{"data":{"id":17745,"title":"Q&A: Esperia Talon","rsi_url":"https:\/\/robertsspaceindustries.com\/comm-link\/engineering\/17745-Q-A-Esperia-Talon","api_url":"https:\/\/api.star-citizen.wiki\/api\/comm-links\/17745","api_public_url":"https:\/\/api.star-citizen.wiki\/comm-links\/17745","channel":"Engineering","category":"Development","series":"Concept Ship Q&A","images":[{"id":24517,"name":"Teravin_Small_Fighter_1.jpg","rsi_url":"https:\/\/robertsspaceindustries.com\/media\/ghfpvvrrvhdn6r\/source\/Teravin_Small_Fighter_1.jpg","alt":"","size":660386,"mime_type":"image\/jpeg","last_modified":"2020-08-26T13:48:11+00:00","api_url":"https:\/\/api.star-citizen.wiki\/api\/comm-link-images\/24517","similar_url":"https:\/\/api.star-citizen.wiki\/api\/comm-link-images\/24517\/similar"},{"id":24518,"name":"Teravin_Small_Fighter_2.jpg","rsi_url":"https:\/\/robertsspaceindustries.com\/media\/lodyfmj1bzeyyr\/source\/Teravin_Small_Fighter_2.jpg","alt":"","size":713271,"mime_type":"image\/jpeg","last_modified":"2020-08-26T14:26:05+00:00","api_url":"https:\/\/api.star-citizen.wiki\/api\/comm-link-images\/24518","similar_url":"https:\/\/api.star-citizen.wiki\/api\/comm-link-images\/24518\/similar"},{"id":24519,"name":"Teravin_Small_Fighter_3.jpg","rsi_url":"https:\/\/robertsspaceindustries.com\/media\/rhszrvzoosc08r\/source\/Teravin_Small_Fighter_3.jpg","alt":"","size":993284,"mime_type":"image\/jpeg","last_modified":"2020-08-26T14:28:24+00:00","api_url":"https:\/\/api.star-citizen.wiki\/api\/comm-link-images\/24519","similar_url":"https:\/\/api.star-citizen.wiki\/api\/comm-link-images\/24519\/similar"},{"id":24520,"name":"Teravin_Small_Fighter_4.jpg","rsi_url":"https:\/\/robertsspaceindustries.com\/media\/t5b545ffpi7s9r\/source\/Teravin_Small_Fighter_4.jpg","alt":"","size":619361,"mime_type":"image\/jpeg","last_modified":"2020-08-26T14:30:31+00:00","api_url":"https:\/\/api.star-citizen.wiki\/api\/comm-link-images\/24520","similar_url":"https:\/\/api.star-citizen.wiki\/api\/comm-link-images\/24520\/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":26110,"name":"Logo_Esperia.png","rsi_url":"https:\/\/robertsspaceindustries.com\/media\/f39k166qqprvwr\/source\/Logo_Esperia.png","alt":"","size":34682,"mime_type":"image\/png","last_modified":"2020-08-26T16:02:53+00:00","api_url":"https:\/\/api.star-citizen.wiki\/api\/comm-link-images\/26110","similar_url":"https:\/\/api.star-citizen.wiki\/api\/comm-link-images\/26110\/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":22,"translations":{"en_EN":"Q&A: Esperia Talon\n\nFollowing the concept release of the Esperia Talon, we took your community-voted questions to our designers to provide you with more information on the recently unveiled alien fighter.\n\n\nWhere does the Talon fit within the hierarchy of stealth ships compared to the Eclipse and Prowler, Sabre and Raven, and Hornet Ghost?\nThe Talon is not a dedicated stealth ship like the Eclipse and is positioned as a ship with stealth features. So, it will sit between the Sabre and Ghost in the examples listed above.\n\n\nHow aerodynamically capable is the Talon (both in-engine and realistically)?\nThe Talon handles better in-atmosphere than it looks at first glance due to its low weight and relatively aerodynamic wing profile.\n\n\nIs there an incoming missile mechanic rework that justifies a light fighter with 24x S3 missiles?\nThere are plans to not only bugfix but improve missiles and countermeasures in upcoming patches to give a much deeper level of gameplay rather than the current fire-and-forget approach.\n\n\nThe brochure indicates bespoke weapons. Will we be able to take the gimbals off and put the two fixed S4 guns onto the Talon, or fixed S2\u2019s on the Shrike? What weapons\/components on each model are bespoke (and fixed), and which can be swapped?\nThe wing-mounted weapons that come with the talon are Esperia recreations of Tevarin weapons, much like those found on the Prowler, and can be swapped out with other standard weapons. The missile racks on the base Talon are swappable, however the bespoke missile racks on the Shrike cannot be replaced, though the missiles themselves are customizable as usual.