Swap class 4 and class 5 restricted slot on Beluga

[tresch]

I've seen another suggestion about removing a restricted slow on the Beluga, but that's considered too much of a buff, I think it would be good to switch a class 4 and class 5 restricted slot.

The problem right now is that it's very difficult to find a configuration where it's viable to put a fighter bay in the thing. You need a shield generator, and because of the hull mass, you can ONLY use a class 5 or class 6 generator, and that means you can only put the shield gen in one of the class 6 slots. That leaves you with one available slot for a fighter bay, so you have to sacrifice a fuel scoop. The tank is so huge, you're not going to want to bother with a class 4 scoop, and you can't put in a class 4 fighter bay (no such thing) and you can't put in a class 4 shield.

So that means you can't have a fighter bay AND do long trips.

If you made a class 5 slot non-restricted, and made a class-4 slot restricted, you could then squeeze in either a class 5 shield gen or a class 5 fighter bay, without significantly altering the balance of the ship.

 

[Captain Willard]

As a dedicated passenger ship it has no need for a fighter bay. Another tirade about making the Beluga into something it's not? There has been numerous rants already.
You might as well run without shields as put a class 5 in it. Sell it and get a ship that does what you want.

 

[carmey]

no need for a fighter bay

are you dumb??? it HAS a fighter bay, so obviously frontier intended players to use it
& it's not to much to ask that the ship should be able to take one as well as a shield gen
and what's this cräp about turning the beluga into something it's not?

 

[tresch]

Okay, so your vote for making the Beluga better is to remove the fighter capability? That's.. not very productive.

It has a fighter bay, it should be able to use it.

I mean, the general hope would be that the game would have a sense of danger, and thus, you'd need to take measures to protect yourself.