An Architect Reviews the Anvil Carrack [Star Citizen]

In this video, I critically examine the newest ship added in Star Citizen, the Carrack. We'll take a look at the interior, and then finally the exterior, evaluating its successes and shortcomings.
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[@MarkDavidBlack]

Here's my two cents: The fact that there's even this much to analyze about a ship in a space simulator is insane, in a good way : )

[@jkalash762]

Just imagine where it'll go once the game is actually finished.

[@kermkerm]

Tsuiso Sim Drifting :o

[@vladfedonkin4731]

@Pork Woofles But can you fly an FPS level? Can you blow up other FPS levels with your FPS level? I do see your point, though.

[@BetterThanLifeProd]

Without knowing what can be done with the three modules.

[@Moonen100]

@@jkalash762 I don't think this game will ever be finished. Space is endless. So will be this game.

[@forzafan92]

i remeber when people kept complaining about star citizen taking too long to come out, but seriously though, i want them to succeed. especially with the sheer level of detail they have on every ship

[@goofball1_134]

This ship is goddamn beautiful, makes me cry that elite has none of this. It really adds to immersion

[@realburglazofficial2613]

@@goofball1_134 thats my major complaint about ED, I wanna walk around my ship! I wanna feel like I live on it!

[@tmonk.]

Id rather they work on the fps and lag issues before making like planet sized ships Like mate if you cant give me over 40 fps with a 4000 dollar computer what makes you think i want to play it

[@user-tk5jx4ih4g]

@@tmonk. I have majority 60 fps with my computer from 2015 lol. Granted only on medium and it dips down below 30 on Orison sometimes.

[@H0kram]

@@tmonk. It's because selling ships is the business model. It's by far the number 1 source of income. It's kind of a trap : cashflow and cashflow forecast of the company are available online, they are consistently low on cashflow, thus creating a loop in which they need more ships to sell, dedicating most ressources into what makes money. I do not think it's a scam, I think it's a terrible management, which is likely incredibly difficult to handle in the first place given the business model. My thoughts is that Chris Roberts got lost into it, possibly micromanaging too much, and after 10 years ( well over 10 years for him, he raised his first millions with a pre version of the game ) he likely needs someone who has a higher view of things, and put boundaries to this project, before it collapses on itself. With all due respect to Chris Roberts who has built a company that has achieved technical breakthroughs in an industry so boring and barely innovating, I do believe that more cold logic of a producer approach, and less creativity all over the place, is the only thing that can bring the game into a final form. Or, let's call it what it is : a project never meant to be achieved, like a huge prototype, and not expect or entertain expectations, of something else.

[@MarstheGod16]

Having served in the US Navy I have a unique take on the manning of the vessel. The best manning for the vessel would be a minimum crew of 20. Captain, Executive Officer, Chief Engineer and 3 engineers, Weapons Officer and 4 Gunners, Communications Officer, Navigator and Quartermaster, 4 Pilots, and the Chief Medical Officer and Corpsman. A cook could be added to the crew for long deployments and times "at sea." The general quarters stations would have the CO, XO, and NAV at the round table on the upper command deck flanked by the COMMO, and WEPS in the chairs with MFD's. Pilot 3 would be at the upper control with Pilots 1 and 2 being on the lower command deck with direct control of maneuvering and the fixed mounted weapons. In the 3rd seat on the lower command deck would be the Quartermaster to provide direct aid to Pilot 1. Pilot 4 would be a standby or a fighter pilot if the ship was carrying a fighter. The gunners would be in their turrets, Doc and the Corpsman in the Infirmary, and CHENG and their engineers in the engine rooms and other component areas. Other crewmembers like a Loadmaster and company and Cook +1 could be added depending on the length of time deployed and missions being carried out.

[@sloopydoop]

No clue what this means

[@r3ctz620]

This man is far above my intelligence level on this topic

[@MarstheGod16]

@@r3ctz620 lol its just a bit of experience is all

[@stanielb2005]

What I'm hearing is we need more berthings. 5 racks seemed a little light to me. Easily needs 12 to 16.

[@MarstheGod16]

@@stanielb2005 The captains quarters would be for the CO and XO, an officers stateroom for the 4 ship officers, another officers stateroom for the pilots (only 2 racks cuz there would always be 2 pilots on watch). Enlisted berthing would have 10 racks. Each having there own but with the potential for "hot racking" (racks shared by 2 or more people) if they bring cooks or deckhands or scientists etc. etc. So yeah, 5 racks is a bit light

[@dontwobble]

the interior of the engine room is too dark, as a mechanic, I'd want it to be brightly lit to carry out work, just like the engine room of a ship, same goes for repair room with the workbench. The captains quarters needs two lounge chairs for whisky drinking and some chairs opposite the captains desk, and theres also plenty or room for a double bed.

[@ltmuffler3482]

I agree on all of these. Hangars and workshops are brightly lit for a reason IRL. And I immediately wondered where visitors to the captain's quarters would sit. Ditto on the double bed, it's the damn captain! How's he gonna Kirk all the space ladies?

[@solothkaroftrinsic3852]

Most of the lighting they do is "mood lights" and not useful "work lights". I hope they give us the ability later to switch between those schemes.

[@gajustempus]

the WHOLE SHIP is too dark inside. Serving aboard such a ship would make you sick within just a few days due to the lack of light and color...

[@gajustempus]

@RAYfighter tricky question - but as of now I don't see ANY ship fulfilling the role of a true "explorer" vessel. The CLOSEST color-wise and equipmet wise would be maybe the Cutlass Red or the 600i Exploration. But the first one's too much into military again, the latter too expensive for being in the "luxury"-segment. The constellation COULD be such a ship - with a bit of modification and if you'd replace the fighter with an actual shuttle/small transport craft, but that'd take quite some rework...

[@ltmuffler3482]

@RAYfighter You say that, but if repair gameplay requires as much micromanaging as mining does, and potentially requires being able to clearly see the component, you're gonna rethink your opinion. I'm training to be an aircraft mechanic, and while I enjoy mood lighting a LOT, I do NOT enjoy dark hangars. Having a well lit work area not only improves your ability to do the job correctly, but it is also significantly more calming. The more lit up, the more comfortable you are working in that space. Neon lights are also a big fat no no in the work place. Neon does not give acceptable work lighting. I can get behind work station specific toggle-able lighting, but not neon. There is a point where "mood" stops being cool because it actively clashes with practicality. Then, it becomes "frustrating" and "annoying".