\n\n\nIn terms of maneuverability and agility, where does the Talon fall in the current list of small fighters?\nCompared to our existing light fighters, it currently sits between the Arrow and Gladius in terms of maneuverability, though this could change during implementation.\n\n\nFrom the brochure: \u2018\u2026 while unique countermeasures derived from original specs found on Kabal III create radar decoy signals, to leave aggressors fighting ghosts.\u2019\nDoes this imply a new type of electronic warfare (e-war) that will be coming with the ship? Or is it simply flavor text.\n\nAs mentioned above, we have plans for deeper missile and countermeasure gameplay, which extends to their use in e-warfare. A few other ships are planned to utilize similar decoy countermeasures alongside flares and chaffs, including the Prowler and Vanguard Sentinel.\n\n\nThe description seems to say it\u2019s lightly armored, but the brochure lists medium armor, what should we expect?\nThe Talon is lightly armored like all light fighters. The brochure listing for medium armor was a mistake and has been corrected.\n\n\nWill the Talon or Shrike have a bed? The cockpit escape pod looks like it has space for more than a seat. Does the Talon have any interior space?\nThe Talon has no usable interior space other than the pilot\u2019s chair. It does not have living quarters.\n\n\nIs the role of the Shrike intended to be a \"stealth missile ambusher?\u201d If so, how many missiles can it lock and launch simultaneously?\nThe Shrike\u2019s role could be described as that and, compared to non-missile focused ships, it will be able to lock and launch more missiles when the revised missile locking system comes online in a future patch. Ultimately, the exact amount will be controlled by the ship\u2019s computer and can be upgradeable via blades, though dedicated missile ships will support more by default.\n\n\nThe brochure hints at it having air shield tech, is this for an interior? For a unique entrance\/exit method? Or was it just mentioned because it\u2019s also a Tevarin ship?\nIt is partially mentioned due to the Tevarin nature, though the cockpit does seal itself during ejection with air shields.\n\n\nWill the Talon have the Phalanx shields on release?\nAt release, it will have the same shield behavior as those currently equipped to the Prowler and Defender, which feature Phalanx shields in their design, so 100% ballistic absorption and massively increased shield hardening ability. There are plans to push the abilities of Phalanx shields further, but no additional details are available at this time.\n\n\nWill players have any control over the cockpit after an ejection?\nThe ejected cockpit is not controllable like a parasite ship and should be thought of more like an escape pod in that it fires out the ship for a period of time in a predetermined direction.\n\n\nWill the escape pod functionality be included with the release in December or will it be added later on?\nAt a minimum, it will function like all other ejection seats, except forward-firing instead of vertically. When the ability for ejection pods to be fully set up is available, the Talon and other ships will have them implemented.\n\n\nHow will the Talon differ itself from other fighters?\nCompared to other light fighters, the Talon splits the difference in firepower between a stock Gladius and Buccaneer, favoring fewer but larger weapons. Agility wise, it\u2019s between the Gladius and Arrow. It is often very much user preference between these ships, so it fills a gap in the lineup that promotes choice in-game.\nDisclaimer\n\n\nThe answers accurately reflect development\u2019s intentions at the time of writing, but the company and development team reserve the right to adapt, improve, or change feature and ship designs in response to feedback, playtesting, design revisions, or other considerations to improve balance or the quality of the game overall.","de_DE":"FRAGEN UND ANTWORTEN: Talon von Esperia\n\nNach der Konzeptver\u00f6ffentlichung des Esperia Talons haben wir eure von der Community gestellten Fragen an unsere Designer weitergeleitet, um euch mehr Informationen \u00fcber den k\u00fcrzlich enth\u00fcllten au\u00dferirdischen K\u00e4mpfer zu geben.