Fleet Carrier start point
- Thread starter Nutter
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I was assuming the start point was wherever you purchase them from, but I suppose that might be inconvenient
Please let it only be Hutton Orbital...
OP actually raises an interesting point.
When we buy a new ship we visit the shipyard, pick a ship, the screen goes dark and then we're in our new ship.
Other players see our current ship disappear into the hangar and then, eventually, we reappear in the new ship.
How's that going to work with Fleet Carriers?
They won't fit inside a station so when we buy one we'll might get the screen going dark and then we'll find ourselves aboard the Carrier or, perhaps, after buying one we'll have to go and find it and dock with it manually.
In either case, I wonder what other players in the instance would see?
Will a Carrier just blink into existence after it's purchased or, perhaps, they'll appear at orbital shipyards?
I guess the most plausible solution would be that, after buying one, you just get given a "random" mission-POI where you'll find your shiny new Carrier.
When we buy a new ship we visit the shipyard, pick a ship, the screen goes dark and then we're in our new ship.
Other players see our current ship disappear into the hangar and then, eventually, we reappear in the new ship.
How's that going to work with Fleet Carriers?
They won't fit inside a station so when we buy one we'll might get the screen going dark and then we'll find ourselves aboard the Carrier or, perhaps, after buying one we'll have to go and find it and dock with it manually.
In either case, I wonder what other players in the instance would see?
Will a Carrier just blink into existence after it's purchased or, perhaps, they'll appear at orbital shipyards?
I guess the most plausible solution would be that, after buying one, you just get given a "random" mission-POI where you'll find your shiny new Carrier.
Is it confirmed there is no squadron size requirement to purchase one? Just wish FDev gave us some indication on price so we can start grinding more CR$
I was assuming the start point was wherever you purchase them from, but I suppose that might be inconvenient
Likewise, except I imagine they are most likely on sale in high population systems with shipyards in orbital stations.
Even the base Elite Dangerous game gets them, which means no planetary landings for them. Makes the base game look extremely good value !
Later developments .... is this what the leaked "base building" is about ?
Later developments .... is this what the leaked "base building" is about ?
I could sell my fleet to purchase a carrier, but there's the dilemma .... I could afford a carrier but have no fleet to sail in it
Large amount of credits, special fuel needed for jump, does anybody detected a whiff of the "G" word?
One FC per CMDR, does that mean that the entire cost of the fleet carrier must be absorbed by one player, as well as its upkeep?
What would be a "reasonable" cost, 1, 2, 3, or more BILLION CR. A full-boat Cutter costs 1 billion, a Corvette .75 billion. So an FC may cost several billion CR.
Stand by to clean out your bank balance!
One FC per CMDR, does that mean that the entire cost of the fleet carrier must be absorbed by one player, as well as its upkeep?
What would be a "reasonable" cost, 1, 2, 3, or more BILLION CR. A full-boat Cutter costs 1 billion, a Corvette .75 billion. So an FC may cost several billion CR.
Stand by to clean out your bank balance!
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Each time it will be 500ly away.
Its actually in raxxla, you have to pick it up there.
This is just pure evil genius , I love it!
You think a fleet carrier and ten or twenty refuels for it is going to be easier than an hour of jumping in a normal ship?
What possible reason do they have to exist other than to be a credit/mat sink and depreciate legacy modules when it comes to exploration?
Nah, pure evil would be if, once you arrived at Hutton Orbital, you were told you forgot to register at Robardin Rock...
OP actually raises an interesting point.
When we buy a new ship we visit the shipyard, pick a ship, the screen goes dark and then we're in our new ship.
Other players see our current ship disappear into the hangar and then, eventually, we reappear in the new ship.
How's that going to work with Fleet Carriers?
They won't fit inside a station so when we buy one we'll might get the screen going dark and then we'll find ourselves aboard the Carrier or, perhaps, after buying one we'll have to go and find it and dock with it manually.
In either case, I wonder what other players in the instance would see?
Will a Carrier just blink into existence after it's purchased or, perhaps, they'll appear at orbital shipyards?
I guess the most plausible solution would be that, after buying one, you just get given a "random" mission-POI where you'll find your shiny new Carrier.
Both Stealthie and Nutter bring up an interesting point.
You are going to have to assume that after purchasing you Fleet Carrier, it will have to come with one free tank of fuel other wise it'll block the shipyard from producing another commanders Fleet Carrier.
It'll need to be able to jump away immediately.
This brings up the other logistical issue - When does a Fleet Carrier jump?
There has already been discussion on when would a Fleet Carrier jump? The only existing examples are ships like the Gnosis and they jump on theThursday Tick. Fleet Carriers would need to be more frequent than that in order to avoid the Shipyard block issue.
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Adam BW discussed it here:
Most likely, you'd purchase one and it would then jump in to the system you're currently in - probably safely away from anything else - and you could go and dock with it.
The interesting question will be where you can purchase them. I'm expecting it'll have to be while docked (especially if the fuel can only be obtained from stations) - but it could easily be a lot more restricted than that.
The interesting question will be where you can purchase them. I'm expecting it'll have to be while docked (especially if the fuel can only be obtained from stations) - but it could easily be a lot more restricted than that.