For me, a small non-combat focused ship that allows the canopy to open. The cmdr can fly at lower speeds and hover the ship and jump in/out directly. And fire hand weapons. Excellent for planet surface exploration, exobiology, quick settlement getaways, and EVA.
New ship: Gutamaya Corsair
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Well, as far as I can make out there's not many (real) ships left with a connection to historical or general craft beginning with the letter 'c' maybe a half dozen or so?.
Anyhow, there's plenty of other suitable choices if one looks to other stuff, Cougar or Chameleon etc. (the Chameleon will be the first Imperial ship to have a cloaking device module! ...)
Ok, I'm digging myself into a hole here so I'll desist!
Jack
Ah!...of course, I'm embarrassed to admit I hadn't realised that.
That was the only immediate connection I'd cottoned on to.
Well, as far as I can make out there's not many (real) ships left with a connection to historical or general craft beginning with the letter 'c' maybe a half dozen or so?.
Anyhow, there's plenty of other suitable choices if one looks to other stuff, Cougar or Chameleon etc. (the Chameleon will be the first Imperial ship to have a cloaking device module!
...)Ok, I'm digging myself into a hole here so I'll desist!
Jack
FDEV never disclose those in the first ingame reveal. I hope it's only 4, as 6 would make it even more OP.
It's a Python Mk II errrrr III, I guess it will have 4.
As you say, if FD wants to make sure it's even more OP, make it 5 or 6.
Or how about something truly baroque and have 5 slots?
Privateer were sanctioned by the crown to partake in some “commerce raiding” of other power’s ships. So long as you had that piece of paper and didn’t attack your sovereign’s ships you were all good.
And hence count as one of the kids.
Goid/Human-Goid hybrid ships should probably be incompatible with Thargoid tech. Just to add a downside, no SCO for example.
Technically they all start with an “I”Technically they all start with an "i"
A privateer was a pirate with a license from some government to attack ships from other nations, so had the possibility of retiring safely.
Posting this since it has relevance to the name "Corsair":
source: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Letter_of_marque
source: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Letter_of_marque
In Elite a privateer is a pirate who then retires and opens a fast food joint.
In my mind, I immediately heard the Ur-Quan voice say "Launch, launch, launch fighters."
You have got to stop coming up with awesome ideas. Gosh that imagination of yours, gesh. You put your ideas into my mind and i get kinda bummed, now i want that to! hahahaI agree with both of you. Releasing new ships is absolutely fine and I want to see more of them. What I don't want to see is 'more of the same' that is slight variations because that becomes old pretty quick and meta ships reduce varieties.
I like Coolgrove's idea to create new ships along new game loops. Yes, probably even more development work but that could justify an ongoing revenue stream and in parallel more fun for the players.
I am thinking of unique ships which can carry oversized SRVs for planetary transport (ok, that would be a lot to develop but huge fun
I fully expect to be sitting on a Biowaste cargo container when my Arx gets busy...
I WANT 8, AND I WANTS IT NOW!!!
Power
I want it to have seven utilities. or Pi.
My wife hates it when I call it that, she insists on "lavatory". And that I should stop shouting "Jettison!" when I flush.