Drydock: Polaris Class Corvette | Star Citizen 4K

As a change from looking at in-game ships, this video delves deep into the Polaris class corvette in Star Citizen. The course of the video considers the history, specifications, as well as potential uses for the Polaris.
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00:00 Introduction
01:18 Meta History
01:56 In-game Lore
03:22 Cost History
03:48 Design Purpose
04:35 Specifications
05:04 Components
06:07 Weapons
07:49 Crew
08:32 Amenities
09:11 Gameplay Use Cases
10:37 Fleet Role
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[@TheAstroHistorian]

Thanks for the shout out brother!

[@lunamaria1048]

You deserve a shoutout! You are our most valued historian!

[@Rgraceful1]

I can't wait for our Polaris , BMM , Perseus , Kraken , apollo , and Liberator . So many ships for CIG to build .It will be years and years of slow waiting . Looking at the new plans and listening to others it looks like size 5 or 6 turrets so it will be a target for a swarm of fighters like most Caps .

[@DavidPowers99]

I am eager it see a lot from CIG. About ships. They seem to be not prioritizing them. But I glad the BMM is shelved again. They where Makeing the size 8 guns fix forward and that would have been next to useless on a cap ship.

[@Farrister]

So many!

[@daveroles3783]

well yeah, they are def not prioritizing them. They HAVE to shit out Sq 42 or they are gonna be in trouble. So many empty promises from CIG on the whole Sq 42 topic. They have moved a large part of the workforce to that. Capital ships will come, but much later than we would all like.@@DavidPowers99

[@limyarplane1991]

@@DavidPowers99 to be fair i do prefer if they move priority away from ships and focus on just finishing the game, a very large number of ships we currently have dont have much use.

[@sheev9852]

BMM coming never lol

[@Drakey_Fenix]

Farrister is a gem on this platform! I just love your relaxing voice and calm music while you explain stuff. Hands down the best Star Citizen content creator in my opinion. Your ship reviews are really good!

[@Farrister]

Thank you for your kind words!

[@snaggletoof1927]

I am greatly enjoying this series. The details are fantastic. Thank you for the time and effort you put into your work, Farrister!

[@Farrister]

Thanks Snaggletoof, more to come!

[@chalky042]

It was available to CCU to a couple of years back if memory serves. Also components got altered, it now has capital shield and capital cooler as well as capital radar and capital power plant

[@Farrister]

I wasn't clear on the components, all I had was one short sentence on the Dec 2022 video which said "these are capital components", but not how many, or which ones. So I kept the specs from the page for now, since even the Idris and Javelin don't exclusively list capital components! We'll find out more info in time, I guess

[@chalky042]

@@Farrister I know it wasn’t intentional, however if no one tells you, how will you ever know. There was a Polaris rework video pushed out by CIG which you missed.

[@Farrister]

@@chalky042 wasn't that the Dec 2022 one? Aside from the passing comment by one of the devs, it just didn't give the level of detail

[@chalky042]

@@Farrister kzbin.info/www/bejne/pGKpm5aqpdBlp7c 8:50, they mention capital cooler and capital shield generator, we already knew it has a capital radar and power plant from prior planning stuff.

[@Farrister]

@@chalky042 that's the video I was referring to!

[@brandonhalcyon6984]

Thank you for the video, I am gonna have a terrapin in my polaris and use it to explore deep space

[@aipilot6795]

Can not get enough of this series

[@Ru5tbeard]

Can't wait to see your review of the Polaris when it eventually comes out. Imagining the epic locations you'll use as backdrop!

[@strategygalactic]

Yes, you can.

[@Farrister]

Oh my giddy aunt, it will be a wonderful day

[@tragic_tragous]

Polaris looks so cool. That arrowhead shape just feels aggressive.

[@Pa1ad1no]

For sure.

[@Farrister]

Totally

[@NomadHorizon]

This video came out just in time. Literally talking to my friend about this ship right now about how the Perseus will be shadowed by this thing.

[@0giwan]

Concur. Perseus will eat smaller (but sizeable) ships (Connies, Ares, Redeemers, etc), Hammerhead will eat fighters, and Polaris will eat corvettes, and maybe frigates.

