Squadron 42 - Star Citizen : Wing Commander Style Space Sim
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variants probably up for sale in the next couple of months too!The Freelancer is one I'd love to like, but the restricted view in the cockpit is a bit offputting.
That and the interior is different shades of metallic grey... I wonder if we'll be able to have custom paint jobs for ship interiors as well as exteriors?
My word the Idris looks epic. I don't know enough people here in NZ that are interested in this game, so hopefully the latency won't be so bad for me to have a go on the OCUK fleet (as you will no doubt get one!)
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You seen the recent changes to the Lancer? They have changed the cockpit so it has much better visibility and its in process of being redone with PBR (along with everything other ship) which will make the metallic parts look a lot better.
They've also added a hatch to the roof of the first cargo area, by the crew areas.
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Cheers, I've not noticed that one yet.
Its the only thing putting me off is the restricted view, on paper it looks like a great ship to have, I may wait a few weeks and go for the Constellation.... Or just buy and swap later.... Argh this is so annoying haha.
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If you are going for a Connie later anyway you may as well buy now and trade it in later, gives you something to ogle at in the hangar lol
Yes you are right mate.
I love my constellation, I doubt I'll change that unless a better all round ship comes in at a similar price. Although I'm really gutted I missed out on the Banu merchantman as I would have gone for that over the constellation (I will probably chop in the constellation if it comes up again). Regarding the 890 Jump, I'm not sure it will be anywhere near the constellation in terms of multi-purpose haulage and is likely to be more expensive (it is a luxury yacht after all). I'll be using the constellation as a Pagan/friends ship rather than solo with NPC's.
My cutlass, well I can't say I'm in love with it, It will be a decent ship for me to solo in but I don't really feel anything for it, maybe as the model and cockpit aren't completely finished so it feels a bit cold. However, it has a lot of upgrade potential and whilst it's likely to be a glass cannon (and a large profile) shouldn't be too bad at dogfighting either. It really has potential as a ship as it has a lot of flexibility Salvage/Bounty (if you can get stasis pods)/Small haulage etc.
The Anvil Carrack intrigues me a lot but it's a specialist exploration ship, it may also be quite expensive and larger than I'm expecting (in terms of crew size)! I think part of my problem and penchant for multi-purpose ships is I haven't really decided what I want to pursue as a role and I like the flexibility that the cutlass gives me! I think I lean towards Exploration/haulage/salvage but then at the same time see ships like the Drake Herald and think information trading could be very cool.
P.s. I want a banu merchantman!
My cutlass, well I can't say I'm in love with it, It will be a decent ship for me to solo in but I don't really feel anything for it, maybe as the model and cockpit aren't completely finished so it feels a bit cold. However, it has a lot of upgrade potential and whilst it's likely to be a glass cannon (and a large profile) shouldn't be too bad at dogfighting either. It really has potential as a ship as it has a lot of flexibility Salvage/Bounty (if you can get stasis pods)/Small haulage etc.
The Anvil Carrack intrigues me a lot but it's a specialist exploration ship, it may also be quite expensive and larger than I'm expecting (in terms of crew size)! I think part of my problem and penchant for multi-purpose ships is I haven't really decided what I want to pursue as a role and I like the flexibility that the cutlass gives me! I think I lean towards Exploration/haulage/salvage but then at the same time see ships like the Drake Herald and think information trading could be very cool.
P.s. I want a banu merchantman!
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Merchantman will probably be back up for sale at some point, the big draw last time was the LTI although finally I think people are waking up to it not being that big a deal.
I'm hoping for Xi'an Scout concept art soon, not had anything at all yet
Although I'd much rather they focused on older ships like gladiator/retaliator/M50 etc than the new ones.
I'm hoping for Xi'an Scout concept art soon, not had anything at all yet
Although I'd much rather they focused on older ships like gladiator/retaliator/M50 etc than the new ones.
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I'm trying to resist looking at screenshots, I'm trying not to buy anything more
Don't look at Jump Point, one of my mates has spends more every time it's released and there's something new in it. I keep pointing out that he can get all of them in-game, but now he's genuinely looking for an Idris on the grey market, this will not end well lol
He's dog food if his wife sees how much he's spent as it is!
He's dog food if his wife sees how much he's spent as it is!
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haha, yeah.
I want to work for it, in game......
just the games so long off
Bring on DFM
I want to work for it, in game......
just the games so long off
Bring on DFM
Just hope the DFM is released similar to the hanger, where it's a client that's patched but it's accessible most of the time. Would be a killer if we got the DFM for two weeks then had it pulled whilst it was worked on for the next few months!
Rather have it updated and getting tested continuously
Rather have it updated and getting tested continuously
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