How big are FC compared to capital ships?
Based on these large 8 landing pads, I'm guessing the FC size is between the Majestic and the Farragut.
Interesting (and new?) Fleet Carrier pictures
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The ramps are to launch the SRV 
... at least, that is what they will be used for.
... at least, that is what they will be used for.
So, what's that at the bottom?
Don't quote me but I think its a microwave oven for those really long trips.
Tsk tsk frontier. These look like they would be the worst match for arx ship skins. Really one of these in vibrant yellow?
Still waiting for ignition red set for all ships.
Still waiting for ignition red set for all ships.
The Comms array Looks like NPC crew ramps
I dunno about that.
The pictures we saw last year certainly did seem to suggest that the front of the FC looked identical to the front of at least one type of support-ship and it was suggested that the support-ship undocks from the front of the FC but the support-ships have their own large, sticky-outy, bits too, which would require an awful lot of Transformers-style reconfiguring after the support-ship undocked.
Here's a pic of an FC.
And here's a pic' of a support-ship with the same nose.
The nose appears to be identical and the rectangular and cylindrical modules behind the nose are similar too.
But then there's sticky-outy bits on the top and bottom as well as the wings and fin.
The top sticky-outy bit (a bridge?) looks as though it might, plausibly, retract but it doesn't look like the wings/fin can retract or fit inside the hull of the FC.
And don't forget, that's just one type (mercenary) of support-ship.
We've also seen a mining support-ship and an exploration support-ship which look like they'd have a MUCH harder time docking with an FC than the merc' support-ship.
If FDev have set it up so the support-ships dock with the FC I'll be impressed but I dunno if that might be hoping for too much.
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Hopefully, they've abandoned that support ship concept in favor of the internal modules to adapt the role of the FC. It would make more sense that way, and be a much tidier way to design the ships.I dunno about that.
The pictures we saw last year certainly did seem to suggest that the front of the FC looked identical to the front of at least one type of support-ship and it was suggested that the support-ship undocks from the front of the FC but the support-ships have their own large, sticky-outy, bits too, which would require an awful lot of Transformers-style reconfiguring after the support-ship undocked.
Here's a pic of an FC.
And here's a pic' of a support-ship with the same nose.
The nose appears to be identical and the rectangular and cylindrical modules behind the nose are similar too.
But then there's sticky-outy bits on the top and bottom as well as the wings and fin.
The top sticky-outy bit (a bridge?) looks as though it might, plausibly, retract but it doesn't look like the wings/fin can retract or fit inside the hull of the FC.
And don't forget, that's just one type (mercenary) of support-ship.
We've also seen a mining support-ship and an exploration support-ship which look like they'd have a MUCH harder time docking with an FC than the merc' support-ship.
If FDev have set it up so the support-ships dock with the FC I'll be impressed but I dunno if that might be hoping for too much.
I want to speak to Tax Man actual.
I wouldn't mind both. It's an option visually at least.
Raxxla is the Fleet Carrier manufacturing hub confirmed!It's a planet.
That thing on top is a Panther Clipper. Each FC will come with one of those.
It cant fit on a large pad so it has its own docking area
quickly removes the tinfoil hat
Dunno if it's just a coincidence but, looking at previous pictures of FCs, it seems like they almost all show the top of the FC.
Is that just 'cos FDev figured the top of the FC was it's "best side" or might it have been a deliberate way of hiding that substructure because it's something cool?
There are a couple of old pictures which appear to have the substructure, though, so it would appear it isn't a new addition to an FC's design.
This pic' seems to show something poking out from underneath the belly of the FC:
As does this one:
Is that just 'cos FDev figured the top of the FC was it's "best side" or might it have been a deliberate way of hiding that substructure because it's something cool?
There are a couple of old pictures which appear to have the substructure, though, so it would appear it isn't a new addition to an FC's design.
This pic' seems to show something poking out from underneath the belly of the FC:
As does this one:
I have 5 ships all built or loaded out and engineered for specific purposes. I am a member of the AEDC and subsequently do a lot of missions for them. I never know just what ship I would need to utilize when I get to a system that needs to be worked. Thus having a FC will be great, I can move my FC, enter a station, figure out which ship I should utilize, go to my FC and switch ships to something more conducive. Rather than fly to a system, and realize I don't have the best ship and have to fly back to switch out as I do presently.
Let's hope they do planetary landings! It'd make mining in SRVs really interesting, time-consuming and tedious!
But it'd look cool
But it'd look cool
So, what's that at the bottom?
pfst... reproduction module of course...