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Whatever you got, no matter how much or how little, there\u2019s always someone waiting to take it from you. You either let it happen or you fight. Don\u2019t know about you, but I\u2019m damn well gonna fight.\u201d\n- Dosh Mallory, famed frontiersman, 2656\n\nThe Drake Buccaneer\nThe problem: you\u2019re conducting the mineral survey that\u2019s going to make or break your org, holding in your Caterpillar just off an asteroid belt. Everybody\u2019s counting on this: your crew, your org mates, your families back home. But you aren\u2019t worried: a few more deep scans and you\u2019re going to strike it rich. Suddenly, the screens go red: bogeys all around! Looks like Vanduul want a piece of the action: you.\n\nThe solution? The Buccaneer, the latest and greatest utility fighter from Drake Interplanetary. The Buccaneer has been designed from the ground up to fly and fight the way you live. No leather interiors or hyperpillows here: the \u2018Bucc is a scrapper designed to maneuver and fight above its weight class. This rough-and-tumble frontier fighter can be maintained in the worst of conditions in order to keep real, working space crews alive.\n\nDrake Interplanetary builds starships for the way you live, and we are pleased to add the Buccaneer to our expanding lineup of craft offered to legitimate businesses in human space. Intended to complement the Cutlass\/Caterpillar system, the Buccaneer was developed based on careful examination of actual after-action reports and extensive pilot feedback. What did all of our research tell us? You want a ship that can maneuver and pack a punch without breaking the bank.\n\nThe Buccaneer is all of that\u2026 and more: it\u2019s a ship with a bite that\u2019s every bit as mean as it\u2019s silhouette implies! Featuring five gun mounts, two missile pylons and countermeasures, this is one fighter that won\u2019t be pushed around! With a Buccaneer in your hangar, you can rest easy knowing your concerns are being protected.\n\n\nVisit the Buccaneer\n\n\n\nDesigning the Usable Future\nIn the Verse\nWhen Drake Interplanetary set about developing a dedicated fighter, they didn\u2019t do it in a vacuum: they wanted a ship that would work alongside their entire lineup. This newest entry to the Drake catalog is an agile scrapper, something intended to take hits without breaking the bank on repairs and maintenance needs. The Buccaneer also needed to provide ample support to either the Cutlass or Caterpillar while also having the range of travel to safely cover a Herald. To meet these goals, the engineers at Drake opted for a single-seat, maneuverable fighter built expressly for combat, with plenty of capacity to alter its loadout to quickly move between close-range fire support and long-range escort. A purpose-built ship, the Buccaneer is ready to stand toe-to-toe with any other fighter in its size class.\n\nIn the Game\nThe Drake Buccaneer is intended to offer a civilian alternative to ships like the Hornet and Gladius. It has been developed with an eye towards working alongside the Drake Cutlass, offering pirates (and others!) a sturdy, maneuverable fighter. The Buccaneer will also feature as an NPC aggressor in Star Citizen\u2019s persistent universe and future single player campaigns. While Drake has designed the Buccaneer with an eye towards accompanying Cutlasses and\/or Caterpillars on raiding parties, it is also an effective single-user fighter that measures nicely alongside the other models already In service. We intend the Buccaneer to be an agile, hard-hitting ship that\u2019s a joy to fly\u2026 with an attack aircraft-inspired face that only a hard-fighting frontiersman could love!