06-26-2016, 09:35 AM
Cim Taurusā Fleet (8/19/16)
Cim Taurusā fleet (aka Simdor)
UEE Exploration Pack
Carrack LTI
Terrapin LTI
Dragonfly Black LTI
Banu Merchantman (2yr insurance)
Caterpillar LTI (combo pack)
Yellow Dragonfly LTI
Black Dragonfly LTI
Two Pack Dragonfly LTI (upgraded)
Freelancer LTI (from Dragonfly Yellowjacket in double pack)
Hornet Ghost LTI (from Dragonfly Black in double pack)
Cutlass Pirate Pack (LTI with bonus tractor beam, docking color and pirate skin)
Bucaneer LTI
Prospector LTI
Reliant KORE (temp ship, will melt in future)
I started in SC with only the Aurora MR base package, and stuck with that for over a year. Later, when the Arena Commander was upgraded, and Hangars were upgraded, I got the itch to try bigger and better ships. I went through numerous upgrades trying just about every ship in the game. I finally settled on the Hornet Ghost as my go to fighter. That was my only ship for about 6 months until the 2015 anniversary sale caused, er I mean allowed me to expand.
That was the beginning of a steady trend of fleet growth until I reached a point where I needed to prioritize ships by role and reduce my fleet to only the ships I āneededā to fill those roles. I quickly fell in love with the Freelancer and then after it went flight ready I was completely hooked. This is the experience I was looking for in SC, and it will be my primary single player go to ship when the game goes live as of now. Below I list the role and reason for each of the ships in my fleet.
Carrack - Crew Exploration, Flagship
Merchantman - Trade, Smuggling, Cargo
Caterpillar - Modular Mobile Support Unit, Smuggling
Freelancer - Personal Transportation, Cargo, Smuggling
Cutlass - SAR or something
Buccaneer - Fighter, Smuggling
Prospector - Mining, Smuggling
Terrapin - SAR and Solo Exploration
Dragonflies - I will keep a couple of these on the Caterpillar and probably one on the Freelancer and maybe one on the Cutlass. They are small, great personal transportation for on planet and good for scouting without having to bring your vessel into range of potential danger. I am also holding on to a pair of them to gift to my sons. The rest are for LTI upgrades of anything I purchase in the future. Most of them are sitting in buy back now.
**- I am waiting to see how the Cutlass rework goes. I expect that CIG is going to knock it out of the park with the new Cutlass as a way of making it up to early Cutlass buyers. So this ship will be my āwait and seeā and if it turns out that the rework is meh, I will turn it into a Red and use it as an ambulance when my Caterpillar is in mobile med unit mode.
- Last Updated (9-14-16)
- Decided to add an image of current fleet and update that rather than constantly showing a new list. Just easier for me that way. So here is what is in my Hangar right now:
**(10/20/16) Updated againā¦
http://imgur.com/kbs8ZNa.png
OK so the anniversary sale got me again this year and I added a fair amount to my fleet once again.
Here is the line up at this time, though it will likely change slightly at the holiday sale at the end of the year.
UEE Exploration Pack (Carrack, Terrapin, Dragonfly Black) LTI
Endeavor HOPE (Base Endeavor, Hangar module, Med bay module) 48 mos
Caterpillar Dragonfly Combo pack (Caterpillar, Dragonfly Yellow, Dragonfly Black) LTI
Banu Merchantman LTI
Redeemer LTI
Prospector LTI
Buccaneer LTI
Cutlass Black Pirate Pack (Cutlass Black, Skull and Crossbones Skin, Docking Collar, Tractor Beam) LTI
Herald LTI
Reliant MAKO news van LTI
Combo Ride Together pack (Dragonfly Yellow, Dragonfly Black) LTI
5 individual 85x LTI (keeping one, rest are LTI tokens for later)
P-72 Archimedes LTI
CCU Constellation Taurus to Freelancer MIS
Gladius (Referral Reward) 6 mos
Thatās it for now. Two ships I have had on my wish list for a while now got added to the fleet (Redeemer, Endeavor Hope) but I lost my Freelancer, Aquila and Ghost in the process. I will replace the Freelancer with a MIS using the CCU I have later, and will likely pick up another Aquila over the next year or so. As for the Ghost, I think I may just use the freebie Gladius I got for the 10 referrals and see how the Buccaneer turns out. All told my total is now over $2600, which is insane when I think about it, so I try not too.

Until the holiday saleā¦
New fleet line up:
UEE Exploration Pack (Carrack, Terrapin, Dragonfly Black) LTI
Endeavor HOPE (Base Endeavor, Hangar module, Med bay module) 48 mos
Caterpillar Dragonfly Combo pack (Caterpillar, Dragonfly Yellow, Dragonfly Black) LTI
Banu Merchantman LTI
Redeemer LTI
Prospector LTI
Buccaneer LTI
Cutlass Black Pirate Pack (Cutlass Black, Skull and Crossbones Skin, Docking Collar, Tractor Beam) LTI
Herald LTI
Reliant MAKO news van LTI
Combo Ride Together pack (Dragonfly Yellow, Dragonfly Black) LTI
85x LTI
P-72 Archimedes LTI
Gladius (Referral Reward) 6 mos
MISC Razer LTI
Aegis Saber Comet LTI
UPDATE 2-27-2017
Minor update
UEE Exploration Pack (Carrack, Terrapin, Dragonfly Black) LTI
Endeavor HOPE (Base Endeavor, Hangar module, Med bay module) 48 mos
Caterpillar Dragonfly Combo pack (Caterpillar, Dragonfly Yellow, Dragonfly Black) LTI
Banu Merchantman LTI
Redeemer LTI
Hurricane LTI
Aegis Saber Comet LTI
Freelancer MIS LTI
Prospector LTI
Buccaneer LTI
Cutlass Black Pirate Pack (Cutlass Black, Skull and Crossbones Skin, Docking Collar, Tractor Beam) LTI
Reliant MAKO news van LTI
Avenger Warlock LTI
Herald LTI
Combo Ride Together pack (Dragonfly Yellow, Dragonfly Black) LTI
85x LTI (keeping as a run about)
85x LTI (saving as LTI token)
P-72 Archimedes LTI (saving as snub fighter for future Connie purchase)
Gladius (Referral Reward) 6 mos
Sold the Razer and bought back a couple of ships from my list, the extra 85X and the Warlock. Also picked up the Freelancer MIS as my dedicated missile boat. And of course the new Hurricane at the concept sale.
