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'''Ships''' are used to traverse space and a variety of other things while traversing. As with previous Elite games, [http://www.helvellyn.plus.com/3dfrontier][http://www.frontierastro.co.uk/Ships/ships.html][http://ffeartpage.com/ident.htm][http://www.jades.org/shiprevs.htm] there will be a variety of designs.

Currently there are 17 ships, with each manufacturer having its own unique style.<ref>[http://us2.campaign-archive1.com/?u=dcbf6b86b4b0c7d1c21b73b1e&id=a4bd777a7f#4 Newsletter #5]</ref> There are plans to have a total of 30 playable ships and some variants in addition to some non-playable ships. Each ship has access to a range of different modules which they can fit to help specialize as [[trader]]s, [[smuggler]]s, [[Bounty Hunter|bounty hunters]], [[pirate]]s, etc. Of the unreleased ships, every ship listed as upcoming is already represented in game data and makes up the remaining balance of the original 25 planned ships. Every ship in the speculated ships column is something we have concept art for or developer comments, but is not currently present in the game data.

All commanders begin the game with a [[Sidewinder]]. The player may upgrade components or purchase an entirely new ship based upon their needs. New ships can only be purchased at [[station|Stations]] with the [[Shipyard]] service and modules can only be changed or upgrades at stations with the [[Outfitting]] service.

{|
| style="vertical-align: top; padding: 0 20px;" | '''Released Ships'''
* [[Adder]]
* [[Anaconda]]
* [[Asp Explorer]]
* [[Cobra]]
* [[Eagle]]
* [[Federal Dropship]]
* [[Fer-de-Lance]]
* [[Hauler]]
* [[Imperial Clipper]]
* [[Lakon Type-6 Transporter|Lakon Type-6]]
* [[Lakon Type-7]]
* [[Lakon Type-9 Heavy]]
* [[Orca]]
* [[Python]]
* [[Sidewinder]]
* [[Viper]]
* [[Vulture]]
| style="vertical-align: top; padding: 0 20px;" | '''Upcoming Ships'''
* [[Beluga Liner]]
* [[Dolphin]]
* [[Cutter]]
* [[Federal Corvette]]
* [[Imperial Courier]]
* [[Imperial Liner]]
* [[Panther Clipper]]
* [[The Diamondback]]
| style="vertical-align: top; padding: 0 20px;" | '''Speculated Ships'''
* [[Krait]]
* [[The Hunter]]
|}
{{clr}}

==Ship Types==
===Multi-purpose===
Multi-purpose ships are a jack-of-all-trades in that they can easily be fitted for whatever role the player needs; whether it be hauling cargo, shooting ships, or exploring the [[stars]] the multi-purpose ship can do it all.

===Combat===
Combat ships are typically faster, more agile and heavily armed than other ships of the same size. The exception to this would be gun boats, which have more weapon mounts designed for turrets, but sacrifice their agility for them.

===Freighter===
Freighters are typically slow, cumbersome and lightly armed, but provide extreme hauling capabilities. Useful for traders and smugglers alike.

===Explorer===
Exploration ships typically come with large default jump ranges, large [[Fuel Tank]]s for ships of their size, and lots of low class [[Internal Compartment]]s for [[Discovery Scanner|scanners]]. These ships are designed to be able to equip the multitude of scanning equipment needed for an expedition, then fly long distances into the void without the need for regular refuelling.

===Passenger===
Couriers who fly passengers and valuable items with small storage requirements have a special class of ships available to them. These ships are elegant and fast, designed to quickly and comfortably get from one system to the next. You can think of them as giant limousines for space. However, as of now, passenger ships have no significant use in the game as passengers themselves have yet to be implemented.

