Ideas for New Ships

[CMDR Vic H Weaving]

Good morning,

Below are some ideas I have for future ships... or really, more of a wishlist.

• Gunboat/Frigate
  • Large ship with similar armor and maneuverability characteristics to the Type 10, but with a very much elongated hull.
  • Many smaller hardpoints littered all across the hull - maybe 12S, or 2M/12S?
• Eagle Mk III 'Interceptor'
  • Eagle Mk III, a new ship which has a slimmer vertical profile than the existing eagle, smaller internals, a larger power distributor, and (4) small hardpoints, with 2 underneath each wing. For context, I'm imagining an Elite version of X4's Moreya.
  • Higher base speed. Ideally faster than almost every small ship, with it's speed being its defining characteristic.
  • Priced to match the Viper Mk III. Comparatively, the Eagle Mk III offers more speed, whereas the Viper offers more firepower.
• Thargoid Replica
  • This one is really a stretch, but a ship that somewhat resembles the layout of a Thargoid interceptor, with landing gear on the aft face, and a body that is significantly taller and wider than it is long. Lore could state that this is a new ship manufacturer looking to learn the secrets of the Thargoids... or something.

Thank you

 

[aRJay]

Making the Frigate/Gunboat as unmaneuverable as a T10 is a bit harsh perhaps merely as bad as an Anaconda, I do like the idea of many small HP though.

Not as keen on the other ideas though.

 

[CMDR Alistair Lux]

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Gunboat/Frigate

• Large ship with similar armor and maneuverability characteristics to the Type 10, but with a very much elongated hull.
• Many smaller hardpoints littered all across the hull - maybe 12S, or 2M/12S?

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I wonder: could our collective hunger right now for "the bigger hauler" also satisfy this? I have a feeling it could. Let's face it: the "Panther Clipper LX" or whatever is gonna have to be longer than a T9 or T10, and maybe less wide (or at least as wide).

With all of that said, I'd personally like to see a dedicated multirole that fulfills what you're describing (long, slim profile with many hardpoints). Maybe this could be some Boa variant. But as well, a bigger dedicated hauler.

 

[tolm]

Federal Interceptor or use the Constrictor name from the original 1984 game.

A military prototype, just big enough to be a large ship, that looks a bit like a larger, sleeker FAS/FDS/FGS: like a dart and a brick had offspring …

2x C4s at the rear top side, deploying at 45deg angles from the main hull (so not as good convergence as the Corvette but still good)

3x C3 hardpoints clusters around the cockpit at the front (1 below and 2 above, again at 45deg angles for the full “predator” triangle shooting experience!)

Only 6 utilities to tone things down a bit

Speed and handling somewhere between FAS and the Corvette

Will need at least a C7 PP and PD. Probably C6 sensors but maybe only C5 life support and Fuel Tank.

Excellent jump range (40+ with a Guardian FSD Booster) for a combat ship to suit its purpose (hunter / killer) so I guess a C6 FSD assuming weight can be kept down, being a fancy military prototype and all!

Single C7 optional internal, probably no C6s but a couple of C5s (Fuel Scoop and FSD Booster), then 3x C4 Military slots, 1x C4, 2x C3, 2x C2 and 2x C1. Or something.

 

[bn]

Would love to have the 'Federal Privateer' - Feds response to the Imperial Corsair. Would be slower but have better agility then the Corsair. Make it look like a mini-Corvette.