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Risa Lohlunat Festival
By PWE_BranFlakes @ June 24, 2013 at 8:00am
http://sto.perfectworld.com/news/?p=925061New Resort Island on Risa
Starting at around 10AM PDT on Thursday, June 27, and the festivities will last until server maintenance on Thursday, August 15
On a hot day with a bright sun overhead, what’s a perfect way to relax? A trip to a tropical beach, of course! The famed vacation planet of Risa, known throughout the quadrants for its hospitality, has the geo-sculpted, weather-controlled, tectonically-stabilized tropical island paradise that makes for the ideal getaway for a starship captain who needs a break from saving the galaxy.
During the special Lohlunat festival event, captains of all kinds can visit Risa – to celebrate their culture’s welcoming diversity, the Risians have even negotiated special access for members of the Klingon Defense Force. The Risians will open their event on a new resort island starting at around 10AM PDT on Thursday, June 27, and the festivities will last until server maintenance on Thursday, August 15. To enjoy this event, head to Risa in the Sirius Sector Block, or transwarp there by selecting the event in your Mission Journal’s calendar. KDF captains can head to the borders of the Sirius Sector Block from any adjoining sector and receive special permission to warp directly to the Risa system. Once you arrive, beam down to the planet and join the party!
Risian Corvette
For this year’s festival, the Risian Hospitality Association has prepared an island resort with many amenities. Most stunning of all is the prize offered in conjunction with the Lobi Crystal Consortium: By participating in the fun and games, you can win a special Risian Corvette, a sleek, custom-engineered ship that’s designed to go fast, fast, fast!
Holiday travelers can purchase floaters – grav-generating glider packs – to explore the island, and also to participate in a series of flying courses. Fly through holographic gates and follow the curves of the landscape to get a gorgeous view and to win prized Risian pearls. Collect a thousand pearls and you can exchange them for the Risian Corvette! More details about this ship (and our other prizes and rewards that will be available during this event) will be posted in a Dev Blog tomorrow.
Risa Floater
That’s not all, though – every half hour the resort will host a dance party out on a beachside dance floor. Follow the dance moves of the dance instructor and you’ll earn Lohlunat favors, which you can trade for a variety of rewards. In between dance parties, talk to a local horga’hn collector, who’ll send you out to find hidden horga’hns all about the island. Unearth enough of the sacred statuettes and you can earn even more Lohlunat favors.
Of course, if you just want to head out into the tropical jungle of the island, you can do that, too. Jungle trails and rope bridges will lead you to hidden beaches, caves, the caldera of an extinct volcano and more. Enjoy the beautiful sunsets, along with the fireworks show, and the stunning sunrise the next morning. Explore all of the corners of the island and see if you can win accolades for discovery. Some of the places on the island may only be accessible by floater, so make sure to save up your favors to purchase one!
Dance Party
Speaking of purchases, you can trade your Lohlunat favors not just for floaters, but also for special summer treats like new food and drinks, your own horga’hn statuette (a great addition while you’re lying in a beach chair), or tropical bird eggs that you can hatch and raise with the help of an ornithologist in order to grow colorful new flying pets. You can even purchase new outfits and accessories ready for jungle exploration, archeology, and exploring the botanical beauty of the inland areas – or just for wading along the beach shores and grottoes. (Notice: The Risian Hospitality Association reminds visitors that unsupervised deepwater areas are off limits, as they are not safe for swimming until monitoring systems are in place. No swimwear will be provided to guests at this time.)
With all of these things to do, there’s no reason not to go! Come see Risa and bring back a souvenir that will let you take those memories with you.
Blessed Lohlunat!
Jesse Heinig
Designer
Star Trek Online
Risa Lohlunat Festival Rewards
Although lounging in the sun on a beautiful beach, or wandering a jungle path in search of a hidden Horga’hn, may feel rewarding enough for some captains, we know that our players have come to expect big things from Star Trek Online’s seasonal events. This includes prizes and souvenirs that grant a sense of accomplishment when earned, and that Captains can take pride in when showing off to their fleetmates and friends. And so, with the introduction of the Risa Lohlunat Festival, we have endeavored to provide many prizes and activities to meet those expectations.
Participating in the tropical festivities of Risa’s Lohlunat Festival will reward players with Risian Lohlunat Pearls and Lohlunat Favors. These special tokens are used during the Festival as a symbol of your understanding of the Risian culture of “what’s ours is yours” and can be traded in to earn various rewards.
