Auricom Prototype

Auricom Prototype
Team
League	AGRC
Speed	▮▮▮▮▮▯▯▯▯▯ 5
Handling	▮▮▮▮▮▯▯▯▯▯ 5
Health	▮▮▮▮▮▯▯▯▯▯ 5
Firepower	▮▮▮▮▮▮▮▮▮▯ 9
Base Model	Fighter
Features	Able to withstand weapon hits and other impacts so it will not slow down Able to recover its own shield energy overtime Unable to pick up any Defensive Weapons Unable to absorb weapons, instead discarding them
How to Unlock	Get at least PASS on Downtown Combat Prototype Challenge

The Auricom Prototype is a ship featured in Wipeout 2048.

Description

This ship's anti-gravity engines are able to maintain its racing line no matter what hits it. It is utterly immovable, and cannot be slowed down by other ships or weapons. However, all this extra power requires a wider than standard chassis, which will have an unknown effect on handling. The ship also sacrifices the ability to pick up any defensive weapons.

Overview

Believe it or not, this one is such a tough thing to take on! The Auricom Prototype will never, ever lose its inertia from collisions and weapon hits, so nothing can disrupt its way to Weapon Pads. And this alone makes this ship a popular choice among the expert players in Combat events. Since the online version does not allow players to absorb weapons, the shield regeneration system installed on this ship will now help you out by refilling its health while you're busy fighting. But this also means that you cannot absorb weapons to restore health. Another thing to note, unusually for a Fighter-class ship, the Auricom Prototype itself is actually nowhere as durable as one might think – its shield strength is likely on par with the AG Systems Agility or the Qirex Speed. This is not helped by the fact that its shield regeneration system isn't quick enough to sustain the ship in the long run, leaving it vulnerable to the opposition's weaponry, especially with the ship's lack of defensive weapons. Apart from all of that, this ship handles very heavily and is thus extremely sluggish, so you will need more precision when aiming weapons and a more cautious use of Combat Spins, besides fine control and mastery of airbrakes. But in the right hands, this ship can still be treated like a tank, as it retains the thrilling weapons power of the Auricom Fighter, allowing the fight to keep on despite its drawbacks.

Gallery

Auricom Prototype in action

Trivia

• The Auricom Prototype is the only dual-hulled ship in the game, as well as the first one in the history of Anti-Gravity Racing.
• Although this design was first made for the special Anti-Gravity engines, other dual-hulled ships of the series haven't got the advantage of these, which is very odd since it could be its only advantage, and given the fact that this is an experimental concept craft.
  • It may be possible that future dual-hulled ships from not only Auricom, but also other teams that use it, have been standardized without these features.
• Its self-regenerating shielding may explain the ship's significantly weaker shielding compared to the Auricom Fighter.