Posted by Captain Christopher Logan (Engineering Director) in What can we do?

Posted by Lieutenant Patrick A. McGarry (Assistant Engineering Director 3) in What can we do?

Posted by Captain Christopher Logan (Engineering Director) in What can we do?
Hey guys so this is the first thread that I’ve ever done here serving as the Engineering Director. And I would like your guys opinion to see what we can do to put us out there engage people that we are looking for technology Specs or Ship Design Specs. What do you both think? Opinions, suggestions whatever works will work for me. I want us to all work all in one as a good team. And I want this to be the first start.

Captain Christopher Logan
Engineering Director Engineering Department

Solid direction. If the objective is to increase visibility and attract participation around technology specs and ship design work, we should treat this less like a casual callout and more like a structured engineering pipeline. People respond better when expectations and format are clear, and when there’s something tangible they can plug into immediately.
A few practical steps that would strengthen this quickly:
Standardize how we request and publish specs (template for ship systems, upgrades, and open design needs)
Maintain a centralized “open engineering requests” thread so contributors always know what’s needed
Break larger projects into modular design briefs so smaller teams or individuals can contribute without needing full system ownership
Periodically showcase completed work or approved designs so contributors see real outcomes
Coordinate early with Operations and Tactical so engineering specs reflect actual mission use, not just theory
Long term, we should also build a living systems reference—something like a ship engineering bible that gets updated as we evolve. That gives continuity, reduces repeated questions, and helps new contributors onboard faster. If we keep the structure tight and the expectations clear, engagement will follow naturally.
Lieutenant Patrick A. McGarry
Engineering

I do like that idea. We do have documents that you should read up as well but I do love the idea. We should do that sometime soon.

Captain Christopher Logan
Engineering Director Engineering Department

I think the list you have going is a good start. Once that’s updated we can work with Tech and/or Command to get the site updated and remove the inactive ships and RP areas. That may even result in removing some fleets if there aren’t enough ships to support that much structure.

Pat makes a good point. While I do think the templates and procedures are mostly there… we can do some things to advertise or make them easier to find.

That may also identify the need for a FAQ to highlight common problems we see… or maybe some revisions to the process via Edict… or however those changes are authorized.

I do have a few submissions I’ve been tinkering with in the back of my head… but it will probably be a bit before I can dedicate time to them.