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Vulture

2018-05-31T17:35:03Z

2604:6000:D9C1:100:A40A:CD60:5DFB:724E: /* Purchase Locations */

{{ShipInfobox
| image = Vulture_-_Profile.png
| manufacturer = Core Dynamics
| cost = 4,925,615
| topspeed = 215
| boostspeed = 348
| manoeuvrability = 5
| shields = 293
| armour = 288
| hullmass = 230
| cargocapacity = 8
| fuelcapacity = 8
| jumprange = 7.93
| utility = 4
| small =
| medium =
| large =2
| huge =
| size1 = 2
| size2 = 1
| size3 =
| size4 = 1
| size5 = 1
| size6 =
| size7 =
| size8 =
| landingpad = Small
| type = Combat
| maxjumprange = 22.36
| dimensions = 43.1m x 34.7m x 12.3m
|maxboostspeed = 397|masslock = 10|maxtopspeed = 244|reservedic = 1x Size 5 [[Military Compartment]]
}}
{{quote|The Vulture space superiority fighter sacrifices hardpoint flexibility for manoeuvrability. Advanced manufacturing techniques have allowed the Vulture to integrate large hardpoints into its relatively small frame, offsetting the ship's limited weapon count. The Vulture excels in the role of heavy fighter in strike missions against larger, well defended targets, but its nimble flight characteristics make it equally devastating against smaller targets. A limited cargo and passenger capability has not stopped it becoming a preferred personal transport for those who like to project a certain attitude in their dealings.|In-Game Description}}
The '''Vulture''' is a heavy space superiority [[:Category:Fighters|fighter]]. Featuring two large [[hardpoint]]s, the Vulture packs serious firepower into a relatively small frame. Although its top speed is mediocre compared to other fighters, it is a contender for the most maneuverable ship in the game owing to its powerful lateral thrusters and extremely powerful engines relative to the ship's mass, only being out-turned by smaller, less-armed ships.

==Overview==
The Vulture's two large hardpoints are located above and behind the cockpit, about halfway down the hull of the ship. Due to the spacing between the hardpoints, a loadout of two fixed weapons may have slight issues with converging on smaller targets.

The Vulture has two manned stations. The pilot's station is on the centerline of the ship. The auxiliary station is offset to the port side above and behind the pilot's station.

Defensively, the Vulture has impressive statistics on paper. It possesses the highest base shield and armor hitpoints out of all small sized ships; it has very good internal compartments (even better than the much more expensive [[Fer-de-Lance]]); and its number of utility mounts is 4, the same as larger ships such as [[Python]] and [[Federal Gunship]]. However, there is a catch: the Vulture is held back by its limited power capacity, which greatly limits viable loadout choices and encourages smart [[module priority control]].

The Vulture has an available 16 piece cosmetic ship kit that can be purchased from the [https://www.frontierstore.net/usd/game-extras/elite-dangerous-game-extras/vulture-ship-kit-16-pieces.html Frontier store] which allows you to "remodel your ship in your personal style". The ship kit does not affect gameplay.

==Purchase Locations==
{| class="wikitable sortable mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" border="1"
! System
! Station
! Date Seen
! Notes
|-
|Shinrarta Dezhra
|Jameson Memorial
|Always available
|10% discount, Founders Permit needed
|-
|Brestla
|i Sola Prospect
|Always available
|20% surcharge
|-
|Hernir
|Gunn Ring
|Jan. 2, 2018
|15% discount
|-
|Duamta
|Davis Terminal
|Jan. 2, 2018
|
|-
|TZ Arietis
|Snyder Enterprise
|Jan. 2, 2018
|
|-
|Wolf 25
|Bonkers
|Jan. 2, 2018
|
|-
|Chi Orionis
|Carey Terminal
|Jan. 2, 2018
|
|-
|Picoria
|Kohoutek Ring
|Jan. 8, 2018
|
|-
|Kakas
|Kube-McDowell Enterprise
|Jan.19, 2018
|
|-
|LP 926-40
|Lee City
|March 7, 2018
|
|-
|Patani
|Smith Ring
|March 11, 2018
|
|-
|Frey
|Garratt Station
|April 30, 2018
|
|-
|Deciat
|Garay Terminal
|May 31, 2018
|
|}

==Default Loadout==
Ship loadouts can be [[Outfitting|outfitted]] in various ways at certain stations. Listed below is the default loadout for the Vulture.