[@ralaxgaming]

You’re right about Stellar Cartography needing seats. Instantly thought of the briefing scene in Star Wars. The walls should have simple bench seating so the captain can brief the crew while they sit around the room on benches. The first mate or navigator can give a briefing on the system, it’s locations, op details etc.

[@Shinzon23]

considering that we saw things like random crates added into the carrack in the citcon demo, I can see being able to add seats of our own in the future....

[@nastyheadwound4857]

I'm hoping the wall and ceiling space will become extended planetarium-like projection area, a la the cartography deck in Star Trek TNG or the X-Men's Cerebro room. How cool would it be to have those walls appear to become transparent and simulate the external view of the ship?

[@midnight2600]

We do know that as it is right now is placeholder till it becomes functional. So they will probably do another pass on the entire room when it does

[@scottmiller4295]

military would give near zero fucks about comfort tho. in that vein it would not be the hang out room players envision. but as a player yea i would have couches in there, in my ready room, a couch or two in the game/pool room. look like there 2 walls you could toss a couch on or some game/arcade area. only other thing i dislike is the subdeck turret area beyond being a waste of space is how much it looks to a tee like the tech deck and can confuse you. color or lighting in that area would need to change, but i in make that bottom turret remote kill that elevator, redo that entire space to dunno a airlock for rear access, a parts room (ships got so much stuff crammed into as it is,) i suspect part of the reason that made that turret manned was to make use of that space vs add whatever to fill it out. but that space and seating or lack of it in some spaces and the seating thing really sould have been there, not even the military would make everyone stand in the captains room or the pool room all the bloody time. wtf. just seems a dumb oversight to drop a chair or two in the captains room across his desk leave enough to stand in front though. and a single couch on the wall in that pool room.

[@Exsulator2]

Why is it even there, there’s already a holotable on the bridge and the view and space makes it great, I honestly think the cartography room is wasted space

[@q2madman]

"Penguin of prey." Absolutely nailed that nagging feeling I get whenever flying my Carrack.

[@1001stmonkey]

Pretty sure it runs Linux

[@sphaera2520]

I was literally thinking it looks like a penguin when he was talking about avian predator this and that. Then next thing I hear is “penguin of prey.” Got a good chuckle out of me.

[@kobked-x]

you guys Sealed the deal :)

[@haribo836]

An aerospace engineer review of an architect review :). A lot of the things said I agree with, mainly the open elevators, the engineering deck, the empty cartography deck and it's overall completeness. A few things I want to add. The rear elevator should go all the way down via a Connie style elevator/airlock combi. It makes no sense to depressurize an entire garage each time you go out. Also if you suit up in the armory, you have to hope the cargo pods are attached so you only have to walk over one complete deck to get to the exit. Making the rear elevator a second exit point would make a lot of sense. The round engines completely makes sense as an engineer, as a round shape helps a lot with things like even stress and heat distribution. Something I expected you as an architect to mention are the bars in front of the windows of the drone bay. They look out of place compared to the rest of the ship. Something you didnt mention as well is the escape pod placement. Each working station has quick access to their own escape pods, except for the poor engineers. All in all another great video, thanks.

[@stephen-boddy]

He did mention the *louvres* over the windows of the drone bay in case of something exploding.

[@StarboyXL9]

Ah who cares about the engineers right? :P

[@spacep0d]

Hear, hear on the elevator to the outside. It's also risky to have a slow and large opening like that in the presence of hostiles. This is a video game artist's review of an aerospace engineer's review of an architect's review. ;)

[@Rygir]

I think it's obvious that if there is a fire going on in the vehicle bay you are trapped aboard the ship in atmosphere. That's not good. Also how does the first guy get on board to turn on the power? If ever the hydraulics fail and you can't open that front hatch you have an oversized paperweight. Personally I've seen enough elevators in this game and I would like an access ladder that drops down somewhere and maybe a shielded ramp for deployments from the armory.

[@Pingandlucky]

Well, as a Carrack captain, I find it very motivational for my engineers to be far from any escape points. It really encourages them to do their very best work, and keep my ship functional in extreme situations!

[@voxframe2259]

Something I feel is missing from this ship is a dedicated science lab/area. The med bay is amazing, but because this is an exploration class ship, it should have a dedicated science area. Perhaps a section of the cartography deck, or areas near the med bay. I also find the workshop and drone bay too dark. I've never seen a functional workshop without good bright lighting to work on items. I feel a couch would work in the captains quarters, as well as variable lighting in the habitation deck. I find it's still a little on the dark side. There should be an option to brighten it up similar to the med bay, and then tone it down at night etc. (We, the people, demand light switches! lol)

[@thegallantones6353]

I think they talked about the possibility of a science module.

[@solothkaroftrinsic3852]

Maybe that will be one of the cargo replacement modules. A science lab with exo-flora and -fauna storage. What I could also see is a module with a video console and camera drones to quickly survey a planet/moon. Also maybe a module with a variable environment setup for living fauna transport.

[@voxframe2259]

Now see if they are thinking of making replacement modules for the cargo pods, I could totally jump onboard with that. I would love to see science/research/bio pods in the cargo bays. Makes me think back to Nelix's garden? lol. The one thing, and sadly it's purely esthetics, is more lighting control. Heck we have that now where most good light bulbs can change colors and brightness with a phone... I'm sure in this timeline we would be advanced enough where every light source can be controlled completely, but at the very least have a couple lighting modes. The current ship lighting is always very cinematic, but not exactly useful. The Carrack after a short while would start to feel very dark and depressing, not calming. The windows are surprisingly small, so the chances of bright clear light entering the cabin is very slim on a long journey. The ship feels like it's constantly in a "battle-ready" mode, which is typical of an ex-military ship according to lore, but even military ships in our age are very well lit for functionality... It's only in the movies where they are lit like they belong on a Batman set.

[@chrismulkey7341]

As far as I'm aware, a ship like the Endeavor is supposed to followup after the Carrack. Carrack finds it, Endeavor pokes it with a stick.

