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Factional Station Variants*

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CCP Antiquarian
C C P
C C P Alliance
#1 - 2014-05-13 12:59:57 UTC  |  Edited by: CCP Antiquarian
We are the Station Sheen Preservation Society.
Empress save Imperial and all the different varieties!**


A recent update to Singularity included initial versions of the new factional station exteriors. 38 factions have chosen to refit their stations (and the stations of affiliated and subsidiary corporations in which those groups hold interest) with decorated exteriors no longer limited by the strict aesthetics of the Empires. In fact, the Empires themselves have gotten in on the act with Naval and Governmental designs.

While "standard" stations will still exist in game for unaffiliated NPC corps and non-factional conglomerates, a vast number of dockable locations should appear resplendent in owner-dictated livery.

We've done our best to check a representative sampling of the 4000+ factional stations in New Eden, but we also invite all capsuleers to comment on the individual stations they encounter. If you notice a Quafe factory sporting Inner Zone Shipping orange, or an Imperial logo on a Blood Raider outpost, or any issue at all, please file a bug report immediately. You can also let us know about the discrepancy by commenting this thread.



* - Take two!
** - Sorry, Ray.

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CCP Antiquarian
C C P
C C P Alliance
#2 - 2014-05-13 13:10:33 UTC
HOLD FAST!

The contractors are still working on a number of the refits, following comments from owners and designers alike. As such, the most prudent course of action for any discerning exterior design critic would be to delay comment until later in the week, following a second, more recent update.



You have my sincerest apologies for this fully automatic starter pistol burst.

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Turelus
Utassi Security
#3 - 2014-05-13 13:10:55 UTC
So I haven't managed to have a full look into the update yet but I had a fly through a few Caldari systems and noticed a couple of odd issues.

Firstly both Caldari Constructions and the Chief Executive Panel stations are painted in Wiyrkomi colours with the Wiyrkomi corporation logo.
I believe one of the other Caldari Corporations (possibly Expert Housing) was using Nugoeihuvi colours (the red camo). Personally I feel it would be more lore fitting for corporations without their own skins to just continue using the default colours rather than flying colours of rival business interests (at least for the Caldari State)

I should have some time to investigate more tonight and give better feedback than this, I'm also not as versed in the lore of the corporations for the other Empires so might not pick up on any lore issues there.

Otherwise I REALLY like the look of the new stations and can't wait to have them live in the game, it will really give Empire a nice fresh look with each system/station feeling a little different.

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Droidyk
Maniacal Miners INC
The Legends In The Game
#4 - 2014-05-13 13:12:02 UTC  |  Edited by: Droidyk
Hey, they look really amazing, a bug I noticed at Lai Dai Factories is their logo is upside down :), this might be happening on other faction specific stations but this one I can confirm.
Definitely makes environment more diverse and rich while travelling. Also can't wait for the dynamic landscape.
Gilbaron
The Scope
Gallente Federation
#5 - 2014-05-13 13:30:43 UTC
now let's talk about giving the tool you guys use to make station variations to us, so we can make our own stations in alliance colors :)
CCP Antiquarian
C C P
C C P Alliance
#6 - 2014-05-13 14:03:11 UTC  |  Edited by: CCP Antiquarian
Inverted logos are one of the fixes due for arrival later this week. If they still appear next week, we will have words most severe with the house painters.



I'm sure that many megacorps, Caldari Constructions included, would not hesitate to allow their good friends and associates the privilege of using station decoration as means of advertising...for a percentage.

That said, I am making notes for requested adjustments to these arrangements, and will continue to record these comments for those more suitably situated in the decision making process to judge accordingly.

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Makoto Priano
Kirkinen-Arataka Transhuman Zenith Consulting Ltd.
Arataka Research Consortium
#7 - 2014-05-13 14:03:38 UTC
Ooh! Anyone able to provide pictures for the Sisi-challenged?

And yes-- dynamic landscape. Do want.

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JetCord
Science and Trade Institute
Caldari State
#8 - 2014-05-13 14:17:33 UTC
is there any pic for us to see? (have not yet patch the test server) Big smile
Turelus
Utassi Security
#9 - 2014-05-13 14:18:44 UTC
Makoto Priano wrote:
Ooh! Anyone able to provide pictures for the Sisi-challenged?

And yes-- dynamic landscape. Do want.

Once I finished this Epic Arc mission I'll be spending some time on SiSi looking over the stations in full and writing up which stations I feel are not working within the lore. I'll try and take some screenshots and make an Imgur album as well.

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Wey'oun
Snuffed Out
#10 - 2014-05-13 14:20:39 UTC
CCP Antiquarian wrote:
I'm sure that many megacrops.


Eve has genetic modification now?!
CCP Antiquarian
C C P
C C P Alliance
#11 - 2014-05-13 14:25:17 UTC  |  Edited by: CCP Antiquarian
You thought Imperial agricultural science relied on random mutation and simple splicing to develop that glorious Amarrian Wheat?

