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== Overview == |
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| − | Faulcon DeLacy of Reorte, receivers of Cowell & MgRath Shipyards, have agreed to license Xeceesian Shipyards to produce a major upgrade for the Cobra Mark III. Although still a good multi-role craft it has shown its age for quite some time and in fact has seen several re-incarnations. The engineers at Xeceesian Shipyards began in conference discussing ways and means to bring the old gal up to modern specs without losing any of her charms. |
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| + | There is still a brisk demand for the Cobra Mark III as evidenced by the growing number of lone wolf traders who think they have what it takes to succeed. And what is better than a Cobra Mark III for about the same price? Why a ship that looks just like the old rust bucket, but with modern upgrades to boost all-round performance, including a modest increase in cargo capacity. |
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== Modifications == |
== Modifications == |
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Revision as of 20:17, 10 February 2014
| ship name::Cobra Mark III-XT | |
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| Size (W×H×L) | 130m×ship height::30m×ship length::72m |
| Cargo capacity | ship cargo capacity::25 TC |
| Cargo bay extension | ship cargo extension::15 TC |
| Maximum speed | ship speed::0.4 LM |
| Manoeuvrability | Roll: 2.0 Pitch: 1.0 |
| Energy banks | ship energy banks::5 |
| Energy recharge rate |
Excellent (ship energy recharge::5.0) |
| Gun mounts | Fore, Aft Port, Starboard |
| Missile slots | ship missile slots::6 |
| Shield boosters available | ship supports shield booster::Yes |
| Military shields available | ship supports mil shields::Yes |
| Hyperspace capable | ship can hyperspace::Yes |
| OXP or standard | {{#set:ship is standard=OXP}}OXP |
| Available to player | ship is player flyable::Yes |
| Base price | ship base price::300000 Cr |
Contents
Overview
There is still a brisk demand for the Cobra Mark III as evidenced by the growing number of lone wolf traders who think they have what it takes to succeed. And what is better than a Cobra Mark III for about the same price? Why a ship that looks just like the old rust bucket, but with modern upgrades to boost all-round performance, including a modest increase in cargo capacity.
Modifications
1) Interior space expanded and maximized:
Main engine housing and exhaust flanges extended out the aft hull. Cockpit & forward gun mounting completely redesigned and extended out the forward hull.
2 Kruger "lightfast" motors replaced with smaller but more powerful dual ProTren engines.
3 Addition of port and starboard DeLacy Spin Ionic engines.
4 Energy plant replaced with superior Xenion unit.
Improvements
1) Max energy increased to 320 (five energy banks).
2) Energy recharge rate increased to 5.0.
3) Max flight speed increased to 0.375 LM.
4) Max cargo increased to 40 CT.
5) Weapons & Equipment pylons increased to six.
Player Standard Equipment
Forward Beam Laser
Fuel Scoop
Heat Shielding
Minimum Requirements
Tested with Oolite 1.75. Should work with earlier versions. No Dependencies
Installation
After unzipping, move or copy the folder, "Cobra3 XT.oxp" into your AddOns folder. Where that resides depends on your Oolite installation.
Credits
Models modified from original, Griff normalmapped Cobra Mk.III, to have both hard and soft edges.
Textures modified from original, Griff normalmapped Cobra Mk.III. Textures recombined to work with custom fragment shader by JensAyton for the Griff Adder.
Play Testers
The Author
License
This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike License version 3.0.
OXP Version
1.2 - January 2013 - Changed spawn script, removed NPC Cloaking Device chance
1.1 - November 2011 - tweaked model, new textures, and custom shaders
1.0 - August 2011 - changes noted in the readme file.
0.95 - July 2011
Historical References
Cowell & MgRath Shipyards of Lave in chart 1, original manufacturers of the Cobra Mark III.
Faulcon DeLacy of Reorte in chart 1, originally Faulcon Manspace, best known for designing the Viper for GalCop and the HM3 Homing Missile.
Xeceesian Shipyards of Xecees in chart four, designers and manufacturers of the Accipiter, Moccasin, Naval Torpedo, and the I-Missile.
ProTren Inc. of Geaten in chart four, designers & engineers of superior propulsion systems.
Xenion LTD of Bemate in chart four, manufacturers of high tech equipment.
Download
New version (08-Jan.,2013) has been uploaded to my Box.com account.
Cobra MkIII-XT OXP.
