[Stryker]

It is April 1st... I need to contemplate if this is a joke or not for a ship notorious for canon kitbashing. Link & stats below.






Source
https://www.arcgames.com/en/games/st...etail/11513033

The Pathyeager was the brainchild of Starfleet’s first Pakled ship designer, Nahamcam [Nuh-ham-kam], inspired by the old Dominion War-era USS Yeager and the Clumpships of the 2380s.Splicing together the hull of an upscaled Ju’Day-class raider and a Pathfinder-class saucer, the intent was to create “…a strong starship capable of big booms and flying fast!”
The Pathyeager is neither able to sustain fire in heavy combat nor is it particularly maneuverable, and as such was never intended for full production and was supposed to be more of a “test run” for Nahamcam before assigning her to a team. Suffice it to say, Nahamcam was promptly transferred to work on the Khitomer Alliance – she is technically-capable (and then some) but she does default to Pakled tendencies when left to her own devices. A job where she can smash starship designs together forever should be right up her alley.

Pathyeager Zero-Mission Science Vessel

According to Utopia Planetia Shipyard records, the Pathyeager was submitted with several other designs for review, but a series of major bureaucratic errors led to it being approved and submitted for construction as a prototype, instead of being filed away with other less well-regarded blueprints, such as the Qwop-class constabulary scout ship, the Werdel-class strategic cruiser, and the ThunderCougarFalconBird.
During its construction, several high-ranking Starfleet officers, including the head of the Corps of Engineers and several members of the admiralty, filed requests and complaints to UPSY about the resources being used to construct the Pathyeager – named as such by Nahamcam because it was “…like the Yeager but with a Pathfinder!” per official UPSY documents filed with the blueprint.
By the time the errors were realized, the Pathyeager was largely complete and being kitted out. Deciding to cut their losses, Starfleet Command gave the Pathyeager an immediate full commission, instead of undergoing NX trials typical of new ships, and relegated it to hauling commodities and other less-than-hazardous bulk cargo around the Federation. This ship comes equipped with an Ensign Universal bridge officer station.
Stats

• Tier: 6
• Faction: Federation and Federation-Aligned
• Required Rank: Fleet Admiral
• Hull Modifier: 0.1
• Shield Modifier: 0.1
• Fore Weapons: good luck with that
• Aft Weapons: Pfffft. Right.
• Device Slots: Incompatible
• Bridge Officer Stations: Ensign Universal – but honestly, the helm barely works
• Consoles: unless you want to blow out EPS conduits, don’t use them
• Base Turn Rate: 1
• Impulse Modifier: 0.000000002
• Inertia: .05
• -50 Weapon Power, -25 Shield Power, -20 Engine Power, -100 Auxiliary Power (The Pathyeager will drain Auxiliary Power of nearby allies)
• Console - Universal - Clumpship
• Should Not Equip Dual Cannons
• Starship Ability Package (Freighter)
  
  • Cargo Storage (+Cargo Bay Size)
  • Bad Food (+Intestinal Distress)
  • Overloaded EPS (+50 DoT to self)
  • Bureaucratic Error (+PR disaster)
  • Clumpship (Starship Trait)

Admiralty Stats

• Eng: -47
• Sci: -47
• Tac: -47
• Special: 99% chance Admiralty mission will fail, 80% chance all active Admiralty missions fail

Console - Universal – Clumpship

This console has the Pathyeager fire laser cutting beams at a target, with a 0.01% chance to instantly destroy the ship, and a 99.99% chance to do nothing. This console has a base cooldown of “Tuesday.”
Starship Trait – Clumpship

This ship generates 1,000,000% threat and takes 1,000% damage for 900 seconds.
Availability

This ship will be available on all platforms on February 29th, 2023.
But that’s not all. As a special announcement today, we wanted to give you a whiff of some…fragrant things to come…

[darthnovawave]

Is it wrong that I like the look of this thing better than some of the stuff they've actually given us?

[Taku]

Is it wrong that I like the look of this thing better than some of the stuff they've actually given us?

What was that Emerald 3-piece semi-detached monstrosity of chunked charcoal? Eeuch! And this upcoming Merian Class? They need to quit with the magic warp nacelles.

The PathYeager should be a T4 ship.

But yeah, give us the Humpback ship from ST:IV!

[Sythe]

Finally, the ship of my dreams.

[aciarduce]

I was in tears reading this post. Thumbs up one of the best AF posts from any game ever.
I legit want this ship, and I want to be able to kitbash this to my Pathfinder.

[JByb04]

This should be filed under things we never speak of again. lol

[Remsus]

What a nice ship and yes the description is nice done.

[Raz Beraht]

I'd buy a Whale Probe ship no hesitation!