Mega. Crop.

(Just kidding. Never been tampered with. Ever.)

Which, to stay on topic, may be grown in a station featuring a new factional exterior upon which I sincerely invite all of you to comment.

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gfldex
#12 - 2014-05-13 14:49:30 UTC
CCP Antiquarian wrote:
we also invite all capsuleers to comment on the individual stations they encounter.


The stations in Delve are a bloody mess!

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Aglais
Ice-Storm
#13 - 2014-05-13 14:52:32 UTC
...Dynamic landscape?

What is 'dynamic landscape'? It's come up multiple times in this thread and it sounds interesting.
Droidyk
Maniacal Miners INC
The Legends In The Game
#14 - 2014-05-13 14:57:07 UTC  |  Edited by: Droidyk
Aglais wrote:
...Dynamic landscape?

What is 'dynamic landscape'? It's come up multiple times in this thread and it sounds interesting.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PiKGaXuYxiU

Here you go.
Makoto Priano
Kirkinen-Arataka Transhuman Zenith Consulting Ltd.
Arataka Research Consortium
#15 - 2014-05-13 14:58:03 UTC
Aglais; system traffic/production indicators. I need to watch this years' art panel, but it's something they're wanting to do to make the environment more, well, dynamic.

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Noriko Mai
#16 - 2014-05-13 15:19:39 UTC  |  Edited by: Noriko Mai

  • Expert Distribution, Modern Finances and Nogueihuvi are the same (all ugly as hell Smile)
  • Intaki and Impetus look nice. Impetus, Material Aquisition and Quafe are the same.
  • Alliastra and TransStellar shiping are the same
  • Joint Harvesting and Khanid look almost the same (except a little red area)
  • Khanid is far to dark (I can barely see 90% of the station)
  • Mordus Legion has normal gallente stations
  • The Gallente Logistics Station doesn't seem to have different variants at all
  • The light reflevtion on the Caldari Administrative Station is far to bright
  • Sansha's Nation is pretty underwhelming (seems to be all standard)


All in all I can only find about 5 different stations per main faction. And most of them look very similar Sad

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Markku Laaksonen
School of Applied Knowledge
Caldari State
#17 - 2014-05-13 15:30:20 UTC
Turelus wrote:
Firstly both Caldari Constructions and the Chief Executive Panel stations are painted in Wiyrkomi colours with the Wiyrkomi corporation logo.
I believe one of the other Caldari Corporations (possibly Expert Housing) was using Nugoeihuvi colours (the red camo). Personally I feel it would be more lore fitting for corporations without their own skins to just continue using the default colours rather than flying colours of rival business interests (at least for the Caldari State)


I fancy myself fairly well versed in EVE lore, especially Caldari lore. Expert Housing and Expert Distribution are NOH subsidiaries. Also Expert Intervention, but that's the DUST corp.

From in game show info... (I showed the important parts)

Expert Housing
Expert Housing was founded at the same time as Expert Distribution, but the two sibling companies have fared very differently.

Expert Distribution
The Expert brand... Part of the NOH family...

Expert Intervention
Expert Intervention is the latest business launched under the NOH megacorporation's Expert brand...


It's not clear if Caldari Constructions is a subsidiary or independent corp.

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Makoto Priano
Kirkinen-Arataka Transhuman Zenith Consulting Ltd.
Arataka Research Consortium
#18 - 2014-05-13 15:49:08 UTC
Also, how do Ishukone stations look? The Rhea, for instance, looks entirely too dark at present as it lacks the gradient that lightens up the Eagle, Buzzard, etc.

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Noriko Mai
#19 - 2014-05-13 15:57:25 UTC  |  Edited by: Noriko Mai
Makoto Priano wrote:
Also, how do Ishukone stations look? The Rhea, for instance, looks entirely too dark at present as it lacks the gradient that lightens up the Eagle, Buzzard, etc.

They are as ugly as the Rhea Big smile link

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Markku Laaksonen
School of Applied Knowledge
Caldari State
#20 - 2014-05-13 16:01:14 UTC  |  Edited by: Markku Laaksonen
Noriko Mai wrote:
Makoto Priano wrote:
Also, how do Ishukone stations look? The Rhea, for instance, looks entirely too dark at present as it lacks the gradient that lightens up the Eagle, Buzzard, etc.

They are as ugly as the Rhea Big smile link


The Rhea looks nice, but it's sporting a non-standard Ishukone skin. The normal Ishukone skin is dark metal in the front and transition to gold in the back. The Rhea has a dark color with a gold Ishukone logo and gold stripes fading to dark metal.


EDIT: I like the Rhea non-standard Ishukone skin, but it looks a bit too much like Lai Dai's skin.

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