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Caterpillar Quandaries

11/20/2013

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Since the Caterpillar is today's special ship sale, I had some lingering questions to CIG that I hope they could answer or mention in the Comm Link.  Even if they aren't fully done, I'm really wondering where they are going with these concepts.


The Caterpillar has been advertised as one of the primary pirate ships in the pledge lineup, which is pretty cool on its own.  That said, I've seen a lot of people passing on the Cat because they aren't interested in boarding.  I think that is a shame since Ben mentions the Cat will also be the best ship (of the current batch) for salvage and repair: 
https://forums.robertsspaceindustries.com/discussion/comment/578005/#Comment_578005

So, here are some of my lingering questions about the ship that I really wish CIG would answer soon:

1) Ben mentions concept art for a Cat configured for salvage.  Could you describe what a salvage-configured Cat would look like?  Would there be special salvage modules or would this just be cargo modules and a tractor beam?

2) Some concept art shows modules that hold 6 crew.  Does this mean the max crew of the Cat could be upgraded to be MUCH higher than the spec says?  Similarly, does the cargo capacity assume a certain number of cargo modules?  If not, what's the real max / min?

3)  How do  the Cat modules work?  How many are there (I count ~4 n the concept art)?  Do they take up upgrade slots?  Do any modules come with the base ship?

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4) Lastly, how does boarding work?  I assume from the pictures that the Cat beaches with the front of the craft, but that doesn't look compatible with the docking ports.  Also, the modules are between the crew areas and the port, so could boarding be precluded by certain modules?
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So, depending on where CIG goes with these 'modules', the Cat could end up being the best all around board, salvaging, ship repairing, and mining vessel of the current pledge list.

If you have some thoughts on this, feel free to leave a comment here or in the thread I made over on RSI:

https://forums.robertsspaceindustries.com/discussion/77763/caterpillar-quandaries
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