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== Fleet Carrier == | == Fleet Carrier == | ||
[[File:Fleet | [[File:Fleet Carrier reveal.png|thumb|200px|Fleet Carrier]] | ||
The '''[[Fleet Carrier|Fleet Carrier]]''' is a very large vessel with docking facilities that will act as a mobile base of operations for [[Squadrons]]. This will be the first player owned capital ship type. Fleet Carriers will be added in | The '''[[Fleet Carrier|Fleet Carrier]]''' is a very large vessel with docking facilities that will act as a mobile base of operations for [[Squadrons]]. This will be the first player owned capital ship type. Fleet Carriers will be added in the December 2019 update. | ||
== Player | == Player owned capital ships == | ||
In The Commanders Livestream, a viewer asked "any chance of playing capital ships in the future?", David Braben answered: "it's on the list, but a long way down it, because there's a lot of gameplay to make it work. The issue is what we call the difference between direct control and executive control. Where rather than flying by the seat of your pants you're giving orders to a giant ship. Because you can't expect it to change course very rapidly and that sort of thing. So it's certainly a long-term possibility, but it's long-term."<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=McJgSVJQGG8 Elite Dangerous 2.3 - The Commanders Release Livestream]</ref> | In The Commanders Livestream, a viewer asked "any chance of playing capital ships in the future?", David Braben answered: "it's on the list, but a long way down it, because there's a lot of gameplay to make it work. The issue is what we call the difference between direct control and executive control. Where rather than flying by the seat of your pants you're giving orders to a giant ship. Because you can't expect it to change course very rapidly and that sort of thing. So it's certainly a long-term possibility, but it's long-term."<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=McJgSVJQGG8 Elite Dangerous 2.3 - The Commanders Release Livestream]</ref> | ||