Star Trek Online

RickPeete · February 02, 2010, 10:12:42 PM

And i am happy to say that while their registration servers were definitely overloaded today, the gaming servers were up and running all day long with no problems that I could see. I never got kicked out and I never crashed.

Good stuff!

Bryancd · February 03, 2010, 04:41:45 AM

Quote from: dataskatt on February 02, 2010, 05:14:35 PM
I really wish this was available for the Mac! I have Windows capability, but is has never worked properly on my machine. :'(

It should but you would need to run Windows in Boot Camp, not Parallels.

Rico · February 03, 2010, 05:22:28 AM

Quote from: Bryancd on February 03, 2010, 04:41:45 AM
Quote from: dataskatt on February 02, 2010, 05:14:35 PM
I really wish this was available for the Mac! I have Windows capability, but is has never worked properly on my machine. :'(

It should but you would need to run Windows in Boot Camp, not Parallels.

This is a pretty graphic intensive game. Unless you have a recent, high end Mac with a top end video card you may have trouble. Even under boot camp. Anyone else out there with a Mac that has attempted this?

Bryancd · February 03, 2010, 05:38:20 AM

Quote from: Rico on February 03, 2010, 05:22:28 AM
Quote from: Bryancd on February 03, 2010, 04:41:45 AM
Quote from: dataskatt on February 02, 2010, 05:14:35 PM
I really wish this was available for the Mac! I have Windows capability, but is has never worked properly on my machine. :'(

It should but you would need to run Windows in Boot Camp, not Parallels.

This is a pretty graphic intensive game. Unless you have a recent, high end Mac with a top end video card you may have trouble. Even under boot camp. Anyone else out there with a Mac that has attempted this?

I know people who are running it on 3+ year old iMac and PowerBook laptops, even the least expensive came with very good video cards. The first Intel based machines in 2006, the first model which could run Windows, had a ATI Radeon X1600 with 128MB of SDRAM.

billybob476 · February 03, 2010, 05:49:35 AM

Yeah, not sure what the new macs come with, also I noticed that in the last patch right before launch it seems to me they did some graphuics upgrades. At least for me the anti-aliasing seemed a lot better. I'll have to take some screenshots, should be getting my cruiser soon.

Bryancd · February 03, 2010, 05:53:41 AM

Quote from: billybob476 on February 03, 2010, 05:49:35 AM
Yeah, not sure what the new macs come with, also I noticed that in the last patch right before launch it seems to me they did some graphuics upgrades. At least for me the anti-aliasing seemed a lot better. I'll have to take some screenshots, should be getting my cruiser soon.

A new 21.5 inch iMac comes with a NVIDIA GeForce 9400M graphics

Blackride · February 03, 2010, 06:50:18 AM

Well I have been stable with the game now since they patched it last. The 5870 s are rockin with this game.

billybob476 · February 03, 2010, 06:57:13 AM

In space I was getting over 100 fps!

I'll stop now :)

Darkmolerman · February 03, 2010, 09:26:25 AM

Quote from: billybob476 on February 03, 2010, 06:57:13 AM
In space I was getting over 100 fps!

I'll stop now :)

In space...no one can see you lag

Rico · February 03, 2010, 09:33:25 AM

Quote from: billybob476 on February 03, 2010, 06:57:13 AM
In space I was getting over 100 fps!

I'll stop now :)

In a big battle - or just cruising along?

Oh, by the way Lynn was able to pick up my collector's edition at the local Gamestop for me yesterday. Still annoyed I just couldn't transfer the order to a store nearby, but at least I have the game. It's at home - but I got my copy.

billybob476 · February 03, 2010, 09:41:03 AM

Quote from: Rico on February 03, 2010, 09:33:25 AM
Quote from: billybob476 on February 03, 2010, 06:57:13 AM
In space I was getting over 100 fps!

I'll stop now :)

In a big battle - or just cruising along?

Oh, by the way Lynn was able to pick up my collector's edition at the local Gamestop for me yesterday. Still annoyed I just couldn't transfer the order to a store nearby, but at least I have the game. It's at home - but I got my copy.

Just cruising I get around 120. In battle it'll range from 70-100. Away missions about 60-90. When there are fire effects on the screen (on away missions) it sometimes drops to about 35-40. Honestly I was never really a big believer in Crossfire / SLI but i've never had performance like this before. Love my Doghouse :)

Rico · February 03, 2010, 09:45:17 AM

What resolution do you play in Joe?

billybob476 · February 03, 2010, 10:00:50 AM

1680 x 1050.

My next upgrade is a bigger screen that supports 1920 x 1200. Right now I'm on a 20" widescreen. Obviously my FPS would go down a bit at the higher res.

Seven7 · February 03, 2010, 10:02:43 AM

Well I got my copy of Star Trek online. Trouble is I cannot install it on my computer, The installation goes about halfway through then just stops! Anybody else having this proble???. So I gues I can look at the cover box until I hear from tech support

Blackride · February 04, 2010, 04:59:44 AM

Well, I have been playing for 6 days straight now and here are my impressions.

1. The game seems to be 70% space battles. Possibly even more.
2. Space battle can get confusing.
3. Away missions are fun but some are bugged. One of them took me 2 hours to do and I got to the end,only to find out it was bugged!
4. Missions/quests can be very long and time consuming. This is either good or bad depending on the type of player you are. The good side is that the xp is decent.
5. The voice overs are cool.
6. Character creation and ship creation are awesome.
7. No network performance issues or server issues the last few days for me.
8. Limited documentation on the game causes confusion. The tutorial is good but ends a bit soon for me.