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[X] Type-9B Engine (Prototype)

I'm sad I missed the other two votes while I was sleeping, but tbh, I'm not entirely sure I wanted to roll the dice on an experimental prototype either!
 
[x] Type-9B Engine (Prototype)
This doesn't seem like it should be a complicated prototype.
 
Sayle said:
[X] Endeavour-type Nacelles. (Prototype)

While the experimental nacelles certainly sound attractive, you can't ignore that the flaws still haven't been proven solved on the last generation of nacelles, let alone the next. The Endeavour had undeniably fantastic cruise performance, and while pushing the envelope even further is an attractive thought the risks are substantial on a vessel of the Sovereign's size. Hopefully the maximum warp coil issue is fixed for good. These nacelles are going to be taking the concept a little further than the Endeavour in terms of sheer length, after all.

Finally, you are left with the impulse engine. Given that this will be moving the entire ship, you have two options: the first is the Galaxy-class Type-9, a hefty piece of equipment that can comfortably shift five million metric tons. But technology has marched on, and it may be possible to enhance the existing design to generate more thrust with linear accelerator coils and a Type-10 impulse reactor. It's not proven technology by any means, more of a intercompatibility effort to meld together two engines, but at least both sources are known to perform adequately.

[ ] Type-9 Engine
[ ] Type-9B Engine (Prototype)

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Variable Nacelles won the last vote.

Adhoc vote count started by Skippy on Nov 3, 2023 at 3:34 PM, finished with 120 posts and 93 votes.
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But seriously @Sayle it'd probably be a good idea to officially close the vote whenever you do decide it's over, specifically to avoid outcomes like this and the potentially immense salt this can generate. People feeling like the winning vote was arbitrarily decided to lose has generated a lot of uproar before, so just a quick "Votes over" is very worth it.
 
Illusion of Eris said:
But seriously @Sayle it'd probably be a good idea to officially close the vote whenever you do decide it's over, specifically to avoid outcomes like this and the potentially immense salt this can generate. People feeling like the winning vote was arbitrarily decided to lose has generated a lot of uproar before, so just a quick "Votes over" is very worth it.
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Oh yeah I noted that this quest didn't have that, but I didn't want to be rude so I didn't say anything; it would probably be a good call to announce when a vote is closed.
 
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Skippy said:
Variable Nacelles won the last vote.

Adhoc vote count started by Skippy on Nov 3, 2023 at 3:34 PM, finished with 120 posts and 93 votes.
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Additional votes came in after Sayle started drawing, but I agree, a "Vote Over" post would be useful.
 
[X] Type-9B Engine (Prototype)

Also, this thing looks basically like canonical Sovereign.
 
Sayle said:
The vote basically closes when I start drawing. This is the first time it's changed between that and posting.
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Then you should a announce the close of voting as I suggested you do during the last few close votes, you utter numpty. 😛

Seriously, when it's a landslide that's one thing but this is just asking for trouble. And given the amount of time investment I know you put into the art, it's also time-consuming to go back and course-correct.

What if the vote had swung by ten or fifteen votes? What would you have done then? It's insane to put yourself in that position!
 
Skippy said:
Then you should a announce the close of voting as I suggested you do during the last few close votes, you utter numpty. 😛

Seriously, when it's a landslide that's one thing but this is just asking for trouble. And given the amount of time investment I know you put into the art, it's also time-consuming to go back and course-correct.

What if the vote had swung by ten or fifteen votes? What would you have done then? It's insane to put yourself in that position!
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The last few votes have been close enough and swung back and forth so fast there would really be no loss at all if the QM just flipped a coin instead of closing the vote. The update pace is fast enough that Sayle could just choose the option they want just by waiting a few minutes lol.

(I am in no way implying that's what happened to clarify)
 
Skippy said:
Then you should a announce the close of voting as I suggested you do during the last few close votes, you utter numpty. 😛

Seriously, when it's a landslide that's one thing but this is just asking for trouble. And given the amount of time investment I know you put into the art, it's also time-consuming to go back and course-correct.

What if the vote had swung by ten or fifteen votes? What would you have done then? It's insane to put yourself in that position!
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Yeah yeah, you can stop the wailing and lamentations. It's been changed, lesson learned.
 
Huh, very interesting nacelle designs. I kind of like them, kudos on the work @Sayle

EDIT: Holy shit this thing is a monster. I'd post a comparison picture with just it and the Ambassador, but just screen isn't tall enough to capture them both next to each other.
 
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