Can u buy a clydsdale?

[ravenhawk82]

name says it all. just wonderin. also, has anyone ever bought an elephant merchant ship?

[ravenhawk82]

or if not, is there a way to cheat so i can get one? i really want one, and im a total n00b

[Shissui]

name says it all. just wonderin. also, has anyone ever bought an elephant merchant ship?

It will cost you 80 million + upgrades. A Clydesdale can be purchased most easily at a trantor class world (but on rare occasions, can appear elsewhere). Even at a "Trantor" world, they are only available occasionally. So if there isn't one when you visit, come back regularly. Only the milspec version is available for sale. You would not want the blank model, even if it were available.

They do not move fast (0.8G, after upgrades), unless compared to some of the battleships & heavy carriers. Their ability to turn is comparable. They have very limited fire power for a ship of that size. However, I know of nobody who has ever managed to fill the hold (capacity 10exp11).

In practise, a plowshare is the best cargo value for the dollar. A Mule is as big as you need to trade the entire production of the worlds that you visit. If you want to haul home some captured capships, you might need an Ox. A Clydesdale is really too big to serve much purpose. It is only really useful for when you have run out of things to buy.

[ravenhawk82]

thx. money isnt a problem due to lotsa hacking. any idea what system a tactor class world might be in? or does it change...

[loki1950]

@ravenhawk82 Trantor class planets are heavy industrial planets so older settled systems are the most likely place for them due to the random generation of systems.

Enjoy the Choice

[Captain{}Blood]

Can you stuff a corvette in the hold of a clydesdale after you smack it with an emp torpedo?

[Nano_Lite]

Probably. But it's much easier to simply HACK a corvette. I did so. =D Corvettes are FUN! So are Teslas. Clydesdales are a bit too lumbering.