Lynx Highliner

Expanding into the passenger liner market, Zorgon Peterson presents the Lynx Highliner. This medium-sized vessel has considerable passenger cabin capacity potential, a notable jump range and good straight-line speed. The Lynx Highliner is also surprisingly robust, with solid defences offering protection from external threats.

— In-Game Description

The Lynx Highliner is a medium passenger liner ship produced by Zorgon Peterson. Designed for passenger safety and comfort. It features business and economy class cabins and can be outfitted with Mk II cabins. It was released for credits and Odyssey owners on 28 April 2026.

Overview

The Lynx Highliner was designed for passenger comfort and safety. It can carry up to 225 passengers. It has multiple landing ramps for swift boarding. It has a high shield and hull strength. It is optimized for defense with 1 large and 4 medium hardpoints. This makes it the most secure passenger liner to date. The cockpit is refurbished from the Adder.

Mk. II Business & Economy Passenger Cabins were added with the Lynx Highliner update (4.3.3.0). This has a 1.5x increase in passenger capacity.

Outfitting

Main article: Outfitting

The Lynx Highliner has a few compartments reserved for passengers -- two Class 6 and one Class 5. It can also equip the new Mk II Passenger Cabins, which have increased capacity compared to standard cabins.

Ships are highly customisable through the Outfitting menu of Station Services. Listed below is the default load-out for the Lynx Highliner.

Category	Default System	Default Rating	Default Class	Max Class
Medium Hardpoint	Pulse Laser (L)	F	1	2
	Pulse Laser (L)	F	1	2
	Empty	--	--	2
	Empty	--	--	2
Large Hardpoint	Empty	--	--	3
Utility Mount	Empty	--	--	0
	Empty	--	--	0
	Empty	--	--	0
	Empty	--	--	0
Bulkheads	Lightweight Alloys	C	1	8
Reactor Bay	Power Plant	E	5	5
Thrusters Mounting	Thrusters	E	6	6
Frame Shift Drive Housing	Frame Shift Drive (SCO)	E	5	5
Environment Control	Life Support	E	6	6
Power Coupling	Power Distributor	E	5	5
Sensor Suite	Sensors	E	3	3
Fuel Store	Fuel Tank [x32]	C	5	5
Internal Compartments	Shield Generator	E	5	6
	Passenger Cabin	E	4	5
	Empty	--	--	4
	Empty	--	--	4
	Empty	--	--	3
	Supercruise Assist	E	1	2
	Advanced Docking Computer	E	1	1
	Passenger Cabin (P)	E	5	6
	Passenger Cabin (P)	E	5	6
	Passenger Cabin (P)	E	4	5
	(PAS)	I	1	1

• (L) = Loaned Module
• [x#] = Capacity
• (PAS) = Reserved solely for the Planetary Approach Suite or Advanced Planetary Approach Suite
• (P) = Reserved for Passenger Cabins

Development

Operations was delayed from April to June 2026. To compensate for this delay Frontier released the Lynx Highliner for credits on 28 April 2026. It's a thank-you to the fans for their “continued support and understanding.” It is also available in the Pre-Built Ships store for 0 ARX, and the Frontier Store. This ship requires the Odyssey expansion.

Trivia

• The Lynx Highliner is the first ship with functional ramps where commanders can walk to inside the hull until the doors.

Videos

• File:Elite Dangerous - Lynx Highliner
• File:One Small Step Towards Ship Interiors? (Elite Dangerous)
• File:Lynx Highliner - FULL REVIEW - Elite Dangerous
• File:Elite Dangerous - Lynx- comparison to Orca. Performance tests. Combat checks

Gallery

• 
  Lynx Highliner WIP 1
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  Lynx Highliner WIP 2
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  Lynx Highliner WIP 3
• 
  Lynx Highliner at gas giant
• 
  Lynx Highliner Launch, standard edition

References

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