{"data":{"id":14743,"title":"Q&A: MISC Reliant - Part II","rsi_url":"https:\/\/robertsspaceindustries.com\/comm-link\/engineering\/14743-Q-A-MISC-Reliant-Part-II","api_url":"https:\/\/api.star-citizen.wiki\/api\/comm-links\/14743","api_public_url":"https:\/\/api.star-citizen.wiki\/comm-links\/14743","channel":"Engineering","category":"Development","series":"Concept Ship Q&A","images":[{"id":25004,"name":"source.jpg","rsi_url":"https:\/\/media.robertsspaceindustries.com\/w0shv2sobeaiw\/source.jpg","alt":"","size":927693,"mime_type":"image\/jpeg","last_modified":"2019-05-09T20:01:24+00:00","api_url":"https:\/\/api.star-citizen.wiki\/api\/comm-link-images\/25004","similar_url":"https:\/\/api.star-citizen.wiki\/api\/comm-link-images\/25004\/similar"},{"id":38062,"name":"source.jpg","rsi_url":"https:\/\/media.robertsspaceindustries.com\/huwhfjtdvra4r\/source.jpg","alt":"","size":3377215,"mime_type":"image\/jpeg","last_modified":"2025-03-21T15:18:25+00:00","api_url":"https:\/\/api.star-citizen.wiki\/api\/comm-link-images\/38062","similar_url":"https:\/\/api.star-citizen.wiki\/api\/comm-link-images\/38062\/similar"}],"images_count":19,"translations":{"en_EN":"\u201cWe took the newly revealed Reliant Model 0 for a test flight, and what we found was a genuine surprise! Beneath the sleek lines and the high-tech moving cockpit, the Reliant is a sturdy, dependable ship capable of any number of flight operations. We\u2019re so confident with what we\u2019ve seen that we\u2019re offering the ship our prestigious One to Watch award as one of the top new spacecraft of the upcoming model year\u2026 Now let\u2019s cross our fingers and hope MISC starts making final deliveries of the production model so we can start converting one for racing!\u201d\n\n- \u201cA Hauler You Can \u2018Reli\u2019 On,\u201d Ship and Pilot, September 2945\n\n\u201cWe had serious problems integrating some of the Xi\u2019an tech. I\u2019m not at liberty to tell you exactly what we purchased, but to get the point across we asked our contact on Rihlah for one of their surge suppressors\u2026 and what we got seemed more like a gooey silicone stomach. We couldn\u2019t even figure out where it was supposed to plug in on the Khartu we were working from! In fact, the boys in R&D are still trying to figure it out. Suffice it to say, the Reliant ships with some pretty cool tech\u2026 but it has a traditional human capacitor.\u201d\n\n- Dar Hardwishe, MISC Ship Designer, Junior Level\n\nGreetings Citizens,\nLast month, we ran a collection of Hull series Q&A posts during the concept sale. The idea went over so well that we\u2019ve decided to make it a tradition. All future concept sales will include at least one \u2018post launch\u2019 Q&A post. This week, for the MISC Reliant concept sale, we\u2019re answering questions backers have posted to this thread. A special thank you to designer Matt Sherman for answering your Reliant questions!\n\nQuestion & Answer\nWhat about the speed? Two TR1 as main trusters \u2026 The Aurora speed is 150 m\/s with a TR3 and the Mustang Alpha flight at 200 m\/s with two TR2.\nIt\u2019s planned to fall between both of those ships, and keep in mind, the Aurora has a single thruster where the Reliant has 2.\n\nWhy are the two S1 guns listed as fixed mounts when it appears they\u2019re on a gimbal at the end of a wing?\nWe really wanted to showcase just how big of a coverage angle the Wing-Tip turret would offer. Once it\u2019s in your hangar, it\u2019ll be a Tractor beam on the Turret with the S1 guns on the wings. Also, we\u2019re already planning to make the Twin-mount Turret an available option through REC\/VD when the Reliant is made flyable.