Said it before and I'll say it again. Beluga needs more jump range (at least compete with Engineered ASP X....), needs better heat management, and at least one more large size internal in order to fit everything decently that one would need for a long range exploration / tourism trip. Frontier is really dropping the ball with this ship which sucks cause it's a beauty of a ship and hopefully this Black Friday they'll release a Black Friday paint job for it.
Buyers Remorse, Thy Name Is Beluga
- Thread starter AJStoner
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YES, absolutely. The only thing you'll regret is not having done it sooner.
And if you like that, stay tuned for my next video....
Okay, I get that. Someday I want to turn a T-7 into a "space bus", because the cockpit reminds me of a bus for some reason
Actually, with a proper paint-job, the entire ship could pass as an old bus or train (without windows).
You mean like this?
Five Medium Hardpoints
128 Ton Fuel Capacity
Now.. I do hear quite a few times people complain that the jump range isn't enough.. first off, if there was a ship capable of jumping 1000 Ly at a time, people would complain it wasn't enough. But... if you really want to squeeze as much range out of your Beluga, there is an unbelievably easy way to do it. Watch this: https://coriolis.edcd.io/outfit/bel...zcnxuiIAAAA=.EweloBhA2AWEoFMCGBzANokICMF9A===
Look at that, it's nearly matching up with that Anaconda. Did you see what I did there? Look again, you might easily miss it.
That's right, I stepped down that mammoth 128 ton fuel tank to a 64 ton fuel tank. That's still twice the fuel of your Anacondas.
And if I match it - https://coriolis.edcd.io/outfit/bel.../wwAzcnxuiIAAAA=.EweloBhBmSQUwIYHMA28QgIwV0A=
Huh. How about that? And then, here's the real kicker - a smaller fuel tank does not need a 24AAA Fuel Scoop it fill it.
Smaller tank, smaller scoop. It's like frelling magic or something.
And here it is. I decided to have a little fun, and combined this with one of the things that I see people have the most trouble with - the Assassinate Pirate Lord: Whoever mission. Enjoy.
[video=youtube_share;MoTU7k-A5hY]https://youtu.be/MoTU7k-A5hY[/video]
I have one T7 as a space bus. It's parked near Colonia. I use that for bulk missions to jaques visitor beacon. I can do lots of millions in just one trip... IMHO, the best space bus ever!
Currently, I fly an orca, even for exploration, which is simply gorgeus and handle like a dream..
I was just thinking about outfitting a type 7 for Rhea, becuase why not try out what all the cool kids are doing there
(the passenger missions, not flying a type 7).So....where do I sign?
The point is fun. It's also about half the price of an Anaconda. Plus it's nice to not be just like everyone else out there.
I find flying a 600ms ship much more fun than a sloth ship, but each to there own.
I take your point on cost though, I haven't really paid attention to the cost of anything for a long time now.
Ok I was curious, so ran the numbers on coriolis:
Type 7 can have around 128 passengers max, while the anaconda gets around 184 passengers in comparison. This is with smallest compartment possible for shields, the smallest cargo rack possible for commodity rewards, and a docking computer (for being lazy).
This means you have 144% of the passengers in the type 7, in an anconda, or a half again on the type 7 numbers. However, for similar builds (d rated), the anaconda costs around 500% of the type 7 price, as in for 1 anaconda, you can buy 5 type 7s.
In conclusion, for someone who finds a place (like rhea) to do bulk passenger missions, you can save a lot of cash, by using a type 7, rather than an anaconda. Assuming linear pricing (as in, each passenger is worth similar), so you get 1.5 times more money per trip, or 1/3 more over the type 7, the type 7 could pay for itself over 3 times (500%/150%), before you pay back your ship, so they'd be at over 200% pure profit before you even start breaking even.
Now that's what you call bang for your buck.
I turned my Corvette into a cruise ship, it has 8 cabins (10 possible) and is fully armed and shielded, NPC ships can't touch this thing. In my current home system, I am making 60-70m credits/hour running sightseeing adventures for snowflakes. Having 8 or 9 cabins means fast creds, much faster and more profitable than bulk passenger missions. If I went sans shield, I could load 212 econo passengers in my Corvette, which is a pretty hefty load of travelers.
On the matter of Luxury cabins, it is exceedingly rare that I see a passenger with a Luxury requirement, like 1 in 150, and they don't pay any more than First class passengers. The only thing the Belugu (and that entire line) has going for it is the classy style of the ship, and that's it because the other large ships can do everything they do, better.
On the matter of Luxury cabins, it is exceedingly rare that I see a passenger with a Luxury requirement, like 1 in 150, and they don't pay any more than First class passengers. The only thing the Belugu (and that entire line) has going for it is the classy style of the ship, and that's it because the other large ships can do everything they do, better.
No they can't! Top one 1% for a reason. Do you have a tennis court? I didn't think so. Zero G tennis is a lot of fun.
Luxury passengers come to us, we don't have to look for them.
Well if there ever was a definition that would be it!
Blasphemy!
I have to say though, for 0% drives, that SoB did one heck of a job staying in front of me!
I did have some serious Last Starfighter flashbacks the first time I let that volley loose too.