For me its more about personality- I mention the Clipper because its probably the most bipolar ship in ED- I want more of that zingy goodness but in unusual formats. Otherwise the new ships overshadow old ones.
New ships for 2025: more craziness / variety please
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Robert Maynard
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Having very much enjoyed the last three of the new ships, so much so that they have supplanted other ships for particular roles in my fleet, I expect that other new ships with the benefit of smooth SCO performance would do the same.
SCO I can understand, its making ships that are entertaining and quirky. Its why I mentioned Guardian ships, as it then ties in lore, unique modules and aesthetics.
The FFE starter Saker Mk. 3 would be a reasonable ship to do the small ship with one huge hardpoint thing because it's got that big chunky cockpit section and the rest of it is really skinny.
That certainly is a fun looking ship! Its also different enough to stand out in ED too.
When I was thinking about the small ship / huge gun I was imagining an enlarged Adder- so you'd have essentially a scaled down FdL that could go at Courier like speeds.
New ships should only be made if there is new gameplay that only they can do. We are getting 5 different makes of screwdriver. Awesome.
Its why I talk about Guardians / Thargoids, dedicated SLF carriers (that can have more SLFs in play). Plus I want my Asp Fighter (with Crossfire paint).
By that logic we should delete every ship from the game except the Python.
Ships have individual character, more means more people can find a favourite.
I'm definitely on board with more ships, and more variety.
FDev should have released a new ship every 4 or 6 months since the release of the game.
It's a space ship simulator, I say pour on the variety, the excessive, the unconventional (within reason of still fitting the gameworld. I don't want no cheesey classic UFOs).
But yes, more ships is more better.
I want too many options of shipping/cargo specialized ships, I want too many options of combat and fighter specialized ships, I want too many exploration focused ships, I want too many jack-of-all-trades.
I want to have the same level of absurd selection and superfluous frustration of choice as I do when I buy toothpaste!
Like, FDev, rain ships down up Commanders until we're drowning in ships and pleading for even more!
FDev should have released a new ship every 4 or 6 months since the release of the game.
It's a space ship simulator, I say pour on the variety, the excessive, the unconventional (within reason of still fitting the gameworld. I don't want no cheesey classic UFOs).
But yes, more ships is more better.
I want too many options of shipping/cargo specialized ships, I want too many options of combat and fighter specialized ships, I want too many exploration focused ships, I want too many jack-of-all-trades.
I want to have the same level of absurd selection and superfluous frustration of choice as I do when I buy toothpaste!
Like, FDev, rain ships down up Commanders until we're drowning in ships and pleading for even more!
plus it looks like a klingon knife
trucks to do cargo delivery missions on planets between settlements.
Huge ships (panther, boa, imp explorer) but they only can land in planet settlements. it could have been fun , something like a war effort where they were introduced as big cargo long range ships to deliver troops and supplies to the front
Huge ships (panther, boa, imp explorer) but they only can land in planet settlements. it could have been fun , something like a war effort where they were introduced as big cargo long range ships to deliver troops and supplies to the front
Space A10 Thunderbolt.
1. Really small ship still capable of FTL travel, 2 seated so it can be used as APEX Adder replacement (comparable to a car in size not a large truck). Can be also luxury model made by Gutamaya since imperials specialize in expensive luxury stuff.
2. Really large ship, largest possible to fit into mailslot and L sized landing pad which would make usage of autodocking computer reasonable choice and at the same time limiting number of trips to restock carrier.
2. Really large ship, largest possible to fit into mailslot and L sized landing pad which would make usage of autodocking computer reasonable choice and at the same time limiting number of trips to restock carrier.
I took the liberty of feeding your description into CoPilot. This is the version I liked the most.
That thruster configuration propelling the ship 45 degrees sideways can only come from a AI that doesn't know how many fingers a human has.
Also +1 for Panther Clipper.
For me... more plants for exobiology and Boa/Anaconda Mk II with Sidewinder on board to have possibility of exobio searching in big ship not able to land everywhere.
Or deploying and boarding SRV without landing
Yes please!
Or deploying and boarding SRV without landing
Yes please!
Robert Maynard
Volunteer Moderator
Of course, I would not say no to a Moray Starboat - with bodies of liquid water on planets to explore....
I've heard the same but with a number of six months. I didn't really count the mentions, but I assume the release of the PC is now way beyond the life expectancy of the sun.