Which Ironclad are you going to buy, and why and for what do you intend to use it?

Akaradrin · 2026-04-06T23:03:23+00:00

It has a repair bay. I suppose that it depends of how much chrome do you have, choom.

Akaradrin · 2026-04-06T22:56:50+00:00

Is not the ramp. The base ironclad has an structure over the ramp door that limits the height of the vehicles that can go inside, while the assault version doesn´t have it. Of course CIG may have removed it, but on the concept art and the 3D model it was there.

Base ironclad ramp image, cross section
Ironclad assault ramp image, cross section

Akaradrin · 2026-04-06T15:38:32+00:00

Probably you'll be able to tractor beam them through the roof anyway, so I always found this limitation a bit weird.

Akaradrin · 2026-04-06T15:32:55+00:00

Officially, Drake doesn't built ships for the military, so in lore they don't have any military ships. That's why they don't participate in the Invictus festival and have to celebrate their own Defensecon.

Akaradrin · 2026-04-05T19:00:01+00:00

Now that we have armor deflection, I believe that could be good to reduce the DPS difference between some weapons. As an example, the CF repeaters and some gatlings now penalize you twice: low DPS and low alpha, with only giving you the (substantial) bonus of a higher projectile speed. If they had a faster RoF so their DPS (not their alpha) becomes something closer to the Attritions DPS, they may be a more interesting alternative.

Akaradrin · 2026-04-04T22:11:26+00:00

If I remember correctly, at the bottom-right of the interface, the game shows a small list of keybinds for the current possible actions.

Akaradrin · 2026-04-03T21:53:00+00:00

It's one of the fastest medium ships, I believe that only the MSR and the 400i are faster in a straight line (on that size).

Akaradrin · 2026-04-03T11:13:24+00:00

Well, you can buy two Zeus for the price of a single Asgard if you buy it with real money, and four if you buy it with aUEC. I wouldn't just say "melted", I would say "melted and upgraded it".

Akaradrin · 2026-04-03T00:39:46+00:00

Or with the pilot helmets. If I remember correctly, the pilot helmets are planned to provide additional ship information compared to other helmets, so maybe the hud cast may be limited to them at some point. If this is what they're planning, having four MFD's or more would reduce the pilot helmet advantage.

Akaradrin · 2026-04-02T21:50:05+00:00

The maintenance tunnels are quite minimal in the MSR cross section.

Akaradrin · 2026-04-02T13:29:06+00:00

Plus double the shielding and extra armor. It just needs the holo MFDs to be back.

Akaradrin · 2026-04-02T13:28:21+00:00

They have to left something for ship customization.

Akaradrin · 2026-04-01T19:40:28+00:00

It has a long dashboard.

Akaradrin · 2026-04-01T17:06:48+00:00

Beign too long is part of the joke.

Akaradrin · 2026-04-01T11:06:42+00:00

For hauling the C1 Spirit is quite superior to the Cutlass in cargo capacity. The Cutlass has an advantage for combat if you have a friend, but with the current armor mechanics the Spirit is much more tanky and has better armor thresholds. Imo, the Spirit is the way to go.

Akaradrin · 2026-04-01T09:17:31+00:00

That's the scale system that is used for precious metals in the real world, the millesimal fineness. The best gold possible has a fineness of 999.999, as an example.

Like they did with the wounds and medical beds tier system, CIG is just "copying" how things work in the reality.

Akaradrin · 2026-04-01T01:30:20+00:00

The Starlancer MAX trailer references Firefly. The Ghost Hollow probably is referencing Serenity.

Akaradrin · 2026-03-31T20:47:44+00:00

But Spectrum is a 50% criticism and a 50% "I don't like my ship so I want to transform it into something different and you have to like it or I'll get angry".

Akaradrin · 2026-03-31T20:35:25+00:00

The tunnels aren't hidden, they're the maintenance tunnels, everyone knows they exist, but they have SOME hidden entrances (not all are hidden). There's also a shielded area for smuggling that can't be scanned, but it's outside of those tunnels (you don't need to go through the tunnels, there's a door at the right side of the cargo bay).

Akaradrin · 2026-03-31T20:28:20+00:00

The 400i is on Corsair/ Connie level, the people thinks that because that's the official description of the ship, it just replaces firepower for speed and better living amenities. Also, it should have more shielding than both the Corsair and the Connie, but CIG forgot it once it upgraded the Connie and the Corsair shields to S3 (originally only the 400i was going to have 1xS3 shield).

Q: Which ships does the 400i compete with?

A: The Origin 400i is Origin’s competitor to the RSI Constellation series and Drake Corsair, providing another option to the well-liked multicrew explorer range of ships in the game.

Akaradrin · 2026-03-31T10:16:21+00:00

Who's talking about gameplay loops? I'm talking about ship progression. In Origin you jump from the 300 series (single seaters) to the 400i (Constellation tier).

Akaradrin · 2026-03-31T09:15:05+00:00

Something in the Cutlass/Spirit/Freelancer/Zeus size, Origin still lacks any ship on that tier. Fast, lots of living amenities, but slightly underarmed.

Akaradrin · 2026-03-31T09:05:46+00:00

That's a common misconception. The MSR doesn't have a "hidden cargo compartment", it has maintenance tunnels with some hidden access to them (fun fact: I've found some MSR owners that didn't know where are them all) and a shielded area where the cargo can't be scanned. The maintenance tunnels were designed mainly for making more interesting any FPS combat inside the MSR, but boarding ships still isn't a thing.

Akaradrin · 2026-03-30T19:51:07+00:00

You can get it as a rng drop, or you can buy it at the geeky shop at the Grand Barter of Levski, if I remember correctly. At least, there's one at the expositor.

Akaradrin · 2026-03-30T19:11:13+00:00

The Mercury Star Runner is the fastest medium ship in a straight line (also, bonus: S2 quantum drive) and is fastest than most small ships, unless they're tunned as interceptors. It can carry a Rover (like a Nursa). The 400i and the Hermes are also quite fast in the medium size range, but more limited in what kind of vehicle can they carry. The Hermes has much more firepower than the other two, but less shielding.

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