Ironclad Chads

[pine goblet]

you literally have tractor beams to do it

it will be i think they said it at some point

[stable tree]

Yeah... Seems outside the norm

[copper vault]

can we tie down some cargo to those rails above the bridge?

[pine goblet]

the mpuv pad idea from someone was pretty good

[wild cedar]

maybe secondary controls for certain aspects of the ship

like a door button or remote turret access

[stable tree]

Tractor turret access seems likely! In one of their graybox shots from that bridge, you could see the external tractor beam turrets mounted outside the hangar doors.

Maybe like the Cat's starboard engineering station which controls that side's tractor beam.

[pine goblet]

its most likely gonna be repair station control

beams and stations control

[rose bronze]

is there a Q&A or not yet?

[carmine shell]

https://tenor.com/view/no-no-no-no-no-no-no-meme-cat-no-cat-meme-gif-8178193224013835888

not out yet but questions have been locked

[wild cedar]

someone uploaded this pic. hopefully the vulture does fit inside

was lookin at the measurements of the height of the vulture. its 9 meters while the height of the ironclad is 20m. hopefully that the cargo bay of the ironclad is taller than 9 meters

[pine goblet]

easily will

at least 2 prospectors should fit too

possibly 3

[novel pagoda]

Not my OC but helpful image

[granite glade]

Nice referral code in that picture

[novel pagoda]

I didn't even notice the author put that there. One sec

[granite glade]

Yeah just a small crop and repost 😄

[granite glade]

[novel pagoda]

Don't ban me bro

[granite glade]

Oh I won't

You took care of that really well

And it's an informative post

[novel pagoda]

There's another image I saw that had 3 prospectors laid down side by side, facing to port or starboard of the ironclad.

[lime glacier]

Is the SCL out yet thought it was supposed to be like 2 hrs ago?

[granite glade]

WHy would you post about SCL in here though?

Just watch the recap from Noobifier

It wasn't that special after all

[lime glacier]

I thought it was going to be about concept ships hoping for some ironclad info.

[granite glade]

No concepts at all

They ''made'' a concept live on stream, which they won't make for real

https://youtu.be/P0XWmyWjsPQ?si=4COPxI0v1Fq-Hm0b

This is more than you need

Here is the full thing, I guess you didn't look on the official channel? https://youtu.be/GU9hwD7ZjHc?si=EGkO7_m7B8YS3iWM

[lime glacier]

Rip it was litterly titled "concept ships" in news section. Big sad.

[novel pagoda]

Tbf that's as real as our ironclad is right now

[pine goblet]

bro instead of this bs scl why can we not have the qa

[granite glade]

they will post it this month and then still fuck it up

calling it now

[late musk]

will a polaris be able to one shot the ironclad?

[granite glade]

One salvo of 4 torps, yes

[late musk]

ironchad buster

[novel pagoda]

Nothing can one shot the ironclad, it's too beefy.

[west hemlock]

Easily.

[granite glade]

https://www.youtube.com/live/DWP1twofyJw?si=Umse4jsxNh_O8QyG

I really recommend watching this

It has some very interesting info and speculations

The white small one is from the Cat

They are not the same

[granite glade]

As some of you might already know, I make SC ship wallpapers

And today it's Ironclad time!

Portrait

4k

3440x1440p

5120x1440p

Different resolutions, and both variants

Enjoy

[stable tree]

Those are incredible, thank you

[granite glade]

[late musk]

Exquisite wallpapers

[granite glade]

[west hemlock]

We have over 10 votes for Jav club now!

Ok, exactly 10 but it still counts.

[granite glade]

Brother, why the fuck do you keep pestering me with that?

I DO NOT MAKE THE CLUBS

The next time you talk about the jav in the ironclad clubhouse I'll just start muting

[west hemlock]

😭

[novel pagoda]

Get that non Drake vibe outta here. No Escape pods allowed.

[west hemlock]

When’s the Q&A? Does the roof on the Assault open?

[granite glade]

CIG being CIG, Q&A nowhere to be found

[west hemlock]

Unless they release a non Vulture small or medium salvage ship soon, I might have to buy one.

I realized I will need CM to build a base.

Won’t I…?

[novel pagoda]

It's a good guess but

[west hemlock]

But…?

And can Ironclad salvage things inside of it?

That is another question.

[granite glade]

ironclad isn't a salvage ship at all

[west hemlock]

But the Assault has mod stations right?

[granite glade]

mod stations?

[west hemlock]

To modify vehicles inside of it?

[granite glade]

component fabrication

who the hell even knows what that's going to do

[west hemlock]

Hopefully build and destroy smaller ships and vehicles inside of it.

[granite glade]

I don't think that's how it will work

At all

[shrewd mantle]

Itll probably be something super niche like printing fuses and other stuff for repair & probably ground vehicle sized components

Im sure only a small number of people will actually use the component fabricator unless its OP and is just a component printing machine for all comps lol

[west hemlock]

So then I should buy a normal ironclad and not assault?

[shrewd mantle]

Just depends what your use is for it im getting the assault bc u get more guns and only bc of that

[west hemlock]

It’s either C2 or Ironclad for cargo… unless I choose to stick with C1 Spirit and Zeus CL.

[shrewd mantle]

Ironclad smokes C2 in pure cargo hauling

Top opens up + you get tractor beams that aim right into the cargo hold they shouldnt be jank shit like the rest

[west hemlock]

But C2 has less crew requirements. What does Ironclad require again?

[shrewd mantle]

My brother in christ you plan to solo + AI a jav and youre worried about crew requirements

[west hemlock]

My jav will have crew. My Ironclad will just be fetching more cargo for my base.

[shrewd mantle]

I still say ironclad but i like drake

Ironclad compliments the Kraken which is why i like it

[west hemlock]

What’s the largest ship that fits into a Javs hangar.

[shrewd mantle]

Vanguard iirc

[west hemlock]

So no CL or C1?

[shrewd mantle]

Ironclad “hanger” is likely the same size if not smaller

[shrewd mantle]

Maybe C1

Maybe

[west hemlock]

So an Ironclad could fit into a Jav…?

[shrewd mantle]

No

A vanguard can fit in a ironclad

[granite glade]

So close....

[shrewd mantle]

Maybe

[granite glade]

Very close again...

[west hemlock]

?

[shrewd mantle]

[west hemlock]

What cargo ship can fit into my (redacted.)

Nooooooo

[shrewd mantle]

None probably

A cutlass

[west hemlock]

https://tenor.com/view/evil-spongebob-gif-6081957

[granite glade]

I think it has the same hangar as a certain RSI and MISC ship

[west hemlock]

Which?

[granite glade]

But we're still here for Drake

[granite glade]

WHERE IS IT???

[lime glacier]

That's what I'm saying!! Wait I better check the channels first. Last time you got me.

I don't know why everyone is so curious what ships will fit in cargo hold of ironclad. With all the cargo I'm loading in there i wont have room for a ship as well.

But I'm still on board w an mpuv being able to dock on roof of control bridge.

