IceShades Posted October 18, 2014 Share Posted October 18, 2014 Iv'e been waiting for months for an update regarding this beauty, but couldn't find any news on my favorite ship. It seems that I'm the only one excited about this ship. that perfection.. Does anyone have an idea of when the Khartu-al is supposed to be hangar ready? JoonYoungK 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Primal Posted October 18, 2014 Share Posted October 18, 2014 It seems that I'm the only one excited about this ship. No way, it's one of my favorite ships! There has been no new information on it as of yet, although Ben did mention in the last RTV that they are working on a lot of alien ships. So that should be good news. Basard and IceShades 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VoA Posted October 18, 2014 Share Posted October 18, 2014 It seems that I'm the only one excited about this ship. LOL - No I am very excited too and its perhaps my 2nd favorite ship behind the Phoenix .... but my 890 Jump and Reclaimer come in close as well... Unfortunately it will likely be the last of the single (to double) seated fighter to be introduced into AC The reason isn't popularity - it is because the Khartu-Al will have a very unique flight and fighting style and will probably be the hardest small ship to balance vs the other. I am really looking forward to flying it though IceShades and Dalamides 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Overlord Posted October 18, 2014 Share Posted October 18, 2014 Also one of my favorites but wasn't able to afford it at the time of sales. IceShades 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IceShades Posted October 18, 2014 Author Share Posted October 18, 2014 Also one of my favorites but wasn't able to afford it at the time of sales. I haven't even heard of SC at that time, so I had to get it for 150% of the original price... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xuu Posted October 18, 2014 Share Posted October 18, 2014 I love it too. Got mine a bit too expensive as well but I really, really like the design of it. IceShades 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IceShades Posted October 18, 2014 Author Share Posted October 18, 2014 Just look at the concept art.. pure genius Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Edden Posted October 19, 2014 Share Posted October 19, 2014 One of the coolest ships in my opinion, really badly wanted to get one but those actually selling one expects huge sums so it probably won't happen All the alien-designs look amazing, heard a rumor they'd release more alien ships soon but could be wrong. IceShades 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chimaera Posted October 19, 2014 Share Posted October 19, 2014 Don't worry too much. The Xi'an has been on a concept sale twice so far. I expect they will most likely bring it out again sometime between now and Squadron 42 launch. I wish they would let us know the timetable for their sales of other ships, though. I want to make sure I have enough funds for what I am going to want during the November sale-if they do that agan. JoonYoungK, VoA and IceShades 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Minted Posted October 19, 2014 Share Posted October 19, 2014 I'm also looking forward to seeing more of it. I currently own 4 ships. 2 of which are concepts so my Hangar is somewhat bare! VoA 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoonYoungK Posted October 21, 2014 Share Posted October 21, 2014 They said it won't come up until after 1.0. I'm hoping soon after, nowhere near 2.0. I'm extremely looking forward to this ship! I'm usually so surprised to see how many people are offloading their own. A lot of sales seem to include this, or if people are melting it seems to be generally in the list. I have faith! I want my super maneuverable light stinger craft! I think it's a major justification to us having seen it on the M50 flair stand. VoA 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Primal Posted October 24, 2014 Share Posted October 24, 2014 According to the recent ship pipeline document:Xi’an Scout Hangar Ready JoonYoungK 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VoA Posted October 25, 2014 Share Posted October 25, 2014 According to the recent ship pipeline document: Xi’an Scout Hangar Ready See Ben's clarification quote just posted in Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Primal Posted October 25, 2014 Share Posted October 25, 2014 See Ben's clarification quote just posted in Yeah, but we finally know it's not just put on the backburner. It's being worked on. JoonYoungK and VoA 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Minted Posted October 25, 2014 Share Posted October 25, 2014 Yeah, but we finally know it's not just put on the backburner. It's being worked on. Indeed. Atleast the concept side is complete and finalised. Just need them to model it and get it in the Hangar for a start! I wonder if they will just do it in one go though and get it flight ready instead of giving it to us in stages... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Primal Posted October 25, 2014 Share Posted October 25, 2014 Indeed. Atleast the concept side is complete and finalised. Just need them to model it and get it in the Hangar for a start! I wonder if they will just do it in one go though and get it flight ready instead of giving it to us in stages... I think that CIG will stick to their business model with 3 main sales; Concept, Hangar, and Flight ready. It's worked for them so far marketing - wise so I doubt they'll change it. The only thing that concerns me is that the main engines are gimballed which is completely different than any ship so far. I'm thinking they might have to come up with a completely different IFCS script which might be what takes it a while to get flight ready. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VoA Posted October 25, 2014 Share Posted October 25, 2014 I think that CIG will stick to their business model with 3 main sales; Concept, Hangar, and Flight ready. It's worked for them so far marketing - wise so I doubt they'll change it. The only thing that concerns me is that the main engines are gimballed which is completely different than any ship so far. I'm thinking they might have to come up with a completely different IFCS script which might be what takes it a while to get flight ready. Ben actually talked about the Xi'An Khartu-Al having a completely different flight model than the rest of the ships...... but also confirmed that it will be the last of the single seater fighters to be in AC.... as a result. I don't mind...... its likely to be my favorite fighter (and second favorite ship only to the Phoenix)...... so I can wait for them to perfect it. It's likely to be overpowered when it initially comes out (just like the M50 is a bit overpowered now - too hard to kill if played right). Primal, IceShades and JoonYoungK 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoonYoungK Posted October 25, 2014 Share Posted October 25, 2014 @VoA i agree. Let them take all the time they need to get it AC ready. I hope they really make the feeling different so you know you're playing a ship that's alien. A ship that comes from a different mindset of peoples. Although i would REALLY appreciate seeing it in my hangar soonish. VoA 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IceShades Posted October 25, 2014 Author Share Posted October 25, 2014 Ben actually talked about the Xi'An Khartu-Al having a completely different flight model than the rest of the ships...... but also confirmed that it will be the last of the single seater fighters to be in AC.... as a result. I don't mind...... its likely to be my favorite fighter (and second favorite ship only to the Phoenix)...... so I can wait for them to perfect it. It's likely to be overpowered when it initially comes out (just like the M50 is a bit overpowered now - too hard to kill if played right). She's a two-seater VoA 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoonYoungK Posted October 25, 2014 Share Posted October 25, 2014 @IceShades They're dealing with a few ships (xi'an, cutlass, super hornet, likely a few others) as single seaters for AC implementation now. Nobody will be able to use the other seat until multi ships are added. VoA and IceShades 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IceShades Posted October 25, 2014 Author Share Posted October 25, 2014 @IceShades They're dealing with a few ships (xi'an, cutlass, super hornet, likely a few others) as single seaters for AC implementation now. Nobody will be able to use the other seat until multi ships are added. Good enough for me Chimaera and GeraldEvans 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Signal Warden Posted November 17, 2014 Share Posted November 17, 2014 Has there been an update on this one? I kind of don't want it that soon, because I want it to feel appropriately nimble and I think it's going to take more tweaking than they anticipate. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VoA Posted November 17, 2014 Share Posted November 17, 2014 Has there been an update on this one? I kind of don't want it that soon, because I want it to feel appropriately nimble and I think it's going to take more tweaking than they anticipate. Yep - per RTV ep 23 - it will be soon after release of AC 1.0 - see that thread. GeraldEvans and Signal Warden 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zerkerz Posted December 11, 2014 Share Posted December 11, 2014 http://imgur.com/a/ogbQrxi'an scout pic collection GeraldEvans 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IceShades Posted December 11, 2014 Author Share Posted December 11, 2014 Must be early 2015. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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