[@tobedone4079]

@@solothkaroftrinsic3852 Sounds plausible... would be cool if the cargo pods could serve as a Lowkey base... with habitation, food Growing possibilitys, Vehicle Bay etc...

[@Morphologis]

For some reason, the video is taking a really really long time to process. This hasn't happened for a while, so be patient guys. No idea what's going on with youtube's processing servers.

[@feliksbus7713]

I'll come back in some hours...

[@Morphologis]

@@feliksbus7713 Previously it would literally take 5 minutes to process to 4k, so it's SERIOUSLY slow today.

[@JonAtomic]

@@Morphologis np man. love your videos!

[@neth77]

Was about to say, 360P eeeeeew. Keep up the good work and we need a Mole review ;)

[@quecksilber457]

@@Morphologis Really? 5 Minutes? My videos (mostly 1440p) are always taking ages. What's your bitrate?

[@kompav5621]

15:16 - I just had a neat little realization: That hanger looks like the perfect spot to play some sort of ball game or sunbathe. Could even space prisoners from there too, it's that neat!

[@5TARC0MMAND3R]

CIG used to call that setup the "swimming pool", where the airlock door on the top felt like you could just strap on a diving board, fill the hangar with water and jump in. Honestly, if CIG makes that a thing, they can shut up and take my money lol

[@kompav5621]

@@5TARC0MMAND3R It does look a bit like that, doesn't it? Love the design.

[@haribo836]

Ive used it as a boxing ring allready. Also with the hangar open and the sun shining in, I wished we had some deckchairs to put in. For prisoners, it has plenty of spacesuit lockers, fit a human, cant be open from the inside. Sounds perfect to me.

[@jonathonspears7736]

I have been waiting for this... I am not disappointed. This ship feels perfect for Star Citizen. It feels like the Enterprise, Firefly, Daedalus, Orville. My 3 complaints with this ship are: 1- Captain's quarters needs a double bed 2- the lack of air locks on the lifts 3- feel like it needs 2 more bunks as the amount of stations far exceeds the current crew size. (At least 2 engineers, Doctor, Captain, Pilot, Navigator, Tactical officer, Science officer, and that 1 random kid that got picked up on P3X-432.

[@Killer99215]

It's normal irl on ships and smaller outposts & oilrigs out at sea, to share beds. 12 crew members, only have 6 beds for example. 12 hour on, 12 hours off.

[@PragmaticTornado]

@@Killer99215 Plus, this is a game. What you NEED on a Carrack is a couple of turret operators. That's it. In the future, turret operators can do multiple roles. I wouldn't expect PhD level medical gameplay, so no doctor required... Nobody in their right mind is gonna want to take on shitty crew roles where they press 1 button every two hours, and I'll be here for it when CIG realizes this and finally implements NPC crew and blades. The ship is cool though, I do like it, even though it has no pilot controlled guns.

[@mackchannel6348]

A pleasant walk through, and I generally agree. There are some points that aren't addressed, as follows: 1. The ramp's inflexibility of position makes it difficult to know if you have a problem with onloading before it's too late. 2. The airlock to the Med Bay is fine--you mention its utility in aiding with bring on an infected crewmember or dangerous sample, but you have to haul it through a good portion of the ship to get there! 3. The number of useless and futile indicators, monitors, unusable storage spaces, and other geegaws that serve no function other than to remind the viewer of the complexities and nuances that are missing. 4. The distance between the racks and the heads shows no consideration for wakeup priorities. Because when I wake up, the first thing I do is shower. Oh. Wait. No. It's that other thing. 5. What, the Captain gets a twin rack? How inconsiderate to the people that might visit the Captain's quarters! At least a double. 6. On Deck 3, the use of red lighting instinctively signals that something is wrong, or that the ship is in silent running/combat stations. I don't know if that's a good idea. 7. The decision to make both entries to the hangar on the same side--and that being the side most distant from the bridge--is a design flaw. A single hatch on the fore and aft bulkheads would be superior for better access. 8. A Bitchin' Seat for the Captain on the Command Deck would be nice.

[@DeliciousCornbread]

#2 So, typically when you are dealing with someone who is sick from a possible (unknown) contagion, they will be triaged and then placed inside an isolation unit on a stretcher and then moved to the established treatment area as to not expose others (because as you said, otherwise it'd be a mess!). The airlock/decon area is really more for medical staff to ''scrub" themselves before entering an area where there could be people with already compromised immune systems. Everything else I agree with though, especially the small CPT's bed!! Source: ER/Critical Care nurse

[@mackchannel6348]

@@DeliciousCornbread Good, someone who doesn't think my concern about xenobiohazards is weird! LOL Ah that makes perfect sense then. The placement of the door is simply prioritizing bridge crew care to a small degree (seconds sometimes count!).

[@Crusader6590]

#7 I agree it should be a single hatch, but just one single hatch. I don't agree with being opposite the bridge as a flaw. It needs access to the main elevator for loading and unloading gear, samples, injured, etc. I wouldn't want direct routes to my bridge from any egress points, even on just a military exploration ship.

[@Nimoodles]

Last time I was this early, the Carrack still had strange angular engines that functioned off of captured suns.

[@connorallison2123]

read that as Capri suns and honestly want that even more

[@emerson3070]

I REALLY wanted those strange angular engines...for years! Too bad though

[@HippiePie1]

[cries in starfarer]

[@Rygir]

Captured suns? Is that a reference to Stargate or something or did I forget about this part of the concept description? Also why cry about starfarer? I love mine

[@HippiePie1]

@@Rygir The Starfarer was originally going to collect quantum fuel from stars and refine it. They've decided that won't be happening anymore as quantum fuel will now be a mineable resource that needs to be refined at some point after that. So the Starfarer can no longer collect, refine, and distribute quantum fuel on it's own.

[@cybernuggetlive9880]

This channel is the meaning of quality over quantity. I love every video thank you for taking your time making each and every video perfect. Thank you.

[@Grovichun]

the king of quality over quantity would be lemmino tho

[@shurikencookies]

Hopefully CIG take notes for a smooth experience lmao

[@whowhowhowhowhowho8139]

For an architect he is hell of voice actor/director, and i say this even when I would rather him feature a girl talking with his tones.

