Oct 03, 2014 if i recall what they said correcly the interior for 1 ship takes something like 10 weeks to complete. Star trek broke new ground by having a spaceship without fins and rockets, and by consulting with the rand corp. Starfleet general orders and regulations memory alpha. Most regularlyfeatured vessels embodied the archetypal saucershaped foresection which tapered into a cylindrical or curved aft engineering section. Even the criminal fans liked it enough to borrow from it and other background ships in design. To preserve the artistic style and continuity of star trek, there are certain rules or guidelines to follow, especially for the starships of our heros.
Creator of the ships ai, nomi and of the holographic crewman ash. These protocols were the foundation of starfleet and the responsibility of its officers to uphold and protect, ranging from all manners of duty, such as interstellar diplomacy to punctuation of. Why are all federation starships similar in design. The ship guide will eventual contain all of the text description information on each ship, much like the babylon 5 wars ships of the fleet books did. Today was more of related site update than a direct one for this site. Written like a technical documentation of galaxyclass vessels for starfleet personnel of the 24th century, the star trek. The novels are set after the events depicted in the 2002 film star trek. I went through links and threads on my friend subodeons site to make sure all the jaynz information pointed to the. When playing star fleet battles, you take command of a starship, squadron, or even an entire fleet of the federation, the klingon empire, or the romulan star empire. Check out all the unique sto ship customization and bridge designs available only through the star trek online c store. Hey guys, today we speak with andrew probert about gene roddenberrys very own starship design rules and how they are used. Since star trek ship designs are an important part of how the seriesmovies are perceived. Series creator gene roddenberry wanted the ships design to convey speed, power, a shirt. Each ship is profiled with technical information, operational history and plan view cg renders wherever possible using the original vfx models that were used on the tv shows and movies.
These include collectibles from leading global brands such as marvel, star trek, doctor who, dc comics and disney. Star trek roleplaying game last unicorn memory alpha. As the romulans, who get bonuses to shields, i built heavy ships w engineering subtypes for massive gains in shield strength and recharge rate. Moreover, if you put the asteroid at the front of the ship, it also doubles as an ablative shield, says. Greatgrandfather was richard daystrom invented duotronics, faulty m5 that caused the deaths of hundreds of starfleet personnel.
Ships of starfleet volume 4 starfleet operating forces. Original concept series such as prometheus, new frontier, titan, section 31, seekers, and vanguard, have been published since 1994. You are responsible for the wellbeing of everyone within your borders. I think star trek 2009 was the first trek where you could see parts of the ship when looking out of the brdge window.
The final chapter features time traveling ships from the distant future. Enterprise is the first ship assigned to the new galaxy. See also star trek adventures for the preceding bantam books tos line. The designs were presented in a tournamentstyle format, and members of the sto community were able to vote for their favorite designs via twitter, facebook, and the star trek online forums. Does this adhere to the gene roddenberry rules on ship design. Unofficial just gene roddenberry rules, and were used when gene was in control, and had the main ship designer design all his ships with these rules. From the inside flap this third volume in the series profiles ships of the klingon fleet.
Ships of the line is a series of star trek calendars that began production in 2000 for the year 2001. The results are in, and one of the eight star trek online ships put up for a vote has been chosen. Do you think the series would have been better recieved had the suits gone with bermans original model for the voyager, in stead of the lexus like version we got. The second volume in a chronological history of the starfleet starships in star trek tv and films, from the 24th century to the far future. The book, which covers the genesis of 30 ships including all seven enterprises, is packed with original concept art, showing interesting directions that were explored and. Jeanluc picard years after the events of star trek. In fact, only one of the rules is known to have been created by gene roddenberry that starship warp nacelles must exist in pairs. The starships of the future wont look anything like star treks enterprise. As with the enterprises design, alien spacecraft design in star treksuch as the klingon. Star trek under bantam books star trek log the animated series under ballantine. The original enterprise obviously became the cue for trek s conceptual shipwrights going forward. Staff communications subforum rules have also been updated. Here are some thoughts on issues raised in the book. Starship rules, but the list here gives classes enough for any.
