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[ ] Renaissance-class Nacelles
High speed, power/Fuel hog Not very efficient?
[ ] New Nacelle Design (Prototype)
Faster, sleeker, more efficient and just a improvement instead of something totally new.

So with that I say. Prototype time people. Remember the Council wants a shiny boondoggle full off all our latest shinnies.
 
I think there's still a bit until the vote opens people.

Moist Bread said:
your assuming that the warp core won't be experimental either
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The warp core isn't. I don't think we've actually had a vote about the warp core specifically at all yet, just ones about the nacelle configuration.

But right now we have a

[ ] Recessed Deflector Dish (Prototype) (Experimental)

plugged directly into the warp core already, and a choice to connect either of

[ ] Renaissance-class Nacelles
[ ] New Nacelle Design (Prototype)

to the core as well. So I'm just arguing that rather than having an untested prototype connected indirectly to the input of an untested, experimental, prototype by way of a very important subsystem of the ship as a whole, it may be worth considering not taking another prototype here and instead putting on a improved torpedo system or something that shows up later.
 
[X] New Nacelle Design (Prototype)

Wonder what proposed design we'll see in the Tactical section, since we already did the new phaser arrays with the Reliant. A new torpedo design? Adaptable/Configurable shields?
 
We could hedge our bets a little by going more conservative on Tactical, especially given we've already certified the new phasers. Unless there are better shields on offer, then I might be tempted to roll the dice a third time and go for them. Unusually powerful shields are really useful for a ship that is going to be facing lots of threats solo.
 
[X] Renaissance-class Nacelles

Don't plug too much untested shit into the warp core please, it's not going to be much of a ship without a working one.
 
7th Hex said:
Don't plug too much untested shit into the warp core please, it's not going to be much of a ship without a working one.
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From the description we are given the prototype doesn't sound like its that unstable, it just seems like a slight upgrade, and this is supposed to be an advanced capital ship so there's not much harm in taking it I feel.
 
[X] New Nacelle Design (Prototype)

An iterative upgrade is a lot more comfortable to put in place, this is more refining the Nacelle we put on the Renissance and not trying something entirely new- also if we use this version on say a heavy cruiser next that should over time see to an increase in manufacturing making it easier to manufacture down the line
 
Bedpotato said:
[ ] Renaissance-class Nacelles
High speed, power/Fuel hog Not very efficient?
[ ] New Nacelle Design (Prototype)
Faster, sleeker, more efficient and just a improvement instead of something totally new.

So with that I say. Prototype time people. Remember the Council wants a shiny boondoggle full off all our latest shinnies.
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The Renaissance Nacelles are as fuel efficient as the standard ones Star fleet uses, just faster. So really the only thing we're gambling on is gas mileage. The issue is our Deflector screen is also directly hooked up to the Warp core like these new Nacelles. So if something goes wrong with that it goes straight to untested engines and we are far far less likely to catch there being an issue with an unknown engine over a known quantity. Which means if we're unlucky on the rolls we might have the entirety of the warp core pull a kablooie with little warning.


[X] Renaissance-class Nacelles
Still better than anything the Excelsior has and gives this thing some serious legs.
 
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