The design discussion archive has many customization plans for the ships. Its a bit vague as to whether any of it is still planned or it has all been scrapped at this stage.
https://forums.frontier.co.uk/forumdisplay.php?f=36
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3 Medium ( 
) hardpoints, 4 Utility.
277(base?) speed.
~7.8 LY jump range with (I assume) an E FSD. This (with the size I assume) means it jumps a little shorter than the Vulture, though the weapons won't be as heavy overall so may go further.
Well, the p-dist is the telling equipment.
) hardpoints, 4 Utility.277(base?) speed.
~7.8 LY jump range with (I assume) an E FSD. This (with the size I assume) means it jumps a little shorter than the Vulture, though the weapons won't be as heavy overall so may go further.
Well, the p-dist is the telling equipment.
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3 Medium (
277(base?) speed.
~7.8 LY jump range with (I assume) an E FSD. This (with the size I assume) means it jumps a little shorter than the Vulture, though the weapons won't be as heavy overall so may go further.
Well, the p-dist is the telling equipment.
https://forums.frontier.co.uk/showthread.php?t=146453&p=2258516#post2258516
For those that want the source
3 Medium (
https://forums.frontier.co.uk/showthread.php?t=146453&p=2258516#post2258516 For those that want the source
That thing just might be my next RES fighter if it is reasonably maneouverable!
The cockpit canopy suggests the view will be the best yet all round.From that dev post, he implies it'll be just over 2 mil, that's perfectly affordable!
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Sounds fine to me Anyone more savvy in these things able to work out how effective 3 Medium Hardpoints vs the 2 Small and 2 Medium of a Viper would be for light combat?
Anyone more savvy in these things able to work out how effective 3 Medium Hardpoints vs the 2 Small and 2 Medium of a Viper would be for light combat?
Sounds fine to me
If we go by the hardpoint rule of 1.6 more damage each size up, we total up:
Viper 5.2
Courier 4.8
Vulture 5.12 (smaller than Viper!)
In reality, the Power Distributor is the important component though, and the smaller hardpoints are penalised against medium and large hulls.
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It will be better against medium and large ships because the damage penalty is less severe on top of doing a little more damage than the viper would. But at the rank of master to get in one you will already be in a vulture soooo yeah.Sounds fine to me
the other thing we don't know about yet is what kind of power plant can it equip? It might be alright if it has the power to really use all of those utility mounts. It could be a tanky little thing if there's the power and the base shield to warrant it.
tbh I'm kind of disappointed with this reveal, I was hoping this would be an imperial answer to the vulture instead it's a stepping stone to one..
Well, I would be in a Vulture if I liked the Vulture. Tried it for a bit, and then went back to my Viper as I just didn't get on with the Vulture for some reason...
it's tagged as a multi-purpose and has low cargo, so we can expect a very good power plant, and yea with 3 or 4 shield boosters this ship is gonna be extra tanky for sure
3 Medium (
277(base?) speed.
~7.8 LY jump range with (I assume) an E FSD. This (with the size I assume) means it jumps a little shorter than the Vulture, though the weapons won't be as heavy overall so may go further.
Well, the p-dist is the telling equipment.
Another ship to buy, fly 30 minutes and then park forever. Very disappointed. If they introduce these cheap ships at least give them some flavor. I fully expected this Courier to be a light ship with the only unique attribute to be its long range.
don't underestimate this ship, for what i can see it's gonna be fast and have a nice acceleration, very maneuverable, with a lot of shield, a good amount of power and a decent jump range (around 17-23)
only 2 bad news, cargo is low and price is high
Edit: guess i was right after all, it's an "evil Cobra"
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I had been under the impression the effectiveness went up 50% with hardpoint size. So two smalls did 25% more damage than one medium.
Yes, that seems closer to what I thought, but I didn't know about there being a penalty against medium and large hulls.
Same here, but I won't get started on that topic again...
Ugh.I hoped for an exploration Courier, this is bad news for me.
digitalscream
Banned
Hugely disappointed in the hardpoint sizes - I was really hoping for 2M + 1L, and a 12-15mil price tag - but MB has said it's a very nippy ship in terms of agility, so there's hope yet.
It is odd, though, because you'd expect everybody who gets to Master in the Empire would already have a better ship than that.
It is odd, though, because you'd expect everybody who gets to Master in the Empire would already have a better ship than that.