Players below level 50 will find that they are now able to open and access the Reputation UI for the first time since its introduction, but will be limited to interacting only with their Event Reputation. This will allow players of all levels to participate in the Lohlunat Festival’s activities, and redeem their rewards directly through the Event Reputation system. To go along with the new Reputation Project being offered alongside the Risa Summer Event, all players will find they now have a second project slot available under their Event Reputation tab. This allows players that may have a project from a previous event still in-progress (e.g. Crystalline Entity) to participate in the Risa Summer Event without needing to worry about freeing up a project slot.
Lohlunat Favors can be redeemed either by visiting a local vendor located on the boardwalk near Risa’s resort, or by unlocking and accessing the Store directly from your Event Reputation UI. In order to unlock this store, you will be directed to complete a Reputation Project which requires one Favor and will complete after a few short seconds. Fortunately, all captains will receive one such token as a free gift upon their first arrival at Risa’s resort, and a brief tutorial will guide new captains through the process of using their Reputation UI.
Once your store is unlocked, it’s time to earn more Lohlunat Favors!
Players will be able to participate in the Dance Competition and the Horga’hn Hunt in order to earn Favors. Each of these activities rewards incrementally, allowing you to participate and earn prizes even if you aren’t present at the moment they begin, and both activities are available twice per hour allowing plenty of opportunity to join in on the festivities. The Dance Competition will reward more and more Favors for each successful set of dance moves performed, and the Horga’hn Hunt offers a chance to find Lohlunat Favors with each Horga’hn you uncover while offering an additional bonus prize if you obtain a full set while the Hunt timer is active.
Lohlunat Favors may also be purchased using Lobi Crystal. The price will be 5 Lobi Crystal for a package that offers between 10 and 30 Favors for you to spend on Lohlunat Festival souvenirs.
Once you have amassed your fortune in Favors, it’s time to sample some of the many delights that Risa’s Lohlunat Festival has to offer. With prices ranging from just 5 Favors up to 1,000 Favors, you will be able to obtain a full range of souvenirs regardless of your budget.
- •Summer Festival Foods and Drinks: Similar to the special delicacies offered during the Winter Event, these consumables offer 30 minute stat buffs that persist through defeat. Each of these consumables will be 150% as effective while the Summer Event is active. If any of these are eaten by a Tribble in your inventory, they will spawn …
•Lohlunat Tribble: Any of the Risian delicacies purchased with Lohlunat Favors will breed this relaxing creature when fed to any known breed of Tribble. Petting this Tribble will instill an extreme sense of calm in the user, granting them additional Hitpoint Regeneration and a resistance to Psionic Attacks. Additionally, it will offer a boost to Flight Speed and Traction for Risian Floaters if used while the Summer Event is active.
•Horga’hn Non-Combat Pet: Any discerning visitor to Risa will undoubtedly seek to purchase one of these iconic figurines as a souvenir of their journeys. This stationary pet version will allow you to display your Horga’hn nearby.
•Risian Tropical Bird Egg: These colorful eggs can be used to breed various types of Tropical Birds. There are six (6) different breeds of tropical birds, each with four life stages as well as “tufted” versions of each that boast more vibrant and exotic plumage. These flying, non-combat pets will follow your captain faithfully once bred, or can be turned in at the Ornithologist on Risa for a package of Reputation Marks. These eggs can also be found rarely in the wild. Interacting with any Horga’hn during the Horga’hn Hunt has a small chance of depositing one Tropical Bird Egg in your inventory.
•Risian Explorer Outfit and Risian Beachcomber Outfit: Each of these sets of comfortable outerwear are perfect for a day lounging on the beaches of the resort, or hiking through the lush jungle pathways that wind across the island. They can be worn by males and females of any species and allegiance.
•Risian Flower Accent Pack: Festive costume accents that can be worn with any existing outfits. This pack includes floral wreaths for your head, neck, wrist, and more. They can be worn by males and females of any species and allegiance.
•Risa Floaters: Although an inexpensive Loaner can be rented for the purposes of participating in the Lohlunat Festival’s flying activities, most visitors will no doubt be interested in purchasing a premium model for themselves. There are three (3) quality levels available (standard, enhanced and superior) each offered in four (4) different colors to satisfy your discerning tastes (black, white, red or blue).
Lohlunat Favors may also be traded in at a special terminal in the Resort, in exchange for Gold-Pressed Latinum. This same terminal will also be offering new costume options perfect for the sunny beaches of Risa – eyewear that resembles the protective Sunglasses seen in use by the locals and other visitors. These Sunglasses will also be available for purchase wherever Gold-Pressed Latinum is traded, but will not be available for purchase once the Summer Event has concluded. (NOTE: Due to facial geometry limitations, this eyewear cannot be worn by Caitian, Ferasan, Saurian or Gorn captains. We apologize for the inconvenience.)
