Surely a new ship manufacturer on the way?

[trevorbergershank]

As another update or paid CC content?

It is downright bizarre that even with Shattered Space, House Va'Ruun still doesn't have a dedicated ship manufacturer both from a practical and an immersion perspective.

Even when you're talking to the Ship Technician in Dazra this omission stands out like a sore thumb; he says he doesn't often get the chance to work with ships from the Settled Systems, even though currently that's all that's in-game? The ships he sells are all Stroud-Eklund?

Anyone else feeling this? Thinking that sure a new manufacturer is paramount?

The ship that sits in Dazra looks a new, Va'Ruun-like design which gives me some mild hope that this might actually be happeneng. Massively disappointing if not though.

[Varanus]

Yeah, that was a weird thing to have the technician claim. As you stated, all Varuun ships are made from settled systems ship parts. And obviously the Varuun have their own internal design aesthetic, which also isnt present on their ships. A bit of an oversight. They probably should have updated Varuun ships to have, at least, Varuun specific habs, if nothing else.

[nzguzzi]

Yeah but look at them, whole city looks like its made from shipping containers.
They dont have much resources and seem to use other faction ships as their own just like Crimson Fleet.
I have the Creations parts mods
Bathesda need to allow us to use the ship parts mods without turning off achievements.
Just not the weapons, shields, equipment , nothing that boosts stats.

[trevorbergershank]

Originally posted by Varanus:

Yeah, that was a weird thing to have the technician claim. As you stated, all Varuun ships are made from settled systems ship parts. And obviously the Varuun have their own internal design aesthetic, which also isnt present on their ships. A bit of an oversight. They probably should have updated Varuun ships to have, at least, Varuun specific habs, if nothing else.

A massive oversight I would would say, but sadly one indicative of Bethesda.

[trevorbergershank]

Originally posted by nzguzzi:

Yeah but look at them, whole city looks like its made from shipping containers.
They dont have much resources and seem to use other faction ships as their own just like Crimson Fleet.
I have the Creations parts mods
Bathesda need to allow us to use the ship parts mods without turning off achievements.
Just not the weapons, shields, equipment , nothing that boosts stats.

No, going by what we see in-game House Va'Ruun are technologically advanced and there is no viable reason they wouldn't have their own ship manufacturer/s. From an immersion and continuity point of view it also makes no sense for them not to, as we would have to believe an isolationist faction, hidden from the rest of the galaxy, make near-constant trips to Stroud-Eklund for their ships and spend millions of credits painting them black somewhere. It makes no sense.

[Lunakibby]

It's said at multiple points in the game that the Va'runn are scavengers, like that of the Spacers, they don't really produce much of their own stuff, but rather scavenge and pillage. I think the comment that technician is saying is more about a ship that is actively piloted by someone of the settled systems, rather than of the ship itself.

It'd be cool to have Va'runn ships, but it doesn't make too much sense seeing as they just would not have the infrastructure that the various corporations would to build a completely functional ship on their own.

[Lunakibby]

But lorewise wouldn't be a reason against seeing Va'runn ship parts, would love to see how they design their ships.