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==INTRODUCTION== | ==INTRODUCTION== | ||
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===Starships=== | ===Starships=== | ||
This was the era of the great [[ | This was the era of the great [[Constitution-AT statistics | CONSTITUTION-class cruiser]]- generally referred to simply as a "starship" in deference to its role as a "star-jumper," moving from system to system in peaceful exploration. It was the most modern ship of its time, and reflected the priorities of early Starfleet: she was equipped with expansive science and medical labs, with staffs to match. Its crew compliment of 1100 souls was nearly triple that of any other ship. | ||
These ships also carried powerful- for their time- weapons and defensive systems: phasers, photon torpedoes, shields, even a point defense system. They were more than capable of defending themselves and others if need be. But despite these impressive tactical systems, the CONSTITUTION-class starships were not built around their weapons; they were ships of peaceful exploration, its crews more scientists and diplomats than soldiers. | These ships also carried powerful- for their time- weapons and defensive systems: phasers, photon torpedoes, shields, even a point defense system. They were more than capable of defending themselves and others if need be. But despite these impressive tactical systems, the CONSTITUTION-class starships were not built around their weapons; they were ships of peaceful exploration, its crews more scientists and diplomats than soldiers. | ||
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==FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS== | ==FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS== | ||
* '''Can a player command a unit in both [[STAR FLEET: PRIME | Star Fleet: PRIME]] and [[STAR FLEET: ORIGINS | Star Fleet: ORIGINS]]?''' | * '''Can a player command a unit in both [[STAR FLEET: PRIME | Star Fleet: PRIME]] and [[STAR FLEET: ORIGINS | Star Fleet: ORIGINS]]?''' | ||
*: Simply, no. There are reasons why players are NOT allowed to command more than one unit in STAR FLEET: | *: Simply, no. There are reasons why players are NOT allowed to command more than one unit in STAR FLEET: | ||
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==PLAYER REQUIREMENTS== | ==PLAYER REQUIREMENTS== | ||
Thre are only really 2 things [[STAR FLEET: ORIGINS | Star Fleet: ORIGINS]] requires of its players: | Thre are only really 2 things [[STAR FLEET: ORIGINS | Star Fleet: ORIGINS]] requires of its players: | ||
* '''''a willingness to be ACTIVE.''''' We abide by a slightly different posting policy than [[STAR FLEET: PRIME | PRIME]], as we prefer more frequent-but-shorter posts in order to maintain proper momentum and interest. Therefore, before joining, we ask that all potential players make sure they can post somewhere in the weekly area. Understand that these posts can be shorter- a page or so, even a couple of paragraphs is perfectly acceptable- than what is common in [[STAR FLEET: PRIME | Star Fleet: PRIME]]. | * '''''a willingness to be ACTIVE.''''' We abide by a slightly different posting policy than [[STAR FLEET: PRIME | PRIME]], as we prefer more frequent-but-shorter posts in order to maintain proper momentum and interest. Therefore, before joining, we ask that all potential players make sure they can post somewhere in the weekly area. Understand that these posts can be shorter- a page or so, even a couple of paragraphs is perfectly acceptable- than what is common in [[STAR FLEET: PRIME | Star Fleet: PRIME]]. | ||
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==FINAL THOUGHTS== | ==FINAL THOUGHTS== | ||
The goal here is to blend the idealism and the "frontier" mentality of ''The Original Series'' with the gritty, industrial, more militaristic feel of the latest ''Star Trek'' movie. That's the idea, anyway. | |||
The goal here is to blend the idealism and the "frontier" mentality of ''The Original Series'' with the gritty, industrial, | |||
We also want to work hard to keep a higher level of activity than we've seen in [[STAR FLEET: PRIME | Star Fleet: PRIME]] in recent years- thus the policy of "shorter-but-more-frequent posting." | We also want to work hard to keep a higher level of activity than we've seen in [[STAR FLEET: PRIME | Star Fleet: PRIME]] in recent years- thus the policy of "shorter-but-more-frequent posting." | ||
