Ironclad Chads

[lilac cove]

Not sure how many landing gears an ironclad has but need a kraken for each landing gear

[ancient stratus]

I mean we will probably get ironclad news every report now, just might be mediocre haha

[lilac cove]

I wonder if the ironclad and caterpillar gonna be fully functional when ironclad is released. Or is the command module gonna be another 5 years

[placid storm]

another 5y if you ask me

[ashen nebula]

im curious what vehicles people are going to haul in it cant decide between a nova,storm,storm aa, and/or a ballista

[digital sigil]

For it's probably storm aa or ballistas

Also
With IC getting a new elevator and stairs I would guess it's getting close to greybox review

My prediction (copium overdose) the Base releases at IAE and the ICA during ILW with mayhaps the Kraken

[lilac cove]

I’m hoping we get a tour of the kraken during ILW. Then next year IAE or ILW after that we get the kraken

[ashen nebula]

suprised they started early on the kraken

[lilac cove]

Most of the assets are from the ironclad. So it’s just gonna be a big ironclad with a flight deck

[placid storm]

to early for this years IAE

[placid storm]

nah but there is decent chance CIG gonna show concept of reconcepted Kraken at Citizencon

[granite glade]

So a concept concept?

[digital sigil]

They are probably just adjusting dimensions of the Kraken and adding a medbay

[placid storm]

well Kraken does not have alot of internal space compred to other capitals of its size so alittle resizing is expected Pioneer grew what 20%

[velvet compass]

Kraken by next year would be insane. It just now entered pre-production and with no kits other than the Ironclad to speed it up, a lot of it will be built from the ground up. Im expecting it IAE 2026/ ILW 2027 at the earliest tbh. But dw, Im on the copium overdose too, Pioneer by ILW next year!

[placid storm]

well you are assuming Pioneer isnt paused

[granite glade]

We actually haven't heard from it in the monthly reports for a while now

You might be on to something

[lilac cove]

I seen a thing that we aren’t getting base building til late 2027-2029

[granite glade]

If I make an excel spreadsheet, will you also post that?

Because this isn't some kind of official document from CIG

[lilac cove]

You don’t even need to do that. Just use some paper and crayons

The years on it do seem like the time they would release it

But hell, they can give us dates for everything. Doesn’t mean it will be out on that exact date

[velvet compass]

thats true, no updates on in it like 2 months now.

[digital sigil]

The Roadmap update mentioned Command Modules

THATS FOR CATERPILLAR AND IRONCLAD, NO?!

[lilac cove]

is it actually for the raptor. gonna be able to move from raptor to raptor 😄

[pine goblet]

ye

[pine goblet]

someone remind me, did they ever confirm base ironclad being able to carry tank/spartan variants?

[lilac cove]

It should. Even if it will fit or not. The entire roof opens up

[digital sigil]

with fleetviewer i fit 6 spartans in the base

[old juniper]

i believe in one of the ironclad assault pictures it shows it carrying 5 nova tanks

4 in the main hold and 1 in the repair bay

and i think i the assaults cargo ramp is a bit wider to make it easier for tanks to get out aswell

not sure though

[pine goblet]

i meant the ramp being able to take them in, whoops

[pine goblet]

yeah but most vehicle tractor beams are not strong enough to lift up tanks so if the ramp is arbitrarily smaller than ICA enough that the tank can't get through it's cooked

i know it can fit a lot of them in, that was just piss poor wording from me not specifying i was asking if the ramp would allow it

[lilac cove]

Ah

[placid storm]

no CIG made sure you cannot load nova via ramp so you buy Assult

[pine goblet]

rly? i don't remember there being concrete information about it, couldn't find any either hence why i asked here

[placid storm]

CIG made that room above ramp bigger on base so there is height clerance issue

[pine goblet]

i mean to me that looks about the same between variants and i don't think cig ever said anything about it

[placid storm]

im more worried how will CIG make command module not a wery serious weak spot

[lilac cove]

Yeah I could see like why would you aim for the armored body if you can aim for the weak command module. But you could probably store extra command modules in the ironclad and just replace them as needed

[placid storm]

well best fix is allow piloting from main hull

[pine goblet]

at that point command module is basically an escape pod bruh

you win some you lose some

[lilac cove]

Unless they add a shell the command module goes into to be protected.

[digital sigil]

my guess would be that the command module will be "invincible" as long its connected to the hull

but as soon as the hull is soft dead, the command module will be vulnerable

[pine goblet]

that's pure copium

command module will definitely be a weak spot

[ancient stratus]

Nothins confirmed

[pine goblet]

mate if you think the command module will not be a weakspot you're huffing that pure ass copium

it doesn't matter if cig confirms it or not

if they want to have balance it's gonna be a weakspot

[ancient stratus]

Lmao, mate we have no idea how it's going to be made

Feel like your coping more just by hoping for the worst possible outcome

What information is making you so confident on this

[pine goblet]

idk man that cig wants to balance the game?

[ancient stratus]

🧑‍🦯 who knows

Wouldn't be surprised if it's just like any other cockpit until it's disconnected

[ashen nebula]

would rather prefer the ironclad did not have a command module kinda feels like a $500 cutter with a oversized cargo can attachment supposibly it will be interchangeable with the caterpillar drop off the ironclad detach hookup with caterpillar and fly off

at that point might as well just sell the command module and the caterpillar hull and iron clad as attachments

and instead of the modularity of the catipillar just sell diffrent hulls to do diffremt things ie medical cat, cargo cat, torpedo cat ,ironclad cargo,ironclad ship carrier, ironcladd assault

[pine goblet]

bruh

[lilac cove]

Once the ironclad comes out, who the hell is gonna switch from an ironclad to caterpillar

[ancient stratus]

Also issue with the whole command module thing, the other ships will have their own on there

Not really any reason to switch the command modules

It's just an escape pod for the foreseeable future

[lilac cove]

Is the command module gonna have its own components?

[pine goblet]

probably, they have them in the cat iirc

including a QD

iirc

[placid storm]

yes its fully functional ship when seperated

[digital sigil]

Tbh
I would take the ironclad rn without the command module feature

[pine goblet]

nah i want it

would be so useful to detach the command module and use it as a glorified argo tractor

thats what i wish the cat could do rn

[waxen stream]

I honestly wouldnt mind sacrificing the command module for an early release

I dont think they will have that feature ready before the Pioneer comes out

[pine goblet]

we'll see

with modularity done i'm copeful for it

it'd be so goddamn useful though to just pop the command module out and use it as a TB

[waxen stream]

Yeah true I just dont want to waste development time but then again im just eager for a ship 😂

something id love to use

[lilac cove]

I want to know how we can swap hulls. Like do you call up the command module then you call up either the ironclad or caterpillar or no matter what you bring up, always gonna have the command module on it

Currently kinda pointless to swap if it already has the command module and wastes time if you want to switch from ironclad to caterpillar since you would need to lower one and call one up in the hanger

[ancient stratus]

Is it confirmed to have a tractor beam

[copper vault]

The caterpillar has one on the command module, be a bit weird to remove it

[placid storm]

Ironclads command module does not have it on concept pics

[digital sigil]

Why should the ironclad CM have a tractor beam?

It has the 2 s2 on top and the s2 on the arm

[pine goblet]

it'd be useful

[digital sigil]

Why?

