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Just be aware that the pre-2.6 data on weapons had the Jokers create an intense power drain and overheat quickly, some ships won't be able to load 8 of them and those that can could be left with nothing but insults and nasty language to throw after about 3 seconds.

Could be. I don't recall. I know they heralded the Sabre as a superiority fighter, whereas the Hornet is a Multi-role fighter--kinda the same distinction between the F-15 (former) and F-18 (later). The F-8 is definitely a superiority fighter, and it would kick the Sabre's ass if it handles...

I don't understand this portion of the page at all. There are no gimbals listed. Did they start calling gimbals turrets or weapons (dopey designation)? IIRC, the caterpillar had 4 gimbals, 2 turrets and no fixed mounts (which is good for a ship that size). Now it says it has 4 "weapons" and...

I'm not sure they're generators. They're listed in the pylon row (the one above Utility so could just be a typo). Could be they are some type of missile, but it would explain the lack of other weapons if they are true reusable generators and a stealth Warlock sounds killer. I am still hoping...

Yeah, I remember them stroking the fact it had an S4 mount and played with the notion of its own interdiction weapon. Now the mount is gone and it has a turret? It's max one crew. Why give it a turret, unless they want to make it modular like the Hornet and you can then fit various loadouts...

Dunno what that is.

The new ships page is wonderful. Even if they change the rotation and acceleration stats, we now can look at real raw numbers and compare. Look at the Herald stats and you'll see why it is what it is. So early finds. . .look at the Reliant! The thing that killed the Reliant for me was the...

. . .changes from the new ships page: They now officially have 3 different types of weapons fitted to the 4 fixed S2 slots on the nose, so now you can choose at the least between MVSA laser, Ballistic and an unannounced and unseen S2 "distortion repeater" on the Sentinel. Means we should see...

. . .is lighter than the other Sabres, and less maneuverable. Larger (medium size) quantum fuel tank instead of small. It has only one main thruster instead of two. Half as many guns and spike missiles. Supposed to be the stealth version but I think it sacrificed too much. need to see it...

Given the size of the 'verse, I can't imagine needing more than one of these things. If most of TEST took turns on shifts each month we could keep it running non-stop for years. I would just remind again though, it is not a "colonizer". It builds bases. There is a big difference. The single...

Cool. . .

I think the Tally turrets will fit twin Pyros, and I still hope they can shoot down incoming missiles and torps. Would be good to find out. Could take just one turret to give that ship fabulous anti-missile capability.

The Hoplite has a wider bay door so the frame is different from the other variants and it cannot be swapped into them nor they into it. I hope this changes and they just go with the wider Hoplite frame for all 4 variants but no mention of this as a possibility yet. Will probably never happen...

IIUC, you cannot reconfigure to the Hoplite--it requires you buy that variant. I wish it were not so, but I think the official word on that bird is because it requires a larger bay door, it uses a different frame, which means it cannot be turned into a Warden, Sentinel nor Harbinger, and they...

I suggest borrow a Vanguard and see how you like it. It is the only fighter able to carry an S5 weapon, which means it can carry the longest range energy weapon--the dread BEHR M7A--which is the only normal gun with >6km range. If you like to shoot from distance, I would check out this...

If you would like to be able to haul cargo, the Tally looks like it may have enough hull that it can sneak about with shields down, running a smallish reactor and minimum thrusters. We should all make it a habit to boost to max speed and decouple. The Tally might drift through systems to...

I am interested to do that, and the Polaris is a LOT of ship for the price, but I have a thing where I want to actually fly what I pay for in the next couple years and they haven't even started the Polaris build.

Not sure if I'll be ready to jump in by November but if so, I am thinking of a Sentinel and a Hoplite. And probably a Ghost-Tracker SuperHornet. . .but if I can make a Ghost Tracker version of the Hurricane. . .why are ships so hard?

I would not be surprised if they made Spectrum deliberately incompatible with Discord somehow. The problem is what happens when you die. If when you die you can warn your friends what killed you, the game loses a lot of its immersion. I think this is one reason CIG is taking on the...

You hit what seems to me the real issue for attacking bases with cap ships--range. I would not be so afraid of the S12 Torps as the S7 spinal mounts on the Javelin. Without wasting ordinance, it should be able to rain destruction on bases so long as it can get in range. Spinal mount "cap ship...