[@NomadHorizon]

@0giwan I want the Perseus to be good but I don't think it will be. Even at taking out medium ships. The ship is also left defenseless against small craft and ordinance. And it's size 5 missiles are not going to be enough for a "frigate". I love the look of the ship, but its going to suck huge balls unless they find a way to fix a lot of the problems the current concept has. The Polaris on the other hand, I hate it's looks, but it's going to be a menace to the game. 28 size 10 torps! I'd be shocked if capital ships didn't tuck tail and run once that thing joins a fight.

[@Stormyy6310]

@@NomadHorizon Jesus *28* torpedoes, that's insane I thought you could use the Polaris as ground support but I wasn't sure however 28 torps definetely makes it a good ground support ship

[@NomadHorizon]

@Stormyy6310 Yeah, the Polaris is most likely going to be able to solo a Javelin. 28 size 10 tops and 32 size 2 missiles is going to shred anything. Also has a great armament of guns too with 5 size 4 twin turrets and 1 size 5 twin turret.

[@Farrister]

I dunno, I think they'll end up being used differently. Each could have their place :)

[@ericstlouis5743]

Another great video! And straight to my heart with one of my favorite ships! Well done!

[@Farrister]

Thank you, glad you enjoyed it!

[@jasonp.1195]

The Polaris is designed to employ size 10 torpedoes, but I would be curious if she could carry a range of smaller torpedoes with different roles than the single anti-cap munition. My notion is that the gameplay role of the Polaris in fleet actions could be more interesting if the range of torpedoes was unpredictably diverse. Rather than the person in charge of the torpedo deck just undertaking the comparatively dull role of loading the tubes as fast as possible, there would also be the anticipatory gameplay of selecting the right weapon to load next. This might be a full 4x spread of the standard size 10, but perhaps each tube is loaded with different munitions - like smoke screens, clusters of small missiles, whatever.

[@Farrister]

Now THIS is theorycrafting! I love the idea!

[@ryudo333]

Really, really like this series. Thank you for the content!

[@Farrister]

Glad to hear it!

[@Hollowbarista]

Ty! A new lore video of my biggest ship in #StarCitizen Won it in a raffle years ago.

[@Farrister]

Wow, lucky raffle!

[@Shakerroo]

Great breakdown of a fan favorite ship! It's the big boi of my small fleet and i can't wait for it.

[@Farrister]

Look forward to it too!

[@Blackcat70_]

Awesome content, Farrister! TY, Sir..!

[@Farrister]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@newblood5]

Honestly dude, I loved seeing this! You should do a rendition of the drydrock when the corvette comes out, to make sure it has relevant information updated, otherwise this was awesome! Thanks for covering the Polaris, I'm so very excited to fly it soon (TM)

[@Merciful_Angel]

It would be interesting to compare concept video to released ship video.

[@Farrister]

Would love to, or maybe a full ship review!

[@grabwandler5685]

Nice video, looking forward for more content like this!

[@Farrister]

Thanks, more to come :)

[@joellouisfire]

With the Polaris possibly coming out this year, I really wonder if they will also be releasing blades since they should be integrating the automated turret of this ship

[@Farrister]

I doubt it, honestly. There are other ships that supposedly have automated point defence (890 JUMP from memory) that don't have that functionality yet

[@RedowaCzardas]

Been thinking about adding this ship to my collection. Would like to see a video on the Perseus if you haven't done one yet. Great video, looking forward to more.

[@Farrister]

Will do!

[@everettumphrey]

love the videos highlighting the ships I wish I had the money to buy lol. Thanks for the videos.

[@Nosdeblack]

Ok, amazing content format. Will we see a série with most concept ships yet?

[@Farrister]

Quite possibly :) I'm glad you enjoyed it!

[@shawnc5188]

Picked up the Polaris CCU at IAE 2023.. so my current Retaliator will eventually chain up to it. Fingers cross we see the Polaris next year. Will be using it to guard my BMM in Pyro

[@Farrister]

Potentially big upgrade! Hope you have a few friends together to crew a BMM and Polaris at the same time!!

[@ransom1500]

got mine just waiting for it, cant wait for it

[@Farrister]

Sadly, we might have to!

[@zman_o7]

I want one! 🤣 Have a great weekend Farrister o7 😎👍

[@Farrister]

You too! o7

[@Xeonzs]

8 months ago already, time goes so fast, I thought this video only came about 2-3 months ago XD

[@Farrister]

A long while back!

