Reporting for Duty

[BlueBard]

Science Lieutenant G'eek, son of N'erd, reporting for duty.  I am hoping that I can find more experienced captains for instructional purposes.  It seemed to me to be only logical to open a hailing frequency for that purpose.

OOC: Having a bit of trouble getting used to the interface and mechanics, but otherwise enjoying myself thus far.  I was relieved to find out that my issues getting in for the first time were due to a major outage and not the incompatibility of my laptop.  As it was, I had to complete my upgrade to Windows 7 in order to get a suitable display driver.

[Ares_God_of_War]

I am Ryan Patton@deathbahamutxxx

[BlueBard]

@bluegeek ... not sure if the short name appears as "G'eek" with the apostrophe or not, I'll have to look.

I finally had an 'aha' moment and figured out how scans work... it really helped with my exploration missions!  Actually, I'm having a lot of 'aha' moments right now.  Tips and Tricks are more than welcome.

I'm using LClick+RClick to steer my starship, but I can already see that it's going to cripple me with carpal tunnel if I play that way too long.  Has anyone found a better way?  (bearing in mind I'm playing on a laptop with no number pad...)

How much anomalous data do I have to collect before Commander Romaine will talk to me again?

[Ares_God_of_War]

the memory alpha stuff you need to upgrade I believe 70,000 energy credits worth of items before you get the next tier of items