[Omniscaper]

Ok folks, the Trek models are now rolling, but my conversions seems in vain without some cohesive storyline to bring them all together. We need a storyline and some skilled mission builders to make these models really shine and be more usefull than just Trek eyecandy. Please post any ideas or voluteer your skillz to help this thing grow into somthing kool. Star Wars and Wing Commander has already banded together, why not Star Trek.

[Omniscaper]

Heres my 2 cents:

I've been thinking of new Trek show possibilites ever since I saw the pilot episode of ENTERPRISE and hated it. The rogue faction approach has been developing in my head for some time now. I liked it because it put much dirt on the Federation which section31 has hinted at, when they were introduced into the series.

In my head I had the show set in the early 25th century and that the federation has turned into a corrupt organization who's membership and provided protection is based on how much resources a race has to offer. Like the maquis, a rogue faction had to improvise their technology and they had to outsmart a larger and more advanced enemy. Since this takes place 100 years after TNG, they are stuck using the ships and technology that we see in Picard's period. Imagine seeing an old worn out Galaxy class or perhaps a smaller vessel with a cloaking device, crewed by people with a cause to bring down the aristocracy and corruption. I know it sounds hockey and derivative, but the simple stories tend to work best, hell it worked for the first StarWars.
This crew would be up against a rediculously advanced and ferocious Federation with advanced warships but their captains would be arrogant and over confident, not unlike the current Cardassians. It would be funny to find paintings and head statues of Picard or Kirk in their ready rooms honoring captains they have an obscurred knowledge of as conqerors.

The protangonists would have to use their wits and available tech to divide and conquer their adversaries. Their basic goal I guess would be to over throw the foundation Section31 has replaced the original Federation with.

I hope this inspires some campaign storylines for the Trek models that are now spilling over to this Freespace community. I hope you mission builders are getting some ideas for this.

[Singh]

I've already started on a campaign - a crossover of sorts, with the Shivans invading federation space, forcing starfleet and the GTVA to ally against them.
The first mission was that crappy one i made, with the demons and the enterprise ambushing it. It was more for show than anything else (but it IS complete in a sense), but my second mission (which is complete, and i will post in a few minutes) continues the plotline a bit further, with the appearance of Admiral Bosch in federation space
The 3rd mission will be back in GTVA space, where Admiral picard makes a bold move to make contact with the shivans, and prevent them from sending capella into nova, but the ending is a twist that im not going to reveal just yet. The 4th mission is back again in Federation space, this time at the hands of a massive Dominion incursion into DS9. But, the dominion are not hostile, as Shivans start to pour out the wormhole , chasing them down. After a tough battle, most dominion ships get to safety, and the wormhole is secured to prevent the Shivans from coming in.
Mission 5 is again back in GTVA space. This time, things have taken a turn for the worse.
I intend to create a >12 mission campaign with these ships - the plot potentials are vast, including twists, turns and unpredictable events mid-campaign (the ideas of what i can do with Bosch alone are pretty numerous)........

But thats a crossover thing. If you want pure ST campaign, then consider this one:
The basic scenario is that Alpha wing is the only fighter wing alonside a large group of pirates. These pirates have captured mostly old vessels, like the Constitutions, Excelsiors, and a single Akira from the past raids. The Federation, the victim of such succesfull strikes, have finally given in and called the Klingons in to help eliminate them. The potential for plots here are also huge, but i'd rather not give anything away at this conjecture.

If you want more, just ask.

[Singh]

here is the mission:

http://anandraj.sphosting.com/Freespace2/meanwhile.zip

[Star Dragon]

I really can't say anything. I already mentioned pirates, but here is so much MORE that retail trek will cover depending on which time period you are in... You'll just have to be patient, I just hope my efforts will be appreciated as I have planned some of this almost a year ago. I tell you one thing I feel like I'm ready to burst! Omni was very close to an important storyline of mine, but it is the opposite!

[SuperCoolAl]

i think this belongs in the campaign forum

[vyper]

That was helpful wasn't it?

Anyway, I think something involving the ahem... Titan?

[magatsu1]

how about:

A single ship, lets name it "Enterprise", out in the depths of space to find new races etc, and the ship could be captained by some bloke who spends his whole time makin' out with alien quasi-ladies and tryin' to get laid.

[Omniscaper]

LOL!!! I believe his name is Captain Cheese Beagle.

[SuperCoolAl]

Originally posted by magatsu1
how about:

A single ship, lets name it "Enterprise", out in the depths of space to find new races etc, and the ship could be captained by some bloke who spends his whole time makin' out with alien quasi-ladies and tryin' to get laid.

The Campaign should be called 'Not Another Campaign Trying to be Funny in a Strange Way'

[Bobboau]

simple, space pirates in a star treck universe, raid federation cargo depots, flee Kilingons, trafic orion slave girls. you fly about in modified shuttles and fighters and freighters (depending on mission) and maybe some secondary plot shows up forceing you to do something plot related, like you find some high ranking Fed officer involved in dealings with unsavory charicters and you have to fight your way to safety and expose the guy so he'll stop trying to kill you or something.

[Singh]

Originally posted by Bobboau
simple, space pirates in a star treck universe, raid federation cargo depots, flee Kilingons, trafic orion slave girls. you fly about in modified shuttles and fighters and freighters (depending on mission) and maybe some secondary plot shows up forceing you to do something plot related, like you find some high ranking Fed officer involved in dealings with unsavory charicters and you have to fight your way to safety and expose the guy so he'll stop trying to kill you or something.

Had an idea similar to this, instead it was just as pirates trying to survive a combined Federation/Klingon force hunting them and forcing them into the Gamma Quad....o_O

I'm continuing the campaign...any opinions on hte second mission?

[Gloriano]

what about mini campaings 5-6 long each first then something bigger (15+ missions