This is why the original series Klingon ships typically traveled in packs of three. One on one, a D7 has no chance against a Constitution Class starship. But even into the Movie era, taking on three at once was for fools and madmen.
Interesting how the dorsal phasers fire from the three traditional placements but the ventral one's fire from the dome. That certainly gives the ventral phasers almost total coverage. Nice battle! 👍
The best thing about the TOS Connie is you can put the weapons wherever you like 😂 I was experimenting with different weapon layouts and really liked the single dome phaser, I think it offers something a little different and still feels authentic
@@adamlee2111 if you wanna go further, for the dorsal phasers keep the port and starboard placements but but the forward facing placement at the fore of decks 2/3. That's were most schematics I see puts them, including the Defiant schematic from Enterprise.
May I make a request? I really like the idea of the "Minor Races (to coin the BOTF lingo)" being well represented in the videos. I know the Talarians are like a century behind Starfleet but it might be cool to see their cruisers be armed with some interesting weapons to make them quasi competitive in numbers. I tend to think the Cardassians or Romulans may have slipped them some older weapons just so they would pose a modest problem for Starfleet. In that vein it might be cool to see some of the more powerful minor races (we don't see much of unlike the Tholians or Gorn) represented. Like the Talarians, Tamarians, Pakleds, Sheliak, Tzenketh and Yridians.
@@crownprincesebastianjohano7069 no worries, I intend to add a load of minor powers ships 👍 will give me an opportunity to get creative, I want kinetic weapons to make an appearance along with missiles and Battlestar Galactica style cannons. Minor powers in the Ent/Tos era will be perfect for this
Umm, the D7 was just Phasers and Disruptors. They weren't equipped with Torpedoes. The hole in front is recon sensor. The torpedo launcher was the big upgrade to D7
That we saw anyway. It's perfectly plausible that some did have torpedo launchers as the Klingon's had that tech before human's did. It depends on the house the ship belongs to really.
@@02ujtb00626 There were also a number of official variants in beta canon which accounts for it. I'm balancing the D7-M tonight, which debuted just before the Connie refit and was equal to a pre-refit Constitution. I've used the ENT D7 model for it (I pretend that ep never happened) to bridge the aesthetic style of the original D7 (the D7-A) and the K'Tinga model I'm using
@@crownprincesebastianjohano7069 I’ve made some adjustments since uploading this. Basically the D7 in this battle is now the D7-A variant, much less capable than a Constitution but far more common. I balanced the D7-M last night, appeared just before the Connie refit and was the basis for a K’Tinga class, equal to an original Connie I will add the D7-S in the TMP era as the final version of the d7, basically a D7-M with upgraded defences, about equal to a Starfleet Akula class
@@adamlee2111 Might I suggest that when you complete the mod, calling it the *_D-7 Advanced_* and maybe give it different shading? I think that way people can easily differentiate it from the normal D-7 and they wouldn't type "Akshually!" in the comments after each video. Or maybe *_D-7 Type II._* This way we can hash out tactical groups like you did with the Galor Types II and III.
The D7 is a work in progress, there were several variants of it in beta cannon. Most were inferior to a Constitution but the D7M was almost even and formed the basis for the later K'Tinga class. Given the lack of canon TOS designs I'm looking to include some of these for variety
I've done this for TOS/TMP era ships to provide different gameplay mechanics across the eras. Otherwise TOS era battles play out the same as the DS9 era except for different visuals and sound effects. Basically, I'm trying to make each era distinct.
I do like it - but IMO it should be applied to the TNG/DS9 era ships, not the TOS/TMP ones. After all, it's a more advanced way of managing shield energy.
This is why the original series Klingon ships typically traveled in packs of three. One on one, a D7 has no chance against a Constitution Class starship. But even into the Movie era, taking on three at once was for fools and madmen.
