Design the Next Enterprise

Shikarnov · November 17 2010, 02:51 PM

This just arrived in my inbox, and I thought of you guys immediately. As I didn't see (obviously) a thread on the topic, I thought I'd post:

Cryptic Studios wrote:

Design The Next Enterprise
Seriously. We're working with our friends at CBS and Intel to turn the design of the next canon Enterprise over to you, Star Trek's most dedicated fans. Just visit our special Design Hangar and submit your version of the universe's most iconic spaceship. We'll convert the best design into a ship in Star Trek Online, but that's not where it stops.

Here are the prizes available:

Grand Prize: Custom, STO-painted Alienware M11x laptop; STO Collector's Edition; STO Lifetime Membership; and a 3-D model of the winning design.
Second Prize: Alienware laptop (no custom paint job), STO Collector's Edition and an STO Lifetime Membership.
Third Prize: STO Collector's Edition, STO Lifetime Membership and an Intel Core i7-875k processor.
Fourth Prize: STO Collector's Edition and an STO Lifetime Membership.
Twenty-one Honorable Mentions: Standard-edition copy of STO and a Star Trek Online poster.

Assuming any of you enter the contest, I can hardly wait to see what you come up with.

The Axeman · November 17 2010, 05:13 PM

I guess they saw the competition run by Eve Online doing something very similar and thought 'hey, we could get these guys to do our job for us too'. To be honest the only problem I have with this is that it's for STO, which sucks badly. If it didn't have the Trek franchise tacked to it the game would have disappeared moments after release.

If they publish all the entries though we might get to see some nice ships, the Eve Online one got quite a few very professional models sent in. They had the advantage of a much freer hand however, limited only to 1km max size. Here we would be trying to recreate a very well known ship with a well known layout and a very well known set of design rules, making it that much tougher to come up with something original.

Galileo7 · November 17 2010, 05:26 PM

Fascinating, I guess this would be the 1701-F.

BolianAuthor · November 17 2010, 05:51 PM

Funny that they would consider an STO ship to be canon.

sojourner · November 17 2010, 05:58 PM

^It won't be the minute the contest ends.

B.J. · November 17 2010, 06:34 PM

I had to go searching for it, but here's the official contest web page: http://www.startrekonline.com/enterprise
I certainly hope that you don't have to be a part of STO to take part in the contest. So, think we can get Rick Sternbach or Andrew Probert to enter as well?

(Or at least give us their take on it.)

Herkimer Jitty · November 17 2010, 09:23 PM

Apparently anyone can submit a design.

The winner will probably be the one with the design that meshes most with STO's... art direction. Urgh.

DFScott · November 17 2010, 09:59 PM

I'm noticing an edit in the current version of the Web page, the word "canon" has been removed. I have a feeling whoever wrote that original material didn't know exactly what that implied.

-DF "Utah Preschooler Sues CBS For Unpaid Licensing Fees for Starship Design" Scott

lennier1 · November 17 2010, 10:29 PM

B.J. wrote:

I had to go searching for it, but here's the official contest web page: http://www.startrekonline.com/enterprise
I certainly hope that you don't have to be a part of STO to take part in the contest. So, think we can get Rick Sternbach or Andrew Probert to enter as well?

(Or at least give us their take on it.)

Same here. I'd rather just have CBS pay Andrew Probert, Rick Sternbach and John Eaves to get together for a few weeks and iron something out. Partly finance the whole thing through a limited run of model kits and you're set.

BolianAuthor · November 17 2010, 11:27 PM

I don't consider any ships in STO as a valid part of Trek, so I doubt that anything with the name Enterprise in STO would change that. If anything, STO will finally find a way to produce an Enterprise that's uglier than the JJ-Prise.

lennier1 · November 17 2010, 11:30 PM

BolianAuthor wrote:

I don't consider any ships in STO as a valid part of Trek, so I doubt that anything with the name Enterprise in STO would change that. If anything, STO will finally find a way to produce an Enterprise that's uglier than the JJ-Prise.

Well, if we use the Titan contest as a precedent ...

Belisarius · November 18 2010, 12:11 AM

Hrm. Not much fine print yet. Wondering if the design has to be "fresh" as of the start of the contest submission period, or if it can be a preexisting design in one's portfolio?

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Herkimer Jitty · November 18 2010, 01:59 AM

Yeah, it can be any design, I'll bet.

As long as you're from North America.

And no fat chicks.