\n\n\nDrake Interplanetary Market Research\nEvery Drake Buccaneer sold during this concept sale will include a special weapon add-ons package courtesy of Voyager Direct! The bundle (an UEC 10,000+ value) will include a weapon add-on currently available in Star Citizen, which can be used immediately on other ships. This bundle is included free or charge for every Buccaneer sold during its introductory offering. What\u2019s in the bundle? We can\u2019t tell you\u2026 because we don\u2019t know yet! The team at Drake Interplanetary has put together a multi-day Market Research Quiz intended to tell us more about Drake owners\u2019 interests AND to decide which of two packages will be awarded. Stop in every two days to vote, and come back at the end of the sale to learn which package Buccaneer owners will receive!\n\nPlease note that the vote is restricted to registered Star Citizen Backers.\n\nThe Drake Look and Feel\nWe had a chance to sit down with Concept Artist Jim Martin, who has not only been with the project since the very beginning (he created the visuals for the Vanduul Scythe) he has also worked on every Drake ship to date. Below you\u2019ll find a personal message from Jim, as well as an interview from this week\u2019s Around the Verse!\n\nA word from Jim Martin\nI had the chance to return to the Star Citizen team for another \u201cDrake\u201d design!\n\nThe Buccaneer is a small rugged fighter that fits into the Drake design aesthetic. It\u2019s a practical ship with a specific role. Nothing fancy, the Drakes are reliable and solid.\n\nWe started the process of design by looking at the style guide for the whole Drake line, and what the core design themes are. I roughed out a sketch pass doing a spread of small thumbnail drawings. The important thing is to get the ideas down on paper and see what jumps out at you. It became apparent that this design was really about engines, a cockpit, and weapons. And the design challenge was about a practical arrangement that stays utility, not too fancy or sleek.\n\nA second drawing pass led to some rough 3D models, and we we were able to get Chris Robert\u2019s thoughts about the design direction of the Buccaneer. He helped us to rethink some of the volumes, style, and the geography of the ship components.\n\nThe final phase was to take the design to a detail pass, working out the surfaces, plating and structure, all the things that make the ship come alive. The cockpit was kept \u201cminimal\u201d and thinner for visibility, and of course a framed canopy in keeping with the Drake design. The wings are weapon platforms like a military helicopter, the engines are large and proud like an A10 Warthog, the landing gear is nested underneath but not hidden.\n\nI really enjoyed designing this little ship. To me it vibes like an underdog that you underestimate until it blows you up!\n\nJim Martin\n\n\nAbout the Sale\nThe Buccaneer is being offered for the first time as a limited concept sale. This means that the ship design meets our specifications, but it is not yet ready to display in your Hangar or to fight in Star Citizen. The sale includes Lifetime Insurance on the ship hull and a pair of decorative items for your Hangar. A future patch will add an Buccaneer poster and then once the in-game model is finished you will also be given an in-game Buccaneer mini ship model! In the future, the ship price will increase and the offer will not include Life Time Insurance or these extras.\n\nIf you\u2019d like to add one to your fleet, they\u2019re available in the pledge store until June 6th, 2016. You can also view a detail of the Buccaneer in the Holo Viewer in the Tech Overview of the ship page! The bonus weapons package will be revealed on Monday, June 6 and will be awarded to all backers who have purchased or upgraded to a Buccaneer.\n\nAs with every Concept Sale, we\u2019ll be doing a Q&A post. For the Drake Buccaneer, we\u2019ll be taking questions here in this thread and posting the answers next week. Look for the Comm-Link Schedule next week to find out when that post will go up!