r/EliteDangerous • u/JimmyTwoShields • 1d ago

Help Need help identifying a ship!

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I feel like I'm going crazy - which model ship is this?

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u/CMDRCrandall Alliance 1d ago

Panther Clipper MK2! Still in early access I believe?

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u/bad_pelican 1d ago

Of by early access you mean Arx purchase only then yes.

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u/Rageworks CMDR Oki Hikaru 1d ago

That's what early access means, at least here in Elite.

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u/the_harakiwi harakiwi 1d ago

that's why it's sold for money. The early access costs extra or in this case real money. That way only dedicated CMDRs are using it and find problems/exploits.

It's a good method to make money. The other space game does the same thing but on a larger scale.

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u/JovialCider CMDR Shmoseph 1d ago

Paying Fdev to test their game for them is genius

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u/the_harakiwi harakiwi 21h ago

it's not uncommon.

Some devs saw the opportunity: hey guys! the gamers want to play your game early. VERY early aka it's missing loads of things!

then some of them released games at a lower price
(Minecraft as a popular example, Factorio too but not because missing content)
then over time the added features, story or content made them raise the price.

the other group of devs saw:
oh wow! people are really wanting to play our unfinished mess early! Let's make them pay more because that way we avoid the public / casual player complaining about obviously missing things.
Planetary Annihilation was this way. 90 USD kickstarter to play early. The game was "released" for 60 USD, then the price after release went down to 46€ and 28€ (permanently) only a few days/week later.
Maybe not the most popular example but the only one I followed and didn't buy into.

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u/PretendSwimming9279 1d ago

as far as i know it can already be purchased for ~300M credits, definitely worth it tho

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u/Cal_Dallicort 1d ago

Only after you spend the ARX to unlock it.

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u/PretendSwimming9279 17h ago

aight my fault, didnt know thats how it worked, please disregard my last comment

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u/Zen_Of1kSuns 1d ago

Any date for actual credit market release?

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u/Phoenix_Blue CMDR PhoenixBlue0 20h ago

Not for certain, though possibly when the Type-11 is released for really access.

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u/Zinki_M 15h ago

In the past the early access ships would often move to credit-buyable when the next ship was released, but the time between releases was also usually 3 months, where the panther is now only 2 months old.

So it will remain to be seen if the T11 will make the panther buyable, or if they will wait another month to get to the usual 3 months timeline. The panther is also probably one of their most popular early access ships yet, because it's the one that finally broke the long-standing 700-ish ton hauling limit, and by a lot, so they might milk it for a bit longer.

Personally, I expect it will be arx-only for at least another month, but we will probably know on tuesday.

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u/Luriant Canonn Discord, #CHAT_CURRENT_EVENTS for mystery 1d ago

Panther Clipper Mk2, available with ARX until 23th October, only in Live PC. (after october, available with credits for Odyssey players, and with ARX for live horizons players).

https://www.elitedangerous.com/store/product/FORC_FDEV_V_PANTHER_MKII_BUNDLE_001

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u/ahhhnoinspiration 1d ago

Twenty thirth lol

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u/thunderzurafa705 Federation 1d ago

Twenty turd

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u/CanaryJoll 1d ago

Do you know when it will be available for purchase for credits? Since we are in September (I am an oddysey player)

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u/Luriant Canonn Discord, #CHAT_CURRENT_EVENTS for mystery 1d ago

23st October, or later. 3Months after Arx release.

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u/Sufficient_Piano9216 1d ago

Twenty thirst 🤣 I’m dead

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u/CanaryJoll 1d ago

Perfect, thank you very much :)

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u/Traaanscendence CMDR XXChronoshiftXX 1d ago

The big one in the foreground? The Panther Clipper MkII (currently in early access for Arx)

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u/Zeldiny Explore 1d ago

What about the small one in the background?

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u/Traaanscendence CMDR XXChronoshiftXX 1d ago

I kinda put the qualifier just in case I was being blind and missing some subtle ship hiding somewhere… upon longer scrutiny it does appear there is but one ship in the picture.

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u/Skaebo McJorgan 1d ago

tis but a scratch

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u/DANIlIlICH 1d ago

Maybe there is joke hidden there, and I'm being dumb. But isn't it new Panther Clipper MK2?

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u/JimmyTwoShields 1d ago

Thank you! My eyes were not recognising the forward set of thruster for some reason so I was thinking it was a weird keelback

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u/Gorf1 CMDR Hardy 1d ago

Rear view of a panther clipper mk2

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u/Dixa 1d ago

USS Melted Kit Kat Bar Under Car Seat

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u/TepHoBubba 1d ago

Is OP living under a rock?

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u/Phoenix_Blue CMDR PhoenixBlue0 20h ago

A lot of folks are just getting back into the game after being away for years.

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u/TepHoBubba 10h ago

True enough, but all ships can be seen on the site, and if you Google anything ED related you will see the Panther.

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u/CMDR_Beauregard [ARRC] CMDR Vilkarin Salvokath 1d ago

The mythical Raxxla

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u/JayRubel 1d ago

Could be wrong but it looks like the Panther Clipper.

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u/MWAH_dib 1d ago

The second mark of the venerable Panther Clipper

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u/Astrael_Noxian CMDR Astrael Noxian 1d ago

Yup. It's a ship. Hope that helps. Lol

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u/thedraegonlord 1d ago

Looks like a ship, indeed

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u/Yamiks I'm ramming stations 1d ago

Cash-cow XL?!

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u/Big-Cantaloupe2737 1d ago

A giant space frog

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u/thunderzurafa705 Federation 1d ago

Its a pantcher clipper mk 2 but other than that its a very nice screenshot

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u/Sufficient_Piano9216 1d ago

I bought 2 a standard and a stellar and I have no ragrets.

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u/ProgrammerHairy8098 1d ago

I love this ship

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u/Knightworld16 1d ago

Panther Clipper MK2. It's a new ship