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Adding Rank?[]

Below is a modified version of the templates, to incorporate the minimum rank. It's slightly taller, leaves room for shuttles (and eventually fighters) which are minimum rank, and makes it less cluttered. --MatthewM 12:14, 10 February 2011 (UTC)

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Faction Federation Federation
Shuttles Type-8Class FDanube Class RunaboutDelta ClassCaptain's YachtTal'Kyr
Rank Cruisers Escorts Science Vessels
Rank Starfleet Lt LightTOS Constitution NX Oberth
Rank Starfleet LtCom Cruiser Escort Science Vessel
Rank Starfleet Com HeavyAdvanced Heavy Heavy ResearchAdvanced Research
Rank Starfleet Cap Exploration Tactical Long Range
Rank Starfleet LAdm StarAssaultAdvanced Heavy RetrofitDreadnought FleetAdvanced ReconnaissanceDeep SpaceAdvanced Research RetrofitD'Kyr
Rank Starfleet VAdm Exploration Retrofit Tactical RetrofitMulti-Vector Advanced Long Range Retrofit
Faction Klingon Klingon Empire
Shuttles ToronDujHod
Rank Birds-of-Prey Raptors Heavy Warships
Rank Klingon Lt B'rel
Rank Klingon LtCom QulDun Somraw K'Tanco
Rank Klingon Com Norgh Qorgh K't'inga
Rank Klingon Cap Ki'tang Pach Vor'cha
Rank Klingon Gen1 Hegh'ta Qin Negh'VarVor'cha RetrofitVo'quv Carrier
Rank Klingon Gen3 B'rel Retrofit Guramba Siege Destroyer Kar'Fi Battle CarrierMarauder Patrol CruiserVaranus Fleet Support Vessel
Looks good. (It's early. The bowl of McDonald's oatmeal in front of me looks good.) The shuttles are min rank also I believe though. --Drmike 12:23, 10 February 2011 (UTC)
This does look good, but I'd rather split it by tier than by minimum rank. I tried to do this myself initially, but it just ended up with too much blank space. --Zutty 13:45, 11 February 2011 (UTC)
Considering tier follows rank 1:1 until Admiral/General, this may be more useful to players. Someone at level 41 may wonder why its not possible for them to fly a retrofit Intrepid, for example. It seems unlikely that they'll add a 6th tier anytime soon, but with the addition of two ranks later this year there may be more ships at say, Fleet Admiral, becoming a reality. Additionally, there may be some people who don't understand the ship tier structure but they are quite aware of what rank they are. --MatthewM 16:39, 11 February 2011 (UTC)

I'm puzzled if the Marauder Patrol Cruiser shouldn't be placed in with the Battle Cruisers. Apart from its fighters at 25% health, it seems to fall in line with the other battle cruisers. Plus moving it, would allow the template to be change from a generic "Other" category to a Support category. Curmudgeony 18:26, 12 March 2011 (UTC)

Federation fith rank no icon[]

The federation fifth rank has no icon! -- The previous unsigned comment was made by User: 82.137.14.40.

Fifth rank? Do you mean a Fleet Admiral (5 pips) icon? --Markonian 15:37, 6 February 2012 (UTC)
Oh, crap. I forgot about this. This is an issue with the AdBlock extension for Firefox and the unfortunate choice of filename for that particular image. It's there; it's just getting blocked. I'll work on renaming it and getting all the links updated shortly. Eyes User-Eyes-Sig 19:21, 6 February 2012 (UTC)

Preparation for Fleet and other Refit ships[]

Given that Season 6 is going to bring about a tonne of Fleet and Refit variants of existing ships, is it worth switching from the existing setup to the below (pretend the ranks are links to individual ship pages)? Ignore that a couple of ranks are wrong - this is just a mockup. Also, "Refit" and "Fleet" variants would have a colour difference:

Faction Federation Federation Starships
Small Craft
Type-8Type-10Class FDanube ClassYellowstone ClassDelta ClassCaptain's YachtTal'KyrPeregrine FighterStalker Fighter
Light Cruiser
Rank Starfleet Lt
TOS Constitution
Rank Starfleet Lt
Cruiser
Rank Starfleet LtCom
Rank Starfleet LtCom
Heavy Cruiser
Rank Starfleet Com
Adv. Heavy Cruiser
Rank Starfleet Com
Rank Starfleet LAdm
Exploration Cruiser
Rank Starfleet Cap
Rank Starfleet Cap
Rank Starfleet VAdm
Star Cruiser
Rank Starfleet LAdm
Assault Cruiser
Rank Starfleet LAdm
Dreadnought Cruiser
Rank Starfleet VAdm
Odyssey Cruiser
Rank Starfleet VAdm
Rank Starfleet VAdm
Rank Starfleet VAdm
Rank Starfleet VAdm
Light Escort
Rank Starfleet Lt
Escort
Rank Starfleet Lt
Rank Starfleet Lt
Heavy Escort
Rank Starfleet LtCom
Rank Starfleet LtCom
Tactical Escort
Rank Starfleet Com
Rank Starfleet Com
Rank Starfleet VAdm
Patrol Escort
Rank Starfleet LAdm
Advanced Escort
Rank Starfleet LAdm
Rank Starfleet VAdm
Light Science
Rank Starfleet Lt
Science Vessel
Rank Starfleet Lt
Rank Starfleet Lt
Research
Rank Starfleet LtCom
Adv. Research
Rank Starfleet Com
Long Range Science
Rank Starfleet Com
Rank Starfleet LAdm
Rank Starfleet LAdm
Recon Science
Rank Starfleet Cap
Deep Space Science
Rank Starfleet LAdm
D'Kyr Science
Rank Starfleet LAdm
Escort Carrier
Rank Starfleet VAdm
Atrox Carrier
Rank Starfleet Lt

