CAPTAIN JACK… OF ALL TRADES | Drake CUTLASS Black Ship Review | Star Citizen

In this video, I conduct a full walkaround tour and detailed review of the Star Citizen multi-crew ship, the Drake Cutlass, featuring gameplay footage. The gameplay for this Star Citizen Cutlass review is from patch 3.9
00:00 Introduction
01:07 Ship Tour & Deck Layout
02:30 Combat Performance
04:11 Visibility & Handling
05:33 Operating Costs
07:07 Verdict & Summary
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[@Farrister]

What do you think of the Cutlass?

[@Byzz2077]

I like the cutlass series but I can't wait for a proper bounty hunting system so I can properly use my cutlass blue

[@Areanyusernamesleft]

It's a good ship, but I like the 'Lancers better. :)

[@fyrewaterr]

Great multi-role ship; perfect for a beginner to try their hand at anything and be competent at it. Btw, you mention it has 40 SCU of cargo twice; it’s actually 46.

[@McDamaged]

im interested in an update after the 3.14 nerfed it

[@slyderace]

I just upgraded my pledge from the Titan Avenger to the Cutlass Black tonight. I'm looking forward to trying it out tomorrow after work :)

[@hausser3024]

Even with many more expensive ships me and my friends seem to always want the cutlass, it can just do the basic tasks more easily and with less fuss than anything else.

[@Farrister]

It's a really good go-to option!

[@gyratingwolpertiger6851]

If we aren't taking a Connie out me and my org take cutlasses out. Too useful to not have in the hangar.

[@i3lackflo]

I love the Cutlass. It's dirty, lived-in looking and you just know it will get the job done. It has its own charme and personality. It's the type of ship which may has a few loose nuts, bolts and screws which need regular loving attention by the pilot, but in the end it will be there for you and not disappoint or abandon you. And.. it looks pretty similar to the Mandalorians Razorcrest! What do you need more apart from 2 big, old and screaming engines that will turn the grass beneath it to dust on every launch?

[@Farrister]

Absolutely agree! Personally it's not my style, but I love that it has character

[@nolaklutz796]

I remember my first time flying a cutlass I got scanned by security. Was surprised but I like it. I think it fits with the in universe lore

[@Farrister]

Haha, totally!

[@themightymo3491]

I'm here in 3.23 having just purchased one of these guys, and so far I've been blown up once in it. I've liked flying it, though I don't have any friends to take along with me when I go out to do adventures.

[@ericwollaston5654]

Farrister, first - proud to be a subscriber. Second, your reviews are thorough, on point, and understandable. The Cutlass is one of the, if not the, most flexible and capable ship in the Verse. Also, I am a MISC fan and double Freelancer owner. If you want a Cutty RED, Freelancer DUR or MIS for reviewing purposes, happy to lend mine.

[@Farrister]

Thanks Eric, on all counts!

[@bastiandoen2583]

I am rewatching this video - your old vids are good, but the gain in production value is quite palpable! :)

[@Farrister]

Thanks Bastian, I've been keeping on working on it!

[@bastiandoen2583]

@@Farrister I am inviting a friend next weekend to play SC with me, we will probably start in my Cutty - I am sending him a link to this video to hype him up a bit :D

[@Farrister]

@@bastiandoen2583 haha, hope he enjoys! IAE is a great opportunity for that, get the chance to try some different ships!

[@jackforrest3664]

Do you think you could go into the turrets when you review them please! Just for arch or range / view! really love the format and its a super cool review :D I just want to see EVERYTHING when you review them :)

[@Farrister]

Good idea! Thanks Jack

[@The_PaleHorseman]

I want a cutlass black with door guns, not the steel, I don’t want the bench in the middle, I want a cutlass black with door guns, perfect if it had that

[@Farrister]

Cutlass.... Iron?

[@Byzz2077]

Big fan of the cutlass series and your content

[@squirrellordsgaming2772]

I just got the Cutlass Black package and the Halloween green paint pack for the four Drake ships... I wouldn't trade it in for anything else. It's perfect for so many things! I'm loving it!

[@Farrister]

Spoopy!

[@patrickspaceman305]

Tried mining today, as it's a "free fly week", so have access to more ships apart from my Mustang. The Prospector was the plan for making a few spacebux, but wanted an all-rounder..Jumped in a Cutlass (for the first time), did some deliveries and light combat, really nice to fly and just suddenly grew on me. So was planning to buy a Prospector to make spacebux.. After some research, and the fact I grew attached to my one week loan Cutlass..I picked one up at the pledge store as well as a Greycat ROC to have the best of both worlds! (after watching a few YT vids, the Cutlass Black and ROC are made for each other).

[@Farrister]

Mining is so hot right now!

