{"data":{"id":18440,"title":"Q&A: Anvil Spartan","rsi_url":"https:\/\/robertsspaceindustries.com\/comm-link\/SCW\/18440-API","api_url":"https:\/\/api.star-citizen.wiki\/api\/comm-links\/18440","api_public_url":"https:\/\/api.star-citizen.wiki\/comm-links\/18440","channel":"Engineering","category":"Development","series":"Concept Ship Q&A","images":[],"images_count":1,"translations":{"en_EN":"ANVIL Spartan Q&A\nNow that the Spartan from Anvil Aerospace has been added to the 'Verse, we posed a few questions to the vehicle team about the new armored personal carrier. Here are the answers, straight from the designers themselves.\n\nAlso, check out this week's Inside Star Citizen episode \"Spartan Warrior\", as it also takes a look at Anvil's latest.\n\nWhy would one choose to transport infantry in the Spartan rather than a dropship like the Vanguard, Prowler, or Valkyrie?\nIn the short term, the Spartan has a much lower signature than other ships, allowing it to go \u201cunder the radar\u201d of ground base defenses and aerial threats. Longer term, when weather has serious gameplay implications for flight, it may simply be too risky to commit air assets to drop troops into battle compared to ground entry.\n\nWhat is the vehicle's speed compared to other ground vehicles?\nThe Spartan has a top speed of 35m\/s, which is the same as the Ballista. The mass saved by removing the turret is negated by adding an armored cabin for transporting troops.\n\nWhat are the shields and armor levels for the Spartan, and where do they sit compared to other ground vehicles?\nThe Spartan comes with 2x S0 vehicle shields and is relatively well armored for its size (more than other vehicles but less than the Nova tank).\n\nIn addition to the turret, does the Spartan have any passive self-defense equipment, like smoke launchers? Any plans for the future?\nThere are no other defenses beyond the turret. The Spartan is best used in a group alongside other vehicles providing a variety of threat counters.\n\nCan a small vehicle fit in the Anvil Spartan?\nIt is not designed to support any vehicle being loaded inside it.\n\nCan a passenger take control over the remote turret, or is the driver supposed to drive and control the turret at the same time?\nThe driver has sole control over the turret, so can drive and fire across a limited arc or stop and take full control to provide more accurate fire.\n\nCan one wear a backpack and\/or heavy armor when sitting in the jump seats? If the answer is no, is there a place to store the gear?\nThe seats are designed for players wearing armor and backpacks, and there is onboard storage if you don\u2019t want to be fully geared up for the entire journey.\n\nIs the driver's area accessible from the troop area? Is the driver's area protected by a door opening onto the troop area to prevent the driver from being shot through the rear ramp?\nIt is separated by a door to prevent exactly this scenario. In addition, there are three exits from the vehicle to provide exit routes on most sides of the vehicle.\n\nCan the jumpseats fold out of the way to accommodate cargo?\nThe jumpseats are rigid and do not fold. There is no official capacity or grid in place for dedicated cargo transport.\n\nHow many guns can the weapon racks hold?\nEach seat has its own individual gun rack and there are an additional four spaces in the front cabin that can hold a mixture of small and long arms.\n\nCan we access the Spartan's roof via the side ladder?\nNot in the initial release due to tech limitations, though we plan to add this later.\n\nDoes the Spartan have any medical equipment on board?\nThere are no medical facilities or equipment on board.\n\nAre the Spartan and Ballista using Anvil's Atlas Platform chassis, as mentioned on the Anvil Liberator page?\nYes, they are two examples of the Atlas Platform.\n\nThe Ballista does not shine with its off-road capabilities at times. Are there plans to give the Ballista and Spartan a more appropriate off-road handling profile?\nSince its release, the Ballista has received many improvements to improve its handling and the Spartan benefits from those out the box. We also have more long-term plans to rework ground vehicles as a whole but, as it stands now, it\u2019s in an appropriate position handling-wise for a vehicle of its size and axle layout.\n\nDisclaimer\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.\n\nFollowing the concept release of the ANVIL Liberator, we took your community-voted questions to our designers to provide you with more information on the recently unveiled carrier.","de_DE":"ANVIL Spartan Q&A\nJetzt, wo der Spartan von Anvil Aerospace in das Verse aufgenommen wurde, haben wir dem Fahrzeugteam ein paar Fragen \u00fcber den neuen gepanzerten Personentransporter gestellt. Hier sind die Antworten, direkt von den Designern selbst.