--Walshicus 19:49, 1 July 2012 (UTC)

I'm not a fan of the aesthetics. I'd need to see just how crowded things get with the Season 6 ships though. --MatthewM 21:45, 1 July 2012 (UTC)

Suggestion for Federation section[]

The Fed section is woefully cramped, and while editing it I figured, perhaps this is a solution, since the main thing people look up are tier 5 vessels:

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Faction Federation Federation: (Complete & Detailed List)
Rank Tiers 1-4 Tier 5
Rank Starfleet Lt | Rank Starfleet Com
Rank Starfleet LtCom | Rank Starfleet Cap
Rank Starfleet LAdm Rank Starfleet VAdm Rank Starfleet VAdm
Fleet
Cruisers Light Cruiser
TOS Cruiser
Cruiser
  - Refit
Heavy Cruiser
Advanced Heavy Cruiser
Support Cruiser
Exploration Cruiser
  - Refit
Assault Cruiser
  - Mirror
Star Cruiser
  - Mirror
Advanced Heavy Cruiser Retrofit
Support Cruiser Retrofit
Mirror Universe Heavy Cruiser Retrofit
• Odyssey Star Cruiser:
  - Operations
  - Science
  - Tactical
Exploration Cruiser Retrofit
Assault Cruiser Refit
Heavy Cruiser Retrofit
  - Fleet
Fleet Star Cruiser
Fleet Advanced Heavy Cruiser Retrofit
Fleet Support Cruiser Retrofit
Fleet Exploration Cruiser Retrofit
Fleet Assault Cruiser Refit
Odyssey Star Cruiser
Battle Cruisers     Avenger Battle Cruiser Fleet Avenger Battle Cruiser
Dreadnought Cruisers     Dreadnought Cruiser Fleet Dreadnought Cruiser
Escorts Light Escort
Blockade Runner Escort
Andorian Light Escort
Escort
  - Refit
Heavy Escort
  - Refit
Tactical Escort
  - Refit
Advanced Escort
  - Mirror
Patrol Escort
  - Mirror
• Andorian Escort:
  - Kumari
  - Charal
  - Khyzon
Tactical Escort Retrofit
Multi-Vector Advanced Escort
Heavy Escort Carrier
Blockade Runner Escort Retrofit
Fleet Patrol Escort
Escort Retrofit
  - Fleet
Fleet Tactical Escort Retrofit
Fleet Advanced Escort
Fleet Heavy Escort Carrier
Destroyers   Mobius Temporal Destroyer Chimera Heavy Destroyer Aquarius Destroyer
  - Fleet
Fleet Chimera Heavy Destroyer
Science Vessels Light Science Vessel
Science Vessel
  - Refit
Research Science Vessel
Advanced Research Vessel
Long Range Science Vessel
  - Refit
Deep Space Science Vessel
  - Mirror
Reconnaissance Science Vessel
  - Mirror
Advanced Research Vessel Retrofit
D'Kyr Science Vessel
Wells Temporal Science Vessel
Solanae Dyson Science Destroyer
• Multi-Mission Explorer:
  - Strategic
  - Surveillance
  - Reconnaissance
Long Range Science Vessel Retrofit
• Advanced Dyson Science Destroyer:
  - Reconnaissance
  - Strategic
  - Surveillance
Research Science Vessel Retrofit
  - Fleet
Fleet Deep Space
Fleet Reconnaissance
Science Vessel Retrofit
  - Fleet
Fleet Advanced Research Vessel Retrofit
Fleet Long Range Science Vessel Retrofit
Carriers     Caitian Atrox Carrier Fleet Caitian Atrox Carrier

It allows the longer names with much less cramping. What do y'all think? DanPMK (talk) 05:42, 21 March 2014 (UTC)