==Ship Stats==
<tabber>Base Ship=
Sidewinder can be obtained for free.
{| class="article-table sortable" style="text-align: center; font-size:small;" border="1" width="100%"
! style="text-align: center; font-size:small;" data-sort-type="text" | Model
! style="text-align: center; font-size:small;" data-sort-type="text" | Role
! style="text-align: center; font-size:small;" data-sort-type="number" | Unladen Jump Range (LY)
! style="text-align: center; font-size:small;" data-sort-type="number" | Laden Jump Range (LY)
! style="text-align: center; font-size:small;" data-sort-type="number" | Manoeuvrability
! style="text-align: center; font-size:small;" data-sort-type="number" | Cargo (T)
! style="text-align: center; font-size:small;" data-sort-type="number" | Speed [Boost]
! style="text-align: center; font-size:small;" data-sort-type="number" | Armour
! style="text-align: center; font-size:small;" data-sort-type="number" | Shields
! style="text-align: center; font-size:small;" data-sort-type="number" | Value (CR)
|-
! [[Sidewinder]]
| Multi-purpose
| 7.56
| 6.96
| 8
| 4
| 220 [320]
| 60
| 40
| 32,000
|-
! [[Eagle]]
| Combat
| 8.47
| 8.27
| 10
| 2
| 240 [350]
| 40
| 60
| 44,800
|-
! [[Hauler]]
| Freighter
| 9.87
| 8.08
| 6
| 8
| 200 [300]
| 50
| 50
| 52,720
|-
! [[Adder]]
| Freighter
| 9.12
| 8.47
| 8
| 6
| 220 [320]
| 90
| 60
| 87,808
|-
! [[Viper]]
| Combat
| 6.92
| 6.66
| 6
| 4
| 320 [400]
| 70
| 105
| 142,931
|-
! [[Cobra Mk. III]]
| Multi-purpose
| 10.46
| 9.78
| 6
| 18
| 280 [400]
| 120
| 80
| 379,718
|-
! [[Lakon Type-6]]
| Freighter
| 12.39
| 10.07
| 3
| 50
| 220 [350]
| 90
| 90
| 1,045,945
|-
! [[Vulture]]
| Combat
| 7.93
| 7.75
| 9
| 8
| 210 [340]
| 160
| 240
| 4,925,615
|-
! [[Asp Explorer]]
| Multi-purpose
| 13.12
| 12.07
| 6
| 38
| 250 [340]
| 210
| 140
| 6,661,153
|-
! [[Lakon Type-7]]
| Freighter
| 10.72
| 9.06
| 2
| 104
| 180 [200]
| 120
| 120
| 17,472,252
|-
! [[Federal Dropship]]
| Multi-purpose
| 7.25
| 6.77
| 0
| 56
| 180 [300]
| 300
| 200
| 19,814,205
|-
! [[Imperial Clipper]]
| Multi-purpose
| 8.98
| 8.05
| 2
| 74
| 300 [380]
| 270
| 180
| 22,295,860
|-
! [[Orca]]
| Passenger
| 7.44
| 6.81
| 2
| 72
| 300 [380]
| 220
| 220
| 48,539,887
|-
! [[Fer-de-Lance]]
| Combat
| 7.00
| 6.59
| 6
| 24
| 260 [350]
| 225
| 300
| 51,567,040
|-
! [[Python]]
| Multi-purpose
| 8.23
| 7.36
| 6
| 82
| 230 [280]
| 260
| 260
| 56,978,179
|-
! [[Lakon Type-9 Heavy]]
| Freighter
| 7.71
| 6.62
| 0
| 220
| 130 [200]
| 240
| 240
| 76,555,842
|-
! [[Anaconda]]
| Multi-purpose
| 9.00
| 8.52
| 2
| 114
| 180 [240]
| 525
| 350
| 146,969,451
|}
|-|Trading Ship=
A-Class [[Frame Shift Drive]], [[Thrusters]] and [[Power Distributor]] and lowest mass on everything else except [[Fuel Tank]]. All [[Internal Compartment]]s are [[Cargo Rack]]s. [[Power Plant]] is the lightest available with sufficient power.
{| class="article-table sortable" style="text-align: center; font-size:small;" border="1" width="100%"
! style="text-align: center; font-size:small;" data-sort-type="text" | Model
! style="text-align: center; font-size:small;" data-sort-type="number" | Unladen Jump Range (LY)
! style="text-align: center; font-size:small;" data-sort-type="number" | Laden Jump Range (LY)
! style="text-align: center; font-size:small;" data-sort-type="number" | Manoeuvrability
! style="text-align: center; font-size:small;" data-sort-type="number" | Max Cargo (T)
! style="text-align: center; font-size:small;" data-sort-type="number" | Speed [Boost]
! style="text-align: center; font-size:small;" data-sort-type="number" | Armour
! style="text-align: center; font-size:small;" data-sort-type="number" | Value (CR)
|-
! [[Sidewinder]]
| 22.08
| 17.21
| 8
| 10
| 220 [320]
| 60
| 370,550
|-
! [[Eagle]]
| 22.36
| 18.58
| 10
| 14
| 240 [350]
| 40
| 1,112,225
|-
! [[Hauler]]
| 29.64
| 16.14
| 6
| 22
| 200 [300]
| 50
| 408,096
|-
! [[Adder]]
| 26.14
| 18.15
| 8
| 26
| 220 [320]
| 90
| 1,165,413
|-
! [[Viper]]
| 18.58
| 14.69
| 6
| 22
| 320 [400]
| 70
| 1,318,860
|-
! [[Cobra Mk. III]]
| 25.59
| 20.23
| 6
| 60
| 280 [400]
| 120
| 3,777,946
|-
! [[Lakon Type 6]]
| 29.10
| 18.62
| 3
| 112
| 220 [350]
| 90
| 4,591,030
|-
! [[Asp Explorer]]
| 32.82
| 24.47
| 6
| 128
| 250 [340]
| 210
| 17,510,743
|-
! [[Lakon Type 7]]
| 24.42
| 16.73
| 2
| 232
| 180 [200]
| 120
| 28,578,265
|-
! [[Imperial Clipper]]
| 23.04
| 15.74
| 2
| 248
| 300 [380]
| 270
| 48,165,783
|-
! [[Federal Dropship]]
| 17.34
| 14.08
| 0
| 164
| 180 [300]
| 300
| 63,014,052
|-
! [[Orca]]
| 17.63
| 13.83
| 2
| 192
| 300 [380]
| 220
| 71,855,023
|-
! [[Python]]
| 22.62
| 14.72
| 6
| 292
| 230 [280]
| 260
| 88,412,096
|-
! [[Lakon Type 9]]
| 17.69
| 12.38
| 0
| 532
| 130 [200]
| 240
| 151,834,448
|-
! [[Anaconda]]
| 27.82
| 17.46
| 2
| 468
| 180 [240]
| 525
| 242,845,219
|}
|-|Explorer Ship=
A-Class [[Frame Shift Drive]] and lowest mass on everything else except [[Fuel Tank]]. Internal Compartments contain biggest size A-Class [[Fuel Scoop]], [[Discovery Scanner|Advanced Discovery Scanner]] and [[Detailed Surface Scanner]]. [[Power Plant]] is the lightest available with sufficient power. Prices to be added soon.
{| class="article-table sortable" style="text-align: center; font-size:small;" border="1" width="100%"
! style="text-align: center; font-size:small;" data-sort-type="text" | Model
! style="text-align: center; font-size:small;" data-sort-type="number" | Jump Range (LY)
! style="text-align: center; font-size:small;" data-sort-type="number" | Manoeuvrability
! style="text-align: center; font-size:small;" data-sort-type="number" | Value (CR)
|-
! [[Sidewinder]]
| 21.47
| 8
| 2,269,702
|-
! [[Eagle]]
| 23.27
| 10
| 3,238,135
|-
! [[Hauler]]
| 28.55
| 6
| 2,907,482
|-
! [[Adder]]
| 27.40
| 8
| 3,277,509
|-
! [[Viper]]
| 19.57
| 6
| 3,488,690
|-
! [[Cobra Mk. III]]
| 26.43
| 6
| 6,615,091
|-
! [[Lakon Type 6]]
| 30.19
| 3
| 13,443,388
|-
! [[Asp Explorer]]
| 34.91
| 6
| 42,070,652
|-
! [[Lakon Type 7]]
| 25.08
| 2
| 52,899,028
|-
! [[Imperial Clipper]]
| 26.48
| 2
| 119,691,555
|-
! [[Federal Dropship]]
| 19.21
| 0
| 73,115,656
|-
! [[Orca]]
| 18.97
| 2
| 84,086,745
|-
! [[Python]]
| 28.31
| 6
| 91,533,081
|-
! [[Lakon Type 9]]
| 19.30
| 0
| 381,482,393
|-
! [[Anaconda]]
| 38.48
| 2
| 254,041,466
|}
|-|A-Class Ship=
A-Class everything, [[Bulkheads]] as [[Reactive Surface Composite]] which is the most expensive part of a ship. [[Hardpoint]]s, utility mounts and internal compartments empty except [[Shield Generator]] which is highest possible size.
{| class="article-table sortable" style="text-align: center; font-size:small;" border="1" width="100%"
! style="text-align: center; font-size:small;" data-sort-type="text" | Model
! style="text-align: center; font-size:small;" data-sort-type="number" | Jump Range (LY)
! style="text-align: center; font-size:small;" data-sort-type="number" | Manoeuvrability
! style="text-align: center; font-size:small;" data-sort-type="number" | Speed [Boost]
! style="text-align: center; font-size:small;" data-sort-type="number" | Armour
! style="text-align: center; font-size:small;" data-sort-type="number" | Value (CR)
|-
! [[Sidewinder]]
| 17.84
| 8
| 220 [320]
| 60
| 845,792
|-
! [[Eagle]]
| 18.23
| 10
| 240 [350]
| 40
| 1,981,838
|-
! [[Hauler]]
| 22.14
| 6
| 200 [300]
| 50
| 1,365,147
|-
! [[Adder]]
| 20.76
| 8
| 220 [320]
| 90
| 2,520,740
|-
! [[Viper]]
| 14.98
| 6
| 320 [400]
| 70
| 2,841,388
|-
! [[Cobra Mk. III]]
| 21.21
| 6
| 280 [400]
| 120
| 8,070,829
|-
! [[Lakon Type 6]]
| 23.49
| 3
| 220 [350]
| 90
| 12,459,258
|-
! [[Asp Explorer]]
| 25.45
| 6
| 250 [340]
| 210
| 55,553,113
|-
! [[Lakon Type 7]]
| 19.87
| 2
| 180 [200]
| 120
| 86,929,434
|-
! [[Imperial Clipper]]
| 18.22
| 2
| 300 [380]
| 270
| 133,254,728
|-
! [[Federal Dropship]]
| 14.11
| 0
| 180 [300]
| 300
| 184,925,684
|-
! [[Orca]]
| 14.27
| 2
| 300 [380]
| 220
| 209,958,627
|-
! [[Python]]
| 14.47
| 6
| 230 [280]
| 260
| 306,891,736
|-
! [[Lakon Type 9]]
| 15.31
| 0
| 130 [200]
| 240
| 505,433,857
|-
! [[Anaconda]]
| 27.82
| 2
| 180 [240]
| 525
| 825,479,951
|}
</tabber>

==Ship Outfitting==
All ships are highly customizable through outfitting. Each outfit slot has a maximum class that can be put into that slot. This only lists what type of outfit slots are available for each ship, their exact content has to be put on some other page. For example: Internal compartments can contain cargo space, where class 1 = 2t, class 2 = 4t, class 3 = 8t, class 4 = 16t... But Internal compartments can also contain [[Shield Cell Bank|shield cell banks]], scanners, etc. Apart from classes, outfits also have a quality rating A-H, and other characteristics such as energy drain, armour piercing, etc.

