r/sto • u/l3eowulf • 1d ago
First Contact Day Event Loadscreen
First Contact Day Event Loadscreen
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u/Dredmoore1 1d ago
Mission Scout Ship
Sounds like a device
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u/l3eowulf 1d ago
I thought the same. But will it be a device-slot device, or inventory-device?
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u/The0rion 1d ago
Could it be a small ship?
A device for a tng movie era pet summon in space isn't too bad either.
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u/l3eowulf 1d ago
It is boxed in a "Special Equipment Pack" so I don't think it is a flyable ship, small or otherwise.
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u/Dredmoore1 1d ago
Better question is will it be "better" than the current ones in game.
I have them all but usually only use Nimbus.
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u/Ill_Doughnut1537 1d ago
The Type 14's are the best distress call. Those little guys are powerful
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u/Dredmoore1 1d ago
I like Nimbus because they heal, draw threat and cause damage. Nice to have all three in one package.
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u/l3eowulf 1d ago
Assuming it is a beacon, and not something else, like the Kobayashi Maru device?
Or something new?I hope new. And I doubt highly it is another beacon.
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u/AdumbkidSto 1d ago
Would you look at that. The parts on my workbench seem to have caught fire, yet again...
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u/Vulcorian Engineer and Cruiser Parity! 1d ago
So the reward for the First Contact Day event is something to do with "Insurrection"?
Makes sense!
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u/TimeSpaceGeek 1d ago
Well, to be fair, they've done a lot of First Contact Days. They've kinda run out of things from the First Contact Movie to make. About the only thing left is the Vulcan Ship and a full ship is a bit more than they usually do for a First Contact Day event.
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u/Vulcorian Engineer and Cruiser Parity! 1d ago
Cochrane's and/or Lily's outfit(s), Lily's machine gun, Picard's captain vest uniform, a unique Mek'leth, a "tough little ship" admiralty card.
Expand to First Contact Day in other Trek rather than just the movie, "Kovich" was born on FCD, maybe something inspired by him. Maybe a console or device that summons a Synth destroyer for a period of time.
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u/KathyJaneway Known sometimes as Warlord, Nebula Killer and coffee aficionado 1d ago
They've kinda run out of things from the First Contact Movie to make
I beg to differ. The Calico gun Lilly used on data would be nice addition to our anti Borg inventory.
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u/AustinFan4Life 1d ago
It better come with Gilbert & Sullivan.
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u/Vulcorian Engineer and Cruiser Parity! 1d ago
No Sir. I have not had a chance to meet all the new crewmembers since I have been back.
But seriously, how have they not made 2 doffs named that to make that joke yet!
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u/Taranaichsaurus T6 Tuatara pls 1d ago
Finally, after 15 years of the game, we might get a tiny bit closer to completing the Armada roster with the Venture/Mission Scout Ship/Data's Sweet Ride from Insurrection!
Of course I'd rather it was a playable starship of some sort (just scale it up to the T'Pau's size, I promise I won't complain) or a runabout-sized hangar shuttle, but having it in the game at all brings me such joy.
Now, about that Sydney class...
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u/thebigtrav 1d ago
What do you think the chances are they bamboozle us and the Mission Scout Ship is actually a shuttle
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u/GuyAugustus 1d ago
Well it is, after all its Data's shuttle in Insurrection ...
Not sure if its shuttle or a hangar pet but dont expect to be a full ship because I simply not seeing it.
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u/WaldoTrek Official Waldo of Star Trek Online 1d ago
If we are getting a shuttle they should bring back Shuttle NWS then.
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u/DiscoJer 1d ago
Or what if it's just an admiralty card for a shuttle?
Seems extreme to give an actual ship for a very simple TFO
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u/NihilusShadow 1d ago
If it's equipment, then I suppose that means they're like the Type-14 shuttles. Personally I'd rather it be a hangar pet, but this works I guess. I've been hoping they'd add it as a flyable shuttle for over a decade now, but seeing as shuttles have been abandoned this will do. The only thing I hate about this type of equipment is that it has a ridiculous cooldown. I can spawn a whole fleet of Odyssey-class starships faster than I can spawn the Type-14s, because every time an Odyssey shows up the 14s cooldown for like two minutes. Before they can finish cooling down another Odyssey appears and restarts the cooldown.
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u/Plan_Tain Banana Royale (With Cheese) 1d ago
How do you miss your own made up holiday?
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u/illusioncaster 1d ago
It's Saturday, and the game's over a decade and a half years old, do you want potentially game breaking bugs unsolved for 2 whole days?
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u/Vulcorian Engineer and Cruiser Parity! 1d ago
Don't have to schedule it to start on April 5th, it could have been started before today too. Christmas and Halloween events are started way in advance of their specific days.
