New ship: Panther Clipper

[r09u3]

If you can fit the Anaconda through the slot, you probably can fit the Panther, with perhaps some adjustment required to learn its dimensions/clearances (and the common sense to just fly through the center). Going by Frontier’s footage I would also not lower the gear until well clear of said slot… else you might get stuck from the thrusters moving into the landing position.

They should add a scanner view on the display like pops up for landing that shows your ship and the mail slot clearances. That would be super helpful!

 

[r09u3]

A ship with no nose?

How does it smell? Lol

 

[[VR] DDM_Reaper20]

How does it smell? Lol

Same as Lord Voldemort, I suppose.

 

[ZULU OSCAR OSCAR LIMA]

They should add a scanner view on the display like pops up for landing that shows your ship and the mail slot clearances. That would be super helpful!

I would agree that this should be an Added Feature for COVAS.
It would Improve General Safety of Ships Entering the Ports, and Leaving them.

 

[Cosmo]

ED partner streamers got 1 week early access to the PC.

 

[Kira Goto]

I was waiting for that to get the details for an early buyers’ decision.

 

[Three Stars]

Good: The two large hardpoints are on the bottom of the ship and appear to be centered.

Bad: Some of the top hardpoints appear to shoot through your own hull when fixed.

 

[Jinx Chrome]

Good: The two large hardpoints are on the bottom of the ship and appear to be centered.

Bad: Some of the top hardpoints appear to shoot through your own hull when fixed.

 

[angusmadmac1]

I'm not sure why I shouldn't be surprised ? After all these years .... Maybe that's why it costs more in early release ? Magic cargo and special hulls what next ??

 

[Helmut Grokenberger]

is it on the vanilla hull too, or a ship kit issue?

 

[Cmdr. Numa]

is it on the vanilla hull too, or a ship kit issue?

The hardpoints shooting through the hull ? That'll be a vanilla feature. Maybe they want us to put mine launchers there.

 

[Helmut Grokenberger]

The hardpoints shooting through the hull ? That'll be a vanilla feature. Maybe they want us to put mine launchers there.

I guess they designed it with turrets in mind, it not being a combat ship .

 

[Three Stars]

is it on the vanilla hull too, or a ship kit issue?

I was watching a stream, so I can’t test that for myself.

 

[aRJay]

Good: The two large hardpoints are on the bottom of the ship and appear to be centered.

Bad: Some of the top hardpoints appear to shoot through your own hull when fixed.

Anything that encourages people not to use fixed weapons is good.

 

[Kira Goto]

Anything that encourages people not to use fixed weapons is good.

Why anyone even would use fixed weapons on this thing unless it's mining tools or a meme AX build, it's beyond me.

Do we have anything on the speed figures of the ship yet? Preferably engineered ones, if available.

 

[Helmut Grokenberger]

Why anyone even would use fixed weapons on this thing unless it's mining tools or a meme AX build, it's beyond me.

Do we have anything on the speed figures of the ship yet? Preferably engineered ones, if available.

engineered it boost a bit shy of 400 as far as I've seen on a preview stream. With some lightweighting you might get 400.

 

[[VR] Mad Mike]

pretty quick for a large ship then. i cant remember for sure but that sounds faster than my T9.

Has anyone done a VR bridge tour yet?

 

[Cosmo]

The PC Mk II size is disappointing: 146.86m length, 117,09m width, 33.8m height. It could be 68 meters longer (large pad is 215m long). It's not the largest ship, but I hope we get an Extra Large version that fills a large pad.

 

[Kira Goto]

i cant remember for sure but that sounds faster than my T9.

Considering the T9 barely breaks 300 and goes to around 287-ish with a full cargo load... it's a fair bit faster. Might make it worth the consideration for that alone... but the maneuverability rates don't seem to look too different from a quick glance at an outfitting menu shot. That will be a pain point (mostly in supercruise) if my guessing is accurate.

Also thanks Helmut for mentioning that speed figure.

 

[angusmadmac1]

The PC Mk II size is disappointing: 146.86m length, 117,09m width, 33.8m height. It's not the largest ship, but I hope we get an Extra Large version that fills a large pad.

Be prepared for extra cost cost cos it's a bigger ship