D7 killer in action
A shockingly easy battle to win once their shields were down
Interesting how the dorsal phasers fire from the three traditional placements but the ventral one's fire from the dome. That certainly gives the ventral phasers almost total coverage. Nice battle! 👍
The best thing about the TOS Connie is you can put the weapons wherever you like 😂
I was experimenting with different weapon layouts and really liked the single dome phaser, I think it offers something a little different and still feels authentic
@@adamlee2111 if you wanna go further, for the dorsal phasers keep the port and starboard placements but but the forward facing placement at the fore of decks 2/3. That's were most schematics I see puts them, including the Defiant schematic from Enterprise.
May I make a request? I really like the idea of the "Minor Races (to coin the BOTF lingo)" being well represented in the videos. I know the Talarians are like a century behind Starfleet but it might be cool to see their cruisers be armed with some interesting weapons to make them quasi competitive in numbers. I tend to think the Cardassians or Romulans may have slipped them some older weapons just so they would pose a modest problem for Starfleet.
In that vein it might be cool to see some of the more powerful minor races (we don't see much of unlike the Tholians or Gorn) represented. Like the Talarians, Tamarians, Pakleds, Sheliak, Tzenketh and Yridians.
@@crownprincesebastianjohano7069 no worries, I intend to add a load of minor powers ships 👍 will give me an opportunity to get creative, I want kinetic weapons to make an appearance along with missiles and Battlestar Galactica style cannons. Minor powers in the Ent/Tos era will be perfect for this
@@adamlee2111 Lovely, thank you!
Where do the Enterprise's photon torpedos come from?
Just above the ventral dome
Umm, the D7 was just Phasers and Disruptors. They weren't equipped with Torpedoes. The hole in front is recon sensor. The torpedo launcher was the big upgrade to D7
That we saw anyway. It's perfectly plausible that some did have torpedo launchers as the Klingon's had that tech before human's did. It depends on the house the ship belongs to really.
@@02ujtb00626 There were also a number of official variants in beta canon which accounts for it. I'm balancing the D7-M tonight, which debuted just before the Connie refit and was equal to a pre-refit Constitution. I've used the ENT D7 model for it (I pretend that ep never happened) to bridge the aesthetic style of the original D7 (the D7-A) and the K'Tinga model I'm using
@@adamlee2111 love your balancing of these ships. Can we download your version of the game?
@@jasonsemanic6338 yes it will be available at some point, just trying to get everything in a good place first 👍
A later mark of D-7 that isn't cannon fodder for the Connie.
@@crownprincesebastianjohano7069 I’ve made some adjustments since uploading this. Basically the D7 in this battle is now the D7-A variant, much less capable than a Constitution but far more common. I balanced the D7-M last night, appeared just before the Connie refit and was the basis for a K’Tinga class, equal to an original Connie
I will add the D7-S in the TMP era as the final version of the d7, basically a D7-M with upgraded defences, about equal to a Starfleet Akula class
@@adamlee2111 Sounds great!
@@adamlee2111 Might I suggest that when you complete the mod, calling it the *_D-7 Advanced_* and maybe give it different shading? I think that way people can easily differentiate it from the normal D-7 and they wouldn't type "Akshually!" in the comments after each video. Or maybe *_D-7 Type II._* This way we can hash out tactical groups like you did with the Galor Types II and III.
Great fight, but the D7 is no match for the Enterprise.
The D7 is a work in progress, there were several variants of it in beta cannon. Most were inferior to a Constitution but the D7M was almost even and formed the basis for the later K'Tinga class.
Given the lack of canon TOS designs I'm looking to include some of these for variety
As it should be. Constitution was designed in mind to counter the D7.
Well... he looked death in the eyes
And smiled
i dont like the Mod who distribute the shields evenly ...
I've done this for TOS/TMP era ships to provide different gameplay mechanics across the eras. Otherwise TOS era battles play out the same as the DS9 era except for different visuals and sound effects. Basically, I'm trying to make each era distinct.
I like it. On the shows it always seems like the shields were just one big bubble with one percentage. We’re not playing X-Wing here.😊
I do like it - but IMO it should be applied to the TNG/DS9 era ships, not the TOS/TMP ones. After all, it's a more advanced way of managing shield energy.