\n\nSchau dir auch die Inside Star Citizen-Episode \"Spartan Warrior\" an, in der wir einen Blick auf Anvils Neuestes werfen.\n\nWarum sollte man Infanterie mit dem Spartan transportieren und nicht mit einem Dropship wie dem Vanguard, Prowler oder Valkyrie?\nKurzfristig hat der Spartan eine viel geringere Signatur als andere Schiffe, so dass er unter dem Radar der Bodenverteidigung und der Bedrohungen aus der Luft fliegen kann. L\u00e4ngerfristig, wenn das Wetter ernsthafte Auswirkungen auf das Spielgeschehen hat, kann es einfach zu riskant sein, Truppen aus der Luft in die Schlacht zu schicken, anstatt sie am Boden abzusetzen.\n\nWie hoch ist die Geschwindigkeit des Fahrzeugs im Vergleich zu anderen Bodenfahrzeugen?\nDer Spartan hat eine H\u00f6chstgeschwindigkeit von 35m\/s und ist damit genauso schnell wie die Ballista. Die Masse, die durch den Wegfall des Gesch\u00fctzturms eingespart wird, wird durch den Einbau einer gepanzerten Kabine f\u00fcr den Truppentransport wieder aufgehoben.\n\nWie hoch sind die Schilde und die Panzerung des Spartan, und wo liegen sie im Vergleich zu anderen Bodenfahrzeugen?\nDer Spartan verf\u00fcgt \u00fcber 2x S0 Fahrzeugschilde und ist f\u00fcr seine Gr\u00f6\u00dfe relativ gut gepanzert (mehr als andere Fahrzeuge, aber weniger als der Nova-Panzer).\n\nVerf\u00fcgt der Spartan neben dem Gesch\u00fctzturm auch \u00fcber passive Selbstverteidigungsausr\u00fcstung, wie zum Beispiel Rauchwerfer? Gibt es Pl\u00e4ne f\u00fcr die Zukunft?\nNeben dem Turm gibt es keine weiteren Verteidigungseinrichtungen. Der Spartan wird am besten in einer Gruppe mit anderen Fahrzeugen eingesetzt, um eine Vielzahl von Bedrohungen abzuwehren.\n\nKann ein kleines Fahrzeug in den Anvil Spartan passen?\nDer Spartan ist nicht daf\u00fcr ausgelegt, dass ein Fahrzeug in ihn hineinpasst.\n\nKann ein Beifahrer die Kontrolle \u00fcber den ferngesteuerten Gesch\u00fctzturm \u00fcbernehmen, oder muss der Fahrer gleichzeitig fahren und den Gesch\u00fctzturm steuern?\nDer Fahrer hat die alleinige Kontrolle \u00fcber den Gesch\u00fctzturm. Er kann also fahren und in einem begrenzten Bogen schie\u00dfen oder anhalten und die volle Kontrolle \u00fcbernehmen, um pr\u00e4ziser zu schie\u00dfen.\n\nKann man einen Rucksack und\/oder eine schwere R\u00fcstung tragen, wenn man auf den Jump Seats sitzt? Wenn nein, gibt es dann einen Platz, um die Ausr\u00fcstung zu verstauen?\nDie Sitze sind f\u00fcr Spieler\/innen ausgelegt, die R\u00fcstungen und Rucks\u00e4cke tragen, und es gibt einen Stauraum an Bord, wenn du nicht die ganze Reise \u00fcber voll ausger\u00fcstet sein willst.\n\nIst der Fahrerbereich vom Truppenbereich aus zug\u00e4nglich? Ist der Fahrerbereich durch eine T\u00fcr zum Truppenbereich gesch\u00fctzt, um zu verhindern, dass der Fahrer durch die Heckrampe erschossen wird?\nEr ist durch eine T\u00fcr getrennt, um genau dieses Szenario zu verhindern. Au\u00dferdem gibt es drei Ausg\u00e4nge aus dem Fahrzeug, um auf den meisten Seiten des Fahrzeugs Ausstiegsm\u00f6glichkeiten zu haben.\n\nK\u00f6nnen die Jumpseats weggeklappt werden, um die Ladung unterzubringen?\nDie Jumpseats sind starr und lassen sich nicht umklappen. Es gibt keine offizielle Kapazit\u00e4t oder ein Gitter f\u00fcr den Transport von Fracht.\n\nWie viele Waffen k\u00f6nnen in den Waffenst\u00e4ndern untergebracht werden?\nJeder Sitz hat seinen eigenen Waffenst\u00e4nder und es gibt vier zus\u00e4tzliche Pl\u00e4tze in der vorderen Kabine, die eine Mischung aus kleinen und langen Waffen aufnehmen k\u00f6nnen.\n\nKann man das Dach des Spartan \u00fcber die seitliche Leiter erreichen?\nIn der ersten Version aus technischen Gr\u00fcnden nicht, aber wir planen, dies sp\u00e4ter hinzuzuf\u00fcgen.\n\nHat der Spartan eine medizinische Ausr\u00fcstung an Bord?\nEs gibt keine medizinischen Einrichtungen oder Ger\u00e4te an Bord.\n\nVerwenden der Spartan und die Ballista das Atlas Platform Chassis von Anvil, wie auf der Anvil Liberator Seite erw\u00e4hnt?\nJa, sie sind zwei Beispiele f\u00fcr die Atlas-Plattform.\n\nDer Ballista gl\u00e4nzt manchmal nicht gerade mit seinen Offroad-F\u00e4higkeiten. Gibt es Pl\u00e4ne, dem Ballista und dem Spartan ein geeigneteres Profil f\u00fcr die Gel\u00e4ndeg\u00e4ngigkeit zu geben?\nSeit seiner Ver\u00f6ffentlichung hat der Ballista viele Verbesserungen erhalten, um sein Fahrverhalten zu verbessern, und auch der Spartan profitiert von diesen Verbesserungen. Wir haben auch langfristige Pl\u00e4ne, die Bodenfahrzeuge insgesamt zu \u00fcberarbeiten, aber so wie es jetzt aussieht, ist das Fahrverhalten f\u00fcr ein Fahrzeug seiner Gr\u00f6\u00dfe und Achsanordnung angemessen.