Any plans for a Hornet visual pass? It's showing it's age, particularly in its oddly small size. I imagine it will need to be updated for SQ42, so I imagine it's got to be on the docket. I'm not asking for a date, just a confirmation one is planned. It's also lacking the new damage tech and whatnot, excited to see that implemented.asked by Raining Light
TL;DRThe Aurora, 300i and Hornet are getting new, separate versions rather than revamps, with the Hornet already underway; the current versions will only be updated with damage states.
So, I do know the answer to that question, so I will go ahead and answer it. In fact I will broaden the answer a little bit. The Aurora, the 300i, and the... and the Hornet are going to be getting new versions.
Yes. [nods and makes the okay sign with both hands]
They're not going to be revamped. They're actually going to be new versions, and I know the Hornet specifically is very much already underway, and it looks awesome. Our ship artist, Chris Smith, over in our Austin office has been working on it. I've seen the sneak peeks and it is super cool looking.
It's pretty rad. [giggles]
It's super slick. I'm super excited, because, you know, one thing that I think that we really wanted to do or just kind of happened naturally is, you know, it's like when you have like a Mustang from 1969, it's kind of a classic. Right? Then you have like the new Mustang, right?
Right.
And I think a lot of that people would kind of think it would be cool if like you had the old Aurora, you had the old 300 or you had the old Hornet instead of trying to spruce up all the old ships constantly and continually be like we have the one Hornet and it just keeps getting better and better and better as far as the models go to keep up with all the other games.To be able to say, "That is the Hornet from that year" and come out with the new one later that kind of has more bells and whistles...
Yeah.
It's a little slicker or whatever, right? Would be pretty cool. Cause then you see like in the galaxy you're flying around and like, "Oh, they're flying the new Hornet"...
Yeah.
Or "They're flying the more classic model."
Classic.
Yeah, so might be... I love... hopefully kinda works out that way. Then also the Cutlass Black is being revamped as well. The only thing that is going to be revamped on the Hornet, 300i and Aurora, the current gen, is to just make sure that they have the damage states and whatnot. [finger quotes] That should answer the question.
Yes.
Alright.
Very cool.