For what?

Caterpillar has one since there are doors on the module side

Ironclad is front and top
There is no logical reason

[pine goblet]

for anything that an argo tractor would be useful for

it's a good idea and it should have one

[ancient stratus]

Yeah i mean a flying tractor beam is better in every way really

Especially one that doesnt take up storage space like a Argo lol

[pine goblet]

exactly

[waxen stream]

just give me my flying box already 😂

[lilac cove]

I do want my box but I also kinda want them to release it after IAE so I don’t have to pay for the price increase when it releases

[ancient stratus]

Little by little lol

[digital sigil]

only 1 more year

[waxen stream]

ironclad will for sure be IAE i bet this year and then kraken IAE next year or invictus 2027 given the timeline of the ironclad

its safe to say perseus for invictus 2026

[digital sigil]

Ironclads are whitebox review rn

perseus already has a commlink number so its most likely citcon 2955

ironclads need to pass the whitebox review, go through greybox, LODs and then the final touches all in 2 months

https://robertsspaceindustries.com/en/comm-link/transmission/20738-RSI-Perseus-TBD

[pine goblet]

perseus is set for iae this year and ironclad at earliest iae next year

you're out of your mind if you think ironclad will progress from WB review to release at iae while perseus is LOD0

[granite glade]

Ironclad ILW2956 Drake Defensecon

[pine goblet]

doubt tbh

i call iae

next year

[waxen stream]

The idea behind ironclad at IAE this year is the base ironclad passes all checkmarks and gets pushed while the assault waits till next years IAE because of the amount of work needed with repair station i dont see them making the base model wait while the assault is the one that needs the most work

[pine goblet]

it's WB review mate

it's not coming out IAE i can tell you that with certainly

unless cig goes "NVM WE LIED IT WAS FINISHED NOT WHITEBOX" for some reason

which i guess they could, but relying on that to say anything more than "it's not impossible" let alone going for sure it'll happen is a reach

look where WB is before you cope again pls

it's not anywhere ready

[ancient stratus]

earliest possible hope is defensecon

[placid storm]

TBH im not even sure it will be ready for ILW

[pine goblet]

it wont

the cope is too hard, i want the ship too but its not gonna happen with it in WB now

ilw is not impossible but i wouldnt hold my breath for anything earlier than iae 26

[digital sigil]

if they prioritize base before assault, drake con 2956 might be a possibility

[pine goblet]

its not impossible

[digital sigil]

but i suspect they are mainly doing stuff for drake kit to use for the ironclad and kraken

maybe we'll finally get a caterpillar gold standard

command module and modules

[pine goblet]

yea thatd be sick

i might get a caterpillar then

if they just fix the fkn grid and make it half decent

[lilac cove]

I never really liked the caterpillar since it’s a maze going through and very compact.

[sly zodiac]

they said command module tech probably wont be finished by the time ironclad is released

[granite glade]

That's fine, just give the box

[waxen stream]

yeah hand over my box

forget the command module

im not even truly interested in the detaching idea it just seems "meh"

[pine goblet]

it will be goated if it gets TB like cat

trust

[placid storm]

im alittle worried Ironclad will be only really useful for Hull C trade routes

[granite glade]

Trading?

I got the Assault

[digital sigil]

I got base

Wanna use it with the golem/ RSI salvage starter

And i hope the salvage starter comes soon-ish

RSI slvg with ironclad
Golem with galaxy (refinery)

[ashen nebula]

yes

[prisma geyser]

@digital sigil

[digital sigil]

peak

[digital sigil]

Ironchad will reign supreme

[sudden trellis]

Do we have any info / theories on what kinds of "resources" the ICA repair bay would use to provide repairs?
Also what kinds of cool things are y'all going to put in your boxes?

I haven't played in a few months (really since Fleet Week) and so I'm trying to re-hype myself and get current.

[dusty egret]

Do we have any info / theories on what kinds of "resources" the ICA repair bay would use to provide repairs?

No

[pine goblet]

my bet is beams

[sudden trellis]

is that a commodity?

[digital sigil]

wat

beams?

he means repair beam

my theory would be the ICA's floor will act as a pad for ground vehicles to repair/ rearm

[ebon juniper]

so when is the ironchad coming

end of year?

[placid storm]

ILW 2026 at soonest

[waxen stream]

If they fail to release the ironclad next year we can be sure then the kraken wont be released till 2028

[lilac cove]

ILW is 8 months away counting October. Ironclad will surely be done by then and I hope kraken is out of gray box

[digital sigil]

Yea

Ironclad should be planned for ILW 2956 and Kraken for IAE 2956

[lilac cove]

I would love kraken to be done by ILW since it’s gonna use parts off of the ironclad. And with drake being boxy, should go pretty quick

[digital sigil]

both the kraken and ironclad are in their greybox state

i suspect by october report ironclad will progress through greybox to its gate review

and imma say its gonna pass greybox in november/ december

[lilac cove]

Kraken pretty much just entered white box

[digital sigil]

Oh ye
Kraken whitebox
My bad

But its sure not coming next ilw

An iae release next year could be possible

[pine goblet]

no

there is an almost non-existent chance we get kraken before 2027

even 2027 is a pretty ideal scenario

2028 is the safe bet 2027 is the hopeful bet

[placid storm]

i think Pioneer will give us idea when we will get Kraken

[digital sigil]

Pioneer is titled as being in active production but we haven't gotten more news on kraken then on pioneer

Or they pulled some unpaid intern and said "do"

And its already done and just waiting for a proper release

[pine goblet]

nah

kraken is 2028+

[sly zodiac]

kraken is prolly next year if they already started whitebox

wouldnt be shocked if kraken was one of the silhouttes this year at citcon

[digital sigil]

Same

It probably will

[lilac cove]

Kraken will be flyable next year and it will be in the same state the idris is. Just flyable. Hell, they could of at least had the shooting range in the idris working at least but there is just so much non functional things

[digital sigil]

i mean, you can shoot at the shooting range

they just need to add a target to shoot on

just a plastic or metal thing you normally see at a shooting range

a stationary target

[pine goblet]

kraken is 2027 at best

idk why everybody thinks it will be so easy to pump out

by volume it's like 4x the polaris and the only kits they have is the IC which is in greybox iirc

[lilac cove]

Kits from ironclad and drake is very boxy so they don’t have to worry about much curves. Only thing that will take the longest is having the tram and it functioning. I’d say earliest is IAE 2026 and latest ILW 2027

[pine goblet]

earliest is 2027 ilw if you're really hopeful

or 2027 iae if you're realistic

if cig pulls cig 2028+

i wouldn't bet on 2026 at all

[sly zodiac]

I believe the kraken is out of pre-production and in production

It also seems that the new studio is ramping up so they now have a larger team available to work on it. We will find out if it’s IAE next year at citcon silhouettes ig

[sly zodiac]

I feel like they held out on alot of the interior functionality until SQ42 release

[lilac cove]

Their monthly thing they said it’s in whit box phase

[sly zodiac]

yeah its no longer in pre-production

its officially in production on white box

[digital sigil]

its "production", not "active" or "longterm"

but its most likely gonna be "active" with a citcon teaser

[ancient stratus]

Maybe someone who understands ships better can explain to me, but the ironclad saying it has 4 shields, does that mean it will have super tanky shields? Or is there sizes or something to shields?

