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Will there be a way to dock a Reclaimer to a station in the future, to avoid needing to go down to the planet to retrieve it?

TL;DRDocking a Reclaimer to a station is wanted but needs complicated changes to its exterior arms and doors, so it will happen only when resources can be found.

Mark GibsonLead Vehicle Content Designer

So we wanted that originally, for the original implementation of the docking collars, but we found that the current positioning of the arms and the engines was off. So we're going to have to go in and fix that, as well as, I think, we found the actual doors were the wrong size as well. The door is just some random door.

Ben CurtisVehicle Art Director

I think we looked at that and we did some work towards...

John CreweVehicle Director

No, we wanted to do it, we just didn't have time when we were doing all the other salvage work.

Mark GibsonLead Vehicle Content Designer

So it's wanted, but it's going to require changes to the exterior, the physical arms and everything, which are very complicated mechanisms. So it's a big time investment. So it's something that's going to get done, but it's when we can find resources to actually do it. Because like you said, with the ramp-up, every time we try and expand the team, we're losing resources to actually train the new people that are coming in.

John CreweVehicle Director

There's certainly a lot of room for improvement with the Reclaimer.

Jared HuckabyHost, Community

Like the rear cargo lift and everything.

John CreweVehicle Director

Yeah, the whole rear section of everyone's favourite multi-stage elevator.

Jared HuckabyHost, Community

Wait, did you say Starfarer or Reclaimer?

John CreweVehicle Director

Reclaimer.

Mark GibsonLead Vehicle Content Designer

Starfarer is not perfect. Starfarer is having its insides pulled out. Redone completely.

Star Citizen Live›Invictus All-Vehicles Roundtable·
Published on this date.26 May 2023
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