Max class for each outfit slot in table below (more info on respective ship page):

{| class="article-table" style="text-align: center;"
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:center;" |
! scope="col" style="text-align:center;" | [[Sidewinder Mk. I|Sidewinder]]
! scope="col" style="text-align:center;" | [[Eagle]]
! scope="col" style="text-align:center;" | [[Zorgon Peterson Hauler|Hauler]]
! scope="col" style="text-align:center;" | [[Adder]]
! scope="col" style="text-align:center;" | [[Viper Mk III|Viper]]
! scope="col" style="text-align:center;" | [[Cobra Mk. III|Cobra]]
! scope="col" style="text-align:center;" | [[Lakon Type-6 Transporter|Type-6]]
! scope="col" style="text-align:center;" | [[Asp Explorer|Asp  ]]
! scope="col" style="text-align:center;" | [[Lakon Type-7 |Type-7]]
! scope="col" style="text-align:center;" | [[Vulture]]
! scope="col" style="text-align:center;" | [[Imperial Clipper]]
! scope="col" style="text-align:center;" | [[Federal Dropship]]
! scope="col" style="text-align:center;" | [[Orca]]
![[Fer-de-Lance]]
! scope="col" style="text-align:center;" | [[Python]]
! scope="col" style="text-align:center;" | [[Lakon Type-9 Heavy|Type-9]]
! scope="col" style="text-align:center;" | [[Anaconda]]
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:center;" | [[Hardpoint|Small Hardpoints]]
|2
|3
|1
|2
|2
|2
|2
|4
|4
|0
|0
|0
|0
|0
|0
|2
|2
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:center;" | [[Hardpoint|Medium Hardpoints]]
|0
|0
|0
|1
|2
|2
|0
|2
|0
|0
|2
|4
|2
|4
|2
|3
|2
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:center;" | [[Hardpoint|Large Hardpoints]]
|0
|0
|0
|0
|0
|0
|0
|0
|0
|2
|2
|1
|1
|0
|3
|0
|3
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:center;" | [[Hardpoint|Huge Hardpoints]]
|0
|0
|0
|0
|0
|0
|0
|0
|0
|0
|0
|0
|0
|1
|0
|0
|1
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:center;" | Utility Mounts
|2
|1
|2
|2
|2
|2
|3
|4
|4
|4
|4
|4
|4
|6
|4
|4
|8
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:center;" | [[Bulkheads]]
|8
|8
|8
|8
|8
|8
|8
|8
|8
|8
|8
|8
|8
|8
|8
|8
|8
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:center;" | [[Power Plant]]
|2
|2
|2
|3
|3
|4
|3
|5
|4
|4
|6
|6
|5
|5
|7
|6
|8
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:center;" | [[Thrusters]]
|2
|3
|2
|3
|3
|4
|4
|5
|5
|5
|6
|6
|6
|5
|6
|7
|7
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:center;" | [[Frame Shift Drive]]
|2
|3
|2
|3
|3
|4
|4
|5
|5
|4
|5
|5
|5
|4
|5
|6
|6
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:center;" | [[Life Support]]
|1
|1
|1
|1
|2
|3
|2
|4
|4
|3
|5
|5
|6
|4
|4
|5
|5
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:center;" | [[Power Distributor]]
|1
|2
|1
|2
|3
|3
|3
|4
|3
|5
|6
|6
|5
|6
|7
|6
|8
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:center;" | [[Sensors]]
|1
|2
|1
|3
|3
|3
|2
|5
|3
|4
|5
|4
|4
|4
|6
|4
|8
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:center;" | [[Fuel Tank]]
|1
|2
|3
|3
|2
|4
|4
|5
|5
|3
|4
|4
|4
|3
|5
|6
|5
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:center;" | [[Internal Compartment]]
|
2 C2

1 C1
|
1 C3

1 C2

1 C1
|
2 C3

1 C2

1 C1
|
2 C3

2 C2

1 C1
|
2 C3

1 C2

1 C1
|
3 C4

3 C2
|
2 C5

2 C4

1 C3

2 C2
|
1 C6

1 C5

3 C3

2 C2
|
2 C6

2 C5

2 C4

2 C2
|
1 C5

1 C4

1 C2

2 C1
|
1 C7

1 C6

2 C4

2 C3

2 C2
|
1 C6

2 C5

1 C4

2 C3

1 C2
|
2 C5

1 C4

1 C3

2 C2
|1 C5
2 C4

1 C2

1 C1
|
3 C6

2 C5

1 C4

2 C3

1 C2
|
1 C8

1 C7

1 C6

1 C5

2 C4

2 C3

1 C2
|
1 C7

3 C6

3 C5

3 C4

1 C2
|- class="bottom"
! scope="row" style="text-align:center;" |
! scope="col" style="text-align:center;" | [[Sidewinder Mk. I|Sidewinder]]
! scope="col" style="text-align:center;" | [[Eagle]]
! scope="col" style="text-align:center;" | [[Zorgon Peterson Hauler|Hauler]]
! scope="col" style="text-align:center;" | [[Adder]]
! scope="col" style="text-align:center;" | [[Viper Mk III|Viper]]
! scope="col" style="text-align:center;" | [[Cobra Mk. III|Cobra]]
! scope="col" style="text-align:center;" | [[Lakon Type-6 Transporter|Type-6]]
! scope="col" style="text-align:center;" | [[Asp Explorer|Asp  ]]
! scope="col" style="text-align:center;" | [[Lakon Type-7 |Type-7]]
! scope="col" style="text-align:center;" | [[Vulture]]
! scope="col" style="text-align:center;" | [[Imperial Clipper]]
! scope="col" style="text-align:center;" | [[Federal Dropship]]
! scope="col" style="text-align:center;" | [[Orca]]
![[Fer-de-Lance]]
! scope="col" style="text-align:center;" | [[Python]]
! scope="col" style="text-align:center;" | [[Lakon Type-9 Heavy|Type-9]]
! scope="col" style="text-align:center;" | [[Anaconda]]
|}

== Manufacturers ==

=== [[Core Dynamics]] ===
* Eagle
* F63 Condor
* Farragut
* Federal Corvette
* Federal Dropship
* Vulture

=== [[Faulcon DeLacy]] ===
* Anaconda
* Cobra
* Python
* Sidewinder
* Viper

=== [[Lakon]] ===
* Asp Explorer
* Type-6 Transporter
* Type-7
* Type-9 Heavy

=== [[Gutamaya]] ===
* Imperial Clipper
* Imperial Courier
* Majestic Class Interdictor

=== [[Saud Kruger]] ===
* Beluga Liner
* Dolphin
* Orca

=== [[Zorgon Peterson]] ===
* Adder
* Fer-de-Lance
* Hauler
* Panther Clipper

== Faction Ships ==
Frontier are developing a family of ships for the navies of each faction in the game. Examples:
* [[Empire Courier|Imperial Courier]] - Empire Scout
* [[Empire Courier|Imperial Cutter]] - Civilian version of Empire Light Warship
* [[Empire Fighter]] - Empire Fighter
* [[F63 Condor]] - Federal Fighter
* [[Farragut]] - Federal Capital Ship
* [[Majestic Class Interdictor]] - Empire Capital Ship

The fleet-class ships that are available to the game’s major factions follow a hierarchy.<ref>[http://us2.campaign-archive1.com/?u=dcbf6b86b4b0c7d1c21b73b1e&id=c0b11fe947 Newsletter #7]</ref>

=== Cruisers (Battlecruisers, Battleships, Interdictors) ===
Long range, independent ships that are capable of controlling entire systems. Heavily armed and capable of deploying large fighter squadrons. The capital ships already shown are an example of this class. In the [[Empire]] they are usually known as “Interdictors” – named after the first successful class of cruisers. Currently the most common and most successful is the Majestic class – generally referred to as a “Majestic class Interdictor”. As ships that can also carry out ambassadorial missions they can be used for ‘soft’ power projection, as well as hard.