[lilac cove]

will have 4 S3 shield. which currently should just be total hp shields but eventually they are gonna have it to where when one goes down the next one comes online until they are all down

[sly zodiac]

there are sizes

but ships can also have multiple of the same size

[lilac cove]

I don’t remember what phase the ironclads are in but I hope we get them in January >o>

[ancient stratus]

Naaah

They are just hitting their white box gate review this month

Ilw or iae next year at the earliest

[lilac cove]

How long does it take to make a big shoe box with engines on it?

And majority of the ship is just cargo space

[slender nova]

As long as they need, don't know about you but I have high expectations for the ironclad

[ancient stratus]

It's been pretty slow so far tbh, although I know they like slowly diverted people to working on it, maybe it will speed up

Kinda skeptical for ilw at this rate

[lilac cove]

Ironclad is gonna be my daily til my kraken gets release. Which kraken will probably have ironclad as a loaner to replace the C2 and caterpillar so I’d have 3

[lilac cove]

Ironpillar? Caterclad?

[waxen stream]

i doubt IAE because that would push kraken back to 2027 IAE

[ancient stratus]

True, I could see it at Invictus 2027 tho or in 2028

Who knows for that dang thing lol

[waxen stream]

lol atleast its not the banu

[ancient stratus]

Ironkraken, the top is a run way

[ancient stratus]

Yeah 👊😞 people hold on to that just cuz they got a big ship for cheap, not worth melting in a way

[waxen stream]

ill be honest the shiv reminds me of a drake knock off

[ancient stratus]

Literally is a Drake knock off haha

[waxen stream]

like some anorexic version of the cutlass

they legit said naw we need it skinny and faster

lol XD

[ebon juniper]

clad's been in production for some time now anyways, i think ilw is totally possible

[lilac cove]

I’d say for that monthly report was probably extremely close to end of white box. They gonna need the assets from it for the kraken and it wouldn’t make sense to put kraken into production if they didn’t have all the assets for it. So hope next month report the ironclad is in the middle of gray box

[tall bone]

https://tristpwn.itch.io/ironclad-v0

[placid storm]

i think its outdated tho

[tall bone]

it was made literally a few days ago

its fan made

[placid storm]

not saying its bad its just info we have from CIG is that devs changed interior layout for easier movement aroound it. Render is using original layout we were shown

[lilac cove]

Gotta get some fingerless ironclad gaming gloves to fly the ironclad

[lilac cove]

https://youtu.be/hOlnOQo4fkw?si=pdRr8c73R-a0OyPJ

[waxen stream]

ill keep my hopium

😂

[lilac cove]

If next monthly report doesn’t have ironclad in gray box, we riot

[waxen stream]

agreed

im here for it

[lilac cove]

When did they start working on the ironclad?

[digital sigil]

they moved some people onto the ironclad team in june with the traversal update aka elevator and such in July

June: Moved people to ironclad team
July: worked on traversal
August: IC & ICA Whitebox review
September: IC, ICA & Command module going to Whitebox Review

i think they passed whitebox and now entered greybox

i would say they are passing greybox in december/ january

with them releasing next ILW

also this years ILW Drake did not "attend" but said something big is coming

dunno if they mean the log in the toilet or the ironclads

[lilac cove]

I’m 99.89% sure it’s in gray box since they started production on the kraken and the assets will be used for it

[lilac cove]

You talking about beginning of this year ILW? This was the first year they got invited to ILW. For next years, I hope it’s ironclad release with kraken shell to be able to look at its size and test what ships can land on top

[digital sigil]

They didn't get invited
They just didn't do def con

They asked for their ships to be out available for the last days

Since they couldn't host

[lilac cove]

No defense con because they got invited

[digital sigil]

damn

you right

[lilac cove]

https://starcitizen.tools/Drake_DefenseCon

[digital sigil]

my fault but they still didnt make a display hall

[lilac cove]

I don’t remember if they did or not. I briefly walked around

[digital sigil]

just saw this in this years ilw calendar thingi

that was the reason i thought drake didnt attend

[digital sigil]

basically told em to stick it up their bums

[lilac cove]

When I seen that next year they are coming back bigger and badder, I was really hoping we would get the kraken. Since ironclad isn’t really bigger or badder than the idris. But I am hoping for the kraken to be sitting there

[digital sigil]

probably both ironclad and kraken

[lilac cove]

7 months away. If they get the ironclad finished in 2-3 months and by then kraken might be gray box. Take the crew that was working on the ironclad to help finish the kraken. Would be the fastest capital ship they would pump out of production

[digital sigil]

i mean drake ships dont really need that much detail
just put random pipes and cables on the walls

[lilac cove]

Yeah. Boxy like. I kinda wish the command module was added later in time, would probably had the ironclad by now for IAE. What’s killing the production time and is probably a buggy mess. Ironclad is just a shoebox with a big garage door on top. Can’t get any simpler than that

I am curious if I could sign an NDA just so i can watch the production process of the ironclad and kraken

[digital sigil]

same

[ancient stratus]

Fr lol

Ironclad would have been paused regardless tho, they shut her down to get everything done for last iae

Then trickled team members back to it

But I would be happy to wait for the pilot module lol

It will only really matter when survival after ship death matters, engineering will come before harsher death features, so it would make more sense to repair the ship, than eject the command module. Or at least die trying

[ancient stratus]

Anyone know if the ironclad will become the loaner for the kraken? Do they upgrade loaners like that?

[digital sigil]

dont think so

the general loaner for capitals is the polaris and a ship that is close to price/ role of the ship

[lilac cove]

I’m sure they’ll remove the C2 and caterpillar loaner and have the ironclad as a loaner since the ironclad can do everything and more compared to both C2 and caterpillar

[lilac cove]

With that logic we should have the idris as a loaner since it’s way more of an aircraft carrier than Polaris. But they really want the idris to be limited. I’m sure it’s gonna be Polaris, ironclad, and buccaneer loaners for kraken

[digital sigil]

i think they have stated that the polaris is universal capital loaner and will not change

[lilac cove]

Yeah since it’s the smallest capital but kraken has multiple loaners. Not just Polaris

C2 and cat should be replaced with IC

[ancient stratus]

Yeah

Would be nice

[old juniper]

when did they say that? thats stupid

make kraken loaner idris or i arasaka tower them

[lilac cove]

they could of gave the idris m loaner to the javelin and the idris p to the kraken

[pine goblet]

kraken will not be done by ilw next year i can assure you that

[digital sigil]

Ironclad release with a kraken hull show off

Lile the polaris in ilw 2954 or was it iae 2953

[ancient stratus]

54

[ancient stratus]

looking nice

[waxen stream]

saw they are progessing well

might be closer than we think

[lilac cove]

February release? I don’t want to wait for ILW

[waxen stream]

if they can get that command module pushed into final art we should see it sooner i would hope unless their entire plan is for it to be done by ILW

[ancient stratus]

at least now we know it can definetly make it for defense con lol

moving along much better now

[waxen stream]

lol yeah for sure

its showing great progression now

[digital sigil]

that should be the staircase to the overview section

[ancient stratus]

huge

[timber magnet]

Are we getting the ironclad this month?