\n\nDisclaimer\nRemember: we are offering this pledge ship to help fund Star Citizen\u2019s development. The funding generated by sales such as this is what allows us to include deeper, non-combat oriented features in the Star Citizen world. Concept ships will be available for in-game credits in the final universe, and they are not required to start the game.\n\nAdditionally, please note that the Buccaneer will be entering the ship pipeline now, it will ultimately be released after other concept ships have been completed. All decorative \u2018flare\u2019 items will also be available to acquire in the finished game world. The goal is to make additional ships available that give players a different experience rather than a particular advantage when the persistent universe launches.","de_DE":"\"Der Vers wird immer gr\u00f6\u00dfer, aber einige Dinge \u00e4ndern sich nie. Was auch immer du hast, egal wie viel oder wie wenig, es gibt immer jemanden, der darauf wartet, es dir wegzunehmen. Entweder l\u00e4sst du es zu oder du k\u00e4mpfst. Ich wei\u00df nicht, wie es dir geht, aber ich werde verdammt gut k\u00e4mpfen.\"\n- Dosh Mallory, ber\u00fchmter Grenzer, 2656\n\nDer Drake Freibeuter\nDas Problem: Sie f\u00fchren die Mineralienuntersuchung durch, die Ihre Organsituation ver\u00e4ndern oder zerst\u00f6ren wird, indem Sie Ihren Caterpillar direkt neben einem Asteroideng\u00fcrtel halten. Alle z\u00e4hlen darauf: Ihre Crew, Ihre Organisationskameraden, Ihre Familien zu Hause. Aber Sie sind nicht beunruhigt: noch ein paar weitere tiefe Scans und Sie werden reichlich davon profitieren. Pl\u00f6tzlich werden die Bildschirme rot: Bogeys rundum! Sieht so aus, als ob Vanduul ein St\u00fcck der Action haben will: dich.\n\nDie L\u00f6sung? The Buccaneer, der neueste und gr\u00f6\u00dfte Utility-J\u00e4ger von Drake Interplanetary. Der Buccaneer wurde von Grund auf so konzipiert, dass er fliegen und gegen die Art und Weise k\u00e4mpfen kann, wie Sie leben. Hier gibt es keine Lederinnenausstattung oder Hyperkissen: Der Bucc ist ein Scrapper, der entwickelt wurde, um \u00fcber seine Gewichtsklasse zu man\u00f6vrieren und zu k\u00e4mpfen. Dieser raue und taumelige Grenzj\u00e4ger kann unter den schlimmsten Bedingungen eingesetzt werden, um die realen Besatzungen im Arbeitsraum am Leben zu erhalten.\n\nDrake Interplanetary baut Raumschiffe f\u00fcr die Art und Weise, wie Sie leben, und wir freuen uns, den Buccaneer zu unserem wachsenden Angebot an Booten f\u00fcr legitime Unternehmen im menschlichen Raum hinzuzuf\u00fcgen. Der Buccaneer, der als Erg\u00e4nzung zum Cutlass\/Caterpillar-System gedacht ist, wurde auf der Grundlage einer sorgf\u00e4ltigen Pr\u00fcfung der tats\u00e4chlichen Nachsorgeberichte und eines umfangreichen Pilotfeedbacks entwickelt. Was haben uns all unsere Forschungen gesagt? Du willst ein Schiff, das man\u00f6vrieren und einen Schlag einstecken kann, ohne die Bank zu brechen.\n\nDer Freibeuter ist all das.... und mehr: Es ist ein Schiff mit einem Biss, der genauso gemein ist, wie seine Silhouette es vermuten l\u00e4sst! Mit f\u00fcnf Gesch\u00fctztr\u00e4gern, zwei Raketenmasten und Gegenma\u00dfnahmen ist dies ein K\u00e4mpfer, der nicht herumgeschubst wird! Mit einem Buccaneer in Ihrem Hangar k\u00f6nnen Sie sich ganz entspannt zur\u00fccklehnen, da Sie wissen, dass Ihre Anliegen gesch\u00fctzt sind.\n\n\nBesuchen Sie den Seer\u00e4uber\n\n\nGestaltung der nutzbaren Zukunft\nIm Vers\nAls Drake Interplanetary damit begann, ein spezielles Jagdflugzeug zu entwickeln, taten sie es nicht im luftleeren Raum: Sie wollten ein Schiff, das neben ihrer gesamten Aufstellung funktionieren w\u00fcrde. Dieser neueste Eintrag im Drake-Katalog ist ein agiler Scrapper, etwas, das dazu gedacht ist, Treffer zu erzielen, ohne die Bank bei Reparaturen und Wartungsarbeiten zu brechen. Der Freibeuter musste auch reichlich Unterst\u00fctzung f\u00fcr das Entermesser oder die Raupe bieten und gleichzeitig die M\u00f6glichkeit haben, einen Herold sicher abzudecken. Um diese Ziele zu erreichen, entschieden sich die Ingenieure von Drake f\u00fcr ein einsitziges, wendiges Jagdflugzeug, das speziell f\u00fcr den Kampf gebaut wurde und \u00fcber gen\u00fcgend Kapazit\u00e4t verf\u00fcgt, um seine Auslastung zu \u00e4ndern und schnell zwischen Nahfeuerunterst\u00fctzung und Langstreckenbegleitung zu wechseln. Als spezielles Schiff ist die Buccaneer bereit, mit jedem anderen Kampfflugzeug ihrer Gr\u00f6\u00dfenklasse Schritt f\u00fcr Schritt zu stehen.