looking better than before. But my opinion is, that the Fed section should be changed back to it's former top-bottom state (infinity space) instead following the left-right (cutting of ship descriptions, looking cramped).
Or make 2 charts, one for T1-4 (Beginner ships), and one for T5, Fleet and Shuttles. Personally, I don't like to have T1-4 pressed in one column. Looks very cramped and new players would sure have problems with it.
What I really love is the further addition of ship classifications. Organichalcyon (talk) 13:13, 21 March 2014 (UTC)
Something like this?
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Faction Federation Federation: (Complete & Detailed List)
Rank Tier 1 Tier 2 Tier 3
Rank Starfleet Lt Rank Starfleet LtCom Rank Starfleet Com
Cruisers Light Cruiser
TOS Constitution Class Cruiser
Cruiser
  - Refit
Heavy Cruiser
Advanced Heavy Cruiser
Support Cruiser
Escorts Light Escort
Blockade Runner Escort
Andorian Light Escort
Escort
  - Refit
Heavy Escort
  - Refit
Science Vessels Oberth Class Light Science Vessel Science Vessel
  - Refit
Research Science Vessel
Advanced Research Vessel
Rank Tier 4 Tier 5
Rank Starfleet Cap Rank Starfleet LAdm Rank Starfleet VAdm Rank Starfleet VAdm
Fleet
Cruisers Exploration Cruiser
  - Refit
Assault Cruiser
  - Mirror
Star Cruiser
  - Mirror
Advanced Heavy Cruiser Retrofit
Support Cruiser Retrofit
Mirror Universe Heavy Cruiser Retrofit
• Odyssey Star Cruiser:
  - Operations
  - Science
  - Tactical
Exploration Cruiser Retrofit
Assault Cruiser Refit
Heavy Cruiser Retrofit
  - Fleet
Fleet Star Cruiser
Fleet Advanced Heavy Cruiser Retrofit
Fleet Support Cruiser Retrofit
Fleet Exploration Cruiser Retrofit
Fleet Assault Cruiser Refit
Odyssey Star Cruiser
Battle Cruisers     Avenger Battle Cruiser Fleet Avenger Battle Cruiser
Dreadnought Cruisers     Dreadnought Cruiser Fleet Dreadnought Cruiser
Escorts Tactical Escort
  - Refit
Advanced Escort
  - Mirror
Patrol Escort
  - Mirror
• Andorian Escort:
  - Kumari
  - Charal
  - Khyzon
Tactical Escort Retrofit
Multi-Vector Advanced Escort
Heavy Escort Carrier
Blockade Runner Escort Retrofit
Fleet Patrol Escort
Escort Retrofit
  - Fleet
Fleet Tactical Escort Retrofit
Fleet Advanced Escort
Fleet Heavy Escort Carrier
Destroyers   Mobius Temporal Destroyer Chimera Heavy Destroyer Aquarius Destroyer
  - Fleet
Fleet Chimera Heavy Destroyer
Science Vessels Long Range Science Vessel
  - Refit
Deep Space Science Vessel
  - Mirror
Reconnaissance Science Vessel
  - Mirror
Advanced Research Vessel Retrofit
D'Kyr Science Vessel
Wells Temporal Science Vessel
Solanae Dyson Science Destroyer
• Multi-Mission Explorer:
  - Strategic
  - Surveillance
  - Reconnaissance
Long Range Science Vessel Retrofit
• Advanced Dyson Science Destroyer:
  - Reconnaissance
  - Strategic
  - Surveillance
Research Science Vessel Retrofit
  - Fleet
Fleet Deep Space
Fleet Reconnaissance
Science Vessel Retrofit
  - Fleet
Fleet Advanced Research Vessel Retrofit
Fleet Long Range Science Vessel Retrofit
Carriers     Caitian Atrox Carrier Fleet Caitian Atrox Carrier

DanPMK (talk) 16:16, 21 March 2014 (UTC)


hm. both have their pros and cons. i like version 1 for leaving all ships of the same category in a line (like you can see: ok. i play cruisers, and its this one, then this one, and finally this one) but version 2 looks way cleaner. though it would need a divider bewteen the tables for a better overview. --Iye007 (talk) 16:45, 21 March 2014 (UTC)


":" witchcraft dear Sir ;-) i am amazed about how you guys handle this page. I only see numbers, words and symbols all around me. The second version with 2 charts looks very good. Is there a way to describ them as Starter/Beginner and Endgame ships? Anyway, I live this version now, looks very clean and not so overflown and cramped like the former one (I know you guys always do your best, I admire your work). and version 2 allows also a pretty much uncomplicated expansion when new ships are beeing added to the game. Now I have a really stupid suggestion, and I think it would be too much of a gimmick to do: adding a small icon of an iconic ship to each Tier and ship class. ( I better shut up now) Organichalcyon (talk) 17:28, 21 March 2014 (UTC)

":" something else crossed my mind. Maybe it would be better to have Tier 1-4 in one chart, and T5 and Fleet in the second. We all know that Cryptic focusses more on Endgame ships than on Starter ships. So the second chart would be better prepared for additions and the beginner chart would look well filled up. How about Tier descriptioning next/under the Rank Pins? Lieutenant, lt. Commander... Thanks for listening to my weird thoughts Organichalcyon (talk) 17:52, 21 March 2014 (UTC)

: Agree on the t1-t4 chart. the last OP one would only come handy if t4 destroyers would be added in the near future. Also i noticed that something like an icon suggestion whether a ship is free (call it no zen) or a Zen ship. I think we dont need a tier description (rank), since you got that on mouseover on the pins :) --Iye007 (talk) 18:29, 21 March 2014 (UTC)

":" mouseover? Another witchcraft here I just found out about ;-) Yes I think T4 on the first chart would add balance and style to both charts. The beginners would stay together as a small group, and the Endgamers do have plenty of space for additions and full class descriptions Organichalcyon (talk) 18:42, 21 March 2014 (UTC)




Ok. i improved DanPMK's version, (made it t1-4/t5)