[lilac cove]

They need to show a picture of the the vast cargo bay and the garage door open

[ancient stratus]

helllll nah

[digital sigil]

they showed the cargo bay tho...

you see? ironclad

im like dead serios btw

[lilac cove]

I see it now

[ancient stratus]

omg lol

your right

[digital sigil]

i needed a moment too

[lilac cove]

I asked ChatGPT to remove the aurora to show the full cargo bay and this is what I got XD

[ancient stratus]

i am quite stoked by the progress then

maybe alot of it is past greybox

greybox is all the changed stuff

[lilac cove]

Why I am hoping we get it around February

[ancient stratus]

i feel like it will be ilw no matter what

its so big

[lilac cove]

It’s a shoebox. Only complex thing is the command module

So it seems like the command module works so full speed ahead

[waxen stream]

yeah now that this command module is pretty much close or if not done its time to set sail and finish her up

means now the kraken will be out maybe IAE next year or ILW/defensecon 2027

[digital sigil]

may also be the angle

but the aurora is 4m high but it seems to not even go half way of the height of the railing

[lilac cove]

Ironclad is suppose carry over 1500 SCU so make sense to be able to stack 6 or even 8 single SCU boxes straight up

[digital sigil]

1 scu is 1.25m high

so 8scu is 10m

but from sources the ironclad is only 40 x 21 x 7.5

[placid storm]

It only needs 5m height to fit all the cargo

Ironclad holds 48x32SCU Containers witch are stacked in 2 grids so 24x 32SCU containers per grid are placed 2 containers in height so 5m

[timber magnet]

Iron clad soon!!!!

But I’m guessing assault won’t be out for a minute

[digital sigil]

I would say duo release

[timber magnet]

I hope but i have my doubts

[ancient stratus]

They been in the same steps of development so far

But maybe assault waits until the repair bay works

[waxen stream]

OMG THAT SNEAK PEAK

[lilac cove]

Clipper

[waxen stream]

yeah thats what i was thinking too but still drake

kinda ready for more drake

[ancient stratus]

same

[lilac cove]

I never really looked at the assault until now. Can make your own components

Be very useful when ship comps get damaged

And hope we can make up to S3 so ironclad can constantly have working components

If they make a mobile refinery like how they are making a mobile crafting station. Make unlimited components and then I can sell them on my privateer 😄

[placid storm]

dont want to ruin your fun, but if i remember correctly plan is that S3 and S4 components will only be replacable in shipyard

[lilac cove]

D:

[digital sigil]

does the golem actually fit between the vulture prongs?....

[lilac cove]

Never tested it but with the hangar viewer, it should

[digital sigil]

the vtols are a bit wide tho....

[lilac cove]

Be a very tight squeeze

If anything could also have it face each other with the stern of the golem sticking out some

[digital sigil]

apparently we could be getting a golem cargo variant

[lilac cove]

At least it will be better than the mpuv cargo. Carry one whole 32 SCU box which I think the mpuv cargo only carries one 16 SCU

[digital sigil]

ye

and mpuv can only do 16scu in space

cant even take off with 16scu in atmo

[lilac cove]

Oof

I love the design of the golem so it’s nice we are getting another variant of it

[digital sigil]

same

[lilac cove]

Guessing instead of that mining arm, be the arm with a tractor beam on it

[digital sigil]

perhaps

or its non existent

[lilac cove]

Also we need an ironclad mining variant to compete with the arrastra. Have a refinery in the back where the vehicle bay is and you’ll have all 1500SCU of ore pods in the cargo Bay Area

[tall bone]

ironclad cargo bay is supposedly 7.5m high

[digital sigil]

Yes

[placid storm]

Im kinda worried Command Module will be to big weak spot.

[lilac cove]

Keep an extra one in the cargo bay and what ever kind of med vehicle in there too

[placid storm]

This works under the assumption you can attach different CMs to the hull.

[ancient stratus]

i doubt it will be any weaker than any other cockpit

until disconnected

[lilac cove]

You should be able to. Suppose to go between cat and IC so you should be able to go from IC and IC

[placid storm]

it will be unless CIG specificaly codes CM is more durable when connected to hull

[pine goblet]

it should be a weak spot

it's called balance

at least as big a weak spot as any other cockpit

[digital sigil]

ya'll think we'll get an ironclad release patchbundle?

[ancient stratus]

I would imagine it would be the same as all other cockpits untill detached

[ancient stratus]

Absolutely lol

Will get one at some point quickly after at the least

[placid storm]

Yeah people will be all over IC and CIG will use this hype

[placid storm]

Question does merlin get durability buff when attached to connie?

[ancient stratus]

Yes

But if they make the cockpit that weak, itll be fucked

I'm assuming the work they are doing on the cockpit will involve some level of balance to make it survivable on a large slow ship

[placid storm]

If so then yeah CM will get buff unless cig ads secondary pilot controls to hull

[ancient stratus]

Yeah

I doubt they will add another pilot seat

[placid storm]

Anyways anyone has dimmensions of command module?

[rain plume]

Can’t wait to see the ironclad, I really wanna see it ingame.

[granite glade]

Just a couple months more

[rugged trench]

maybe we'll get an iae surprise with just a model or something

[waxen stream]

IAE walkthrough model please 🙏🙏🙏🙏

[lilac cove]

I’d say it is probably out or very close out of grey box

[waxen stream]

it has to be so close

[lilac cove]

Most likely impossible but it would be nice to get the iron clad for EoY patch

[waxen stream]

my hopium is going to make me believe your right 🤣

[lilac cove]

But I’ll be fine with it coming out in January but I’m not waiting for ILW

[granite glade]

I own an Assault, but man you guys's hopium is even worse than any other ship fanclub before

[dusty egret]

That Perseus group is still winning

[granite glade]

Nah, I'm in that too

There is no way we see the Ironchads this year

[waxen stream]

if we see ironchads this year my hopium will have not been in vein lol

[lilac cove]

I keep seeing if there is one little thing wrong with the Perseus. Apparently the entire game will be ruined and everyone will stop playing. I want the Perseus to fail all because there is so many people praising it that it’s the perfect ship

[dusty egret]

I would love for the Perseus and Ironclad folks to team up with true logistic supply lines between systems

[waxen stream]

unstoppable cargo logistics

[digital sigil]

Cant kill ironclad cuz of armour and Perseus escort
Cant outgun Perseus escort due to ironclad ammo carrier

[waxen stream]

lol 🤣 strike package inbound

[ancient stratus]

they will actually be griefing us unfortunately

[lilac cove]

Why as soon as the patch drops, I am hunting down Perseus in my idris. Apparently they already got a KoS for any idris so I’m gonna return the favor

[ancient stratus]

yeah, everyone is eager to see if it will be able to kill idris

unfortunately

the idris will also be blowing up us ironclads if they feel like it lol

[lilac cove]

Ironclad should be faster than the Perseus and any capital ship, nothing but engine in the back

And I don’t see it stopping at all

[waxen stream]

I didnt think ironclad came with brakes 🤣

[lilac cove]

When it’s in atmosphere, might be able to do a cobra maneuver to slow down

[waxen stream]

lol not the "J" hook turns to slow down

[granite glade]

There is a funding chart somewhere (I can find it later) with the highest peaks in sales throughout the years.
The RSI Perseus is the only one that has it's own peak as a ship.
That's how many they sold on it's first announcement day

And that's why it needs to be perfect for us and CIG

[digital sigil]

Also this elevator

Where does it go?