\n\nIm Spiel\nDer Drake Buccaneer soll eine zivile Alternative zu Schiffen wie der Hornet und der Gladius sein. Es wurde im Hinblick auf die Zusammenarbeit mit dem Drake Cutlass entwickelt und bietet Piraten (und anderen!) einen robusten, wendigen K\u00e4mpfer. Der Freibeuter wird auch als NSC-Aggressor im hartn\u00e4ckigen Universum von Star Citizen und in zuk\u00fcnftigen Einzelspielerkampagnen auftreten. W\u00e4hrend Drake den Buccaneer mit dem Ziel entwickelt hat, Entermesser und\/oder Raupen auf Raiding-Partys zu begleiten, ist er auch ein effektiver Einzelk\u00e4mpfer, der gut zu den anderen bereits im Einsatz befindlichen Modellen passt. Wir wollen, dass die Buccaneer ein agiles, schlagkr\u00e4ftiges Schiff ist, das eine Freude am Fliegen ist.... mit einem vom Angriffsflugzeug inspirierten Gesicht, das nur ein hart k\u00e4mpfender Grenzer lieben kann!\n\n\nDrake Interplanetare Marktforschung\n\nJeder Drake Buccaneer, der w\u00e4hrend dieses Konzeptverkaufs verkauft wird, wird ein spezielles Waffenerweiterungspaket von Voyager Direct enthalten! Das Bundle (ein Wert von mehr als 10.000 UEC) beinhaltet ein Waffen-Add-on, das derzeit in Star Citizen verf\u00fcgbar ist und sofort auf anderen Schiffen eingesetzt werden kann. Dieses Paket ist kostenlos oder kostenlos f\u00fcr jeden Buccaneer enthalten, der w\u00e4hrend seines Einf\u00fchrungsangebots verkauft wird.\n\nWas ist in dem Paket? Wir k\u00f6nnen es dir nicht sagen.... weil wir es noch nicht wissen! Das Team von Drake Interplanetary hat ein mehrt\u00e4giges Marktforschungsquiz zusammengestellt, das uns mehr \u00fcber die Interessen der Drake-Besitzer erz\u00e4hlen und entscheiden soll, welches der beiden Pakete vergeben wird. Halten Sie alle zwei Tage an, um abzustimmen, und kommen Sie am Ende des Verkaufs wieder, um zu erfahren, welches Paket Buccaneer-Besitzer erhalten werden!\n\nBitte beachten Sie, dass die Abstimmung auf registrierte Star Citizen Backers beschr\u00e4nkt ist.\n\nDer Drake Look and Feel\nWir hatten die M\u00f6glichkeit, uns mit dem Konzeptk\u00fcnstler Jim Martin zusammenzusetzen, der das Projekt nicht nur von Anfang an begleitet hat (er hat die Visuals f\u00fcr die Vanduul Scythe erstellt), sondern auch an jedem Drake-Schiff gearbeitet hat. Unten findest du eine pers\u00f6nliche Nachricht von Jim, sowie ein Interview aus der aktuellen Ausgabe von Around the Vers!\n\nEin Wort von Jim Martin\nIch hatte die Gelegenheit, f\u00fcr ein weiteres \"Drake\"-Design zum Star Citizen-Team zur\u00fcckzukehren!\n\nDer Buccaneer ist ein kleiner, robuster K\u00e4mpfer, der sich in die \u00c4sthetik des Drake-Designs einf\u00fcgt. Es ist ein praktisches Schiff mit einer bestimmten Rolle. Nichts Besonderes, die Drakes sind zuverl\u00e4ssig und solide.\n\nWir haben den Designprozess mit einem Blick auf den Style Guide f\u00fcr die gesamte Drake-Linie und die Kernthemen des Designs begonnen. Ich habe einen Skizzenpass ausgearbeitet, der eine Verteilung von kleinen Miniaturansichtszeichnungen enth\u00e4lt. Das Wichtigste ist, die Ideen auf Papier zu bringen und zu sehen, was auf dich zukommt. Es zeigte sich, dass es bei diesem Design wirklich um Motoren, ein Cockpit und Waffen ging. Und die Design-Herausforderung bestand in einer praktischen Anordnung, die n\u00fctzlich bleibt, nicht zu ausgefallen oder schlank.\n\nEin zweiter Zeichnungsdurchlauf f\u00fchrte zu einigen groben 3D-Modellen, und wir konnten Chris Roberts Gedanken \u00fcber die Designrichtung des Buccaneers aufnehmen. Er half uns, einige der Volumen, des Stils und der Geographie der Schiffskomponenten zu \u00fcberdenken.