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Faction Federation Federation: (Complete & Detailed List)
Early Gme - Tiers 1 - 4 (lvl 1 - 39 & Fleet)
Rank Tier 1 Tier 2 Tier 3 Tier 4
Rank Starfleet Lt Rank Starfleet LtCom Rank Starfleet Com Rank Starfleet Cap
Cruisers Light Cruiser
TOS Constitution Class Cruiser
Cruiser
  - Refit
Heavy Cruiser
Advanced Heavy Cruiser
Support Cruiser
Exploration Cruiser
  - Refit
Escorts Light Escort
Blockade Runner Escort
Andorian Light Escort
Escort
  - Refit
Heavy Escort
  - Refit
Tactical Escort
  - Refit
Science Vessels Oberth Class Light Science Vessel Science Vessel
  - Refit
Research Science Vessel
Advanced Research Vessel
Long Range Science Vessel
  - Refit
End Game - Tier 5 (lvl 40-50 & Fleet)
Rank Tier 5
Rank Starfleet LAdm Rank Starfleet VAdm Rank Starfleet VAdm
Fleet
Cruisers Assault Cruiser
  - Mirror
Star Cruiser
  - Mirror
Advanced Heavy Cruiser Retrofit
Support Cruiser Retrofit
Mirror Universe Heavy Cruiser Retrofit
• Odyssey Star Cruiser:
  - Operations
  - Science
  - Tactical
Exploration Cruiser Retrofit
Assault Cruiser Refit
Heavy Cruiser Retrofit
  - Fleet
Fleet Star Cruiser
Fleet Advanced Heavy Cruiser Retrofit
Fleet Support Cruiser Retrofit
Fleet Exploration Cruiser Retrofit
Fleet Assault Cruiser Refit
Odyssey Star Cruiser
Battle Cruisers   Avenger Battle Cruiser Fleet Avenger Battle Cruiser
Dreadnought Cruisers   Dreadnought Cruiser Fleet Dreadnought Cruiser
Escorts Advanced Escort
  - Mirror
Patrol Escort
  - Mirror
• Andorian Escort:
  - Kumari
  - Charal
  - Khyzon
Tactical Escort Retrofit
Multi-Vector Advanced Escort
Heavy Escort Carrier
Blockade Runner Escort Retrofit
Fleet Patrol Escort
Escort Retrofit
  - Fleet
Fleet Tactical Escort Retrofit
Fleet Advanced Escort
Fleet Heavy Escort Carrier
Destroyers Mobius Temporal Destroyer Chimera Heavy Destroyer Aquarius Destroyer
  - Fleet
Fleet Chimera Heavy Destroyer
Science Vessels Deep Space Science Vessel
  - Mirror
Reconnaissance Science Vessel
  - Mirror
Advanced Research Vessel Retrofit
D'Kyr Science Vessel
Wells Temporal Science Vessel
Solanae Dyson Science Destroyer
• Multi-Mission Explorer:
  - Strategic
  - Surveillance
  - Reconnaissance
Long Range Science Vessel Retrofit
• Advanced Dyson Science Destroyer:
  - Reconnaissance
  - Strategic
  - Surveillance
Research Science Vessel Retrofit
  - Fleet
Fleet Deep Space
Fleet Reconnaissance
Science Vessel Retrofit
  - Fleet
Fleet Advanced Research Vessel Retrofit
Fleet Long Range Science Vessel Retrofit

Carriers
 

 
 

Caitian Atrox Carrier
 

Fleet Caitian Atrox Carrier
 

--Iye007 (talk) 21:13, 21 March 2014 (UTC)

":" looks wonderfull, really. gives space for additions. Was very kind of you to use my suggestions. And sorry if my editing is not correct, I have never done this. Organichalcyon (talk) 22:27, 21 March 2014 (UTC)

Looks good to me. As to Organichalcyon suggestion of adding icons, I would advise against that; it's best not to add any unnecessary images to very high visibility templates, just to save on site bandwidth. And, an icon as to whether the ship costs Zen or not might be frowned upon :P My only other suggestion, if the small craft section is going to be taller as in the table above, that we also split them into classes, like so:
Shuttles Type-8Type-10Class FDeltaTal'Kyr Support CraftAeon Timeship
Corvettes Danube Class RunaboutYellowstone Class RunaboutCaptain's Yacht
Fighters Peregrine Attack FighterStalker Stealth Fighter

But that's a minor suggestion. Only other question is, should we do the same for the KDF and RRF sections? If so, I'll take care of it DanPMK (talk) 22:30, 21 March 2014 (UTC)

Yes, DanPMK is right. To much is to much. What I initially thought of was, to show players an iconic ship like Enterprise D, Defiant, Voyager in their respective ship row. Enterprise D for cruisers, Defiant for Escorts, Voyager for Science. But like you said, it would be to much.

The suggestet Shuttlecraft section looks very good to me.

Would this page work to, if the Hangar Pets would be included from their page to over here? Basically, they are also playable to us, in meaning of giving them basic commands. Just a question, my 2 Cents. Organichalcyon (talk) 22:39, 21 March 2014 (UTC)


So no Zen icon... Still i guess that some people are like: wow. many ships, much cool stuff - and then realize that like 60% of the ships are 10€ (germany here... :)) up.

i like the dividing for the shuttles, but i wouldn't want hangar pets in it, since they aren't playable. Also i think there already is a own nav template for hangar pets?

