Why I like exploring in Gutamaya ships

marx

marx
...except the Imperial Eagle.

Sure, the Clipper and the Cutter struggle to reach 40 ly on a full tank, and even the Courier can't reach 50 ly. However, here are some pictures to show why I like exploring in these ships:

- it's a bit hard to notice, but this one shows an Earth-like world (and a gas giant)







The superb forward speed is also very nice to have.

No Cutter screenshots yet, but I do like exploring in that too. Will post some of those later (much later) when I get back in one again.
 

PanTast

PanTast
Funny. I've been to SagA* in a Clipper and a FDL. And I did a 35000Ly trip in a Cutter.

The Cutter feels like a whale in the open ocean on exploration. But the Clipper and the FDL felt nearly perfect. Great view, good agility in supercruise. Just not enough jumprange. The Clipper was at 34 Ly when I did the trip and the FDL was at 27 Ly. The Cutter had 37 Ly btw.

Well, you can't have it all. But I like to encourage everyone to try a ship that feels comfortable - even if it is not a dedicated explorer. Oh, and yes, I did long trips in Anacondas and ASPs too. All in all more than 1 million lightyears so far.

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[VR] optimal_909

[VR] optimal_909
PanTast said:
Funny. I've been to SagA* in a Clipper and a FDL. And I did a 35000Ly trip in a Cutter.

The Cutter feels like a whale in the open ocean on exploration. But the Clipper and the FDL felt nearly perfect. Great view, good agility in supercruise. Just not enough jumprange. The Clipper was at 34 Ly when I did the trip and the FDL was at 27 Ly. The Cutter had 37 Ly btw.

Well, you can't have it all. But I like to encourage everyone to try a ship that feels comfortable - even if it is not a dedicated explorer. Oh, and yes, I did long trips in Anacondas and ASPs too. All in all more than 1 million lightyears so far.

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I've been at Beagle Point in an FDL. :)
 

CMDR Ahab

CMDR Ahab
Only bad thing about exploring in the Clipper is it's awful lateral thrusters. Makes landing...interesting on even relatively low G worlds.
That's why I really loved exploring in a FAS. :)

Haven't tried the Courier yet, but imagine it would fare a lot better - as long as you don't do what I did once when base scanning and accidentally hit boost (class 2 bi-weaves aren't that good!)

Cutter - nah, my days of exploring in big ships are well behind me.
 

marx

marx
@ PanTast: Yes, the Cutter's slow to turn in supercruise, but still slightly better than an Anaconda. I for one like the "big-S ship" feeling of both of those.
And yeah, both the Clipper and Cutter can just about hit 40 ly, but rather stripped down. Personally, I don't mind that range, since that was the top end before Engineers.

@ DelayedReality: Depends on how you're landing, I guess - and what thrusters you take. But then, I don't really see a point in minimizing thrusters on a Clipper. In any case, landing with it can be challenging simply due to its size too.
Meanwhile, the Courier does much better at planetary flight and landing, and not just because of its thrusters, but also because it's so small. You can put it down almost anywhere. Finally, don't forget that the Courier has quite beefy shields: even at the lightest stock 2D, you still get 250 MJ. It's a surprisingly forgiving ship when it comes to lithobraking.


Also, good to hear that there are folks exploring in those classy FdL-s! Would you perhaps post some screenies of your own?
 

CMDR Ahab

CMDR Ahab
marx said:
@ PanTast: Yes, the Cutter's slow to turn in supercruise, but still slightly better than an Anaconda. I for one like the "big-S ship" feeling of both of those.
And yeah, both the Clipper and Cutter can just about hit 40 ly, but rather stripped down. Personally, I don't mind that range, since that was the top end before Engineers.

@ DelayedReality: Depends on how you're landing, I guess - and what thrusters you take. But then, I don't really see a point in minimizing thrusters on a Clipper. In any case, landing with it can be challenging simply due to its size too.
Meanwhile, the Courier does much better at planetary flight and landing, and not just because of its thrusters, but also because it's so small. You can put it down almost anywhere. Finally, don't forget that the Courier has quite beefy shields: even at the lightest stock 2D, you still get 250 MJ. It's a surprisingly forgiving ship when it comes to lithobraking.
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To be fair, I always fit A rated thrusters on all my exploration ships, though not necessarily the highest ones you can fit, it does indeed make a huge difference when landing. Dolphins for example run just fine on 4As. Unfortunately in my personal experience, even with A rated thrusters with engineering, the Clipper is just plain bad at landing on high G worlds.