[@pavelnest4761]

Agree +1

[@lucaspakele5583]

The Carrack is my favorite ship in Star Citizen. My only feedback would be to transform the stellar cartography bay into a sensor/data array that could scan celestial objects, ships, or even provide for an offensive/defensive e-warfare role.

[@bimmerbomber2002]

Electronic warfare is a huge component of modern military operations, seeing that reflected in SC would be cool.

[@rixxy9204]

I love the Carrick it's an amazing ship. To me it's a light capital ship, and can easily run a crew of eight. I'll agree that the top deck seems kind of pointless right now, but let's see what happens when new star systems become reality

[@xtremetuberVII]

Morph, I gotta say, I fell in love with your channel twice now. You told us you decked out a SoroSuub back in the day. That right there, wins me over because you know how significant being able to wave to someone from another ship, while they are outside their ship, and being able to both see each other waving is significant. All of these videos give me hope for customisation, especially considering that the Carrack is only just the beginning. They still have the Endevour to learn from the Carrack. I remember how different the 600i to the 890 Jump was, and with each ship, they seem to have more and more of a grasp on their style guides to the point of being able to utilise functionality introduced with one ship to flesh out the next ship of the type. You mention these exact design improvements in this video as well. Overall, I don't find myself getting lost on the Carrack as much as I do on other ships, despite there being far less signage overall. It seems to just have an intuitive navigation setup. Also I think the Carrack might be the best example of how physically built out these ships are with the engines actually being there, and connected fully with the exhaust on the exterior.

[@Elitehacker74]

"Overall, I don't find myself getting lost on the Carrack as much as I do on other ships," NAILED it, this is the same comment, As the misses as why she liked this ship. She still gets lost on my Cat.

[@XCharger]

we missed the crew shower room, the gravity generator room, and fuel tank B room.

[@underakillingmoon]

Cig forgot to implement the gravity generator room...

[@Priam42]

It's there, the gravity "ball" is in the ceiling (at 16:18)

[@cowboy10uk]

underakillingmoon strange, as it’s most certainly in my Carrack.

[@underakillingmoon]

@@Priam42 whaaaaat! You're right I see it in the video! I failed to find it in my own ship, shame on me. I assume it is on the technical deck?

[@mikeville99]

The engines on the Pisces looks more like the Carrack concept engines than what was implemented on the Carrack. I find that odd...

[@MastaSquidge]

This is the ship that every long range, long term Elite explorer has always wanted. Well... that and the gameplay associated with all these things but hey. This isn't about Elite, but coming from there, this is incredible stuff.

[@DMStraylight]

Note to self: wait a couple of hours after Morph posts something to watch it, because 360p does NOT do it justice.

[@self1sch]

He could also set the video to private until it's finished processing like most people do.

[@SCTimbal]

"...the Starfarer, which I still need to review." THAT ship is going to be wrecked by the review. LOL.

[@michaelgiertz-rath7994]

Yeah. I hope the Starfarer gets a review pass. That thing virtually exists mostly of massively oversized corridors which are good for nothing 'cept using as much space as possible. I can imagine a much better designed interior, especially since CIG seems to have a team capable of doing it. Less corridors, more useable space. And if that means the Starfarer can double as a successful freighter, so be it.

[@Cythil]

I think they really dropped the ball when they did not include a Minotaur for the Starfarer!

[@jasonfrost5025]

@@michaelgiertz-rath7994 Did you not watch this review? Talk about wasted space on the Carrack.

[@MotoMn121]

@@jasonfrost5025 If you're talking about the size of the corridors on the Carrack, I feel they're an appropriate size for a ship that at any given moment may have several crew members rushing to their posts in opposite directions. The bridge has posts for the captain, pilot, 2 copilots, 2 systems technicians. 2 drone operators in the drone bay. 1 medical officer (assuming there's no assistant, nurse, medical technicians). 3 total turret gunners. What about crew for engineering, the hangar and the garage, cartography room, etc? There is a lot of space on this ship, but people forget that this crewed ship has actual posts for 12+ crew members and would likely have had more when it was deployed by the UEE prior to being offered for civilian use.

[@Torokk]

@@Cythil lmao thanks for the laugh

[@CorkersDenizens]

This series has to be the best example of "do what you know", combining a passion with your expertise at work. Bravo!

[@Lilmiket1000]

Man, you got some amazing dreamy footage on this video! especially at the end when the carrack flew by as the camera followed it. Gave me star trek into chills lol. I was just waiting for that carrack to go to warp.

[@timvictor8926]

Leaving the wip module behind and judging the Carrack on its own merits I think it’s fantastic. It may have lost the avian bird of prey look, but it grows on you. It really is a stunning ship that has developed well and become a true hero ship.

[@thoughtsofapeer]

Imagine all the times he has to move the ship to get the light just right, then hurry into the room and get the footage. I appreciate it!

[@Ammoguy1]

Great work again. Your camera panning is perfect. Beautiful end shots with all the ships flying. 👏

[@gabzsy4924]

This ship requires 4 more beds and an elevator entrance. Also, it would be awesome if the cartography room had automatic shutter windows that open and close when you turn the carthgraphy table on or off. Some areas feel a bit empty and sterile, like the recreation room with that space pool and the workshop, I feel like they could add a little more stuff to those areas to make them feel more alive and used.

[@alencovington3381]

These videos make me want to play this game even more. And from what I’ve seen, I’m always surprised that it isn’t finished. It’s truly awesome.

[@futavadumnezo]

God this is so freaking amazing! It reminds me of so many sci-fi movies, makes me wanna film a movie inside that ship. I like your work, keep making more please!

[@jasononey]

I one-hun-doe percent had to stop by and say, what a magnificent job you do on your content. I wish all you-tubers took this much care, for clarity, accuracy, completeness, and the utter elegance of your preparedness.

[@andrew9539]

Really appreciate the effort you've gone to present the ship in such a cinematic way.

[@jde-jj1lu]

Man.. I cant wait to see your review of the Mercury when that things out...

