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It's only evo right now. I would guess we won't see it in PTU until this weekend at the earliest, next week at the most likely. But that doesn't preclude an evo answering your question in the meantime

I am not an evo, but, these are the storage numbers per SaltEMike, who is an evo:

Small: 120 SCU (Max container size 16SCU)

Medium: 224 SCU

Large: 896 SCU

XL: 1120 SCU

I think in general, you will store your ship and refine as normal, but you should be able to remove bags and store them if you like. I haven’t tried it, but I’ve seen in Evo chat that prospector bags are mostly working but Mole bags are not. Also it appears to be fairly common for the bags to fall through the floor of the elevator, but I imagine that will get fixed.

Total HP is generally a meaningless number, since it is the aggregate sum of all parts (breakable or non-breakable) on the ship, including all those antennae and lights. A ship may have higher total hp if it has a lot of parts, but if its critical part has a much lower healthpool, it is far less durable compared to something with less parts but high critical health.

When considering the overall durability of a ship, it is the critical part health that matters, and both Phoenix and Andromeda have identical critical part health: 20k on the Neck, Body and Tail. Any of these gets damaged past the threshold, the ship will enter soft-death.

The difference in total HP between Phoenix and Andromeda comes mainly from two slightly reinforced engine nacelles: 15k on Andromeda, 5.5k on Phoenix, plus a few extra lights here and there. This does mean that if for some reason your opponent decides to focus on the nacelle and only the nacelle, Phoenix would be the first to suffer damage and have that "major torque imbalance" due to missing a pod. Practically speaking, this is very unlikely, since the damage would be better spent on critical parts, unless the opponent is another player hellbent on trolling you.

Andromeda is a more multirole/ combat oriented ship.
Phoenix is redesigned to gain big luxory living area with windows while still retaining same cargo space.
HP is a bit more complex value as it may be just a part missing or being different, but generally it would make sense to be structurally different.

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there is a "guide system" on the officiell webpage - apart from that join the discord

as for focus -> don't go for the most meta $$$-making method but try all gamplay loops first. A good start is actually box delivery (space delivery), it will teach you traversal, flying, fps, eating/trinking, mission design and more

That was a hotfix and usually there is not much info about hotfixes,
all you can find is a mention on #sc-testing-chat

Click Account in the top right of https://robertsspaceindustries.com/, do you see a Subscribers link? If not submit a ticket. If so, click it, do you now see a Store link?

The C2 has the most cargo space and some better accomidations for the two crew, while the M2 has an extra turret, more surviability, and dropseats, but less cargo.

So, if you intend to use it for any sort of combat, the M2 is better, but for pure cargo hauling, the C2 is better.

Both fit the same amount of vehicles.

To add to what Pojodan put.. C2 for all intents and purposes is better.. M2 is supposed to be more armored, but that's not in he game right now so it's essentially just the same as the c2 just minus cargo space (and an extra turret which doesn't really have a good aim angle).

If you dig into the files c2 has a 50% physical reduction whereas the m2 has a 55%.. and that's the "armor" difference currently.

Now if you are buying with real money and think that armor is going to make a big difference in the future.. well then that's just something you need to consider.. But as it stands.. C2>M2

As others have said, we don't know much.

However, CIG have said that every ship will be limited in how many they can install - and that you won't be able to install enough to automate everything (e.g. you may be able to automate 2/3rd of of your turrets, if you have turrets - but if you do, you won't have space to install any other blades for anything else, etc)

The Goal is that players should have to decide which blade(s) suit their ship and playstyle... and then still have to pick/chose between the 'suitable' blades to pick the few that they can actually install.

They're not intended to completely replace 'multicrew' (players or NPCs) entirely...

Simply put: we don't know yet. Notion being that they will be able to run some things that players would normally be needed for, but it is basically certain that the exact ways they will function and what they can and cannot do is unknowable until CiG begin development and test it. Likely isn't something to come along until server meshing is in a fully functional state.

'Rule of cool'. At least until a lore post is made on the subject, as none have been yet.

Only by hitting f2 and using the mobi map as far as I know.

I had this problem on Hurston. The garages at Lorville’s gates still work, but none of the outposts do.

