The gibbening, has happened, the Carrack is here, and we are, now, living the dream.
I cannot say enough about how much the Carrack has met, if not exceeded, my expectations.
While I was not a fan of the first looks we had at the redesign after the aesthetically near perfection of the concept shown about a year ago, I can now say the the shape we have has grown on me, a nice combination of grace and power, sturdy if not svelte.
But the proof, as they say, is in the pudding - and the pudding is pretty damn amazing. Living and working in the Carrack is demonstrating that, IMO, the wait was worth it. The ship just works as designed even though much of the ultimate capabilities are not yet implemented (exploration, jumps, drones, deployable cargo pods).
She is chonk, her armor and shields are tonk, the weapons arcs are extremely well implemented, the cargo capacity is great, the garage and shuttle bay are impressively multi-purpose, and while she may not be fast, she is outrageously efficient for her size.
I have tried several times to try and capture in words my satisfaction with this ship but keep finding there are no words to adequately convey the feelings it stirs - she is Serenity, she is Enterprise, she is Liberator, she is Rocinante, she is the Millenium Falcon - she is all the best Science Fiction has given us but ultimately, she is freedom, she is power, she is grace, and she is home - best of all, she is finally here.
To the crew at CIG, thank you is not enough but it is all we have - you have made dreams a reality.
'Gimp
I cannot say enough about how much the Carrack has met, if not exceeded, my expectations.
While I was not a fan of the first looks we had at the redesign after the aesthetically near perfection of the concept shown about a year ago, I can now say the the shape we have has grown on me, a nice combination of grace and power, sturdy if not svelte.
But the proof, as they say, is in the pudding - and the pudding is pretty damn amazing. Living and working in the Carrack is demonstrating that, IMO, the wait was worth it. The ship just works as designed even though much of the ultimate capabilities are not yet implemented (exploration, jumps, drones, deployable cargo pods).
She is chonk, her armor and shields are tonk, the weapons arcs are extremely well implemented, the cargo capacity is great, the garage and shuttle bay are impressively multi-purpose, and while she may not be fast, she is outrageously efficient for her size.
I have tried several times to try and capture in words my satisfaction with this ship but keep finding there are no words to adequately convey the feelings it stirs - she is Serenity, she is Enterprise, she is Liberator, she is Rocinante, she is the Millenium Falcon - she is all the best Science Fiction has given us but ultimately, she is freedom, she is power, she is grace, and she is home - best of all, she is finally here.
To the crew at CIG, thank you is not enough but it is all we have - you have made dreams a reality.
'Gimp