[@0giwan]

Great video! I remember that I was at New York Comic Con in 2016 when the Polaris concept sale went up. I saw it that night, and I think it only took me a few minutes to bite; my Cataphract's serial number is RSIP-00830, so I'm assuming that it was the 830th Polaris to go.

[@Farrister]

In honour of Polaris 830, Ogi!

[@mjlee8013]

Please more Drydock videos! 🔥

[@Farrister]

Will do!

[@CNC-Time-Lapse]

I love this series. I know you've done a few Javelin videos already, but I was wondering if you could do an official Drydock version with the latest information we know about it (even speculation and what's modeled in game).

[@Farrister]

You know me too well, already completed and due for upload soon :D I love that ship

[@CNC-Time-Lapse]

@@Farrister I purchased one about a year ago. I can’t wait to play with it. :D

[@Farrister]

@@CNC-Time-Lapse me too!!

[@CNC-Time-Lapse]

@@Farrister I do hope they surprise us with more interior rooms. It’s a massive ship but its interior layout has a lot of space in between that’s not utilized, like in the front and rear. Would make for amazing FPS combat if you had unwanted guests on board and you had to try and locate them.

[@Christine-shield]

I like and appreciate this series. I would suggest adding a category for comparison, in detail. Often times I find myself asking the question "how does this ship compare to xyz".an indepth comparison Vs it's competitors would be welcome

[@Farrister]

Thanks Christine, will consider for the future!

[@Inquisitor_Hildr]

Love drydock, keep it up! thanks

[@Farrister]

Thanks, will do!

[@wernervanschalkwyk6652]

You could have made this 30min and I'd still love it

[@Farrister]

Haha, I think this felt about the right length for the information I could currently find :D

[@keithhaddock8586]

Great video.

[@Farrister]

Thank you :)

[@anothergoogleuser]

Thanks for sharing

[@Farrister]

Glad you enjoyed :)

[@Pkuchnir]

Nicely done, throwing the perseus in the hat for next dry dock ship

[@Farrister]

Perseus a popular choice, it's on the list!

[@Sarsour_]

Loved it!

[@ftsstiffmiester4528]

i love the video and im glad i have 1 always loved this ship.

[@Farrister]

It's pretty popular, I think!

[@SCTimbal]

Love this! Perseus should be next!

[@Farrister]

Lots of love for the Perseus!

[@shaners1]

Please do a Drydock for the Percius as well! I really enjoyed this new series.

[@Farrister]

Perseus, on the list for future :)

[@little-wytch]

I like these kinds of videos, but I have to admit, my favorite part was the theory crafting and imagining what it could do lol. What can I say, It's the writer/dreamer/wanderer in me lol.

[@Farrister]

I'm glad, they're fun to think about and make!

[@tgjaedan]

Love the series. Have a feeling that Polaris and Hammerhead combo is gonna be a staple for medium size orgs.

[@Farrister]

I can imagine that being a very powerful coupling!

[@lunamaria1048]

Pfft. A Perseus wolf pack will solve that problem lol

[@pewjackman]

Gonna like this series I think... Feeding the inner geek :D

[@Farrister]

:D I'm glad

[@samisuhonen9815]

The Polaris will most likely also be used as the flagship of a versatile combat focused small group of players. It offers so much utility, safety, and versatility. It can protect itself from fighters with huge shields, relatively thick armor, and missile batteries. It can punch hard against larger enemy ships with a salvo of 4 giant torpedoes, or use those launchers to bomb ground targets. It can carry a ground vehicle and/or large quantities of valuable loot. And you can take along a fighter, or a utility ship to further customize your mission. For example, if a group of combat oriented friends just want to go explore Pyro, the Polaris would be a great choice of ship. Enough armor and firepower to defend from pirate fighters. Room to store loot you got from raiding and pillaging. Huge torpedoes to bomb entire outposts, or fend off larger ships. It's relatively quick for a capital ship, and it has powerful sensors. So it is likely you can ambush or avoid ships same size or larger than yourself, while being well protected from fighters.

[@Farrister]

Excited to see how it all pans out!

[@silenciummortum2193]

Great video!

[@Farrister]

Thank you!

[@Talkert15]

Can’t wait for this ship or a liberator

[@Farrister]

Liberator! One of the next Drydock to come along ;)

[@SternLX]

3:22 heheh.. Still have my 2016 Pledge for the Polaris. Did the Warbond with a 10% Off Coupon. Paid less than 600. Only time I used a coupon with a Warbond. Not even sure if they allow it anymore.

