
    edited February 2010
    Things that I have learned in leveling an Engie to 14 and a Science Nerd to 5

    Ranks 8 and 9 in skills are useless do not put more than 7 points into anything. Rank 8 and 9 each give you +.5%, you could get a new skill to +10% with those same points

    When you hit lvl 11 chose the Escort or the Science Ship even if you want to go into cruisers don't pick one until lvl 21. Science ships have better turn rates, are faster and give you Sub System targeting and you can still have 2 fore and 2 aft weapons. Escorts are even faster and have 3 fore weapons. Put your points into Cruisers but don't fly one.

    All those anomaly things you pick up, leave them in your bank. You never need to have them on you ever.

    As soon as you can go to Starbase 24 and fly to the center to do the mission where you beam onto the starbase. The shield reward you can get really changes the early game.

    Transwarp is your friend and every time you go to sol and sell stuff dump some credits into the fleet bank.

    That's all I can think of right now, anyone else?

    Also, are borg bridge officers ever getting their unique traits or did they screw us with a bait and switch?

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  • PikaPuffPikaPuff Registered User regular
    edited February 2010
    heh i'm the drooping ball

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  • Librarian's ghostLibrarian's ghost Librarian, Ghostbuster, and TimSpork Registered User regular
    edited February 2010
    With a bridge that big, there should be a food court and Sharper Image.

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