Developer blog. Entry 123. “Whisper in the dark”
Pilots! We continue to share the latest features that will appear on the game servers in the upcoming updates. Among them are new modes, events, and of course, ships!
The “UMC Archives: Whisper in the dark” event
Soon, the next event “UMC Archives: Whisper in the dark” will become available to all pilots. It will include a special battle pass, consisting of only one stage and lasting approximately one month. The event itself will run in parallel with the main battle pass “Tales of the ancients” and will end in the beginning of December.
All pilots who complete the new “UMC Archives: Whisper in the dark” event will be able to get a new Federation rank 17 covert ops interceptor “Ace”, as well as the modules and weapons of this ship. And those who buy pass packs will get additional bundles of resources, seed-chips and ammunition. You will be able to find them in most of the battle pass levels. We will share more details about the contents of the levels with you during the start of the event. The offer is limited in time and will be available until December 11.
New ship “Ace”
At the end of October, all pilots will have access to the new Federation covert ops interceptor “Ace”.
“Ace” is a versatile covert ops interceptor created by an Olympus system design bureau at the request of the United Shipyards of Olympus, Scott en Cott subsidiary. It is equipped with a cutting-edge target recognition system and a next generation warp engine. To protect this equipment from interference, the ship uses a jet engine instead of an ion engine. The use of aerodynamic elements and a high-thrust engine, the designs of which were developed and tested a thousand years ago, allows the interceptor to perform combat and research tasks both in space and in atmosphere.
The United Shipyards of Olympus company (Scott en Cott subsidiary) has placed the order for an unusual ship at the request of a senator. The goal was to create a vessel that could traverse both open space and the atmosphere of planets. It also had to have special equipment, which normally suffers from interference generated by the engines. A local design bureau proposed an unusual solution: using jet engines instead of standard ion ones. Since the tender was time-limited, the initial design was based on the aerodynamic forms of jet aircraft, proven efficient thousands of years ago. Recent advertising campaigns for “Bark-2” and “Hellas” had given this shape some popularity in the market, so the United Shipyards of Olympus agreed to consider this proposal. The prototype ship was named “Ace”, which subsequently became the name of the finished model.
The ship’s jet engines underwent significant changes, which led to extremely high thrust values for this class of engines. However, the fuel consumption of a jet engine is significantly higher than that of an ion one, so the ship required additional fuel tanks. Nevertheless, there was still enough space for the necessary scientific equipment.
It is not known for certain when “Ace” became a military ship, but many believe that this was the original plan: to install the latest target recognition system and an auxiliary warp engine under the guise of scientific goals. The UMC has expressed much interest in the interceptor.