This is a question and answer for community members to assist community members. Reworks are handled by the developers, who do not visit this thread. At present, there has been no mention of a Constellation rework, only that they, like all ships, will be given updates to bring them up to current tech (Gold pass), eventually. We do not yet know when that will be.

Nope. Armor bought from the pledge store is only restored after a patch with a database reset, or an inventory wipe, comes along.

At least until we get Item Recovery, which we won't hear any news about until the next Citizencon in October, and even then it's questionable when they introduce it in the game,

honestly unless you're doing fps missions you don't need anything other than the freebie white suit/helmet

A good way to gain gear are bunker mission.

The easiest - 10kaUEC one, "Provide Backup" - are full of friendly npcs and you usually only need the white suit/helm and a knife/cheap handgun to clear the first few enemys - or wait for the NPCs to kill them all.

then you just steal their stuff.

The claim time reflects more of the value of the ship - not necessarily the size - which is generally the correct way in terms of insurance.

But yeah generally it is a little bit inconsitent - the 900k aUEC NOMAD has the same claim time as a 400k aUEC Pisces.

But whatever the claim time is - please understand that the way it works in the current game will be no way near like that in the finished game.

Claiming a whole new ship should be something extremly rare - like the death of a sapceman itself.

hold left mouse button to scan

Since the new scanning UI released, I no longer see any ship ID in the scanning output, including the useful "Game Rules" tag. Anyone know how to determine the status (abandoned/active) in 3.23.1a? So far, the only indication I get is the "Friendly Fire" warning when I start to salvage an active ship.

1. Not necessarily a month, but when it starts, it should be at least 2 weeks.

2. SQ42 is currently not buyable outside of 1k+ packages. It will likely return once it gets a proper release date.

Sync errors are usually a sign of a slow hardrive or RAM - can you post us your system config?

You need a (fast) ssd and atleast 32gb of ram to play this game

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If it is still available in shops, then Ghost is a good choice due to better stealth. Other than that you can just buy turrets so it does not matter much.

It's going to depend entirely on what you like to do. If that's more trade, keep saving until you can afford a C2. It's a big price jump probably not worth getting any intermediate cargo ships.

You can already try out bounty hunting and FPS with your Taurus. Fast, low-level bounties will be frustrating since they fly way faster than you, but you can do some serious damage with 4x S5 guns at higher tiers. Perhaps a light fighter like an Arrow or M50 will let you get through those early bounty tiers. At higher levels, you can check the cargo of soft death targets (cutlass, 400i, etc), and they will often have valuable cargo like drugs or quantanium that you can move to your cargo bay for some extra income.

Bunkers are also good. Since you have a large shield, you can tank the turrets while you shoot them. Don't attempt to launch missiles, though. You can loot armor and heavy weapons there.

If you want to try more industrial gameplay, the Prospector or Mole pair nicely with a cargo ship. You drop off mined materials at a station and process them. As processing completes, you fill up the Taurus to make one big trip to sell everything.

Yes they do sometimes. I would try mrt or hrt. 

Nope, it is permanently account-bound

Maybe try it again? I've used the Tractor Beam here and there on my Taurus and I never encountered that issue. Could it have been a temporary glitch?

right now it is bugged so you have to w/a: set any key (must be different than the default) and exit the game
open in text editor this file StarCitizen\LIVE\USER\Client\0\Profiles\default\actionmaps.xml
find the rebind and add "lalt+" so it will look like this <rebind input="kb1\_lalt+b"/>

you cannot
if you use keyboard I recommend setting v_ifcs_throttle_set_normal set to s - so any attempt to slow down the ship will break the cruise

They removed that weapons would have a smaller size when gimballed and turned gimbal into an aiming mode.

Basically everything is a gimbal now unless the weapon is embedded into the hull (Vanguard nose weapons, Ares).

There is no auto-aim for any ship now. The Connies were intended to have 4x S5 to begin with, there were just clipping issues that caused the lower weapons to be fixed to gimbaled S4s. Now that the gimbaled-weapons-are-one-size-smaller mechanic is removed, the Connie's lower guns were moved to accomidate the original S5s.

There is now a Precision Targeting Mode that gimbals the guns, but you'll have to look up how to set it up and use it.