=== Frigates ===
These are large ships designed for escort duties. The actual vessels vary greatly between navies, but are all designed to engage multiple small, fast enemies (typically fighters and missile swarms) and are loaded with point defence batteries. They will also have some anti-ship capability, but are not designed to go up against other warships.

=== Destroyers ===
These are anti-warship vessels, but are generally no longer used in the front line, though some are still in service.

=== Carriers ===
Designed for the deployment of fighter squadrons. Obsolete in the fleets of the major factions due to the popularity of Cruisers, but small navies still make use of them and some have even been converted into transporters.

=== Transporters (Couriers) ===
Armoured warships designed specifically for transporting valuable assets and cargo quickly and safely.

=== Corvettes (Cutters) ===
Light multi-role warships, capable of reconnaissance, incursions and escort missions. These small warships are also popular with smaller [[factions]], organizations and even wealthy individuals due to their adaptability. The Imperial Cutter is a lighter and faster Corvette-class ship, which players will be able to get their hands on in the final game (assuming they can make the right contacts).

=== Fighters ===
Small short-range craft that generally cannot operate independently due to having no jump capability. Their main roles include the defence of stations and the large warships that they are deployed from. Commercial fighters are typically jump-capable and are therefore much more flexible than their faction-specific counterparts.

=== Drones ===
Small automated ships that have largely been phased out due to the existence of effective counter-measures.

==References==
<references />
[[Category:Ships]]

Ships

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'''Ships''' are used to traverse space and a variety of other things while tarversing. As with previous Elite games, [http://www.helvellyn.plus.com/3dfrontier][http://www.frontierastro.co.uk/Ships/ships.html][http://ffeartpage.com/ident.htm][http://www.jades.org/shiprevs.htm] there will be a variety of designs.

Currently there are 17 ships, with each manufacturer having its own unique style.<ref>[http://us2.campaign-archive1.com/?u=dcbf6b86b4b0c7d1c21b73b1e&id=a4bd777a7f#4 Newsletter #5]</ref> There are plans to have a total of 30 playable ships and some variants in addition to some non-playable ships. Each ship has access to a range of different modules which they can fit to help specialize as [[trader]]s, [[smuggler]]s, [[Bounty Hunter|bounty hunters]], [[pirate]]s, etc. Of the unreleased ships, every ship listed as upcoming is already represented in game data and makes up the remaining balance of the original 25 planned ships. Every ship in the speculated ships column is something we have concept art for or developer comments, but is not currently present in the game data.

All commanders begin the game with a [[Sidewinder]]. The player may upgrade components or purchase an entirely new ship based upon their needs. New ships can only be purchased at [[station|Stations]] with the [[Shipyard]] service and modules can only be changed or upgrades at stations with the [[Outfitting]] service.

{|
| style="vertical-align: top; padding: 0 20px;" | '''Released Ships'''
* [[Adder]]
* [[Anaconda]]
* [[Asp Explorer]]
* [[Cobra]]
* [[Eagle]]
* [[Federal Dropship]]
* [[Fer-de-Lance]]
* [[Hauler]]
* [[Imperial Clipper]]
* [[Lakon Type-6 Transporter|Lakon Type-6]]
* [[Lakon Type-7]]
* [[Lakon Type-9 Heavy]]
* [[Orca]]
* [[Python]]
* [[Sidewinder]]
* [[Viper]]
* [[Vulture]]
| style="vertical-align: top; padding: 0 20px;" | '''Upcoming Ships'''
* [[Beluga Liner]]
* [[Dolphin]]
* [[Cutter]]
* [[Federal Corvette]]
* [[Imperial Courier]]
* [[Imperial Liner]]
* [[Panther Clipper]]
* [[The Diamondback]]
| style="vertical-align: top; padding: 0 20px;" | '''Speculated Ships'''
* [[Krait]]
* [[The Hunter]]
|}
{{clr}}

==Ship Types==
===Multi-purpose===
Multi-purpose ships are a jack-of-all-trades in that they can easily be fitted for whatever role the player needs; whether it be hauling cargo, shooting ships, or exploring the [[stars]] the multi-purpose ship can do it all.

===Combat===
Combat ships are typically faster, more agile and heavily armed than other ships of the same size. The exception to this would be gun boats, which have more weapon mounts designed for turrets, but sacrifice their agility for them.

===Freighter===
Freighters are typically slow, cumbersome and lightly armed, but provide extreme hauling capabilities. Useful for traders and smugglers alike.

===Explorer===
Exploration ships typically come with large default jump ranges, large [[Fuel Tank]]s for ships of their size, and lots of low class [[Internal Compartment]]s for [[Discovery Scanner|scanners]]. These ships are designed to be able to equip the multitude of scanning equipment needed for an expedition, then fly long distances into the void without the need for regular refuelling.

===Passenger===
Couriers who fly passengers and valuable items with small storage requirements have a special class of ships available to them. These ships are elegant and fast, designed to quickly and comfortably get from one system to the next. You can think of them as giant limousines for space. However, as of now, passenger ships have no significant use in the game as passengers themselves have yet to be implemented.