Unless otherwise stated, these documents are in adobe acrobat pdf format. Star fleet battles is c 1999 amarillo design bureau, inc. This website was created to provide technical resources to the star trek fan. The kristiansen is a rare example of a ship where i took an already existing design and made my own version of it. Starbase being built, will be complete at end of first season and two more ships will arrive. The official starships collection is becoming available in a series of lovingly compiled hardback books. Star trek shipyards is a series of lavishly illustrated books that provide inuniverse profiles of star trek ships, building into the ultimate illustrated encyclopedia of star trek vessels. Star trek has a fiftytwo year history of tiein fiction, beginning with the 1967 publication of james blishs star trek 1. They can use that 10 weeks and create new episodes 4 to 6 weeks, a new ship 48 weeks, work on new systems crafting upgrade, doff, pvp, queues, bug squashing, new events and aditions to events that the interiors group could be working on instead. The motion picture, published in 1980, describes the ship as the very first starship u.
It was broadcast in firstrun syndication from january 1993 until june 1999. Captain philippa georgiou walker class model length 7. Includes both numbered and unnumbered novels, ebooks, and various series. The golden ratio in the 23rd century design of star treks. Elements of the star fleet universe are the property of paramount pictures corporation and are used with their permission.
If you seen any potential mistakes in the rules or any potential showrelated actions that are not covered by the rules, please let me know. Asdbs integration facilities are located at utopia planitia fleet yards, antares fleet yards, mckinley station and starbase 4. Most of the fandesigns on here are not my own unless noted. Even if roddenberry did establish all of the rules himself, it is possible that franz josephs ship designs do not violate the rules at least not the spirit of the rules within the star trek. Star trek starship designs the star trek rpg core rules book by. Designing starships volume one is the story of how some of the most talented designers in hollywood created star trek s starships from the first sketches to the finished models that appeared on the screen. This indepth reference book covers starfleet vessels including the u. In previous trek they only had stars outside the windows. While not to be construed as official, or canon, we hope you will find them useful. Enter the name or part of a name of a ship to search for.
Net is in no way associated with, nor endorsed by, paramount pictures andor viacom. The table on the next s page provides examples of starship classes from across the universe of, and the pages that. The star trek ship guide will also come to house any special rules, notes, or insights as to the races of the star trek universe, including their individual background and technical histories. Design your ship was a promotion by cryptic studios in which a number of possible designs for a federation carrier were presented to the star trek online community. As recently as 2017, novels based on deep space nine and. Dec 11, 2010 im very bad at drawing and fairly good at design. Star trek online executive producer daniel stahl said ihles design inspired the creative team, presenting a familiar silhouette yet evolving the franchises ship design. The englishlanguage memory alpha started in november 2003, and currently consists of 48,501 articles. As you continue through the handbook, the mysteries of the romulan cloaking. For the first time ever, a chronological history of the starfleet starships from star trek television shows and films. Atari luanches star trek online architect ship building web. Star blazers in the usa universes, both official and unofficial, interesting and mediocre. Novels based on star trek, the next generation, voyager, and discovery, are currently in print. Star trek ships log blank book hardcover august 1, 1991 by unknown author 4.
The star trek annotated timeline by win scott eckert c 20012003 iv introduction this timeline began in the late 1970s as an effort to place the original star trek novels published by bantam books, and the star trek log books by alan dean foster, into a logical chronology with the televised episodes of the original series. Deep space nine technical manual thomas halloway worked on the design of the. Ship interiors, devs why do you hate them so much star. The original series novels published by pocket books. Like the other major components, the engineering hull started off as a simple geometric shape. Continue the exploration of the design process that led to the iconic star trek. Designing starships volume one memory alpha fandom. Inspired by the bible of the tos and movieera starships of the federation, ships of the star fleet 237778 covers many of the ships seen on tng ds9 voyager.
