{"data":{"id":15263,"title":"Q&A: Esperia Vanduul Blade - Part I","rsi_url":"https:\/\/robertsspaceindustries.com\/comm-link\/engineering\/15263-Q-A-Esperia-Vanduul-Blade-Part-I","api_url":"https:\/\/api.star-citizen.wiki\/api\/comm-links\/15263","api_public_url":"https:\/\/api.star-citizen.wiki\/comm-links\/15263","channel":"Engineering","category":"Development","series":"Concept Ship Q&A","images":[{"id":4713,"name":"Light_Fighter_Blade_Materials_01.jpg","rsi_url":"https:\/\/robertsspaceindustries.com\/media\/y5sdjiaftqe8or\/source\/Light_Fighter_Blade_Materials_01.jpg","alt":"","size":749335,"mime_type":"image\/jpeg","last_modified":"2016-03-23T19:52:20+00:00","api_url":"https:\/\/api.star-citizen.wiki\/api\/comm-link-images\/4713","similar_url":"https:\/\/api.star-citizen.wiki\/api\/comm-link-images\/4713\/similar"},{"id":4714,"name":"Vanduul3.jpg","rsi_url":"https:\/\/robertsspaceindustries.com\/media\/rxll1yyds3w51r\/source\/Vanduul3.jpg","alt":"Concept Art - Vanduul Blade","size":4543406,"mime_type":"image\/jpeg","last_modified":"2016-03-23T19:54:21+00:00","api_url":"https:\/\/api.star-citizen.wiki\/api\/comm-link-images\/4714","similar_url":"https:\/\/api.star-citizen.wiki\/api\/comm-link-images\/4714\/similar"},{"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":20,"translations":{"en_EN":"\u201dMassive fleet actions, attempts at global landings to hold Tiber II itself, and even \u201cclean slate\u201d operations designed to simply eliminate the ability of the system to sustain military occupation have all fallen flat. Millions have died in these attempts, and the ever-expanding fields of wreckage are now legendary. Countless civilians, seeing the deadly battlefield debris as potential for profit, have made the same leap with similar fatal results.\u201c\n\n- Galactic Guide \u201cTiber System\u201d, 2944\n\nGreetings Citizens,\nAnother Concept Sale, another Question & Answer session. Since Friday, we\u2019ve been collecting questions from the dedicated Q&A post here and today our designers and artists working on the ship will answer 10 questions for the community. Tune back in on this Friday to see the answers to 10 more questions. Let\u2019s jump right in.\n\nQuestion & Answer\nWhere do you envision the Blade position compared to others Vanduul ships, we know it\u2019s a light fighter but is it more of a \u201cGladius\u201d or closer to a \u201cM50\u201d?\nIt\u2019s a mix of the two, the Blade is lighter armed than the Gladius but makes up for that shortfall by being more agile. A Blade pilot\u2019s best strength is to evade incoming fire and stay on its target\u2019s tail.\n\nMy question is about the two different flight modes. Given the two other ships that have multiple flight modes (Reliant and Xi\u2019An Scout) have had those flight modes regulated to landing only, what makes the Blades multiple flight modes different?\nThis was an error in the website listing, the folded mode is purely for storage\/landing like the Scythe\/Glaive and harks back to its Vanduul roots where hundreds of Blades would be stored inside larger carriers.\n\nHow well will the Blade perform as a racer?\nThe Vanduul have no interest in any competition that doesn\u2019t see your enemy dead at your feet. That said, the Blade is fast and human pilots should take full advantage of that.\n\nWill the gimbals be able to be taken off and the hardpoint become an S2 fixed, like other ships, or will there be some Vanduul caveat that doesn\u2019t let you alter the weapons? Will it be able to take other human weapons, or will it have Vanduul specific weapons? If Vanduul weapons only, then how are they expected to preform when compared to other s1\/s2 weapons?\nLong term you\u2019ll be able to mix\/match race-specific weaponry provided you have an appropriate cross-species mount. For example you could take your S2 Vanduul weapons and with a appropriate mount attach them to any UEE ship. The specific penalties (if any beyond requiring another mount in your inventory) are still to be decided.\n\nWhat sort of operational range should we expect from the Blade? It\u2019s referred to as a \u201cScout.\u201d Is it carried-based like a Super Hornet and Gladiator, or is it capable of longer range engagements.