{| style="text-align: center; font-size: 88%; line-height: 1.3em;" class="article-table" border="1"
! style="text-align: center;" | Category
! style="text-align: center;" | Default System
! style="text-align: center;" | Default Rating
! style="text-align: center;" | Default Class
! style="text-align: center;" | Max Class
|-
| rowspan="2" | Large[[Hardpoint| Hardpoint]]
| [[Pulse Laser]] || F || 1 || 3
|-
| [[Pulse Laser]] || F || 1 || 3
|-
| rowspan="4" | Utility Mount
| ''Empty'' || -- || -- || 0
|-
| ''Empty'' || -- || -- || 0
|-
| ''Empty'' || -- || -- || 0
|-
| ''Empty'' || -- || -- || 0
|-
| [[Bulkheads]]
| [[Lightweight Alloys]] || I || 1 || 8
|-
| Reactor Bay
| [[Power Plant]] || E || 4 || 4
|-
| Thrusters Mounting
| [[Thrusters]] || E || 5 || 5
|-
| Frame Shift Drive Housing
| [[Frame Shift Drive]] || E || 4 || 4
|-
| Environment Control
| [[Life Support]] || E || 3 || 3
|-
| Power Coupling
| [[Power Distributor]] || E || 5 || 5
|-
| Sensor Suite
| [[Sensors]] || E || 4 || 4
|-
| Fuel Store
| [[Fuel Tank]] [x8] || C || 3 || 3
|-
| rowspan="6" | [[Internal Compartment]]s
| [[Shield Generator]] || E || 5 || 5
|-
|''Empty'' [m]
|<nowiki>--</nowiki>
|<nowiki>--</nowiki>
|5
|-
| [[Cargo Rack]] [x8] || E || 3 || 4
|-
| [[Discovery Scanner|BDS]] || E || 1 || 2
|-
| ''Empty'' || -- || -- || 1
|-
| ''Empty'' || -- || -- || 1
|-
| style="text-align: left" colspan="5" | ''Note: L = Loaned, [x#] = Capacity, BDS = Basic Discovery Scanner, [m] = [[Military Compartment]] reserved for [[Hull Reinforcement Package]], [[Module Reinforcement Package]], or [[Shield Cell Bank]].''
|}
==Trivia==
*The Vulture was originally priced at 21,925,615 CR. After an outcry from the community that it was overpriced, Frontier lowered the cost of the Vulture to 4,925,615 CR.
*The Vulture is produced by Core Dynamics and sold to all three of the Major Factions.

==Videos==
<gallery>
Raw_Power_-_Elite_Dangerous_Vulture
A_man_stands_in_the_darkness..._Elite_Dangerous_Vulture_ad
Vulture_-_Core_Dynamics_Elite_Dangerous
</gallery>

==Gallery==
<gallery>
55a03fc3-a8c2-4801-8d7e-929cac0eec44.jpg|Vulture cockpit
KAk0vhG.png|Vulture Hud, slight limited visibility in the front due to the fenders around the cockpit
e4TgoDv.png|Vulture side shot
1DItvQM.png|Vulture front
BFfNG8t.png|Vulture rear
oQ0HpRZ.png|Vulture Docked
Screenshot_0021.jpg|"Out of the sun" Vulture
20161129222219_1.jpg|Vulture featuring the Black Friday paintjob and ship-kit accessories.
Screenshot_0171sm.jpg|Vulture Top View, Vibrant Purple
Ship1.png|Vulture underside, Red Vibrant Paint applied.
BFwkICj.jpg|Vulture with Tactical Ice paint applied
Elite0007.jpg |Vulture Top view
Cobra meets the mighty Vulture.JPG|Cobra Mk. III meets the mighty Vulture
Vulture landed on HIP 22286 4.PNG|Vulture landed on planet 4 in HIP 22286
Screenshot_0017.jpg|Vulture 17jpg
File:Vulture_firing_at_horizon.png
File:Chrome_vulture_under_different_star_light.jpg |A Chrome Paintjob Vulture as seen under different star types light
File:Vulture0001.jpg |Red Vibrant Paintjob on Vulture
File:VultureFridgeMode.jpg |Cockpit view when heat is very low
bp-vulture.png|Core Dynamics Vulture Blueprint
Vulture Cockpit.jpg|Vulture Cockpit
Vulture-Cockpit-Star-Rise.png|Vulture cockpit and star rise
Vulture-Cockpit-Overview.png|Vulture cockpit overview
</gallery>

{{ShipNavbox}}
{{ShipTypeNavbox}}[[ru:Vulture]]
[[Category:Fighters]]
[[Category:Core Dynamics]]
[[Category:Pilotable]]

Thargoid Barnacle

2017-09-19T18:16:57Z

2604:6000:111C:20:FC7B:D172:4306:A05E: /* Interaction */ Previously said UA has yet to interact with barnacles. A quick youtube search will show such tractor beams as I described

[[File:Barnacle.jpeg|thumb|250px|The Alien structure or "Barnacle" and its surrounding organic growths]]

An '''Alien Structure''' (colloquially referred to as a "Barnacle") is an organic structure, consisting of a central, ribbed peak surrounded by [[Organic Structure|Organic Structures]]. The existence of these objects was first hinted at during a trailer for [[Elite Dangerous: Horizons]] released on December 15th 2015.<ref>[https://youtu.be/VKWIJ-H-WxI?t=1m Elite Dangerous: Horizons Launch Trailer]</ref>

== Appearance ==
At first sight the central column looks very much like a regular, sea-based barnacle sitting on the ground. However closer up, it looks more like a number of individual obelisks make up the structure. At ground level the obelisks do not quite meet, leaving gaps through which a more organic looking material can be seen which radiates a blue-green light. It is approximately 1.5 to 2 times the height of a [[Scarab]] [[SRV]].

