Viper Mk IV
The Viper MkIV, built by Faulcon DeLacy, is a fighter ship added to Elite Dangerous in the 1.5 Update. It is the successor to the Viper MkIII.[1]
Compared to MkIII, the new Viper features better internal slots in addition to the better powerplant, which gives the pilot more choice in their loadouts, like running more thermal weaponry, or mounting the Prismatic Shield Generator without sacrificing other modules.
Compared to the MkIII, the MkIV has worse shields by default due to its higher hull mass. However unlike the MkIII it is capable of mounting a Class 4 Shield Generator, which along with a much more durable hull gives it a lot of survivability.
However, the drawbacks for the better equipment come in the form of slightly worse manoeuvrability and speed. The MkIV also features a slightly bulkier hull due to addition of the "bumpers" on each side, which makes it a slightly bigger target compared to the MkIII. It also seems to have a relatively poor heat dissipation, with the prolonged firing of heat-generating weapons or shield cells easily pushing the ship's temperature over 100%.
Ship's hardpoint options are identical to its predecessor, but unlike the Viper MkIII whose underside mounted class 2 medium hardpoints are on a horizontally flat part of the hull, the class 2 medium hardpoints of the MkIV are on a slightly angled part of the underside.
Outfitting
- Main article: Outfitting
Purchase Locations
| System | Station | Discount | Date Seen |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cebalrai | Hornblower Dock | 15.12.2015 | |
| Chowei | Swigert Port | 16.12.2015 | |
| Kokojina | Ali Ring | 15.12.2015 | |
| Orcus | Tombaugh Station | 15.12.2015 | |
| Leesti | George Lucas | 15.12.2015 | |
| Cubeo | Medupe City | 16.12.2015 | |
| Kakas | Kube-McDowell Enterprise | 17.12.2015 | |
| TZ Arietis | Snyder Enterprise | 16.12.2015 | |
| Liburodo | Landsteiner Mines | 16.12.2015 | |
| Eta Serpentis | Haipeng Port | 17.12.2015 | |
| Lembava | Goldstein Port | 19.12.2015 | |
| HR 6828 | Celsius Hub | 19.12.2015 | |
| Noatiaca | Haisheng Orbital | 19.12.2015 | |
| Ugrivirii | Jefferies Port | 19.12.2015 | |
| 1 I Centauri | Ampere Dock | 19/12/2015 | |
| Kelish | Alphonsi Orbital | 19/12/2015 | |
| WW Piscis Austrini | Ivins Vision | 21/12/2015 | |
| Baldr | Keldysh Gateway | 22/12/2015 | |
| Kremainn | Wohler Terminal | 26/12/2015 | |
| wuru | schuster hub | 24/12/2015 | |
| Nu | Syromyatnikov Horizons | 30/12/2015 | |
| Wolf 865 | McCulley Ring | 02/01/2016 | |
| Ross 775 | Gamuw Gateway | 09/01/2016 |
Trivia
- At the EGX event David Braben said it "trades a bit of manoeuvrability and speed for better internals, but it's got the same hardpoint layout as the standard Viper".[2]
- In Newsletter #92 it was stated that every Kickstarter beta backer or above will find a Viper MkIV docked at a starport for free.[3]
Gallery
- Viper MkIV as shown during the EGX event
- Viper MkIV
- Different angle
- Bottom of the ship
- Viper MkIV Black Friday Paintjob.
