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Expedition version...not exploration...which means you get to pay extra for a crappy looking white paint job...nothing else :p

Oh, well, paid for cosmetics only, pretty normal, and i'm sure those who already paid hundreds of dollars for the ship have no problem with this extra optional paintjob... right?
 
Looks like they had to "squash" the Carrack to fit into some hangers (all hangers?) Do these guys ever plan ahead properly?

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It was pointed out during ETF testing...plus the first thing I did with mine during PTU was try to get it out of a Levski hangar, since it's where I live in game. We reported it to IC...CiG seemingly hadn't thought of Levski when testing for hangar fits, which is where most of the problems are. They assume everyone likes train journeys and wants to live at Lorville or area 18.

The issue though...isn't the 6 foot over the pad width of the Carrack landing gear, it's the pad sizes overall. I'm fairly used to fitting my Cat into hangars with only a few feet of clearance front/back and on the sides...but the Carrack was just too wide to fit on standard large pads because the pads were designed to old metrics and have never been updated to fit the new ship metrics. The whole hangar size thing is the problem and not the ships.

The smooshing of the Carrack is a temporary fix no doubt...they'll either sort out the minor graphic clipping that's occurring since they did it... or more sensibly...sort the damned hangars out so we're not having to land in a shoe box no bigger than the ships we're flying.
 
It was pointed out during ETF testing...plus the first thing I did with mine during PTU was try to get it out of a Levski hangar, since it's where I live in game. We reported it to IC...CiG seemingly hadn't thought of Levski when testing for hangar fits, which is where most of the problems are. They assume everyone likes train journeys and wants to live at Lorville or area 18.

The issue though...isn't the 6 foot over the pad width of the Carrack landing gear, it's the pad sizes overall. I'm fairly used to fitting my Cat into hangars with only a few feet of clearance front/back and on the sides...but the Carrack was just too wide to fit on standard large pads because the pads were designed to old metrics and have never been updated to fit the new ship metrics. The whole hangar size thing is the problem and not the ships.

The smooshing of the Carrack is a temporary fix no doubt...they'll either sort out the minor graphic clipping that's occurring since they did it... or more sensibly...sort the damned hangars out so we're not having to land in a shoe box no bigger than the ships we're flying.

Chris Roberts: "Ok everyone, we need to rework all the ships and all the landing pads! And add more fidelity!"
 
Oh, well, paid for cosmetics only, pretty normal, and i'm sure those who already paid hundreds of dollars for the ship have no problem with this extra optional paintjob... right?
I can assure you...we do :D ...but saying that, there was an option back when the Pisces snub was brought in a few months ago to upgrade the base ship included with the Carrack to the Expedition version for a whole $5...which also changed the Carrack if you did that.

But simple choices aside...the only folks who really want the silly splash and dash paintshop pro white skin... which once applied, you can't change back, are the Pokemon style backers...gotta catch 'em all. Nobody else really gives a hoot ;)
 
This year, less than 8 months from now, I'll celebrate the decade of my golden ticket. With no game yet. \o/

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Looks like they had to "squash" the Carrack to fit into some hangers (all hangers?) Do these guys ever plan ahead properly?
Don't be silly. “Plan” is not in the CRobber dictionary. Or “properly”. Or “ahead” for that matter.

But seriously though, no. Chris doesn't do plans because he simply never understand what it is he desires or what those desires entail, and even if he did, it would change every five seconds, rendering any planning moot since there is — quite literally — no “ahead” to plan for.
 
It was pointed out during ETF testing...plus the first thing I did with mine during PTU was try to get it out of a Levski hangar, since it's where I live in game. We reported it to IC...CiG seemingly hadn't thought of Levski when testing for hangar fits, which is where most of the problems are. They assume everyone likes train journeys and wants to live at Lorville or area 18.

The issue though...isn't the 6 foot over the pad width of the Carrack landing gear, it's the pad sizes overall. I'm fairly used to fitting my Cat into hangars with only a few feet of clearance front/back and on the sides...but the Carrack was just too wide to fit on standard large pads because the pads were designed to old metrics and have never been updated to fit the new ship metrics. The whole hangar size thing is the problem and not the ships.

The smooshing of the Carrack is a temporary fix no doubt...they'll either sort out the minor graphic clipping that's occurring since they did it... or more sensibly...sort the damned hangars out so we're not having to land in a shoe box no bigger than the ships we're flying.

So they just have to make the Levskie hangar bigger and that is resolved then.

It does betray the ad-hoc approach they seem to have, and so it's no surprise things go slightly pear-shaped. The ship sizes are the least of their problems at the moment it would seem from what I gather skimming various threads, the release of the Carrack doesn't seemed to have pacified a lot of discontented murmerings going on right now.

So Sandi G. has disappeared as well then? I suppose you could draw an amusing parallel with the head of Scientology's wife going missing if you are drawn to the cult analogy of Star Citizen.
 
It was pointed out during ETF testing...plus the first thing I did with mine during PTU was try to get it out of a Levski hangar, since it's where I live in game. We reported it to IC...CiG seemingly hadn't thought of Levski when testing for hangar fits, which is where most of the problems are. They assume everyone likes train journeys and wants to live at Lorville or area 18.

The issue though...isn't the 6 foot over the pad width of the Carrack landing gear, it's the pad sizes overall. I'm fairly used to fitting my Cat into hangars with only a few feet of clearance front/back and on the sides...but the Carrack was just too wide to fit on standard large pads because the pads were designed to old metrics and have never been updated to fit the new ship metrics. The whole hangar size thing is the problem and not the ships.

The smooshing of the Carrack is a temporary fix no doubt...they'll either sort out the minor graphic clipping that's occurring since they did it... or more sensibly...sort the damned hangars out so we're not having to land in a shoe box no bigger than the ships we're flying.

The thing is the hangars or the landingpads how CI (0games) designed them will never work in the „50 player mMO “ part of the game. Imagine 50 ships would like do dock in the Tessa Spaceport. The should take the ED way for this. But this i a have also mentioned in the beginning of the evocati phase.
 
It's really down to taste, but I agree with you on one part: it does have a strong Anaconda vibe. However in my case, it means I find it pretty much as ugly. It looks like an Anaconda with ears, but that's neither better nor worse, it's just some horizontal progression on ugly. :D

If from a stats perspective the Carrack is that good, then it might be a perfect mirror of the Anaconda: totally ugly but way too good on paper compared to the rest of the far better looking lineup.
Stats are good, so much so that someone wants it nerfed before it even hit the live servers. Reminds me of the nerf Conda threads that pop up in Dangerous Discussion from time to time.

It is because it's a jack-of-trades that makes it similar to the Anaconda, unlike the Anaconda the Carrack lacks a bit in dps for its size. I mean a fuel tanker like the Starfarer Gemini has a size 5 turret and four pilot controlled size 4 guns. Gatlings look impressive though, I don't think they exist in size 5 yet.

I can assure you...we do :D ...but saying that, there was an option back when the Pisces snub was brought in a few months ago to upgrade the base ship included with the Carrack to the Expedition version for a whole $5...which also changed the Carrack if you did that.

But simple choices aside...the only folks who really want the silly splash and dash paintshop pro white skin... which once applied, you can't change back, are the Pokemon style backers...gotta catch 'em all. Nobody else really gives a hoot ;)
The Pisces Expedition upgrade was $20, warbond only. Old backers with store credit to spend can f right off. Wouldn't surprise me if the Expedition skin was warbond only as well.
 
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