\nOperationally, the Blade is short range and is almost unstoppable in a swarm, but without the support of its brothers, the Blade can be exposed and vulnerable. Only expert pilots should think about taking one out too far.\n\nHow does the attributes like maneuverability, emissions and armor of the Blade compare to other ships in similar role?\nThe maneuverability is intended to be beyond anything else out there which makes up for its lacking armor. Emission wise, it\u2019s about the same, no real effort has been made to disguise or optimize it.\n\nThe ship is awful small, I\u2019m wondering if it comes with a jump drive? Can one be added if not? Can it quantum travel or is it carrier based type fighter?\nThe Blade comes with a jump drive, as most non-snub craft traditionally do.\n\nAre the \u201cblades\u201d (wings) rugged enough to be used in combat? Is the Blade suited for ramming, or is the sharpness just Vanduul aesthetic?\nNo, that would not be advisable. The Vanduul aesthetic for this ship is to strike fear into the minds of their enemies, not their cockpit.\n\nHow does the Esperia replica differ from the Vanduul original?\nLike their Glaive replica it has been fitted with human-sized control interfaces to allow the naturally shorter humans the ability to control the craft. Some of the internal components have been replaced with more readily available components rather than Vanduul made ones.\n\nSince this is a replica ship would the interface\/HUD be more human based, or will it have the Vanduul interface fighting to break out under a hacked on human interface as the other Vanduul ships have had?\nOne of the many improvements Esperia have brought in since their initial work on the Glaive has been a solid human-centric interface. With the Blade being a replica rather than refurbished, there is no underlying Vanduul computer system trying to break through.","de_DE":"\"Massive Flottenaktionen, Versuche bei globalen Landungen, Tiber II selbst zu halten, und sogar \"Clean Slate\"-Operationen, die darauf abzielen, die F\u00e4higkeit des Systems zur Aufrechterhaltung der milit\u00e4rischen Besetzung einfach zu beseitigen, sind gescheitert. Bei diesen Versuchen sind Millionen von Menschen gestorben, und die sich st\u00e4ndig erweiternden Wrackfelder sind heute legend\u00e4r. Unz\u00e4hlige Zivilisten, die die t\u00f6dlichen Tr\u00fcmmer auf dem Schlachtfeld als Gewinnpotenzial betrachten, haben den gleichen Sprung mit \u00e4hnlichen t\u00f6dlichen Folgen gemacht.\"\n\n- Galaktische F\u00fchrung \"Tiber System\", 2944\n\nGr\u00fc\u00dfe B\u00fcrger,\nEin weiteres Konzept Verkauf, eine weitere Frage & Antwort Sitzung. Seit Freitag sammeln wir hier Fragen von der speziellen Q&A-Post und heute werden unsere Designer und K\u00fcnstler, die auf dem Schiff arbeiten, 10 Fragen f\u00fcr die Community beantworten. Schaltet diesen Freitag wieder ein, um die Antworten auf 10 weitere Fragen zu sehen. Lasst uns direkt reingehen.\n\nFragen & Antworten\nWo stellen Sie sich die Blade-Position im Vergleich zu anderen Vanduul-Schiffen vor, wir wissen, dass es sich um einen leichten J\u00e4ger handelt, aber ist es eher eine \"Gladius\" oder n\u00e4her an einer \"M50\"?\nEs ist eine Mischung aus beidem, die Klinge ist leichter bewaffnet als die Gladius, gleicht diesen Mangel aber durch mehr Agilit\u00e4t aus. Die beste St\u00e4rke eines Blade-Piloten ist es, dem eintreffenden Feuer zu entgehen und am Heck seines Ziels zu bleiben.\n\nMeine Frage bezieht sich auf die beiden verschiedenen Flugmodi. Angesichts der beiden anderen Schiffe, die mehrere Flugmodi haben (Reliant und Xi'An Scout), die diese Flugmodi nur auf die Landung geregelt haben, was macht die verschiedenen Flugmodi der Blades anders?\nDies war ein Fehler in der Website-Liste, der gefaltete Modus ist rein f\u00fcr die Lagerung und Landung wie der Scythe\/Glaive und geht auf seine Vanduul-Wurzeln zur\u00fcck, wo Hunderte von Blades in gr\u00f6\u00dferen Tr\u00e4gern gelagert w\u00fcrden.\n\nWie gut wird die Klinge als Rennfahrer abschneiden?\nDie Vanduul haben kein Interesse an einem Wettbewerb, der deinen Feind nicht tot zu deinen F\u00fc\u00dfen sieht. Allerdings ist die Klinge schnell, und menschliche Piloten sollten dies voll aussch\u00f6pfen.