Posted Nov. 15, 2019, 6:11 p.m. by Rear Admiral Sarah Hemenway (Engineering Director) (Sarah M)
Posted by Kirt Gartner in USCM Chapter One Overview - WIP
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Ok so a lot of material here. I’m going to leave this to stew for up to a month before moving on the chapter 2.
– Matt
Does this change how ship Designs are written or is this just a manual on how to come up with the specs because if this changes how they are written then won’t that make all the current ship classes unuseable? and what about those of us who are in the process of creating a new spec? I am not going to be throwing out all the hard work I have done so far sorry
I understand the current set up is a little difficult to wrap your head around at first but even still its taking all the creativity out of creating a ship This is a Terrible Idea and will produce nothing but Cookie Cutter its a “Not Galaxy Class” ships and I love all the details that the current system requires and I think it is a shame that we are thinking about doing this
Kirt G (The Weasel)
Hey Kirt,
These are some fantastic questions! In the end, this will replace the current method of ship creation with one unified document; however, there will absolutely be a phase in period for new specifications to be required to use it (like, on the order of months). We (or whomever is EDir at that time) will not be mothballing all previous specs. COs will simply be encouraged to change to an updated spec when possible. Several current designers have already noted that they will update their specs under the new system (whatever it might be), so those will be available pretty quickly as well. I know a few people who are actively working on specs and I encourage you to keep doing that under the current system; I wouldn’t want any new, awesome specs to be held up as we work through this lengthy process.
With regard to the rest of your feedback, could you explain what you mean by “[you] love all the details that the current system requires”? I’m not sure that I follow the source of your concern, given that we haven’t gotten to the point yet where we’re discussing the precise requirements for specifications. The goal here is to create a system that is approachable to as many potential designers in STF without losing the important aspects that make these ships fun to role-play on.
Sarah, EDir
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