[@RusStarik]

I'll never own an Anvil Carrack, cuz it's too big for me to own. I like smaller, more "personal" ships. But I'd love to be a part of its crew - Carrack's interior is the best so far in the game. But still I have a few problems with it: 1. Was mentioned in this video - secondary elevator is not isolated, so if 1 deck gets depressurized, the 2 other will also. IMO, it is unacceptable for an ex-military ship to have such a MAJOR flaw. 2. Also mentioned in this video - no way to get to 4th deck if elevator dies. Smaller, but still a major flaw - top deck, from what I understand, is suppose to be ship's "senses system". All scanner data is gathered, filtered and relayed by it to relative posts in the rest of the ship. So it need to be accessible at all times. 3. Medical bay, IMHO, should be either facing elevator OR, even better, have access from both sides. One of the side walks around it may even be sacrificed to make the med-bay bigger. 4. Main elevator does not extend outside the ship and can't be used to enter/exit the ship. I think it's a big issue, because if any of cargo pods get dropped or damaged, crew will be forced to use front vehicle bay to enter/exit. If they don't want to walk on, completely open to space/atmosphere, catwalks outside the ship, of course. And they'll need to use 2 elevators to get there from armory! Big oof. BUT, not having a direct access to armory from outside the ship is understandable for an ex-military ship. They could re-do it during the conversion into civilian ship, but that's more work, so ok, understandable. 5. These damn removable screens in captain's quarters. I'm convinced that it's another left-over from ship's military past. They look hella durable, but so tiny and "cheap". Yack But even with all these problems, IMO, this ship is much more believable, much more comfortable to work in than any other, even "luxury ships" (oh. man, I have so many problems with them).

[@norseline1428]

The electronics, avionics, and sensors are actually on the bridge, which is interesting.

[@RoballTV]

You mean the smaller elevator? its isolated by at least 3 doors in every direction. First that elevator has it's own door. (1) The airlock has its main door, secondary door, and EVA equipment room door separating it. (3) The garage is separated by the main ramp door and the garage door. (2) Each door to the cargo modules is a double door, basically a miniature airlock. (2 - 6) The jefferies tube has the main garage ramp, secondary garage door, and a door per floor. (3) The main elevator is super secure, it has 3 mini airlocks between it and the secondary elevator, meaning it has 8 doors between it and the garage exit, and 9 between it and the Airlock. And it has 3 between it and the upper floor airlock exits.

[@flamebreaker7318]

Military shit has flaws all the time they pick the people who ask for the least money

[@Acidmonk603]

First video of yours I have seen and I loved it. You pointed out some things I hadn't noticed and some things (penguin) I cannot un-see now. Great video and insight. I really love the ships all flying together at the end.

[@MrPitiboy]

Wow! The view on that bridge... I got chills and warm fuzzy feelings during that part of the video :P Also, I love your choice of background music for these videos. It makes them feel more epic but calming in an amazing way. Can't wait for your next video!

[@Lancea1ot]

That ending scene was amazing! Almost brought a tear to my eye

[@Xzor]

9:08 The "Head" is labeled "Toilet". Literally unplayable. 😋 Thanks for the review Morph.

[@obamabiden]

the shots near the end of this were amazing, the music with all the ships flying together worked really well

[@wallacefrey6247]

WOW The quality of this video is amazing! Awesome job Morph.

[@officer_smith]

Welcome back to the land of the living, glad to have you here

[@tirechasershouston5537]

6:09 That would be invaluable on the boarding ramp platform and in the docking tube. "double-blind precautions are alway the best policy when exploring," said the Aztecs 7:35 Excellent 10:11 I'd prefer the A380 business class chair/bed cove option that doubles as an escape pod 10:22 love the recessed door entryway. Good for posting FAST sentries. 15:31 Convert one of those hangar hallways into a large workshop, accessible through sliding hangar doors and oversized air locked ship side doors 16:06 Unfortunate that the turret seat doesn't slide the whole way down the access corridor 19:13 Agree, would be nice to have sliding seats on that rail Can't wait for the 2951 model

[@stevenrobinson2012]

It never ceases to amaze me after I watch one of your videos how many things I notice that I wouldn’t have otherwise and how many things I completely agree with. I really love watching these and nerding out watching them. I know these had to have taken a ton of time and effort to make and and it’s shows. I really appreciate these. Can’t wait for the next one :)

[@nikolas2987]

The quality of your videos is fantastic. I really appreciate it. Nice job.

[@tatzecom]

God them ships are so clean and so nicely done theyre tickling my "I wish I could design shit in 3D" fetish. Like damn son, i really _do_ wish I could model stuff like this in 3D

[@5omePerson]

Tfw you're so early the video is only available in 360p

[@FurryGram]

360p squad unite!

[@rileyk8143]

@@FurryGram all the hardcore boomers come together.

[@Ehawk_]

loved that flight sequence at the end, keep up the great work.

[@stephensquillacote8503]

LOVE the length of the video and love the detail in the video!

[@coalsilvermuzzle3111]

That's what I said to a friend of mine after getting the Carrack. I quote "Damn I wish I had one of these in real life, leave this crazy world and live in it."

[@kingkrumbs2304]

Was going to go to sleep early...WAS... As always, I really appreciate these reviews. Star Citizen the game is coming along like I had always hoped. But what really brought me to this game was the idea of living on a ship. I hope to afford one (carrack) someday in game as $600...well my wife would kill me. Lol

[@thomasbouvier3203]

Regarding to hammerhead in game price, carrack could be around same price ;) So with some hard work and patience, i think it could be affordable. Not like Idris, Javelin, 890 or polaris :p

[@StarboyXL9]

Do you not have some money that is yours alone?

[@Icarion1]

just upgrade to it over a few purchases so she doesn't notice ;)

[@Cogzed]

Another great video bro! Welcome back!

[@oshel5793]

I have waited so patiently, thank you, I will continue to love your content. Your gait is perfect, your voice is buttery, and your ideas and word choices are divine. I hope you continue to make content for the foreseeable future. The exquisite quality of your videos and the consistency of that quality through out, makes your videos a treat to watch. You show a perfect "less is more" attitude, to editing with the calm fade out cuts to different areas and a smooth ambaint music in the background. I honestly dont think I ever would have developed the intense love for star citizen, had it not been for your videos. I followed it with vague interest but you where the one who changed that. You're doing amazing work, and I hope you love and that work you do, as much people like me love viewing and enjoying it. I look forward to seeing what you have in store for the future. Bye

[@boyewilliamn9890]

Man, the amount of floors in this ship makes it feel like a building while inside lol.