I personally would say that this OP version (added the shuttle subcategories) works quite well for the current needs.
I also would vote for changing the navigations for the other factions in the same way too. not only to keep it in a more consitent look, but also because navigation is easier with it (once you got the system)
Though: its pretty huge. Either in terms of page loading times, as well as concerning space used on the actual wiki pages. I mean the currently used one is already taking up half of the length of all ship pages. I dont know if we got something like this here, but some kind of spoiler would be cool
So Navs would be hidden by default, and you could show them (per faction would be best i think). Similar to the TOCs... :)

--Iye007 (talk) 23:11, 21 March 2014 (UTC)

An Austrian discusses with a German ;-). So no Hangar Pets then. Ok. But as it is now, the new charts look wonferfull and I think they could work on the other factions too, if Cryptic releases more ships in the next years. Good work. Organichalcyon (talk) 23:28, 21 March 2014 (UTC)
On most wikis you can set a table to "collapsible" but evidently that does not work here... however, so long as it doesn't contain images, it doesn't take up a ton of space in terms of page-loading time. And, given the wrapping issues, I'd prefer it take up excess vertical space than be squished. I'll work on the table now DanPMK (talk) 01:52, 22 March 2014 (UTC)
Alright, all set. Did a bit more cleaning up, and cleaned up the code as well. The table is now 743 bytes smaller than before now as well :D DanPMK (talk) 03:21, 22 March 2014 (UTC)



":" Wonderfull DanPMK. Thank you very much and thank you to everyone involved in editing this page. I have one more question, I may be wrong about it: FED-Mirror Universe Heavy Cruiser Retrofit (Cheyenne..), doesn't this ship have the same stats (except the Boff seats) like the Heavy Cruiser Retrofit in the Fleet Ship Section? I think I remember the Mirror Version beeing in the same box like the Fleet and Retrofit version. Organichalcyon (talk) 22:38, 24 March 2014 (UTC)

Well. according to the Wiki the Mirror Universe Heavy Cruiser Retrofit actually HAS the same stats
as the Heavy Cruiser Retrofit in terms weapons/hull/shield/interia. Not for Boffs and console slots
though (as u said). Stats for the mirror one match the dev blog, didn't check the for the Retrofit one
yet, but i guess its correct also. (neither did i check the fleet one, but i guess its correct :) )
Still Mirror ships are Rear Admiral lower half ships and therefor are placed correctly. :)
--Iye007 (talk) 13:29, 25 March 2014 (UTC)


Why were the changes reverted again? Now the layout of the Fed Nav is different from all other navs. might be that the current version looks less complicated, but it 'lost' some differentiation and actually the single table cells are more spammed then before. (DanPMKs version, developed above): here --Iye007 (talk) 12:29, 17 April 2014 (UTC)

A new user had unilaterally reversed it. Don't be afraid to make your own reverts in the future :D I fixed it. DanPMK (talk) 20:01, 9 May 2014 (UTC)

Collapse table[]

This table is a giant wall of text that fills up way too much page space. If it's intended to be a "quick-nav" jumplist at the bottom of individual pages, it really needs to be collapsed by default and have [show/hide] code tags added, so you can just click on a header to expand only the section wanted (see Template:Equipment Sets for a pre-existing example). I tried to sandbox-test copying that feature myself, but couldn't figure out which part of the table code forces table sections into collapsed view on page load. Tekn0mancer (talk) 15:08, 1 May 2016 (UTC)

Never mind, I figured it out. It was late and I couldn't focus on the code. Tekn0mancer (talk) 16:18, 1 May 2016 (UTC)

Looking for input on the cross-faction section[]

Hey guys, I had 3 ideas for how to handle the ever-growing cross-faction section so that they are properly sorted by ship type and mastery package:

  • First one uses the current format for the T6 ships. Pros: I think it looks good, it's compact and the T6 section can slowly expand downward. Cons: in this version the T5 ships are segmented between old (free upgrade) in the table and new ones on the top, though the top section will keep growing and become unwieldy, while the bottom section will remain static.
  • Second one uses the same format as the Fed, KDF and Rom sections, giving some more consistency. It's taller, and will continue to get taller, which is always a problem.
  • A third version I didn't do yet was the second one, but with the two T5 columns merged together, and icons indicating which get free upgrades like the Fed section. In that case, The T5 and T6 columns would both be two wide to properly fill the area. If you want me to make that version, I can.

Any version will invariably get taller as they keep adding ships, of course. What do you think? If anyone watches this page, heh DanPMK (talk) 21:20, 28 August 2016 (UTC) Anyone? :o DanPMK (talk) 18:45, 28 February 2017 (UTC)

Yeah, I was just thinking about the cruiser section and how messy it is now. I definitely like option #1, so I say go for it. The cruiser section is obviously going to get bigger and bigger. I'm all for your suggestions.

