What I love about the new ships

[Montoya]

The ship design team has learned a lot over the years.

I love the new direction in that they plan the ship around the interior, not the opposite way like they did in the early days.

The new Vulcan is a prime example of how interior design influenced the final form:

Its simple, no fancy fins or wings, no weird unused spaces, everything has its place.

 

[DragonHeart]

I agree.
Ships should be created based on their purpose for a particular job, then refined to look pretty.
Making something pretty, then trying to fit a job was a stretch.

 

[Wolfy]

Agreed, particularly seeing this in the Drake Cutlass's new design philosophy, they have realized how it is important to make the interior usable.

 

[SullyQuindarius]

Agreed, particularly seeing this in the Drake Cutlass's new design philosophy, they have realized how it is important to make the interior usable.

They still haven't learned how important space toilets are.

Or maybe they have. Those side doors are pretty handy...

 

[Wolfy]

They still haven't learned how important space toilets are.

Or maybe they have. Those side doors are pretty handy...

It's a Drake, it's not like you can afford food that doesn't clog you up for a few weeks. Just eat the chunky peanut butter on a MRE cracker on the first day and you will be fine.

 

[Vavrik]

Or maybe they have. Those side doors are pretty handy...

... SNORT.... Don't say stuff like that when I'm drinking a coffee!

 

[Printimus]

Utilitarian at its core. Me likey.

 

[supitza]

Inb4 CIG reworks ALL THE OTHER ships because of what Montoya said.

 

[Stevetank]

Inb4 CIG reworks ALL THE OTHER ships because of what Montoya said.

If they do, I'll have to buy them all.... again... :/

 

[Blind Owl]

Concur oh Glorious and Hairy Leader. The new pipeline sure is amazing. Me likey.

Those side doors are pretty handy...

Hahaha, I love shitting out the door of my car Cutty.

 

[Takeiteasy]

The problem is now imagine trying to land this thing on a very windy planet. It's going to suck.

These designs are certainly better in terms of usability by humans but atmosphere flight will suffer if you're flying a bus.

 

[SullyQuindarius]

Concur oh Glorious and Hairy Leader. The new pipeline sure is amazing. Me likey.

Hahaha, I love shitting out the door of my car Cutty.

"My other car is a Cutlass"

 

[Vavrik]

The problem is now imagine trying to land this thing on a very windy planet. It's going to suck.

Something I was thinking about was whether or not some ships that currently do, should even have planetary landing capability. If you had large cargo ships that couldn't land, then you'd need ships to shuttle cargo back and forth... and encourage cooperative game play, and vulnerable ships while anything that can maneuver is planetside. That could get exciting.

 

[CosmicTrader]

Its simple, no fancy fins or wings, no weird unused spaces, everything has its place.

As it should be....
Hey, reminds me of the Freelancer. And it has always been BEAUTIFUL........

 

[Blind Owl]

"My other car is a Cutlass"

You know it. Haha

 

[DirectorGunner]

So... we're gonna need a lot of Vulcans right? :D

 

[Blind Owl]

So... we're gonna need a lot of Vulcans right? :smile:

ALL the Vulcans.

 

[GeneticPredator]

Concur oh Glorious and Hairy Leader.

This is why we love you Owl! :smile:

 

[Blind Owl]

This is why we love you Owl! :smile:

I love you too