\n\nK\u00f6nnen die Kardanringe abgenommen werden und der Hardpoint wird wie andere Schiffe zu einem S2 Fixed, oder wird es einen Vanduul-Cave geben, der es nicht zul\u00e4sst, dass Sie die Waffen \u00e4ndern? Wird sie in der Lage sein, andere menschliche Waffen zu nehmen, oder wird sie \u00fcber Vanduul-spezifische Waffen verf\u00fcgen? Wenn nur Vanduul-Waffen, wie sollen sie sich im Vergleich zu anderen s1\/s2-Waffen verhalten?\nLangfristig wirst du in der Lage sein, rassenspezifische Waffen zu mischen\/matchen, vorausgesetzt, du hast eine geeignete arten\u00fcbergreifende Reittier. Zum Beispiel k\u00f6nnten Sie Ihre S2 Vanduul Waffen nehmen und mit einer geeigneten Halterung an jedem UEE-Schiff befestigen. Die spezifischen Strafen (falls sie dar\u00fcber hinausgehen, dass ein anderes Reittier in deinem Inventar ben\u00f6tigt wird) m\u00fcssen noch festgelegt werden.\n\nWelche Art von Einsatzbereich sollten wir von der Klinge erwarten? Es wird als \"Sp\u00e4her\" bezeichnet. Ist es tragbasiert wie eine Super Hornet und ein Gladiator, oder ist es in der Lage, l\u00e4ngerfristige Eins\u00e4tze durchzuf\u00fchren.\nOperativ ist die Klinge kurz und in einem Schwarm fast unaufhaltsam, aber ohne die Unterst\u00fctzung ihrer Br\u00fcder kann die Klinge freigelegt und verwundbar sein. Nur erfahrene Piloten sollten dar\u00fcber nachdenken, einen zu weit herauszunehmen.\n\nWie sehen die Attribute wie Man\u00f6vrierf\u00e4higkeit, Emissionen und R\u00fcstung der Blade im Vergleich zu anderen Schiffen in \u00e4hnlicher Rolle aus?\nDie Man\u00f6vrierf\u00e4higkeit soll \u00fcber alles andere hinausgehen, was die fehlende R\u00fcstung ausgleicht. In Bezug auf die Emissionen ist es ungef\u00e4hr dasselbe, es wurden keine wirklichen Anstrengungen unternommen, um es zu tarnen oder zu optimieren.\n\nDas Schiff ist schrecklich klein, ich frage mich, ob es mit einer Sprungfahrt kommt? Kann man einen hinzuf\u00fcgen, wenn nicht? Kann es Quantenreisen oder ist es ein Carrier-basierter Typ-K\u00e4mpfer?\nDie Klinge wird mit einem Sprungantrieb geliefert, wie es die meisten Nicht-Noppenfahrzeuge traditionell tun.\n\nSind die \"Klingen\" (Fl\u00fcgel) robust genug f\u00fcr den Einsatz im Kampf? Ist die Klinge zum Rammen geeignet, oder ist die Sch\u00e4rfe nur Vanduul-\u00c4sthetik?\nNein, das w\u00e4re nicht ratsam. Die Vanduul-\u00c4sthetik f\u00fcr dieses Schiff ist es, Angst in die K\u00f6pfe ihrer Feinde zu bringen, nicht in ihr Cockpit.\n\nInwiefern unterscheidet sich die Esperia-Nachbildung vom Vanduul-Original?\nWie ihr Glaive Replikat wurde sie mit humangro\u00dfen Bedienoberfl\u00e4chen ausgestattet, um den nat\u00fcrlich k\u00fcrzeren Menschen die M\u00f6glichkeit zu geben, das Schiff zu steuern. Einige der internen Komponenten wurden durch leichter verf\u00fcgbare Komponenten ersetzt, anstatt durch von Vanduul hergestellte.\n\nDa dies ein Replikatschiff ist, w\u00fcrde das Interface\/HUD menschlicher sein, oder wird es das Vanduul-Interface dazu bringen, unter einem gehackten menschlichen Interface auszubrechen, wie es die anderen Vanduul-Schiffe hatten?\nEine der vielen Verbesserungen, die Esperia seit ihrer ersten Arbeit am Glaive eingebracht hat, war eine solide, humanzentrierte Schnittstelle. Da die Klinge eher eine Nachbildung als ein Umbau ist, gibt es kein zugrunde liegendes Vanduul-Computersystem, das versucht, durchzubrechen.","zh_CN":"\u201dMassive fleet actions, attempts at global landings to hold Tiber II itself, and even \u201cclean slate\u201d operations designed to simply eliminate the ability of the system to sustain military occupation have all fallen flat. Millions have died in these attempts, and the ever-expanding fields of wreckage are now legendary. Countless civilians, seeing the deadly battlefield debris as potential for profit, have made the same leap with similar fatal results.\u201c\n\n- Galactic Guide \u201cTiber System\u201d, 2944\n\nGreetings Citizens,\nAnother Concept Sale, another Question & Answer session. Since Friday, we\u2019ve been collecting questions from the dedicated Q&A post here and today our designers and artists working on the ship will answer 10 questions for the community. Tune back in on this Friday to see the answers to 10 more questions. Let\u2019s jump right in.