[@Bravo21Niner]

Not gonna lie, i totally got goosebumps when the group flight came up at the end of this. I love the idea of the Carrack, and it by far has the interior that i could see myself actually living in day to day as well. Shame the ship was just out of my price range.

[@nubularconniption3939]

I mean, when the game comes out, you want have to pay for it with a large amount of real world money. So... that’s a plus.

[@mateusz_0]

@@nubularconniption3939 IF the game comes out

[@znurfy]

The group scene in the end is beautiful, you can easily see size differences in the ships and I love it :) your own little fleet :D

[@baronvonschnellenstein2811]

Enjoyable video - as usual from you, Morphologis :) Bonus points for "Penguin of Prey" - Well played, sir!

[@dchousoseiso]

I had the privilege to see one of these in person for myself. It's beautiful.

[@yazanmowed]

This is the first ship that is truly incentivizing me to get into Star Citizen, it’s just so gorgeous and Fireflye.

[@adolaf1487]

be prepared to pay a lot of money for it lol

[@serald7254]

Nice work on the video, @morphologis , really like it. Keep it up!

[@jeffbwilliams23]

Nicely done Morph, always fun to hear your perspective

[@austin0351]

Along with the changes you've already mentioned I'd prefer it if they made the main elevator go all the way to ground level so that you don't always have to use the ramp as an entrance when landed. Making the ventral turret remote controlled like the dorsal turret could also save space while making the other crew station on the upper bridge more useful. A control panel to operate the hanger from inside it would be great too so you don't have to ventilate most of the tech deck if you dont have someone to operate the main panel for the shuttle crew.

[@bradenwoods1111]

They could have an actual science lab where that rear turret is if its remote. So much free space your right

[@ovatae3349]

Honestly, I strongly dislike the current exterior appearance. Originally, I had fallen in love with the Carrack. Now? It is in my formerly owned ship list.

[@zman_o7]

The Hud looks like a bloated flying whale.

[@IAmNumber4000]

It looks almost identical to the concepts though, except for the coloring. www.google.com/search?q=star+citizen+early+carrack+concepts&prmd=inv&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X

[@VictorECaplon]

Better for me. Wish more people were like you because the ship is quite common. Beautiful beautiful beast best enjoyed rare.

[@asymsolutions]

@@IAmNumber4000 the new look is beefier and more hardened like a proper expeditionary ship first built for military use. Glad to see CIG making their ships more sensible in design and looks as the project matures. The connie is a horrible unorganized mess.

[@Ravage2734b]

Damn, and here I was hoping you would have one.

[@Viper_Gio]

o7 Cmdrs.... I really like each and every clip of your vid-art‘s :) I started in SC 2016 and I quit the same day when I could not enter even my ship. Since that time I flow with my fleet CMDRs from Elite Dangerous and I finally gave SC another chance to show me the improvements... am really happy that I made the step! So many changes happened to the game since 2016 and I couldn’t hold my self and purchased last weekend another 2 ships , Andromeda and Freelancer Max and I did some small missions till now. And I have to say... this Game Rocks! Still lot of bug issues but you’re able to find yourself in the verse with its bright spectrum of gaming variables and I luv it! Thank you so much for introducing each and every aspect of the game to us! You’re the reason why I came back after 4 years of waiting.... thx 😊

[@omar1s1]

You just might be my favorite SC KZbinr... yeah, you are the total package. Great stuff!

[@ElJotEm]

"First real Engine Room we got in a Ship in SC" - Well what about the whole technical rooms of the Caterpillar?

[@fubarace1027]

agreed, also the Hammerhead had a large engine room, and didnt the 890j?

[@SkyeWolf310]

But those ships engine rooms were not "dedicated engine rooms." On the Cat, the engine room is also used to get to the upper floors and the command craft making it a commonly traversed space, and on the Hammerhead the engines are in the cargo space.

[@tropicthndr]

The ship has four engines and only the two inboard ones have access, that’s a real goof up which leads to a lot of “oh sht how do I fix the outer ones I can’t even get to them”.

[@ChatterNet]

Hardly comparable to a full scale engine room that you have a whole host of room to work within and go about performing repairs and calibrations.

[@KuraIthys]

mmh. Lots of the bigger ships have clear engineering spaces though. The 890 jump definitely has some kind of engine access inside. The 600i, while not the engines, has almost all of it's components in two dedicated rooms either side. (Really, one of my complaints with the design is how hard it is to get to and from the crew deck to the rear) You can't technically get at the engines from inside though Smaller ships seem to just have stuff spread all over.

[@MattePaavi]

when i played mass effect i have dreamed of this kind of thing, having your own control of the verse. And this game is reality

[@camdenbarclay]

Fantastic work, some of the best content on youtube in quality and professional review.

[@welk6913]

Thank you for all of your very in-depth analysis of these vessels. What makes your videos great is your constant honesty about your current topic. Of course everyone is entitled to their own opinion but, it's truly refreshing getting the honest perspective of someone who has actually played and understood the game. I enjoy watching your vids either way because it shows that you care. Thanks again and I look forward to the future of Star Citizen and your unique perspective of the verse.

[@brighamlau6710]

I love how when he is analyzing the captains office he says there’s a lot of storage to store your nik nax’s not knowing that now Star Citizen calls their inventory system nik nax’s

[@fireflymal]

Captain's quarters needs some adjustments. The toilet should be consolidated into a shower/toilet combo to save space. Everything could be shifted toward the front, making space for a couch in the main area. Then the captain's bed could be made into a double.

[@Tears0fPhoenix]

That was a very nice review of my favorite ship in SC. I really hope I can start to grind for it when it comes with patch 3.10 You did an awesome job, please continue with your very good work. Salute o7

[@otteryunbelievable7884]

Well you just made my Wednesday! Thanks Morphologis!

[@Psychobob]

I like the ship, it's one of my favorites for sure. I agree that the exterior profile of it doesn't seem intimidating or sleek. I always see a lizard with a fat body and small head. If they could get it to lose some weight it would be damn near perfect. I'm considering selling mine though and just working for it in-game.

