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How will hull-mounted tractor beams, like on the Caterpillar, be able to move cargo inside the ship, considering the tractor beam is located outside of the ship and away from the cargo hold?asked by Luxor

Thorsten LeimannLead Systems Designer, EU PU team

We are aware of those. So we are working on the vehicle side of the tractor beams too. And yeah, those need to be updated. Simple as that.

Jared HuckabyHost, Creative Content Lead

When you say updated, you mean the tractor beam locations moved?

Thorsten LeimannLead Systems Designer, EU PU team

So we talked to the vehicle team about that, and especially for the older ships, they need to look into the tractor beam setup more thoroughly than for the newer ships. So yes, there might be some updates on the actual item position for those to work properly with the system.

Dan TrufinAssistant Design Director, PU Content

It's the standard thing we do with all our ships. We release them and then the systems come online and we have to rethink a few things. If people remember, the Prospector used to have this laser that was pointing downwards. We just had to adjust based on the system, and eventually it all works out.

Star Citizen Live›Mining, Salvage, Tractors, OH MY!·
Published on this date.5 May 2023
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