[rain plume]

Straight to hell

[velvet compass]

It goes to the 1.0 release.

[granite glade]

That was said 1 minute ago

[waxen stream]

Tell him...if he could expedite for $100 and a jelly donut ill provide

[digital sigil]

How is the ironclad whiteboxy?
They literally put it in greybox and showed off sneak peeks

[ancient stratus]

yeah wtf lol

hes clownin

[ancient stratus]

where was that said

cuz thats quite the contradiction

[lilac cove]

That looks like it’s from twitch but is it actually a CIG employee or someone that just added CIG at the end of their name?

[waxen stream]

Good question either way my $100 and jelly donut offer is valid to CIG for the ironclad release in december

[lilac cove]

Longest I’ll wait is January release. With interstellar cargo hauling, need the ironclad. Don’t want to haul cargo on a hull C and get interdicted and even if you make it out alive, you’ll most likely lost cargo from it getting shot at

[waxen stream]

thats kinda how im feeling they better hand it over

[lilac cove]

I can’t wait for the next monthly report. If it’s out of grey box then we should see it January, if it’s still in it. We are fucked

[waxen stream]

if it takes a while for the command module I understand but honestly I never truly cared about a smaller detachable ship

not saying its not important but its for sure not the selling point for me

[lilac cove]

It should have a tractor beam and hopefully its pilot controlled. Never have to leave the seat to unload the cargo. Only thing they need to add is allow hailing of the cargo elevator to go up and down

[ancient stratus]

ya cuz, our chunky lad is in greybox in the changed areas, and looks like its further along in the hanger/hall way that we saw, at least how i see it

we will get it soon enough

for now

we can all try out the worlds new ugliest ship in the game 🙂

[lilac cove]

It’s the most beautiful ship, perfect ship with a med bed and a crafting station

[ancient stratus]

A ship built for the Brazilian bunker runners 👊

[placid storm]

Question will Command module detach when IC drops

[lilac cove]

It should since they are working on both ironclads and command module at the same time. We would of had the Ironclad already if that wasn’t the case

[waxen stream]

look i bought the perseus to replace my hammerhead but I am still amazed how tiny it looks

that new drake clipper looks funky

[old juniper]

It is beautiful in its own special way

[waxen stream]

how much we thinking the drake complete pack will be?

curious what the pack cost will be up to

[lilac cove]

i think during ILW, it was $6.4k

[waxen stream]

so best guess now is $6600 standard and maybe $5800 warbond?

this is assuming the clipper is in the pack

[lilac cove]

maybe

best way to get limited hull ships like kraken since you dont have to fight in the F5 war

[waxen stream]

welp im ready i melted all my ships im at $6800 so lets see how i turn out today XD

Drake 4 Life

[lilac cove]

i melted all my ships for the $15k pack 2 days ago <o<

[waxen stream]

im jelous

lol some people can afford more than me and its so awesome

I keep telling myself one day ill buy the complete pack

[lilac cove]

i know someone that has the $48k pack

[waxen stream]

yeah see this is what im after

lose all the FOMO and just relax

dont bother fighting the F5 wars and no need to look at CCU chains when you have it all

[lilac cove]

yeah. one thing i wish the base kraken was in the $15k pack instead of the privateer. i already won the F5 war during ILW for privateer. but i want both krakens so in 6 and a half hours from now, gotta try to win the F5 war for the base kraken

[waxen stream]

I will be wishing you the best of luck on the wars for the base kraken and hope that you and I can earn both in our fleet

I chose to go with the complete pack to avoid having to fight for anything and I can use the credits I have already

the only ship ill need to buy back in the future is the 890J and the Pioneer

and potentially the galaxy assuming I will want it after all the expenses

[lilac cove]

I originally planned on buying the Drake complete pack but when I seen most of my ships were in the $15k pack, I couldn’t pass up getting the idris m

[waxen stream]

yeah if i had the funds to drop

9K this year i would

idris M is worth

they also gave you a merchantman so thats a big W

[lilac cove]

I already had the BMM in buy back

Which I wish I could have traded it for the Orion. They both $650 and the privateer is just a way better merchant ship

[waxen stream]

question is the IAE hall not doing the transitions of ships each day like they used to right?

[lilac cove]

Transitions on the website

[waxen stream]

just not in the hall so all the static displays wont transition?

[waxen stream]

yeah this is true I also dont think we see the BMM anytime soon

[lilac cove]

It goes back into production 2026

When, no clue but they said 2026 production will continue

Which they would really need to do something to make the BMM worth it if the privateer will most likely be out before it

[waxen stream]

the railen also is coming in 2026 according to the static display

[lilac cove]

Yeah I’d say Railen alien week 2026 and maybe BMM for alien week 2027

[waxen stream]

that would be awesome!

[lilac cove]

When SQ42 releases, there is going to be a ton of progression to star citizen. Since all the developers would get put on SC. We could see 1.0 around 2028. As long as they keep their promise to work on SC til it’s ready for 1.0

SQ42 is only part one of three

[waxen stream]

I was under the impression that it was already done was that a false statement from CIG earlier in the year of SQ42 being done?

oooh they meant part one not all parts ok that makes sense

[lilac cove]

Yeah they said they’ll work on part two and three after SC 1.0

[waxen stream]

ah ok

interesting

[warm cliff]

I’ve bought a Ironclad

[waxen stream]

YESSS!!!!!

[ancient stratus]

Huge

[waxen stream]

did you luck out on a kraken?

[lilac cove]

Got one on first wave. Now I got both base and privateer

[waxen stream]

YESSSS SIR we are officially kraken owners

[lilac cove]

I been having one XD

Had privateer since ILW

[waxen stream]

lol then its just me that was behind

the complete pack is nice I am happy I traded in my dominus pack for it I dont use the idris and even though idris is out and its a nice ship I find myself more and more into the kraken

[lilac cove]

Yeah I can’t wait for the kraken. The only downside though is there is 12 entry points to get into the kraken. So it will easily be able to be stolen

[waxen stream]

true assuming you arent paying attention but i feel like with a full crew the chances of a stolen ship get slim

[lilac cove]

one thing i hope they add is like 2 remote turrets that cover the entire deck so if someone boards you, they cant just walk right up to a door and break in

[rugged trench]

kraken is cool and all buuuut.... #1243260356944728134

head to https://discord.com/channels/82210263440306176/1116924967620198411 for more kraken discussion please

[pine goblet]

what

the thing is in like the earliest stage of dev after concept

what does the command module detaching have to do with having ironclad now vs next year

by that logic we should have gotten caterpillar last year

[pine goblet]

anyone knows about this as much as you do

which is to say anybody who gives you a confident answer is wrong

nobody knows if it will or not, to make a guess it probably will imo but that's an opinion and it may very well release without it

[lilac cove]

because they want to release the ironclad with the working command module. we would have had the ironclad for IAE with perseus if they didnt want to work on the command module

[lilac cove]

cant talk about other ships but #1121113616926638131 can talk about anything and was talking about BF6 the entire week of release. atleast its drake related

[rugged trench]

i don't own or have any interest in a perseus so i don't ever go in there. seems they're talking about the perseus now