\n\nDie letzte Phase bestand darin, das Design bis zum Detail zu durchlaufen, die Oberfl\u00e4chen, die Beschichtung und die Struktur auszuarbeiten, all die Dinge, die das Schiff zum Leben erwecken. Das Cockpit wurde \"minimal\" und d\u00fcnner gehalten, um die Sicht zu erleichtern, und nat\u00fcrlich eine gerahmte Haube, die dem Drake-Design entspricht. Die Fl\u00fcgel sind Waffenplattformen wie ein Milit\u00e4rhubschrauber, die Triebwerke sind gro\u00df und stolz wie ein A10 Warzenschwein, das Fahrwerk ist darunter verschachtelt, aber nicht versteckt.\n\nEs hat mir wirklich Spa\u00df gemacht, dieses kleine Schiff zu entwerfen. F\u00fcr mich schwingt es wie ein Au\u00dfenseiter, den du untersch\u00e4tzt, bis es dich in die Luft jagt!\n\nJim Martin\n\n\n\u00dcber den Verkauf\nDer Buccaneer wird zum ersten Mal als limitierter Konzeptverkauf angeboten. Das bedeutet, dass das Schiffsdesign unseren Spezifikationen entspricht, aber es ist noch nicht bereit, in Ihrem Hangar ausgestellt oder in Star Citizen zu k\u00e4mpfen. Der Verkauf beinhaltet eine Lebensversicherung auf dem Schiffsrumpf und ein Paar dekorative Gegenst\u00e4nde f\u00fcr Ihren Hangar. Ein zuk\u00fcnftiger Patch wird ein Buccaneer-Poster hinzuf\u00fcgen und dann, wenn das In-Game-Modell fertig ist, erhalten Sie auch ein In-Game-Buccaneer-Mini-Schiffsmodell! In Zukunft wird der Schiffspreis steigen und das Angebot wird keine Lebensversicherung oder diese Extras beinhalten.\n\nWenn Sie Ihren Fuhrpark erweitern m\u00f6chten, sind diese bis zum 6. Juni 2016 im Pfandleihhaus erh\u00e4ltlich. Du kannst auch einen Ausschnitt des Freibeuters im Holoviewer in der Technik\u00fcbersicht der Schiffseite sehen! Das Bonuswaffenpaket wird am Montag, den 6. Juni, enth\u00fcllt und wird an alle Geldgeber vergeben, die einen Freibeuter gekauft oder aufger\u00fcstet haben.\n\nWie bei jedem Concept Sale werden wir einen Q&A-Post machen. F\u00fcr den Drake Buccaneer werden wir Fragen hier in diesem Thread beantworten und die Antworten n\u00e4chste Woche ver\u00f6ffentlichen. Schauen Sie sich den Comm-Link-Zeitplan n\u00e4chste Woche an, um herauszufinden, wann dieser Beitrag ver\u00f6ffentlicht wird!\n\nHaftungsausschluss\nDenken Sie daran: Wir bieten dieses Pfandboot an, um die Entwicklung von Star Citizen zu unterst\u00fctzen. Die durch einen solchen Verkauf generierte Finanzierung erm\u00f6glicht es uns, tiefere, nicht kampforientierte Merkmale in die Welt von Star Citizen einzubeziehen. Konzeptschiffe werden f\u00fcr In-Game-Credits im finalen Universum zur Verf\u00fcgung stehen, und sie sind nicht verpflichtet, das Spiel zu starten.\n\nBitte beachten Sie au\u00dferdem, dass der Buccaneer jetzt in die Schiffspipeline eintreten wird, die letztendlich freigegeben wird, nachdem andere Konzeptschiffe fertiggestellt wurden. Alle dekorativen \"Flare\"-Elemente werden auch in der fertigen Spielwelt erh\u00e4ltlich sein. Ziel ist es, zus\u00e4tzliche Schiffe zur Verf\u00fcgung zu stellen, die den Spielern beim Start des persistenten Universums eine andere Erfahrung und keinen besonderen Vorteil bieten.","zh_CN":"\u201cThe \u2018verse keeps getting bigger, but some things never change. Whatever you got, no matter how much or how little, there\u2019s always someone waiting to take it from you. You either let it happen or you fight. Don\u2019t know about you, but I\u2019m damn well gonna fight.\u201d\n- Dosh Mallory, famed frontiersman, 2656\n\nThe Drake Buccaneer\nThe problem: you\u2019re conducting the mineral survey that\u2019s going to make or break your org, holding in your Caterpillar just off an asteroid belt. Everybody\u2019s counting on this: your crew, your org mates, your families back home. But you aren\u2019t worried: a few more deep scans and you\u2019re going to strike it rich. Suddenly, the screens go red: bogeys all around! Looks like Vanduul want a piece of the action: you.