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Old 09-01-2007, 10:33 PM   #429 (permalink)
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Well, here's the thing: on Deck 01, there ARE windows. Windows for the captain's ready room, the XO's office (if there is one) and the briefing room. And the way that the bridge is laid out right now doesn't even come close to matching the one created by Vektor (which, IMHO, is a good thing- Vektor's module seems much nicer to me).

One of two things can be done to address this issue:

1) Tweak the layout of the current bridge interior so that the Ready Room, conference room and XO's office will match what Vektor has done. This is doable. Not exactly easy, but doable.

2) As Sean suggested, this ship deserves more than just a tweaked/modified Sovvy bridge set. I think it more fitting that a whole new bridge be designed for this. Either Sean can mock up the design in 2D if he so wishes or someone else can. And I'm fairly confident that I can build something entirely new and unique according to the potentially new design specs.

As some of you may or may not know, I've been flexing my 3D modelling muscles lately- two starships AND a full starbase done in just 2 months' time. At this point I sincerely wouldn't mind sinking my teeth into a decent interior bridge set. After all, it's been a good long while since I've done one, y'know? I actually kinda miss it.

So take that all with the pinch of salt with which it was delivered- ultimately, it's your ship and your decision. But consider this: if 3 of your primary designers (and I'm including Sean in this since he DID design the bridge and built about 90% of it already) are all saying the same thing independently, in their own ways and for their own reasons, it's a good bet that it's WORTH considering.

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