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Will you be sharing any design docs or concept art for the big ship classes, or will we have to wait until game release?asked by Slasher 54

TL;DRConcept art for big ships is being made now but not released early, to avoid misreadings of work in progress; bigger ships should appear in coming months, with contests planned.

Ben LesnickCommunity Manager

I think you'll be seeing something, maybe not immediately, but you're definitely going to see some bigger ships in the coming months.

Yeah, and just so you know, we are literally doing all the concept stuff now. We don't like to release stuff too early. You saw how the Freelancer, when it got released, people were saying it looks like a ginormous penis, and they were not happy, but it was just a work in progress. So part of it is we've got to educate. Not you guys; obviously anybody watching this show is well informed. You guys know what the hell you're talking about. But we've got to make sure when we release something that people understand where it is in the process, what's coming up, and that we're releasing it to get feedback.

So anyway, the answer to the honest question is, yeah, they'll be coming in the future as it comes up. We've got a hierarchy of moving down the list of assets. We've got an asset list. We're creating the ships as we go. And there's a lot to be designed. We kind of want to throw some of the stuff out there and say, how would you guys envision stuff? We'll have some contests coming up for you guys to get in on going forward.

Ben LesnickCommunity Manager

Yeah, the Aurora, the 300i, the Idris.

Yeah, Constellation, the Vanduul fighter. I've seen the Vanduul fighter. Don't forget, in 12 months here, or I guess it's 11 and a half now, we've got the Alpha multiplayer coming up, which should have all the ships. We've got to start with the ships that you guys bought, and then we'll populate the rest of the world based on that.

Wingman's Hangar›ep002 . January 4, 2013·
Published on this date.25 Jan 2013