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| type                = Combat
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| cost                = 67,527,361
| cost                = 59,255,259
| arx                = 16,250
| arx                = 16,520
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The '''Python Mk II''' is a medium [[Ships|ship]] produced by [[Faulcon DeLacy]]. This vessel is a [[combat]]-focused redesign of its multipurpose predecessor, the [[Python]].
The '''Python Mk II''' is a medium [[Ships|ship]] produced by [[Faulcon DeLacy]]. This vessel is a [[combat]]-focused redesign of its multipurpose predecessor, the [[Python]]. It became purchasable with [[credits]] for [[Elite Dangerous: Odyssey|Odyssey]] owners on 7 Aug 2024.


== Overview ==
== Overview ==
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The Mk II was designed from the ground up for supercruise overcharge, giving it much better handling, less thermal load, less fuel consumption, and better acceleration and deceleration while using SCO compared to all previous ships.
The Mk II was designed from the ground up for supercruise overcharge, giving it much better handling, less thermal load, less fuel consumption, and better acceleration and deceleration while using SCO compared to all previous ships.
The hardpoint placement is identical to the Python's, except with an additional dorsally-mounted large hardpoint behind the cockpit, between the other two dorsal large hardpoints.


== Development ==
== Development ==
The Python Mk II was the first new ship added to Elite Dangerous since the addition of the Mamba in 2018. [[Frontier Developments|Frontier]] announced in a [[Frontier Unlocked]] livestream that the Mk II will be added with a free update in 2024.  Elite partners got early access on a test server on 1 May 2024.<ref>[https://www.reddit.com/r/EliteDangerous/comments/1cgjxcw/elite_partners_may_1st_python_mk2_test_drive/ Elite Partners May 1st Python MK2 test drive!] - Reddit 30 April 2024</ref> This ship became available for early access for 16,250 [[ARX]] on 7 May 2024. It became available for purchase using in-game [[credits]] on 7 Aug 2024. {{clr}}
The Python Mk II was the first new ship added to Elite Dangerous since the addition of the Mamba in 2018. [[Frontier Developments|Frontier]] announced in a [[Frontier Unlocked]] livestream that the Mk II will be added with a free update in 2024.  Elite partners got early access on a test server on 1 May 2024.<ref>[https://www.reddit.com/r/EliteDangerous/comments/1cgjxcw/elite_partners_may_1st_python_mk2_test_drive/ Elite Partners May 1st Python MK2 test drive!] - Reddit 30 April 2024</ref> This ship became available for early access for 16,250 [[ARX]] on 7 May 2024. It became available for purchase by Odyssey owners using in-game [[credits]] on 7 Aug 2024. {{clr}}
==Purchase Locations==
==Purchase Locations==
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File:ED Odyssey Python Mk II Scorpion.jpg|Python Mk II, Scorpion official art
File:ED Odyssey Python Mk II Scorpion.jpg|Python Mk II, Scorpion official art
File:Python Mk II ruby paintjob.jpg|Python Mk II ruby paintjob
File:Python Mk II ruby paintjob.jpg|Python Mk II ruby paintjob
File:Python Mk II vs Federal Corvette.jpg|Python Mk II vs Federal Corvette
File:Python Mk II Cockpit.jpg|Python Mk II Cockpit
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== References ==
== References ==
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