P.S. Just make sure you make carriers just "Carriers". There's no such thing as an Engineering or Science Carrier. They're carriers, simple as that. Also make sure the T5 Science vessel column matches the rest. Otherwise I like it. :)SFC3 (talk) 19:52, 28 February 2017 (UTC)

I Agree with SFC3. Carriers should simply be Carriers without the engineering or science prefix. Jacobsodinforever2000 (talk) 23:26, 28 February 2017 (UTC)
The only reason I had the carriers separated is because they have separate Mastery packages and I figured that was the clearest way for us to differentiate between ship types. DanPMK (talk) 05:44, 1 March 2017 (UTC)
The T5 part looks funny when you unhide either of the other factions. Another thing that probably should be asked is if any information that currently is communicated through the template (i.e. zen icons) really needs to be there. I would even go that far and question if we really need to distinguish between free and non-free T5U in the nav-template. Isn't it enough if that is shown on the specific ship pages themselves? --Dukedom (talk) 09:15, 2 March 2017 (UTC)
I had forgotten to extend the column for the second version, that would be fixed before I push it love. As for the zen things, I very much want to keep that there since it's immediate at-a-glance information that doesn't really add any overhead to the template or take up unnecessary space. DanPMK (talk) 16:47, 2 March 2017 (UTC)
I like the option 1 which helps with growing number of ships in Cruiser and Escort category. There are only few Carriers so I wouldn't split them into subcategories. --Damixon (talk) 23:51, 5 March 2017 (UTC)

Alright, I finally finished this. Just realized I accidentally reverted part of SFC3's edit; what do y'all think about noting Engineering vs Science vs Dreadnought Carriers, but not keeping them in the separate boxes? I prefer mine since it gives a bit more info without wasting space. DanPMK (talk) 15:30, 21 July 2017 (UTC)

I've talked about this before, but I've always viewed the playable ship nav as being completely consistent with ingame names - hence why I never like to use the non (T6) naming scheme. Adding the Sci and Eng carrier distentions seems inconsistent with the other factional carriers, plus the Tholian Recluse for example - not really a science carrier when the Cmdr seat is universal. SFC3 (talk) 15:34, 21 July 2017 (UTC)
I can definitely understand wanting to use the ingame names all the time, both for player search purposes and for SEO... Guess I am torn on the template philosophy. Removing the (T6) is something I also want to do, though that's not feasible due to the non-T6 having the same names for Fed ships for example, and consistency is important. Bah, I am undecided now. I'll let you guys decide :P DanPMK (talk) 15:40, 21 July 2017 (UTC)

Suliban Silik Flight-Deck Assault Cruiser[]

Sooo... we've got a bit of a problem. The Suliban Silik Flight-Deck Assault Cruiser is unlike any RR-exclusive ship released before. It's not a warbird. What do you all think we should do? Create a new category for the ship, rejigger categories? SFC3 (talk) 23:07, 13 September 2017 (UTC)

Well...I made up that page (please check for accuracy)..Yea..It should get its own slot..Cryptic may release more cruisers of this type. Jacobsodinforever2000 (talk) 02:10, 14 September 2017 (UTC)
I think the way you did it is good. I try to minimize the space stuff takes up, but since there's more T6 ships than anything, it's kind of impossible to save much more vertical space. The only other thing I could think of would be renaming the Warbird Battlecruiser heading to "Engineering-focused vessels" and putting it there. But honestly, since it doesn't use a singularity core, it might be best to separate it regardless. DanPMK (talk) 04:02, 14 September 2017 (UTC)
I think if we get more Flight-deck vessels, that other solution might work out. For now, I think this is acceptable. SFC3 (talk) 05:16, 14 September 2017 (UTC)
I don't think RR will get more t6 Flight-Deck Cruisers, they only have a few ships with warp-core and each is different ship type. New category for F-D cruiser is good to distinguish it from warbirds, and it doesn't take much space. --Damixon (talk) 13:07, 14 September 2017 (UTC)

rows, ordering[]

What's the requirement for notability for earning your own ship row type? Is it 3+ or 4+ ships, or a notable difference like non-singularity Rom ships? Just wondering when we'll want to move Fed Flight-Deck Cruisers and Kling Flight-Deck Raptors to their own row, but so far they only have 2 ships each. Also, thoughts on re-ordering the list so it's consistent for all factions? Fed (and crossfaction) goes Cruiser Escort Sci; Kling goes Raider Raptor Battlecruiser; Rom goes Warbird (escort type) then Warbird Battlecruiser; it might be nice to have every one going in the same order. Arkhain (talk) 00:20, 6 November 2017 (UTC)

If you're referring to the ROM Flight-deck cruiser dilemma, that was made because putting it with the rest of the warbirds made no sense and it had to go somewhere. Faction specific non-singularity core ship. As far as KDF/FED flight deck vessels if we get more (3/4+) yes then we should consider splitting it up.
The Warbirds are a tricky spot since they really only are consistent with themselves. After all most of their specific ships if not all use cannons. Not sure what to do in that regard. For now, I think it's best as is. SFC3 (talk) 04:01, 8 November 2017 (UTC)

Dysons, science vessel or destroyer?[]

