Lane Hackers have received little to no development love in the recent years. With the introduction of Hellfire Legion shipline in 4.86 Spyglass has been removed while Flachion, Bayonet and Broadsword were open as a part of Borderwords series. Lane Hackers are now left with only l3GS-1 Lane Hacker Gunship that recently has been re-scaled and given a name - "Interrogator" - but nothing else. A petition to bring back Lane Hacker shipline was also rejected before release of 4.87. There is a need for a new Lane Hacker shipline to be created. We are looking for talented modelers who are willing to dedicate their free time to this project. If you have special expectations, please do not hesitate to contact us. We are willing to contribute to this project by all possible means - all within reason of course.
Requested models
While the ultimate goal is to create entire shipline, the biggest priority should be given to a very heavy fighter and the gunship.
Priority 1: Lane Hacker Very Heavy Fighter
Priority 2: Lane Hacker Gunship
Priority 3: Lane Hacker Freighter
Priority 4: Lane Hacker Bomber
Priority 5: Lane Hacker Heavy Fighter
Priority 6: Lane Hacker Light Fighter
Model requirements
Lane Hackers are the exact opposite of Liberty Rogues, they value efficiency over firepower, agility over armor and speed over powercore. Their ships are sleek, light and extremely expensive due to rare materials and sophisticated electronics specialized for their needs. Lane Hackers are few but influential - if a certain part costs three times more than its regular counterpart but is slightly better - they will go for it completely ignoring maintenance costs. Lane Hackers operate a bit like special forces. They prefer to remain undetected until they can swiftly intercept their target and quickly retreat afterwards. Their ships reflect this nature being hard to spot and specialized in escape techniques. All these traits should be incorporated in the design. While we think that sleek flat designs inspired by Bayonet will reflect Lane Hackers best, but it is obviously entirely up to the artist's vision.
Roleplay background
The new Lane Hacker shipline would be a result of Lane Hackers collaboration with Outcasts. Basing their designs on stolen LSF prototype in Operation Crimson Prometheus and experience from original LHX-F1A "Bayonet" Lane Hackers managed to create their own prototypes, and then refine them taking advantage of Outcast experience from development of new CQ series.