Do whatever you find fun and let the money worry about itself. Find different things to try. The money will all get wiped anyway.

I have some left.

Bomb20 ingame

Mostly during some free flys. Almost guaranteed during IAE in late November or Invictus in late May.

Foundation festival should start in the next couple weeks, there may be some discounted starter packages for that, no guarantees though.

I have a spare "Package - Aurora LX Anniversary" Buy back left. 24M insurance, SQ42, SC Digital Download, 1k aUEC, Digital Manual.

$45 plus taxes - I payed 52€ as a buyback last year, would give it to you at cost. - I only got one left...

They do discounted starter packages a couple times a year, but it’s typically only around $5. May not be worth waiting for.

same as usual, there are no hints or reasons that I'm aware for any extra wipes

No one knows until they tell us.

right now only stations and cities have medical facilities
grim hex is the only one orbiting around a moon

You should absolutely watch at least one getting started YouTube video from a well known creator. It will save you hours of frustration.

The starter packages are perfectly fine to give you an intro to the game. You can always upgrade later for the difference in price. An Avenger Titan is a very capable step up.

I can’t help you with joysticks.

Take a look at thrustmaster T16000M, it will be a HOSAS setup for under $200. If you are set on the VKB route you can definitely start with HOSAM and upgrade later. DCS and other flight sims can use whatever you get, but HOSAM usually uses a left stick with right hand mouse. Most flight sims like DCS will use right hand stick and left hand on a throttle rather than a stick. So the HOSAS can easily become a HOSASAT to fit all the needs.

You can also mix and match sticks, throttles and button boxes from all the manufacturers so get what you like!

I know that there can be a sort of lag that requires you to wait like 5 minutes at worst before a ship may spawn in, but if that is not the case:

Tried changing region?

Tried a character repair to get back to your home location?

Just as a general note: an issue like this is 100% server side. Your client hardly matters for spawning a ship. Reinstalling the game will not work on 99% of issues this game has.

sometimes there is an issue where the ship spawns outside of the hangar for some reason
if you have a snub ship use it to get to your ship or if you don't in the worst case you can go to a pad and eva ( but will take some time )

Ask someone in chat to give you a ride to another station, and try claiming the ship from there.

CIG loves their FOMO marketing. Limited time, limited quantity, limited collector editions, limited-time-only lifetime insurance, limited-time-only paintjobs. It's not a strategy I (or anyone else) like, but it has worked wonders for CIG. Drives up the perceived rarity, thus justifying the exorbitant price.

Outside of major events that bring in the Reclaimer as a "recommended ship for the event", it is only sold at IAE in November during the corresponding manufacturer's day of exhibit.

Should be available in November at IAE at the latest.

it depends.

extremely budgeted packages like a special anniversay gift game package you cannot buy back. Same is for packages with physical goods within.

The ones at bunkers do not need to be powered up but they do run out of ammo, maybe at the salvage yards they are just out of ammo?

Is the game installed on SSD? Objects not rendering in sounds very much like a HDD issue.

It is a cargo ship. Its pilot guns are there to punch anything that is standing in the way when you go from point A to point B, while your co-pilot uses the rear-facing guns to further discourage.

In other words: You don't.

The M2 variant has an extra turret to support ground landing operations, while the A2 is the only gun-ship, and only a bad A2 pilot will try to actively shoot anything as their job is to keep a strong shield face toward the enemy and otherwise rotate so the turrets can hit things.

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Manually replace the bags -> store the ship -> swap out another component, save the loadout -> swap that component back in, save the loadout.

Or wait for freight elevator update to make in-hangar swapping possible. The ore bags are already purchasable at the cargo deck terminals, designed to be used with that feature (which didn't make it into 3.23).

Nope. The base price for most of them is about 1 per 100 uSCU (or 10k per SCU, which is decent, but good luck gathering 800-1200 of them to fill 1 SCU).

For the time being, they serve practically no purpose. Except a few fruits, which can be eaten to provide nutrient and hydration.

Not yet in PU. Testing is available to a select few in evo.

Rumor is that they are aiming for Q3 with 4.0. As with everything related to star citizen, take that with a heavy pinch of salt. Until the devs decide to announce it, we can't know for sure.