[@positronikiss]

ill buy

[@italydude515]

How much..I'm sure 8 months ago it's gone now

[@italydude515]

I only have a nomad right now :(

[@Psychobob]

@@italydude515 I still have it. I paid like $625 for everything it comes with. Probably sell for $600. Melt on it is $540.

[@Baleur]

12:25 enter, the MRCN Tachi I think the Carrack exterior is MUCH nicer than the original concept. But i also think YOUR slimmed version, is much nicer than the current model. Amazing how just a few centimeters of tightened up lines, can make the whole ship feel slimmer.

[@matteosiefert846]

This is Star Citizen. The intro shots alone define why we all love this project as we do. Tanks Morphologis, for making these. Incredible!

[@oldpeculier4919]

Been waiting for this... Well five Stars from me Loved it... Thank you for your hard work making it. :)

[@KirsiKitten]

I get an incredibly gleeful feeling when I realize that, as a general fan of architecture, I have learned more about architectural design and philosophy from some guy on KZbin reviewing fictional video game space ships than I have anywhere else in my life.

[@phoenixsui]

Yes the round engines were also annyoing it would look perfect with thrusters like the pisces. But the rest is awesome.

[@chirvo]

You know, one of the things that made me decide to buy a Carrack was this video; how you dissect every single area of the ship. For that, I have to say Thank you, kindly. I'm so happy with my purchase! I love that ship. Thanks, again. :)

[@royborgen]

I really like your video and the insight. Would love to see a video on the Caterpillar. Keep up the good work!

[@The_Irish_Fox]

What’s the name on the bottle in the captains quarters

[@jollygoodshow]

Jean Luc :D

[@goldbondmedicatedfoodpowder]

​@@jollygoodshow yes!!! that is so sick. I couldn't read the cursive in 360p :). i looked up the "trise cordial" and- starcitizen.fandom.com/wiki/Mr._Refinement%E2%80%99s_Cabinet_of_Rare_%26_Exquisite_Spirits the "trise cordial" refers to some "subscriber flair" distributed in 2014 apparently

[@KuraIthys]

lol. The products ingame that get used as props can be quite amusing. The vast majority of books ingame are programming books. I still laugh at the fact that if you interpret the supposed owner of a ship from what the props onboard are like... Then the 600i is owned by an alcoholic man that's fond of cigars, and is, apparently a computer programmer.

[@xdrfvgyhn64]

@@jollygoodshow Who's Jean Luc?

[@logicalChimp]

@@xdrfvgyhn64 Reference to Jean Luc Piccard - captain of the Enterprise in Star Trek: TNG

[@jenshep1720]

man, this thing reminds me of the normandy sr2 somehow

[@XenonG]

Yeah, particularly the medical room section on the right side after getting off the elevator. And some of the section is just like the Nostromo from Alien.

[@jenshep1720]

@@XenonG yeah, also getting strong startrek vibes because of the arrangement of the furniture and the coloring

[@CeesaX]

Morph, this series of vids is the only series on youtube that will make me drop what I'm doing to watch. They're absolutely fantastic. Thank you so much for continuing to do them. I know you steer clear of the smaller ships, but have you thought of doing a video that compares a few? I'd love to see a multi-ship comparison from a single manufacturer that helps me to understand the idea of "design language." What is it about the different Aegis ships that helps me realize they're all the same? Or maybe throw in some images from the real world, stuff that would help me realize what is it about the Misc series that makes me compare them to sturdy trucks. But whatever you do, keep doing it your way. I love your stuff.

[@theScottishKoala]

Carrack has been my favourite ship since the first time I laid eyes on it, and a dream ship of mine ever since. I'd never seen the concept art for it, which I must admit looks quite interesting, and I think could be adapted for a NEW Anvil explorer type ship, that's a little smaller and sleeker - the Idris or Polaris to the Carrack's Javelin. Overall it seems incredibly well designed, and the space is a nice in-between of brutalist space efficiency like in navy ships of today, and a liveable space that an exploration team can call home. I gotta agree with everything you said here Morph, particularly on how the bridge seems to have been designed with greater length in mind (potentially allowing a larger side-view as well), and the lack of separation of areas that could become depressurized, but I'd like to add one major point - there are not NEARLY enough bunks in this ship right now! I'll speak firstly from a realistic standpoint, leaning on experience with navy ships' crew sizes, specifically offshore patrol vessels (OPVs). Judging by the size of the ship itself, the size of the bridge, the likely necessity in a ship this size of having an ever-present engineer (meaning two on board), the drone stations, cartography area, med bay, AND the presence of a bay for the C8 Pisces (surprised not to see that shown off here...) this ship should support a crew of 12 to even 16! A captain of course, as well as at least one officer/first mate to perform duties while the captain is asleep, as well as commanding a ground team using the two vehicles plus perhaps coordinating the C8 as well (perhaps piloting it and acting as a forward-observer). A pilot and two navigators, plus the two remaining crew stations in the bridge which would likely serve as comms/systems operator roles (only one of which really requires being filled at all times). Add in at least one medical officer if not two to take shifts, and we're already up to nine, without even factoring in the two drone operators and two engineers, likely a dedicated cartographer/scientist (I'm thinking Professor Anders from the UNSC Spirit of Fire), and with all these people on board you might even need a dedicated cook. That's fifteen, almost three times what the ship currently allows for, and that would make the decks feel a lot more alive, while I feel like with six personnel only, you might go a substantial period of time not even seeing your fellow crew on such a large ship. For comparison, the 80m long, 1,640 tonne Arafura Class OPV has a crew of 40, but can accommodate up to 60 if necessary! Now, because this is a game, we can knock off a few of those points of course - dedicated comms/systems operators won't be necessary, neither will a dedicated medical officer or researcher/scientist/cartographer. That’s realistic stuff we just don’t have to worry about (though I would argue that immersion should govern ship design more than gameplay requirement) One engineer would be fine, as would one navigator, both of which can double as drone operators or vehicle pilots. Take out the cook, and we're down to seven people necessary just to even fill all the ship's roles, and even then we're disregarding the idea of shifts, and whether or not you want to retain full capability while the two ground vehicles and C8 are out on deployment (those turrets need manning, and can the drones also serve a light combat role??). Overall I'd hope to see fourteen to eighteen bunks PLUS a captain's and officer's quarters on a ship of this size, especially when even the Freelancer has four for god's sake!! (Side note: Why tf does the Freelancer need four crew stations/bunks..??)

