[Spoilers] New and Unique Ship

[Ezendeir]

While tinkering around with the game and the Script Editor, I managed to spawn...

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The Kogarasu Maru

Perhaps it is a bit too early to ask, but...

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What is its purpose? Is it related to the Terran Plot? Does it have a special feature? So far I've noticed that its stats are very similar to the Hyperion Vanguard, and both of them are the only M6s that can dock a Fighter from what I've seen.

Just a hint will do for me. Thank you in advance

[Ketraar]

Yes

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[Klord]

Yes

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Are there more than one plot? If so, how can we initiate them after returning back to known universe?

I havent seen a Hyperion yet? Has it removed/ changed from AP?

I found couple of tuning carts, wondering whether I should save them up for a better ship. Thats why all the questions. Thanks....

[dony93]

I stumbled upon this ship on Roguey's and it looks like the PERFECT personal ship. Is it possible to get it with the two base Argon/Teladi starts? Otherwise I could start the game again just for it

[Klord]

I stumbled upon this ship on Roguey's and it looks like the PERFECT personal ship. Is it possible to get it with the two base Argon/Teladi starts? Otherwise I could start the game again just for it

Do you mean the ship mentioned with the spoiler tag here? Yup. It looks like an exact replica of Hyp except it can mount better guns in all turrets !

By the way, there is no Terran start available. So, dunno what you are talking about.

[dony93]

In AP the main plot was slightly different depending on the selected start...I don't know if it's the same in FL. I assume it's not, but I asked anyway to be sure I won't miss this gem of a ship. Yes, I'm referring to the one in the spoilers!

[Ketraar]

The ship will be available to all starts. And no its not a replica of the Hyperion at all.

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[Klord]

The ship will be available to all starts. And no its not a replica of the Hyperion at all.

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Ketraar

Stat wise it is exactly alike though. Except for wepon configuration.

By the way, may we know how to obtain this?

[JcJet]

The ship will be available to all starts. And no its not a replica of the Hyperion at all.

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Ketraar

Stat wise it is exactly alike though. Except for wepon configuration.

By the way, may we know how to obtain this?

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Somewhere in Xenon sectors in top-left part of the map you can find a Special Discovery with the scanner. Give it to Explorer Guild representative, select the option to spend the exploration points, and one of the options can be "Special Discovery", might take 2 or 3 tries for it to appear. Then the new plot start, you'll figure up the rest.
I'm not sure if the location of this discovery is not random from save to save though.

Since we have Kobayashi Maru, I wonder who are the Klingons...
In case anyone wants to spoil everything for himself and see how it looks like:

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[mallard]

The ship will be available to all starts. And no its not a replica of the Hyperion at all.

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Ketraar

Stat wise it is exactly alike though. Except for wepon configuration.

By the way, may we know how to obtain this?

I would agree. I just got the kogarasu maru and apart from weapons it’s exactly the same as the Hyperion stat wise. Even the weird cargo bay size 3333. However it does have a poorer cockpit position. The cockpit in the Hyperion is almost at the very front, giving a great field of view. The kogarasu Maria cockpit is at the back, meaning at least a quarter of the field of view is taken up the ship.

I gave mine some engine tunings and rudder optimisations. Now running at 260 m/s. Time will tell if it replaces the Hyperion as my favourite ship

[chip56]

I would agree. I just got the kogarasu maru and apart from weapons it’s exactly the same as the Hyperion stat wise. Even the weird cargo bay size 3333. However it does have a poorer cockpit position. The cockpit in the Hyperion is almost at the very front, giving a great field of view. The kogarasu Maria cockpit is at the back, meaning at least a quarter of the field of view is taken up the ship.

The biggest issue with the cockpit that far behind in my opinion is that hits are more likly to be in front of your cockpit and thus messing up vision. Even some small fast firing weapons that would not hinder my sight in a M3 can hinder sight in the kogarasu maru.

[Klord]

The biggest issue with the cockpit that far behind in my opinion is that hits are more likly to be in front of your cockpit and thus messing up vision. Even some small fast firing weapons that would not hinder my sight in a M3 can hinder sight in the kogarasu maru.

If you use Video enhancement goggles zooming 1x times, the view becomes much better. Though everything is zoomed in and our field of vision is reduced.



At least if we can start the view from that level, it would be great. Now I love this ship design, it looks sleek, stats are awesome, better weapon coverage than Hyperion,. It has everything except for the most needed thing. The view from cockpit !!!

So I went back to good old Hyperion.

[Thandrall]

The ship will be available to all starts. And no its not a replica of the Hyperion at all.

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Ketraar

Stat wise it is exactly alike though. Except for wepon configuration.

By the way, may we know how to obtain this?

It also actually has a better weapon generator as well according to Rougey's. 7000 more base energy with an extra 588/s generation.