HoverQuad

The HoverQuad is a hoverbike manufactured by Consolidated Outland. It is engineered to function as a companion ground vehicle for versatile ships like the Nomad. It boasts a cutting-edge design characterized by its streamlined angular structure. This innovative configuration not only contributes to its aesthetic appeal but also plays a crucial role in optimizing its performance. At the heart of the HoverQuad's functionality are its four advanced gravlev pads, which are strategically positioned to enhance the vehicle's maneuverability, allowing it to navigate effortlessly through a variety of terrains, from rugged landscapes to urban environments.

Features

Internal Storage

It can hold up to 125,000 µSCU of internal storage at the expense of no weapons and shields.

Handling

Compared to other vehicles of its type, it has a tighter turning radius and at speed is much more nimble.

Specifications

Radar

1x

S0

Denning

Civilian (C)

Scanner

1x

S1

Scanner

Cooler

1x

S0

Fridan

Civilian (C)

Power plant

1x

S0

Radix

Civilian (C)

Self destruct

1x

S1

Self destruct (10s)

500 🗡️ · 10 m

Fuel intake

1x

S1

Fuel intakeintk_cnou_hoverquad

0 SCU/s

Fuel tank

1x

S0

Internal Tank

16 SCU

Main thruster

1x

S1

Main thrustercnou_hoverquad_thruster_main

0.135 MN

Maneuvering thruster

2x

S1

Retro thrustercnou_hoverquad_thruster_retro

0.0565 MN

12x

S1

Maneuvering thrustercnou_hoverquad_thruster_mav_fixed

0.036 MN

8x

S1

Grav Lev 1

0.001 MN

Defensive devices

1x

S0

Noise launchercnou_hoverquad_cml_chaff

Right

1x

S1

Magazine

4/4 Ammunition

1x

S0

Decoy launchercnou_hoverquad_cml_flare

Left

1x

S1

Magazine

12/12 Ammunition

Personal storage

1x

S1

Access

600,000K µSCU

Armor

1x

S1

Personal armor

Paint

1x

S1

Paint

Vehicle part

1x

S1

Body

750 ❤️

1x

S1

Hardpoint vehicle destroyed

200 ❤️

1x

S1

Gravlev nacelle r (right)

450 ❤️

1x

S1

Gravlev nacelle r (left)

450 ❤️

1x

S1

Nose

750 ❤️

1x

S1

Gravlev nacelle f (right)

450 ❤️

1x

S1

Gravlev nacelle f (left)

450 ❤️

Model

Ship profile

Isometric	Above	Port-side	Front	Rear	Below

Isometric	Above	Port-side	Front	Rear

Paints

"Copperhead"	"Lightspeed"	"Lovestruck"	"Overdrive"	"Slipstream"	"Terminus"	"Turbocharged"

Acquisition

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Development

The idea for this hover vehicle was first shown during CitizenCon 2021 in the Ship Talk panel, where they showed possible concept shapes for different vehicles, including a hover vehicle.^[1] Sometime later, it was featured in a sneak peek during Luminalia 2951. It appeared on day 6 in a close-up image of a grip handle without any context. It then reappeared on day 12 as a full-size image, revealing the entire vehicle, but still without any context or name.^[2]
The vehicle then suddenly appeared in the public PTU branch of Alpha 3.16.1 on January 21, 2022. It was then only available to ETF players to spawn. Other players could not spawn it.^[3] The community expected the vehicle to be implemented when 3.16.1 was published to the LIVE branch later that month, but this was not the case. In an official comm-link "This month in Star Citizen" released sometime later, the vehicle was mentioned to be brought online later in February.^[4] The vehicle was officially launched and put on sale on February 10, along with the Coramor event and a set of paints for the Hoverquad.^[5]