Space Viking Ship design

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I’m not sure if this is the right spot. But I think it is, since this is a design idea for a space ship.
Since CCP is located in iceland I wonder - why are there no Space vikings?!

I worked on a general design idea and refurbished it via ChatGPT.
The name is a suggestion from ChatGPT and supposedly means “iron blood” - I thought it to be quite fitting.

But i must say - I love it! Would be a banger to fly one of these!
I think it would be dope if the dragon head would have some sort of energy orb inside it’s maw.

Vikinger Raumschiff Járnblóð
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The thukker or sansha might be the closest thing the game has to space vikings.

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For the same reason there are no Space Conquistadors. Thousands of years have passed, and the world of EVE knows nothing of the Earth they left behind, so why would they know about Vikings?

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They definitely know about Vikings, the Minmatar culture regularly names ships after old Norse mythology.

Loki, Huginn and Muninn, Naglfar just to name a few.

That said, I think a ship like that looks a bit out of place in a sci-fi universe like New Eden. Ships in EVE are like modern fighter jets, excavator machines or container ships, they’re built for a purpose.

A big dragon head doesn’t fit such a purpose.

However, many pilots in EVE express themselves with a good paint job and I think nice viking-inspired patterns could look great on ships as a skin or SKINR component.

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This, definitely.

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Still waiting for the corpse hull upgrade on the Blood Raider ships. We want our Reavers!

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The Molok has a corpse bay, if you’re interested in that sort of thing. :wink:

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Might go well with this handy tool below.

:thinking: :eyes: :blush:

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I’ve bought one of those, it’s one of the most useless items in the game and I love it.

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Could be useful near Jita 4-4 or next to a gate camp and other such situations. :thinking:

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One of those ships you love to have but never use! :laughing:

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You mean like all carriers in the game right now?

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I can fly a few maxed but why bother? I don’t need to be super rich, but small ships made me rich enough.

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I think capitals are part of the larger ship progression. However, upon reaching that level players ultimately find it very unsatisfying. The risk vs. reward ratio really becomes unbalanced, there aren’t the same ISK-making opportunities compared to other classes and there are many more hunters vying to pad their killboard.

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I never got that far! :laughing: Seems only worth it if you’re in a null blk and that always left a bad taste in my mouth.

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Same here. Once upon a time capital solo play was more viable. Now you pretty much need a safety umbrella just to undock…

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If you’re in null, then to me that is how it should work. Null has almost every advantage. Our corp started out on just wd’ing the null blks. Want to prove your worth, join our corp back then.

Null blk wd’ing used to be the ultimite test for a small corp, but small corps were driven out.

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I mean the amarrians are pretty much Conquistadors