A Complete Look at All Your Medical Ship Options in Star Citizen

[@Elidrys]

The Terrapin Medical should have sleeping/living space and weapon lockers. It should not be a giant tougher Pisces, that's just a very slight upgrade, but especially for that price and size, it should offer more livability and function.

[@Caennuck]

The fact that they kept it at 220 is outrageous

[@mustrumridcully3853]

You miss the point - it wouldnt be a Terrapin then, it would be a Red or an Apollo.

[@LucidStrike]

​@@mustrumridcully3853Options are bad?

[@Raums]

I can’t but it without storage for medical supplies and a bunk minimum. Cutlass red is miles better currently and cheaper 😢

[@user-eu7vw8mq7x]

It should have been a module for the pin.

[@katalepsis74]

Great video I found because I searched/needed this just now. However, @ the 3:48 mark you mention the Cutlass Red has "two Tier 1 medical beds" [in contrast to one Tier 2 such on the Terrapin Medic] whereas we're certain you meant to say "two Tier 3 medical beds" instead. Even so, thank you kindly not only for all of this usable, real-world data...but your confidence-inspiring voice, as well :)

[@RaysGuide]

Correct,

[@angelg888]

Vary well made guide ; simple, quite complete and to the point. Thanks.

[@XRoyBatty6]

There's something more than healing goin on in that Nursa at the beginning of the video.

[@RaysGuide]

If this rover's rockin...

[@FullMetalJazzKit]

Probably some Marvin Gaye music happening . kzbin.info/www/bejne/qJvPhJx3iNiIf9Usi=u6wecLtzfLmEF_im

[@honorabledodger]

my main ship is a cutty red and I never use the respawn on it. I use the red for healing and food/water replenishment.

[@LivingToDye]

After doing a lot of rescue ship research. think i'm gonna go with the cuttie red as well.

[@jwonyoutube]

Correction: the nursa sitting in a cargo bay can sustain damage during battle even to the point of it soft deathing

[@rasta77-x7o]

Terrapin medical is my Fav new ship and the BEST medical ship. Yeah i am going against everyone...

[@tripperdan]

Great review, that $85 savings can go along ways towards other CCUs or ships. The Cutty is a great value compared to the Medpen

[@5ickBreeD]

I watch your vids all the time...how am I not subscribed!?

[@LordBeef]

The Supremely Sumptuous Sublight Supply Shipment Supporting Sojourner, the Starlancer Max.

[@koruzarius8071]

You make a solid sales pitch for the Cutty Red with that $85 price difference.

[@joedaw1771]

I like the terrapin dispute the $85 premium… you can come in for a very tough landing. You can hit really hard and not get blown up.

[@AJ_Meyers]

when I check this video tomorrow I expect to see lots and lots of alliteration examples from commenters for the Starlancer!

[@mustrumridcully3853]

And the yet to appear Apollo Medivac - which offers huge more capability for not much more money. Plus drone stretchers, better beds, armour and some stores / cargo.

[@DaGhostToast]

I actually remember really liking a lore video about the Cutlass Red, almost worth $85 itself lmao

[@Dracounguis]

The medical Terrapin did one thing... It made me give a better look at the Apollo. 😆 So I bought a couple CCUs. Started with my Zeus ES > Medical Terrapin > Starlancer Max > Apollo Medevac. Not bad for $55. Wasn't crazy about the Zeus ES so I did apply the Terrapin CCU. I'll just leave the other two ccu's alone until the Apollo comes out. The loaner for the Apollo is the Cutlass Red. Seems quite a downgrade for such an expensive ship. A $135 Cutlass in lieu of a $275 hospital ship. 🤨

[@kal-nor]

The Cutlass Red v Terrapin medical seems the hardest to justify, saving $85 on the cutlass + the multipurpose role feels actually like a bargain. But the Terrapin is a fav… tough call which I’d choose.