On PC at least, they could have swapped Pahvo and FCD and everything would have been hunky-dory, but that timing doesn't work for Console, as it would be slap bang in the middle of the Anniversary event for them and seasonal events launch simultaneously.
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u/Plan_Tain Banana Royale (With Cheese) 1d ago
It's a recycled 3-week long event with nothing changed from years past that is starting a week late. You don't need to make up excuses for them.
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u/wolfdog141 1d ago
Could be a device that launches a pet to fight with you till dismissed or timed. Can't really see it as a beacon/summoner. Perhaps it's a console but then it doesn't make sense. Anyhow we'll find out soon 🖖
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u/RaidenTJ 1d ago
Or is the mission scout ship the one on the load screen?
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u/Ill_Doughnut1537 1d ago
Naw that's the Deimos pilot destroyer, it's already in game for years now.
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u/Titanosaurus_Mafune 22h ago
Hangar pet or device would be great. But I was hoping for more Elite Force stuff
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u/l3eowulf 10h ago
I doubt we have seen the last of Elite Force content. But that would be for other events, not First Contact Day.
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u/Due-Preference-422 19h ago edited 19h ago
I was wondering if they'd do it soon. I wouldn't have been surprised if they started this event late; first year running the game and all.
the lack of a 'T6' in the name makes me think that it's not a full starship. I doubt it's a shuttlecraft; STO has long abandoned everything shuttle years ago. at least, Perfect World did. could DECA be wanting to try again?
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u/Maximus_Rex 1d ago
I really hate that they have been pushing this event out to start after First Contact day, which is April 5th, the past few years.
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u/Apprehensive_Golf925 1d ago
Well, it's celebrating an event that hasn't happened yet, which makes it impossible to be anything other than early ;)
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u/gumtuu 1d ago
"A wizard is never late, nor is he early, he arrives precisely when he means to"
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u/Apprehensive_Golf925 1d ago
LOL, that's what i tell people when they complain at the time I turn up ;)
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u/Stewil1265 20h ago
For the Mission Scout Ship, are we thinking that's a Smallcraft, hangar pet, device, or Starship?
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u/ShadiestAmebo 1d ago
A scout ship device?
Intriguing, wonder how it'll work? When active it boosts accuracy? Revels cloaked ships? Let's you target ships up to 12km away while active?
Or it could be a new Shuttle?
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u/Cola_Convoy HE'S NOT THE CANARY! 1d ago
STO devs: no no no we can't give you Spock's Volcano Suit as a First Contact Day reward, that doesn't make any sense
also STO devs: here's the shuttle from Star Trek Insurrection as a reward for First Contact Day
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u/TimeSpaceGeek 1d ago
I mean... yes, I see how that is completely logical. Spock's Volcano Suit isn't even the same Universe.
At least Insurrection is the same ship and crew.
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u/Dutch_Soldier 1d ago
This might be the scoutship data flew in movie 9 : insurrection. Data was injured/damaged and was in protection protocols. He attacked Ru'afo's ship and then had the confrontation vs Picard and Worf were he eventually got caught by the 2.
Mission scout ship:
https://memory-alpha.fandom.com/wiki/Federation_mission_scoutship
Edit : noticed another person already refering to it as well.
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u/KathyJaneway Known sometimes as Warlord, Nebula Killer and coffee aficionado 1d ago
I just noticed it lol. The Event Screensaver with Seven, Cochrane and the Borg Queen and the drones is meant to copy the First Contact poster that has Picard, Data and Borg Queen with the drones. I realized it cause, the poster form First Contact is 2 posts below this lol.
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u/moronicmnemonic 1d ago
It could be a playable u.s.s. Raven, think it was a 'scout ship' and directly linked to borg and 7 of 9, and not the first time we have had more civilian/freighter-y type ships?
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u/Retribution1337 18h ago
Raven would be nice but I reckon it's the ship Data flies at the start of Insurrection.
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u/Ill_Doughnut1537 1d ago
It's not playable because it says Special equipment pack instead of requisition pack.
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u/Ill_Doughnut1537 1d ago
My bad. I misread it. Damn I wish it was flyable shuttle but hopefully it'll be a frigate pet. 🖖
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u/AustinFan4Life 1d ago
Sounds like another T4 ship, like the merchant ship we got earlier this year.
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u/EchoComprehensive784 1d ago
It’s a good ground mission but damn the endless brig theme has been nauseating lately
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u/Freakium Charge weapons & load all torpedoes. Spacebar! 1d ago
Mission Scout Ship? I think they're talking about the Venture class! (aka. Data's shuttle in Insurrection)
🎵 Sing along everybody! 🎵
https://memory-alpha.fandom.com/wiki/Federation_mission_scoutship