Is there a kind of ship you've wanted to create but haven't been able to yet?
TL;DRThe speakers name ships they would like to make, such as a space A-10, historical ships, a racing truck, and a beat-up junker, which is a lighthearted wish list rather than plans.
For literally years, I wanted to do the space A-10. And it was like, no, nobody wants that. I was like, I want that. So let's do it. And finally, we managed to get the Ares out. So I haven't got a new one that I want to do, because that took a long time to get through.
Although it's heartening to know that even you have to fight to get a ship into the game.
Top of my mind is older ships. I like the idea that our universe has this whole history. I would love to see some historical ships in the lore of the universe, kind of showing you how the development of technology has progressed. That is a very high-flying ambition, though, but it just appeals to my sense of lore in the game's universe.
Like a '57 Chevy or something, like a classic version of an existing ship. I'm with you. What about you, Richard?
Yeah, so I'd probably go for a mix of an M50 and the Herald. So something kind of bigger, beefier, with massive rockets on, but that can also really perform as well.
Would that be a racing truck?
Yeah, like a racing truck.
I gave up on my Origin stealth ship, the 404, a spaceship not found. But no, I still want the jalopy. It's actually kind of like what Dave wants. I want an old, beat-up ship that you can't pledge for. You can only get it in the game. It is an absolute junker, and it's the kind of thing that you'd buy to get from A to B, like when you're stranded on one planet and all your ships are somewhere else. But then there could be a whole quest line where you can restore it, all completely in-game. And then it would be a point of pride at the end. You'd have that old junker completely restored, and people would know that you put 100 hours of work into restoring it. Either that, or the one racing type ship that we don't have yet is our demolition derby. I want an Anvil racer that's just got junk plates attached to it. Your M50 can do the maneuvering and your 350R can beat you on the straightaway, and then a demolition derby racer will go through them.
I'm thinking of the trucks from Mad Max, a spaceship version of that.