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BallisticNG

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Thunderbird
   
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Item Style: Original
Tags: Low-Poly
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25 Nov, 2016 @ 5:21am
16 Mar, 2018 @ 3:24pm
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Thunderbird

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Update 2017-03-16: Fully redid the performance stats, as Thunderbird appeared to have fallen behind the official ships (It was slower than GTek!!). It is now a GTek with much better acceleration, but slightly slower turning (though it should be just as responsive).

Update 2 2016-11-26: Increased speed stats by 10 across all speed classes. Increased acceleration to match Scorpio (in theory, anyway...). Improved handling responsiveness and grip slightly.
Current testing (with my rubbish flying style) indicates that the Thunderbird does better than the heavier ships on the more technical circuits, but is inferior to Tenrai (Pure racing FTW). It seems to be more durable though, so that might balance out in combat racing scenarios.

Update 2016-11-26: Scaled ship down. Increased handling and acceleration. Decreased speed.

A collaborative effort between Thalmir University and Phoenix Flight School, the Thunderbird is used to train new pilots for anti-gravity racing. Previous years has seen Thunderbird compete on a regional level, but the promising new lead pilot Kat Sinclair is said to be capable of taking the team to the international series.

Stylistically, this is closer to the PSP WipEout games rather than the PS1 WipEout ones, and has a higher texture resolution than vanilla BallisticNG ships, but I'm still happy with how it came out.

I had another paragraph here before, but the update wiped it and I can't remember what it was saying.
27 Comments
LOLO5O 9 Jul, 2023 @ 4:00pm 
it doesn't have stats... and it's low af
Hovex the Spider 25 Mar, 2023 @ 7:30am 
Cool ship but why doesn't it have any stats?
marcusrachelle 15 Mar, 2023 @ 1:18pm 
A great design ! i love so mutch this ship :)
Just a question: is it normal than i have no stats showing on screen menu ?
KyraTech  [author] 9 Feb, 2019 @ 2:04pm 
Yeah, the scaling is a symptom of me making this ship back in v0.6 before VR was even a thing to think about. I'd like to go and fix all my ships but the issue is finding the time.
Digit 7 Feb, 2019 @ 8:23am 
there is a issues with the scale of the cockpit when using it in vr. its alot larger then it should be especially compared too the vanilla ones, the front end is way out of reach. and there is some texture flickering with the screen in front in vr. i have yet to test the other ships.

that said MAN do i love the stuff you've made. the ships, the tracks, while all if it has its lore with the IAGL. this ship is my fav so far, neat ship design and well... birb. i've always wanted to do something like this but never have.
Ghost_Train 9 Mar, 2018 @ 3:55pm 
One of my favorites so far.
KyraTech  [author] 6 Oct, 2017 @ 12:24am 
Thanks for letting me know: this keeps happening when you edit the item description in-game. I have removed the third engine trail.
Elite23X2021 5 Oct, 2017 @ 10:21pm 
umm there is 2 why thers 3 flares
Syntax 25 Jan, 2017 @ 1:32pm 
this ship is wicked, great design and handles nicely, I hope you make some more too!
Spyrelle 25 Jan, 2017 @ 12:25am 
Certainly more PSP eratexturing, but the style's fairly old-school if you asked me, it looks very unique, sharp and sleek, nice job, I'd love to see more!