\n\nHaftungsausschluss\nDie Antworten spiegeln die Absichten der Entwickler zum Zeitpunkt der Erstellung dieses Artikels wider. Das Unternehmen und das Entwicklungsteam behalten sich jedoch das Recht vor, Features und Schiffsdesigns als Reaktion auf Feedback, Spieltests, Design\u00fcberarbeitungen oder andere \u00dcberlegungen zur Verbesserung der Balance oder der Qualit\u00e4t des Spiels insgesamt anzupassen, zu verbessern oder zu \u00e4ndern.","zh_CN":"ANVIL Spartan Q&A\nNow that the Spartan from Anvil Aerospace has been added to the 'Verse, we posed a few questions to the vehicle team about the new armored personal carrier. Here are the answers, straight from the designers themselves.\n\nAlso, check out this week's Inside Star Citizen episode \"Spartan Warrior\", as it also takes a look at Anvil's latest.\n\nWhy would one choose to transport infantry in the Spartan rather than a dropship like the Vanguard, Prowler, or Valkyrie?\nIn the short term, the Spartan has a much lower signature than other ships, allowing it to go \u201cunder the radar\u201d of ground base defenses and aerial threats. Longer term, when weather has serious gameplay implications for flight, it may simply be too risky to commit air assets to drop troops into battle compared to ground entry.\n\nWhat is the vehicle's speed compared to other ground vehicles?\nThe Spartan has a top speed of 35m\/s, which is the same as the Ballista. The mass saved by removing the turret is negated by adding an armored cabin for transporting troops.\n\nWhat are the shields and armor levels for the Spartan, and where do they sit compared to other ground vehicles?\nThe Spartan comes with 2x S0 vehicle shields and is relatively well armored for its size (more than other vehicles but less than the Nova tank).\n\nIn addition to the turret, does the Spartan have any passive self-defense equipment, like smoke launchers? Any plans for the future?\nThere are no other defenses beyond the turret. The Spartan is best used in a group alongside other vehicles providing a variety of threat counters.\n\nCan a small vehicle fit in the Anvil Spartan?\nIt is not designed to support any vehicle being loaded inside it.\n\nCan a passenger take control over the remote turret, or is the driver supposed to drive and control the turret at the same time?\nThe driver has sole control over the turret, so can drive and fire across a limited arc or stop and take full control to provide more accurate fire.\n\nCan one wear a backpack and\/or heavy armor when sitting in the jump seats? If the answer is no, is there a place to store the gear?\nThe seats are designed for players wearing armor and backpacks, and there is onboard storage if you don\u2019t want to be fully geared up for the entire journey.\n\nIs the driver's area accessible from the troop area? Is the driver's area protected by a door opening onto the troop area to prevent the driver from being shot through the rear ramp?\nIt is separated by a door to prevent exactly this scenario. In addition, there are three exits from the vehicle to provide exit routes on most sides of the vehicle.\n\nCan the jumpseats fold out of the way to accommodate cargo?\nThe jumpseats are rigid and do not fold. There is no official capacity or grid in place for dedicated cargo transport.\n\nHow many guns can the weapon racks hold?\nEach seat has its own individual gun rack and there are an additional four spaces in the front cabin that can hold a mixture of small and long arms.\n\nCan we access the Spartan's roof via the side ladder?\nNot in the initial release due to tech limitations, though we plan to add this later.\n\nDoes the Spartan have any medical equipment on board?\nThere are no medical facilities or equipment on board.\n\nAre the Spartan and Ballista using Anvil's Atlas Platform chassis, as mentioned on the Anvil Liberator page?\nYes, they are two examples of the Atlas Platform.\n\nThe Ballista does not shine with its off-road capabilities at times. Are there plans to give the Ballista and Spartan a more appropriate off-road handling profile?\nSince its release, the Ballista has received many improvements to improve its handling and the Spartan benefits from those out the box. We also have more long-term plans to rework ground vehicles as a whole but, as it stands now, it\u2019s in an appropriate position handling-wise for a vehicle of its size and axle layout.\n\nDisclaimer\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.\n\nFollowing the concept release of the ANVIL Liberator, we took your community-voted questions to our designers to provide you with more information on the recently unveiled carrier."},"links_count":0,"comment_count":0,"created_at":"2021-11-19T17:00:00+00:00","created_at_human":"4 years ago"},"meta":{"processed_at":"2026-04-25 14:55:01","valid_relations":["images","links","translations"],"prev_id":18438,"next_id":18441}}