Risian Lohlunat Pearls are a rare and symbolic commodity. They are only harvested once annually, when the lunar tides of Risa cause the native mollusks to open and present them to the sea. The natives of Risa exchange these special Pearls as tokens of generosity and hospitality, and are now allowing visitors to participate in this ritual. In exchange for participating in a daily festival activity – the Floater flight challenge called “Flying High!” – players will earn a package of 40 Risian Lohlunat Pearls. Once you have amassed a total of 1,000 of these Pearls, they can be input into a new Event Reputation Project to earn a brand new Risian Corvette starship!
Although the Risian Lohlunat Summer Festival will continue to be available well into August, Lohlunat Pearls will only be offered as a reward from “Flying High!” for a total of 35 days, starting June 27th and running until August 2nd. During this time, players will need to participate 25 times in order to earn their FREE Starship.
Additional Risian Lohlunat Pearls can also be acquired from the Lobi Store. The price will be 5 Lobi Crystals for a package which contains between 2 and 6 Lohlunat Pearls. Although this is a large investment in Lobi Crystals for players seeking to purchase the ship outright, remember that the price can be significantly reduced by simply running “Flying High!” on a daily basis.
The full stats and abilities associated with the Risian Corvette will appear at the end of this Dev Blog.
Between the beautiful, lush scenery of Risa’s newly-opened resort location, the festive activities being offered therein, and the tantalizing prizes being offered in return for participation, we’re certain all starship captains will soon find themselves chomping at the bit for a little shore leave, anxious to take in everything that the Lohlunat Festival has to offer.
And keep in mind this is only the first year that the Festival has appeared in Star Trek Online! We look forward to continuing to enhance it even further for future appearances, so it becomes something our players anticipate participating in for years to come.
See you at the beach!
NOTE: Players of all factions must be at least level 10 in order to visit the Lohlunat Festival. Romulan captains must have completed “Memory Lane” before they will be permitted to leave the Tau Dewa Sector Block.
Risian Corvette
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The Risian Corvette was initially designed as a racing ship for entertainment purposes. The ship’s incredible speed and maneuverability drew the interest of the Lobi Crystal Consortium, who purchased the rights to manufacture armed versions of the vessel. There’s a long waiting list for ships from the first Lobi production run of Risian Corvettes, and deep space explorers and hotshot pilots traveling through more dangerous areas of space will often put a deposit down months in advance for the chance to acquire one.
This agile ship was designed with one purpose in mind: speed. As such, it is capable of overcharging most standard engines to achieve speeds that other vessels could never hope to match. Its EPS manifolds are custom tailored to bring extra Engine energy to bear, and its sleek design allows for a smaller sensor shadow making it more difficult for enemy weapons to lock on while traveling at high speeds.
The Risian Corvette comes equipped with a Universal Subspace Wake Generator console. This console allows Risian Corvettes to utilize a special type of overdrive circuit in their impulse injection assemblies, allowing for higher sustained subwarp speeds as well as improved boosts of speed. By feeding a sudden burst of energy into these improved injectors, the ship is capable of distorting local subspace in a manner that results in near-warp speeds for a short period of time. This burst results in a Subspace Wake which can be easily modified to cause detrimental effects on enemies caught behind the ship when activated. The subspace distortions will inhibit speed and turn rate, while simultaneously causing hull distortions that damage enemy ships’ infrastructure.
Ship Statistics:
•Rank Required: Rear Admiral / Brigadier General / Subadmiral I
•Hull Strength: 27,000
•Shield Modifier: 0.9
•Crew: 150
•Weapons: 4 Fore, 3 Aft
•Device Slots: 2
•Bridge Officer Stations: 1 Lieutenant Tactical, 1 Commander Tactical, 1 Lieutenant Commander Engineering, 1 Ensign Science, 1 Lieutenant Universal
•Console Modifications: 4 Tactical, 3 Engineering, 3 Science
•Base Turn Rate: 21 degrees per second
•Impulse Modifier: 0.25
•+5 Power to Weapons; +15 Power to Engines
•Increased Defense based on speed, up to +15%
•Can Load Cannons
•Console – Universal – Subspace Wake Generator
•R.X.S. Registry Name Prefix OptionVariants
NOTE: The above stats are subject to change. The box that the ship comes in, which cannot be opened until the minimum rank listed above, is bound upon pickup. Once unpacked, this ship cannot be reclaimed if dismissed.
We hope you have fun on Risa and enjoy the Lohlunat Festival! We’ll see you in-game.
Jeremy “BorticusCryptic” Randall
Systems Designer
Star Trek Online
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