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MISC Odyssey Q&A
Following the concept release of the MISC ODYSSEY, we took your community-voted questions to our designers to provide you with more information on the most advanced exploration ship available to civilian starfarers.

Also, check out this week's Inside Star Citizen episode "A Space Odyssey", as it also takes a look at MISC's latest.

What materials can the Odyssey refine, and does refined material go straight to the fuel tanks or the cargo bay?
The Odyssey can refine Quantanium and hydrogen into fuel. The refinery solely exists to extend the ship’s range, so refined fuel goes straight to the fuel tanks rather than the cargo bay.

Is the Odyssey able to refine materials from other ships, such as the ore bags from the Prospector?
It’s not planned at this point, as there’s no way to “feed” the onboard refinery other than the Odyssey’s own mining arm.

In comparison to the Carrack, does the Odyssey have the capacity to conduct jump point mapping/scanning?
The Odyssey does not have the ability to scan/map jump points to the same extent as the Carrack, which remains the best current ship for that particular role. In general, all ships will be able to detect jump points, though the Carrack is simply better at doing it and from much greater ranges.

What specialized sensors/scanners - if any - does the Odyssey have? I don't see any dedicated scanning/mapping rooms or equipment, what tools does it give its crew for exploration and making discoveries?
There are no dedicated rooms or specialized equipment as default but that doesn’t mean the Odyssey is incapable of performing these functions. A lot of future exploration gameplay mechanics will be driven from stations using MFDs, so the lack of a dedicated room doesn’t stop the activity from happening. (However, ships that have dedicated rooms for specific features will have buffs to their abilities as a result.)

If you want to improve the scanning functionality of the Odyssey, there are multiple ships that excel in the role that fit within the hangar, such as the Anvil F7C-R Hornet and Terrapin.

What's the biggest difference between the Odyssey and the Carrack?
The biggest difference is the Carrack’s specialization in various areas, such as jump point scanning/mapping, onboard drones and repair facilities, and its three modular cargo bays that can be outfitted in the future for various purposes beyond cargo. The Odyssey, however, favors a more generalized approach, with the flexibility to do a lot of separate roles depending on how you equip it with onboard ships, ground vehicles, and supplies.

Can the Odyssey refuel other ships or is it limited to the vehicles in its hangar?
The Odyssey can only refuel ships landed in its hangar via on-foot/manual refueling.

How can a mail-slot cockpit have "excellent visibility?"
The “mail slot” is actually quite a large opening and provides significant panoramic views for everyone on the bridge.

Which ships will fit in the hangar? Can you please provide us with some examples of XS ships?
An XS hangar generally refers to what the community calls “small” ships. The non-exhaustive list of ships includes:

Avenger

Eclipse

Gladius

Sabre

Arrow

Gladiator

Hawk

Hornet

Hurricane

Terrapin

Defender

Mustang

Buccaneer

Herald

Prospector

100 Series

300 Series

Aurora

Blade

Ships such as the Vanguard, Cutlass, Freelancer, Reliant, and Khartu-al are too big as they are the next size up.

What are the rings you can see the people standing in in the background of this shot? Some kind of Xi'an grav-lift?
The Odyssey leverages a lot of Xi’an tech in its construction and the image below shows the main personnel lift. The top hangar also uses Xi’an tech to fold the roof door into a much smaller footprint than typically would be possible.

Do the S4 shields on this large ship mean that a new component size category in between Large and Capital was added?
Capital components are the same as Size 4 components. We have five sizes in-game, and the terms are often interchanged:

Vehicle (S0)

Small (S1)

Medium (S2)

Large (S3)

Capital (S4)

Does it come with a ground vehicle and a snub like the Carrack?
The standalone Odyssey comes with no included ships or ground vehicles, allowing you to customize your fleet as you wish.

How much space is there for ground vehicles? Could you fit a Spartan or multiple Cyclones?
The ground vehicle area in the Odyssey is quite spacious and designed to carry vehicles the size of the Ursa Rover. And while it shares an overall room with cargo, the two are separated, so carrying a maximum amount of cargo does not impede the vehicle area. This means you can also sacrifice cargo space for additional vehicles.

