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Discovery Size Argument™ thread
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Many here would be done if it did this, I sure as hell would.
Movieverse vs Discovery
The Shenzhou doesn't look so big anymore(1 pixel=1 meter)
Yep, its not a bad scale IMO. But gods I hate the kelvin textures.
Yep the discovery Connie will be this size. Looks in line with the original but at this size = perfectMovieverse vs Discovery
The Shenzhou doesn't look so big anymore(1 pixel=1 meter)
I think we will see something closer to the TMP connie really, But with that line up, I could dig that size,
Why assume it's a power source? It's the imperial flagship...why wouldn't it be symbolic? No better way to show a planet that Caesar has arrived in orbit like an artificial star you can see from the ground.
I mean, even if it is a power source, there's more than technical reasons for going with something *that* ostentatious. She's proclaiming herself the Llight of the Galaxy, a beacon to be followed (a bookend to the Beacon of Kahless from the pilot), or perhaps a morningstar to be dreaded. It's a great look for an autocrat either way.
Yeah...looks like EM overscaled them by a factor of 1.3-1.5. Some problem with file format conversion?
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Wrath of Khan did it first.
DSC's phasers are closer to WoK then the Kelvin Movies.
The Kelvin movie phasers spread out while firing, scattering, the DSC phasers fire in straight lines. They also fire a lot faster, like way faster. You can see the kelvin phasers travelling, while the DSC phasers don't have any motion, like they're travelling faster then the frame rate of the show.
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Except then it would have all the weird scaling issues that Kelvin-Connie has (due it having been originally designed to be half of that length.) Original/TMP Connie do have scaling issues too, though less severe, those would mostly be fixed if the ship was about 400 metres. I think that would also look sufficiently large next to the DIS ships.
I'm happy with the larger scale of the new movies and Discovery. It always seemed ridiculous to me in the past that Star Trek would design such small ships unable to fit the rooms etc. they'd need when filming interiors!
If a Connie shows up at the same size as the original TOS I'll be devastated. Likewise, if it looks like it's come out of the 60s/how they showed it in ENT, I'll also be devastated. To do either would be pandering to the worst kind of fan.
If a Connie shows up at the same size as the original TOS I'll be devastated. Likewise, if it looks like it's come out of the 60s/how they showed it in ENT, I'll also be devastated. To do either would be pandering to the worst kind of fan.
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Its unlikely that the Constitution class will be the same size as TOS given the size of the Shenzou and the Discovery, also the Europa looked pretty big as well in the first two episodes.
It all points to a larger Constitution class, the real question is just how much bigger it will be.
Assuming we see it at all.
Unless the Constitution-class is designed for a smaller profile for a higher sustained warp speed for longer range missions prior to the concept of the Spore Drive. With the larger drive it could have better weapons. just not nearly as many as the larger ships that have smaller power supplies because the warp fields just won't handle the larger ships up to the speeds of the Constitutions. Or something.
That's simply the perspective viewing angle. If you were looking at it from behind, and above, the beams would appear to work their way towards each other, as can be seen in Star Trek beyond when the Enterprise engages the swarm.
Also, each phaser is a turret, and capable of firing in any direction, as can be seen close up when the Kelvin engages the Romulan ship. The Binary Stars episode's battle is quite like the various engagements in the newer movies, and quite unlike the previous TV shows, but the similarities end there, save a window viewscreen or two.
That's almost enough to make me want to start playing STO again.Another image from STO
Almost.
Another image from STO
Ugh.
This would work SO MUCH BETTER if the Shenzou would've been a 24th century vessel! Why, just why did they needed to insist on the prequel setting??
God, but the Shenzhou is just beautiful
Because that is where Bryan Fuller wanted to tell his story.
This is certainly true. Easily my favourite ship from this show and one of my all time favourite ships. So much better than Discovery.
I don't like it being that big though. I got an impression that it was a small plucky ship.
And that underside bridge is just *swoon*
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