Maybe there is a answer somewhere in the gazillion topics about the odyssey but here is my questiuon anyway.
When i have a ship with a large bridge, and i have about 12 bridge officers, you can see them all doing there thing on your bridge.
Why is it that the Odyssey bridge only shows 8 bridge officers instead of 12 or more?
Look how big that bridge is and how many seets there are they can fill up!
Bridge officers seating is currently randomly assigned in ship interiors.
Also, not every single bridge station will be manned during normal operations - some are specialist science consoles that are only used during surverying or exploration missions.
I think Cryptic leaves some of the seats vacant in design, so that if you want to invite friends to your bridge, they can sit at a station.
It's an RP courtesy from the Devs.
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The random placement is just stupid. I have the vivid bridge with enough seats to fit all my BOFs, so instead the stand up and tap at random wall bits, only my helms man is sat down and he's a tac officer anyway.
Yes it is the aquarius bridge.
I know there is a sub floor and there are 2 bridge officers.
There is also always one standing on the left side of your bridge when you visit it.
There are a few consoles in the bridge still not used and the three seats in the middle are, imho for you friends. They should allow more bridge officers in the bridge man, not putting them there is a waste of available space. I mean why if i chosse a random large bridge more then 8 bridge officers are visable then the aquarius one?
Beats me and i really hope the Devs will change that!