Or they will be built directly into the space ?
How Fleet Carriers will behave on the atmospheric planets ?
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I assume the same way as capital ships - they are purely space based vessels. Build in orbital shipyards and docked at special facilities in space (if needed).
In the novel Premonition such a space shipyard is described. Sadly there is not such facility visible in the game. There are small - one cap ship - dry-docks in-game.
From what I've read we won't be able to move the FCs in normal space and I assume we won't have that much control over where they get placed in a system since all "movement" is controlled from the GalMap. At best I guess we will be able to select a moon/planet where the FC can orbit (but I wouldn't hold my breath).
In the novel Premonition such a space shipyard is described. Sadly there is not such facility visible in the game. There are small - one cap ship - dry-docks in-game.
From what I've read we won't be able to move the FCs in normal space and I assume we won't have that much control over where they get placed in a system since all "movement" is controlled from the GalMap. At best I guess we will be able to select a moon/planet where the FC can orbit (but I wouldn't hold my breath).
Having only the base-game does not prevent the interaction with the planets without atmosphere.
If, by "interaction", you mean dropping out of SC when you bounce off the atmosphere.
Personally, I have a sneaky feeling we won't have much control over where our Carriers travel within a system and FDev'll just set it up so they can only go places where they don't get in the way, cause problems or interact with anything.
Robert Maynard
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Ships are available to those who don't own Horizons - all it takes is the addition of a module to allow them to make planetary landings....
Yes that seems to be the destiny for these mastodons.If, by "interaction", you mean dropping out of SC when you bounce off the atmosphere.
Personally, I have a sneaky feeling we won't have much control over where our Carriers travel within a system and FDev'll just set it up so they can only go places where they don't get in the way, cause problems or interact with anything.
So, you're saying you think, if you've got Horizons, it'll be possible to fit a "Planetary Approach Suite" to a Carrier and then take it down to a planet's surface?
Dream on.
Robert Maynard
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No - however I'm pointing out that base game content was "tweaked" with the introduction of Horizons to facilitate planetary landings - for those who purchased Horizons only.So, you're saying you think, if you've got Horizons, it'll be possible to fit a "Planetary Approach Suite" to a Carrier and then take it down to a planet's surface?
Dream on.
It would be great !So, you're saying you think, if you've got Horizons, it'll be possible to fit a "Planetary Approach Suite" to a Carrier and then take it down to a planet's surface?
Dream on.
Robert Maynard
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That the contention that because something is available in the base game it cannot interact with planets is inaccurate.So, ummm, what are you suggesting?
If Carriers themselves won't be planetary capable (as I expect) then I'd like to see a new ship introduced - the Dropship (not Federal) - no hyperdrive, carries SRVs, etc..
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My contention was that because Carriers are available in the base game they will not (not cannot) interact with planets.
Them, they manage to interact with atmospheric planets.
Robert Maynard
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Like all of the ships released before Horizons?
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Is that from Resurgence? That film made me so angry
The original was fine, a good fun action movie
The ending of the film LIFE, now that was cool. No matter how predictable that movie was, cool re-entry scene too.
One could speculate the possibility to take a carrier down to the surface. Me, I’m not so sure, but it would look awesome if we could...
Robert Maynard
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What I would like to see are new wreck sites - where Carriers have had "incidents" that cause to them to crater on a landable body.
Awesome like Glide?
And then, what would you do on the surface? Drive around with a SRV trying to fill up the cargo hold of the carrier?
Oh, and just wait until passenger missions are available, you would probably be able to just jump to the tourist beacon on the surface with a carrier - no glide needed. :/