==Ship Stats==
<tabber>Base Ship=
Sidewinder can be obtained for free.
{| class="article-table sortable" style="text-align: center; font-size:small;" border="1" width="100%"
! style="text-align: center; font-size:small;" data-sort-type="text" | Model
! style="text-align: center; font-size:small;" data-sort-type="text" | Role
! style="text-align: center; font-size:small;" data-sort-type="number" | Unladen Jump Range (LY)
! style="text-align: center; font-size:small;" data-sort-type="number" | Laden Jump Range (LY)
! style="text-align: center; font-size:small;" data-sort-type="number" | Manoeuvrability
! style="text-align: center; font-size:small;" data-sort-type="number" | Cargo (T)
! style="text-align: center; font-size:small;" data-sort-type="number" | Speed [Boost]
! style="text-align: center; font-size:small;" data-sort-type="number" | Armour
! style="text-align: center; font-size:small;" data-sort-type="number" | Shields
! style="text-align: center; font-size:small;" data-sort-type="number" | Value (CR)
|-
! [[Sidewinder]]
| Multi-purpose
| 7.56
| 6.96
| 8
| 4
| 220 [320]
| 60
| 40
| 32,000
|-
! [[Eagle]]
| Combat
| 8.47
| 8.27
| 10
| 2
| 240 [350]
| 40
| 60
| 44,800
|-
! [[Hauler]]
| Freighter
| 9.87
| 8.08
| 6
| 8
| 200 [300]
| 50
| 50
| 52,720
|-
! [[Adder]]
| Freighter
| 9.12
| 8.47
| 8
| 6
| 220 [320]
| 90
| 60
| 87,808
|-
! [[Viper]]
| Combat
| 6.92
| 6.66
| 6
| 4
| 320 [400]
| 70
| 105
| 142,931
|-
! [[Cobra Mk. III]]
| Multi-purpose
| 10.46
| 9.78
| 6
| 18
| 280 [400]
| 120
| 80
| 379,718
|-
! [[Lakon Type-6]]
| Freighter
| 12.39
| 10.07
| 3
| 50
| 220 [350]
| 90
| 90
| 1,045,945
|-
! [[Vulture]]
| Combat
| 7.93
| 7.75
| 9
| 8
| 210 [340]
| 160
| 240
| 4,925,615
|-
! [[Asp Explorer]]
| Multi-purpose
| 13.12
| 12.07
| 6
| 38
| 250 [340]
| 210
| 140
| 6,661,153
|-
! [[Lakon Type-7]]
| Freighter
| 10.72
| 9.06
| 2
| 104
| 180 [200]
| 120
| 120
| 17,472,252
|-
! [[Federal Dropship]]
| Multi-purpose
| 7.25
| 6.77
| 0
| 56
| 180 [300]
| 300
| 200
| 19,814,205
|-
! [[Imperial Clipper]]
| Multi-purpose
| 8.98
| 8.05
| 2
| 74
| 300 [380]
| 270
| 180
| 22,295,860
|-
! [[Orca]]
| Passenger
| 7.44
| 6.81
| 2
| 72
| 300 [380]
| 220
| 220
| 48,539,887
|-
! [[Fer-de-Lance]]
| Combat
| 7.00
| 6.59
| 6
| 24
| 260 [350]
| 225
| 300
| 51,567,040
|-
! [[Python]]
| Multi-purpose
| 8.23
| 7.36
| 6
| 82
| 230 [280]
| 260
| 260
| 56,978,179
|-
! [[Lakon Type-9 Heavy]]
| Freighter
| 7.71
| 6.62
| 0
| 220
| 130 [200]
| 240
| 240
| 76,555,842
|-
! [[Anaconda]]
| Multi-purpose
| 9.00
| 8.52
| 2
| 114
| 180 [240]
| 525
| 350
| 146,969,451
|}
|-|Trading Ship=
A-Class [[Frame Shift Drive]], [[Thrusters]] and [[Power Distributor]] and lowest mass on everything else except [[Fuel Tank]]. All [[Internal Compartment]]s are [[Cargo Rack]]s. [[Power Plant]] is the lightest available with sufficient power.
{| class="article-table sortable" style="text-align: center; font-size:small;" border="1" width="100%"
! style="text-align: center; font-size:small;" data-sort-type="text" | Model
! style="text-align: center; font-size:small;" data-sort-type="number" | Unladen Jump Range (LY)
! style="text-align: center; font-size:small;" data-sort-type="number" | Laden Jump Range (LY)
! style="text-align: center; font-size:small;" data-sort-type="number" | Manoeuvrability
! style="text-align: center; font-size:small;" data-sort-type="number" | Max Cargo (T)
! style="text-align: center; font-size:small;" data-sort-type="number" | Speed [Boost]
! style="text-align: center; font-size:small;" data-sort-type="number" | Armour
! style="text-align: center; font-size:small;" data-sort-type="number" | Value (CR)
|-
! [[Sidewinder]]
| 22.08
| 17.21
| 8
| 10
| 220 [320]
| 60
| 370,550
|-
! [[Eagle]]
| 22.36
| 18.58
| 10
| 14
| 240 [350]
| 40
| 1,112,225
|-
! [[Hauler]]
| 29.64
| 16.14
| 6
| 22
| 200 [300]
| 50
| 408,096
|-
! [[Adder]]
| 26.14
| 18.15
| 8
| 26
| 220 [320]
| 90
| 1,165,413
|-
! [[Viper]]
| 18.58
| 14.69
| 6
| 22
| 320 [400]
| 70
| 1,318,860
|-
! [[Cobra Mk. III]]
| 25.59
| 20.23
| 6
| 60
| 280 [400]
| 120
| 3,777,946
|-
! [[Lakon Type 6]]
| 29.10
| 18.62
| 3
| 112
| 220 [350]
| 90
| 4,591,030
|-
! [[Asp Explorer]]
| 32.82
| 24.47
| 6
| 128
| 250 [340]
| 210
| 17,510,743
|-
! [[Lakon Type 7]]
| 24.42
| 16.73
| 2
| 232
| 180 [200]
| 120
| 28,578,265
|-
! [[Imperial Clipper]]
| 23.04
| 15.74
| 2
| 248
| 300 [380]
| 270
| 48,165,783
|-
! [[Federal Dropship]]
| 17.34
| 14.08
| 0
| 164
| 180 [300]
| 300
| 63,014,052
|-
! [[Orca]]
| 17.63
| 13.83
| 2
| 192
| 300 [380]
| 220
| 71,855,023
|-
! [[Python]]
| 22.62
| 14.72
| 6
| 292
| 230 [280]
| 260
| 88,412,096
|-
! [[Lakon Type 9]]
| 17.69
| 12.38
| 0
| 532
| 130 [200]
| 240
| 151,834,448
|-
! [[Anaconda]]
| 27.82
| 17.46
| 2
| 468
| 180 [240]
| 525
| 242,845,219
|}
|-|Explorer Ship=
A-Class [[Frame Shift Drive]] and lowest mass on everything else except [[Fuel Tank]]. Internal Compartments contain biggest size A-Class [[Fuel Scoop]], [[Discovery Scanner|Advanced Discovery Scanner]] and [[Detailed Surface Scanner]]. [[Power Plant]] is the lightest available with sufficient power. Prices to be added soon.
{| class="article-table sortable" style="text-align: center; font-size:small;" border="1" width="100%"
! style="text-align: center; font-size:small;" data-sort-type="text" | Model
! style="text-align: center; font-size:small;" data-sort-type="number" | Jump Range (LY)
! style="text-align: center; font-size:small;" data-sort-type="number" | Manoeuvrability
! style="text-align: center; font-size:small;" data-sort-type="number" | Value (CR)
|-
! [[Sidewinder]]
| 21.47
| 8
| 2,269,702
|-
! [[Eagle]]
| 23.27
| 10
| 3,238,135
|-
! [[Hauler]]
| 28.55
| 6
| 2,907,482
|-
! [[Adder]]
| 27.40
| 8
| 3,277,509
|-
! [[Viper]]
| 19.57
| 6
| 3,488,690
|-
! [[Cobra Mk. III]]
| 26.43
| 6
| 6,615,091
|-
! [[Lakon Type 6]]
| 30.19
| 3
| 13,443,388
|-
! [[Asp Explorer]]
| 34.91
| 6
| 42,070,652
|-
! [[Lakon Type 7]]
| 25.08
| 2
| 52,899,028
|-
! [[Imperial Clipper]]
| 26.48
| 2
| 119,691,555
|-
! [[Federal Dropship]]
| 19.21
| 0
| 73,115,656
|-
! [[Orca]]
| 18.97
| 2
| 84,086,745
|-
! [[Python]]
| 28.31
| 6
| 91,533,081
|-
! [[Lakon Type 9]]
| 19.30
| 0
| 381,482,393
|-
! [[Anaconda]]
| 38.48
| 2
| 254,041,466
|}
|-|A-Class Ship=
A-Class everything, [[Bulkheads]] as [[Reactive Surface Composite]] which is the most expensive part of a ship. [[Hardpoint]]s, utility mounts and internal compartments empty except [[Shield Generator]] which is highest possible size.
{| class="article-table sortable" style="text-align: center; font-size:small;" border="1" width="100%"
! style="text-align: center; font-size:small;" data-sort-type="text" | Model
! style="text-align: center; font-size:small;" data-sort-type="number" | Jump Range (LY)
! style="text-align: center; font-size:small;" data-sort-type="number" | Manoeuvrability
! style="text-align: center; font-size:small;" data-sort-type="number" | Speed [Boost]
! style="text-align: center; font-size:small;" data-sort-type="number" | Armour
! style="text-align: center; font-size:small;" data-sort-type="number" | Value (CR)
|-
! [[Sidewinder]]
| 17.84
| 8
| 220 [320]
| 60
| 845,792
|-
! [[Eagle]]
| 18.23
| 10
| 240 [350]
| 40
| 1,981,838
|-
! [[Hauler]]
| 22.14
| 6
| 200 [300]
| 50
| 1,365,147
|-
! [[Adder]]
| 20.76
| 8
| 220 [320]
| 90
| 2,520,740
|-
! [[Viper]]
| 14.98
| 6
| 320 [400]
| 70
| 2,841,388
|-
! [[Cobra Mk. III]]
| 21.21
| 6
| 280 [400]
| 120
| 8,070,829
|-
! [[Lakon Type 6]]
| 23.49
| 3
| 220 [350]
| 90
| 12,459,258
|-
! [[Asp Explorer]]
| 25.45
| 6
| 250 [340]
| 210
| 55,553,113
|-
! [[Lakon Type 7]]
| 19.87
| 2
| 180 [200]
| 120
| 86,929,434
|-
! [[Imperial Clipper]]
| 18.22
| 2
| 300 [380]
| 270
| 133,254,728
|-
! [[Federal Dropship]]
| 14.11
| 0
| 180 [300]
| 300
| 184,925,684
|-
! [[Orca]]
| 14.27
| 2
| 300 [380]
| 220
| 209,958,627
|-
! [[Python]]
| 14.47
| 6
| 230 [280]
| 260
| 306,891,736
|-
! [[Lakon Type 9]]
| 15.31
| 0
| 130 [200]
| 240
| 505,433,857
|-
! [[Anaconda]]
| 27.82
| 2
| 180 [240]
| 525
| 825,479,951
|}
</tabber>