\n\nIn particular, how does the \u201cresearcher\u201d variant compare with \/ differ from the other science oriented ships? What is the prototypical mission that this variant is suited for?\nIn-system Scanner\/Research work. Sadly, there\u2019s not as much to detail out right now as these gameplay systems are also being built up, but we wanted to make sure at a starter-ship level, there was another layer of research\/exploration that wasn\u2019t just based on finding jumppoints.\n\nI don\u2019t get the concept of a \u201ctier 2 starter\u201d. A starter for when you\u2019re not actually starting? Or is it a starter that people buying the game post launch will have to pay extra to start as?\nWe\u2019re still working out many of the plans for post-launch, but the current idea is that the Reliant (and similarly priced \u2018tier 2\u2019 ships) would be part of slightly more expensive packages. It\u2019s 100% a ship intended to start the game, though! Like the Aurora and the Mustang, the Reliant was designed from the ground up to allow players to experience as many different opportunities in the Star Citizen world as possible.\n\nWill the vertical flight mode mean that those main thrusters will be gimbaled to allow more maneuverability?\nThey don\u2019t fully gimbal 360 like the Cutlass engines can, but they\u2019ll have some range of motion. There\u2019s also going to be some Xi\u2019an tech at work that we\u2019ll be talking more about as the ship gets closer to being flyable.\n\nHow did humans acquire the technology if they haven\u2019t made contact with the Xi\u2019an yet?\nMISC got the tech from trade-deals with the Xi\u2019an, so this ship is something well beyond a first-contact with a species. (As of the time Star Citizen launches, humanity has a history with the Xi\u2019An. There are still mysteries about them, but contact has been ongoing for quite a while.)\n\nThe turret we see in the concepts is an optional piece of equipment (Reverse the Verse) is the plan to have it ready for when the Reliant itself is hangar\/flight ready?\nYes, while it won\u2019t be included with the stock Reliant, we\u2019re planning to have both the standard S2 (with installed Tractor Beam) and twin-S1 versions of the Turret available when the ship is flyable.\n\nWhat role do you foresee for the \u2018News Van\u2019 variant? Can it be used in a recon role for live updates?\nYes, recon and reporting. The goal is to let the filming teams get the best picture from the safest distance possible. It won\u2019t be as potent as something like a Herald in terms of how many systems out it can directly broadcast, but it\u2019ll definitely be able to spread the word.\n\nWill the \u201cbase concept model\u201d be capable of switching or loading various modules so that it can change mission variants?\nIt\u2019s going to have some flexibility with loadouts, but even inside its own variants, there\u2019s going to be limits to what you can setup. The base-model and combat variant will be more interchangeable with each other, and the research and news van comparable to each other. It won\u2019t just be different parts on the same hull though.\n\nWill any of the variants get rid of one seat, move the remaining seat to the center of the cockpit and use the cleared space for something useful?\nThere\u2019s currently no plans for a single-seat version of the Reliant.\n\nGiven that the Reliant is a \u201cmini-hauler\u201d, can we expect to see main thrusters capable of moving it while fully laden?\nIt\u2019s currently planned thrusters are fully capable when loaded. Keep in mind, the Reliant uses Xi\u2019an tech, and we\u2019ve still got a few surprises left for what that really means as the ship gets closer to being flyable.