OMG! Design the next USS ENTERPRISE (Offical Contest)

[Dalton]

Given the big departures from that Federation starship formula over the years, one would think they'd be more amenable to something a little more outside the norm. There's been a gaggle of ships like the Defiant, Reliant, Akira, Steamrunner, Prometheus etc. that decidedly do not follow that formula (even the NX-01), and your starship doesn't even deviate that far from Enterprise standard. It's a beautiful piece and they'd be foolish not to consider your work.

Oh, and the one with the crescent-moon saucer looks fugly, like someone let a Klingon into the design meeting.

[Havok]

Oh, and the one with the crescent-moon saucer looks fugly, like someone let a Klingon into the design meeting.

Interesting idea though? The Federation is becoming more all inclusive. A Klingon on the design team? Kinda nifty.

[Stofsk]

This one looks just like a variant of the Sovereign. I really like the Sovereign, but this is basically just a copy with minor tweaks.

Out of the ones I've seen, I have to say FM's the best.

[Havok]

Modem's isn't my favorite, but I think it works the best.
Look at the progression between the A and B, it is a pretty drastic design change. I think the way the E would progress into his F would mirror that. It also fits similarly in the way they are used. The B was a background ship that while canon wasn't very mainstream. Modem's F would fill a similar role.

[Dalton]

Oh, and the one with the crescent-moon saucer looks fugly, like someone let a Klingon into the design meeting.

Interesting idea though? The Federation is becoming more all inclusive. A Klingon on the design team? Kinda nifty.

Meh, perhaps. The aesthetic just doesn't look right to me.

[Knife]

Out of the picutes listed earlier, yeah Modem's is the best. The Defiant looking one is really cool but not the big gallant ship I'm sure the STO is looking for. More of a gritty, neo BSG type look.

[Havok]

This is still my favorite. I think it has a more robust build that the Federation and Starfleet would lean towards after the Klingon war, the Dominion war and the Borg, but like I said, Modem's is definitely the way they should go.

[White Haven]

Yeah, the muscle-car battleship is my favorite as well. Fuzzy's runs a close second, though, so time will tell.

[Molyneux]

*snip ship*
This is still my favorite. I think it has a more robust build that the Federation and Starfleet would lean towards after the Klingon war, the Dominion war and the Borg, but like I said, Modem's is definitely the way they should go.

I'd love to see that design incorporated as well, maybe as a new Excelsior, but FM's looks better to me as an enterprise - I'd want something that looks like an explorer, something graceful, rather than a big, brutal-looking brawler of a ship.

[Azron_Stoma]

This is still my favorite. I think it has a more robust build that the Federation and Starfleet would lean towards after the Klingon war, the Dominion war and the Borg, but like I said, Modem's is definitely the way they should go.

Nacelle pylons are still look wafer thin though...

This one looks just like a variant of the Sovereign. I really like the Sovereign, but this is basically just a copy with minor tweaks.

Yeah, Reminds me of the Century Class, which was the Fanon Enterprise F for like the past 5 years.

[HMS Sophia]

Any news on a winner?

[RogueIce]

Any news on a winner?

p.s. The Fan Enterprise contest finalists are being notified and we should be able to announce and show everyone the winners (hopefully) next week!

[Steve]

Interesting that CBS is still taking some role in content for STO. Apparently they also get consulted for any storylines the game will have and they're also having to give permission, and possibly withholding it (grr), to have the Vesta-class show up.

(The Vesta-class is from the novel EU, the next "line" starship of the UFP with the latest tech installed, including quantum slipstream. We see it mostly in the ST Destiny novels and the followups "Singular Destiny" and "Zero Sum Game" with the USS Aventine, commanded by Ezri).

I would so spend money to get the Vesta-class in-game, either as a mere appearance for an existing ship type or as a new class of ship available.

And, to speak on-topic, I hope you end up in the finals, FM. Those are some pretty good pics.