[granite glade]

maximum hangar dimensions being 40 x 21 x 7.5m

https://robertsspaceindustries.com/comm-link/engineering/20006-Q-A-Drake-Ironclad

Okay okay

Some decent info

[late musk]

Unexpected but a welcome surprise nonetheless

[granite glade]

It was a make or break for many of us

[late musk]

Not for me tbh

[granite glade]

Finally a good Q&A from CIG

[late musk]

[granite glade]

Saved $265 on the Assault

Rerouted my Arrastra chain

I hate mining anyway

Saved $205 on the base already as well

[timber magnet]

The roof opens no need to refund the assaults

Yet

[west hemlock]

Already out!

[prisma geyser]

It's described as manufacturing and doesn't mention being able to mod parts. I'm expecting small components manufacturer only.

Vehicle coolers and shit

[west hemlock]

So it could act a a garage on my base.

[late musk]

Mmmm ironchad assault

[rose bronze]

well well

so the command module can be reattached

lol ironclad is the only ship, which can not be robbed, after you flee with your CM the criminals can only blow up your coold clad, but not claim it to drive it away hehe

[pine goblet]

they're not answering the when again

if it was anywhere in the next few years they probably would talk on it

[wild cedar]

real

[novel pagoda]

I wonder if a rogue command module could hook up and take the base chassis away

[slender nova]

Or hot swapped when one gets full. Have someone bring an empty one, then both detach and switch so they can go sell while you keep filling from a wrecked hull e or something

[rose bronze]

lol interesting thoutghs out there... ;-7

[sly zodiac]

they dont need to drive it away just open the roof and load cargo into one of their ships

the only way to prevent this would be set the main hull self destruct on then get in command module and fly away

since there is a seperate self destruct for command module

but even then most of the cargo will probably survive

[small anvil]

Was hoping for a prowler warbond ccu from alien week to add to my chain for a regular ironclad. I continue to wait

[granite glade]

[stable tree]

I see more people using the [DICM] tag

[wild cedar]

I hope the quantum fuel on the ironclad will be better than the cat when using a TS-2. If not I might have to swap to like the Pontes

[pine goblet]

the back looks literally like that one leaked picture couple months ago now that i look at it

[timber magnet]

It looks ready for release

1 week tops

[pine goblet]

kek

[timber magnet]

https://tenor.com/view/familyguy-shutup-meg-shutupmeg-gif-7281798

[lime glacier]

With 4.0

[timber magnet]

With my personal hangar

[lime glacier]

Imagine the cry babies if that happened lol "where's my BMM, Orion, and my endeavor.

[timber magnet]

I still want all of those but i like most any new ship

As long as it fits my needs

[granite glade]

I didn't know we got a whole room to ourselves!

That's nice, and on the top deck too!

With a massive window

I'm liking this more and more

[late musk]

Ironclad is becoming more the more time goes on

[timber magnet]

Ima put so much stolen sub shit in here

[granite glade]

[lime glacier]

I'm really hoping they ditch the secure storage area inlue of a medical bay.

[timber magnet]

Awful take just bring a nursa

[lime glacier]

Why be forced to bring additional ships. I want all the space for cargo. When every ship in every military currently afloat has some form of medical in it. It's just common sense. There is plenty of room on that ship for medical.

[timber magnet]

Why cram a med bay in every fucking ship? Why take away a secure hold that actually makes sense on a ship this is made with the thought that it can and will be boarded? Why have a desire to change random things on a ship just because you have an awful opinion. How about we just let the people that get paid to make the ships make them and the ones who don’t get paid ie me and you just play the game.

[lime glacier]

Makes sense what sense is secure storage lol. You either going to die on your or your ships going to get blown up haha. Secure storage is a dumb idea. No game play loops even make sense w that. Carry little boxes and put them in a complete other area. Hahaha

And you clearly want to say put another ship in there. Hahaha so how is having medical dumb troll harder

[late musk]

Does secure storage show up when others scan your ship?

Because if not I imagine the following scenario: You load up a bunch of worthless cargo and store the valuable loot in secure storage.

Or smuggling purposes

[lime glacier]

Even if it doesn't its not going to be of any size. Looks like the rooms would fit like a delivery mission size package. Maybe a 1scu bit not going to be throwing 8 scu weevil eggs box in there

To me it looks more like a brig. Which could be cool on the assault modle. Because its more frontline than a cargo hauler.

[late musk]

A medical bay would certainly make sense on the Assault

[lime glacier]

Agree as well.

But a brig def better suited for assault that cargo

[late musk]

But the base version....makes more sense to have secure storage

[lime glacier]

Yeah but let's play this out. You have secure storage. And get pirated they just going to hard death the ship if you can't open secure storage. Not like we going to be like ohh I'll just leave the high valuable it there for you to return to.

[late musk]

I expect them to have more plans to utilise secure storage spaces

we just haven't heard them yet

[lime glacier]

Only way it would be worth is if you recieved that back upon respawning ship. But then that in its self would be op af. I mean hiding your cargon when getting scanned is also pointless just jump away from the npc.

[late musk]

or player

Who could've brought a Scorpius Antares

Have they ever elaborated on what they want to do with secure storage rooms?

[lime glacier]

Yeah but coming from a big pirate org. Like I said if we can't access it we blow it to smithereens than that secure storage isn't worth anything, just floating boxes in space. Same as reclaimers.

[late musk]

You do that now

[lime glacier]

Yep

[late musk]

With engineering, armor etc still coming things might change

You might actually want to acquire more intel before you engage in a fight etc

[lime glacier]

Not engaging in fights. But everyone here is so sensitive all the time lol. You say one thing and everyone want to pipe back that things are awful ideas.

Lol

All I said was swap secure for medical.

Than you all decided to jump in. Could have remained silent.

[late musk]

I'd like more options than just slapping a medical bay on every room

[lime glacier]

Name one ship in any navy that doesn't have means to treat the crew.

[late musk]

Submarine

[lime glacier]

Has medical.

[late musk]

To what degree

Does it have a surgical room?

[lime glacier]

It still has medical depending on if it's a ssn or ssbn but they both have medical.

Yes

[late musk]

So what tier medical room would you like on the Ironclad?

[granite glade]

Perseus doesn't get medical, so Ironclad sure as hell doesn't get it 😛

[lime glacier]

They do in the event of an emergency on an ssn the ward room is converted to an er.

Persons should have one as well

[granite glade]

Not every ship needs a medbed, that is just ridiculous

[lime glacier]

Yes they do.

[granite glade]

That is just lazy gamers talk

[late musk]

We have dedicated medical ships still coming

might as well scrap those then

[lime glacier]

How you figure.

Not trying to make this a full time job. Just wanna game w the homies for a few hrs. Not spend all my time travelling from a to b or getting kitted over and over at stations. Cause I was magically forced into a ship wall and have to kill my self. Or a cargo box hits you cause it doesn't stay on grid properly. Or you get disconnected and forced back to home base 8 jumps aways.

[granite glade]

Just saw that on LinkedIn

[lime glacier]

Hardly a skill issue. When game puts you in a wall.

[granite glade]

Yeah so you want a medbed in every ship for something that shouldn't happen after 1.0 drops?

[lime glacier]

How is 1.0 going to fix that lol. You all thing server messing is going to fix everything rofl.

That's not a lag issue that's a model issue.

The copium is high in this discord.

[granite glade]

Of course it's high here

[wild cedar]

i want the ironc;lad before the polaris!!!111!!! make them wait longer

[west hemlock]

No!

[pine goblet]

not trying to make this a full time aint an excuse

just git gud

its a game thats grindy and takes time, if you aint got time to play it dont play it

[sly zodiac]

well med bed on every ship wouldnt take away from the game since Death of a Spaceman will slowly kill your character every time you respawn so you actually DONT want to respawn but be revived instead.

that being said I personally dont think every ship needs a med bed but some of the larger ships that will operate alone for extended periods of time should have med beds even if they are not respawn ones

[timber magnet]

Very soon people will see that large ships will barely function without a crew pushing people into orgs and making us scam our friends into getting crew

[novel pagoda]

I'm just gonna fill my ironclad up with nursa and run a rachet hospital in the sky

[timber magnet]

If you’re gonna do that do as many nursas as you can and get rid of the wheels as that’s wasted space

[novel pagoda]

Plus each one has its own turret. I'm super protected.

[sly zodiac]

tfw CIG realizes they dont need to spend money on advertising if they release more multicrew ships and make the players become the advertisers

[timber magnet]

The most motivated advertisers as our ships will be next to defenseless without crew

I’m gonna home alone rig all my ships and wait for someone to board

[zealous forge]

Ironchads

[stable tree]

Name kinda sus

[zealous forge]

How come

[novel pagoda]

You got hacked I think and someone switched the ironclad to #2 in your name. Super sus

[zealous forge]

Nuh uh perseus is number 1

[granite glade]

In this channel it isn't

[zealous forge]

awh

:(

[timber magnet]

Perseus won’t be out for another 10 years

[vast hemlock]

earliest 10 years 🙂

[novel pagoda]

It will be out before the Irondaddy

[timber magnet]

No

[novel pagoda]

Wanna make this interesting?

[stable tree]

Go on

[novel pagoda]

Just a offer to gamble, depending on which comes out first and if anyone remembers the bet in 3 years

[granite glade]

Then I want to remind you that RMT is not allowed on this server before this gets out of hand 😉

[timber magnet]

I bet one of Ruben’s kidneys

[analog canyon]

I bet idontsellmeths's schrodinger's cat of a soul

[vast hemlock]

[pine goblet]

i need my ironclad

[granite glade]

Same

[zealous forge]

cube

[slender nova]

Think we will get a cargo elevator on the ends of our hangars eventually? Think it will be a bit of a process to land this big boy and empty it as is

[wild cedar]

I heard a rumor that you will be able to move them to wherever you want

[granite glade]

[novel pagoda]

It's not a rumor it's Jared saying "one day" on star citizen live

[pine goblet]

IRONCLAD 2025!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[carmine shell]

We're so back

[pine goblet]

we've never gone

[cedar tree]

ill believe it when i see it

[novel pagoda]

Legionaire 2024 too oh wait

[analog canyon]

MERCHANTMAN 2025 /S 🤣🤣🤣

The number of people seething about all these ships coming out before their bmm 💀

[west hemlock]

Huh??

[sharp heron]

I don’t even care anymore, the shop tech for player shops gives me hope

[rigid lichen]

Well looks like y’all need to revisit this bet lmao speaking both are in the queue

[novel pagoda]

I stand by what I said earlier.

[ivory basalt]

the real trick is to hedge bets

[ashen nebula]

Does anyone know if the ironclad will be available for purchase during iae

[late musk]

It will be available when Drake hits the show floor on Nov 28-29.

[ashen nebula]

Kk thank you was looking at the iae info channel and it wasn't listed so I kinda got worried

[late musk]

Np. Yeah the info channel only lists BiS ships and stock limited ships such as the Kraken and Pioneer etc. Ironclad isn't stock limited and listing all the ships available during IAE would result in a very long list.

[waxen stream]

i hope we see the ironclad sooner then later would be fun to move cargo in the ironchads

make the C2 look like shit lol

[ashen nebula]

I heard somewhere that the ironclad will be flyable by iae 2955

[ivory basalt]

I was doing some mucking about in fleetview the other day and I'm more hype now than I was, realised just how much non grid space the thing has...

I thinks that should be about right based on;
https://www.reddit.com/r/starcitizen/comments/1dqv41l/ironclad_interior_shots_from_jumppoint/

[ashen nebula]

Wish we could get a ship name token for it

[ivory basalt]

IMO name token should be an upgrade to any ship

[ashen nebula]

Phat R Pillar your docking request has been accepted

[drifting crest]

hey cuties do we know the actual armaments for the ironclad assualt thinking of picking it up

[stable tree]

https://starcitizen.tools/Ironclad_Assault

The info there is based on the Comm Link announcing it, but I haven't heard of anything changing those details since then

[drifting crest]

thank you

in yalls opinion do you think its worth it i have some decent ccus

[stable tree]

You're asking the Drake Ironclad Cult Members if we think it's worth it? 👀

[drifting crest]

hahaha

sorry im a bit loaded

thanksgiving

[stable tree]

Hell yeah

[ashen nebula]

Wooo ironclad is in production

[drifting crest]

Just the base or both

[ashen nebula]

Never said I'm assuming the base

[ashen nebula]

During ep 3 o e of the questions was tell us something your not supposed to and he answer ironclad is in production

[novel pagoda]

Is the plural of Ironclad Ironclad, or Ironclad? One ironclad, 5 ironclad, sounds right.

[west hemlock]

Ironclads.

[novel pagoda]

Autocorrect put it at Ironclad twice vice ironclads. The Ai has spoken.

[timber magnet]

Ironclad in development

I hope it’s not just the base variant

[sly zodiac]

well the assault has vehicle repair which doesnt currently exist on any ship atm

so they would need to make that system to release assault

[timber magnet]

Well they need to make it soon then

[ivory basalt]

I think that'll come with crafting or ship ammo pools, since presumably they want you to use mats rather than money for those style repair bays

[west hemlock]

Pioneer, Polaris, Kraken, Kraken Privateer, Vulcan, Crucible. Probably Javelin and Idris as well.

[autumn jackal]

today is the day

started from my ATLS, ATLS>C1>RAZOR>RETALIATOR>TAURUS

[small anvil]

Here's mine

[autumn jackal]

Im still not sure if I should go with the Assult or Standard

[misty venture]

Assault is really only usable with crew. At least Standard can be easily soloed (no combat).

[autumn jackal]

because my predicament is the following

I can get the Ironclad base and a Starlancer TAC

or the ironclad assault with an Starlancer MAX

[misty venture]

I'm going TAC+standard.

[autumn jackal]

the Tac will fit on my fleet like a glove but I like the idea of the Assault

oh well, I can always keep the CCU on my hangar

[spark stag]

Greatest ship ever

[tired cosmos]

Why not assault + TAC ?

[novel pagoda]

While an excellent combo for hostile ground force deployment and beach head establishment, not a good combo for a single citizens fleet. Too much overlap

[ashen nebula]

Is there really any good surface to air combat anyway

Hire ai blades to man the base variant to loot cargo in space

[ivory basalt]

I think surface-air defence will become a lot more relevant with bases, but atm outside of organised org action, no

[rugged trench]

hello fellow ironcladsmen, happy to be here

[novel pagoda]

Anyone done math to see if a terrapin fits in site?

[ivory basalt]

I think it might

Measure the terrapin against some 32's to see

[misty venture]

it should. height is the issue and terrapin should clear by 1.5 meters.

[spark stag]

It might work in vtol

That’s the only way it will fit in the Polaris hanger shield

[rugged trench]

any estimates on release? i am quite thrilled at the idea of a carrier platform for small vehicles and tiny ships

maybe ilw next year

since it's in production

[novel pagoda]

Earliest possible would be IAE 2955.

[rugged trench]

why do you say that

(i haven't even bothered to check dev tracker yet - i should do that)

[novel pagoda]

Experience.

[misty venture]

nobody can really say. It started production in summer. maybe they can knock it out in 9-12 months.

[pine goblet]

yea well, lotsa experienced folks said no polaris or pyro before 2024 ends yet here we are

experience isn't a good argument, it could be 2955, but the reason i doubt it is not experience but the concept stuff that's military

aka percy and guardian

they would release those at ilw

[novel pagoda]

You sound like I sound jaded, but I had the same thoughts as you. Just too lazy to type it out I guess

Like sure defensecon is when it was announced, but that's not on brand. I expect the drakish what the heck with wings are defensecon this year.

[pine goblet]

well, experience doesn't sum up what i said, hence why i sound like you sound jaded

[pine goblet]

clad

[honest flame]

Ironclad Assault is military

[pine goblet]

yeah

[sharp heron]

Standard non military is what I’m thinking,

[copper vault]

isn't drake stuff usually classed as militia

[woeful steeple]

not all of it

[sharp heron]

Industrial

For some stuff like vulture

[honest flame]

For all the ironchads, here's the Ironclad! (intrepid for scale)

[ashen nebula]

From flavor text should be able to fit a 400i in the cargo but from the view point of the cargo version there is a beam that may get in the way

[placid storm]

So what are chances we will see Ironclad this IAE?

[granite glade]

50/50

Depends on how much time they need to get it done, and on how hard they work

It's a big ship, but the whole center is empty

It does bring some interesting things like the beams on rails

Although they are not on my 'peacekeeping' variant

[ivory basalt]

Detachable command module will probably also bring escape pods to fruition so may take a bit of work

[granite glade]

[sly zodiac]

thats not entirely true

detachable command module is essentially turning the command module into a snub ship that while connect controls the main ship and when disconnect it only controls itself.

doesnt really interact with escape pods or relate to them

[granite glade]

I wouldn't call it a snub fighter

That thing isn't going to win a single fight

[pine goblet]

the mechanism is pretty much the same as a merlin or whatever that is on an andromeda

they'll just code it in like that

[granite glade]

that still doesn't make it a fighter

[ebon juniper]

wont have it on launch

calling it rn

[ebon juniper]

ILW

lul

[copper vault]

defensecon you mean, wonder if they'll have it ready by then

[ebon juniper]

yes

apparently ironclad also uses shared assets like the percy

so it is possible i think

[west hemlock]

With what?

[ebon juniper]

?? with other drake ships ?? namely the caterpillar

[west hemlock]

Oh... gross.

[ebon juniper]

lol

[ivory basalt]

You can see in the deckplan where they intend to reuse stuff, at least at greybox. Stairs, messhall, cabins, catwalks, consoles and i presume presume turrets all look like from the corsair/catapillar

[ebon juniper]

the command module is almost 1 to 1 with the cat's command module. just a tad bigger, otherwise identical

[granite glade]

it's an upside down Cutter

[placid storm]

Man ironclad should have wider cargo ramp so its easier to load/unload 32SCU containers

[sly zodiac]

the roof opens and you can tractor beam from inside to outside using remote tractor beam turrets

on the base at least

you should only be loading it with the rail tractor beams not using the front

[copper vault]

but the assualt variant doesn't get the rail tractor right?

[placid storm]

this works in zero g/space, but if you are in hangar you will be loading it via cargo ramp

[sly zodiac]

no it doesnt

[sly zodiac]

if the tractor beam can see the ground i can assure you everyone will be using the tractor rails and not the cargo ramp

[ivory basalt]

Loading via the ramp, unload by tossing over the roof

I think if you arrange the container long ways to match the ship the ramp is more than big enough

[digital sigil]

the back of the Ironclad will be a small maze

[placid storm]

for first few moments then you will learn it

i just hope people wont cry if its slow in atmo

[ivory basalt]

It's not that bad from a deckplan pov, it just looks like it from an angle

[placid storm]

yeah

[digital sigil]

so many stairs

[waxen stream]

atleast its not doors...crusader industries likes doors and its horrific

[placid storm]

Anyway is there any evidence Ironclad will release this year?

[waxen stream]

there is yes

CIG during last years IAE showcased the silhousette of the ship for 2025 release same with the pioneer and others

ill find the link

https://youtu.be/vuvstqg528U?si=Lx14GUbJb1cT12y4

there you go^

[placid storm]

That is a mistake that chart shows ships that will release or start being worked on in next 12 months.

[waxen stream]

if thats a mistake then the perseus wont be coming out 🤣🤣

you do realize that the ironclad,pioneer and others are out of greybox and whitebox right?

ironclad was in greybox when they showcased in 2024 ILW

[placid storm]

Pioneer is 2026 ship at earliest

[waxen stream]

yeah sure

but the ships are out of grey and whitebox

so time is showing we should have the ironclad this year

[placid storm]

I just find it od CIG doesnt tease Ironclad at all

[waxen stream]

perseus was also on the list CIG said for ships out of greybox and whitebox meaning its a matter of time...I think its because RSI has been their focus and other ship companies arent their biggest hit

the fortune kinda slapped us with a surprise so im sure drake is trying to steal a spotlight off RSI during ILW

[placid storm]

So if we are lucky we will get non flyable Ironclad on Drake showfloor at ILW

[waxen stream]

I bet it will be flyable but i dont think we will see the assault version till 2026

you know how we are still waiting on that starlancer tac?

kinda thinking a similar case will happen with ironclad where we are given the base model but the other variant is a later date

[placid storm]

I find it od CIG doesnt sneakpeak ironclad if they plan on releasing it at Drakecon

[waxen stream]

me too but im optimistic seeing as its not that much of a ship to build, its a giant box with copy pasta

the detachable mini ship is for sure a copy pasta from the caterpillar

what would be interesting to see is both perseus and ironclad released at the same time but weeks apart

so perseus for ILW and Ironclad for drake defensecon giving both a spotlight helping boost sales to get through summer

Fortuna coming up also has me curious because thats another ship sale on march 14th timeframe

[waxen stream]

not saying your wrong there is not much to go off of in regards to knowing it will release for Defensecon but its a good assumption based on evidence

and we could all be wrong and see ironclad at IAE 2025 🤣

[placid storm]

More likely if you ask me

[waxen stream]

yeah your probably right i just got that high hope mentality even though ive been let down before

[placid storm]

We migh get clue if next monthly report mentions how far along IC is done

[waxen stream]

havent they pushed that back a lot? or am i dreaming? I feel like that report is way overdue

oh wait you said next month

whoops

all i know is i need to purchase a perseus

[placid storm]

And besides tomorrow is roadmap update so we might get a clue there

[waxen stream]

ah see thats the one i was thinking of

I wonder what sorta things are in the piepline or being worked on

[digital sigil]

my guess would be that thed wait tiö the servers are up and running for ILW
Since it likely has a free fly

They ended up cancelling the Red festival free fly due to server issues

My guess would be that they are making the servers more optimised so the "laggy server during free fly" is gone

[placid storm]

they wont ship teams do ships not fix code/servers so they will continue doing ships

[digital sigil]

i meant they will release ships again if the servers are good again

[waxen stream]

so what we thinking now? the progress tracker didnt give any sign of ship work so maybe both perseus and ironclad are on that back burner

[digital sigil]

Perseus has high chance coming out during ILW

I'd say the ironclad releases with the Perseus and a mystery ship

Or the apollo

[west hemlock]

Might buy one of these. Can't decide.

[waxen stream]

the perseus i need to buy as well

[placid storm]

just wait for monthly report

[ivory basalt]

Great taste, it's my big ship pairing too

[waxen stream]

yeah i love my polaris but im trying to get rid of it offsite because i just dont use it enough and i need the money

took a huge financial hit going too hard buying new things and i also need to refine my fleet haha

perseus for sure is on the list tho

[pine goblet]

guys what

for a moment i thought the sneak peek was the ironclad jesus christ

i got hyped for a sec

[digital sigil]

Im like
1 ccu away from the ironclad

Need a fortune to hurricane

[waxen stream]

It might be the ironclad but its a high doubt i think the sneak peak is something way bigger

but we shouldnt see anything kraken related till next year seeing as ironclad is needed to help with systems

it might still be an ironclad sneak peak because the image is kinda blown up and not to scale

[digital sigil]

I love the way that the ironclad is basically a mechanic test for the kraken

[waxen stream]

lol right

its like if the ironclad isnt working out then we can scrap the kraken idea

and in order to make any real progress on the kraken the ironclad has to release

i feel like ironclad is right around the corner but drake is keeping their mouth shut haha

[digital sigil]

Probably for Drake DefCon

[granite glade]

The sneak peek is from the Hathor mining station LMAO 🤣

[waxen stream]

naw dont do me like that

jk jk

let me have some sort of faith drake will give me ironclad soon

[granite glade]

I want it as bad as you, but it's not getting here before at least ILW

[manic bobcat]

I did the thing

[digital sigil]

HE DID THE THING

[placid storm]

i will get my Ironclad from BB when its ingame.

Anyways i think IC gonna be kinda limited in PU atm

[digital sigil]

the ship itself or its users?

[waxen stream]

i could think of 5 uses id us in ptu currently and all of which include cargo operations XD

specifically this supply or die event wouldve been a solid option

[digital sigil]

Yes

Especially with the 2500 detatrine

Only 2 ships are viable for that mission

C2 with 696scu and hull c with 4k scu

But hull c is only spacefaring

Not atmospheric

[placid storm]

ship herself. outside the events/special missions Ironclad will be doing Hull C missions since it has so much cargo space

[granite glade]

Is it ready?

Because I need it

[digital sigil]

^

[old juniper]

i assume it will be this drake defense con, because when we saw it for the first time it was already in whitebox

[granite glade]

And we saw it on Friday as well

So, Perseus AND Ironclad in the same month?

That is wild

[waxen stream]

i could for sure see that happening

big releases to punch a hole in the new year train

[digital sigil]

wdym on friday?

[granite glade]

Look at the background

The star kitten stuff is a distraction

[digital sigil]

is that the ironclad?

its too dark

lemme edit it

[digital sigil]

Could you give link to the reddit post?

[granite glade]

https://www.reddit.com/r/starcitizen/comments/1j61hco/weekly_sneak_peek_cat_got_your_tongue/

Don't forget to upvote

It's totally not my post

[digital sigil]

Gimme enhanced too

[placid storm]

so Ironclad for Drakecon is getting more possible?

[digital sigil]

yup

[placid storm]

Still i find it odd that CIG didnt do get it before price increase sale if it will release it at Drakecon

[digital sigil]

didnt do get it

also its weird they did an ironclad sale at the last chance sale thingi

[placid storm]

Got mine in BB but will wait and see if it becomes BMMs loaner before melting BMM for it

[sly zodiac]

not really

if the ironclad is really dropping that means its getting a price increase so maybe they had it for sale on the last chance thing to give people 1 final chance to get it at the lower price

[digital sigil]

My point

[placid storm]

perhaps we will get non flyable Ironclad on Drakecon showfloor and get it before price increase sale

[digital sigil]

yep

[waxen stream]

maaaybe fortuna release?

im being way too hopeful about it but hey

without hope there is nothing

[digital sigil]

Its HIGHLY unlikely
But i like your copium quality

[granite glade]

No

We already know what's coming for Fortuna

And it is nothing like the Ironclad

Also...

https://youtu.be/1qNpo8hA1wU?si=eCktfJbesb78lbWx

[placid storm]

so what is speculated release price of Ironclad 500USD?

[pine goblet]

your guess is as good as anyone

if they tell you it'll 100% be a certain price without source from cig they're lying

and even if there's source from cig there's a not small chance it will go up more

imo it's at least 525 for ironclad 600 for assault

[sly zodiac]

more than c2 less than hull c

[digital sigil]

soo
ironclad has a tractor arm

Ironpeak

[manic bobcat]

Iron Bae how I need you

[digital sigil]

I need you ironbeauty

[waxen stream]

for real its time to show the real beauty the ironclad

literally crying everytime i see it

drake if your reading this please give us ironclad we are ready

[manic bobcat]

Need to melt my 3 C2's so hes hurry!

[digital sigil]

love the mule pngs

[timber magnet]

Anyone else hopeful for an ironclad ILW surprise?

[west hemlock]

Me!

[ancient stratus]

Low in faith

But i want it so bad

Been searching far and wide for hints of it but I feel like white/grey box being completed in November/December isn't a good sign 👊😞

And nothing in the march report

The April report will probably be pretty telling

[ashen nebula]

praying for defence con

[digital sigil]

i have a good feeling for the Ironclad at DefCon

they have multiple vehicles nearly done

[placid storm]

not really i find it to soon

[novel pagoda]

Anvil Asgard and mystery mini corsair at ILW, Ironclad and Perseus IAE.

[waxen stream]

thinking pioneer on IAE 🤣🤣🤣🤣 Jk jk pioneer IAE 2027

[ancient stratus]

Ya I'm betting on mini Corsair too

Also I feel like starlancer tac is gonna be 100% at ilw

[barren plinth]

anyone think the crew size is a lil small

[pine goblet]

no

1 is perfectly fine if you're moving legal stuff

in a safe place

[barren plinth]

i guess it wouldnt include passengers

looks cool and practical tho

[placid storm]

No its a cargo ship so you can solo it if you are willing to risk it

[digital sigil]

I'd fly mostly solo
Maybe use a new players as a cargo slave

[waxen stream]

always use noobs for cargo slave work and pay them 50K per trip so its keeping them staying XD

[west hemlock]

I don't think the Ironclads tractor beams are gong to move because the Polarises Tractor Beams are also on Rails.

[digital sigil]

There is also the tractor beam arm

[west hemlock]

Whatchu mean?

[ancient stratus]

its hovering over in the first image

second one the hanger door is clear of them

so i would imagine you will move it like c1, two positions

[digital sigil]

2 on the roof and a 3rd on the front

[ancient stratus]

Feel like that thing will point out like the golem lol

The front one

[west hemlock]

Well why can’t the Polaris do it??

[pine goblet]

"the polaris tractor beam is stupid so the ironclad tractor beam will also be stupid" ahh logic

[pine goblet]

because polaris isn't a dedicated cargo platform?

[granite glade]

Fuck Polaris, gib cargo brick!

[placid storm]

nah Tractor beam on polaris makes sense for reloading S10 torps

[pine goblet]

it's in the other side of the ship for that to make sense chief

[placid storm]

its inside cargo bay and can reach Torpedo magazines

[pine goblet]

with a lot of pain yes

[granite glade]

https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/713750250640244857/1360900091577241772/clad1.gif

https://media.discordapp.net/attachments/713750250640244857/1354138824934031450/Clad.gif

[ancient stratus]

Very epic

[digital sigil]

Ironbrick

[digital sigil]

I really wanna apply that reclaimer>prowler>ironclad cuu

I'm tired of the Extra large hangar

[pine goblet]

YES YES YES YES

[digital sigil]

Seen a guy modeling the interior of the ironclad from the holoview model

Ironclad cargo area is massive

And is a door maze

[pine goblet]

just how i like em

my point still stands

even if my math was slightly off

[digital sigil]

I think you can store like 6 Atlas sideways

[granite glade]

Of course it's going to be a maze

It's Drake!

[rugged trench]

It's so big!

[granite glade]

[rugged trench]

https://tenor.com/view/step-brothers-room-for-activities-gif-10162194

i did actually lock this in the other day

[ivory basalt]

I sized this up in fleetview a while ago

Working from the deckplan CIG released and the cutaway

[pine goblet]

yeah, i think in my calculations i assumed there would be another two-three crates worth of space toward the back. sitll this boy got space tho

[rugged trench]

CIG can't keep getting away with this

[pine goblet]

oh nice

i think if you squeeze it the perseus might fit into one of the corners too

[pine goblet]

i still stand by the fact that the cutter is just a waste of space

when you have a c8x already

[rugged trench]

cutter scout for scanning. that's the only reason i can think of. i have one for my odyssey

[pine goblet]

yeah but it's a rambler

[rugged trench]

i much prefer the pisces though. goated little ship

[pine goblet]

plus depending on if the ironclad radar is in the detachable part or not then it might be completely useless anyway to have a scout even then

because it's supposed to have a s3 but i think it also has another radar, not sure if it's s2 or s1

that might be the one in the detachable part

[void gulch]

this picture had me GOING for a second lmao

[west hemlock]

Same.

[ancient stratus]

I hope there is info on our ironclad lad this coming report

Any day now

[digital sigil]

Aaaaany day

[pine goblet]

for sure this ilw

[ancient stratus]

Ain't no way

Would be a Christmas miracle

But it passed either white or grey box in December

If it was greybox then a shaky maybe for ilw 👊😞

They did not specify tho

I hope I eat these words tho

[digital sigil]

They did not even mention Ironclad in the march report

[timber magnet]

Ironclad is maybe IAE hopefully not later but it is cig

[granite glade]

100% not coming

[ancient stratus]

A major tragedy, but we all knew it was coming

[ashen nebula]

Ironclad qued for iae

[digital sigil]

[pine goblet]

heck yea

[ancient stratus]

some kinda confirmation? howd the people find out

[granite glade]

It's not coming for ILW, so the next big thing is IAE

Simple math

[ancient stratus]

i know that, im asking if there was a source or if that was guessing

but i see in general leaks now

[ancient stratus]

april monthly report on Wednesday

very ebic

hopefully our chunky lad will be in it

[ashen nebula]

No conformation on ironclad but it did state that an all new vehicles tractor beam and cargo capacity were being decided

[ancient stratus]

Diabolical

[ancient stratus]

Yeah the tractor beam and cargo stuff is for something new new so uuuh

Gentlemen

We are cooked

[pine goblet]

what

[ancient stratus]

Now we hope for iae like that dubious leak said

Which if it finished greybox and not white box in December, would make sense

[placid storm]

Any estimates for Ironclad release price?

[ancient stratus]

Base version prolly like 500-550

[granite glade]

Plenty of time to buy one

We won't see it before November anyway

[placid storm]

Not an issue already got one in Buyback im just intrested in release price

[placid storm]

sounds about right gotta move it further from C2

[ancient stratus]

Yeah indeed

[placid storm]

expecialy since i will get nice savings so i can get IC to Lib CCU using SC

[ancient stratus]

I think a lot of people will be going from ironclad to liberator too lol

Very good move for those who want a base

[ashen nebula]

If it ain't drake it ain't great

[granite glade]

[granite glade]

Hear me out: separate event at a later time with the release of the Ironclad and that weird looking thing from citizencon?

[waxen stream]

Whoa no drake defense con wth

Lets hope whatever event they put on will make invictus look well...Shit haha

[pine goblet]

ironclad for sure

[ancient stratus]

Honestly, gives big no drake stuff to release vibes

[digital sigil]

If its indeed a separate event
Its for sure ironclad
We haven't had any news on it in general

Last one in December report, no?

[waxen stream]

correct not much has been said about it so if this really is a seperate event then Drake is gonna drop a big one

[ancient stratus]

no ironclad

[placid storm]

There is 0.1% chance we will have Ironclad as shell or tourable only

[waxen stream]

there shouldnt be a reason ironclad is haulted in the system theoretically its a box with reused parts off the cat so it makes it so hard for us to say it wont come when its the easiest ship to have built from reused machinery

[ancient stratus]

maybe wasnt worked on for that while that they didnt report on ships, and now they are starting greybox or lod0 etc

[waxen stream]

Thats wild

oh well just another one if those ship sales to get money and make people wait

they did confirm that idris is releasing right?

or was that an imaginary thought

[ancient stratus]

imaginary

no confirmation

pretty sure it would be a much bigger deal lol

tac is our biggest boy for invictus

perseus for iae, and who knows where ironclad will land

[west hemlock]

Idris is.

[ancient stratus]

but it aint coming out

[west hemlock]

Yes it is.

[ancient stratus]

you are bonkers

tac is our lad

the whales will get their ship

just not now

[ancient stratus]

okay fine

[west hemlock]

The the M or atleast an M with torps instead of a Railgun.

[waxen stream]

gonna be seriosuly hard to get one now haha

I still dont have one and now im trying to get one haha

[west hemlock]

I have a Jav. It loans an Idris M regardless.

[ancient stratus]

Have they ever released ships on pirate week?

[west hemlock]

I don't think so.

[ancient stratus]

Tragic

[waxen stream]

Well i mean there is no defense con this year so thats crazy interesting

[granite glade]

No, so they can do it this year

[ancient stratus]

God I hope so

(we're cooked)

[waxen stream]

Not gonna lie totally cooked on idris never got the chance but thats ok there is a better ship....Drake Kraken!!!

that bad boi is gonna make my fleet look so good

[ancient stratus]

I wonder if it's cargo will go up

[waxen stream]

Me too

i feel like it has a big potential to be a heavy cargo frigate with the carrier ops in mind

[ancient stratus]

indeed, hopefully its not meta cargo tho

doubt it will be but ya

gotta give the ironclad its thicc lad spot

hopefully we will hear somthing about it at the end of invictus

[waxen stream]

hopefully because i really want my flying brick

sorry but thats just the item that would make my day

[ancient stratus]

same

ironclad got me hyped more than any video game coming out lol

im a lil worried they have put it on the backburner since maybe the persues sold better

[waxen stream]

if the perseus is first imma lose my mind

[ancient stratus]

It's gotta be, unless both at iae

[placid storm]

it wont be that spot is for Ironclad. Kraken will be to expensive for cargo run

[waxen stream]

the kraken just makes me feel powerful truthfully i feel like thats a ship that will make things interesting for combat ops

[thin flume]

Didn't CIG recently say they are redesigning how the Kraken will work?

[ancient stratus]

Yeah considering some kinda redesign

Which ya know, they kinda got to

I mean come on, dragonfly hangers?

Prolly just gonna make it make more sense with the game now

[west hemlock]

Yes.

[old juniper]

no, from what i understood they will just rearrange the interior a bit so they can fit in medbay and escape pods

and maybe upscale it a smidge to fit everything

[waxen stream]

Well looks like CIG is admitting that they have some checkout issues with the idris and we will get additional waves of idris soon

this should be interesting

[placid storm]

Question: do you think base Ironclads price will be 500USD+ on release?

[ancient stratus]

At least 500 yeah

[pine goblet]

probably will go to $525

[digital sigil]

Base is currently at 450$ and Assault is 535$

i think 510$ and 575$

maybe near 600$

[ancient stratus]

god i hope they give us some info on ironclad

[velvet ermine]

hopefully

i want to grab one too

[rugged trench]

NO IRONCLAD!?

[digital sigil]

nope...

[ancient stratus]

Welp

[granite glade]

[velvet ermine]

at least

I can grab it into my fleet

before the potential final price hike

[pine goblet]

they forgor

[velvet ermine]

I jointh

:)

[digital sigil]

One of us!
One of us!
One of us!

[waxen stream]

YESSS

[topaz mica]

I joined too

[waxen stream]

Yess!!! Finally more ironchads

the verse shall be supplied to the brim with goods

[pine goblet]

dubiously legal goods

[waxen stream]

or illegal

either way its gonna secure and ship

[placid storm]

also in Ironclad club

[ancient stratus]

to everyone getting ironclads

go get a c2, and hold the ccu from c2 till the ironclad comes out

that caterpillar will be soul crushing to use until next drake day or whenever till our lad comes out

[placid storm]

got Asgard to play with till Ironclad drops

[pine goblet]

go elsewhere then

[west hemlock]

Ok but have you considered Ironclad Assault.

Which I am potentially considering for IAE.

[granite glade]

You can't say that in here

[west hemlock]

Oop, my bad. Sorry, I forgot.

[pine goblet]

good for you man

[west hemlock]

The repair bay may be useful along with cargo to build bases. I dunno, seems good. Like a better armed Pioneer.

[pine goblet]

the repair bay will not build bases, let alone anywhere near the scale of the pioneer, that's huge copium

maybe when they release a base building ground vehicle you could shove that in there but that's not going to be anywhere near pioneer levels of base building

[waxen stream]

I ended up getting the assault as well so now i own a base and assault versions

if only the railen was out

[west hemlock]

Ok but if I have a small base and need a vehicle maintenance station, I might as well use a ship instead of building one. So it’s Ironclad Assault vs Pioneer vs Starlancer BLD vs Polaris whenever its fueling abilities are in.

[waxen stream]

id go pipneer

pioneer

the pioneer has so much going for it like being able to make a base and then the idea of printing ships

its just an all around interesting ship

[west hemlock]

I have a Pioneer but no matter what, unless it gains LTI, it never leaves my buybacks.

I’ll hope it goes above $1K on Release but if not, Starlancer BLD.

Either that or Praetorian Pack.

[waxen stream]

I have one in my buybacks for 6 month insurance and honestly im cool with that im not going to chase LTI

If i spend another 5K id just run into pretorian as well

had an idris and most ships id ever want at this point

[west hemlock]

Mine has 10 years but yea, I’ll probably grab the Praetorian pack.

[waxen stream]

praetorian also comes with LTI on everything

[west hemlock]

Which is why I’ll get it… when I have what is basically double my current spend.

Plus, like $2K of that is untouchable subscription/limited/other untouchable stuff.

[waxen stream]

ah makes sense

I think if i get myself out of debt soon like im working on ill drop a loan for $15000 to have that package and then keep what i currently have on top

bad financial decisions but I live dangerously

[west hemlock]

As long as it doesn’t have Interest.

[waxen stream]

yeah true

[pine goblet]

not to judge but i feel like spending $15000 on star citizen from a loan is a very horrible idea

to take out a loan to spend $15000 on any hobby is generally a very bad idea anyway

[solid geyser]

That has to be the worst idea in the history of ideas

[waxen stream]

It was a joke

ive known only 1 person to have taken a loan on star citizen and that was for the $45000 package

[ancient stratus]

So idk if anyone knows an answer to this, but with the ironclad not having vertical thrusters, do we know if larger ships without vertical thrusters will be able to take off from planets really?

Or maybe it will just be VERY slow going up from landing, until you angle to use main thrusters

[granite glade]

It will have small vertical thrusters LMAO

Like any other ship

[ancient stratus]

But they are just the maneuvering thrusters

Which from what I've seen on Reddit will overheat quickly to go against hovering forever, which I would assume the ironclad will basically be a rocket ship lol, just straight up to leave atmos

[velvet ermine]

i'm gonna assume at an angle

i've noticed reclaimer can't point down on some planet without falling

[ancient stratus]

Yeah makes sense

[pine goblet]

there are many things on reddit

[ancient stratus]

Indeed lol

I just check here cause sometimes someone is like "well in 2016 cig said..." Lol

[pine goblet]

if the kraken can land planetside you bet your ass the ironclad can too

[waxen stream]

kraken will be able to land planet side but the issue is that if its fully loaded it will need the SRV tow team to help lift off due to weight

[ancient stratus]

Loool

Would give the srv a purpose

[waxen stream]

Yeah thats from what i was hearing but again this is all speculation at this point

i cant even say that it will be fact haha

[ancient stratus]

Yeah who knows

They'll just make the ironclad thrusters fold down like an f35 lol

Or God forbid, just put some larger thrusters on the bottom

Turn vtol on and they activate

[waxen stream]

lol that was be epic

would*

[pine goblet]

when did cig ever say that

[placid storm]

every large ship capable of landing on planets has vertical trusters only difrence is how long can ship hover before said trusters start overheating

[ancient stratus]

Yeah just seems like iron clad doesn't have ya know, it's a concept

Omfg

It literally shows in the pic

The front engine with the Cutlass wing blade rotates

So it'll have some kinda rotating stuff on the back too I would imagine

[placid storm]

actualy no it has 8 fixed VTOL trusters at back,4 fixed at front and 4 rotating one shown in your pic

[ancient stratus]

Whaaa

Damn

Goated

[placid storm]

still those are weak VTOLs meant for landing and take off and not hovering

[ancient stratus]

Indeed, as it should be

[digital sigil]

its showin 3 different images guys...

[ancient stratus]

Very goated

I like the idea of integrated thrusters alot, I wish more ships had them for vertical thrusters

[ancient stratus]

I'm aware now just didn't see it the first time

[ancient stratus]

what are yalls bets on any info for ironclad this monthly report

[waxen stream]

i bet they dont say a thing

i bet they trash the ironclad idea and release javalin at IAE and then we see the store break down and finally at the peak of the november sale the entire website goes down due to sales

[west hemlock]

Ok but one Cap releasing every 6 months isn’t so bad. And it doesn’t have to release at the cost of Ironclad, they can both release at the same time.

[ancient stratus]

endless javs flying around with no balance against them lol, events are already untouchable with the idris lasers

[ashen nebula]

Sits here just dreaming piloting an ironclad assault while my gunners gun down the apex sand worm dodging the toxic spit balls after dropping off the ground team but sadly these are just dreams

[west hemlock]

The Ironclad doesn't need to dodge, it has armor.

[ashen nebula]

I fear the only purpose the ironclad is going to have is be a loot pinata for all the military capitals they keep releasing who just sit outside station tanking the turret fire

[placid storm]

swap station turrets for distortion weapons nothing better than disabling capital and possibly set it on fire

[ancient stratus]

yeah lol if they ever do something to properly slow down capitals i think itll be okay, but for the next few years its gonna be just low risk hauling in stanton

[waxen stream]

cant wait for nautilus to show up and ruin idris

hold key jump points down with mines

[west hemlock]

Why would it be different from the other ships.

[west hemlock]

…?

[ancient stratus]

Gentlemen

An ironclad update

So it was just paused for the Invictus sprint

[digital sigil]

https://tenor.com/view/sad-oh-yeah-oh-yeah-in-your-face-omg-south-park-gif-19439253

With a focus on rooms

Exterior is done
Interior is now in order

We might see it IAE or earlier

[waxen stream]

it is time

the ironclad is getting its wake up call

[ancient stratus]

yeah pretty dope they are working on interior

now we wait for next report loool

[waxen stream]

I hope its dropped before IAE

just because i want the C2 to become nothing haha

[waxen stream]

what we thinking about the sneak peak? kinda looks like that mech suit

[granite glade]

It's a Prowler variant

Nothing more

[digital sigil]

it said "reborn with purpose" i think its a rework

since the new ptu update said "esperia prowler polish"

[old juniper]

introducing the all new

prowler mk2

[waxen stream]

interesting

welp guess ill stop taking guesses lol

[ancient stratus]

Ironclad in refinement stages?

Oh I actually read it now lol

But hey kraken full production later this year

Good for ironclad

[waxen stream]

I really need this ironclad

[placid storm]

ILW 2026

[waxen stream]

Grrrr

if this ship keeps getting pushed out more and more imma make sure i write emails haha

[placid storm]

it wont since CIG needs it for Kraken as well

[granite glade]

This makes me laugh, people have been waiting for 12 years for their alien cargo hauler hahaha

[waxen stream]

lol listen the merchantman was doomed from the start

[granite glade]

[west hemlock]

But we already have a Banu Merchantman!

[digital sigil]

Fck the BMM

Ironchad supremacy

[ashen nebula]

do we know or have confirmation if the ironchad or fatterpillar getting a med bay

[digital sigil]

I won't get one

But we can probably squeeze a nursa in the vehicle bay

It has a enough space besides the central elevator

[ashen nebula]

that was the original plan

[placid storm]

yeah that garage gonna be really popular for nursa

[rugged trench]

that garage is gonna carry all my ground vehicles

[granite glade]

Same here

[novel pagoda]

Docturtle gonna be parked in mine, get that tier2 medical facility

[waxen stream]

we still thinking this is releasing for IAE

[pine goblet]

i call a good chance

don't remember the leaks but pulling it outta my ass i say %60-70?

[waxen stream]

I hope they show some cool video with it and the perseus together for IAE

[lilac cove]

Instead of them wasting time and money on some video. Focus that time and money on releasing them

[placid storm]

next ILW

[lilac cove]

Kraken gonna be sitting at next ILW

[waxen stream]

lol look if they dont make 7 videos of sneak peaks then how will it release

[waxen stream]

this is a good thought i know kraken depends on ironclad heavily

[lilac cove]

Just put it in-game. Why sneak some peaks when you can just drop it out of the blue

[lilac cove]

I hope we get to see the kraken then at the end of 2026 be able to fly it

[digital sigil]

Monthly report in 2 days

Hope Crobert updates us on our ironchads

[lilac cove]

We need an ironclad variant that is mining. And it would be the next step up from arrastra. Built in refinery and having majority of the cargo space ore pods. Maybe have a spot for a golem to sit so they can come back from like a planet and refine their ore

All the front turrets could be replaced with dual mining lasers on each turret. And with the bridge supposed to decouple from the main body. You can have more with empty ore pods ready to go

[granite glade]

Hopefully some news about her in the monthly report

[placid storm]

well we know interior layout will be difrent from what we were shown, but no hard feelings im not sure we will get any really good news since its to early

[waxen stream]

If anything comes from this monthly report id be surprised.

[rugged trench]

need my ironclad

[lilac cove]

I need my kraken so I can park an ironclad on top of it

[rugged trench]

i need my ironclad to transport my javelin safely