[pine goblet]

ok no you're delusional

the thing is in literally like graybox or whatever comes after concept

idk how you got the idea that the command module is holding the release of the ironclad back but as it stands that aint it chief

if you think that is it cite me your source where cig has stated they're waiting for command module and IC is ready otherwise

don't waste your time, you can't find such a source, it doesn't exist

but here i'll show you what it says in the oct monthly report

[lilac cove]

yeah because it had an extremely long white box for them trying to get the command module to work with it

[digital sigil]

friend send me this

[digital sigil]

apparently its from Tristwpn

[pine goblet]

send me your source

where cig says

blocker for ic not releasing this iae is cm

[velvet ermine]

@real pivot this is the only Ironclad channel i know of

i have both version in my buyback

[real pivot]

hmmmmmmm

No alliteration

Big sad

[placid storm]

ironclad 2200+SCU now

[real pivot]

yay

[digital sigil]

https://tenor.com/view/ado-singer-utaite-chibi-usseewa-gif-15945903249094049349

peak

[placid storm]

Command module seperation coming with Ironclads

[pine goblet]

ic is probably 2304

2204 makes no sense

68 times 32 scu + 28 scu makes no sense

2304 would be 72

they probably made it taller and made it so you can put 3x 32 scu on each side

or now the middle has grid too

[digital sigil]

APPARENTLY IRONCLAD SOON PLAYABLE

[pine goblet]

either 2 tall grids on the middle or 3 tall grids

[digital sigil]

https://www.twitch.tv/starcitizen/clip/TolerantTangentialBobaVoteNay-4Xb_-b-9ddBtigxs

[pine goblet]

what

[digital sigil]

watch clip

[pine goblet]

no he says the first playable

so he probably means CM seperation for cat

it doesn't mean IC is releasing

[digital sigil]

let me cope

you guys in #1121113616926638131 also do that

[pine goblet]

"the actual parasite stuff for being able to take control of the larger ship and fly it (?) we actually got the first playable coming out they've used a prototype of the existing ships but the IC and CM have been built with it in mind there's small tweaks needed to use it with that but first playable's coming out soon and we're currently on track to have it come out with it"

[pine goblet]

this aint even cope he says nothing about IC release

just that it's on track to release with CM seperation

[viral epoch]

they say how much the assault is getting?

[placid storm]

they did just forgot

[viral epoch]

ok thanks ill just watch it

[pine goblet]

1440 or so

which i also assume it will be slightly more

im assuming 1600ish

[waxen stream]

holy crud 2200+ SCU YES!!!

[placid storm]

Man with all new reveals at todays SCL i think Ironclad will be really popular

[placid storm]

Or 2174

[pine goblet]

2174 makes less sense than 2204

[placid storm]

68x32SCU

[pine goblet]

which again makes no sense

1920 would make sense, 2304 would make sense, anything in between doesn't make sense

[placid storm]

34 containers per side

[pine goblet]

we already know it's 24 containers per side

2304 is the number where it would be if they made it 1 box taller and we got 32 containers per side

1920 would be the number we would have if they fit 12 boxes in through the middle

you can also get to 2304 by putting in a whole another "side" into the middle

but to get to 68 means adding 20 containers to a system where you have 24 on both, and it doesn't work with an even shape

[placid storm]

They said they were able to get more cargo by modifying rear part where garage is

[pine goblet]

unless they changed the length smh, even then 2204 seems like a typo from 2304

yeah but the fact that 2204 is just 1 number off from 2304 and that's a number that's right next to it makes me more confident that it's 2304

[pine goblet]

to get to 60 34 containers per side you need to shave off literally 12.5 meters

i don't think they got 12.5 meters from the garage

[placid storm]

Well 2204 could include that secure cargo

[real pivot]

Secure cargo?

[placid storm]

That room above ramp

[real pivot]

What makes it secure

[placid storm]

https://youtu.be/j9d8GXMtHOs?si=kspGSviBsIjkNzsg

06:30

Well i think Ironclad owners gonna love new external freight elevators at stations becouse you can load faster trough roof

[waxen stream]

I still dont understand how to use the external elavators

i need a tutorial lol

I am so freaking ready for ironclad

[warm cliff]

My C2 days may be numbered when this ship drops

[ancient stratus]

Where is that said??

[placid storm]

Todays SCL

[ancient stratus]

Oh my

This is huge

[placid storm]

Not as huge as Hull E going to 12000SCU

[ancient stratus]

Fuck that lol

I have 4 friends alright

[ancient stratus]

I think he did mean ironclad, he said first playable will be coming out soon, with release of ironclad

[pine goblet]

nah he said first playable coming out soon and it (ironclad) is on track to release with it

unless he said something else after that

[digital sigil]

Kinda love how that cargo increase is so drake
"We saw we had room for more cargo so fck it we ballin"

I'll think ironclads may get even more release price increase

Would have said from 450 to 500 for base
But 525/550 would be fair to assume

[waxen stream]

I love this statement its a true testament to the drake mindset of our customer wants more so we give them more so that no parts of the ship are unused.

[pine goblet]

tbh now that ICA gets so much cargo over original

i might not mind the loss of cargo and TBs

especially if we get a small ground vehicle with a TB turret

the atls already exists but an mpuv-tractor on a ground vic chassis would be goated

maybe roc but swap the laser out for tb

also wait this means ships originally thought to not fit over height can fit now if they got the extra cargo in by making the ship taller

i think vulture only has height clearance issue

[placid storm]

if i remember correctly extra cargo was achived by removing walkway between cargo grids changes at rear where garage ladders are

[rain plume]

So since we don’t have a liberator chat uhh, next closest thing.

Practically the same ships.

[waxen stream]

lol 🤣

the fact you compared my drake to your liberator is wild

[rain plume]

Sweet liberty

[lilac cove]

Liberator is way closer to the kraken. Used the krakens concept hull for liberator

[pine goblet]

no

[rain plume]

What the hell is THIS

That’s a crack-en

[digital sigil]

Fck you
I want it

ROC-DS would have 2 beams then
Nice

[pine goblet]

imagine this

roc-ds

one tractor beam is on the vehicle to use for like 32 scu boxes

one is a drone so you can fly it off the vehicle and use for smaller boxes

and then charge back at the vehicle

[lilac cove]

We just need NPC crews to do everything for us

[digital sigil]

https://tenor.com/view/kingpin-spiderverse-click-wait-patience-gif-15649873037655585839

[waxen stream]

lol 😂

[waxen stream]

its so soon i can taste the drake paint

the fact they did confirm its coming next year is such a goat thing to know

the very end of their conversations they touched on ironclad and when jared mentioned it they all gave that quiet nob and look of we want to confirm but we gotta hold some secrets haha

[lilac cove]

Why my next pay check I’m buying back my ironclads. Just to be ready for them to release

[waxen stream]

yeah they are super super close

with the last twitch stream we got so much good info that I picked up a galaxy and railen

but im so ready for the ironclads

[lilac cove]

I’m glad ironclads got more storage. Can haul so many S10 bombs now

[waxen stream]

Lol 😂 can haul enough cargo to do the hull C missions

[bitter willow]

Hopefully just 6 more months...fingers crossed

[lilac cove]

6? We better be getting it in January

[waxen stream]

man if we see it end of december thats a god send

if we see it january thats still a plus

[lilac cove]