[[File:Alien-Structure-Barnacle.png|thumb|250px|Alien Structure Barnacle]]

The peaks of each obelisk is coloured a creamy white, with a strange symbol visible on the side. This is currently the cause of much speculation amongst commanders with many believing it to be a reference to Barnard's Loop, an emission nebula in the Orion constellation.

== Interaction ==
The barnacle appears to be fairly benign, and has so far been unresponsive to interaction. The central column seems to be impervious to damage, with commanders having tried firing on it with a wide range of weapon types.{{Cite}} It also cannot be targeted by ship or SRV systems, and doesn't show up on scanners.

There have been reported anomalies near these objects,{{Cite}} with ship scanner glitches being fairly common. When nearby, a strange sound can be heard coming from it, which sounds similar to an [[Unknown Artefact|Unknown Artefacts]], but rather sounds more like an animal noise.<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V8CW2U5IJGc Elite dangerous: Barnacles sound]</ref>

Unknown Artefacts (UA) interact with the barnacle via a sort of tractor beam. The barnacle gives off visual and sound effects as any nearby debris slowly rises within the beam towards the UA, only to be dropped back onto the barnacle, having no obvious effect on anything in the end.

[[File:Unknown Ship Barnacle Laser.png|thumb|250px|Unknown Ship Barnacle laser]]

===Connection to Thargoid Interceptors===

On June 2, 3303, CMDR Mobiusetti documented the first known interaction between a [[Thargoid Interceptor]] and Alien Structures on Pleiades Sector OI-T C3-7 A 6 at coordinates -42.77, -21.70, confirming the two are related. The Unknown Ship approached one Alien Structure, incapacitating any nearby ships and SRVs. The craft then rotated until its propulsion array faced and was aligned with the Alien Structure, before drawing a pulsing beam of light or energy from it for a brief period. The Unknown Ship then departed as rapidly as it arrived. It is possible that Alien Structures serve as refueling stations of some kind for Unknown Ships, and the [[Meta-Alloys]] they produce are fuel or repair materials for them, but this is currently only conjecture.<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y8S-4Oq9Xvc YouTube: They're Here...]</ref>

== Known Locations ==
{| class="wikitable sortable mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" border="1"
! System
! Planet
! Surface Coordinates
! Notes
|-
| Merope
| 5 C
| -26.35, -156.40
| First Alien Structure discovered on Jan. 15, 3302 by CMDR Octo86.<ref>[https://community.elitedangerous.com/galnet/uid/5698e0529657ba4b5ba11205 Alien 'Barnacles' Discovered in the Pleiades], GalNet, 15 Jan 3302</ref><br />Exhausted
|-
| Pleiades Sector JC-U B3-2
| 1
| 22.79, 94.08
| Possibly exhausted
|-
| Pleiades Sector JC-U B3-2
| 1
| 21.91, 96.97
| Guarded by turrets and skimmers.
Active
|-
| Pleiades Sector JC-U B3-2
| 1
| -8.80, -13.36
| Exhausted
|-
| Pleiades Sector OI-T C3-7
| A 6
| -42.77, -21.70
| First sighting on Unknown Ship interaction on Jun. 2, 3303 by CMDR Mobiusetti.<br />Active
|-
|Pleiades Sector IX-S B4-4
|B 1
|<nowiki>-40.46, 25.81</nowiki>
|Not guarded
|}

==Gallery==
<gallery>
Alien-Structure-Barnacle.png|Alien Structure Barnacle
Alien-Structure-Barnacle-SRV-Anaconda.png|Alien Structure Barnacle SRV Anaconda
File:Barnacle close up.jpg|Cropped image of the barnacle itself
File:Barnard's_Loop?.png|Symbol on the side of the barnacle
File:Barnacle anaconda crash.jpg|View of the barnacle reported at the Anaconda crash site ([https://community.elitedangerous.com/galnet/uid/5697c9829657ba153248c09b GalNet article]). This one does not seem to be persistent, and is not visible to all Commanders.
File:Unknown Ship Alien Structure interaction.png|An Unknown Ship interacting with an Alien Structure
Unknown Ship Barnacle Laser.png|Unknown Ship Barnacle laser
</gallery>

==See also==
*[[Alien Crash Site]]
*[[Thargoid Interceptor]]
*[[Unknown Artefact]]
*[[Unknown Probe]]

== References ==
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[[Category:Surface Points of Interest]]
[[Category:Alien life]]
[[Category:Points of Interest]]
[[Category:Thargoids]]