Still waiting for an entry level salvage ship to be concept released and will likely get a Phoenix at some point. Depending on the re-work of the Cutlass I may upgrade the Black to a Blue and pick up a second Cutlass as a Red to use as an ambulance for the Hope class Endeavor.
March 16, 2017
Missed my Ghost, and since I knew that I would want it back anyway eventually, so I bought it back. I sold a combo pack of Dragonflies and used that to upgrade my second 85X. Here is the most recent update, which will probably change again in a couple of weeks when the next concept sale hits.
UEE Exploration Pack (Carrack, Terrapin, Dragonfly Black) LTI
Endeavor HOPE (Base Endeavor, Hangar module, Med bay module) 48 mos
Caterpillar Dragonfly Combo pack (Caterpillar, Dragonfly Yellow, Dragonfly Black) LTI
Banu Merchantman LTI
Redeemer LTI
Hurricane LTI
Aegis Saber Comet LTI
Freelancer MIS LTI
Prospector LTI
F7C-S Hornet Ghost LTI
Buccaneer LTI
Cutlass Black Pirate Pack (Cutlass Black, Skull and Crossbones Skin, Docking Collar, Tractor Beam) LTI
Reliant MAKO news van LTI
Avenger Warlock LTI
Herald LTI
85x LTI (keeping as a run about)
P-72 Archimedes LTI (saving as snub fighter for future Connie purchase)
Gladius (Referral Reward) 6 mos
Of course I have three fighters now, and two are stealth focused ships. So I will be thinning that out over time. If the Buccaneer really impresses my I will keep that and the Ghost. Otherwise I will keep the Sabre and the Ghost. It is hard to imagine my final launch fleet without a Ghost in it, but it is hard to justify the Sabre and the Buccaneer with it. I could probably fit the three of them in the Endeavor hangar, so maybe if that works I will keep all three. That would make for an interesting escort set up, and Endeavor and three fighters. Hmmm
Pic of latest fleet can be viewed here: http://i.imgur.com/t4trW6G.png
(11/24/17)
Anniversary Sale 2017 updates
So far the fleet has changed quite a bit and this is only day 1!
Right now I have all I am looking to own with exception of an Reclaimer until and unless they show us a starter salvage ship.
That leaves me with the following:
Explorer Pack (Carrack, Terrapin, Dragonfly Black) LTI
Top Secret Bomber Combo (Eclipse, Crucible, Constellation Aquila) LTI
Pioneer LTI
Endeavor HOPE 48mos
600i Explorer LTI
Caterpillar Combo (Pirate Edition, Dragonfly Yellowjacket, Dragonfly Black) LTI
2 x Merchantman LTI
Hurricane LTI
Defender LTI
Hornet Wildfire LTI
Prospector LTI
Cutlass Black LTI
Herald LTI
Reliant MAKO LTI
Hawk LTI
85x LTI
X1 Force LTI
Gladius 6mos
The second Merchantman is for later upgrades to something big since I got it through upgrades for total cost of $230.
After flying it, and reviewing the stats, I found that the Hornet Wildfire is actually a modified Hornet Ghost so I picked up one of those as well.
Once the game is live I will pick up a Starfarer, and I hope to get a salvage ship (Reclaimer or new starter salvager) to round out the fleet.
11/27/17
Swapped a Merchantman for a Hammerhead and picked up a Cyclone recon model.
Brings me toā¦
Explorer Pack (Carrack, Terrapin, Dragonfly Black) LTI
Top Secret Bomber Combo (Eclipse, Crucible, Constellation Aquila) LTI
Pioneer LTI
Endeavor HOPE 48mos
600i Explorer LTI
Caterpillar Combo (Pirate Edition, Dragonfly Yellowjacket, Dragonfly Black) LTI
Merchantman LTI
Hammerhead LTI
Hurricane LTI
Defender LTI
Hornet Wildfire LTI
Prospector LTI
Cutlass Black LTI
Herald LTI
Reliant MAKO LTI
Hawk LTI
85x LTI
X1 Force LTI
Gladius 6mos
Cyclone RN 60mos
What is pictured here plus a Mustang Beta and a Vanguard Sentinel I picked up last minute at the sale
Added a Sabre Raven to the fleet this weekend.
Fleet looks like: 310 CCUS, 30 SHIPS, 3 PACKAGES
May be doing some restructuring again soon since the Raven adds a fighter that I can now eliminate elsewhere.
Flew the Raven in the 3.0 ptu and have to say I really like that ship. But, with the Raven I no longer need the Warlock, so there is one ship I can swap, likely to a Freelancer of some flavor.
5/18/2018 update:
12/23/2018 update:
10/17/23
Have not updated my fleet for some time so I figured it was time: