Once we get most of these changed I'll call it out in the patch notes so everyone knows it's the new standard.

Looks nice, but ships with multiple impulse Engines, not all fire up equally.

Also, think you can do the same for Emergency Power to the Engines?

We're scheduling FX reviews, bit by bit, to address fx we feel need to be updated. Our goal is to continue to improve them over time to improve the visuals of the game.

Increasing the glow might be warranted. It is quite subtle. It is nice to have a lasting visual queue though which remains persistent though the buff, as I believe the old F/X just triggered and we were left with a small counter (often one of many, and hard to read) to indicate it.

And on that note, though some powers do have persistent effects (and have since beta) a lot of powers with lasting effects don't have this to denote continuing buffs, and when they've worn off. The effects on Emergency Power to [X] come to mind, which just flare and leave, with no remaining effects to let you know that their buff is still active (which mostly comes to mind since EPtEngines makes the warp nacelles do something similar to what Evasive does to the impulse, but EPtE's effects flare and vanish...).

Is the change to Evasive Manoeuvres a sign that all abilities with lasting effects will be given a similar treatment, with associated visuals to indicated their use? I could see that being a bit of a blessing and a curse (a LOT of powers are used, and while it IS nice to have real visual feedback about what is active when without having to "read the fine print" it's likely going to become an eyesore).

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Hmm, seems to mostly have been addressed while I was typing. What a difference a minute can make, huh?

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Will we ever get the chance to turn them off... kind of like the shield rings...


helm: Captain in coming torpedoes...

Captain: Brace for impact... and deploy the pink holo-emitters

Would a slight motion blur effect be a good addition, or would that only work on higher end video cards? Perhaps the RCS thrusters should glow also?

As for the consoles, the first time I had real trouble finding the right one in the Devidian mission. It needs an audio cue of some kind. In TNG there's an "Need attention now!" alarm that comes from the consoles that would fit, at least for Feds.

I like the new consoles too but you'll probably get some complaints from ppl not being able to find the new ones.

An audio clue could be helpful like objects in City of Heroes have... instead of the "ding" sound you could add a "beeping console" sound.

I think it would be neat if BFI had a klaxon that went off, and a voice saying "All hands...Brace for Impact" when it activated. Though there would still need to be a visual identifier for our hearing impaired friends.

At first I couldn't find the consoles because i didnt know they had been changed, but now I like the reduced flashiness. As for the buff discussion, I think that is an area that would be a great for VO, as opposed to just visuals. Would add to immersion I think.