News i've been waiting for is 2020 update content reveal, not another ship
Yes, well I doubt there will be anything as substantial as this announcement about that update until around this time next year.
ANNOUNCEMENT Gamescom Reveals - Fleet Carrier Details
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Yes, well I doubt there will be anything as substantial as this announcement about that update until around this time next year.
I had a thought. I don't have many
I take it the FC are one per instance, persistent even if the owner is offline. If you were on pc. Could you invite ps4, xbox commanders, even tho we would never see each other? Cross platform FC use?
Let the fifth column wars begin.
I take it the FC are one per instance, persistent even if the owner is offline. If you were on pc. Could you invite ps4, xbox commanders, even tho we would never see each other? Cross platform FC use?
Let the fifth column wars begin.
I had a thought about this. Yes it's good only if it works with multiplayer sessions. One carrier per instance does not seem attractive to me...
I like the idea but figure we should just get this one first. Then FD can see what requirements would be needed for other models of carrier. Server, local PC or console memory and such.
I imagine that's why they are being released 1yr before the big expansion drops.
Have you thought that FD is just trying to avoid some of the drama that group ownership can cause?
Who controls the carrier? Who ensures all the squadron pays their portion? Who gets a refund if someone is kicked out of a squadron? If I leave one squadron and join another are all of my ships and modules moved to the new one? What if the squadron storage is full before I join?
If I am the leader of the squadron and disband it, do I keep the carrier and all the stuff? Or if I just kick everyone else out of the squadron, do I keep the stuff?
Individual ownership makes more sense for FD. No getting involved in 'he said, she said', 'but I was kicked out for no reason'.
Okay, I'm going to be optimistic and expect an appropriate number of NPC Fleet Carriers throughout the systems proportionate to populations etc... etc... Also, I could only hope for extra game-play involving Fleet Carriers, and hope that although these are not Squadron Carriers, a number of CMDRs' can purchase them jointly! Because it's simple, invest and the carrier is always a thing while all accounts are live - no refunds - no drama...
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And it might mean that everyone on board your Carrier gets a notice that you are moving 500LY away.
"But my Viper only has a 7LY jump range!"
Some members of this forum will cry blue murder if carriers don’t have all the capabilities of an average station, but I really hope that we won’t be able to buy modules, or trade etc. on the ships themselves, except perhaps buying modules that other players have sold to the carrier. I’d like there to be huge storage available for cargo/modules, though perhaps limited storage for ships — maybe one/two per hanger?
Otherwise, why have a “home station” any more? Or even use the stations?
Otherwise, why have a “home station” any more? Or even use the stations?
For a minor update cargo storage is IMHO too much of a game changer unless it is too small to be useful.
Commodities market, outfitting and ships for sale should if allowed be similar too though inferior, at least for the first week or so, to that available in the system the carrier is parked in. After all you are like the new general store in town you have no regular customers and suppliers.
Commodities market, outfitting and ships for sale should if allowed be similar too though inferior, at least for the first week or so, to that available in the system the carrier is parked in. After all you are like the new general store in town you have no regular customers and suppliers.
Again with the "What if I kick everyone out of "my" squadron?"
That whole premise fails to acknowledge that: "It's not YOUR squadron"
The squadron / wing / group or whatever is its own thing.
It is bigger than an individual.
It is (shockingly) a collective entity,
It needs to have a life and hierarchy and structure that persists when you are gone.
AEDC is a significant group with more than 1500 members through our forum doors.
The founder CMDR KNAC quit years ago.
The host of our Moscow based forum burned out a couple years back and and we had to migrate the forum to the UK.
The AEDC private group was donated by CMDR Thunda before she left to join [NULL].
Mangal Oemie is the PC in-game squadron point of contact, but he's taken a new senior position with a big Info Sec firm and can't be in-game as much as he was last year.
Point is that AEDC is resilient beyond current leadership and beyond current personnel.
If your group BELONGS to you - then it's nothing without you.
OUR group belongs to US.
Why is this so hard to wrap your head around?
I'm wondering about how the the different Fleet Carriers are set up.
A bounty hunting FC should be different in functionality then an Explorer imho.
One thing that I find strange is the fixed jumprange, an explorer should have a farther jumprange then a miner imho.
A bounty hunting FC should be different in functionality then an Explorer imho.
One thing that I find strange is the fixed jumprange, an explorer should have a farther jumprange then a miner imho.
SWUSU Press Release:
A lot has, and will be continue to be said, about the arrival of Carrier Groups. The Station Workers and Services Union would like to remind Commanders of the unique services they provide (or are likely to provide) compared to Carrier Groups:
While we realise that Commanders would find going 'mobile' appealing and 'cool', Stations are the live blood of humanity and will continue to be so.
Regardless of your profession, our friendly station based staff are waiting to welcome you and your vessels.
We won't judge. We provide.
VISIT A STATION TODAY
Persistent. Reliable. Welcoming.
A lot has, and will be continue to be said, about the arrival of Carrier Groups. The Station Workers and Services Union would like to remind Commanders of the unique services they provide (or are likely to provide) compared to Carrier Groups:
- A true, station welcome. Featuring top quality recycled air. Not the smelly stuff you'll breath in on Carriers.
- The full station experience. Leave your ship, and relax while enjoying our bars, food and entertainment facilities.
- Top quality unleaded fuel. Because your FSD is worth it. Do you want to trust some guy on a carrier to put fuel in your engine? Really?
- Fully qualified repair and rearm teams, not some guy on a carrier who doesn't know a FSS from a FSD!
- Persistent location. We are always here. We won't abandon you and leave via a 500Ly jump without warning. Because that would be rude, right?
- Bulletin board*. Plenty of work to be done. Plenty of credits to be earned.
- No billions of credits required to obtain our services. All Commanders are welcome, regardless of their credit balance.
- Free support service. With a carrier you have to pay billions for 'support' facilities. We offer most if not all of those services to all.
- No fuel resource grind required. Why grind when you can dock at one of our luxurious stations already?
- Remote Engineering Services*. Upgrade your ships. For War. For Trade. For Exploration. For You.
- Shipyards at most Stations*. Our friendly sales teams have a wide range of hardware for you to test drive and purchase.
- Guaranteed protection for incoming ships*. Any threat to you and your tasty cargo is dealt with via our Service Level Protection Agreement (99.99%) and local System Authority (excluding Anarchy systems).
While we realise that Commanders would find going 'mobile' appealing and 'cool', Stations are the live blood of humanity and will continue to be so.
Regardless of your profession, our friendly station based staff are waiting to welcome you and your vessels.
We won't judge. We provide.
VISIT A STATION TODAY
Persistent. Reliable. Welcoming.
Frontier, please add this feature:
For more suggestions see this thread Fleet Carriers - Wishlist, Analysis and Speculation.
- allow players to chose in-system location for the jump (orbit specific body, orbit radius, etc, not just “jump to this system”).
For more suggestions see this thread Fleet Carriers - Wishlist, Analysis and Speculation.
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In what way does this sense of group ownership prevent the Squadron Leader kicking every other member and denying them both access and control of the Squadron?
I'm not aure about the shipyard on the carriers. I think they are similar to Gnosis (megaship of Cannon group) from you can't call your others ships.
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