The book is titled star trek discovery designing starships vol 4 on the front flap of its dust cover, and star trek. Spending an hour or two on an individual design is fine with me. Memory alpha is a collaborative project to create the most definitive, accurate, and accessible encyclopedia and reference for everything related to star trek. This book follows the form and layout of the ships of the star fleet books published by mastercom data center.
Looking to fully customize your star trek online ships. The next generation technical manual by rick sternbach and michael okuda gives some insight into starship construction principles and elucidates roddenberrys design rules, although many design issues discussed in the book do not show up in the outside appearance of the ship, which this article is mainly about. Whether the producers exact minor tweaks, major alterations, or leave the design alone aside from enhancing the cgi the discovery will be part of an ambitious new phase for star trek. This class appears in the lug star trek rpg core rules book and. Throughout its 50year history, star trek became synonymous with a particular starship design. Further, each discovery starship is diecast, handpainted and comes with both a display stand and an informative indepth magazine accentuating. Including zefram cochranes ship the phoenix, which made the first fasterthanlight journey in human history, through captain kirks famous enterprise up to the enterpriseb.
Varies from ship to ship, but typically different saucer sections, pylons and nacelles are available and a handful of skin choices and accent colors. Star trek shipyards is a series of lavishly illustrated books that provide. The starships of the future wont look anything like star. Featuring thirty ships, it shows the full might and long history of the klingon warships, and reveals their artistry in closeup. Follow the link above or the banners to find out more about this years events and guests. Enterprise will occasionally return to milky way for staffing changes, refits, extended leave. Advanced starship design bureau memory beta, noncanon. Starfleet division basic overview and breakdown of major starfleet starship classes note. Deep space nine goes where no star trek series had gone before ds9 was the first star trek production not based on a starship, but instead, a starbase, known as deep space 9 the starship uss defiant was introduced in season. Star trek shipyards is a series of lavishly illustrated books that provide inuniverse profiles of star trek ships. Cadet training handbook available take a seat in the captains chair.
Full thrust rules including the supplements more thrust and fleet books 1 and 2 are now available for download directly from ground zero games in their rules area since fleet book 2 was released in 2000, gzg has released miniatures for several new fleets along with additional miniatures for their existing fleets. The next generation technical manual by rick sternbach and michael okuda gives some insight into starship construction principles and elucidates roddenberrys design rules, although many design issues discussed in the book do. See more ideas about star trek ships, star trek and trek. Jul 11, 2016 star trek starship designs the star trek rpg core rules book by last unicorn games includesa. Its dedicated to the sole purpose of archiving every single starship design ever conceived in the star trek, battlestar galactica, babylon 5, and space battleship yamato a. One is, defiant is a more compact and this makes her a smaller target. Though inspired by those works, this work is not intended to be a infringement of them. This period is roughly between the dates 2160 and 2220. See more ideas about star trek, trek and star trek ships. Despite being focused on the gathering of knowledge, this ship design is still fully capable of defending itself in a direct confrontation. Closest thing to this is the ingame ship customization found on most star bases which allows minor tweaks to the look of the ship. Once a ship order has come in, the player must grab the correct pieces. In the long run, is the new ships look as important as the content of star trek.