[@asiftalpur3758]

@@Farrister unrelated but can you spawn 300 series on small pads?

[@ronkrueger-capt_koron6112]

Hey Farrister, it looks like this video has been out for a while. I'm posting this during the end of the 3.14 patch, October to be exact, during the Varo Celebration for the Verse and just before Citizen Con.. I just got done flying my Cutlass Black to Jumptown on Yela to earn the Varo celebration free mask. You have to land and go inside Jumptown to get it, and it took 3 tries. The first two I got hit by 30k errors, and I was successful the 3rd time. The first time there were 3-4 ships over the lab working to prevent anyone from landing there. The third time I had gone to a different server and I made it ok. There was another player standing outside waiting to go inside and do the same thing I did. We passed each other and I boarded my ship and just got the heck out of there before he decided to do anything untoward to me. I love this ship. I use it a lot more than most of my ships. I, only recently, upgraded to the MSR as my go to ship, but I keep the Cutlass around. I have the Red version for medical work when it comes out this next patch. For the Varo patch, the are selling Ghoulish Green paint skins, and I picked one up and applied it. My Cutlass looks great in it. Take care, fly safe and I'll see you in the verse.

[@Farrister]

Ghoulish!

[@ronkrueger-capt_koron6112]

@@Farrister Thanks for the spelling correction. I like that green color better than the black of the base ship.👍👍

[@KodieCollingsGaming]

I love the screen layout. This might be my 2nd pledged ship.

[@Farrister]

Man this video is old now xD

[@The_Real_bubbazaneti]

Always great stuff from U Farrister! only thing that was missing was U recommending components other than standard. The standard Shield on the Cutlass is pretty weak, what would U recommend? Thanks again for another great vid.

[@squirrellordsgaming2772]

If I get Star Citzen, this will definitely be my ship of choice.

[@Farrister]

It's got personality!

[@Helghast07]

very good video man lots of intresting information.

[@Farrister]

Thank you

[@tommyr.4701]

I love my Cutlass! As a "blind" pledge (IRL-USD purchase), I have ZERO regrets. I was completely unfamiliar with the game when I chose this ship and it's still my favored ship for solo play two years later. Great maneuverability, solid loadout, and all around great ship to get familiarized with the game. It does however, seem to garner some additional attention in comparison to other ships, likely due to the 'nefarious' connotations the Cutlass seems to be associated with. Overall, I recommend this ship to anyone and everyone.

[@squirrellordsgaming2772]

Upgrading my computer soon. Will be getting into the game very soon. Cutlass Black with fun and shenanigans here I come!

[@Farrister]

Hope you enjoy!!

[@squirrellordsgaming2772]

@@Farrister Installing game now. 10 GB left to go, yay! I went with a smaller ship to start with for now, but I will definitely get the Cutlass later.

[@RobertMcNamara3DMc]

I'm about 100k from affording this with aUEC... can't wait... Would have got it this evening but I ended up getting sent to prison for (accidental) homicide...woopsie!.. Good job on the vid mate.

[@Farrister]

Oopsie poopsie - I had that happen to me in XT when somebody flew into me!

[@RobertMcNamara3DMc]

@@Farrister hate that..

[@azidal3755]

The Drake ships in some ways remind me of the Correlian Engineering Corporation's tendencies in Star Wars.

[@Farrister]

A little!

[@TheDAWinz]

This thing is a Amazing starter ship, Avenger is just right below it as well

[@Farrister]

How do you think the Avenger compares? I may review that in the near future!

[@Dj3ndo]

@@Farrister While not asked to me personally, I think the Titan compares a lot to the Black as it is large enough to house a small vehicle (Graycat and possibly the Ranger once it comes out), Holds a decent amount of SCU (12) and has a lot of firepower for it's size. Variants wise, the Avenger Stalker is comparable to the Cutlass Blue.

[@Farrister]

@@Dj3ndo thanks, I probably meant more about the verdict but I will check it out xD

[@bravozero6]

But the cutty black isnt a starter ship

[@birdfacts8730]

How do you alternate between vtol and regular usage of the engines? Or is it automatic?