Fed Dysons are categorized as Destroyers, KDF and Rom Dysons are categorized as Science Vessels. Can we get that unified? Since they start as science vessels, I think that's a better home for them. Arkhain (talk) 21:33, 23 November 2017 (UTC)

i think we should probably just more the rest to Destroyers, KDF has a destroyer option and we can make one for ROMs. since there are 4 ships that's justifiable. SFC3 (talk) 21:44, 23 November 2017 (UTC)

Romulans flying Fed/KDF ships[]

Now that this has been revealed, we need to find a good way to distinguish the ships that Romulans won't be able to fly. I have two suggestions:

  1. Put a {{fedonly}} next to ships they can't fly, eg. Mobius Temporal Destroyer Faction Federation
  2. Make a separate box between the KDF and Romulan boxes that will list the ships that only they can fly, something along these lines for example:
Faction Federation Federation &Faction Klingon Klingon Empire-exclusive starships  

Unless y'all have another idea. DanPMK (talk) 09:26, 10 May 2018 (UTC)

I don't have another idea, we can do it like that. --Damixon (talk) 00:46, 11 May 2018 (UTC)
I prefer the idea of denoting unusable ships with icons myself. Let's see how this feature goes live first however. SFC3 (talk) 00:51, 11 May 2018 (UTC)
Can anyone confirm that Fed-Romulans can't fly Kelvin Timeline Intel Dreadnought Cruiser? It is on the list of excluded ships on that dev-blog, but I'm not completely sure that is the case. --Damixon (talk) 23:28, 15 August 2018 (UTC)
What makes you say that? The Kelvin dreadnought equipment bundle is still available, so it must be. SFC (talk) 00:15, 16 August 2018 (UTC)
Fleet mate mentioned it, but I don't have a fed rom to test it on tribble. Probably not true, but just wanted to check if anyone tried opening the box on romulan. --Damixon (talk) 00:23, 16 August 2018 (UTC)

Dominion section[]

Since there's debate on whether these ships should be in their own section, I decided to go ahead and make a mock-up. It's only for 6 ships, and I'm operating on the assumption that all future Jem'Hadar ships added will be T6, but, here I go:

Suggestion A
Faction Dominion Dominion: (Complete & Detailed List)  

The empty left column will continue to line up with the columns in the other sections. It didn't turn out the way I thought it would, but I didn't want loads of empty space.... what do y'all think? DanPMK (talk) 02:41, 21 May 2018 (UTC)

Looks good, we could adjust it along the way as they add more ships. We could get rid of that empty column on the left, but it isn't too big at the moment. --Damixon (talk) 21:33, 21 May 2018 (UTC)
I like it! I know I discussed the idea of putting the existing Jem'hadar ships in, is that still on the table? SFC (talk) 23:42, 21 May 2018 (UTC)
I'm undecided. I think that'd be fine so long as they're also in the cross-faction table... want to make it understandable at a glance. Can just put the "Faction Khitomer" symbol next to them and another note, if we can find a good way to fit more T5s anyway. I went ahead and made two mockups below... Suggestion B has just the T6 ships with the T5 ships in a little row at the top. Suggestion C is familiar, but I feel the Tier 5 side will just look more and more empty over times, so I'm torn. DanPMK (talk) 04:33, 22 May 2018 (UTC)
Suggestion B - T5 in one row
Faction Dominion Dominion: (Complete & Detailed List)  
Suggestion C - traditional columns
Faction Dominion Dominion: (Complete & Detailed List)  

Cruiser variants section suggestion[]

Due to:

  • the large size of the "Cruisers" and "Battle Cruisers" subsections in the Fed and KDF sections, respectively
  • the Fed section having a small "Dreadnought Cruisers" subsection, and Flight-Deck Cruisers in their "Cruisers" subsection
  • the KDF section having a small "Flight-Deck Cruisers" subsection, and Dreadnought Cruisers in their "Cruisers" subsection
  • the ambiguity of where to put the Command Battlecruisers

I propose that we make a combined "Dreadnought Cruisers & Flight-Deck Cruisers" subsection in the Fed and KDF sections that will house all Dreadnought Cruisers and Flight-Deck Cruisers, as well as the Command Battlecruisers. I've made the edit here in a sandbox if you'd like to see. Any objections/comments? DanPMK (talk) 04:58, 24 May 2019 (UTC)

No objection, I'm ok with that change. --Damixon (talk) 21:16, 24 May 2019 (UTC)
Alright cool, asked some others (on Discord) and they were cool with it so I'll make the edit. DanPMK (talk) 16:40, 26 May 2019 (UTC)

T6 list getting super long[]

As the number of T6 ships increases, this template looks like it needs to be redesigned. I haven't quite got a solid idea which is why I'm taking it here.

Problems:

  • There are way more T6 ships than T5, the template is getting very lopsided and cramming the T6 ships into way too small of a space.
  • With so many T6 ships, the original categories (battlecruisers, escorts etc.) don't seem as precise enough anymore.
  • Even with collapsable-by-faction sections, when you expand it seems way too big.

Possible solutions:

  • Split T5 and T6 into two separate areas.
  • Break down T6 further by a parallel category. I.e. y-axis is type (carrier, battlecruiser) and x-axis is primary specialisation (intelligence, miracle worker, pilot).
  • Have separate collapsable sections for Low and high tier. So Fed Tier 1-5 and shuttles is one collapsable section and Fed Tier 6 is another.