[@ronidude]

While I like CIGS design I hate that the maintenance floors are so dark... in real life they'd be lit up so u ca see wat ur doing

[@brianfury9790]

i so agree, im very sad with the looks of the carrack, and the engines are very boreing,,, you nailed and im happy to have shared the same view as you from the start about this ship xD

[@enfrancaissilvousplait9034]

I'm new to the game and your channel. Incredible video. Your sound editing only served to capture the grandeur of this game. I just might grind for this ship. Good stuff.

[@fheral]

First of all, great review. This is the first video I watched from you and I really like all the points you discussed, specially regarding the decompression on multiple decks through the common lift. I have some points I would like to bring up, just to check if my expectations are reasonable. Ramp as sole entry point when landed: The Carrack is an ex-military vessel, so security should be at top priority. Only having the ramp as a single access point make it easy for other people to sneak in, specially how slow and big the ramp is. Examples of ships that are not luxury and includes this feature are the Constellation and Freelancer series. As an alternative, I imagine the main elevator from this ship that crosses all the decks could be reworked to extend down to the surface, like in the Constellation series. About the Sterilization area in the med bay: I think is great, however to get there you need to come from the ramp (Single access point), go up to the habitation deck using the opened and exposed lift and then go through the sterilization room on the med bay. I am not sure if there is a way to circumvent this without major changes, but if we are concerned about an infection, then parts of the ship already got exposed before we had the chance to sterilize. Crew Quarters: IMO the pool table (Recreation Area) is taking a lot of space. The pool table could be removed and replaced with other types of activities that requires less space, like Arcade machines and board games. The bunk beds looks good, but I don't believe they should be in the Carrack. This vessel is for long term exploration, so IMO some of the space claimed from the recreation area could be used here, in order to give the crew small private quarters. A place that belongs to them, their personal room during long journeys. Jeffrey’s Tube: I was not able to access every deck. I could only go from the Sub Deck all the way up to the Technical Deck, skipping the Habitation Deck in the process. Thanks, appreciate the great work.

[@Shiimana01]

Dude this legend today just donated 60M to me so imma grab this real quick lol

[@lyl14ghost]

This will be the textbook when designing space battleships is a necessity in our own future.

[@chuckfarrell6265]

I've been consuming your videos since coming back from deployment. Your channel is awesome. Thank you

[@51ghardy]

Incredible video. Absolutely fantastic. Well done Sir. Well done indeed!

[@RoadRunner217]

Amazing video! The Carrack looks like an obese TIE fighter, and there's a lot of wasted space inside. I hope that CIG will some day learn, that we don't need half of the ship for walking spaces. One could easily add 2 rooms per deck or make the existing rooms more comfortable or bigger by just trimming down the gigantic hallways, which sometimes even fork into two frikkin hallways. These ships are bigger than the medium ships, but they are still not huge and don't justify throwing valuable space out the window. Space in space, especially on exploration vessels, is worth gold.

[@Ravage2734b]

you obviously have never watched or listened to the devs explain how you must have large spaces to walk PAST other VIDEO game models, as they don't turn sideways, and they can't "squeeze" by someone.

[@RoadRunner217]

@@Ravage2734b That's not a solution though, that's a workaround. A very, very lazy workaround. If the next generation of cars came out and they all had 6 wheels instead of 4, with the substantiation that "well, the 2 in the middle just seem to break radomly for some reason, we dunno" you wouldn't be like "oh well yeah, makes sense" and accept it, people would ask questions and demand to find out what the heck is wrong with the two damn wheels in the middle. One easy and simple solution would be to dissable most of the collision of the hitboxes of party members, or characters in general, on ships. How are people supposed to walk past one another on smaller ships? Open the doors and then play tetris? I hope that you see the bigger picture here.

[@4675636B]

Every ship besides the luxury yachts would just be based on current submarines though. There is a huge element of fantasy in all of this rather than the much more boring reality of military vessels.

[@djjudd566]

These videos make me want to buy an ultrawide monitor. Hnnng I don't need it!!! 😩

[@mednaen]

Look into super-ultra-wide. It's the dream!

[@misaelvg]

Its amazinggg

[@no2475]

Once you go ultrawide you never go back.

[@misaelvg]

@@no2475 this for sure

[@eramires]

I have one, i will never go back. But i need to use an extension in Chrome, to remove some forced 16:9 videos to extend to 21:9 because some one decided to lock the video in that format. 90% of the videos in youtube are like that, it sucks. This happens in Netflix as well but they unlocked 21:9 in a lot of their movies thank God.

[@NomadHorizon]

Just started playing SC a few days ago and I absolutely love the design of this ship, didn't realize what it was until watching this video and now I can see that it is an amazing ship, can't wait to get my hands on one.

[@Gobiink]

Awesome great work. I love the end and my carrack very much.

[@funkyschnitzel]

I actually love the new exterior. I think if we'd been presented this version without ever seeing the original art, everyone would have loved it. She's not slim anymore, she's thicc.

[@fardreamer1576]

Same here, I prefer the new design over the original one. But that's probably because I never cared for the Carrack at all until recently when it came out.

[@s3npainotices862]

UwU Finally Senpai has delivered.

[@5TARC0MMAND3R]

praise be to the Morpholopai! the Master gives the Children the blessings of successful design language

[@FONature]

I was waiting for a week for this video. I am so happy I finally got to watch this. The carrack is glorious, and I can say without a doubt I agree with your every point. The interior is something I really appreciate, and the exterior was well done, but not well enough, especially for the engines. Then again, compared to when they released its trailer last year to what they have now, it is a massive massive improvement. I would say I still want a ladder in the 2 decked bridge. I cannot imagine if I lose power to my elevators and I cannot get to my upper bridge. That's the one thing about the interior. And yes, they should airlock that inner elevator in the middle of the ship too! Great video. I look forward to your next one!

[@inukuji9294]

YAY thank you for the wonderful architecture analyzes again :3 this is the the ship that make my fantasy in living in the sustainable ship would look likes