==Ship Outfitting==
All ships are highly customizable through outfitting. Each outfit slot has a maximum class that can be put into that slot. This only lists what type of outfit slots are available for each ship, their exact content has to be put on some other page. For example: Internal compartments can contain cargo space, where class 1 = 2t, class 2 = 4t, class 3 = 8t, class 4 = 16t... But Internal compartments can also contain [[Shield Cell Bank|shield cell banks]], scanners, etc. Apart from classes, outfits also have a quality rating A-H, and other characteristics such as energy drain, armour piercing, etc.

Max class for each outfit slot in table below (more info on respective ship page):

{| class="article-table" style="text-align: center;"
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:center;" |
! scope="col" style="text-align:center;" | [[Sidewinder Mk. I|Sidewinder]]
! scope="col" style="text-align:center;" | [[Eagle]]
! scope="col" style="text-align:center;" | [[Zorgon Peterson Hauler|Hauler]]
! scope="col" style="text-align:center;" | [[Adder]]
! scope="col" style="text-align:center;" | [[Viper Mk III|Viper]]
! scope="col" style="text-align:center;" | [[Cobra Mk. III|Cobra]]
! scope="col" style="text-align:center;" | [[Lakon Type-6 Transporter|Type-6]]
! scope="col" style="text-align:center;" | [[Asp Explorer|Asp  ]]
! scope="col" style="text-align:center;" | [[Lakon Type-7 |Type-7]]
! scope="col" style="text-align:center;" | [[Vulture]]
! scope="col" style="text-align:center;" | [[Imperial Clipper]]
! scope="col" style="text-align:center;" | [[Federal Dropship]]
! scope="col" style="text-align:center;" | [[Orca]]
![[Fer-de-Lance]]
! scope="col" style="text-align:center;" | [[Python]]
! scope="col" style="text-align:center;" | [[Lakon Type-9 Heavy|Type-9]]
! scope="col" style="text-align:center;" | [[Anaconda]]
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:center;" | [[Hardpoint|Small Hardpoints]]
|2
|3
|1
|2
|2
|2
|2
|4
|4
|0
|0
|0
|0
|0
|0
|2
|2
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:center;" | [[Hardpoint|Medium Hardpoints]]
|0
|0
|0
|1
|2
|2
|0
|2
|0
|0
|2
|4
|2
|4
|2
|3
|2
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:center;" | [[Hardpoint|Large Hardpoints]]
|0
|0
|0
|0
|0
|0
|0
|0
|0
|2
|2
|1
|1
|0
|3
|0
|3
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:center;" | [[Hardpoint|Huge Hardpoints]]
|0
|0
|0
|0
|0
|0
|0
|0
|0
|0
|0
|0
|0
|1
|0
|0
|1
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:center;" | Utility Mounts
|2
|1
|2
|2
|2
|2
|3
|4
|4
|4
|4
|4
|4
|6
|4
|4
|8
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:center;" | [[Bulkheads]]
|8
|8
|8
|8
|8
|8
|8
|8
|8
|8
|8
|8
|8
|8
|8
|8
|8
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:center;" | [[Power Plant]]
|2
|2
|2
|3
|3
|4
|3
|5
|4
|4
|6
|6
|5
|5
|7
|6
|8
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:center;" | [[Thrusters]]
|2
|3
|2
|3
|3
|4
|4
|5
|5
|5
|6
|6
|6
|5
|6
|7
|7
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:center;" | [[Frame Shift Drive]]
|2
|3
|2
|3
|3
|4
|4
|5
|5
|4
|5
|5
|5
|4
|5
|6
|6
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:center;" | [[Life Support]]
|1
|1
|1
|1
|2
|3
|2
|4
|4
|3
|5
|5
|6
|4
|4
|5
|5
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:center;" | [[Power Distributor]]
|1
|2
|1
|2
|3
|3
|3
|4
|3
|5
|6
|6
|5
|6
|7
|6
|8
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:center;" | [[Sensors]]
|1
|2
|1
|3
|3
|3
|2
|5
|3
|4
|5
|4
|4
|4
|6
|4
|8
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:center;" | [[Fuel Tank]]
|1
|2
|3
|3
|2
|4
|4
|5
|5
|3
|4
|4
|4
|3
|5
|6
|5
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:center;" | [[Internal Compartment]]
|
2 C2

