Mandalay
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The Mandalay is an upcoming medium explorer ship by Zorgon Peterson.
The developers said the Mandalay "should give the Anaconda some competition" in terms of jump range.[1] The ship is optimized for SCO-capable frame shift drives; the developers have hinted that it may be even more stable during SCO than both of the previous SCO-optimized ships, the Python Mk II and the Type-8 Transporter.[1]
The boarding ramp is under the cockpit which makes it easier to line up the landing for exobiological scanning.
The early access release is scheduled for 22 October 2024.
Outfitting
- Main article: OutfittingAll ships are highly customisable through the Outfitting menu of Station Services. Listed below is the default load-out for the mandalay.
| Category | Default System | Default Rating | Default Class | Max Class |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Small Hardpoint | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| -- | -- | -- | -- | |
| Medium Hardpoint | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| -- | -- | -- | -- | |
| -- | -- | -- | -- | |
| -- | -- | -- | -- | |
| Utility Mount | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| -- | -- | -- | -- | |
| -- | -- | -- | -- | |
| -- | -- | -- | -- | |
| Bulkheads | Lightweight Alloys | -- | -- | -- |
| Reactor Bay | Power Plant | -- | 5 | -- |
| Thrusters Mounting | Thrusters | -- | 5 | -- |
| Frame Shift Drive Housing | Frame Shift Drive (SCO) | -- | 5 | -- |
| Environment Control | Life Support | -- | 4 | -- |
| Power Coupling | Power Distributor | -- | 5 | -- |
| Sensor Suite | Sensors | -- | 5 | -- |
| Fuel Store | Fuel Tank [x32] | -- | 5 | -- |
| Internal Compartments | -- | -- | -- | 6 |
| -- | -- | -- | 5 | |
| -- | -- | -- | 4 | |
| -- | -- | -- | 4 | |
| -- | -- | -- | 3 | |
| -- | -- | -- | 3 | |
| -- | -- | -- | 2 | |
| -- | -- | -- | 1 | |
| -- | -- | -- | 1 | |
| -- | -- | -- | 1 | |
| (PAS) | -- | 1 | 1 |
* (L) = Loaned Module
- [x#] = Capacity
- (PAS) = Reserved solely for the Planetary Approach Suite or Advanced Planetary Approach Suite
Development
A concept artwork of this ship was first shown on X (Twitter) on 10 August 2024.[2] The design is influenced by the English Electric Lightning interceptor aircraft from 1960 which has stacked engines.[1]
Trivia
The Mandalay is named after a species of spitting cobra native to the country of Myanmar.
Videos
Gallery
- Mandalay artwork
Mandalay ship
Mandalay ship, angle 2
Mandalay ship, angle 3
Mandalay ship, angle 4
Mandalay ship, angle 5
Mandalay ship, angle 6
Mandalay ship, angle 7
Mandalay ship, angle 8
References
- 1 2 3 Frontier Unlocked (28 August 2024) https://www.youtube.com/live/qmYQKPxwO9U?si=AUSSJ_C7f4-bt-P-
- ↑ "Oh...er...you weren't meant to see that..." Elite Dangerous - X - 10 August 2024 (archive-url)
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