\n\nWie passt das Talon in die Hierarchie der Tarnkappenschiffe im Vergleich zu Eclipse und Prowler, Sabre und Raven und Hornet Ghost?\nDie Talon ist kein dediziertes Stealth-Schiff wie die Eclipse und wird als ein Schiff mit Stealth-Features positioniert. Daher wird es in den oben aufgef\u00fchrten Beispielen zwischen dem S\u00e4bel und dem Geist sitzen.\n\n\nWie aerodynamisch ist das Talon (sowohl im Motor als auch realistisch)?\nDurch sein geringes Gewicht und das relativ aerodynamische Fl\u00fcgelprofil verh\u00e4lt sich der Talon in der Atmosph\u00e4re besser, als er auf den ersten Blick aussieht.\n\n\nGibt es eine eingehende Raketenmechanik-\u00dcberarbeitung, die einen leichten J\u00e4ger mit 24x S3-Raketen rechtfertigt?\nEs gibt Pl\u00e4ne, nicht nur Fehler zu beheben, sondern auch die Raketen und Gegenma\u00dfnahmen in kommenden Patches zu verbessern, um ein viel tieferes Niveau des Gameplays zu erreichen, statt des derzeitigen Fire-and-forget-Ansatzes.\n\n\nDie Brosch\u00fcre weist auf ma\u00dfgeschneiderte Waffen hin. Werden wir in der Lage sein, die Kardanrahmen abzunehmen und die beiden fixen S4-Waffen auf dem Talon oder die fixen S2-Waffen auf der Shrike anzubringen? Welche Waffen\/Komponenten an jedem Modell sind ma\u00dfgeschneidert (und fixiert), und welche k\u00f6nnen ausgetauscht werden?\nDie fl\u00fcgelmontierten Waffen, die mit dem Talon geliefert werden, sind Esperia-Nachbildungen von Tevarin-Waffen, \u00e4hnlich denen, die man auf dem Prowler findet, und k\u00f6nnen mit anderen Standardwaffen ausgetauscht werden. Die Raketengestelle im Talon der Basis sind austauschbar, die ma\u00dfgefertigten Raketengestelle der W\u00fcrger k\u00f6nnen jedoch nicht ersetzt werden, obwohl die Raketen selbst wie \u00fcblich anpassbar sind.\n\n\nWas die Man\u00f6vrierf\u00e4higkeit und Wendigkeit angeht, wo steht das Talon in der aktuellen Liste der kleinen K\u00e4mpfer?\nIm Vergleich zu unseren bestehenden leichten K\u00e4mpfern befindet er sich derzeit zwischen Pfeil und Gladius, was die Man\u00f6vrierbarkeit betrifft, obwohl sich dies w\u00e4hrend der Umsetzung \u00e4ndern k\u00f6nnte.\n\n\nAus der Brosch\u00fcre: '... w\u00e4hrend einzigartige Gegenma\u00dfnahmen, die von den Original-Spezifikationen auf Kabal III abgeleitet sind, Radar-T\u00e4uschungssignale erzeugen, um Aggressoren gegen Geister k\u00e4mpfen zu lassen.\nBedeutet dies eine neue Art der elektronischen Kriegsf\u00fchrung (E-Krieg), die mit dem Schiff kommen wird? Oder ist es einfach nur Geschmackstext.\n\nWie bereits erw\u00e4hnt, haben wir Pl\u00e4ne f\u00fcr ein tiefergehendes Raketen- und Gegenma\u00dfnahmen-Gameplay, das sich auch auf ihre Verwendung in der E-Kriegsf\u00fchrung erstreckt. Ein paar andere Schiffe sind geplant, um \u00e4hnliche T\u00e4uschungs-Gegenma\u00dfnahmen neben Raketen und D\u00fcppel zu verwenden, darunter der Prowler und der Vanguard Sentinel.\n\n\nDie Beschreibung scheint zu sagen, dass es leicht gepanzert ist, aber in der Brosch\u00fcre ist eine mittlere Panzerung aufgef\u00fchrt, was sollen wir erwarten?\nDas Talon ist leicht gepanzert wie alle leichten K\u00e4mpfer. Die Auflistung der mittleren R\u00fcstung in der Brosch\u00fcre war ein Fehler und wurde korrigiert.\n\n\nWerden das Talon oder der W\u00fcrger ein Bett haben? Die Cockpit-Fluchtkapsel sieht aus, als h\u00e4tte sie mehr Platz als nur einen Sitzplatz. Hat das Talon einen Innenraum?\nDer Talon hat keinen nutzbaren Innenraum au\u00dfer dem Pilotenstuhl. Er hat keine Wohnr\u00e4ume.\n\n\nIst die Rolle des W\u00fcrgers als \"getarnter Raketenangreifer\" gedacht? Wenn ja, wie viele Raketen kann sie gleichzeitig abfeuern und abfeuern?\nDie Rolle der W\u00fcrgerin k\u00f6nnte so beschrieben werden, und im Vergleich zu Schiffen ohne Raketenfokus wird sie in der Lage sein, mehr Raketen abzufeuern, wenn das \u00fcberarbeitete Raketenabschusssystem in einem zuk\u00fcnftigen Patch online geht. Letztendlich wird die genaue Menge durch den Schiffscomputer gesteuert und kann \u00fcber Blades aufger\u00fcstet werden, obwohl dedizierte Raketenschiffe standardm\u00e4\u00dfig mehr unterst\u00fctzen werden.\n\n\nDie Brosch\u00fcre deutet an, dass es Luftschildtechnologie hat, ist das f\u00fcr eine Inneneinrichtung? F\u00fcr eine einzigartige Ein-\/Ausgangsmethode? Oder wurde es nur erw\u00e4hnt, weil es auch ein Tevarin-Schiff ist?\nEs wird teilweise wegen der Tevarin-Natur erw\u00e4hnt, obwohl das Cockpit sich beim Aussto\u00dfen mit Luftschilden versiegelt.\n\n\nWird das Talon die Phalanx-Schilde bei der Ver\u00f6ffentlichung haben?\nBei der Ver\u00f6ffentlichung wird es dasselbe Schildverhalten haben wie die Schilde, mit denen derzeit der Herumtreiber und der Verteidiger ausgestattet sind, die in ihrem Design Phalanx-Schilde haben, also 100% ballistische Absorption und massiv erh\u00f6hte Schildh\u00e4rtef\u00e4higkeit. Es gibt Pl\u00e4ne, die F\u00e4higkeiten der Phalanx-Schilde noch weiter zu verbessern, aber es sind derzeit noch keine weiteren Details verf\u00fcgbar.\n\n\nWerden die Spieler nach einem Rauswurf die Kontrolle \u00fcber das Cockpit haben?\nDas ausgesto\u00dfene Cockpit ist nicht steuerbar wie ein Parasitenschiff und sollte eher wie eine Rettungskapsel gedacht werden, indem es das Schiff f\u00fcr eine gewisse Zeit in eine vorgegebene Richtung abfeuert.\n\n\nWird die Fluchtkapselfunktionalit\u00e4t mit der Ver\u00f6ffentlichung im Dezember enthalten sein oder wird sie sp\u00e4ter hinzugef\u00fcgt?\nZumindest wird sie wie alle anderen Schleudersitze funktionieren, au\u00dfer dass sie vorw\u00e4rts statt vertikal feuert. Sobald die M\u00f6glichkeit besteht, dass die Rettungskapseln vollst\u00e4ndig eingerichtet werden k\u00f6nnen, werden die Talon und andere Schiffe sie implementiert haben.\n\n\nWie wird sich das Talon von anderen K\u00e4mpfern unterscheiden?\nIm Vergleich zu anderen leichten K\u00e4mpfern teilt das Talon den Unterschied in der Feuerkraft zwischen einem Stockgladius und einem Freibeuter, wobei weniger, aber daf\u00fcr gr\u00f6\u00dfere Waffen bevorzugt werden. Was die Gewandtheit betrifft, so liegt sie zwischen dem Gladius und dem Pfeil. Diese Schiffe werden von den Benutzern oft bevorzugt, so dass sie eine L\u00fccke in der Aufstellung f\u00fcllen, die die Auswahl im Spiel f\u00f6rdert.\n\n\nHaftungsausschluss\n\n\nDie Antworten geben die Absichten der Entwicklung zum Zeitpunkt des Schreibens genau wieder, aber die Firma und das Entwicklerteam behalten sich das Recht vor, Feature- und Schiffsdesigns aufgrund von Feedback, Spieltests, Design\u00fcberarbeitungen oder anderen \u00dcberlegungen anzupassen, zu verbessern oder zu \u00e4ndern, um die Balance oder die Qualit\u00e4t des Spiels insgesamt zu verbessern.","zh_CN":"Q&A: Esperia Talon\n\nFollowing the concept release of the Esperia Talon, we took your community-voted questions to our designers to provide you with more information on the recently unveiled alien fighter.\n\n\nWhere does the Talon fit within the hierarchy of stealth ships compared to the Eclipse and Prowler, Sabre and Raven, and Hornet Ghost?\nThe Talon is not a dedicated stealth ship like the Eclipse and is positioned as a ship with stealth features. So, it will sit between the Sabre and Ghost in the examples listed above.\n\n\nHow aerodynamically capable is the Talon (both in-engine and realistically)?\nThe Talon handles better in-atmosphere than it looks at first glance due to its low weight and relatively aerodynamic wing profile.\n\n\nIs there an incoming missile mechanic rework that justifies a light fighter with 24x S3 missiles?\nThere are plans to not only bugfix but improve missiles and countermeasures in upcoming patches to give a much deeper level of gameplay rather than the current fire-and-forget approach.\n\n\nThe brochure indicates bespoke weapons. Will we be able to take the gimbals off and put the two fixed S4 guns onto the Talon, or fixed S2\u2019s on the Shrike? What weapons\/components on each model are bespoke (and fixed), and which can be swapped?\nThe wing-mounted weapons that come with the talon are Esperia recreations of Tevarin weapons, much like those found on the Prowler, and can be swapped out with other standard weapons. The missile racks on the base Talon are swappable, however the bespoke missile racks on the Shrike cannot be replaced, though the missiles themselves are customizable as usual.