Scientifictheory (talk) 08:54, 24 April 2020 (UTC)

I agree with solution #1, and I'll work on separating T5 and T6 here and there. My solution would probably involve splitting Tier 5 and Tier 6, which Tier 6 being two categories (c-store and perhaps fleet/promo/lockbox? we'll see) as to not make the table look too strange. I'll let you know when I have something. SFC (talk) 14:52, 24 April 2020 (UTC)
Fleet is one safe division (it would be good for T5 also; i.e. T5-40, T5-50, T5-Fleet). Not sure about dividing by store, that is still quite lopsided and they've started moving ships between them. I suppose it could just be the existing division but run over two columns?Scientifictheory (talk) 15:10, 24 April 2020 (UTC)
I would likely just separate T5 and T6 as it exists in the C-store right now. plus add showhide to the sub-tables. you're likely right about dividing by store, T6 and T6F should be fine to preserve the two columns. SFC (talk) 15:57, 24 April 2020 (UTC)

Nausicaan ships listed at wrong rank[]

Without checking the entire list, I noticed that the Nausicaan Scourge is described on its page as tier 4 but listed as tier 3 on the playable ship table, and the Nausicaan Vandal, is listed as tier 3 on its own page, but tier 4 on the table.

The page is locked for editing, so I am unable to switch them around.90.209.49.55 15:49, 24 November 2020 (UTC)

Thanks for noticing, fixed! - MK (t/c) 18:26, 28 November 2020 (UTC)

Galaxy Legendary Dreadnought Cruiser[]

Galaxy Legendary Dreadnought Cruiser is missing from this nav. 176.127.193.241 10:51, 3 December 2020 (UTC)

Added! SFC3 (talk) 20:07, 3 December 2020 (UTC)

Deferring uncollapsed-preview edit[]

As intimated a while ago, I've started (well, finally resumed in earnest) working through many of the default-collapsed templates — mostly navboxes — on the wiki, applying Template:Main other to limit their default-collapsed state to the article space. The intent is that, when the template is previewed in a non-article context (like its own page in the Template namespace), it will be shown fully expanded for easier examination and evaluation.

However, I'm deferring that change for the moment when it comes to this template, because it's just so incredibly long when fully expanded. I suspect there may be a template-length event horizon that, once crossed, may cause the benefits of the fully-expanded view to be outweighed by negative aspects. And if there are any templates here that live on the far side of that event horizon, this one is a prime candidate.

That change can still be made here. There's certainly no technical issue preventing it from working just as well on this template as any other. (The template is always the same length, even when most of it is normally hidden. Collapsing vs. uncollapsing actually changes very little, in terms of rendering complexity or the like.) Nevertheless, I'll hold off for now on making that change, just to let people have some time so they can kick the tires on the navboxes I have changed, like Template:Equipment nav or Template:Ability nav. I'll circle back to this one later on, once opinions have had time to be formed and expressed. (About both the changes I have already made, and about whether it makes sense to update templates like this template the same way.) FeRDNYC (talk) 08:57, 6 January 2023 (UTC)

Hey there, welcome back to the wiki! Stellar work so far. Honestly, this change brings to light some well needed changes to table presentation. Over the years I've sort of just bandaged this nav as more and more ships have released and sorting and categorizing them becomes necessary. Do you by chance have Discord? There's a link to the wiki discord under "Communications" on the top navbar, as well as on the Main Page, under "Wiki Discord". I'd love to chat more with you about possible changes that could be made to this template there. SFC3 (talk) 09:23, 6 January 2023 (UTC)
@SFC3 You know, I've never actually used Discord. The only thing I really know about it is that I'm constantly confusing it with Discourse. I'm not philosophically opposed to ever using it, or anything, it's just never really come up for me before today.
But, though I may be open to changing that, today definitely isn't my day to embark on new adventures, I'm afraid. That'll have to wait for another day when there's less already on my plate. Sorry about that! FeRDNYC (talk) 18:47, 6 January 2023 (UTC)

So, I need to walk one previous statement back a little:

Collapsing vs. uncollapsing actually changes very little, in terms of rendering complexity or the like.

That's true for most templates, including this one, but it is notably NOT true for certain image-heavy templates (like, for example, Template:Ship weapon nav), due to the wiki's lazy image loading.

Because all of the embedded images in that template's collapsed sections will wait until the section is expanded before they actually load in, there's actually a vast chasm of difference in the performance/workload required to render the fully-expanded template (and every image it contains), vs. rendering the fully-collapsed version (and zero of the images, initially). In fact, templates with that design are never meant to be rendered fully-expanded all at once. The entire design relies on the fact that sections get expanded one at a time, each one triggering the load-in of only its local subset of images.

As a result, I'm going to just leave that class of navigation templates alone. Making them automatically render fully-expanded, ever, under any circumstances, would create a massive, unnecessary drag on the template's performance. Here's the full list of templates that applies to:

Other than those four, and this template, I've now finished updating every default-collapsed template in Category:Navigation templates to use {{Main other}}, and their initial auto-collapsing behavior will now be limited to only the main article space. FeRDNYC (talk) 18:42, 6 January 2023 (UTC)

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