What sucks is we don’t get a monthly report til January so we have no clue what happened all last month with it

[waxen stream]

True but from the live they did we have a knowing that the command module is done and a pretty much head nod from the team ironclad is coming 2026 without words the silence was the key

so if all is right id say either drake defense con or they toss it out early and give us something insane for drake defense con

[lilac cove]

I don’t see it happening for ILW. Since it’s all about military vehicles. Unless they make an excuse that it is an armored cargo ship or since the assault is a drop ship that they release both ironclads for ILW

They could release the ironclad for workers week and then the assault for ILW

[ancient stratus]

dont they release anything for defensecon tho

doesnt seem to follow invictus rules

i doubt itll come that soon, but im super excited to see this monthly report, will be interesting to see if it made it out of greybox

[lilac cove]

Thing is that no one noticed is that defensecon is no longer a thing. For ILW, Drake was finally invited to it so they will be at ILW and it’s probably mostly for the kraken to be able to show off the hull during the entire ILW instead of at defensecon

[ancient stratus]

I think they might just bring it back tbh. But yah maybe they end up trying to release ironclad somewhere else

[lilac cove]

Only way defensecon would be back is if CIG forgets the lore they made and that’s 80% a possibility

[waxen stream]

ironclad is closer than we all think maybe not january but its for sure Q1 2026 no doubt

since galaxy is IAE unless drake decides to crash RSI party then i guess

[lilac cove]

Yeah kraken is also IAE

[waxen stream]

perfect

forget RSI lol XD

DRAKE IS BETTER

[lilac cove]

I could see CIG hyped everyone up so they buy the galaxy now, but gets overshadowed by kraken during IAE

Why they told everyone that galaxy is next IAE ship

[waxen stream]

that makes sense

kraken silently steals the light

I would vote kraken for best in show XD

[lilac cove]

They should have a BiS for capital ships. I need me an ugly purple and white kraken

They didn’t allow idris for being a hull limited ship so just make a separate one

[lilac cove]

Ironclad 100% taking the BiS next year

[waxen stream]

OMG yes kraken, ironclad and toss in the clipper and the golem and we can drake BiS next year

[lilac cove]

They could do year of (manufacture) where everyone votes for the best ship of that company and winner gets a new paint

So 2026 have it year of Drake since when the ironclad and kraken is released, Drake would no longer have any concept/jpeg ships

[waxen stream]

that would make sense that would actually be a really cool idea

[digital sigil]

i wanna make a ironclad shaped present this year

some shoeboxes and toilet paper rolls

[waxen stream]

ill toss in my false hopium and say ironclad 4.5 😂😂😂 jk jk but that would be a great christmas present

[digital sigil]

since that TristWpn video on the IC, i've been wondering where exactly the docking collar is

and my dumbass never looked at that one concept art

[placid storm]

With engineering im worried everyone will target CM thus destroying whole ship due to powerplant explosion. Witch will leadvto IC be really fragile

[digital sigil]

its supposed to be an armoured freighter
if they make it blow in a short bit
it'll upset everyone who pledged for it

[placid storm]

I know but CM is really big weak spot if IC cannot be flown from main hull

[lilac cove]

It’s dumb that the thing that looks like the main bridge is just an observation deck and it can only be controlled by the CM

Just hope they changed their minds and turn the observation deck into a bridge and fly the main hull

[placid storm]

Agree just from practical view IC should be movable from observation deck if you need reposition so tractor beam operators can do their job

[waxen stream]

ok listen how did we get VR before ironclad come on now give us the box CIG

wrap it in christmas wrapping and hand it over

[lilac cove]

put it in a shoebox then wrap it up

[digital sigil]

my plan is to make an ironclad OUT of a shoebox and wrap it up so it looks like one....

[placid storm]

i wonder if Command modules PP gets taken out is IC dead or main hull PP acts as active PP when connected

[waxen stream]

hmmm idk but we need to get this box delivered before january

[lilac cove]

im fine with it coming out in january. be a bday present for me 😄

[digital sigil]

BepisClad when

[lilac cove]

if only i had the ironclad's model. just like the kraft singles kraken

[old juniper]

The ironclad needs to have its own distinct brand

[lilac cove]

There is a company that makes gloves called ironclad

[old juniper]

The ironclad ironclad

[lilac cove]

i know what it can haul. i keep seeing ads for it all the time, Gordon Ramsey's Hexclad pots and pans

[sudden trellis]

Do you think we can unlock unlimited Ironclad cargo glitch by ||just leaving the roof open and stacking crates on crates on crates||?

☝️ Devs, no clicking! IronChads only!

[lilac cove]

Shhhh don’t say that. Dev might see that and check and patch it before it even comes out

[placid storm]

im just waiting for Hull C owners being pissed at Ironclads using external freight elevators

[lilac cove]

I rarely ever see a Hull C

But what would be perfect is if you get the ironclad’s garage door just right at the external cargo elevator, it just automatically snaps to the cargo grid

[digital sigil]

thunk

[granite glade]

Because it's always broken

[lilac cove]

Not broken now. Just manually put on all the cargo from the external cargo elevator

And manually take it off

[velvet ermine]

unless it's the 32scu, it will take forever tho

[lilac cove]

1 SCU boxes only

[digital sigil]

im just waiting for a time where players cant backspace or log out to escape situation so i can enslave them to load 1/8scu boxes onto my ironchad

[lilac cove]

Trick them to imprint on an ursa inside the ironclad and every 5 minutes punch them so they enter combat and never get out of it

[sudden trellis]

I just can't wait for the internal turret to get its first kill.

[lilac cove]

Bait people inside and just light them up

[sudden trellis]

"Free Candy Quantanium"

[thin flume]

that would work on me. Just paint the ship white and have ice cream truck jingles playing.

[lilac cove]

Time to riot. Been almost 2 and a half months now without a monthly report. Need to know if ironclad is done with or is close to be done with gray box.

[sudden trellis]

My CCU chain has so many holes in it! And yes, please any update at all that mentions Ironclad pleeeease!

[digital sigil]

https://tenor.com/view/sacrifice-gif-21845163

us?

[sudden trellis]

What little ships are you’all gonna pack into your Ironclad?

[lilac cove]

Fill it with MDCs and use the nova as a broom and push them out for my T0 nautilus sentry mines

[sudden trellis]

You're a genius!
I'm imagining an actual minefield of little MDCs just slowly floating around in space

Or just open up the top to expose a grid of MDC ready to fire
Say Hello to my Little Friends

[lilac cove]

It won’t work if you open up the garage door. I tested it out on the 890J and if on a ship, it won’t shoot. But the second it enters space, it will instantly start shooting

[sudden trellis]

That's interesting to know, and not especially surprising. Thanks for testing and sharing.

[lilac cove]

Yeah, I was hoping it would work so my kraken could have 100+ MDCs on the flight deck

[sudden trellis]

I really like the idea of having missile defense around my "base" (like Hostile Dis. Centers currently) when that time comes, and for now I guess it will just be plopping a bunch of MDCs around

[lilac cove]

The ironclad is going to be my mini mini base til I get my kraken. Also hope they make the flight deck bit bigger so the big shoe box ironclad can easily fit

[digital sigil]

Salvation and Golem mostly

but if they increased the grid size, it means some size/ scaling changes

so Scorpius could be a good fit

[sudden trellis]

Ooh the Salvation is kind of cool! Especially if you can feed mats to the Ironclad's crafting table

[lilac cove]

Well, might need to refine the mats before we can craft with it

[digital sigil]

that is true

galaxy would be a better choice for onboard refining with a smaller industrial ship

ironclad would be more practical if you were to just gather the resource and refine elsewhere

[sudden trellis]

Yes that makes sense. Or park that little mini-mining/refiner ship like the Forge in there when it fits / is released.

