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Author Topic: Could we get a new hull count for 0.8a?  (Read 3087 times)

Dri

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Could we get a new hull count for 0.8a?
« on: February 25, 2017, 11:11:37 AM »
Drone ships (we know of at least 2) don't count since they aren't playable so right now all we know is that the Mora-class cruiser is coming.

So:

Frigates: ?
Destroyers: ?
Cruisers: 1
Capital: ?

I don't think that a simple count of hulls is all that spoiler-ish! As we get near release, what is the final new hull total up to? ;D
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Re: Could we get a new hull count for 0.8a?
« Reply #1 on: February 25, 2017, 11:41:33 AM »
If you count variants, a pirate Afflictor appeared in one screenshot.
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Alex

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Re: Could we get a new hull count for 0.8a?
« Reply #2 on: February 25, 2017, 11:44:59 AM »
0/1/2/0 as of this writing.
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Dri

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Re: Could we get a new hull count for 0.8a?
« Reply #3 on: February 25, 2017, 12:48:00 PM »
Thank ya kindly, Alex.

Fewer ships than I was thinking but at least none of them are yet more frigates!
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Re: Could we get a new hull count for 0.8a?
« Reply #4 on: February 26, 2017, 01:20:34 AM »
i'm guessing the destroyer is a carrier alternative to the Condor.

what could the 2nd cruiser be? personally, i'm hoping for either a dedicated freighter, or a real combat carrier hybrid (since the Venture won't have modular flight decks anymore, and i think the Mora will still primarily be a carrier despite its ability to fight up close).
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Re: Could we get a new hull count for 0.8a?
« Reply #5 on: February 26, 2017, 06:41:20 AM »
I think we're getting a defensive destroyer (since Alex mused there aren't any with defensive systems) and a high tech dedicated carrier (since Alex also mused we don't have a dedicated Cruiser carrier: the Mora's a combat carrier still).
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Re: Could we get a new hull count for 0.8a?
« Reply #6 on: February 26, 2017, 07:50:11 AM »
Stations and other exploration entities won't be in the count.
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Re: Could we get a new hull count for 0.8a?
« Reply #7 on: February 26, 2017, 10:30:18 AM »
While I can't deny that it would be fitting to have 3+ new carriers added to the game for this patch, I do hope it ain't so.

With only 3 new non-drone hulls, it would seem a lot of David's work went into overhauling the sprites of existing ships. Well, I'm not counting the stations since they aren't "playable" either.
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