\n\nFor someone with a fleet of bigger ships (Cutlass, Connie, etc) how would a Reliant complement it?\nThis really depends on what kinds of roles you\u2019re planning to play with your other ships. Exploration Carrack? The Research Reliant would pair well with the increased maneuverability and scanner packages. Doing some crazy ad-hoc storytelling in space with friends? Bring a News Van to capture the action.\n\nCan you clarify the maximum size and number of attachments that the gimbal hardpoint can handle?\nThe Wing-Tip turret is the listed S3 hardpoint for the Reliant. This means you can:\n\nRun a single fixed S3\n\nRun the stock S2 turret \u2013 It comes with a Tractor Beam installed but fits any S2 weapons.\n\nRun the optional Twin-S1 turret \u2013 This is the turret shown in concept art and will also be available through REC and VD when the Reliant is made flyable.\n\nIn one of the pictures there is a silhouette that suggests that the Reliant\u2019s wings can fold upward while the ship is landed, perhaps to save space. Is this indeed part of the design, and, if so, will the Reliant be able to land in the same cross-sectional area as an Aurora or Mustang?\nThe folded wings are more when the ship is stored for distance-transport. It should sit in a similar amount of space to an Aurora or Mustang, but would take some extra time to become flight-ready compared to a Reliant with the wings unfolded.","de_DE":"\"Wir nahmen das neu enth\u00fcllte Reliant Model 0 f\u00fcr einen Testflug mit, und was wir fanden, war eine echte \u00dcberraschung! Unter den schlanken Linien und dem High-Tech-Moving-Cockpit ist die Reliant ein robustes, zuverl\u00e4ssiges Schiff, das f\u00fcr eine Vielzahl von Flugoperationen geeignet ist. Wir sind so zuversichtlich, dass wir dem Schiff unsere prestigetr\u00e4chtige One to Watch-Auszeichnung als eines der besten neuen Raumfahrzeuge des kommenden Modelljahres anbieten.... Jetzt dr\u00fccken wir die Daumen und hoffen, dass MISC mit der Endauslieferung des Serienmodells beginnt, damit wir mit der Umr\u00fcstung eines f\u00fcr den Rennsport beginnen k\u00f6nnen!\"\n\n- \"Ein Spediteur, auf den man sich verlassen kann\", Schiff und Lotse, September 2945\n\n\"Wir hatten ernsthafte Probleme mit der Integration einiger der Xi'an-Technologien. Ich bin nicht frei, Ihnen genau zu sagen, was wir gekauft haben, aber um den Punkt zu vermitteln, haben wir unseren Kontakt auf Rihlah nach einem ihrer Sto\u00dfd\u00e4mpfer gefragt.... und was wir bekommen haben, schien eher wie ein klebriger Silikonmagen. Wir konnten nicht einmal herausfinden, wo es an das Khartu angeschlossen werden sollte, von dem aus wir arbeiteten! Tats\u00e4chlich versuchen die Jungs in der Forschung und Entwicklung immer noch, es herauszufinden. Es gen\u00fcgt zu sagen, dass die Reliant mit einer ziemlich coolen Technologie ausgeliefert wird... aber sie hat einen traditionellen menschlichen Kondensator.\"\n\n- Dar Hardwishe, MISC Schiffsdesignerin, Junior Level\n\nGr\u00fc\u00dfe B\u00fcrger,\nLetzten Monat haben wir w\u00e4hrend des Konzeptverkaufs eine Sammlung von Q&A-Posts der Hull-Serie durchgef\u00fchrt. Die Idee ist so gut angekommen, dass wir beschlossen haben, sie zur Tradition zu machen. Alle zuk\u00fcnftigen Konzeptverk\u00e4ufe werden mindestens einen \"Post Launch\" Q&A-Post beinhalten. Diese Woche, f\u00fcr den Verkauf des MISC Reliant Konzeptes, beantworten wir Fragen, die die Geldgeber in diesem Thread gestellt haben. Ein besonderes Dankesch\u00f6n an den Designer Matt Sherman f\u00fcr die Beantwortung Ihrer Reliant Fragen!\n\nFragen & Antworten\nWas ist mit der Geschwindigkeit? Zwei TR1 als Haupttreuer.... Die Aurora-Geschwindigkeit betr\u00e4gt 150 m\/s mit einem TR3 und der Mustang Alpha-Flug mit 200 m\/s mit zwei TR2.