[@Farrister]

Saved some money there, I think!

[@hanswurst9866]

Drydock is a pretty good idea to squeeze out interesting content of a very slowly developing game :D

[@Farrister]

I find myself watching a lot of ship information videos on KZbin about real military ships, and thought "hey, maybe people would like to watch this for Star Citizen ships too!"

[@lukeoneill513]

There’s just something that tells me this ship is the dream capital ship for me.

[@Farrister]

Would it happen to be those massive torpedoes? :D

[@lukeoneill513]

@@Farrister Those certainly play a part!I like the description of it, I like that’s it’s got a hangar similar to the carrack, would love to know exactly what fighters fit in there, the F8 lightning seems like the perfect accompaniment or maybe the scorpion, maybe even the Antares. I like that it’s very quick, I Love the looks of it (can’t underestimate looks!) and sort of being a fast response first on the scene tip of the spear kind of capital ship with the huge payload just sings to me. Also bro don’t know if anyone has told you this but when you say “I’m Farrister” at the start of ur videos, the way you say it is downright reassuring and chill! 🤣 I’m like “Shweet Farrister is here to give me the lowdown again, time to relaxe and enjoy some ships!” Keep up the great work bro and don’t change the way you say “I’m Farrister” 😁 Edit: Ha I told you this in another video comment and have just seen ur response! Lol!

[@dingdong89275]

​@@lukeoneill513 I've just got the carrack but wasn't sure what fit in that hanger exactly... any idea?

[@GodDragonLich]

It has been stated that the length is actually more but still under 200m to accommodate the interior. I’m hoping it’s 199.9m :D

[@Farrister]

Yeah, I'm just going with what I can find at this point - so much conflicting info! Bigger is not always better, especially for something that should be relatively quick, like the Polaris :D

[@hawkteen2179]

They have given more info in the latest vid about that that was posted a while ago It's length will be somewhere near 175 (I don't remember exactly) And all comps went to one size 4 aka capital My sources it's the cig vid about the new Polaris interior vid

[@michaelwestmoreland2530]

I hope "Capital Radar" is more than "Longer Range.'

[@reamoinmcdonachadh9519]

As a multi role ship, I feel that this ship is far too military, so civilian use is hard to figure. Perhaps as a Disaster relief or Rescue ship it might have a function. Or as a Law Enforcement back up ship. It definetly is a Group ship, not a solo vessel and it thus more suited to Org play and the scenarios Orgs can put together and role play for their memebers

[@Stormyy6310]

Exploration (best sensors in the game since it is the most modern ship of the UEE + hangar space for an exploration shuttle + ground vehicle storage), medical gameplay (carrack class bed so yes you can respawn + hangar which allows a med Pisces to fit in), trading (it's fast since it is a torpedo corvette), piracy (capital ship piracy even), resupply and repair of fighters (maybe) and a bunch of other things which do not need to be mentioned (ground assault so base capture, bounty hunting, rescue, blockade running..)but yeah it's a ship that needs a crew, but honestly it's the case for all capitals, you're not using any capital or even large ship solo

[@jodofe4879]

@@Stormyy6310 It is not an exploration ship. The Carrack is the military reconaissance/exploration ship. The Polaris doesn't have the dedicated sensors and scanners needed for exploration gameplay since that is not its intended role. You could however park a small exploration ship in the hangar and use the Polaris as a mobile home base for it. So you could do some exploration gameplay in it, but not as well as with an actual exploration ship like the Carrack or Odyssey. Also, in the future, the tier 2 medical beds like those on the Polaris or the Carrack will no longer allow you to respawn. This change is probably coming with the introduction of the Apollo and tier 3 medical beds (which will allow respawning). So you could do some medical gameplay in the Polaris but not as well as with the Apollo. Its cargo capacity is small for a ship its size, so it won't be able to haul cargo very well. You could do some trading with high-value goods, but again there are better ships for that. The Polaris would probably too expensive and ineffective to use in such a role. The Polaris is a versatile ship, but it is very much a combat ship. It does any sort of combat-focused role (like piracy or bounty hunting) very well, but I can't see it having a lot of use outside of combat. It just doesn't have the cargo capacity or specialized equipment necessary to keep up with civilian capital ships or even large ships. Which is as it should be, because having a single ship that can do everything would be kinda OP.