[@S7upidity]

I'm a medic main and command team of a medical org; In the current game with the current mechanics the best strictly medical ship is the Ursa medical. It upgrades so many other ships into a medical hospital. Can fix any injury by setting respawn and backspacing. Even later in the game where a T3 bed will likely only stabilise on route to a larger station its functionality will remain invaluable. All together the Connie Andromeda with a Nursa onboard is the best. It has a decent shield, firepower and its own support craft while having enough seats to support a team on top of all that and a small enough footprint to fit in most places. Compared to the Medapin with its $85 tax over the cutty its a no brainer

[@rensolsen4400]

my ambulance would be a cutter with both a bunk and a med-bed, the Terrapin should have a bunk. One can live out of one of those then. So I would class anything where you can sleep and respawn as something else. The 5$ difference between the nursa and the pisces is sweet. those are both great for complementing bigger ships.

[@PelenTan]

The Medi-pin is also great for hostile bunkers if you want to try a game-lop that requires more skill You can't brute-force the bunker defenses. You have to slide up on the deck, and pick them off one-by-one. And then you can normally position it almost as close as you can the Pieces.

[@Aero_Yuki]

Not only is the Cutlass Red currently $85 cheaper than the Medipin, it was the original space ambulance, debuting in Alpha 3.8.1 (Feb 2020). We didn't have another medical ship (not counting the Carrack and 890 Jump) until the C8R came out in Alpha 3.17 (April 2022).

[@cszulu2000]

What if one cargo pod could be a portable med bay? Imagine, you drop your guys off and drop a cargo med pod on the field, and take off. Now they can resawpn on site...

[@justsomewhitewolf]

85 dollars more, ($85 if you will), for the Terrapin Medic is gonna get you a pretty armored ship and a Tier 2 med bed, but what benefits you end up getting from that in the end depends on Death of a Spaceman and medical gameplay I think.

[@mattp1337]

Ideally, I'd like the Apollo Triage, which I've building toward but haven't got yet. I took the time to check and was disappointed that the Apollo owners get the Red instead of the new Terrapin Medic as loaner, so I guess I'm of the opinion that yes, the Terrapin Medic is worth the $85 premium (or $30 in my discounted CCU chain).

[@ramtindb]

Wait, i can respawn in ursa? Why get something like cutlass red when you can get something like a freelancer and put ursa in it? Much more effective than cutlass.

[@jwonyoutube]

Try both, there’s pros and cons to each approach

[@morgandyoung]

Shocking how these prices work out. $85 less? Hmm. Starlancer alliteration suggestions: The stupendously sturdy stellar surveyor: The Starlancer!

[@Malember]

Really wish they would do more to differentiate the different tiers of medical beds. Give us a good reason to get a tier 2 instead of a tier 3.

[@biolazer]

My opinion the Nursa is the best medical ship since you can fit it into a coni and move on. The others are kinda just for future

[@marcjensen9080]

As I ponder the $85 premium, there's a part of me just saying, "Screw those two! The C8R Pisces Rescue and the Ursa Medivac are where it's at!" Another compelling thought is the C8R and Ursa both being carried around on a Carrack for a wide range of search and rescue operations.

[@3769Chris]

$85 is a huge difference in price. What I would really like to know is will the loaner matrix be updated for Endeavor Master set owners. I had a chance to fly the medical Terrapin and I hope to get an upgrade to that from the Cutlass Red.

[@Lokdin-nh6gw]

The $85 difference is crazy to me, I think they are trying to justify the price with the up-tiered bed and armor (which does nothing currently). I did hear someone talking about the medical terrapin being almost a stealth ambulance because of the closing the vents to lower signature (again not in game yet that I am aware of).

[@T2rx6]

I'm surprised that the medipen is $85 different than the cutty red. I had expected it to be a little more than that so existing terrapin owners might upgrade. That said i'm glad i've kept my old school Terrapin. Pisces and Nursa for the win! Though the nursa needs some flashy lights!

[@Ironoxruss]

With med one beds, I would prefer the Cutty Red, especially with extra storage and crew accommodation...and at $85 less than the Terrapin.