[@Farrister]

Keybind :)

[@Rantandreason]

I would say the best starting point you could have in this game is a Pisces, Cutlass Black, and ROC You get those 3 and everything you need to make GOOD money and make your way in the verse is set

[@Farrister]

Ordinarily I'd agree, but I've taken to ROC mining again recently and finding it very difficult :( just buggy

[@Rantandreason]

@@Farrister that's ok. Even if it's harder, it doesn't need to be super easy It's either Pisces Cutty ROC or Pisces Cutty Prospector Depending on how much you are willing to spend. You could even make it cheaper by forgoing the Pisces, but it's a REALLY good starter ship Starter Package + Miner $115 for Cutty + $55 for ROC = $170 $60 for Pisces + $100 for Cutty + $55 for ROC = $205 $115 for Cutty + $155 for Prospector = $270 $60 Pisces + $100 for Cutty + $155 for Prospector = $315 Any of those options will give you the best "base" starting position to make a craptonne of money and be able to buy any other ship in the game Now you can start with an Aurora or Mustang and work you way up, for sure But if you want to skip the tedious grind and get right into the solid money, this is the way to go To be sure, if you just start with a basic package, this is the setup you're aiming for anyway I have a ridiculous amount of ships, but that's mostly because I want to support this game But if I had to pair it down to just a handful of ships, this would be the list I would choose from

[@WanderLusting]

Another great review. I am still leaning toward the Freelancer MAX but i do think the black is the best all purpose ship in the game.

[@Farrister]

Thank you. I was pleasantly surprised when I took it out this time, it's been a while and I can definitely see why it's so popular!

[@cephei1104]

For the price it the best ship in the game.

[@DoomOfConviction]

Can you use NPCs to arm the turret or set the turret to automatic?

[@Farrister]

Not at the moment, players only for now...

[@BEAGLEBOSS]

What’s the fuel tank? I currently have a cutter with 6000 fuel tank

[@cyrilj7533]

Good review but the scu is 46 not 40 fella 👍

[@Farrister]

Ah thanks!

[@gasser5001]

The cutlass is such a jack of all trades, it even makes you feel like a 10 year old stealing your dads '69 caddy and forgetting to grab some phone books to sit on and see over the dash... or if you wanted to fly around in an origami ship. Those are about the only thing a cutlass has going for it...

[@Farrister]

Haha, to it's credence, it does have a lot of utility!

[@sevn0761]

The v1 had a bathroom. Kinda sad to see it gone

[@Farrister]

Made me go and check, I was sure there was a little cubicle lol

[@CMRonin]

Can you fit a ROC inside?

[@Farrister]

You can!

[@canlucagertz3562]

I've upgraded my Avenger to a cutlass for the next reset

[@Farrister]

Enjoy!!

[@Grant5272]

Really good review. What I think about the Cutlass runs counter to most of the Star Citizen community. Back in the day when everyone hated it, (before the rework) I took one out and took on a Superhornet one on one and beat the hornet. And I am not a great dog fighter. Then I took out my superhornet against a cutlass and won. Seemed to me the two ships were pretty evenly matched but the community was complaining that it wasn't as good of a fighter as the lore said it was. I don't get it. I recently took out the cutlass again in 3.12.0 and while it was okay, I didn't think it was that great. It didn't fly as well as I remembered it flying before the rework. The VTOL mode confused me at first, I was not a big fan of that. Also, I think it is UGLY as hell. lol. I'd take the base freelancer any day over the cutlass, but that's just me.

[@Farrister]

Yeah I think it's very based around preference, but I quite like that. The VTOL mode can come in handy, if you are used to it. All in all, I see the appeal of the Cutlass, albeit it's not my style

[@cmarchi128]

So can the co pilot fire weapons?

[@MetalsirenIXI]

Co pilot uses the grappler beam. In the center is the top turret gunner

[@s-c-iulian]

does the 30k err still persist in 3.10 ?

[@Farrister]

Yes, it was worse but is slightly better now

[@cylonraider1971]

Can you put a mining vehicle in it

[@Farrister]

You can, the ROC fits in the back :)

[@lisa-azrabroad4137]

With the rebalance of various things coming in 3.15 including the Cutlass how does it now stand up as the all rounder?

[@Farrister]

I'm looking forward to finding out!

[@f3ritecore251]

Where does one buy this ship?

[@Farrister]

New Deal at Lorville :)

[@andtri716]

Can it be used to traffic humans? Not human trafficking mind you, I work for CIG and I need to deliver bartenders to their designated locations by 6pm tomorrow or my boss will cut my you know what :(

[@Farrister]

Lol it could be used to transport humans

[@devinleifer7460]

andromeda for those who have commitment issues

[@Farrister]

Haha

[@delta1200]

Why are videos so silent? Can you add more volume to your voice?

[@Farrister]

The newer ones should be optimised for KZbin - this was one of my first videos!

[@equinox5667]

did anyone know that this is based off the razor crest

[@Farrister]

I think it surely pre-dates the Razor Crest?

[@stackemhigh4229]

Downside with the bug

[@Farrister]

The bug?

[@bravozero6]

Such a good ship to bad it flies like an absolute dumpster

[@Farrister]

haha ! Not sure it's *that* bad, but know what you mean :P