1 C1
|
1 C3

1 C2

1 C1
|
2 C3

1 C2

1 C1
|
2 C3

2 C2

1 C1
|
2 C3

1 C2

1 C1
|
3 C4

3 C2
|
2 C5

2 C4

1 C3

2 C2
|
1 C6

1 C5

3 C3

2 C2
|
2 C6

2 C5

2 C4

2 C2
|
1 C5

1 C4

1 C2

2 C1
|
1 C7

1 C6

2 C4

2 C3

2 C2
|
1 C6

2 C5

1 C4

2 C3

1 C2
|
2 C5

1 C4

1 C3

2 C2
|1 C5
2 C4

1 C2

1 C1
|
3 C6

2 C5

1 C4

2 C3

1 C2
|
1 C8

1 C7

1 C6

1 C5

2 C4

2 C3

1 C2
|
1 C7

3 C6

3 C5

3 C4

1 C2
|- class="bottom"
! scope="row" style="text-align:center;" |
! scope="col" style="text-align:center;" | [[Sidewinder Mk. I|Sidewinder]]
! scope="col" style="text-align:center;" | [[Eagle]]
! scope="col" style="text-align:center;" | [[Zorgon Peterson Hauler|Hauler]]
! scope="col" style="text-align:center;" | [[Adder]]
! scope="col" style="text-align:center;" | [[Viper Mk III|Viper]]
! scope="col" style="text-align:center;" | [[Cobra Mk. III|Cobra]]
! scope="col" style="text-align:center;" | [[Lakon Type-6 Transporter|Type-6]]
! scope="col" style="text-align:center;" | [[Asp Explorer|Asp  ]]
! scope="col" style="text-align:center;" | [[Lakon Type-7 |Type-7]]
! scope="col" style="text-align:center;" | [[Vulture]]
! scope="col" style="text-align:center;" | [[Imperial Clipper]]
! scope="col" style="text-align:center;" | [[Federal Dropship]]
! scope="col" style="text-align:center;" | [[Orca]]
![[Fer-de-Lance]]
! scope="col" style="text-align:center;" | [[Python]]
! scope="col" style="text-align:center;" | [[Lakon Type-9 Heavy|Type-9]]
! scope="col" style="text-align:center;" | [[Anaconda]]
|}

== Manufacturers ==

=== [[Core Dynamics]] ===
* Eagle
* F63 Condor
* Farragut
* Federal Corvette
* Federal Dropship
* Vulture

=== [[Faulcon DeLacy]] ===
* Anaconda
* Cobra
* Python
* Sidewinder
* Viper

=== [[Lakon]] ===
* Asp Explorer
* Type-6 Transporter
* Type-7
* Type-9 Heavy

=== [[Gutamaya]] ===
* Imperial Clipper
* Imperial Courier
* Majestic Class Interdictor

=== [[Saud Kruger]] ===
* Beluga Liner
* Dolphin
* Orca

=== [[Zorgon Peterson]] ===
* Adder
* Fer-de-Lance
* Hauler
* Panther Clipper

== Faction Ships ==
Frontier are developing a family of ships for the navies of each faction in the game. Examples:
* [[Empire Courier|Imperial Courier]] - Empire Scout
* [[Empire Courier|Imperial Cutter]] - Civilian version of Empire Light Warship
* [[Empire Fighter]] - Empire Fighter
* [[F63 Condor]] - Federal Fighter
* [[Farragut]] - Federal Capital Ship
* [[Majestic Class Interdictor]] - Empire Capital Ship

The fleet-class ships that are available to the game’s major factions follow a hierarchy.<ref>[http://us2.campaign-archive1.com/?u=dcbf6b86b4b0c7d1c21b73b1e&id=c0b11fe947 Newsletter #7]</ref>

=== Cruisers (Battlecruisers, Battleships, Interdictors) ===
Long range, independent ships that are capable of controlling entire systems. Heavily armed and capable of deploying large fighter squadrons. The capital ships already shown are an example of this class. In the [[Empire]] they are usually known as “Interdictors” – named after the first successful class of cruisers. Currently the most common and most successful is the Majestic class – generally referred to as a “Majestic class Interdictor”. As ships that can also carry out ambassadorial missions they can be used for ‘soft’ power projection, as well as hard.

=== Frigates ===
These are large ships designed for escort duties. The actual vessels vary greatly between navies, but are all designed to engage multiple small, fast enemies (typically fighters and missile swarms) and are loaded with point defence batteries. They will also have some anti-ship capability, but are not designed to go up against other warships.

=== Destroyers ===
These are anti-warship vessels, but are generally no longer used in the front line, though some are still in service.

=== Carriers ===
Designed for the deployment of fighter squadrons. Obsolete in the fleets of the major factions due to the popularity of Cruisers, but small navies still make use of them and some have even been converted into transporters.

=== Transporters (Couriers) ===
Armoured warships designed specifically for transporting valuable assets and cargo quickly and safely.

=== Corvettes (Cutters) ===
Light multi-role warships, capable of reconnaissance, incursions and escort missions. These small warships are also popular with smaller [[factions]], organizations and even wealthy individuals due to their adaptability. The Imperial Cutter is a lighter and faster Corvette-class ship, which players will be able to get their hands on in the final game (assuming they can make the right contacts).

=== Fighters ===
Small short-range craft that generally cannot operate independently due to having no jump capability. Their main roles include the defence of stations and the large warships that they are deployed from. Commercial fighters are typically jump-capable and are therefore much more flexible than their faction-specific counterparts.

=== Drones ===
Small automated ships that have largely been phased out due to the existence of effective counter-measures.

==References==
<references />
[[Category:Ships]]

Elite Dangerous

2014-11-10T09:38:49Z

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[[File:EDSplash.jpg|right|200px]]
'''Elite: Dangerous''' is the fourth game in the [[Elite]] series of games. The expected release is in Q4 2014. It is funded primarily via a [[Kickstarter]] campaign.<ref>http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1461411552/elite-dangerous campaign</ref>

New players will start out with a spacecraft and a small sum of [[Credits]]. They will be able to trade, pirate, bounty-hunt, explore, and salvage their way to wealth and fame.

Previous games in the series already had similar key game components, but Elite: Dangerous upgrades that with modern graphics. However, Elite: Dangerous also adds new features to the series, such as the concept of online multiplayer.

Elite: Dangerous takes place in the same universe as [[Frontier: Elite II|Frontier: Elite 2]] and [[Frontier: First Encounters]], 50 years after the events of FFE, in the year 3300AD. The [[Thargoids|Thargoid]] race, introduced in earlier games, will also appear.

== Features ==
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Stationoverplanet.jpg|Space station over a planet
EDwallpaper2.jpg|Closer view
EDwallpaper4.jpg|Flying close to a damaged ship
EDwallpaper.jpg|Space battle
EDwallpaper1.jpg|Docking
</gallery>
Elite: Dangerous builds upon the foundations of the previous Elite titles, but aims to expand these ideas to a modern context.

=== Singleplayer ===
Single player by default will mean playing alone, but within a shared and evolving universe. That means regular updates from central servers. However, Frontier Developments has promised that players will have the option to turn synchronisation off when creating a new commander. They won't be able to play with this commander with other players online though, and their universe will stay mostly static.

=== Multiplayer vs Single Player ===
[[File:Elite Dangerous Dev Diary 1- Multiplayer and Ships|thumb|right|250px]]
The player may choose from the following: Solo Play, Private Channels (only friends or invited people will be encountered), or Free Roam (encounter any player also in free roam *and on the same server?). Some players might only want to co-op with their friends, others prefer an open universe where they might run into anyone.

The game will work in a seamless, lobby-less way, with the ability to rendezvous with friends as the player chooses. This technology is already working, using a combination of peer-to-peer (to reduce lag) and server connections.

Depending on the player's chosen configuration, some of the other ships they meet as they travel around are real players as opposed to computer-controlled ships. It may be a friend the player has agreed to rendezvous with there, or it may be another real player that has been encountered by chance.

All players will be part of a “Pilot’s Federation” – that is how they are distinguished from non-players – allowing players to differentiate between who player and non-player easily. The radar also indicates other players, showing them as 'open' figure on the radar.

