The game is more than just flying ships now. It's also driving SRVs and soon walking around in boots.
I wouldn't get too attached to the concept art.
This is an Imperial Courier...<sigh>.
Next ships?
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The game is more than just flying ships now. It's also driving SRVs and soon walking around in boots.
I wouldn't get too attached to the concept art.
This is an Imperial Courier...<sigh>.
Yeah, a proper military spec asp, 2 medium and 2 large hardpoints. 25 Ly fit jumprange...that would be nice. Honestly if not for the poor maneuverability and poor armor and poor internals and poor shields the DBX has great hardpoints (for my taste), wrap those up in a better package, sell it to me for 20 million credits (an area sorely lacking in variety for non faction ships) and I'd be a happy customer. Restrict the pythons internals, drop the PP one class, give it a class 6 FSD but keep the hardpoints and sell it to me for 70 million, I'd also be terribly happy.
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Ship selection goes from 6 million (Vulture/Asp) to 50 million (FDL/Python) for non faction locked ships....the only thing in the middle is the T7....that area could really use some love and a long range combat ship would hit the spot.
A combat ship to bridge the gap between the Vulture and the high-end combat ships (Clipper/FAS/FDL). In essence a ship that costs around 20-30 mil fully combat fit (Vulture is around 12m, FAS/Clipper around 75-90m, FDL around 120m).
A Multirole ship between the Asp Explorer and the Python, at around 50-70m fully fit.
Above everything, fixes for terribad ships. Make the Viper 3 and 4 actually maneuverable, as the fighters they're supposed to be (as in superior to the equivalent multirole ships). Make the Type 7 an actually better transport than the Clipper, which costs just a little bit more to fit for the same job and is far more durable and capable of evasion. Make the Federal Dropship and Gunship decent alternatives to the FAS, instead of ships that nobody uses unless they haven't tried a FAS yet for some unknown reason. And Jesus H. Christ, make the Cobra 4 not be a sitting duck incapable of using its hardpoints.
A Multirole ship between the Asp Explorer and the Python, at around 50-70m fully fit.
Above everything, fixes for terribad ships. Make the Viper 3 and 4 actually maneuverable, as the fighters they're supposed to be (as in superior to the equivalent multirole ships). Make the Type 7 an actually better transport than the Clipper, which costs just a little bit more to fit for the same job and is far more durable and capable of evasion. Make the Federal Dropship and Gunship decent alternatives to the FAS, instead of ships that nobody uses unless they haven't tried a FAS yet for some unknown reason. And Jesus H. Christ, make the Cobra 4 not be a sitting duck incapable of using its hardpoints.
Actually that's the concept art for the cutter. You can see a lot of the general features that made it into the smoothed out final version.
Yeah I could have swore this was the Cutter concept art.
http://elite-dangerous.wikia.com/wiki/File:Imperial_Cutter_concept_art_01.png
http://coriolis.io/outfit/anaconda/...0202----3i05v212--0t48-2i2f.Iw18ZlA=.Aw18ZlA=
Set other neccessary internals yourself.
I can tell you exactly which ships will be next. Cobra mk V, viper mk V, imperial eagle mk II, etc... feel free to fill in the blanks yourself
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First we already have the Eagle Mk II its the 'normal' Eagle. Anyways the rest of the coming ships will be unique. They already have concept art of at least the Dolphin, Beluga, Panther Clipper, and a very large ship seen in a planetary landing shot that does not have a name yet and it looks massive. The reason we got the variant ships was due to the kickstarter bonus.
Would be nice to see the FDL Eagle Mk.I, but that is juts me wanting to see that so we could have each variant aligned to the respective Faction
If we get passenger missions this season we should see the Dolphin and Beluga but that is an unknown.
Bigger ships were hinted at in one of the live streams so that suggested the Beluga and Panther, unless that was referring to the Corvette and Cutter
The game files have an entry for the "PG_Independent_Fighter"
PG_ seems to denote CQC ships might those might be then migrated to the main game for when fighters bays come usable
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FE2 did have orbital cities as the step above the Orbis, might be nice to see
It was confirmed a few livestreams ago that we will be getting passenger missions and ships this expansion. As for some of those big trading ships this looks to be one of those ships that are going to be mail slot max ships.
http://vrfocus.com/archives/20531/new-concept-art-revealed-for-elite-dangerous-horizons/
And yeah the Eagle Mk I would be nice since it was the best of the bunch.
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Corvette's jump range is fine - sick of peeps whining it's too low, if you don't like its limitations use a Conda
Sorry have I offended you?
11LY jump range is not fine, I'm sick of people whining that it is. If you don't like it you can shove a conda up your mail slot.
The Federal Corvette also looked awesome on concept art, but it turned out to be a flying giant shoe...
I would also like to see the release of the passenger ships, but there's no point until there is passenger content.
I would like to see an exploration ship that was a step up from the Asp. Something the size / shape of an Imperial Clipper but with a large jump range.
Short-range fighters to come
In your opinion. It's wrong but still your opinion.
I have to agree with Troa; a combat ship meant to go on patrol shouldn't have a <40 LY range without extra fuel tanks. Like the Cutter it's a beautifully flawed ship that doesn't fulfil its description. Both ships need a rework.
Nope absolutely no offence here - just a smidge of amusement that you think "it's primed" to receive an alteration.
After all the people who programme and control the content this game didn't SPECIFICALLY have a low jump range applied to the Corvette, it was an error, a lapse of judgement, a sleight, an oversight - especially after all the pre release tests, beta trials and so on.
Good job it's "primed" - soon you can be rocking around with a 15ly range, no wait.............. Is 15ly not enough???
Let's call it 50ly and a free Cutter when you get there!
If it doesn't work out just post on here (over and over and over) and it will be magically brought into the game like it always should have been.