Newsletter #27 is out

[Stoo]

the 'booster' orientation does look like the puma, also the fins are fairly consistent.

Spoiler

+11111 :d

 

[Dante80]

Puma was a 1000t ship though in FE2/FFE with 9 crew if I remember correctly. This looks much, much smaller.

I think the concept was for this...

 

[Dirtmuncher]

Beta release DATE next week!!! So exited!

 

[warbaby2]

Puma was a 1000t ship though in FE2/FFE with 9 crew if I remember correctly. This looks much, much smaller.

Yup, I just read... maybe it's a smaller relative then? It surely doesn't look that large,

 

[Dante80]

Beta release DATE next week!!! So exited!

Thats premium beta 2 release date, not regular beta.

 

[Teefur]

Puma hu? Remind me... was that a smaller ship?

Not particularly small, no. The Puma had a fully laden mass of 1000t, the Lion which the PotW ship also vaguely resembles had 300t. By comparison, the Cobra Mk3 had a fully laden mass of 100t.

Of course, by the time you fitted a drive capable of hurling those things between stars you lost quite a lot of capacity for cargo. I don't remember how much space the drives took up though.

 

[Tinman]

Beta release DATE next week!!! So exited!

Don't get too excited about them giving us the release date next week. What happens then if they tell you it will be released 3 months from now!!!

 

[the-monk]

Wouldn't surprise me if that new ship is an all new look Adder. After all we did need a cheaper hauler.

 

[Dante80]

Not particularly small, no. The Puma had a fully laden mass of 1000t, the Lion which the PotW ship also vaguely resembles had 300t. By comparison, the Cobra Mk3 had a fully laden mass of 100t.

Of course, by the time you fitted a drive capable of hurling those things between stars you lost quite a lot of capacity for cargo. I don't remember how much space the drives took up though.

It had a class 6, it needed about 250t for it if I remember correctly.

Wouldn't surprise me if that new ship is an all new look Adder. After all we did need a cheaper hauler.

Certainly doesn't look like an adder.
http://us2.campaign-archive1.com/?u=dcbf6b86b4b0c7d1c21b73b1e&id=94dad3b09c

 

[Alien]

Don't get too excited about them giving us the release date next week. What happens then if they tell you it will be released 3 months from now!!!

I'd say Premium Beta 2 will be released at some point in the next 21 days ...

We have confirmed we will have the latest version of Elite: Dangerous BETA available to play at the event

NOTE: This is purely a guess.

 

[Darth Krayt]

New systems, finally.

 

[stephen_usher]

I'd say Premium Beta 2 will be released at some point in the next 21 days ...

Each release so far (except for A3->A4) was on a 3-4 week timescale. So, yes, one to two weeks. With the delay for E3 I'm guessing the end of the month.

 

[Riedquat]

Actually after seeing those pictures a few post back, I would say it is very much like a modern Adder

 

[RCKJD]

My guess would be, it's a Constrictor

 

[Neo-ST]

Is Premium Beta 2 the "Second round of Beta" (that I'm entitled to) ?

 

[RCKJD]

Premium Beta 2 is the 2nd build of the Premium Beta.

Standard Beta (if that is what you mean) comes later.

 

[Neo-ST]

Arghh....thought so

 

[Kris]

Arghh....thought so

But if i had to guess, i think standard beta is not too far away. I´m pretty sure next build after Premium Beta 2 build would be Beta.

 

[Lobster]

If they announce the next beta update next week, and it's one week from then. That means the early alpha access for the next update should be..

*taps away at a calculator*

Today!

*magic beta updates appear in a puff of logic*

 

[Eleuth]

But if i had to guess, i think standard beta is not too far away. I´m pretty sure next build after Premium Beta 2 build would be Beta.

I hope to see the external views (E3 trailer) in the game and the walking people in the station.
Would be great. ( and yes I read the thread about third person/ external view)