I would have Bet the Farm_

Red Rocket

Red Rocket
With the last update for the beyond series so heavily focused on exploration I would have bet anything on a new Exploration Ship.
For months I have told commanders I met to just wait a new Explorer ship is coming for sure. BUT Noooooooo I was so wrong LOL

Now look at the Distant Worlds 2 roster 3400 commanders signed up and 2 ships make up 69 % of the ships going, How Boring.
The Anaconda and AspX are by far the most popular exploring ships, only 2 ships making up almost 70 % going, 1400 Anacondas alone.
It is kind of sad lack of variety, especially if you consider that the Anaconda is not that great of an exploring ship. Yes, it has the largest jump range
and can carry everything you would want to bring but the cockpit view is not that great.
With a low overhead celling and that large ship nose blocking so much makes the view one of the worst in the elite inventory,
Also its slow and handles like a sloth. Typically when out exploring one can spend months in your ship,
Do I really want to spend months in a sloth I think not.

I was so looking forward to a nice new large Imperial explorer with good jump range sleek and beautiful that could compete with the mighty Anaconda.

Hats off to those commanders that will be flying the other 30 % of ships and we now will have Kraits, Beluga and Orca to consider also.
Mabey by Distant Worlds 3 I will get my dream ship.
 

Madrax573

Madrax573
There are plenty of ships capable of decent exploration setups. That fact that the majority of people use the ones that excel in that area is not a lack of variety (heck people explore in FDL and vultures) but a predisposition of player to use the 'best' ship for a specific task.

I take it you haven't read all the RIP Asp-Explorer threads that have popped up. Looks like there is a new kid on the block for the explorer world to get all up about....
 

Kamiyoda

Kamiyoda
Madrax573 said:
There are plenty of ships capable of decent exploration setups. That fact that the majority of people use the ones that excel in that area is not a lack of variety (heck people explore in FDL and vultures) but a predisposition of player to use the 'best' ship for a specific task.

I take it you haven't read all the RIP Asp-Explorer threads that have popped up. Looks like there is a new kid on the block for the explorer world to get all up about....
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Two is you count the Unrestricted Orca
 

Hacker#451563

Hacker#451563
Whats wrong with a DBX?
My lovely DBX "Diamond Cutter Sunrise" has everything I need to explore.
- 50-ish LY range (which I can boost with Jumponium)
- All the scanners I need.
- An SUV to break up the trip and to gather FSD boosting material.
- A Class 4 shield for those High-G or drunken landings
- 16t of caustic resistant cargo space for anything ...""odd" I might pick up

And with the new changes I'll have my ADS slot free for an auto repair system or a small FSD booster (if I go and get the bits for it).

I'd never flown a 'Conda till the beta when I decided to try one out risk free. Naaaaahh...I didn't like it. Felt like my Type-9 and that beast is my money maker, I don't enjoy flying it.
If the new k. Phantom is a good exploration ship then cool, but TBH I'm completely happy with the DBX.
 

Red Rocket

Red Rocket
Hacker#451563 said:
Whats wrong with a DBX?
My lovely DBX "Diamond Cutter Sunrise" has everything I need to explore.
- 50-ish LY range (which I can boost with Jumponium)
- All the scanners I need.
- An SUV to break up the trip and to gather FSD boosting material.
- A Class 4 shield for those High-G or drunken landings
- 16t of caustic resistant cargo space for anything ...""odd" I might pick up

And with the new changes I'll have my ADS slot free for an auto repair system or a small FSD booster (if I go and get the bits for it).

I'd never flown a 'Conda till the beta when I decided to try one out risk free. Naaaaahh...I didn't like it. Felt like my Type-9 and that beast is my money maker, I don't enjoy flying it.
If the new k. Phantom is a good exploration ship then cool, but TBH I'm completely happy with the DBX.
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The DBX is the 3rd on the list with 284 signed up
Anaconda aprox 1400
AspX Aprox 1000
DBX 284

The more variety the better. I just got tired of seeing all the combat ships
 

Chris Simon

Chris Simon
Rubber Biscuit said:
The DBX is the 3rd on the list with 284 signed up
Anaconda aprox 1400
AspX Aprox 1000
DBX 284

The more variety the better. I just got tired of seeing all the combat ships
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Krait Phantom is an exploration ship. 8 internals and 70LY jump range with boosters. That means 50% of the new ships in the update is for exploration.
Plus like somebody mentioned, with the disappearance of purpose-locked internals, Orca has just become another great one.

Yes, I was hoping for an imperial explorer, too. But I have to say I can't really complain about this update.
 

M00ka

M00ka
Rubber Biscuit said:
With the last update for the beyond series so heavily focused on exploration I would have bet anything on a new Exploration Ship.
For months I have told commanders I met to just wait a new Explorer ship is coming for sure. BUT Noooooooo I was so wrong LOL

Now look at the Distant Worlds 2 roster 3400 commanders signed up and 2 ships make up 69 % of the ships going, How Boring.
The Anaconda and AspX are by far the most popular exploring ships, only 2 ships making up almost 70 % going, 1400 Anacondas alone.
It is kind of sad lack of variety, especially if you consider that the Anaconda is not that great of an exploring ship. Yes, it has the largest jump range
and can carry everything you would want to bring but the cockpit view is not that great.
With a low overhead celling and that large ship nose blocking so much makes the view one of the worst in the elite inventory,
Also its slow and handles like a sloth. Typically when out exploring one can spend months in your ship,
Do I really want to spend months in a sloth I think not.

I was so looking forward to a nice new large Imperial explorer with good jump range sleek and beautiful that could compete with the mighty Anaconda.

Hats off to those commanders that will be flying the other 30 % of ships and we now will have Kraits, Beluga and Orca to consider also.
Mabey by Distant Worlds 3 I will get my dream ship.
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First thing, no new ship will ever compete with the Anaconda unless FD gives this new ship the same ultra light weight mass the Ana has - and I can't see them doing that!

Secondly, if FD had dropped an unique exploration ship that met 90% of the explorer fraternities wishes, then that ship would make up 90% of the ships for Distant Worlds 2 - and there would be more complaints that 'everyone is flying the same ship, how boring'
 

Quantis Trap

Quantis Trap
OP, I'm so sick of hearing this whining about dedicated exploration ships!

I can name four things off the top of my head which have recently happened or are happening to make improved exploration ships:
  • Guardian FSD Boosters. Once unlocked these give you as much as an instant 10.5 LY range boost for any ship!
  • No more dedicated modules slots in cruise ships. This allows us to make better dedicated exploration SK Cruise ships.
  • Scanner slot will be freed up in Q4 release! Will help every ship be a better explorer.
  • The new Krait Phantom may be in the top three best explorer ships in the game.
Frontier has delivered so stop whining!
 
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