Imagine you're in Starfleet Academy. Training as a Starfleet Captain graduate and get your own ship to command with the crew of your choice, maybe some of your friends from the Academy (possibly friends in real life or NPCs if you prefer). You are given a mission to explore strange new worlds, to seek out new life and new civilizations, to boldly go where no man has gone before. Doing so you encounter new civilizations and you must interact with them. These interactions would be things such as, helping them advance as a species by offering them new technology (replicator maybe? Or perhaps photon torpedos :twisted:) offering trade treaties with the federation (which you can make a commission off of) trade goods, help them out (complete a mission) things such as "there's a thief that we're having trouble tracking down could you help us?" or "We're losing power and don't know why" any countless types of missions. You have a large Star Trek pool to choose from. As you accomplish these missions make treaties explore, upgrade your ship, (possibly establish colonies and purchase unpopulated worlds to set up colonies on to research or make a profit) there will be consequences. You may attract the Borg or stumble upon species 8472. You may make as many enemies as allies, you may get Starfleet wiped out or save them from destruction. Your actions may change the political heads of Starfleet and maybe even its laws.
Does this excite you, imagine doing all this from the Captains Chair, walking to the elevator to the transport room and going on an away mission. Interacting with all this new life in person. The Oculus has made this possible.
That sounds a lot like Star Trek Online to me, but I am pretty sure the space combat would be unplayable as it is. Ground missions would be pretty awesome though.
"blackplastick" wrote: That sounds a lot like Star Trek Online to me, but I am pretty sure the space combat would be unplayable as it is. Ground missions would be pretty awesome though.
In order for this game to work it would have to be a single player game. (Currently a work in progress) Star Trek online I loved the idea, but it's not anywhere near what I've described.
someone i think is working on getting Elite Force to work with the Rift as well also once the beta of Garrys mod gets it fixed again it has support for the Rift and you can download a few star trek themed maps and objects for it.
"Species5618" wrote: walking around a federation starship would be very cool.
I always loved the series, and some of the games where pretty cool (startrek elite force, startrek armada).
But i think the Oculus can add must to space game in general :).
I absolutely agree. Though it's unfortunate we haven't heard back from CBS about being able to license, so we may have to take the "Star Trek" specific things out and change things around, but it will be a similar and epic game non-the-less.
"vin" wrote: I think I'd rather pilot a fighter than sit on the bridge and give orders. Does Star Trek have much of a precedent for ship-to-ship fighters?
Well that project has been put on the back burner, have moved on to some 2D work due to budget constraints. Also thinking of writing a Manga Series. (When I finally do get around to completing the Star Trek Game I'm totally adding my Manga series as an Easter egg 🙂 )
