I know this thread is getting a little old but I've been doing some research and pining for my ideal ship to come to Elite Dangerous. I decided to make a spreadsheet of what I wanted for my ship in Elite and then did some jiggery, pokery magic on Coriolis.io and came up with
this.
I don't think it's overpowered and the link doesn't quite get everything right, but I do think if a ship with these stats were in the game it would be a popular choice. The ships laden mass should end up about 380t or so. A little lighter than the Vulture. Also giving it a slightly higher jump range than the Vulture on the same class FSD. But The imperial ship would have less armour and less shields than a Vulture but on a bigger ship. It would be somewhere in size between the Vulture and the Asp but it would be a bit wider. A sleeker body but with winglets much like the rest of the Imperial ships.
The ship would have 1 Large hardpoint and 3 medium hardpoints. The large underneath and the three mediums would be 1 medium on the roof and 1 medium on top of each winglet, much like how the couriers wing weapons are positioned.
Also the Life support and sensors would both be class 3 and not class 5. I set those as class 5 slots to add some more weight to the couriers extremely light hull.
Because of the way that Coriolis works you can't add slots so one of the weapons shows up in the utility mounts slot. But with the loadout I have set, it would still have 4 utility slots. All four utility slots would have A rated shield boosters and they would give the shield level shown with class 5 A rated shields.
I think the speed shown should be about right for the ship fully fitted but should top out at around 430 on a lightweight build. Maneuverability wise it should handle slightly better than an Asp explorer. A slightly faster pitch, yaw and roll rates with a little less drift due to it being 150t or so lighter, but not significantly more agile.
The idea of this ship I feel is in keeping with the theme of the Courier and Clipper as a multi-role ship that's aligned more on the combat side of things. I'd price it at around 15-18 million credits for the ship and have the fully outfitted price end up around 50-60 million. It would also require you to be a Knight (rank 5) within the Imperial Navy.
I realise I may be asking for too much here but I'm trying to go for a compromise between the Imperial Clipper, The Fer De Lance and the Asp. A medium size ship that doesn't excel at any one thing but is a good all rounder. I'd love any feedback you guys have and I can tweak it based on peoples opinions.
