May 10, 2022 at 05:49PM on Reddit's STBridgeCommander

Bridge Commander and its modding community don't seem to get as much respect as they should. The sad thing for me is the fact that so many modding forums and resources seem to be gone, with the Wayback Machine only having snippets, so the "winging it" I've been doing for years seems now to be just about all there is to do. I've been working on telling those few stories over at my new sub-blog, though I could probably move them here, as well.

Do you have any mod resources you'd like to share or post?

Submitted May 10, 2022 at 05:49PM by STvSWdotNet https://ift.tt/FCBPnJj

Spatial Torpedo Technology and The Romulan War

 The original weapons loadout aboard the NX Class ship featured spatial torpedoes, but the destructive technology and yield was never specified.  We can make some guesses, however, and clear up a few myths that seem to have cropped up.

January 31, 2022 at 05:30PM on Reddit's Tenagra

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b8b0yuBIOps

Submitted January 31, 2022 at 05:30PM by STvSWdotNet https://ift.tt/iY2Alkpmo

The 2260s Starfleet Flashlight

Alternate title:  Matches? We Don't Need No Vulcan Matches!

I seem to have discovered a gaping hole in all the Trek tech geekery currently available online.  But, to be honest, I'd forgotten this existed, too.

Scaling Yardsticks

Let's face it: a ship side view marked in hundreds of meters is somewhat academic.  To fix this, it helps to have a model, real or 3-D CG, and other models to scale.  To that end, I have picked some worldwide-common larger objects to compare vehicles and vessels against.

Filibusteros

What's to stop a Federation citizen from getting a wee scout ship and whipping the ass of a planet like modern Earth?

The Logic of Terok Nor

Orbital ore processing is such an odd concept in a lot of ways.  While not clearly stated, it is implied that the uridium ore that Terok Nor (later known as Deep Space Nine) processed came up from Bajor's notorious mines.  But, even if antigravs are amazingly cost-effective, why ship bulk ore to the tune of several kilotons per day up to orbit?

Seriously, stop and imagine having humanity's primary oil refinery in orbit, today.  All those oil tankers criss-crossing the planet would instead need to be launched to orbit, with the products dropped (gently!) back down for use.  You think you pay a lot for gasoline now?