Panther Clipper LX
Template:Quote The Panther Clipper, also known as the Panther Clipper LX, is a large freighter ship. It is assumed to be manufactured by Zorgon Peterson although a leaked image showed Gutamaya. It has been described as a "heavy cargo clipper" and the Type-9 Heavy's "big brother".[1]
Development
The Panther Clipper LX was first shown in ED Newsletter #7 as a render of the model's blockout mesh and a grey-box animation on a landing pad. The earliest concept art (a paintover of the mesh) was shown in Newsletter #13. It was called "a trading workhorse".
The Panther Clipper was announced as planned content for ED: Horizons, but was never implemented despite appearing in Horizons concept art. Mentions of the Panther have been datamined from the game for years, and were most recently seen in the files of the ED: Odyssey alpha.[2]
Elite II
The Panther Clipper first appeared in Frontier: Elite II. It was the largest ship in the game, being extremely slow as a consequence, and was described as capable of buying entire planets out of their cargo. Due to its immense size, it was capable of being equipped with planetary bombardment-class weaponry and powerful shields that shrugged off attacks from small pirate craft.
Gallery
- Panther Clipper concept art
- Horizons concept art of a ship that may be a Panther Clipper lifting off from a surface port
- Multicrew pilot mentions the Panther Clipper LX in the Crew Lounge
- Panther Clipper early interior model
- "Panther Clipper LX" displayed in the HUD
- Panther Clipper landing pad
- Panther Clipper size and the Big Ben
References
- ↑ Frontier Forums: David Braben's Q&A
- ↑ Cite error: Invalid
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