\n\nQuestion & Answer\nWhere do you envision the Blade position compared to others Vanduul ships, we know it\u2019s a light fighter but is it more of a \u201cGladius\u201d or closer to a \u201cM50\u201d?\nIt\u2019s a mix of the two, the Blade is lighter armed than the Gladius but makes up for that shortfall by being more agile. A Blade pilot\u2019s best strength is to evade incoming fire and stay on its target\u2019s tail.\n\nMy question is about the two different flight modes. Given the two other ships that have multiple flight modes (Reliant and Xi\u2019An Scout) have had those flight modes regulated to landing only, what makes the Blades multiple flight modes different?\nThis was an error in the website listing, the folded mode is purely for storage\/landing like the Scythe\/Glaive and harks back to its Vanduul roots where hundreds of Blades would be stored inside larger carriers.\n\nHow well will the Blade perform as a racer?\nThe Vanduul have no interest in any competition that doesn\u2019t see your enemy dead at your feet. That said, the Blade is fast and human pilots should take full advantage of that.\n\nWill the gimbals be able to be taken off and the hardpoint become an S2 fixed, like other ships, or will there be some Vanduul caveat that doesn\u2019t let you alter the weapons? Will it be able to take other human weapons, or will it have Vanduul specific weapons? If Vanduul weapons only, then how are they expected to preform when compared to other s1\/s2 weapons?\nLong term you\u2019ll be able to mix\/match race-specific weaponry provided you have an appropriate cross-species mount. For example you could take your S2 Vanduul weapons and with a appropriate mount attach them to any UEE ship. The specific penalties (if any beyond requiring another mount in your inventory) are still to be decided.\n\nWhat sort of operational range should we expect from the Blade? It\u2019s referred to as a \u201cScout.\u201d Is it carried-based like a Super Hornet and Gladiator, or is it capable of longer range engagements.\nOperationally, the Blade is short range and is almost unstoppable in a swarm, but without the support of its brothers, the Blade can be exposed and vulnerable. Only expert pilots should think about taking one out too far.\n\nHow does the attributes like maneuverability, emissions and armor of the Blade compare to other ships in similar role?\nThe maneuverability is intended to be beyond anything else out there which makes up for its lacking armor. Emission wise, it\u2019s about the same, no real effort has been made to disguise or optimize it.\n\nThe ship is awful small, I\u2019m wondering if it comes with a jump drive? Can one be added if not? Can it quantum travel or is it carrier based type fighter?\nThe Blade comes with a jump drive, as most non-snub craft traditionally do.\n\nAre the \u201cblades\u201d (wings) rugged enough to be used in combat? Is the Blade suited for ramming, or is the sharpness just Vanduul aesthetic?\nNo, that would not be advisable. The Vanduul aesthetic for this ship is to strike fear into the minds of their enemies, not their cockpit.\n\nHow does the Esperia replica differ from the Vanduul original?\nLike their Glaive replica it has been fitted with human-sized control interfaces to allow the naturally shorter humans the ability to control the craft. Some of the internal components have been replaced with more readily available components rather than Vanduul made ones.\n\nSince this is a replica ship would the interface\/HUD be more human based, or will it have the Vanduul interface fighting to break out under a hacked on human interface as the other Vanduul ships have had?\nOne of the many improvements Esperia have brought in since their initial work on the Glaive has been a solid human-centric interface. With the Blade being a replica rather than refurbished, there is no underlying Vanduul computer system trying to break through."},"links_count":3,"comment_count":123,"created_at":"2016-03-23T00:00:00+00:00","created_at_human":"10 years ago"},"meta":{"processed_at":"2026-05-08 11:16:58","valid_relations":["images","links"],"prev_id":15262,"next_id":15264}}