Cloud Imperium Games is feverishly working away on Star Citizen, the space sim with an enormous crowd-funded budget that today stands over $81.6 million and continues to climb. There’s just over 887k backers - or ‘citizens’.
No space sim would be complete without its selection of huge cargo haulers, and now the studio unveils the MISC Hull series. It starts small for a just-starting-out trader, to the hulking goliaths that roam shipping lanes.
A whole new webpage has been published detailing the role of the MISC Hull series, and exactly how different in size and capability they are. The smallest Hull A is good for starting out and remains quite nimble, but going through the series adds huge tonnage and a big target.
”The smallest, most affordable Hull. The Hull A is great for those just striking out in the galaxy on their own. The Hull A is most similar to the Aurora and Mustang, but lacks the ‘jack of all trades’ nature,” describes the studio.
”Where the others trade cargo capacity for firepower or speed, the Hull A is 100% on-mission transport! Additionally, Hull A (and B) are often used as station-to-orbit ferries.”
Not everyone is in it for the combat, or even the high-octane races, but instead prefer to kick back and enjoy life in the trade lanes. Many fans will be glad to hear Cloud Imperium fleshing out their ‘big rigs’ for when the persistent universe eventually launches.
By the time we reach Hull D we’ve now entered the ”larger end of the spectrum” with huge cargo capacity, but at the expense of manoeuvrability and being a prime target for pirates and other criminal elements. This won’t deter any looking for a vast trade empire.
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The real jewel of the Hull series is Hull E, which is so large any possible cargo you buy will almost certainly outstrip the cost of the ship itself.
”Hull E are typically used in safe sector trade routes and are operated as part of a larger fleet. Additionally, getting ‘geared up’ to operate a Hull E at full capacity will require a significant investment in terms of credits: a single load of cargo typically has more value than the ship itself. In short, Hull E operation is not for the faint of heart!”
Check out the full update on the MISC Hull Series to learn more.
