Official Codex Star Citizen Squadron Thread

[Blaine]

Will there actually be troop action in this game, Blaine ? Eg. boarding other ships. Will there be ships that "house" more than a crew of four?

I'm extremely pleased to be able to tell you that disabling a ship by destroying its thrusters and/or power plant, docking with its airlock, boarding it with a team of armed marines, and engaging in shipboard firefights is a promised feature on release.

Also, "crew" refers to the maximum number of people who can usefully operate the ship's systems; for the Constellation, that means the pilot, two turret gunners, and the launchable snub fighter pilot. It will be able to carry more people than that, though how many more is unknown at this time.

The Idris Corvette has a maximum crew of 10 (plus 2 fighter pilots, if fighters are berthed) and, as you can see below, will carry far more than 12 people. It's described in official materials as being good for boarding actions. The Codex already has one of these, thanks to Admiral Y. Truly.

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[villain of the story]

Fucking cool. Well, count me in then. If for nothing else, I'd simply love to board another ship and murder its inhabitants with reckless abandon, or die trying. And to protect my hosting ship under similar circumstances. Though I wonder; will the interior 3D space of ships be separate areas from the 3D space? It sounds like too much shit to process and render at once if the 3D space is unified across everything.

 

[Blaine]

Fucking cool. Well, count me in then. If for nothing else, I'd simply love to board another ship and murder its inhabitants with reckless abandon, or die trying. And to protect my hosting ship under similar circumstances. Though I wonder; will the interior 3D space of ships be separate areas from the 3D space? It sounds like too much shit to process and render at once if the 3D space is unified across everything.

I believe I heard some talk on the livestream indicating that ship interiors will be separate from space, yes, and I know that boarding must be done through designated airlocks rather than any random point on a ship's hull, for technical/practical reasons. You'll still have to cut through the airlock, of course. I presume the two "interior instances" will be linked just as the airlock is breached by the boarding team.

 

[Blaine]

I should mention that once a ship is successfully captured, it can then be repaired and sold off to NPCs (or kept, but "stolen" ships can't be insured). If you use precision strikes to disable a ship's thrusters and high-threat weapons only, it should retain a great deal of its initial value. If you were to capture, say, a Corvette with a team of 4 highly skilled marines, you'd probably get something like 150,000 credits each from the resale, which is enough to purchase a Hornet (top-of-the-line fighter). The credit value I'm using is based on the best comparison we have available.

In other words, there will be tremendous rewards for extreme piloting skill and also for extreme first-person shooting skill.

 

[Data4]

So naming ideas. We talked about what we'll call the squadron, but how about ships? I haven't decided on what I'm calling my Hornet yet, but it's not going to be something stupid like the SS PwnUrFace.

 

[Blaine]

So naming ideas. We talked about what we'll call the squadron, but how about ships? I haven't decided on what I'm calling my Hornet yet, but it's not going to be something stupid like the SS PwnUrFace.

Aegis Dynamics Idris-class Corvette
Grand High Space Marshall Blaine "Moneybags" McShillston's Personal Yacht

Roberts Space Industries Constellation (blockade runner)
Aluminum Mallard (Space Quest homage)

Vanduul Scythe (raider/interceptor)
tlhIngan maH! (Klingon for "We are Klingons!" since the Vanduul are the warrior race analogue du jour)

Origin Jumpworks M50 (racer/interceptor)
Dwight Howard

MISC Starfarer (fuel tanker/cargo hauler)
La Piñata

Aegis Dynamics Retaliator (heavy bomber)
?

 

[Data4]

Aegis Dynamics Retaliator (heavy bomber)
?

Happy Sunshine Delivery Service?

I've always thought a take on Chinese food delivery for a bomber would be amusing.

 

[Tzaero]

Aegis Dynamics Retaliator (heavy bomber)
The Grimwahhhh!

 

[eklektyk]

tis sound better and better ... me likes some hawt AAAAaaRRRRRrrr in space action

 

[Yaar Podshipnik]

I name all my ships in EVE in Polish, and will continue to do so in SC.

