The Huge Class: Please Fdev. Make it real!

HunterwithGreenScales

HunterwithGreenScales
Many CMDRs have shown interest in this, myself included. It would be awesome if we got the inclusion of the next size-class up from large ships: The Huge Class!
Famous ships from previous Elite's past such as Faulcon DeLacy's Boa (for combat or mixed roles), Gutamaya's the Imperial Explorer (for the exploration), the public release of the Federation's Narwhal Liner (for passengers, obviously), and of course, the much waited for Zorgon Peterson's Panther Clipper (for Trading)! I know there would be issues with possibly getting them inside stations, however, here are few ideas:
1). They can be shaped to ( just ) fit on large landing pads.
2). Or if not that they can only land on HUGE-Class pads that can only be found on planet's surfaces, and dock at external docking buoys in certain systems (as well as possibly to Fleet Carriers too as I've noticed special "Contact Point" hatches on the FC's sides). There are already those external dock arms outside stations for Capital Ships. The Huge Class's wouldn't have to be as big and could dock multiple CMDR's ship to them. With NPC shuttles going back and forth delivering the Ship's cargo/passengers/etc.

Previously i made a reddit post with ideas for this very thing:
https://www.reddit.com/r/EliteDangerous/comments/9kknmr
Source: https://www.reddit.com/r/EliteDangerous/comments/9kknmr/the_huge_ship_class_redux/

EDIT: Newly revisited for Odyssey:
https://www.reddit.com/r/EliteDangerous/comments/nw2uee
Source: https://www.reddit.com/r/EliteDangerous/comments/nw2uee/the_huge_class_revisited_odyssey_edition/



How about Fdev? Think this would be a good idea? All the CMDR's I've floated this idea too have shown real interest in it.
 
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Jerbango

Jerbango
I agree that that could be cool. Maybe you could also have a large fighter bay, that could store small class ships, not just SLFs, it would be cool to have a huge ship, launching my Vulture from it. I can see these costing like 500,000,000 cr, to fill the gap from the biggest ships to an FC.
 

Vahnkiljoy

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Sorry but no, you already have your 'huge' class, carriers. Not sure how you can make something you are calling 'huge' fit onto a large pad, have you seen how much space the large ships we have already take? My Beluga leaves no space for anything else yet you want to make something BIGGER, just why?
 

SCiARA

SCiARA
why not?
if it has no effect on others who don't want it they can simply ignore it
FCs are a massive jump, would even argue they are not actually in the same class at all, its not a ship its a base, therefore a huge class that fits in between current ships and those fleet carriers would be a welcome addition
 

HunterwithGreenScales

HunterwithGreenScales
The Idea for these "Huge" Class ships is to give the CMDR a somewhat different experience with their ship then what is currently doable. Huge class could work well potentially, with Odyssey, and the ability to carry other CMDRs and disembark from ships on foot; such as the Imperial Explorer's already (past) lore verified use as a "colonization" ship.
The Huge Class would need different methods of docking, as most or all would not be able to enter inside orbital stations. Special "Huge" landing pads on planet surfaces, unique docking bouys in specific systems outside orbital stations, and the ability to dock at the Fleet Carrier's "Contact Points" along the carriers sides could be implemented to meet the classes needs.
Huge Class could have more uses than the typical ship as their larger size means more room for further expansion. Perhaps a Huge Class Boa (as an example) could have a special "small ship hanger" module that would allow a single small class ship to dock aboard and redeploy at leisure similar to a fighter class hanger can.
 

gorankar

gorankar
I am not against it, but I do not see it happening. I think the best we are going to get will maybe be the Panther. If we get it, most likely it will prolly only just be marginally bigger, and haul marginally more cargo, with maybe an extra hard point over a Type 9/10/Cutter, and be the slowest ship in the game.
 

Santa de Lapland

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Vahnkiljoy said:
Sorry but no, you already have your 'huge' class, carriers. Not sure how you can make something you are calling 'huge' fit onto a large pad, have you seen how much space the large ships we have already take? My Beluga leaves no space for anything else yet you want to make something BIGGER, just why?
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FD could just make large landing pad´s larger to house huge-class ships (or make them huge rather upwards than sideways), and also make station mailbox slot a lot bigger with larger Odyssey overhaul that is coming anyways.

Thank you OP for bringing this up, 3 ships I have wanted/missed most now for over 5 years in ED from 90´s Elite 2 and FFE....
 

CMDR ROGER

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I really hope the Panther isn't dumbed down and made into what's essentially just a Zorgon T9/10 just to avoid implementing a solution for ships too large for the mail slot.
 

Trollymctrollerson

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I would be fine with a collection of 4 or 5 more large ships offered as side grades to the existing large class. Im not sure i like the idea of players cruising around with 1500 tons of cargo or class 9 shields though. That sounds a bit over the top.
 

SCiARA

SCiARA
CMDR ROGER said:
I really hope the Panther isn't dumbed down and made into what's essentially just a Zorgon T9/10 just to avoid implementing a solution for ships too large for the mail slot.
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you can get a ship that just squeezes through the slot and juuuust fits on all dimensions of a large pad, it could carry maybe 3 times that of a t9
it would be a pig to fly, it would be slow, will need to have great defence but be pointless at offence
 

Trollymctrollerson

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Well for one, i think it would be kind of sad to make the large class obsolete for cargo. Relegating the t9 and cutter to t7 status... idk seems wrong. Every billionaire would go buy the new cargo meta and make it even harder for newer and middle tier players to make a dent at the CGs. I guess if a sufficient variety were introduced and done so in a way that kept the large class relevant it wouldn't be too bad.
 

SCiARA

SCiARA
Trollymctrollerson said:
I guess if a sufficient variety were introduced and done so in a way that kept the large class relevant it wouldn't be too bad.
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yea this, bear in mind that with M pads there is still use for the small ships with medium ships about, would just be a natural progression from large to huge
T7 is an abomination that should never have seen the light of day
 

lemon407

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Jerbango said:
a large fighter bay, that could store small class ships,
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Huge would probably actually be able to launch a medium ship from it. Lore wise the anaconda has the ability to launch a side winder from it, so if in game ships already can, huge would be able to with out issues.
Vahnkiljoy said:
Sorry but no, you already have your 'huge' class, carriers.
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The class already existed in the game at one point iirc FDEV never put it into the works. The files for the imperial exporere did exist at one point if i recall and was meant to be a ship bigger then the cutter, which the explorer was canon in elite lore before elite dangerous. So they lore wise do exist, we just dont have them.
 

Azmuth Divarchchron

Azmuth Divarchchron
Frontier has dropped hints at class 4 (huge) pilotable vessels

I believe they said something at one point about adding new landing pads outside existing large stations or adding a new station type.

But nothing solid yet.

There are two ships that haven't been introduced that theoretically should be these class 4 ships which is the panther and the boa
 
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