\n\nThe solution? The Buccaneer, the latest and greatest utility fighter from Drake Interplanetary. The Buccaneer has been designed from the ground up to fly and fight the way you live. No leather interiors or hyperpillows here: the \u2018Bucc is a scrapper designed to maneuver and fight above its weight class. This rough-and-tumble frontier fighter can be maintained in the worst of conditions in order to keep real, working space crews alive.\n\nDrake Interplanetary builds starships for the way you live, and we are pleased to add the Buccaneer to our expanding lineup of craft offered to legitimate businesses in human space. Intended to complement the Cutlass\/Caterpillar system, the Buccaneer was developed based on careful examination of actual after-action reports and extensive pilot feedback. What did all of our research tell us? You want a ship that can maneuver and pack a punch without breaking the bank.\n\nThe Buccaneer is all of that\u2026 and more: it\u2019s a ship with a bite that\u2019s every bit as mean as it\u2019s silhouette implies! Featuring five gun mounts, two missile pylons and countermeasures, this is one fighter that won\u2019t be pushed around! With a Buccaneer in your hangar, you can rest easy knowing your concerns are being protected.\n\n\nVisit the Buccaneer\n\n\n\nDesigning the Usable Future\nIn the Verse\nWhen Drake Interplanetary set about developing a dedicated fighter, they didn\u2019t do it in a vacuum: they wanted a ship that would work alongside their entire lineup. This newest entry to the Drake catalog is an agile scrapper, something intended to take hits without breaking the bank on repairs and maintenance needs. The Buccaneer also needed to provide ample support to either the Cutlass or Caterpillar while also having the range of travel to safely cover a Herald. To meet these goals, the engineers at Drake opted for a single-seat, maneuverable fighter built expressly for combat, with plenty of capacity to alter its loadout to quickly move between close-range fire support and long-range escort. A purpose-built ship, the Buccaneer is ready to stand toe-to-toe with any other fighter in its size class.\n\nIn the Game\nThe Drake Buccaneer is intended to offer a civilian alternative to ships like the Hornet and Gladius. It has been developed with an eye towards working alongside the Drake Cutlass, offering pirates (and others!) a sturdy, maneuverable fighter. The Buccaneer will also feature as an NPC aggressor in Star Citizen\u2019s persistent universe and future single player campaigns. While Drake has designed the Buccaneer with an eye towards accompanying Cutlasses and\/or Caterpillars on raiding parties, it is also an effective single-user fighter that measures nicely alongside the other models already In service. We intend the Buccaneer to be an agile, hard-hitting ship that\u2019s a joy to fly\u2026 with an attack aircraft-inspired face that only a hard-fighting frontiersman could love!\n\n\nDrake Interplanetary Market Research\nEvery Drake Buccaneer sold during this concept sale will include a special weapon add-ons package courtesy of Voyager Direct! The bundle (an UEC 10,000+ value) will include a weapon add-on currently available in Star Citizen, which can be used immediately on other ships. This bundle is included free or charge for every Buccaneer sold during its introductory offering. What\u2019s in the bundle? We can\u2019t tell you\u2026 because we don\u2019t know yet! The team at Drake Interplanetary has put together a multi-day Market Research Quiz intended to tell us more about Drake owners\u2019 interests AND to decide which of two packages will be awarded. Stop in every two days to vote, and come back at the end of the sale to learn which package Buccaneer owners will receive!\n\nPlease note that the vote is restricted to registered Star Citizen Backers.\n\nThe Drake Look and Feel\nWe had a chance to sit down with Concept Artist Jim Martin, who has not only been with the project since the very beginning (he created the visuals for the Vanduul Scythe) he has also worked on every Drake ship to date. Below you\u2019ll find a personal message from Jim, as well as an interview from this week\u2019s Around the Verse!