\nEs ist geplant, zwischen diesen beiden Schiffen zu fallen, und denk daran, dass die Aurora ein einziges Triebwerk hat, wo der Reliant 2 hat.\n\nWarum sind die beiden S1-Gesch\u00fctze als feste Halterungen aufgef\u00fchrt, wenn es den Anschein hat, dass sie sich auf einem Kardanring am Ende eines Fl\u00fcgels befinden?\nWir wollten wirklich zeigen, wie gro\u00df der Abdeckungswinkel des Wing-Tip-Turms sein w\u00fcrde. Sobald es in Ihrem Hangar ist, wird es ein Traktorstrahl auf dem Turm mit den S1-Gesch\u00fctzen auf den Fl\u00fcgeln sein. Au\u00dferdem planen wir bereits, den Twin-Mount-Turm \u00fcber REC\/VD als Option verf\u00fcgbar zu machen, wenn der Reliant flugf\u00e4hig gemacht wird.\n\nInsbesondere, wie unterscheidet sich die Variante \"Forscher\" von den anderen wissenschaftsorientierten Schiffen? Was ist die prototypische Mission, f\u00fcr die diese Variante geeignet ist?\nScanner\/Forschungsarbeiten im System. Leider gibt es im Moment nicht so viel zu erz\u00e4hlen, da diese Gameplay-Systeme ebenfalls aufgebaut werden, aber wir wollten sicherstellen, dass es auf der Ebene des Startschiffs eine weitere Ebene der Forschung\/Erkundung gibt, die nicht nur darauf basiert, Jumppoints zu finden.\n\nIch verstehe nicht das Konzept eines \"Tier-2-Starters\". Ein Starter f\u00fcr den Fall, dass Sie nicht wirklich anfangen? Oder ist es ein Starter, dass Leute, die den Game Post Launch kaufen, extra bezahlen m\u00fcssen, um als Starter zu starten?\nWir arbeiten noch an vielen Pl\u00e4nen f\u00fcr den Post-Launch, aber die aktuelle Idee ist, dass die Reliant (und \u00e4hnlich preiswerte \"Tier-2\"-Schiffe) Teil etwas teurerer Pakete sein w\u00fcrden. Es ist jedoch zu 100% ein Schiff, das dazu bestimmt ist, das Spiel zu starten! Wie die Aurora und der Mustang wurde auch der Reliant von Grund auf so konzipiert, dass die Spieler so viele verschiedene M\u00f6glichkeiten wie m\u00f6glich in der Welt von Star Citizen erleben k\u00f6nnen.\n\nWird der vertikale Flugmodus bedeuten, dass diese Haupttriebwerke kardanisch aufgeh\u00e4ngt werden, um mehr Beweglichkeit zu erm\u00f6glichen?\nSie sind nicht vollst\u00e4ndig kardanisch aufgeh\u00e4ngt, wie es die Entermesser-Motoren k\u00f6nnen, aber sie haben einen gewissen Bewegungsumfang. Es wird auch ein Xi'an-Techniker bei der Arbeit sein, \u00fcber den wir mehr sprechen werden, wenn das Schiff n\u00e4her an die Flugf\u00e4higkeit herankommt.\n\nWie hat der Mensch die Technologie erworben, wenn er noch keinen Kontakt mit dem Xi'an hatte?\nMISC hat die Technologie aus den Handelsabkommen mit der Xi'an, so dass dieses Schiff etwas ist, das weit \u00fcber den ersten Kontakt mit einer Spezies hinausgeht. (Mit der Einf\u00fchrung von Star Citizen hat die Menschheit mit dem Xi'An eine Geschichte. Es gibt immer noch Geheimnisse \u00fcber sie, aber der Kontakt besteht schon seit geraumer Zeit.)\n\nDer Turm, den wir in den Konzepten sehen, ist ein optionales Ausr\u00fcstungsteil (Reverse the Vers). Ist der Plan, ihn bereit zu haben, wenn der Reliant selbst Hangar\/Flugbereit ist?\nJa, obwohl es nicht im Lieferumfang des Reliant enthalten sein wird, planen wir, sowohl die Standard S2 (mit installiertem Traktortr\u00e4ger) als auch die Twin-S1-Version des Turms verf\u00fcgbar zu haben, wenn das Schiff flugf\u00e4hig ist.\n\nWelche Rolle sehen Sie f\u00fcr die Variante'News Van'? Kann es in einer Recon-Rolle f\u00fcr Live-Updates verwendet werden?\nJa, Aufkl\u00e4rung und Berichterstattung. Ziel ist es, dass die Filmteams aus m\u00f6glichst sicherer Entfernung ein optimales Bild erhalten. Es wird nicht so stark sein wie so etwas wie ein Herald, was die Anzahl der Systeme betrifft, die es direkt senden kann, aber es wird definitiv in der Lage sein, das Wort zu verbreiten.