If the Harbinger BUK is applied to the Warden, it will be refitted with the torpedo bay and rocket turret, but not the extra armour - because BL said that the BUKs don't alter the Vanguard's outward appearance. As discussed in another thread, the Harbinger model appears to have additional armour and is 7 tons heavier than the Warden - assuming the ship stats are accurate (probably not ). This is definitely a positive change.īe aware though that equipping a Vanguard with a BUK doesn't transform it into that model. Now CIG is finally bundling the upgraded components into a kit, so backers can refit their ships without having to convert the ship to a different model.
#Star citizen vanguard upgrade#
I can remember as far back as the Hornet's brochure and variant sale in Autumn 2013, Ben Lesnick has been saying it will be possible to upgrade a base model ship with the same equipment as a variant model, like adding the Tracker's LLR to a F7C. I think the Battlefield Upgrade Kits are a welcome and long overdue ship customization option. There are Q/A question on the LTI status of the various BUKs so suggest you wait until Wednesday. I did this to save $ and since I have a Super Hornet (with a Jump Engine) I don't really need another longer range fighter (picked up the Warden BUK as well as the Sentinel to swap out my Harbinger - but will likely melt my Warden's BUK even though its only $10). per this image.Īlso - you'll save $5 if you Start with a Harbinger and get the BUKs instead of starting with a Warden. The Vanguard is more like a Modular System (like the Tali) than other variants. Here is the link to the RSI forum What the Majority of the Community thinks about Variants and Modularity and some will have both like the Connies). and many will still retain Variants = most of the older ships.
Some ships will have modules (like the Carrack, Endeavor, Tali, Vanguard, Idris, Javelin, etc. CIG has explained Modularity well in the Tali Q/A. Most want to maintain both Variants and Modularity (since Modularity run amok produces Lego Ships or Borg Cubes). No we discovered the Modularity people were just a small vocal minority ( 18%). Either way, mission accomplished, I bought both BUKs for my Warden. I'm wondering if this new strategy is in response to the increasingly vocal crowd that are less than thrilled with the previous variant structure. Now you can purchase the BUK of your choice for the Vanguard and transform it to a Sentinel or Harbinger, and revert back to a Warden as often as you wish. Rather than lock pledgers into a variant, now you can swap from one variant to another on the fly, so to speak.
Two size 4 missile racks, one to the left of the turret loaded with four Ignite II infrared missiles, and one to the right of the turret loaded with four Dominator II electromagnetic missiles.įeatures that are announced to be implemented in the future.So CIG has introduced the new Vanguard variants, and a new type of upgrade model, the Battlefield Upgrade Kit.Two size 4 missile racks, one under each wing, loaded with two Arrester III cross section missiles.A manned turret on top, equipped with two size 2 SW16BR2 "Sawbuck" Repeaters.Four bespoke size 2 gun hardpoints at the nose that are equipped with MVSA Cannons.The main gun located at the chin is a size 4 Revenant Gatling installed on a VariPuck S5 Gimbal Mount.