It’s not intended at this point to carry vehicles the size of the Nova, Ballista, or Spartan, although more enterprising players may find a way to squeeze one in.

The brochure shows crew quarters, but does the captain have their own room/facilities?
Being a non-military design (unlike the Carrack), there isn’t a dedicated captain’s quarters. However, every crew member has their own quarters, so it’s up to the captain to decide which room they like best!

Disclaimer
The answers accurately reflect development’s 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.

Following 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.
MISC Odyssey Q&A
Nach der Veröffentlichung des Konzepts der MISC ODYSSEY haben wir uns mit euren Fragen an unsere Designer gewandt, um euch mehr Informationen über das fortschrittlichste Erkundungsschiff zu geben, das zivilen Sternenfahrern zur Verfügung steht.

Schau dir auch die Inside Star Citizen-Episode "A Space Odyssey" an, in der wir einen Blick auf MISCs neueste Entwicklung werfen.

Welche Materialien kann die Odyssee raffinieren, und landet das raffinierte Material direkt in den Treibstofftanks oder im Frachtraum?
Die Odyssee kann Quantanium und Wasserstoff in Treibstoff umwandeln. Die Raffinerie ist nur dazu da, die Reichweite des Schiffes zu erhöhen, also geht der raffinierte Treibstoff direkt in die Treibstofftanks und nicht in den Frachtraum.

Kann die Odyssee auch Materialien von anderen Schiffen raffinieren, z. B. die Erzsäcke der Prospector?
Das ist zum jetzigen Zeitpunkt nicht geplant, da es keine Möglichkeit gibt, die Raffinerie an Bord zu "füttern", außer dem eigenen Bergbauarm der Odyssee.

Hat die Odyssee im Vergleich zur Carrack die Fähigkeit, Sprungpunkte zu kartieren und zu scannen?
Die Odyssee kann Sprungpunkte nicht in dem Maße scannen und kartieren wie die Carrack, die derzeit das beste Schiff für diese Aufgabe ist. Generell sind alle Schiffe in der Lage, Sprungpunkte aufzuspüren, aber die Carrack ist einfach besser darin und hat eine viel größere Reichweite.

Welche speziellen Sensoren/Scanner hat die Odyssee - wenn überhaupt -? Ich sehe keine speziellen Räume oder Ausrüstungen zum Scannen/Kartieren. Welche Werkzeuge gibt sie ihrer Besatzung für Erkundungen und Entdeckungen?
Standardmäßig gibt es keine speziellen Räume oder Ausrüstungen, aber das bedeutet nicht, dass die Odyssey nicht in der Lage ist, diese Funktionen zu erfüllen. Ein Großteil der zukünftigen Erkundungsspielmechanismen wird von Stationen aus mit MFDs gesteuert, so dass das Fehlen eines eigenen Raums die Aktivitäten nicht behindert. (Allerdings werden Schiffe, die spezielle Räume für bestimmte Funktionen haben, dadurch in ihren Fähigkeiten verbessert).

Wenn du die Scanfunktion der Odyssey verbessern willst, gibt es mehrere Schiffe, die diese Aufgabe hervorragend erfüllen und in den Hangar passen, z. B. die Anvil F7C-R Hornet und die Terrapin.

Was ist der größte Unterschied zwischen der Odyssee und der Carrack?
Der größte Unterschied ist die Spezialisierung der Carrack auf verschiedene Bereiche, wie z.B. das Scannen und Kartieren von Sprungpunkten, Drohnen und Reparaturmöglichkeiten an Bord sowie die drei modularen Laderäume, die in Zukunft für verschiedene Zwecke außer Fracht ausgerüstet werden können. Die Odyssey hingegen ist eher allgemein gehalten und kann viele verschiedene Aufgaben erfüllen, je nachdem, wie du sie mit Schiffen, Bodenfahrzeugen und Vorräten ausstattest.

Kann die Odyssee andere Schiffe auftanken oder ist sie auf die Fahrzeuge in ihrem Hangar beschränkt?
Die Odyssee kann nur Schiffe betanken, die in ihrem Hangar gelandet sind, und zwar zu Fuß oder manuell.

Wie kann ein Postschlitz-Cockpit "ausgezeichnete Sicht" haben?
Der "Postschlitz" ist in Wirklichkeit eine ziemlich große Öffnung und bietet jedem auf der Brücke eine gute Rundumsicht.

