While I am glad to see the Trident and Terradon in game, and am happy to see that further new ship content is underway... none of these new things impact gameplay much.

Can we get a quick RE on when we can expect to actually be able to fly these things?

(yes, I understand the undocking issues; when?)

Not for awhile. It's not about the docking/undocking, it's about the interface and everything that goes into it. Plus the fact that the economy and underlying "resource allocation" for the universe has to be redone first, to properly handle acquisition of capships and how that whole system.. works (mooring / unmooring, loading / offloading, shipyards, yadda yadda). Probably a couple of months. We will be trying to impact the game as much as we can in the meantime, in the direction of greatly expanding the Border Skirmish and various other ideas. A lot of that has to be done first anyhow, to get a better idea of how much we can do with cap ships and making related battles as scalable as possible. I mean, if we put capships out there, and 20 people get them and decide to have a big rumble, which then totally conks out the server, that's not a good thing you know?

So, we're working towards it, and I think it's realistically a "summer" type thing, but not a "three weeks away" kind of thing.

Yes, we probably could hack something together to make them flyable in like a week, but it would be A) stupid B) extremely unbalancing and C) probably very broken. Then everyone would be very unhappy when we had to yank out their capships. So, I would just as soon try and do it "right" out of the gate, even though we're coming up on a year overdue for the expansion (based on my optimistic announcements around retail release time).

Is there any possiblity we can see some images of this new ship? Or any other of Louis' ships he is working on?

Say no to ADawg!! SURPRISES ARE FUN!!! SURPRISES ARE FUN!

PS Ninjas! All games are better with NINJAS! Name one of your new ships NINJA!

ninjas. check.

Yeah Inc, that's the right way to go. Get things write the first time.

/me can't wait until this summer! :D

-Calder

Yeah, good to get things right at the same time you get them write.

best to write right..

else you must right write..

:@

right. ninjas.

Inc, in case you need some inspiration:

http://www.realultimatepower.net/index4.htm

I prefer this one:

http://www.petersenart.com/comics/birthdaycard2.html

And I think someone, perhaps Rock Star, should create an entire videogame based on that image.

Hey!

"Axe-wielding hillbilly pirate ninja rocker vehicle Rampage!!!"

I'd buy that.

Roflmao Very Cool Inc!!

I like the whole hillbilly ninja thing

Woodstock
Commander UIT Vessel Yellowbird
Proprietor Woodstocks Museum Of Ships

Incarnate: "And I think someone, perhaps Rock Star, should create an entire videogame based on that image."

But...you already did...

http://homepage.mac.com/flip402/ninja/ninja.html

Hehe. I salute you, RR!

Hehe... lol, RR...

I love the "what the?" UIT ninja... :)~

LOL i didnt think its was a 'what the?' more of a 'Awww not again *sigh*'

Ninjas, check.
Samurai, check.
Jalahandran, check.... errr pardon?

Forget ninjas.. I want to see more cowboys and indians.

look out now, here come them thar injuns..

lalalalalalala!!! lalalalalala!!! *drum beat*

Get um BOYS!@ *pow pow* lalalalalal* *ugh* I got one!@!

"Axe-wielding hillbilly pirate ninja rocker vehicle Rampage!!!"

allready out there

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Redneck_Rampage

actually theres a whole series

http://www.mobygames.com/game_group/sheet/gameGroupId,271/

/me aims to collect them all