Lotus Fleet Star Base

[BLZBUB]

 It has recently been revealed that Star Trek Online's "Starbase Featured Projects" are being re-released. Star Trek dot com has posted the release list of projects by STO, and they will be available again until January 17th.

The list:

1. Room with a view: Completing this project will remove the blast shutters from the Starbase interior, allowing you to see out into space.
2. Interior Designer: Completing this project will add plants, consoles, weapons and panels to Federation Starbases. Statues and a special symbol will be made available for Klingons.
3. Tribbles and Targs: Completing this project will add tribbles to Federation Starbases. Targs and targ beds will be made available for Klingons.
4. All Work and Some Play: Completing this project will add enhancements to the lounge area of Federation Starbases. The Operations area will be improved for Klingons.
5. History and Movement: Completing this project will add panels depicting the history of the Enterprise to Federation Starbases. Banners and transporter bay upgrades will be made available for Klingons
6. High Security: Completing this project will add guards to Federation Starbases. Elite warriors will be made available for Klingons.
7. Where Decisions are Made: Completing this project will add enhancements to the conference room of Federation Starbases. The fireplace section of the bar will be improved for Klingons.
8. For Relaxations: Completing this project will add a wall-length fish tank to Federation Starbases. Blood wine, table improvements and hunting trophies will be made available for Klingons.
9. Welcome Guests: Completing this project will add Morn and latinum traders to Federation Starbases. Morn and dancing girls will be made available for Klingons.
10. First One, Then the Other: Completing this project will add enhancements to the lounge area of Federation Starbases by adding a dance floor and DJ. The conference room will be improved for Klingons.
11. Works of Art: Completing this project will add mannequins displaying historical uniforms to Federation Starbases. Weapon trophies, a floor logo and wall mural will be made available for Klingons.

 Also re-released are the Embassy Featured Projects:

1. Nanov, Nanov: Completing this project will add enhancements to your Fleet Embassy on New Romulus. A nanov vivarium will open up in the Research and Development section of your embassy, along with some infant nanov.
2. Belongs in a Museum: Completing this project will add enhancements to your Fleet Embassy on New Romulus. Artifacts found throughout New Romulus will be put on display in the main lobby of your embassy, as well as a monument to the Sword of the Raptor Star.

The 12th Starbase featured Project and the 3rd Embassy Featured Project will be released after these re-releases have transpired.

[Kheren]

The only 2 features still missing are 2 and 10; the latter is in the process of being completed.


The 2 Embassy features are also in the works.


Well done crewmates!

[Redding]

I just recently figured out HOW to help with the star base, up until about a week ago I thought all you could do was that little 5 mark mission in Ops once a day.
I didn't realize all the changes to the game that allowed you to quick enter matches for Dilith and various other marks.

But I finally got bored with my Xbox and decided to poke around and Wah-La! there they were.

I just thought Id explain why I'm suddenly contributing to the SB after all this time.
(I did ask a few people how it was possible to work on this base getting only 5 marks a day but I guess they thought I knew about the rest)

Anyway, My question is about the 'limited time' projects.
I'm guessing we have to do them before we upgrade to the next tier or we lose them (Hence the term limited)
If that's the case, and they cost 200k dilith we need to decide if were going to do them first or not.
Someone already donated 5k dilith to the command window and Id hate to put any more in just to lose it.

If a vote is called for id say yes, we should do the special projects, what can it hurt? 

[Kheren]

The time limit on a project is only for the select phase. once it is selected, there is no time limit to worry about for completing it.

Moreover, even if we missed one, it will come back again at a later time. But it is a good idea to complete one as it is up as soon as possible because there is no set time to calculate when it will come back and while it is there, we can not select any new one coming up.

Note however that these are only cosmetics so far. They do not contribute much to building up the base itself. Nevertheless, this why we have open windows to see outside,  Enterprise paintings, costumes display, aquarium, conference room, winter event decoration, guards, visiting ambassadors, tribbles and exocomps... and Morn at the bar.

[Redding]

Hmm, I got 'we don't need to do it now but should' out of that..
So would that be a yes or a no for your vote?

[Kheren]

Your call. Each task has several different needs to begin with so they can all be filled at the same time. When you have to choose between one or antoher because they both ask for the same item (Dilithium for example) I personnally would propose to prioritize things like so:

1- Any upgrade to the base
2- Any time limit task for the base
3- The current prioritized department task for the base (identified in the message of the day on top of the starbase window)
     If there are more than one, the one nearest completion.
4- Any other that is nearest completion

Same order for the Embassy but the Embassy needs come after those of the base as it is less useful/beneficial to us than the base.

[Redding]

I guess you answered my original question anyway, I was worried that any Dilith would be lost for the Limited when we upgraded to three, but that's not the case here, so no decision needs to be made.
Although if I understand you right we would lose future Limited opportunities if we don't do it first?
If that's not the case, great. Well do them later.

[Kheren]

Yes and no. So far there has been only one "return" of previous limited time options and there is no set period or or such for any returning ones so best to do them when they come.

The upgrades are more important to finish first as they obvioulsy are the ones directly improving tier level and base features. If we pile them up, we just slow ourselves. Again having them being done as they come as quickly as possible is best.