\n\n\nIn terms of maneuverability and agility, where does the Talon fall in the current list of small fighters?\nCompared to our existing light fighters, it currently sits between the Arrow and Gladius in terms of maneuverability, though this could change during implementation.\n\n\nFrom the brochure: \u2018\u2026 while unique countermeasures derived from original specs found on Kabal III create radar decoy signals, to leave aggressors fighting ghosts.\u2019\nDoes this imply a new type of electronic warfare (e-war) that will be coming with the ship? Or is it simply flavor text.\n\nAs mentioned above, we have plans for deeper missile and countermeasure gameplay, which extends to their use in e-warfare. A few other ships are planned to utilize similar decoy countermeasures alongside flares and chaffs, including the Prowler and Vanguard Sentinel.\n\n\nThe description seems to say it\u2019s lightly armored, but the brochure lists medium armor, what should we expect?\nThe Talon is lightly armored like all light fighters. The brochure listing for medium armor was a mistake and has been corrected.\n\n\nWill the Talon or Shrike have a bed? The cockpit escape pod looks like it has space for more than a seat. Does the Talon have any interior space?\nThe Talon has no usable interior space other than the pilot\u2019s chair. It does not have living quarters.\n\n\nIs the role of the Shrike intended to be a \"stealth missile ambusher?\u201d If so, how many missiles can it lock and launch simultaneously?\nThe Shrike\u2019s role could be described as that and, compared to non-missile focused ships, it will be able to lock and launch more missiles when the revised missile locking system comes online in a future patch. Ultimately, the exact amount will be controlled by the ship\u2019s computer and can be upgradeable via blades, though dedicated missile ships will support more by default.\n\n\nThe brochure hints at it having air shield tech, is this for an interior? For a unique entrance\/exit method? Or was it just mentioned because it\u2019s also a Tevarin ship?\nIt is partially mentioned due to the Tevarin nature, though the cockpit does seal itself during ejection with air shields.\n\n\nWill the Talon have the Phalanx shields on release?\nAt release, it will have the same shield behavior as those currently equipped to the Prowler and Defender, which feature Phalanx shields in their design, so 100% ballistic absorption and massively increased shield hardening ability. There are plans to push the abilities of Phalanx shields further, but no additional details are available at this time.\n\n\nWill players have any control over the cockpit after an ejection?\nThe ejected cockpit is not controllable like a parasite ship and should be thought of more like an escape pod in that it fires out the ship for a period of time in a predetermined direction.\n\n\nWill the escape pod functionality be included with the release in December or will it be added later on?\nAt a minimum, it will function like all other ejection seats, except forward-firing instead of vertically. When the ability for ejection pods to be fully set up is available, the Talon and other ships will have them implemented.\n\n\nHow will the Talon differ itself from other fighters?\nCompared to other light fighters, the Talon splits the difference in firepower between a stock Gladius and Buccaneer, favoring fewer but larger weapons. Agility wise, it\u2019s between the Gladius and Arrow. It is often very much user preference between these ships, so it fills a gap in the lineup that promotes choice in-game.\nDisclaimer\n\n\nThe answers accurately reflect development\u2019s intentions at the time of writing, but the company and development team reserve the right to adapt, improve, or change feature and ship designs in response to feedback, playtesting, design revisions, or other considerations to improve balance or the quality of the game overall."},"links_count":0,"comment_count":54,"created_at":"2020-08-26T21:00:00+00:00","created_at_human":"5 years ago"},"meta":{"processed_at":"2026-04-25 06:44:17","valid_relations":["images","links","translations"],"prev_id":17742,"next_id":17749}}