The Velocity contains a Competition C-Grade loadout and lightweight hull optimized for performance, removing unnecessary drag like the weapon hardpoint while the Force has its slightly wider hull designed to house the extra shield generator hardpoint. The three X1’s are designer-customized variants with different physical hulls, courtesy of Alberto Vara. How do the three X1 differ? Are they physical hull variants, the same hull but with different loadouts, or just skin swaps? Here’s an animation from the early blockout exploring how it works.
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The side of the X1 opens up allowing the user to enter/exit and interact with the internal components for repair. How does a person get into and out of the X1? With only the single S1 gun it may not have the offensive capabilities of the Dragonfly or Nox, but the second shield should offset any advantage Origin’s competitors may possess. Under the “exploration” category think of it more as an advanced scout, able to sneak close to enemy forces and observe them and should they be discovered, make successful escape more likely due to an additional shield generator. With Industrial C-Grade components installed standard, items such as the radar and scanner are of a higher grade than the other X1’s but do not offer any new abilities, simply providing better baseline performance for the same tasks. The X1 Force differs from the rest of the X1 lineup and the other snubs by having a second shield generator providing increased defensive capability. Will the X1 Force have special features such as increased scanning or stealth capability? If so, what kind? A scout’s usefulness in recon often depends greatly on being able to bring that information home. This allows you to shrug off those extra hits in combat should you be discovered during reconnaissance.
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With the X1 Force variant, Infinity Customs has extended the hull section between the tail fins which houses an additional shield generator slot providing more resistance against incoming weapon fire than any other bike currently on the market, including the Dragonfly and Nox. The X1 Velocity is more agile than the X1 Baseline due to reduced weight (hull and equipment loadout choice) and can reach higher top speeds than the stock X1. Versus the Nox, it may not be as fast or as well armed (one gun vs two) but is more durable (hull and pilot-wise) while providing better visibility for the occupant. Compared to the Dragonfly, the X1 will provide more speed/agility without the rugged terrain handling and additional passenger seat that serves as 1SCU of cargo holding in the Drake offering. The X1 Baseline is the all-rounder of the three. How does X1 Base/Force/Velocity compare against the Nox and Dragonfly in speed, durability, and overall performance? While it will still be some time before we see the Origin X1 in game, we hope you’re as excited as we are as the game expands with the further development of Origin ships in the Star Citizen universe.Īs always, a special thanks to John Crewe, Todd Papy, Ben Lesnick and Steven Kam for their help in answering your questions. Now that the ship is concept complete, it will enter our development pipeline where many of the answers you see below will be fleshed out, and those missing will be determined and implemented.
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The questions included below are a combination of those that received the most votes, similar questions that were merged into a single instance, and those we felt we could comfortably answer at this stage in the Origin X1’s development. With the recent addition of Spectrum, we can now allow you to add your vote to the questions you most want to see answered. Since the introduction of the Hull Series back in April 2015, every new concept ship reveal has had an accompanying Q&A post, where we spend a couple days collecting questions from you, pass those on to the relevant ship designer, and provide you the best answers we have available at that time.