[Crazedwraith]

(The Vesta-class is from the novel EU, the next "line" starship of the UFP with the latest tech installed, including quantum slipstream. We see it mostly in the ST Destiny novels and the followups "Singular Destiny" and "Zero Sum Game" with the USS Aventine, commanded by Ezri).

Ezri? Ezri? She went from junior councillor and pretty useless, to Captain of one of the most modern advanced ships in the fleet in how long?

Also, on topic; any news Fuzzy its practically May now?

[The Romulan Republic]

(The Vesta-class is from the novel EU, the next "line" starship of the UFP with the latest tech installed, including quantum slipstream. We see it mostly in the ST Destiny novels and the followups "Singular Destiny" and "Zero Sum Game" with the USS Aventine, commanded by Ezri).

Ezri? Ezri? She went from junior councillor and pretty useless, to Captain of one of the most modern advanced ships in the fleet in how long?

Ezri did some pretty bad ass things in canon, and she has the whole multiple life times of experience, right? Plus, like you said, she's young. Give her a few decades, and I can buy her having the potential to be an effective commander.

Also, on topic; any news Fuzzy its practically May now?

Yup, the corporate executives seem to be taking their good sweet time with this decision.

[Fuzzy_Modem]

The winners have been notified and I am not among them.

I'll have something to show you when they release the official announcement. Until then my forum activity is likely to be rather minimal.

Thanks for all your help along the way. I'm still very proud of what we made together.

[White Haven]

That's unspiffy to hear, man. I blame CBS, because the voting certainly didn't reflect that result.

[HMS Sophia]

Hang on... I thought we we're voting for the next enterprise... and the ship that didn't get the most votes and highest rating isn't even in the notified winners? ridiculous...

Fuzzy, your design was so very awesome. I'd fly it any day.

[Thanas]

That's unspiffy to hear, man. I blame CBS, because the voting certainly didn't reflect that result.

Agreed.

[Crossroads Inc.]

Wait... Where the heck are the results? I checked out the main online site and google, and nothing shows up, have they been released?

[HMS Sophia]

Wait... Where the heck are the results? I checked out the main online site and google, and nothing shows up, have they been released?

No, but the winners have been notified. Fuzzy_Modem is not one

[Fuzzy_Modem]

Wait... Where the heck are the results? I checked out the main online site and google, and nothing shows up, have they been released?

The winner and runners-up were notified by email yesterday, and as there was no NDA, they've posted their emails on the TrekBBS and STO forums. I don't know when the official announcement will be, or when the site will change.

This is the design that won:
http://www.startrekonline.com/enterpris ... share=1259

-which I find rather surprising, but it's not a design I dislike. I'm glad they didn't go with a Sovereign clone.

[HMS Sophia]

I don't like the connection of the saucer to the hull. It looks like they have a split column, just for the sake of it, rather than a single central column.

[Fuzzy_Modem]

We now know all the finalists: http://yfrog.com/z/h7cu2isj so I won't bother waiting for the official announcement.





8192 x 2048: http://crossovercomic.com/media/extras/ ... ft_big.jpg

[edit]
As mine didn't make the top 25, I'll be putting it up for free on Turbosquid. Link to follow.

Maya format first, Max and Lightwave to follow.

She's yours. All of yours. Free. Non-Exclusive license. I just need to optimize and upload her and make a page. Might be a few days.

Take care of the old girl. She's got some bugs. Textures don't always apply properly on the port side nacelle strut. If that happens you gotta create a new file and import. Weapons effects are on a toggled layer. She eats ram.

That's about it. I'll post again when I have the link ready.

[The Romulan Republic]

Hang on... I thought we we're voting for the next enterprise... and the ship that didn't get the most votes and highest rating isn't even in the notified winners? ridiculous...

What the fuck is the point of having a vote if you're not going to listen to the voters? Just for the fun of flipping off the fans? Is their any reason they had for the decision?

I don't like the connection of the saucer to the hull. It looks like they have a split column, just for the sake of it, rather than a single central column.

That's what I thought as well. That's a really fragile looking design.

Is it just me, or do the nacels look a bit like the Enterprise from the new film?