 

[DarkUnderlord]

I'm interested. Though I am likely to demo the game for 30 minutes and then drop it.

establish separate forums on a private domain utilizing XenForo software (if desired; we're probably not getting our own subforum on the Codex)

It's available if you want. We set up a private one for H&H. Had about 50 people in there at once before it dropped back to a core of 10 or so.

 

[Yaar Podshipnik]

Dedicated forums sounds good, however I doubt it would be needed before at least some parts of the game is released. After Hangar and/or Dogfight alpha is on it would be nice to have a hangout. Can chip in couple of bucks for maintenance costs if required.

 

[Country_Gravy]

I will pledge before nov 26 to get the lifetime insurance. Which package does anyone recommend.

 

[Turisas]

I will pledge before nov 26 to get the lifetime insurance. Which package does anyone recommend.

I thought it ended back in june? Was it pushed back or was that for something else?

 

[Blaine]

LTI ended on July 6th, but you can still get it as a gift from original or veteran backers, of which there are several here. I personally provided Hoaxmetal with his $30 pledge package and a skin.

 

[Country_Gravy]

Oh. I thought there was something in this thread about needing to purchase before November 26. Oh well..Any consensus on which package to buy to get the most bang for the buck?

 

[Haba]

Please remind me before the deadline.

 

[Yaar Podshipnik]

Nov 26th is for the original and veteran backers. Here's the links to faqs, they might answer your questions: account faq, hangar faq.

 

[Haba]

Actually, is LTI tied to the hull and not transferable to a different ship? 'cuz in that case it'd be pretty much trivial benefit.

 

[Szioul]

Yeah, it's only that specific hull and the standard equipment that came with it. Any modifications you do aren't covered. Don't know if it'll be possible to insure any additional equipment.

 

[Yaar Podshipnik]

Haba, yeah, LTI is hull-specific. So if us oh-so-priviledged backers buy any ships released after launch (or after the LTI deadline) we won't have LTI on it. Same as everyone else.

 

[Haba]

Yep, so the LTI in the cheapass starter ship will be p. pointless if you upgrade ships ten times in the first two months.

 

[Yaar Podshipnik]

I think I've read that you can get normal insurance on the mods/equipment of the ship, even if you have LTI on the hull. However, that insurance will depend on the danger level of the system you get destroyed etc. Can't point you to the source though, Blaine should know.

 

[Blaine]

I think I've read that you can get normal insurance on the mods/equipment of the ship, even if you have LTI on the hull. However, that insurance will depend on the danger level of the system you get destroyed etc. Can't point you to the source though, Blaine should know.

Wow, am I late, or what? Haba, there are three distinct categories of insurance: hull insurance, upgrade insurance, and cargo insurance.

Hull insurance is inexpensive and its coverage is valid everywhere, from the heart of empire space to the furthest reaches of lawless space. It covers replacement of your stock ship hull. LTI is merely hull insurance that costs nothing, and otherwise functions identically to the inexpensive hull insurance anyone can purchase.

Upgrade and cargo insurance are each purchased separately. They cost more than hull insurance, and they become progressively more expensive if you desire coverage in progressively more dangerous regions of space. No upgrade or cargo insurance policy will cover losses suffered in lawless space. Also, there's no LTI equivalent for upgrade and cargo insurance.

And no, LTI doesn't matter all that much. A mountain has been made of a molehill in its case.

 

[bertram_tung]

I have an Aurora LX that has LTI.

The reason I am not upgrading to Aurora LN is because my Aurora LX is one of the few ships that comes stock with a jump drive. That means I will always have a jump drive if I die once I redeem my insurance. I'm more interested in that bonus then actually having the ability to reclaim the LX itself. Especially since all RSI parts are compatible with RSI ships. So I'll always have a jump drive available, whereas if I didn't have an LTI insured jump drive, I'd have to buy a new one whenever my ship gets blown up.

So I think LTI does have certain benefits that may not be obvious at first. Of course, if Jump drives are super cheap, then this wont mean much. But if Privateer is anything to go buy, it took a while to save up for my first drive.