[Video] Star Citizen Ships - Valentine's day sale

[Montoya]

Two concept sales this week, lets take a look:

Corrections: The SRV does not refuel, only tows. The Heartseeker S4 is fixed not gimbaled.

 

[Black Sunder]

Good video and I got a heart ship, but the SRV doesn't refuel people, it can only tow them. The Aegis Vulkcan can do the refueling part.

 

[NaffNaffBobFace]

Thank you, Glorious Leader!

 

[sovapid]

Size 4 on the Heartseeker is fixed, not gimbaled. Well, unless that it is different than all the other hornets which I think is pretty unlikely.

 

[Shadow Reaper]

I likewise thought it sounded fishy that the Heartseeker would have an S5 mount. To date nothing smaller than a Vanguard has an S5 mount. So I checked the page.

Wow. . .what is this? "5 Specialty Hornet S5 VariPuck Mount?

Looks like this is a different frame with an S5 mount. Looks like you could trick out this puppy as a Ghost if you like too. Ghost with Friggin' S5 badassness! Really?

Maybe I'll get a Hornet. . .

No word as to when the HS goes in game?

 

[Black Sunder]

I likewise thought it sounded fishy that the Heartseeker would have an S5 mount. To date nothing smaller than a Vanguard has an S5 mount. So I checked the page.

Wow. . .what is this? "5 Specialty Hornet S5 VariPuck Mount?

Looks like this is a different frame with an S5 mount. Looks like you could trick out this puppy as a Ghost if you like too. Ghost with Friggin' S5 badassness! Really?

Maybe I'll get a Hornet. . .

No word as to when the HS goes in game?

3.5 is when the HS goes in.

 

[Shadow Reaper]

No joke, the uses multiply in my head for an S5 weapon on a smallish bird that can take a hit. This is a friggin' beast!

There's still no S5 ballistic cannon but one supposes that will change. The S7A still has >7km range, so unless you can lock missiles (and you can't on a Ghost) if you're big enough to hit at 7km, you're toast. This is a Void Bomber killer--twice as hard to hit as a Vanguard. And my beloved Absolution Distortion Scattergun is still the end all and be all for killing things and taking their treasure.

I want one. I want one. I want one. And I never say this! I want one!

 

[DirectorGunner]

Can anyone confirm if the 85x has red accents? Is it a variant like the Hornet heartseeker? Because the other two don't seem like actual variations?

 

[Black Sunder]

Can anyone confirm if the 85x has red accents? Is it a variant like the Hornet heartseeker? Because the other two don't seem like actual variations?

No confirmation that I've seen. I do know the Cyclone they're selling is getting a different color.

 

[maynard]

I likewise thought it sounded fishy that the Heartseeker would have an S5 mount. To date nothing smaller than a Vanguard has an S5 mount. So I checked the page.

Wow. . .what is this? "5 Specialty Hornet S5 VariPuck Mount?

wouldn't an S5 hardpoint allow you to mount a gimballed S4 laser?

the Hornet's not the nimblest of ships, I'm thinking a gimballed laser could be a very good thing.

edit: and I was just mocking the notion of theorycrafting in Alpha in another thread

what a fuckin' hypocrite

 

[CosmicTrader]

That Argo SRV is an awesome ship.

 

[Montoya]

Size 4 on the Heartseeker is fixed, not gimbaled. Well, unless that it is different than all the other hornets which I think is pretty unlikely.

You are correct, its an S4 fixed.

 

[NaffNaffBobFace]

You are correct, its an S4 fixed.

Glorious Leader, any idea what this Speciality s5 VeriPuck Mount on Utility Items is for?

Bottom right of the below screenshot from the Heartseeker ship comparison stats page (standard super on the left, F7a in the middle, Heartseeker on the right):

 

[Printimus]

Tug tug!

 

[marcsand2]

Size 4 on the Heartseeker is fixed, not gimbaled. Well, unless that it is different than all the other hornets which I think is pretty unlikely.

No joke, the uses multiply in my head for an S5 weapon

wouldn't an S5 hardpoint allow you to mount a gimballed S4 laser?

The Hornets have a ball mount. You can't mount weapons directly on this ball mount, in contrast to the nose canard turret. Therefore you lose 1 size to get an "adapter" for weapons.

The Hornet variants differentiate themselves based on how they use the modular ball turret section. The F7A and F7C-M (military Hornet and Super Hornet) use the center of the ship for its signature ball turret. The F7C (Civilian Hornet) uses the ball turret mount for a cargo bay, though this bay can be swapped for the turret after-market. The F7C-S (Hornet Ghost) covers up the section with reflective "Void Armor" that decreases its signature. The F7C-R (Hornet Tracker) uses this section for its enhanced sensor suite.

The Heartseaker had the S5 VariPuck speciality mount, which can mount a fixed S4 weapon. The Super Hornet has a dual S2 turret, S5 to weapons = S4, S4 to gimballed = S3, S3 to dual = dual gimballed S2 weapon.

 

[maynard]

The Hornets have a ball mount. You can't mount weapons directly on this ball mount, in contrast to the nose canard turret. Therefore you lose 1 size to get an "adapter" for weapons.
The Heartseaker had the S5 VariPuck speciality mount, which can mount a fixed S4 weapon. The Super Hornet has a dual S2 turret, S5 to weapons = S4, S4 to gimballed = S3, S3 to dual = dual gimballed S2 weapon.

@marcsand2 is the acknowledged expert for everything combat related

 

[Radegast74]

@marcsand2 is the acknowledged expert for everything combat related

Yes, that is exactly what the guns are. It gets a little confusing.

Also, FYI, I heard on reddit that the sale ends tonite, at 11:59pm PST...I'm checking to see if that is true.

 

[Slo]

If I could ccu my non-lti SH to a lti HS then I would so do it. My SH is the only non-lti ship I have left.

 

[Davis1891]

Yes, that is exactly what the guns are. It gets a little confusing.

Also, FYI, I heard on reddit that the sale ends tonite, at 11:59pm PST...I'm checking to see if that is true.

I’ve been told that on Spectrum today as well, so I bought (but didn’t apply) my 15$ upgrade

 

[SoloFlyer]

So now I have a HS, but I also have a F7C hornet as part of a game package and an upgrade to SH that I haven't applied to it. I don't think I'm going to need both of them and I don't want to lose the game package, so I'm gonna have to figure out something to do lol. I'll be able to upgrade and sell the SH in game once they add that feature right? that's the only thing I can think of atm