\n\nWird das \"Basismodell\" in der Lage sein, verschiedene Module zu schalten oder zu laden, um Missionsvarianten zu \u00e4ndern?\nEs wird eine gewisse Flexibilit\u00e4t bei Loadouts haben, aber selbst innerhalb seiner eigenen Varianten wird es Grenzen geben, was Sie einrichten k\u00f6nnen. Das Basismodell und die Kampfvariante werden untereinander besser austauschbar sein, und der Forschungs- und Nachrichtenwagen sind miteinander vergleichbar. Es wird aber nicht nur verschiedene Teile auf dem gleichen Rumpf sein.\n\nWird eine der Varianten einen Sitz loswerden, den verbleibenden Sitz in die Mitte des Cockpits verschieben und den freien Raum f\u00fcr etwas N\u00fctzliches nutzen?\nEs gibt derzeit keine Pl\u00e4ne f\u00fcr eine einsitzige Version des Relianten.\n\nDa der Reliant ein \"Mini-Schlepper\" ist, k\u00f6nnen wir erwarten, dass die Haupttriebwerke ihn bei voller Beladung bewegen k\u00f6nnen?\nEs ist derzeit geplant, dass die Triebwerke bei Belastung voll funktionsf\u00e4hig sind. Denke daran, dass der Reliant Xi'an-Technologie verwendet, und wir haben noch ein paar \u00dcberraschungen \u00fcbrig, was das wirklich bedeutet, wenn das Schiff n\u00e4her an die Flugf\u00e4higkeit kommt.\n\nF\u00fcr jemanden mit einer Flotte gr\u00f6\u00dferer Schiffe (Entermesser, Connie, etc.), wie w\u00fcrde ein Reliant das erg\u00e4nzen?\nDies h\u00e4ngt wirklich davon ab, welche Art von Rollen du mit deinen anderen Schiffen spielen m\u00f6chtest. Erkundung Carrack? Der Forschungsreligi\u00f6se w\u00fcrde sich gut mit den verbesserten Man\u00f6vrierf\u00e4higkeiten und Scannerpaketen kombinieren lassen. Mit Freunden im Weltraum verr\u00fcckte Ad-hoc-Geschichten zu erz\u00e4hlen? Bringen Sie einen Nachrichtenwagen mit, um die Action festzuhalten.\n\nK\u00f6nnen Sie die maximale Gr\u00f6\u00dfe und Anzahl der Aufs\u00e4tze kl\u00e4ren, die der kardanische Hardpunkt bew\u00e4ltigen kann?\nDer Wing-Tip-Turm ist der aufgef\u00fchrte S3-H\u00e4rtepunkt f\u00fcr den Relianten. Das bedeutet, dass du es kannst:\n\nEinen einzelnen festen S3 betreiben Den serienm\u00e4\u00dfigen S2-Turm betreiben - Er wird mit einem installierten Traktortr\u00e4ger geliefert, passt aber f\u00fcr alle S2-Waffen. Betrieb des optionalen Twin-S1-Revolvers - Dies ist der Turm, der in der Konzeptkunst gezeigt wird und auch \u00fcber REC und VD erh\u00e4ltlich sein wird, wenn der Reliant fliegbar gemacht wird. In einem der Bilder befindet sich eine Silhouette, die darauf hindeutet, dass sich die Fl\u00fcgel der Reliantin w\u00e4hrend der Landung des Schiffes nach oben falten k\u00f6nnen, vielleicht um Platz zu sparen. Ist dies tats\u00e4chlich Teil des Entwurfs, und wenn ja, wird der Reliant in der Lage sein, im gleichen Querschnittsbereich wie ein Aurora oder Mustang zu landen?\nDie gefalteten Fl\u00fcgel sind mehr, wenn das Schiff f\u00fcr den Fernverkehr gelagert wird. Es sollte in einem \u00e4hnlichen Raum wie eine Aurora oder Mustang sitzen, w\u00fcrde aber einige Zeit in Anspruch nehmen, um flugbereit zu werden, verglichen mit einem Relianten mit ausgeklappten Fl\u00fcgeln.","zh_CN":"\u201cWe took the newly revealed Reliant Model 0 for a test flight, and what we found was a genuine surprise! Beneath the sleek lines and the high-tech moving cockpit, the Reliant is a sturdy, dependable ship capable of any number of flight operations. We\u2019re so confident with what we\u2019ve seen that we\u2019re offering the ship our prestigious One to Watch award as one of the top new spacecraft of the upcoming model year\u2026 Now let\u2019s cross our fingers and hope MISC starts making final deliveries of the production model so we can start converting one for racing!