[LF] Matador APC

Transport your 4 player unit with this early start armored personnel carrier HV! Level 7 Starter HV for Reforged Eden and level 8 for Vanilla. Can upgrade to core 9 for RE, with space for shield extenders. Comes with 2 different color options; stock royal purple and charcoal, with secondary crimson and charcoal.

The Phoenix Starworks Matador APC

The Matador is and early start HV for Reforged Eden and Vanilla. Can upgrade to core 9 for RE, with shield arrays, as well as a respectable firepower suite. Features a drone hatch, among other amenities.

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HOW TO CHANGE THE COLOR SCHEME

1. First copy the desired color code found either here, or inside the Matador's compartment with control C. 2. While looking at the HV with color/texture tool out, right click to open texture palette, then click configure. 3. Your green selection box should be over the top left color. If not, left click it to select. 4. Now while holding down shift, left click the bottom right color box, then in the left UI box, hit paste. 5. Once done, your new palette should apply, but to lock it in you have to hit OK under the color palette box.

Color code for purple and charcoal:

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Color code for crimson and charcoal:

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The Matador APC

As an early start HV comes standard with 2 gatling guns, and 2 gatling turrets for defense or limited offense.

Armament

While only coming with 2 gatling guns and 2 turrets, the Matador can later mount a number of additional weapons, including 6+ additional turrets, as well as a number of other mounted weapons for considerable punch when going against POI's

Armor

That Matador's armor profile leaves much to be desired, with an encasement of a single layer of steel, with 2-3 layers for the front of the vehicle, players will find that proper shield management, and use of the Matador's agility once fully upgraded, will be the key to survival.

Thrusters

The Matador can utilize a number of thruster upgrade configurations on all axis, from up to six large or 2 plasma and 2 large for forward thrust, 4x large or 1x plasma for strafe, 4x large or 2x plasma for reverse, players will find the agility more than adequate for the build.

Features and Devices

Comes with Wifi, detector, RCS, fridge, oxygen dispenser, constructor, clone chamber, as well as 2 armor lockers. Seating for driver and 3 passengers

Drone hatch - To use the hatch with success, walk up to the core/RCS wall in order to spawn drone out.

Storage

The Matador comes stock with a respectable 6300 ammo, and 8500 Harvest with placement available for harvester devices and tool turret placement

Additionally there are 7 cargo boxes, which can be partitioned up into various storage categories.

Lore and History

The Matador first went into production to fulfill orders for militias and security forces within secure space. They accomplished their task quite handily as a lightly armored express troop carrier. Mercenary forces eager to bolster their roster of units with more vehicles were no exception to the list of buyers. It is within these units that the Matador became notorius. Through custom rigging and short engineering, Matadors could be seen at the front of several battles, having been outfitted with artillery cannons and other high powered guns, used to bludgeon defenders into capitulation. While only having the thin armor profile of an armored troop carrier, this offered no solace to any battered settlements who were at the mercy of overgunned Matadors.

The Phoenix Starworks Matador APC; order yours today!