Welche Schiffe werden in den Hangar passen? Kannst du uns bitte ein paar Beispiele für XS-Schiffe nennen?
Ein XS-Hangar bezieht sich im Allgemeinen auf das, was die Community als "kleine" Schiffe bezeichnet. Die nicht erschöpfende Liste der Schiffe umfasst:

Avenger

Eclipse

Gladius

Säbel

Pfeil

Gladiator

Hawk

Hornisse

Hurricane

Terrapin

Defender

Mustang

Buccaneer

Herald

Prospector

Serie 100

300er Serie

Aurora

Klinge

Schiffe wie die Vanguard, Cutlass, Freelancer, Reliant und Khartu-al sind zu groß, da sie die nächsthöhere Größe haben.

Was sind das für Ringe, in denen die Leute im Hintergrund dieser Aufnahme stehen? Eine Art Xi'an Grav-Lift?
Bei der Konstruktion der Odyssey wurde viel Xi'an-Technologie eingesetzt, und das Bild unten zeigt den Hauptpersonalaufzug. Der obere Hangar nutzt ebenfalls Xi'an-Technologie, um die Dachtür auf eine viel kleinere Grundfläche zu falten, als es normalerweise möglich wäre.

Bedeuten die S4-Schilde auf diesem großen Schiff, dass eine neue Bauteilgrößenkategorie zwischen "groß" und "groß" hinzugefügt wurde?
Große Bauteile sind dasselbe wie Bauteile der Größe 4. Im Spiel gibt es fünf Größen, und die Begriffe werden oft vertauscht:

Fahrzeug (S0)

Klein (S1)

Mittel (S2)

Groß (S3)

Groß (S4)

Wird sie mit einem Bodenfahrzeug und einem Snub wie der Carrack geliefert?
Die eigenständige Odyssey wird ohne Schiffe und Bodenfahrzeuge geliefert, damit du deine Flotte nach deinen Wünschen gestalten kannst.

Wie viel Platz ist für Bodenfahrzeuge vorhanden? Kannst du einen Spartan oder mehrere Cyclones unterbringen?
Der Bereich für Bodenfahrzeuge in der Odyssee ist sehr geräumig und für Fahrzeuge von der Größe des Ursa Rover ausgelegt. Er teilt sich zwar einen Raum mit der Fracht, aber die beiden sind getrennt, so dass der Transport einer maximalen Menge an Fracht den Fahrzeugbereich nicht beeinträchtigt. Das bedeutet, dass du den Laderaum auch für zusätzliche Fahrzeuge opfern kannst.

Es ist nicht dafür gedacht, Fahrzeuge von der Größe des Nova, der Ballista oder des Spartan zu transportieren, aber unternehmungslustige Spieler/innen finden vielleicht einen Weg, eines zu transportieren.

In der Broschüre sind Mannschaftsräume abgebildet, aber hat der Kapitän einen eigenen Raum?
Da es sich um ein nicht-militärisches Schiff handelt (anders als die Carrack), gibt es kein eigenes Kapitänsquartier. Allerdings hat jedes Besatzungsmitglied sein eigenes Quartier, so dass der Kapitän selbst entscheiden kann, welches Zimmer ihm am besten gefällt!

Haftungsausschluss
Die Antworten spiegeln die Absichten der Entwickler zum Zeitpunkt der Erstellung dieses Artikels wider. Das Unternehmen und das Entwicklungsteam behalten sich jedoch das Recht vor, Funktionen und Schiffsdesigns als Reaktion auf Feedback, Spieltests, Designüberarbeitungen oder andere Überlegungen zur Verbesserung der Balance oder der Qualität des Spiels insgesamt anzupassen, zu verbessern oder zu ändern.
MISC Odyssey Q&A
Following the concept release of the MISC ODYSSEY, we took your community-voted questions to our designers to provide you with more information on the most advanced exploration ship available to civilian starfarers.

Also, check out this week's Inside Star Citizen episode "A Space Odyssey", as it also takes a look at MISC's latest.

