Well sure but my point being the OP listed the number of crew. Other than FD just not giving it a forth role what's actually stopping that seat from getting used? Shouldn't it still be listed as being able to seat four regardless?
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Well sure but my point being the OP listed the number of crew. Other than FD just not giving it a forth role what's actually stopping that seat from getting used? Shouldn't it still be listed as being able to seat four regardless?
So, just to confirm... these aren't official stats, we're just counting potential crew slots by counting chairs in the cockpit/bridge/other glassed areas?
I've detected an anomaly. The Keelback, surely, has at least one crew slot, because it can already carry an NPC crewmember for the SLF. S/he has got to be sitting on your ship somewhere. It would be odd if a ship could carry an NPC crew but not a CMDR.
I've detected an anomaly. The Keelback, surely, has at least one crew slot, because it can already carry an NPC crewmember for the SLF. S/he has got to be sitting on your ship somewhere. It would be odd if a ship could carry an NPC crew but not a CMDR.
Same, but she would grudgingly kill things maybe.
If this list is accurate, why did FD always said that multicrew would allow 4 members/roles? There is no ship with four positions!
In the ED books its different. The Python can have eight at least, the FDL four for example.
The NPC crewmember sits in the fighter hangar.
I think the type 7 does what's expected of it in its price range. Does a bit of hauling or mining and tries to avoid combat if possible. Now you can actually escape from combat given the extra hull I think it's a great ship. Could it be better with a gunner slot? Sure and hopefully it gets one, so it sits between the type 6 and type 9 in a combat balance sense, but the ship isn't useless.
It's my understanding that it is measured on the number of seats in the cockpit. This info is based around the idea that when the ships where conceived, they worked out how many crew the ship would allow and then modelled the cockpits with that in mind. *However* they are introducing a 3rd person camera view which I guess could be used from a seat in the bowels of the ship so long as the 3rd person view has the entire HUD like 1st person does. Sounds a bit s**t though.
Yup. Of course the +1 NPC is only for the ships that are SLF capable.
Interesting, I hadnt looked too closely at its nose to notice a seat there. I echo what has been said above though, there is almost nothing for the 3rd person to do. I don't believe Multi-crew will get a whole lot of development after it's release. FD tend to allot a certain amount of budget to a feature and then leave it alone after its release because after that they have the next thing to work on.
Yeah, this is officially 100% unofficial. But unless there is a seat for them in the cockpit I don't see how it would work.
NPC crew sit in the SLF hanger. AI crew are being kept seperate from multi crew. Perhaps after they know it works they will add the AI Multi-crew members.
When they originally talked about it, there was also more for them to do.. I guess the scope changed.
Fair enough. I agree it is cheap for the amount of cargo space it offers.
Perhaps the Asp cockpit could be used. It would potentially fit, having a similar height and width as the Type6's. It'd be a bit of a frankenstein fit though. I'd rather see a Asp variant with SLF.
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That nose section on the Anaconda would be perfect for ground exploration like the lower seat on the Asp.
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It is not so hard to understand:
There was another role (the 'board engineer') planned initially - a role, the Vulture would have benefitted from.
FDev ditched this role for whatever reason. Maybe they didn't find it engaging enough, maybe they couldn't implement it in time and just postponed it. I hope for a clarifying word here.
Additionally, we don't know, whether or not new roles were/are planned for the future.
Think outside the box.
A vulture could have the pilot fly completely on the defensive around a target a have twin turrets and the gunner can keep the guns trained on target and the vulture will not have to aim it's nose at the target even once.
Unless they snuck in an extra seat in 2.2.03, Beluga has 3 seats in the bridge (source: my eyeballs+Rift).
I feel sorry for the AspX/Scout owners who won't be able to see their crew-mate.
None of them.
I am disappointed the Gunship only has 2 crew.
I accept that it might be a balancing issue.
However, I was genuinely looking forward to fly the Gunship with myself at the Helm, a friend on the turrets and a friend in the SLF.
Would be the perfect team-oriented ship
Oh well... better save up for a Corvette, Cutter or Anaconda I guess
I accept that it might be a balancing issue.
However, I was genuinely looking forward to fly the Gunship with myself at the Helm, a friend on the turrets and a friend in the SLF.
Would be the perfect team-oriented ship
Oh well... better save up for a Corvette, Cutter or Anaconda I guess
the usual functions of a copilot: tell jokes, hand you rum, roll joints, select music ...
Well the Vulture is a pretty sweet looking ship... Perhaps not everyone uses it with weapons on and instead use it to take their partner on romantic trips around the galaxy?
This would be brought to a swift halt with raging arguments if she ever got her hands on a map though (esp a Nav Com).
I've not played this game since November really, and I don't think Multicrew holds much for me.
But what I will be doing is parking my turret boat, 2 fighter carrier Anaconda in a HazRez & every so often log on and let people join my crew.
I find it interesting what they'll do with crime though, can't have them shooting innocent ships! I think I'll have to go to an Anarchy HazRez just incase...
But what I will be doing is parking my turret boat, 2 fighter carrier Anaconda in a HazRez & every so often log on and let people join my crew.
I find it interesting what they'll do with crime though, can't have them shooting innocent ships! I think I'll have to go to an Anarchy HazRez just incase...