So..which ship is Elite's Millennium Falcon?

Tenshi · Jan 1, 2015

Cobra without a doubt.

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saviornt said:
This one is easy. The "FireFly" of Elite is the Adder. It has two pilot seats, the actual pilot chair is on the right hand side, it has decent cargo space and can fit a weapon or two on it.

I haven't flown the passenger ship, so that one may be more like the Firefly, but for now, I will vouch for the Adder.

Nah it would be the transporter because Serenity in Firefly had no weapon mounts at all. The only weapon it ever had was the one they bolted onto it in the actual film when they went into Reaver space.

stardestroyer · Jan 1, 2015

Obviouslly ASP Explorer
I'm wondering why people says Cobra...

Philip Foster · Mar 18, 2015

Slythe said:
The Lakon 9 is far too big to be an equivalent to the Falcon. The size of the Falcon is open to debate, but it's going to be in the region of 25m diameter, with about 30m diameter as the upper limit. That puts it in the Cobra (or maybe Asp) size class not the Lakon 9 size class. The Falcon is also fast enough to keep up with dedicated fighters in a space battle, so you need fighter-like speeds to be a Falcon-equivalent. All that points to Cobra (or maybe Asp, depending on speed), not really one of the Lakons.

What you need is the Haines manual for the YT1300. In the meantime there is this:

http://starwars.wikia.com/wiki/YT-1300_light_freighter

ME-tan · Mar 18, 2015

stardestroyer said:
I'm wondering why people says Cobra...

The Cobra has been the poster child for Elite since the first game.

MarcusReed · Mar 18, 2015

Philip Foster · Mar 18, 2015

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I like to think so. I love my Cobra and the MF but I think the MF is about twice the size.

cmdr_hika · Apr 17, 2015

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The Lakon 9 does neither have speed or maneuverability of the MF; however, with the upcoming ship module customisation, the Lakon 9 will be able to achieve better specs, at the cost of its cavernous cargo hold. The result will be a MF-like freighter, with quite some surprises under the hood.[/QUOTE]

I'm quite new to this all, but has the 'upcoming ship module customisation' already been released? or is it still upcoming? I think my favorite ship is already the Lakon type-9, but would love to mod it so it can better serve in a fight

Hilight · Apr 23, 2015

For me it's the Python or Asp that are most like the YT-1300... The Cobra, while very capable, seems a bit on the small side while the Type-6 and Type-9 aren't versatile enough--the Millennium Falcon strikes me as a quite capable sort of ship.

Philip Foster · Apr 23, 2015

I would definitely say the Asp. The YT1300 in SW lore is meant to be a relatively inexpensive multi role combat trader with a long range, around a one hundred ton cargo capacity and a good combat capability. The only thing the Asp lacks in relation to this rough specification similarity is good looks.

Even then though the Asp still has a very purposeful look about it only let down by the way the nose juts up slightly making it look awkward. I don't understand the double decker seat layout either because there is plenty of room to put both seats on one level without compromising cockpit visibility. It's almost like the designer ran out of ideas before they ran out of time.

Hilight · Apr 23, 2015

After reading over the thread and all the info presented about the YT-1300, I'll have to go with the Asp as well as it carries about the right amount of cargo and is not real expensive

Tryst · Apr 23, 2015

Falkenherz said:
The Size of the MF is more equivalent to a Lakon 9. The Cobra is too small.

Size isn't the point. The Cobra is a good trading ship with enough manoeuvring agility and weapons to look after itself. that describes the MF perfectly.

Falkenherz said:
The Lakon 9 does neither have speed or maneuverability of the MF; however, with the upcoming ship module customisation, the Lakon 9 will be able to achieve better specs, at the cost of its cavernous cargo hold. The result will be a MF-like freighter, with quite some surprises under the hood.

That is pure speculation since no dev notes have been released yet.

BlackLegionnaire · Apr 23, 2015

ASP.
thats what i think

SteveLaw · Apr 23, 2015

I'll add my vote to the Cobra. Right size, side-by-side pilot and co-pilot seats, and the fastest hunk o' junk in the known galaxy.

Philip Foster · Apr 23, 2015

The Cobra isn't the right size though. It is about half the size and carries about half the cargo of a YT1300 whilst the Asp is about the tight size and can carry about the same amount of cargo as the YT1300. The Cobra is too small to be EDs Millenium Falcon, the Asp is just about right.

SteveLaw · Apr 23, 2015

Philip Foster said:
The Cobra isn't the right size though. It is about half the size and carries about half the cargo of a YT1300 whilst the Asp is about the tight size and can carry about the same amount of cargo as the YT1300. The Cobra is too small to be EDs Millenium Falcon, the Asp is just about right.

According to "Wookipedia" the Falcon is 34.7m x 25.61m x 8.27m. According to the Elite wiki the Cobra is estimated at 45m x 28m x 9m. That's not a kick in the teeth off (the Cobra is actually slightly bigger in fact).

Dandare71 · Apr 23, 2015

The falcon is heavily modified carillon corvette, which if I remember right from the x-wing game is a freighter, so I would go with asp.

SteveLaw · Apr 23, 2015

Dandare71 said:
The falcon is heavily modified carillon corvette, which if I remember right from the x-wing game is a freighter, so I would go with asp.

It depends which aspect of the Falcon you consider to be most iconic. I wouldn't say it was the amount of cargo it can carry. (Also of course, speaking of iconic, the Cobra is Elite's most iconic ship like the Falcon is Star Wars'.)

Philip Foster · Apr 23, 2015

SteveLaw said:
According to "Wookipedia" the Falcon is 34.7m x 25.61m x 8.27m. According to the Elite wiki the Cobra is estimated at 45m x 28m x 9m. That's not a kick in the teeth off (the Cobra is actually slightly bigger in fact).

I will concede you those surprising Cobra dimensions.

However, according to the Haynes workshop manual for the Millenium Falcon it can carry around 100t of cargo. The Cobra can't carry anything near to that. It also has a similar range. I am a great fan of both the Cobra and the Asp because of their versatility but if Boba Fett was tracking me down I'd rather be in an Asp. The Cobra can't travel 200ly+ without stopping to refuel at a scoopable star or a station. The Asp can and so too can the Millenium Falcon (actually I don't know if the MF can scoop fuel but I'd be surprised if it couldn't).

Actually the whole argument seems a smidge absurd doesn't it?

Maybe both are candidates duE primarily for their versatility.

BTW. Dandare. The MF is a modified YT1300 Correlian Freighter. Not a corvette.

BlackLegionnaire · Apr 23, 2015

Philip Foster said:
I will concede you those surprising dimensions.

However, according to the Haynes workshop manual for the Millenium Falcon it can carry around 100t of cargo. The Cobra can't carry anything near to that. It also has a similar range. I am a great fan of both the Cobra and the Asp because of their versatility but if Boba Fett was tracking me diwn I'd rather be in an Asp. The Cobra can't travel 200ly+ without stopping to refuel at a scoopable star or a station. The Asp can and so too can the Millenium Falcon (actually I don't know if the MF can scoop fuel but I'd be surprised if it couldn't).

Actually the whole argument seems a smidge absurd doesn't it?

lol yeah, it's one hell of a comparison

SteveLaw · Apr 23, 2015

Also, just noticed the Falcon has 2 lasers, 1 canon and a missile rack... 4 hardpoints.

I love the Asp too it just doesn't feel right as the equivalent to me. But yeah, it's all very silly.