What materials can the Odyssey refine, and does refined material go straight to the fuel tanks or the cargo bay?
The Odyssey can refine Quantanium and hydrogen into fuel. The refinery solely exists to extend the ship’s range, so refined fuel goes straight to the fuel tanks rather than the cargo bay.

Is the Odyssey able to refine materials from other ships, such as the ore bags from the Prospector?
It’s not planned at this point, as there’s no way to “feed” the onboard refinery other than the Odyssey’s own mining arm.

In comparison to the Carrack, does the Odyssey have the capacity to conduct jump point mapping/scanning?
The Odyssey does not have the ability to scan/map jump points to the same extent as the Carrack, which remains the best current ship for that particular role. In general, all ships will be able to detect jump points, though the Carrack is simply better at doing it and from much greater ranges.

What specialized sensors/scanners - if any - does the Odyssey have? I don't see any dedicated scanning/mapping rooms or equipment, what tools does it give its crew for exploration and making discoveries?
There are no dedicated rooms or specialized equipment as default but that doesn’t mean the Odyssey is incapable of performing these functions. A lot of future exploration gameplay mechanics will be driven from stations using MFDs, so the lack of a dedicated room doesn’t stop the activity from happening. (However, ships that have dedicated rooms for specific features will have buffs to their abilities as a result.)

If you want to improve the scanning functionality of the Odyssey, there are multiple ships that excel in the role that fit within the hangar, such as the Anvil F7C-R Hornet and Terrapin.

What's the biggest difference between the Odyssey and the Carrack?
The biggest difference is the Carrack’s specialization in various areas, such as jump point scanning/mapping, onboard drones and repair facilities, and its three modular cargo bays that can be outfitted in the future for various purposes beyond cargo. The Odyssey, however, favors a more generalized approach, with the flexibility to do a lot of separate roles depending on how you equip it with onboard ships, ground vehicles, and supplies.

Can the Odyssey refuel other ships or is it limited to the vehicles in its hangar?
The Odyssey can only refuel ships landed in its hangar via on-foot/manual refueling.

How can a mail-slot cockpit have "excellent visibility?"
The “mail slot” is actually quite a large opening and provides significant panoramic views for everyone on the bridge.

Which ships will fit in the hangar? Can you please provide us with some examples of XS ships?
An XS hangar generally refers to what the community calls “small” ships. The non-exhaustive list of ships includes:

Avenger

Eclipse

Gladius

Sabre

Arrow

Gladiator

Hawk

Hornet

Hurricane

Terrapin

Defender

Mustang

Buccaneer

Herald

Prospector

100 Series

300 Series

Aurora

Blade

Ships such as the Vanguard, Cutlass, Freelancer, Reliant, and Khartu-al are too big as they are the next size up.

What are the rings you can see the people standing in in the background of this shot? Some kind of Xi'an grav-lift?
The Odyssey leverages a lot of Xi’an tech in its construction and the image below shows the main personnel lift. The top hangar also uses Xi’an tech to fold the roof door into a much smaller footprint than typically would be possible.

Do the S4 shields on this large ship mean that a new component size category in between Large and Capital was added?
Capital components are the same as Size 4 components. We have five sizes in-game, and the terms are often interchanged:

Vehicle (S0)

Small (S1)

Medium (S2)

Large (S3)

Capital (S4)

Does it come with a ground vehicle and a snub like the Carrack?
The standalone Odyssey comes with no included ships or ground vehicles, allowing you to customize your fleet as you wish.

How much space is there for ground vehicles? Could you fit a Spartan or multiple Cyclones?
The ground vehicle area in the Odyssey is quite spacious and designed to carry vehicles the size of the Ursa Rover. And while it shares an overall room with cargo, the two are separated, so carrying a maximum amount of cargo does not impede the vehicle area. This means you can also sacrifice cargo space for additional vehicles.

It’s not intended at this point to carry vehicles the size of the Nova, Ballista, or Spartan, although more enterprising players may find a way to squeeze one in.

The brochure shows crew quarters, but does the captain have their own room/facilities?
Being a non-military design (unlike the Carrack), there isn’t a dedicated captain’s quarters. However, every crew member has their own quarters, so it’s up to the captain to decide which room they like best!

Disclaimer
The answers accurately reflect development’s 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.

Following 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.

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