[@Stormyy6310]

@@jodofe4879 You're right it is not its intended role however it is logical as you said that it cannot do everything better than dedicated ships, that's the thing with multi-role ships, they can never be better than dedicated ships, I didn't talk about it but you can probably even do passenger hauling maybe some high risk type of mission, sure it wouldn't be as profitable as doing it in say a 890J but still it can do it, I expect it to have between 90-150 SCU cargo so there is probably still profit to be made with it hauling, plus it's a military vessel so it can be threatening for pirates however I still think you are right, it's mostly a military vessel, this alone makes it potentially very profitable as a capital ship because as CIG said "high risk activities should get you more than low risk" so I see this ship excelling as a pirate organisation command ship especially since it is fast and can do hit and run tactics

[@Farrister]

Will be interesting to see

[@AuzzieWithAGun]

i can't seem to decide between this and an idris or a javelin, on one hand ill have enough people to crew the polaris and idris, but i love the javelin and dream of owning one, im interested to hear peoples opinions and recommendations

[@Farrister]

I'm so excited for the Javelin, so I'll not weigh in too hard :D

[@Wh1terider]

Personally. I would like pair it with a Legionnaire for Anti-Piracy / Smuggling. Or perhaps with a Terrapin for scouting with a special ops surface group.

[@Farrister]

Oooh interesting!

[@redrumcoke2363]

Real question: Is the Polaris actually a "class", in and of itself, as the vid title/description states? I would say that it is not, and that the Polaris is merely a model of "corvette class" military ship. Perhaps I'm wrong and military ships don't have "models", but are classes unto themselves? If that is the case, what word, instead of "class" encompasses "corvette", "frigate" etc., if not "class", in that case?

[@Farrister]

I think class in this regard is the military idea of a group of ships following the same design. I think what you're referring to would commonly be called "Type". That of course is in Western/NATO terminology - other parts of the world do things a little differently.

[@lancehatcher653]

I remember them saying that they where going to its Sheila's to a capital class

[@Farrister]

In December video they talked about capital components, but weren't super clear as to which ones and how many.

[@randyfiglehorn9192]

The Polaris will easily be outfitted with automatic turrets. I also imagine that torpedoes can be fired from the pilot as well. Why would every other multi-crew ship allow it but then the Polaris wouldn’t?

[@Farrister]

I think that's a little speculative, I'd be surprised if the Polaris ended up being a solo ship, given the size of it

[@randyfiglehorn9192]

@@Farrister it most certainly won’t be a solo ship however with AI crew and turrets will be more than capable. CIG have already made it clear that AI crew will be a viable alternative to human crew. But I totally see what you’re saying here. It’s going to cost a premium to crew it and run it with AI as well. Ideally, you should have a dedicated crew ready for it. However, it should be doable “solo” if you’ve got the funds.

[@icosaphilia6342]

In lore I could see this cooperating with a pair of vanguard wardens on piracy patrols

[@Farrister]

Totally!

[@rolanders7553]

Nice nautilus next or bmm

[@Farrister]

Noted for future :)

[@MarcelKralik]

I think they messed up the ship sizes overal. A corvette is not that big. 155 m? Then a cruiser must be at least 300 m long. Corvette size should have stayed below 100 m.

[@Farrister]

Given that the Javelin as a destroyer is 400+m, then I think any 'cruiser' would be somewhere around 750m! But then it's not clear how much this will be a game about big ships, given the huge crew requirements...

[@doubledigital_]

comes out this year :)))

[@Farrister]

It sounds like it should - very exciting!

[@reamoinmcdonachadh9519]

It does have that unmistakable R.S.I. look about it.

[@Farrister]

"Do you like triangles?"

[@csdigitaldesign]

All of the specs listed here are already outdated. CIG has given us details on exactly what got bigger and we know for sure they have grown from large to capital class. All this was mentioned in the video "finding the north star" released by CIG. Linked here, at 8:34 or so: kzbin.info/www/bejne/pGKpm5aqpdBlp7c The guns on the turrets have very much grown with you can see in the video. It's very obvious they are not size 4s anymore based on the scale vs the people in the video. Exact sizes where not discussed by CIG but they are at the very least bigger. There's no way those are size 4s. The scale is far too off for that.