[@wils315]

So now we need the Anvil Liberator hospital ship, Terrapin and Pisces ambulances ferry patients to the Liberator for better treatment. Best set up for a medical org. Anvil, your premier ambulance provider in the verse.

[@garrycopeland6149]

For me, the problem with most of these is the lack of a bed to bed log. Having a tier 2 med bed means less backspacing. Carrack therefore is still the best 'medical' ship imo plus it has a garage big enough to store many vehicles. Large as it is, it's still entirely possible to string bunker missions together indefinitely without having to return to a base, bugs notwithstanding!

[@BlazeHiker-One]

I'm happy to save the $85 and fly the cutty red. It means I can do things like the 890 jump mission.

[@kobeathris4552]

$85 is a big difference, but I feel like Nursa plus the ship you actually want to use is a better way to go.

[@jch1386]

I think the weird thing about the Medipen topping the Cutty red by $85 is that the cheaper ship has way, way more amenities. Hell, the Cutty red is the only toilet bearing Cutlass. All for $85 less than the smaller, albeit tankier, Medipen.

[@Merciful_Angel]

I feel like the $85 difference between Cutlass and Medical Terrapin might be justified at some point. The Cutlass, for all its pretensions of being a combat ship, is too easily disabled. And when we start to see T1 beds, I feel like the different tiers will soon mean something more (if only to help sell Apollos and Galaxies).

[@Observer_Custos]

While there is an $85 difference between the Cutty Red and the Medipen you can reduce that difference with the CCU game, there tick will be ...by how much? Still until they go to maelstrom and give the T2 beds more benefit over a T3 bed I think you'll see a lot more city reds than medipens.

[@momoxh]

since players marker won’t display when you accept their rescue beacon in 4.0 how do you carry out these missions? You invite them to ur party?

[@boxofcannons600]

I like the carrack but it’s a bit large to be an ambulance. The difference between the other two medical ships being $85 seems like a lot. I like the Terrapin but I’ve always felt it was way over priced for the lack of utility it has. It doesn’t have much versatility. Maybe the armor will make a big difference later?

[@Kittykittybangbang2]

Really gotta thing hard about that $85 price difference.

[@kwarkon1]

Shame there is no dedicated 1-2 scu cargo space in the terrapin but there is enough space to bring a few scu boxes inside. That extra space and much better survivability in case of hostile attack ( c8r is paper) makes the terrapin a nice solo/duo bunker runner. We will see in the future thought if it is worth the 85$ premium over cutlass.

[@SolaAesir]

The Terrapin has always been a weirdly expensive ship and one that's disproportionately used/mentioned by CIG even though they have absolutely zero gameplay for the original and none on the horizon. I think it's just someone's favorite ship concept but they don't actually get to play much, if at all. Still, that $85 premium over the Cutty Red, let alone the giant premium over the Pisces, really makes it hard to justify in the current game. If the Medi-pin wants to be a heavy ambulance, it needs some upgrades to perform the role.

[@Kakeyoro]

Hey Ray... I thought the Cutlass Red had 2x size THREE medical beds, not 2x size 1...

[@jeffafa_70]

The Cutty Red @ $85 cheaper than the Medical Terrapin, makes it quite the deal, in my opinion.

[@JustforgamesHiro]

Well, I've already pledged for the Apollo because I love the concept! BUT that Cuttie Red being only $85 less makes for a great bargain for entry level medics.

[@vicsid9606]

I atill dont have a medical ship and have been getting into bunker running more and more. That $85 difference between the Terripin and Red is a pretty significant difference. To me the best option is the Max and Nursa combo. The problem is I can't stand flying MISC ships because of the view and I am sure the Nursa will not maintain the respawn function.

[@theadventuresofjimmycrapol8827]

I feel that "Capital ships" like the Polaris, Idriss and Javelin should have tier 1 med beds.

[@aaronpaul5990]

Honestly if the Therapin could really sustain a lot more damage then the Cutlas maybe it would be worth the 85$ price difference but with it just being a healthbuff the difference does not seem to be that significant.