\n\nA word from Jim Martin\nI had the chance to return to the Star Citizen team for another \u201cDrake\u201d design!\n\nThe Buccaneer is a small rugged fighter that fits into the Drake design aesthetic. It\u2019s a practical ship with a specific role. Nothing fancy, the Drakes are reliable and solid.\n\nWe started the process of design by looking at the style guide for the whole Drake line, and what the core design themes are. I roughed out a sketch pass doing a spread of small thumbnail drawings. The important thing is to get the ideas down on paper and see what jumps out at you. It became apparent that this design was really about engines, a cockpit, and weapons. And the design challenge was about a practical arrangement that stays utility, not too fancy or sleek.\n\nA second drawing pass led to some rough 3D models, and we we were able to get Chris Robert\u2019s thoughts about the design direction of the Buccaneer. He helped us to rethink some of the volumes, style, and the geography of the ship components.\n\nThe final phase was to take the design to a detail pass, working out the surfaces, plating and structure, all the things that make the ship come alive. The cockpit was kept \u201cminimal\u201d and thinner for visibility, and of course a framed canopy in keeping with the Drake design. The wings are weapon platforms like a military helicopter, the engines are large and proud like an A10 Warthog, the landing gear is nested underneath but not hidden.\n\nI really enjoyed designing this little ship. To me it vibes like an underdog that you underestimate until it blows you up!\n\nJim Martin\n\n\nAbout the Sale\nThe Buccaneer is being offered for the first time as a limited concept sale. This means that the ship design meets our specifications, but it is not yet ready to display in your Hangar or to fight in Star Citizen. The sale includes Lifetime Insurance on the ship hull and a pair of decorative items for your Hangar. A future patch will add an Buccaneer poster and then once the in-game model is finished you will also be given an in-game Buccaneer mini ship model! In the future, the ship price will increase and the offer will not include Life Time Insurance or these extras.\n\nIf you\u2019d like to add one to your fleet, they\u2019re available in the pledge store until June 6th, 2016. You can also view a detail of the Buccaneer in the Holo Viewer in the Tech Overview of the ship page! The bonus weapons package will be revealed on Monday, June 6 and will be awarded to all backers who have purchased or upgraded to a Buccaneer.\n\nAs with every Concept Sale, we\u2019ll be doing a Q&A post. For the Drake Buccaneer, we\u2019ll be taking questions here in this thread and posting the answers next week. Look for the Comm-Link Schedule next week to find out when that post will go up!\n\nDisclaimer\nRemember: we are offering this pledge ship to help fund Star Citizen\u2019s development. The funding generated by sales such as this is what allows us to include deeper, non-combat oriented features in the Star Citizen world. Concept ships will be available for in-game credits in the final universe, and they are not required to start the game.\n\nAdditionally, please note that the Buccaneer will be entering the ship pipeline now, it will ultimately be released after other concept ships have been completed. All decorative \u2018flare\u2019 items will also be available to acquire in the finished game world. The goal is to make additional ships available that give players a different experience rather than a particular advantage when the persistent universe launches."},"links_count":1,"comment_count":287,"created_at":"2016-05-27T00:00:00+00:00","created_at_human":"9 years ago"},"meta":{"processed_at":"2026-05-08 00:50:54","valid_relations":["images","links"],"prev_id":15347,"next_id":15351}}