\u201d\n\n- \u201cA Hauler You Can \u2018Reli\u2019 On,\u201d Ship and Pilot, September 2945\n\n\u201cWe had serious problems integrating some of the Xi\u2019an tech. I\u2019m not at liberty to tell you exactly what we purchased, but to get the point across we asked our contact on Rihlah for one of their surge suppressors\u2026 and what we got seemed more like a gooey silicone stomach. We couldn\u2019t even figure out where it was supposed to plug in on the Khartu we were working from! In fact, the boys in R&D are still trying to figure it out. Suffice it to say, the Reliant ships with some pretty cool tech\u2026 but it has a traditional human capacitor.\u201d\n\n- Dar Hardwishe, MISC Ship Designer, Junior Level\n\nGreetings Citizens,\nLast month, we ran a collection of Hull series Q&A posts during the concept sale. The idea went over so well that we\u2019ve decided to make it a tradition. All future concept sales will include at least one \u2018post launch\u2019 Q&A post. This week, for the MISC Reliant concept sale, we\u2019re answering questions backers have posted to this thread. A special thank you to designer Matt Sherman for answering your Reliant questions!\n\nQuestion & Answer\nWhat about the speed? Two TR1 as main trusters \u2026 The Aurora speed is 150 m\/s with a TR3 and the Mustang Alpha flight at 200 m\/s with two TR2.\nIt\u2019s planned to fall between both of those ships, and keep in mind, the Aurora has a single thruster where the Reliant has 2.\n\nWhy are the two S1 guns listed as fixed mounts when it appears they\u2019re on a gimbal at the end of a wing?\nWe really wanted to showcase just how big of a coverage angle the Wing-Tip turret would offer. Once it\u2019s in your hangar, it\u2019ll be a Tractor beam on the Turret with the S1 guns on the wings. Also, we\u2019re already planning to make the Twin-mount Turret an available option through REC\/VD when the Reliant is made flyable.\n\nIn particular, how does the \u201cresearcher\u201d variant compare with \/ differ from the other science oriented ships? What is the prototypical mission that this variant is suited for?\nIn-system Scanner\/Research work. Sadly, there\u2019s not as much to detail out right now as these gameplay systems are also being built up, but we wanted to make sure at a starter-ship level, there was another layer of research\/exploration that wasn\u2019t just based on finding jumppoints.\n\nI don\u2019t get the concept of a \u201ctier 2 starter\u201d. A starter for when you\u2019re not actually starting? Or is it a starter that people buying the game post launch will have to pay extra to start as?\nWe\u2019re still working out many of the plans for post-launch, but the current idea is that the Reliant (and similarly priced \u2018tier 2\u2019 ships) would be part of slightly more expensive packages. It\u2019s 100% a ship intended to start the game, though! Like the Aurora and the Mustang, the Reliant was designed from the ground up to allow players to experience as many different opportunities in the Star Citizen world as possible.\n\nWill the vertical flight mode mean that those main thrusters will be gimbaled to allow more maneuverability?\nThey don\u2019t fully gimbal 360 like the Cutlass engines can, but they\u2019ll have some range of motion. There\u2019s also going to be some Xi\u2019an tech at work that we\u2019ll be talking more about as the ship gets closer to being flyable.\n\nHow did humans acquire the technology if they haven\u2019t made contact with the Xi\u2019an yet?