[@spcrowe]

$85 is quite a difference, I still like the Turtle Med

[@51ghardy]

The 85 dollar difference is huge. The Medipen Should be be stealth and armored, making it valuable in Covert operations.

[@richarddortch6122]

It still blows my mind that the MT has size 2 beds and the CR has size 1 beds...... I think the CR could abandon 1 bed for a single size 2. The Cutlass is big.

[@Dracounguis]

I wasn't terribly impressed with the Medical Terrapin's facilities. Seems like they could have crammed a lot more stuff in that cabin. I mean it didn't even have a jump seat until people complained about it!

[@mminto]

Oof that's a toughy, or an impossible question to answer from the syntax. Are you referring to the 2 Apollos? Or those currently in game?

[@mminto]

but Imma say the way you said it, the largest is $85 cheaper than the 2nd largest.

[@Dracounguis]

The Cutlass Red being $85 less is quite a value over the Terrapin while all beds are respawn points.

[@justadadgaming7472]

The fact that the cutlass red is $85 cheaper than the terripan. Makes me wonder what features they'll use to justify the price difference later as the game develops more.

[@3dVisualist]

I can’t believe the Medical Terrapin is so expensive! The Cutlass Red is $85 less!!

[@StoneHiro]

It would be great if they'd come out with one at the $85 usd price point.

[@Kurisu2019]

What they are saying is that the Terrapin's Tier 2 bed is worth $85 over the Cutlass Red's Tier 3.

[@joesgotmore]

The difference between the Cutlass Red vs Terrapin medical ships being $85 seems like a lot for what they do in my opinion.

[@Champion_of_the_Grail]

The $85 difference between the two is actually really surprising to me. Just goes to show that size doesn’t mean everything.

[@nobleknight7472]

$85 price differences aside the Apollo looms large over medical ships.

[@RaysGuide]

Someday someday. Maybe at the ILW I'll need to remake this vid.

[@darkfae2002]

I don't even own a red but it still is my go to daily driver. When looking to spend real money I do look at what the game will be, not what it is now, so the Tier 2 bed on the Terrapin is something to think about, but is it worth $85? I like the Terrapin, just wish more ships could carry it. Its hard to be in a ship with such a limited gamepla, the Cutty you can do other things, the Nursa/C8R can be carried in ships to let you do medical when you need/want, but the Terrapin... it's really all you can do, Medical/bunkers

[@stormwolf3255]

I like the Terrapin but not sure it's worth the $85 (or $65 warbond) premium over the Cutlass... although I probably won't buy either with real money anyway. Sticking a Nursa in a Valkyrie or other carrier ship is currently the best of both worlds although that will probably change with DoaS.

[@sbdyson]

Although I have one, I don't think the $85 difference is worth it for the Medical Terrapin. I'm just using it as a link in a CCU chain. At that price, just buy the Apollo concept.

[@andyandreson3989]

Terrapin had to have a tier 2 bed to justify the same price as the regular Terrapin. $85 difference to the Red is a bit steep. But this is Sc.

[@scribblescrabble3185]

I enjoy my Terrapin, but if I were looking for a dedicated ambulance I would not take a second look past the Cutlass Red at 85$ store credit less than the Medipin. Though I don't think I will ever buy an ambulance. Only a Nursa with which I will medify my MSR.

[@doncockroft550]

For the $85 difference, the Cutlass looks like the better deal.

[@TexanTemplar]

The ONLY reason i got the terrapin was because i had the store credits for it. But i know i will melt it for credits again in the future. No bed is a no go.

[@patricjohansson9064]

i go for the Apollo

[@CorpseinaBox]

Not trying to be a stickler but you forgot the hammerhead and, correct me if I'm wrong, the 600i?

[@RaysGuide]

The Hammerhead does not have a Medbay and the 600 has been promised one but has not yet been delivered.

[@koopakinkreet]

terrapin has always been such a cool ship but they could drop the price by a solid $85

[@Bardixception]

85 less... I really wanted to love the Medipin but it's priced in a really bad spot. The Appollo Triage is only 30 more

[@jeffstewart3785]

I love the terrapin but for 85$ less I would get the Cutlass red.