Or just get a dedicated mining support ship (:

[digital sigil]

if it would fit that is

[lilac cove]

Need an ironclad variant that keeps all its storage but puts a flight deck on top that could hold one medium ship or 2-3 small ships

[sly zodiac]

that would just be a bigger liberator

[lilac cove]

Exactly. Better looking liberator

[sly zodiac]

id take this over ironclad with pads on roof

[rugged trench]

https://tenor.com/view/general-zod-heresy-man-of-steel-superman-destroy-it-gif-25934938

[lilac cove]

Liberator is just the early concept model of the kraken

[ashen nebula]

liberator is my fall back if the ironclad fails IF

[digital sigil]

shame

[lilac cove]

Ironclad ain’t failing, gonna have more armor than the Perseus

And hopefully they have the assault have up to a S3 crafting table to make its own comps to replace broken ones

[placid storm]

it wont fail if you use Ironclad for what it was intended

[lilac cove]

Only limiting factor is how big the front ramp and the garage door is to allow ground vehicles and ships in. Liberator will carry way more ships and ground vehicles but it has less guns and less armor than ironclad

[placid storm]

ICA can load thank via ramp while IC you gonna have to use tractor beam to load tank trough roof doors

[lilac cove]

Don’t care for the nova, I just hope the MDC fits through the ramp. The base IC should carry more MDCs since it has extra room for not having the crafting station

[placid storm]

i belive IC will be able to load MDC via ramp its not that higer than mule when PDC is stored

im just waiting for Ironclads hogging external freight elevators at stations and pissing of Hull owners

[lilac cove]

Ironclad wouldn’t need external freight, can land in the large hangar. Since you know, it can actually land and get cargo

[placid storm]

i know just using external freight elevator will be faster to load/unload

[digital sigil]

Yea
Just go side ways to the ext. Elevator and unload

[ancient stratus]

Wednesday:
➣ November & December 2025 PU Monthly Report

this gonna be big for our ironclad

[serene slate]

Are both Ironclads being released at the same time?

[sudden trellis]

We can guess yes, but as there's no official release info, I think it's just a guess.

[lilac cove]

I hope when they release the ironclads they also release a secret third variant too that is for base building. Ironclad is the perfect ship for large base building. Place the main hull somewhere while it’s building and fly around in the CM

[sudden trellis]

I think the field for "this is the base-building ship" is getting pretty impacted - old concept ships, newest hotness, all battling for the role of base constructor.

I see IC as a way to transport lots of vehicles and supplies to the work site, an "armored garage" with lots of cool rooms and a way to keep boxes "inside".

I of course wouldn't mind if there was a construction version, but:

-I don't want to pledge a whole 'nother Ironclad hull just for that.
-I don't want all the whining from everyone who pledged all the other dedicated base-builders.

As long as we can fit the little construction carts inside I think we'll be in good shape, at least to start.

[lilac cove]

One thing is. Every ship will be available in-game. Too many people think they just need to pledge it instead of grinding it in-game and I’m one of them 😄

[sudden trellis]

oh yeah, I'm kind of in the mindset of "if I don't pledge, it, I don't own it". I'm sure I'll get over it.

Considering buying a Catarpillar in-game for the upcoming 4.6 Clearing the Air event.

[digital sigil]

Ngl
Ships like Caterpillar and Carrack needs their cargo areas to be worked on

[granite glade]

Cat, yes

Carrack, no

That thing can rot in hell

[digital sigil]

I like the carrack

I might get the prowler to ironclad ccu out of buyback before she releases for a possible carrack chain

[viral epoch]

Caterpillar is so frustrating to use lol

[digital sigil]

IRONCLAD COMING TO GREYBOX REVIEW

[ancient stratus]

Dang making good progress, I wonder if both passed the review this month

Seems like the base and assault are in tandem tho which makes sense since you need the base one for the assault and most changes have to be done to both

But ayyyy playable command module was tested

[sudden trellis]

Please tell me what to watch out for?

[digital sigil]

My opinion on that is how it loads
It CAN hold 576scu

But realistically you only put 4x 24scu in each pod

Which is 384scu

Look at it's grid

Its also one of the few ships that change its thrust on how much is loaded

[placid storm]

yeah and loading from left side is pain in the ass so you can only load it from right side

[lilac cove]

cat could hold way more if all they did was remove the bulkhead between the cargo bays. there is times the separate bays is nice to organize for dropping off at different locations, but i rather have more space

they could also remove the catwalk for slightly more room

[digital sigil]

nah, catwalk gives the cat in caterpillar

what im interested in is where the buttons for opening the roof are located

[placid storm]

in tractor beam bridge

[digital sigil]

only there?

not in the hold?

[placid storm]

dunno but on bridge is logical if there are additional controls elsewere i do not know

[digital sigil]

well, i hope there are some in the bay itself

would make kinda sense for the workers in the bay to be able to close it from there

[sudden trellis]

I did pack 84 SCU in a cutty recently

[lilac cove]

I hope we can infinitely stack boxes when the garage door is open

[digital sigil]

YES SIR

[digital sigil]

We getting ironchad at Invictus Waunch Leek

[sudden trellis]

And then we have an Ironclad meet-up!

[thin flume]

We need an Ironclad-Voltron meetup, like they did with the RAFT (RAFTRON)

[digital sigil]

FR

where tho...

im all for the frozen lake by NB

[sudden trellis]

I’m good with anywhere (except Crusader) 🐳

[sudden trellis]

Maybe we can stack ICs together and make a skyscraper

[lilac cove]

Stack them all up going through the hole at levski

[sudden trellis]

“Fill the hole with IRON!!”

[ashen nebula]

Im trying to decide a ground vehicle loadout but can't decide between mtc/mdc centurion or ballista what do you all think

[thin flume]

depends what you want it for

[sudden trellis]

MTC will have a bit more value once suit changing is implemented and there’s more incentive to wear non-heavy armor.
But Sneepope is right, the right vehicle for the right job.

[lilac cove]

Bunch of MDCs for an early nautilus T0 is going to be fun. Dump hundreds of MDCs near grim hex and anyone with a crime stat in a fighter will get obliterated. If only we could accept multiple bounty PvP contracts

[lilac cove]

Do we get our next monthly report this week or do they wait a week for how close they released the double report. I don’t remember how they did it last year

[placid storm]

i think it will be this week they have to get to normal release schedule anyways

[digital sigil]

Yes

Monthly report

Ironclad entering LOD0

Plsss

[granite glade]

Doesn't really matter, it will be ready for ILW and not a moment sooner

[digital sigil]

WE GONNA GET NUKED!!

[limpid stump]

Didn't even know these channels existed was fun reading all the messages 😁

[digital sigil]

Pledge Ironclad!!

[limpid stump]

I'm getting both!!!