BolianAuthor · November 18 2010, 03:17 AM

lennier1 wrote:

BolianAuthor wrote:

I don't consider any ships in STO as a valid part of Trek, so I doubt that anything with the name Enterprise in STO would change that. If anything, STO will finally find a way to produce an Enterprise that's uglier than the JJ-Prise.

Well, if we use the Titan contest as a precedent ...

There were so many designs that were better suited for the Titan than what they ended up with... our very own Praetor's design was my favorite, and I've told him so.

lennier1 · November 18 2010, 05:04 AM

BolianAuthor wrote:

lennier1 wrote:

BolianAuthor wrote:

I don't consider any ships in STO as a valid part of Trek, so I doubt that anything with the name Enterprise in STO would change that. If anything, STO will finally find a way to produce an Enterprise that's uglier than the JJ-Prise.

Well, if we use the Titan contest as a precedent ...

There were so many designs that were better suited for the Titan than what they ended up with... our very own Praetor's design was my favorite, and I've told him so.

Same here. Hopefully one day I'll get around to finishing that 3D model.

November 17 2010, 05:13 PM	#2
The Axeman Commodore Location: Central Scotland	Re: Design the Next Enterprise I guess they saw the competition run by Eve Online doing something very similar and thought 'hey, we could get these guys to do our job for us too'. To be honest the only problem I have with this is that it's for STO, which sucks badly. If it didn't have the Trek franchise tacked to it the game would have disappeared moments after release. If they publish all the entries though we might get to see some nice ships, the Eve Online one got quite a few very professional models sent in. They had the advantage of a much freer hand however, limited only to 1km max size. Here we would be trying to recreate a very well known ship with a well known layout and a very well known set of design rules, making it that much tougher to come up with something original. __________________ Come to www.kennyscrap.com for all your crummy 3D model needs.

November 17 2010, 05:26 PM	#3
Galileo7 Captain Location: U.S.A.	Re: Design the Next Enterprise Fascinating, I guess this would be the 1701-F.

November 17 2010, 05:51 PM	#4
BolianAuthor Writer, Battlestar Urantia Location: Torrance, California	Re: Design the Next Enterprise Funny that they would consider an STO ship to be canon.

November 17 2010, 05:58 PM	#5
sojourner Vice Admiral Location: I'm at WKRP	Re: Design the Next Enterprise ^It won't be the minute the contest ends. __________________ Baby, you and me were never meant to be, just maybe think of me once in a while...

November 17 2010, 06:34 PM	#6
B.J. Commodore Location: Huntsville, AL, USA	Re: Design the Next Enterprise I had to go searching for it, but here's the official contest web page: http://www.startrekonline.com/enterprise I certainly hope that you don't have to be a part of STO to take part in the contest. So, think we can get Rick Sternbach or Andrew Probert to enter as well? (Or at least give us their take on it.) __________________ B.J. --- bj-o23.deviantart.com

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November 17 2010, 09:23 PM	#7
Herkimer Jitty Rear Admiral Location: Herkimer Jitty	Re: Design the Next Enterprise Apparently anyone can submit a design. The winner will probably be the one with the design that meshes most with STO's... art direction. Urgh. __________________ Fans are like space heaters. All we have to offer is hot air.

November 17 2010, 09:59 PM	#8
DFScott Captain Location: Indianapolis, IN	Re: Design the Next Enterprise I'm noticing an edit in the current version of the Web page, the word "canon" has been removed. I have a feeling whoever wrote that original material didn't know exactly what that implied. -DF "Utah Preschooler Sues CBS For Unpaid Licensing Fees for Starship Design" Scott __________________ a.k.a. Scott M. Fulton, III

November 17 2010, 11:27 PM	#10
BolianAuthor Writer, Battlestar Urantia Location: Torrance, California	Re: Design the Next Enterprise I don't consider any ships in STO as a valid part of Trek, so I doubt that anything with the name Enterprise in STO would change that. If anything, STO will finally find a way to produce an Enterprise that's uglier than the JJ-Prise.

November 18 2010, 12:11 AM	#12
Belisarius Captain Location: West Coast, USA	Re: Design the Next Enterprise Hrm. Not much fine print yet. Wondering if the design has to be "fresh" as of the start of the contest submission period, or if it can be a preexisting design in one's portfolio? ~Belisarius --------------------------- "All life is struggle, from first breath to last." - Anonymous

November 18 2010, 01:59 AM	#13
Herkimer Jitty Rear Admiral Location: Herkimer Jitty	Re: Design the Next Enterprise Yeah, it can be any design, I'll bet. As long as you're from North America. And no fat chicks. __________________ Fans are like space heaters. All we have to offer is hot air.