it can be based on star wars empire at war. But more diplomacy and aliens like in birth of the federation but taken from civilization series design.

What do u guys think?

Example: STO set in post Nemesis world, Nero is in post Nemesis world as well. That’s all well and good.

Why does Nero’s existence, or the events of the new movie, need to be stated anywhere in the game?

Also, I just feel that it would turn into something along the lines of characters essentially going(NPC’s that you happened to walk past in the world):

“Hey, you remember when Nero traveled through time?”
“Yeah.”
“Wasn’t that something?”
“Sure was.”

or

“Boy, those Nacelles on the constitution class sure were sleek and shiny and smooth. They don’t make them like that anymore. No, sir. The hood on the front of it, the slope towards the back… wonderful. It just flows so well.”

Basically, what I’m saying is, fine, Nero is in the timeline post Nemesis, that’s all well and good, but he’s just a Romulan dude wanting to change *something* in the past and, I assume, failing to fully change things(we’ll see in the comics/movie what his motives are). More over, how would anyone even know that the events of the movie had happened given the ripple effect which generally takes place in Trek timeline shifts(which is why I find the above example dialogue to be something to be worried about in the event of sticking the new Trek movie into the game in any major capacity).

Also, and this is a big “what if”, but what if the movie bombs somehow or is deemed not an official part of the Trek universe at some point by some group with the power to claim such things(a la the Dune Encyclopedia which was first approved and accepted as official canon by Frank Herbert but which was later made non-canon)?

Within that portfolio, the different iterations of Trek are all part of the same product, or portfolio of products in the “Trek” line.

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Spock: “Jim? I’m going to step out for a smoke.”

Kirk: “Spock, why don’t you try a Kent? Unlike other brands, Kent’s new micronite (R) filter removes the harshness when you inhale, so all you get is smooth flavor and tobacco satisfaction every time.”

Spock: “Captain Kirk…I shall consider it.”

the bottom line is that part of this new movie takes place in the post Nemesis universe and the entire movie prequel comic takes place in the post nemesis universe and this game takes place in the post nemesis universe. Having those work together is not ‘product placement’ it is just creating continuity

for example, as a gamer playing STO, you may not have seen the movie itself when you purchase the game so it stands to reason that the rights owners want to get you to go and see the new movie. Solution? Stick it in the game even though it doesn’t have very much, if anything, to do with how things are in the present timeline(unless they rewrite the timeline to show it directly affecting major events in the future they are creating).

Again, to clarify, I have no problem linking games to the franchises that gave birth to them. My problem ist o make it overtly blatant which is, in my opinion, the only way that they could make direct references to the new movie.

And yes, I know the game comes out after the movie does.

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