The book, which covers the genesis of 30 ships including all seven enterprises, is packed with original concept art, showing fascinating directions that were. Titan is a series of science fiction novels which detail the adventures of captain william t. All graphics remain the intellectual properties of their respective designers. While none of the designs below are official until published by gzg, the. Further broadening the horizons of the massively multiplayer online pc title star trek online, star trek online architect provides players with the necessary virtual tools to recreate their favorite star trek ships or to create their own, customized, oneofakind ship that they can. This book became the first incentive for fans to create new starships by rearranging familiar starship components, long before the official star trek. What would it have looked like in a prerefit configuration. I try to play to a specific races strengths, for roleplay and minmax purposes. Using cryptic points, players can purchase several different bridge layouts, available in packs of three or four, or an additional ship design available for their tier five rear admiral ship. Also if you look at voyager, the nacalles go up when in warp which makes genes rules work. Profiles more than 250 years worth of starfleet ships. Continue the exploration of the design process that led to the iconic star trek ships. You may be looking for the books ship of the line or ships of the line. This document includes schematics, data, and images from paramount pictures, mateen greenway, sci.
Spacedock ship recognition manual 5 the romulan star empire 2006 pdf ds9 the dominion war sourcebook the fires of armageddon 2001 pdf fans are still developing the game universe on the web, providing sourcebooks for voyager, enterprise, cardassians, maquis, pikes era, the movie era, postdominion war, and more. Two hundred years of starship design has turned a sphere into a triangle. Introducing the discovery starships collection star trek. Starfleet general orders and regulations were a series of guidelines used to instruct members of starfleet on the proper etiquette and policy in a situation that required consultation for a resolution. Actd advanced starship design bureau federation fleet. If this is your first visit, please read an introduction to memory alpha. The star trek maps by new eye photography editors, also published in 1979, listed this ship as a fusion drive probe that was earths first attempt to explore another star system.
The star trek b5w conversion rule guide presents all of the rules you need to play out star trek battles in the babylon 5 wars game system. The palisade science vessel boasts enhanced scientific capabilities, having first been designed for use as a combination exploration and research vessel. Grissom as seen in star trek iii belonged to existed during the era of the tv series. Star fleet battles is the flagship of the star fleet universe. May 02, 2014 with star trek set in the 23rd century, the uss enterprise may boldly go where no man has gone before, but its design reaches back to the earliest design creations of civilization and the mathematics of design found throughout nature. This is my idea of, what if the class of ship that the u. This page is about those classes that were in service in the period between the time of the romulan war and the launching of the first ships with the familiar original series styling. The upper ship could be a springfieldclass although there is a design known by now, the lower one a rigelclass ship. Recommendations for using ship types in the game are given in.
The norway class is the most recent triangular design, and every aspect of the ship is designed around this principle, to take the most advantage of it. A tribute to star trek is maintained by john patuto. Ive been waiting for years for someone to produce the definitive book on the starships of star trek. Star trek online ship shaper, challenges players to build star fleet ships as quickly as possible and top the leaderboard. Good websites or programs to make starship schematics.
Vessels of starfleet 22nd and early 23rd century classes. Novels based on deep space nine and enterprise were published as recently as 2017. The only difference is they are placed in the body of a ship where other ship nacelles are far away from the body. The cadet training handbook places you in the command chair of the federation starship constellation where you will learn the skills of a starship commander in easytomanage steps. Including several birdofprey warships and the ships from star trek. Jun 23, 2016 the holders of star trek have established new rules for fan films based in the scifi universe amidst an ongoing lawsuit over fan film axanar. As of november 2019, approximately 850 novels, short story anthologies, novelizations, and omnibus editions, have been published novels based on star trek, the next generation, voyager, and discovery, are in print. We also discuss how some of these rules dont make sense or can be. Deep space nine was the fourth star trek series and entered production in 1992.
It is a game of ship vs ship combat in the 23rd century. Its from around the same time and if anything worked for most if not all star trek fans in the 2009 film including the most vocal ones it was the interior and exterior of that ship. Designing starships volume one is the story of how some of the mosttalented designers in hollywood created the now iconic starships of star trek, developing hand sketches into the finished models that appeared on screen. Sto architect star trek online general discussions. Star trek starship designs the star trek rpg core rules. Starship design rules with andrew probert part 1 youtube. Discovery, detailed cg renders are accompanied by technical details and the ships operational history.
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