[@TheRealFreakaros]

Military Tax at its finest. 85 Bucks is a lot, but the usecase is also a totally different. for the average player i think the c8r is a good catch, but for military operations atm there is only the Medipin viable. (until the medivac releases, then we need to evaluate again)

[@RaysGuide]

Military tax vs the Drale Discount for being flimsy.

[@ricardop5892]

For U$85 dollars you could get another ship with LTI token If you give time

[@Adam-vo6yl]

Terrapin's popular, hence the $85 tax

[@jamessullivan5214]

I would take the cutlass red for 85 dollars less and significantly more firepower over the terrapin any day.

[@gnarlycharly1]

$85 is worth it for a better medical ship for sure

[@Power5]

For the $85 and so much less usefulness, that Medipin is dead to me. At least until we find reasons for a T2 bed in the field.

[@SnibSnub]

"All for eighty-five dollars less."

[@shanehorvath7670]

An $85 difference is pretty large, either way any of these ships are worth their weight in gold.

[@MrSmith123123]

85 less! Nice!

[@jamwheelgaming2543]

$85 doesn't really warrant the medipen vs the cutty red imo

[@Revi2151]

Don’t hate me… but I’ll happily pay the extra $85 for the terrapin for just looks (and also as a protest that the cutty lacks its blue kinsman’s bubble cockpit)

[@brentmellinger]

Ok, I'm failing to come up with any reason the Terrapin Medic is better than the Red to justify $85 more.

[@gruker]

$85 less for the cutlass seems a no brainer

[@JadedMantis13]

I like the idea of the Terrapin but by sticking to the old overpriced Terrapin price point making it $85 extra or even more considering other options I might consider it as an in game purchase down the line but not until after at least a Nursa and C8R. Not a fan of Cutlass.

[@deathheart7076]

$85 less is a lot of money to save just for a tier lower bed

[@grotthemighty7480]

$85 less is a lot of money to lose a lot of ship for a slightly better bed and the ability to be shot down easy

[@RamzUchiha]

That gap of $85 is so odd.

[@djweird9461]

nice guide....85$

[@wesflash1]

At $85 less than the Terrapin Medical, the cutlass Red has much greater versatility to do other things. There is 12 SCU of space in the back for a small vehicle and/ or cargo, and 4 or more 2 SCU boxes can fit around the medical beds if you are ok without having them anchored down. The cutty red is just able to land at a bunker opening ramp (very tight fit) and you can bring a box along to stash the loot in after succeeding the mission....so long as you didn't shoot the good guy that was graphically doubled up with a bad guy so you only see the bad guy and then end up having your ship blown to smithereens that is right at the ramp entrance.....um, I've done that more than once. Anyway, if you have a Constellation variant, the Ursa Medical makes a ldecent sense if you aren't doing major cargo/ freight runs, but the Starlancer Max seems to make a lot more sense to bring the nursa along just in case.

[@RaysGuide]

I agree, the Terrapin makes the Cutlass look like a bargain, doesn't it?

[@AAK625]

Respawn beds destroyed the current medical state and will be at odds with the future medical implementation. It was a short term decision to sell Nursas and it will end up being a poor long term mechanic.

[@BeardedPanda85]

It's $85 more bc turtle hype.

[@SolarWindsRider]

"IAE is the best opportunity to evaluate and adjust your fleet". I disagree, it's an opportunity to check ships. If it was a released game - also buy them, but with a buggy messy technical test it is - just check.

[@RaysGuide]

With melting adjusting your fleet does not necessarily mean just spending more, just spending different.

[@TrueManu]

$85 is not worth it imo, I would get Cutty.

[@asog88]

Just a correction that I know you misspoke, the cutlass red has 2 size 3 medical beds. You said 2 size 1s and we all get why your brain made your mouth say that even though we all know you knew the correct bed sizes

[@RaysGuide]

correction added to description, thanks.

[@asog88]

@@RaysGuide🤓My heart said you were right(because like you said med bed sizes being higher is worst which feels wrong)