[Q4] There will be a new exploration ship ?

Sterlino

Sterlino
I dare to ask

I wonder if there will be a new exploration ship for the final update of beyond.

Actually i feel like the Anaconda and the Asp explorer are the only two real exploration ship in the game.

Rumors said about the panther clipper incoming, but that shouldn't be an exploration ship asaik...

what do you think ?
 

Phazon Xenomorph

Phazon Xenomorph
Sterlino said:
I dare to ask

I wonder if there will be a new exploration ship for the final update of beyond.

Actually i feel like the Anaconda and the Asp explorer are the only two real exploration ship in the game.

Rumors said about the panther clipper incoming, but that shouldn't be an exploration ship asaik...

what do you think ?
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What we need is the Guardian story to advance more and start rolling out Guardian-Human hybrid ships, not just SLF. Guardian ships had way further jump range than anything human made which would make them perfect for exploration, ontop of that they should have great fixed weapon convergeance (similar to Krait) to allow for amazing top-tier anti-Thargoid combat. I'd be fine with it failing as a trader though (and NPCs not having them as seeing them flying in stations would be ridiculous outside of players or AEGIS).

I'm sick to death of the human ships and want to feel something more alien.
 

[VR] Deggial

[VR] Deggial
Another dedicated exploration ship would make more sense, if FDev introduced the (already hinted) new special slots.

Whether or not an "exploration slot" will come to existance is still unknown, of course - the current preview doesn't indicate anything like this at all. Unfortunately, I have to say.
However, this doesn't exclude future game mechanics that might need a "laboratory module" or something alike.
A new ship could be designed with this module in mind.

Until then, my trusted AspX still serves me well enough.
 

Stealthie

Stealthie
There's still the rumoured "Krait Phantom".

With a name like "Phantom" you'd assume that'd be something stealthy (no relation) but since the vanilla Krait already seems to be fitted with the same kind of "perception filter" the TARDIS has ("this isn't the cargo you're looking for") I wonder what other other features the Phantom might have to allow it to Phantom more effectively?

If it was to get, say, smaller thrusters, sensors and life-support (and, perhaps, a C6 FSD) with the primary intention of making it slippery instead of fast, it'd probably also make a half-decent exploration ship.

Given that the "ideal" exploration ship is really just an AspX with 8 slots instead of 7, the Krait is already 75% of the way there.
A light weight Krait with a bigger FSD would be pretty-much all that anybody could want.
 

Dutchman141

Dutchman141
Stealthie said:
There's still the rumoured "Krait Phantom".

With a name like "Phantom" you'd assume that'd be something stealthy (no relation) but since the vanilla Krait already seems to be fitted with the same kind of "perception filter" the TARDIS has ("this isn't the cargo you're looking for") I wonder what other other features the Phantom might have to allow it to Phantom more effectively?

If it was to get, say, smaller thrusters, sensors and life-support (and, perhaps, a C6 FSD) with the primary intention of making it slippery instead of fast, it'd probably also make a half-decent exploration ship.

Given that the "ideal" exploration ship is really just an AspX with 8 slots instead of 7, the Krait is already 75% of the way there.
A light weight Krait with a bigger FSD would be pretty-much all that anybody could want.
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Although the Krait is a beautiful ship, I'm hoping for an original design not a variant of another ship.
The AspX is imho the best explorer but the ship itself is rather boring.
I would settle for a Krait variant though, I love that cockpit.
 

willisit

willisit
There's been a fairly consistent addition of ships through the updates this year, so I suspect we'll get another - but exploration? Nope, I don't see it.

Although, the teaser might show and air vent or engine... so who knows. :p
 

Lily from anim.o.v.e

Lily from anim.o.v.e
Dutchman141 said:
Although the Krait is a beautiful ship, I'm hoping for an original design not a variant of another ship.
The AspX is imho the best explorer but the ship itself is rather boring.
I would settle for a Krait variant though, I love that cockpit.
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cockpit is one fo these things, an explorer ship should have some kind of bigger dome like cockpit, so it grants a wider range of observation for the crew.
 

FNLWA

FNLWA
I've recently made the switch from ASP X to the Krait for exploration. With a bit of engineering it can reach up to 60ly which is all you need really.
A new exploration ship for the exploration update would make a lot of sense though and be very welcome, perhaps manufactured by gutamaya?
 

GraXXoR

GraXXoR
If they did add another ship, it would be purposefully flawed (oops, I mean balanced) so that it doesn't beat the blessed Anaconda in any case.
 

Kenneth McGrew

Kenneth McGrew
Stealthie said:
There's still the rumoured "Krait Phantom".

With a name like "Phantom" you'd assume that'd be something stealthy (no relation) but since the vanilla Krait already seems to be fitted with the same kind of "perception filter" the TARDIS has ("this isn't the cargo you're looking for") I wonder what other other features the Phantom might have to allow it to Phantom more effectively?

If it was to get, say, smaller thrusters, sensors and life-support (and, perhaps, a C6 FSD) with the primary intention of making it slippery instead of fast, it'd probably also make a half-decent exploration ship.

Given that the "ideal" exploration ship is really just an AspX with 8 slots instead of 7, the Krait is already 75% of the way there.
A light weight Krait with a bigger FSD would be pretty-much all that anybody could want.
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but looks like a Dolphin and yes you've hit the nail on the head :)
 

pzykozomatik

pzykozomatik
Sterlino said:
Actually i feel like the Anaconda and the Asp explorer are the only two real exploration ship in the game.
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Almost any ship can be an exploration ship. Or are you talking about a long range travel ship?

Still, I prefer using either the Krait, which can jump 55ly with a fighter bay fixed, and the iClipper with a 50ish range and stunning looks from the inside and outside (and SC maneuverability other large and many medium ships can dream of).
 

Jake Savage

Jake Savage
Several months ago FD did say they were going to make some big changes to the asp.
so maybe Q4 will see those changes implemented.
 
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