Talk:Able/@comment-5203931-20130626060309

Well one thing we should make clear is that the Xindi Conflict was supposed to cause a radical shift of the Coalition in comparsion to the Federation in Star Trek... and make it less Human-centric, more alien, more exotic in what we could be creative, invent or outright make up. We wanted to move away from the touchy feely Star Trek version, with whole Human crews and one token alien... make it more military driven... with the intermixing of numerous different alien concepts, characters and tech.

As such while a pre-Constituion era vessel would work (and this author STRONGLY ENDORSES), also note that you can merge numerous different designs into one. One of the first vessels we were discuss for a 'post-war design' was a exploration ship with a Colonial/Cylon FTL, a Hiigaran mothership vessel (Karan S'jet) with fleet construction power and Star Trek weaponry, built by the Tellarites... and it would have a Vulcan name.

Also headups warning (we noted among us the weapons on the ICS Jonathan Archer were a bit high), watch out about getting over-zealous on the technology and weapons a ship can carry... no super-powered, invincibel warships. For every tech or weapon you add, remember to devise a primary weakness for that device or draw back it will create. Cloaking ship would be experts at stealth and speed, but be weak on armour or power generation; warships would be heavily armed but slow; troop transports are hardy and able to endure hell but can't carry much weaponry.

The example I always give is to read 'On Basilisk Station ' by David Weber, in Honor Harrington series. Its much more compelling when Captain Harrington's ship was to fight tooth and nail to win against a superior foe, literally having her ship and crew smashed to bloody bits... and while she carries a powerful laser weapon... to mount it her ship had to sacrifice its torpedos and defensive armours.

The story of the HMS Fearless being brutalized but coming out on top, while its crew is almost massacred in the battle, makes the entire book compelling and inspiring... enough so that it seriously inspired this wikia's original creation.

The stragety and practices of David Weber's universe has been used extensively in this wikia. Check out their own wikia for... an IMMENSE number of examples.

Let us know if we can advise on anything else.