Also, good to hear that there are folks exploring in those classy FdL-s! Would you perhaps post some screenies of your own?
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Does this count? :D

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Rozete

R
love my courier. much views, such wow through its canopy. almost makes me forget while im peacefully roaming/exploring the bubble - theres mission to do ..or few
[video=youtube;Xnjh8xU_W04]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xnjh8xU_W04[/video]
 

Codger

Codger
Great pics!

I haven't done any real exploration in my Cutter. I may have to do that, just because, like you, I love the darn thing :)

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disorganise

disorganise
I'm loving the clipper. So agile in cruise and the speed in regular space is awesome....and dangerous :/. A bit of extra jump distance wouldn't go astray but it already (just about) beats my pre-engineering asp that took the DWE, so it's not too bad.
Was going for the cutter (grabbed the chrome paint job some time back in preparation), but the ranking grind has beaten me for now.
 

[VR] optimal_909

[VR] optimal_909
marx said:
@ PanTast: Yes, the Cutter's slow to turn in supercruise, but still slightly better than an Anaconda. I for one like the "big-S ship" feeling of both of those.
And yeah, both the Clipper and Cutter can just about hit 40 ly, but rather stripped down. Personally, I don't mind that range, since that was the top end before Engineers.

@ DelayedReality: Depends on how you're landing, I guess - and what thrusters you take. But then, I don't really see a point in minimizing thrusters on a Clipper. In any case, landing with it can be challenging simply due to its size too.
Meanwhile, the Courier does much better at planetary flight and landing, and not just because of its thrusters, but also because it's so small. You can put it down almost anywhere. Finally, don't forget that the Courier has quite beefy shields: even at the lightest stock 2D, you still get 250 MJ. It's a surprisingly forgiving ship when it comes to lithobraking.


Also, good to hear that there are folks exploring in those classy FdL-s! Would you perhaps post some screenies of your own?
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Well, I've made a separate thread about it after I arrived back to the bubble, it containst a lot of images. The Crimson Panther was afterwards destroyed by a ganker (well before I started climbing the combat ranking), so the ship is now renamed Tamed Panther and I'm looking forward to optimizie it for a second trip. To be honest, FDL is the only ship'd go exploring a second time around.
Apart of the FSD, I'd always fit the best A-rated DD5 drives (you won't drive an Aston MArtin with a 4-cylinder engine), but I will optimize everything else to squeeze a bit more jumprange out of it.

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askavir

askavir
Pirin said:
Great pics [up]

Clipper is my favorite ship, pure pleasure to fly. Its a shame it doesnt have Asp's jump range
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If it has the Asp's jump range, I would never use another ship again.

I love the huge window much more than the Asp's glass bubble.
 

marx

marx
@ Jezzah and DelayedReality: Yeah, a Gutamaya (and also a Core Dynamics) ship with better jump range would be great. There are two Imperial ships waiting in the wings, although like the Panther Clipper, they might stay there for a long time: one's the Hunter (some concept art of it floating around), the other's the Imperial Liner (referenced by some wingmen's text already). Well, I wouldn't expect the former to be that good, but looking at the other passenger ships and their recently-buffed jump ranges, the Imperial Liner might be just the thing.

And yes, there was the Imperial Explorer in FFE, but in contrast to its name, it was more like a battleship. Rather poor jump ranges, but enormous firepower and defences. To be honest, I'd be surprised if the ship were ever re-implemented as such.


As for other ships: yeah, the Orca after the buff is great. I took one out for a test ride, and it performed quite well. The only reason I'm not flying one is that I don't really like how it looks. This is subjective, of course. I do find the Dolphin's looks better (and surprisingly adorable), but I don't like that one's cockpit. Then there's the Beluga, with which I mind that I can't fit a fuel scoop, a shield generator and a fighter bay. I'd rather not pick two of three there. It would be great if one of those class 5 slots turned from restricted into universal.

Oh, and now that I think about it, the FdL is marketed as a luxury ship, so it would make sense in-universe that some would go exploring in such.
 

Bomba Luigi

Bomba Luigi
Ah yes, I'm currently out exploring in a Courier and he has become my favorite Exploration ship. Liking to hang around on Planets so he is just perfect, can land everywhere and has great speed and handling. Jumprange I don't care much, I have always been a "if its 30 its plenty enough" guy and I have 30Ly.
 
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