\nMISC got the tech from trade-deals with the Xi\u2019an, so this ship is something well beyond a first-contact with a species. (As of the time Star Citizen launches, humanity has a history with the Xi\u2019An. There are still mysteries about them, but contact has been ongoing for quite a while.)\n\nThe turret we see in the concepts is an optional piece of equipment (Reverse the Verse) is the plan to have it ready for when the Reliant itself is hangar\/flight ready?\nYes, while it won\u2019t be included with the stock Reliant, we\u2019re planning to have both the standard S2 (with installed Tractor Beam) and twin-S1 versions of the Turret available when the ship is flyable.\n\nWhat role do you foresee for the \u2018News Van\u2019 variant? Can it be used in a recon role for live updates?\nYes, recon and reporting. The goal is to let the filming teams get the best picture from the safest distance possible. It won\u2019t be as potent as something like a Herald in terms of how many systems out it can directly broadcast, but it\u2019ll definitely be able to spread the word.\n\nWill the \u201cbase concept model\u201d be capable of switching or loading various modules so that it can change mission variants?\nIt\u2019s going to have some flexibility with loadouts, but even inside its own variants, there\u2019s going to be limits to what you can setup. The base-model and combat variant will be more interchangeable with each other, and the research and news van comparable to each other. It won\u2019t just be different parts on the same hull though.\n\nWill any of the variants get rid of one seat, move the remaining seat to the center of the cockpit and use the cleared space for something useful?\nThere\u2019s currently no plans for a single-seat version of the Reliant.\n\nGiven that the Reliant is a \u201cmini-hauler\u201d, can we expect to see main thrusters capable of moving it while fully laden?\nIt\u2019s currently planned thrusters are fully capable when loaded. Keep in mind, the Reliant uses Xi\u2019an tech, and we\u2019ve still got a few surprises left for what that really means as the ship gets closer to being flyable.\n\nFor someone with a fleet of bigger ships (Cutlass, Connie, etc) how would a Reliant complement it?\nThis really depends on what kinds of roles you\u2019re planning to play with your other ships. Exploration Carrack? The Research Reliant would pair well with the increased maneuverability and scanner packages. Doing some crazy ad-hoc storytelling in space with friends? Bring a News Van to capture the action.\n\nCan you clarify the maximum size and number of attachments that the gimbal hardpoint can handle?\nThe Wing-Tip turret is the listed S3 hardpoint for the Reliant. This means you can:\n\nRun a single fixed S3\n\nRun the stock S2 turret \u2013 It comes with a Tractor Beam installed but fits any S2 weapons.\n\nRun the optional Twin-S1 turret \u2013 This is the turret shown in concept art and will also be available through REC and VD when the Reliant is made flyable.\n\nIn one of the pictures there is a silhouette that suggests that the Reliant\u2019s wings can fold upward while the ship is landed, perhaps to save space. Is this indeed part of the design, and, if so, will the Reliant be able to land in the same cross-sectional area as an Aurora or Mustang?\nThe folded wings are more when the ship is stored for distance-transport. It should sit in a similar amount of space to an Aurora or Mustang, but would take some extra time to become flight-ready compared to a Reliant with the wings unfolded."},"links_count":2,"comment_count":123,"created_at":"2015-05-29T00:00:00+00:00","created_at_human":"10 years ago"},"meta":{"processed_at":"2026-05-08 01:43:43","valid_relations":["images","links"],"prev_id":14742,"next_id":14744}}