== Evolving Universe ==
[[File:Elite Dangerous Dev Diary 2- How the Galaxy will Evolve Over Time|right|250px]]

Unlike previous games, the Elite: Dangerous universe will evolve. As players explore the galaxy, the different factions will be seen to spread to further star systems, colonising planets and building space stations.

New star ports will be slowly built in real time. These events will create opportunities for players as the resources and workers required for building will need to be transported and there will no doubt be related military missions and scope for increased piracy.

== Procedural Content ==
[[File:Elite Dangerous - procedural generation|full|right|250px]]
[[Procedural Generation|Procedural generation]] of content is a technique where content is generated from rules. It abstracts repetitive or arbitrary elements of content creation in a very efficient way.

Imagine a medieval landscape. Laying out towns, roads, castles, farm land, forests and so on can be done by a system of rules – putting castles widely spaced out on vantage points, towns near rivers but under the protection of such a castle, roads between them, then with farm land to support them all. An artist can still design the castle, the houses in the towns, but this approach greatly magnifies the content that can be created. “Frontier” did this for the star systems, and planets, and with Elite: Dangerous, [[Frontier Developments]] will go further.

== Destructible Ship Models ==
[[File:Elite Dangerous Dev Diary - Shields|full|right|250px]]
Larger ships will have multiple shield generators which can be targeted and will fail individually. This will add an extra level of skill where attackers can inflict hull damage by firing weapons at a single point and the prey navigates in a way that draws fire to working shields.

The operating shield radius on very large ships will also allow for very small fighters to be able to sneak under them and cause immediate damage to the hull.

[[File:Elite Dangerous Cobra Teaser|full|right|250px]]

Unlike previous Elite games where ships would simply explode once the hull integrity hit zero, the ship models will be divided in to sections so that damage will be localised to where weapon fire impacts. This means that, for example, the cargo hold can be exposed (shedding cargo) but thrusters, hyperdrives and weapons would not be affected.

Once a ship has been targeted, a subsystem can be specifically targeted, making it possible to attack specific modules to cause desired malfunctions. Frontier Developments have already hinted at future updates allowing for boarding of ships.

== Player Roles ==
[[File:Elite Dangerous Dev Diary 3 - Player Roles|full|right|250px]]
Unlike RPGs, players in Elite Dangerous will not choose their [[Roles|role]] by customising their character. Instead, the choice and customisation of their ship will be geared towards specific role(s). Examples cited are [[Roles#Trader|Trader]], [[Roles#Explorer|Explorer]], [[Roles#Bounty Hunter|Bounty Hunter]] and [[Roles#Pirate|Pirate]]. However hybrid roles or new roles may be possible through updates or emergent gameplay e.g. mining.

Frontier Developments have been positive about suggestions that players can have multiple ships so they are able to switch between roles. However, how this will be achieved has not been finalised.

=== Trading ===
[[File:Elite Dangerous Trading Dev Diary|full|right|250px]][[Roles#Trader|Trading]] in previous games was limited to a relatively small number of different commodities such as hydrogen fuel, precious metals, computers etc. Elite Dangerous will see the addition of an extra dimension to the various commodities traded. Depending on how far goods have travelled, a higher price will result.

Instead of static prices per star systems, [[Commodities Market|stockmarkets]] will now respond to events going on in the vicinity such as war, famine, blockades etc. This creates the opportunity for players to "game" the stockmarkets by controlling supply and demand.

It won't just be commodities that can be traded. Game items can also be bought and sold, such as maps and permits.{{cite}} There will also be [[smuggling]].

=== Piracy & Bounty Hunting ===
Various combat events (e.g. performing tight turns, firing weapons) heat up the ship's hull, which will make the ship easier to be spotted on scanners, which in turn will make it easier for [[Pirates]] and [[Bounty Hunters]] to locate such ships. This means that players will be able to detect on-going battles and join in. David Braben has hinted at the ability for combatants to communicate with ships in the vicinity to "do deals".{{cite}} This may mean that the player may get a share of the profits if they save a trader from pirates or get a share in the loot if they don't mind getting a bounty on their head.

=== Mining & Gas Scooping ===
Of course, mining and scooping will be important activities; providing the raw resources to keep civilisation going. However, little has been said about how they will differ, if at all, from previous games. Although mining would seem to be a very labour intensive activity, requiring much of a player's time, it hasn't been included as a career in its own right.

== Hyperdrives ==
Previous games tried to obey the laws of physics to a certain extent. This meant conventional thrusters were limited by the laws of relativity i.e. players could not travel faster than light within a star system. [[Frontier: Elite II]] used the Stardreamer feature as a realism/gameplay trade-off. However, such a mechanism would not work in a multiplayer game, so Elite Dangerous will feature faster than light travel using [[Hyperspace|hyperspace]].

==Landing On Planets==
<gallery type="slideshow" widths="250" crop="true" hidebutton="true">
Wallpaper12.jpg|Concept art showing atmospheric entry
cloudscape.jpg|Concept art of flying through a planet's atmosphere
</gallery>
Frontier Developments took the decision to implement landing on planets as a future update. This gives them more time to implement a significant feature in a manner that they're happy with. Players will still be able to skim the atmosphere to scoop gases. For an insight in to the rich experience planned for atmosphers, watch the [[Procedural Generation|procedural generation]] video above.
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==Ship Customisation==
[[File:Engines.jpg|thumb|250px]]
Ships will be customisable in a way that affects how the ship functions. They will feature hard points for weapons and thrusters, giving the player more control over how the ship behaves and what strengths and weaknesses it'll have.
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==Readying Weapons==
Weapons will not always be immediately available. Weapons will need to be enabled in anticipation of using them. This allows for offensive / defensive stances and bluffing.

==Realistic Astrophysics==
<gallery type="slideshow" widths="250" crop="true" hidebutton="true">
Asteroid_field.jpg|Asteroid Field
EDwallpaper5.jpg|Flying through a field
EDwallpaper3.jpg|Flying on the edge of the atmosphere
</gallery>

There is going to be a vast improvement in astrophysics. David Braben has confirmed the inclusion of new encounters with comets, black holes and quasars.

==Realistic Scale==
David Braben, in an interview with [http://www.pcgamesn.com/article/elite-dangerous-will-have-100-billion-star-systems-and-thargoids-braben-reveals-whats-next-his-space-sim PCGamesN] indicated that Elite: Dangerous will be set in a procedurally generated Milky Way with over 100 billion solar systems, including our own. In addition each system could have up to 100 objects, leading to plenty of opportunities for the player.

==Features in the expansions==
After release [[Features in the expansions|several features]] will be added to Elite: Dangerous. Some of these were available in previous editions of the game and some new to this one.

==Interviews and articles==
*[http://www.rockpapershotgun.com/2012/12/05/elite-dangerous-is-winning-the-space-race-for-my-heart/ Rock, Paper, Shotgun]
*[http://www.vg247.com/2012/11/23/elite-dangerous-brabens-square-peg/ VG24/7]
*[http://beefjack.com/features/david-braben-elite-dangerous-interview/ BeffJack]
*[http://www.pcgamesn.com/interview-david-braben-elite-dangerous-kickstarter-if-it-fails-ill-be-terribly-upset PCGamesN]
*[http://www.incgamers.com/2012/11/credits-cobras-and-crowd-funding-david-braben-tells-us-about-elite-dangerous/ IncGamers]

==References==
<references />
[[Category:Elite Dangerous]]
[[Category:Kickstarter]]