Advanced Missile Racks - Devs, are they legit or not?

[DemiserofD]

There's been a persistent debate among some players about whether or not Advanced Missile Racks are, well, 'canon', so to speak.

Largely because the CG about them resulted in the missile rack side losing, but then they were later added to the game without much fanfare, plus the fact they don't have the normal experimental weapon limit.

Could any devs just confirm one way or another? Are Advanced Missile Racks canon?

 

[Spacerschoice-00]

Probably yes.
Work same as the advanced multi-cannons.

 

[CMDR Egmont]

No one is worried about this except you.

 

[here_it_comes]

Please don't draw FD's attention to my beloved AMRs, they can only bring ruin with their gaze.

 

[Viscera]

They are not cannons.

They are racks.

Simples.

 

[Fishy]

They are not cannons.

They are racks.

Simples.

About this, is a missile launcher a missile cannon, or is a cannon a cannonball launcher?

 

[Viscera]

About this, is a missile launcher a missile cannon, or is a cannon a cannonball launcher?

I was thinking about this when I posted my original comment.

All the projectiles are considered missiles.

So... My head started to hurt and I stopped thinking about it.

 

[Fishy]

I was thinking about this when I posted my original comment.

All the projectiles are considered missiles.

So... My head started to hurt and I stopped thinking about it.

You might be onto something though. I was casually commenting on aerodynamic properties yesterday when I said "Nice rack!", and missiles to my face instantly followed.

 

[Northpin]

There's been a persistent debate among some players about whether or not Advanced Missile Racks are, well, 'canon', so to speak.

Largely because the CG about them resulted in the missile rack side losing, but then they were later added to the game without much fanfare, plus the fact they don't have the normal experimental weapon limit.

Could any devs just confirm one way or another? Are Advanced Missile Racks canon?

Technically they should not be in the game. They were part of a deal that failed to happen.

But i'm grateful they are in the game.
I wish they were introduced as the result of a CG as it happens with the new dbl-engineered modules.
However they were introduced during a draught period in terms of things happening in the game - back then we didnt have an Arf

 

[Jmanis]

Technically they should not be in the game. They were part of a deal that failed to happen.

But i'm grateful they are in the game.
I wish they were introduced as the result of a CG as it happens with the new dbl-engineered modules.
However they were introduced during a draught period in terms of things happening in the game - back then we didnt have an Arf

This one.

Developing content which doesn't eventually come to the game in some form, no matter how small, is simply bad business.

 

[DemiserofD]

That's exactly why I'd like direct dev confirmation. Otherwise people have a tendency to call them a bug or not legit or whatever.

 

[Northpin]

That's exactly why I'd like direct dev confirmation. Otherwise people have a tendency to call them a bug or not legit or whatever.

What bug?
They were silently added to the game.

The only bug was that for a while no synthesis was available for them

 

[Paul_Crowther]

Hello! Just to check, are you talking about the Engineered Seeker Missile Rack V1 from the tech broker?

 

[Northpin]

Hello! Just to check, are you talking about the Engineered Seeker Missile Rack V1 from the tech broker?

No, the discution is about the Advanced Missiles that can take the dual role for anti human (default) and AX (special synthesis) and do not count towards the AX 4 weapons cap
They were the reward for the losing side during The Gap interstellar initiative


Edit:
Zende won and we got the multicannons
Segnen lost and they were offering the Advanced missiles rack

Bridging the Gap - Conclusion

Bridging the Gap has concluded, with conflicts in the region now subsiding as the victor, Zende Partners, takes back control of the system and the Guardian commodities within. As part of Zende Partner's pledge to develop a new weapons module, they have finished developing the Advanced...

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[Northpin]

And not at last:
We are happy that Segnen decided to give us the Advanced Missiles Rack, even tho they lost the conflict

 

[Paul_Crowther]

Cheers for the confirmation! These are legitimate in Elite canon. We have no plans to remove them.

 

[Northpin]

Cheers for the confirmation! These are legitimate in Elite canon. We have no plans to remove them.

Yes!!!

Thanks for the confirmation!

 

[DemiserofD]

Awesome! I know its a little thing, but i really appreciate you taking the time to check!

 

[here_it_comes]

Cheers for the confirmation! These are legitimate in Elite canon. We have no plans to remove them.

If FD ever does a balance pass, please take note that the ammo capacity of AMRs makes dumbfires feasible. Class 1 and 2 dumbfires no longer have a reason to exist, and Class 3 never has.

 

[Evazan]

Can the advanced missile racks be engineered?