help im new

[vj1 0]

hello my name is vj1 and im brand new can some one help me also i have a question regarding the costumes on the show startrek. can someone tell me what the ranks are, what the diffrent colours standfor and what the badges on the collar mean?

 

vj1

[Sendai Riko 0]

Hello, and welcome!

 

Definitely look over our Schedule to see when the Academies are. These you can attend as you can and wish, and are a requisite for advancing (via graduation) to join one of our many fine Advanced Simulations. The Getting Started section is a good read, and a helpful one, as well as the Frequently Asked Questions (and their answers). Though the Rules aren't so enjoyable, they are good to know. Also, read through Moose's Tips for great ideas and a chuckle.

 

When you show up for an Academy, be sure to be a little early, that way you can ask any questions you have (not to mention have a better opportunity for the post you'd like) before the sim starts. Definitely feel free to ask questions of the GM's, that's why they're here, and many of our regulars will be more than happy to assist, because we were all new once.

 

As for your question relating to ranks, etc, this article at Memory Alpha, an awesome Trek resource, is quite illuminating, and the site has quite a bit of info on the Star Trek™ universe, so if you have other questions or want some info on a particular episode from any of the series, it is a great resource. As for color, this varies depending on the era, though medical and science have a penchant for blue. :D Though again, just do a quick search at MA and you'll find what you need to know, and many of STSF's own ship websites have some data in relation to these questions and many more, and you can link to them from the Schedule.

 

Hope this helped, and hopefully I'll see you at an Academy soon!

 

Again, Welcome!

Edited January 10, 2007 by Sendai_Riko

[Charles Stone 0]

Sendai_Riko certainly makes the most critical points to be sure (cant emphasise enough the Moose). Your profile doesnt specify past experience on these types of games (no worries, I have a whopping 4 days under my belt, counting today), so forgive if I state the obvious.

 

I have recently trolled the entire history of the STSF Academy posts, and here is a brief synthesized list of things I find to be helping me make the game more interesting for me and I hope others as well. Again, these are not my ideas but others from the past, I read too many to remember names sorry.

 

1. Those neat little rank insignias you see on my and others signatures can be gotten: http://kuro-rpg.com/

 

2. Two of the more difficult Posts for me to play have been Engineering and Medical. A great post suggested having another browser open to WebMD or Wikipedia to lend a hand on these posts. Of course you can always prescribe leeches (has the benefit of doubling as a pet after treatment), bandaids, and discuss how your are not quite ready to rule out the possible benefits of a frontal lobotomy if you want as well.

 

3. Memory Alpha is also a trove of Trek treasure.

 

4. Small talk. If a mission doesnt have you under attack, its fun to strike up a conversation with someone, real or another 'staff member' in your station. Particularly if you are not currently active in the mission. Suggestions would be betting with your 'staff' what time a watch will read after being replicated, discussing long term side effects of a "Pink Panther" marathon etc. Someones post struck this home by stating that the show would have been cancelled after 3 episodes if it went:

 

<KIRK> Mr. Sulu Take us to the nearest Starbase

<SULU> Aye sir

---45 solid mintutes of silence and everyone staring at the view screen.--

 

True Kirk would have gone through less shirts, but that kind of boring.

 

Again Im new, so this is just what I have learned so far.