[@Farrister]

Covered this in the intro - lots of conflicting info out there, and much seems subject to change. I actually noted the potential changes from the North Star video on the slides, but it wasn't clear which components might be to capital, and how many of them. So just covered off the last facts for now.

[@csdigitaldesign]

@@Farrister they mention which component sizes in audio; the guy talking about the component sizes. 8:50 timecode.

[@marcosmata8233]

Concept Legends of Tomorrow What if the rsi Polaris would look like as a Time Ship?

[@LifeFlight22]

Last year I thought they bumped it up to 1 Capital shield

[@Farrister]

They may have done! In the livestream they mentioned some components were now capital size, but I wasn't clear on what and how many, so erred on the side of caution!

[@IsThatDrak]

i apparently have this ship with a pack i got awhile back but for the life of me i cant find it anywere lol is it out yet?

[@Farrister]

Not yet, but potentially this year!

[@IsThatDrak]

@@Farrister lets hope so aye! btw thanks for all your reviews and opinions i used them alot to pick my ship, i am now using the titian like many other im sure lol i want the cutlass black but not sure if my friend will play enough to justify the cost atm

[@Farrister]

@@IsThatDrak thanks :)

[@TheAlcoholic27]

Man, I can't wait to see at least one player cap floating around. Aside from Pyro, I hope they're not holding back the RSI for other brands.

[@Farrister]

Gib Javelin!

[@pheebs8451]

I’m still trying to figure out why the hammerhead is so comparatively priced?

[@Farrister]

Well I think supposedly the Hammerhead should become the ultimate anti-fighter platform?

[@pheebs8451]

It does have that potential and the potential to kill capital sized torps but considering it’s a 7 man ship without engineers included it’s very under shielded.

[@iUseSporks]

I hope the missiles are more unique than the current ones will make it ether useless or op in capital battles with the current system

[@Farrister]

I'm expecting so, and probably easier to shoot down or dodge...

[@crackedjabber]

I'm still not sure how I feel about the Polaris. I have a ccu to one from my perseus, but it may not be the ship for me.

[@Farrister]

Doesn't have to be for everyone :)

[@midtown3221]

Imagine a couple C2 Hercules escorting the Polaris acting as pocket carriers.

[@Dennis-DK2]

time to make a new video with new data :D :D :D

[@Farrister]

Haha, a constant struggle!

[@nsnakuma9533]

hear me out, what are the chances the polaris becomes the loaner ship for idris/javelin/kraken owners

[@STRFDR]

I want this

[@Farrister]

As do many, I suspect!

[@GetBuk86]

I'm looking forward to the Polaris. but it won't be of much use to most players in the game without blades and npc crew.

[@Farrister]

Maybe, I think the multi-crew ships will often be for those group play times, rather than solo times - at least for most

[@Pa1ad1no]

Waiting and waiting and waiting for the Polaris, npc crew and blades.

[@Farrister]

I think it'll need at least 2 or 3 humans, even with NPC and blades. I might be wrong!

[@votpavel]

when is this damn thing coming out? i been waiting for years

[@Farrister]

Sadly likely to wait some more too :(

[@dierkrieger]

It goes for $459 on The Impound right now.

[@marcelw80]

Imagine Star Citizen "endgame" where everybody want to fly his own Polaris. We need working AI crews even if they are less performent than human operators.

[@Farrister]

I dunno, I kinda want to see more ships like this preserved for group gameplay. Otherwise, Star Citizen becomes essentially a single player game

[@marcelw80]

@@Farrister nothing against group play here. Lets say there will be harder challenges that are only achievable via a group of good players but you have also the availability to put lesser performant AI into your turrets while doing other stuff instead of drydock your fancy ship. I'am dreaming since years about putting AI into my carrack turrets to do bounty mission or simply to protect the ship while landing somewhere. I really think it's nessasary to have that option.

[@Farrister]

@@marcelw80 I imagine some things will be workable with NPC, turret gunners may be a prime example

[@chrissinclair8705]

A very lovely video as always Farrister. But you must realize I bought a1978 Ford Thunderbird for $200 and drove it to New Orleans from Toronto and back and sold it for $150 back in the mid 90's.....Duct tape for the right headlight was extra. At least the A/C worked....sort of. Also I have one "medium" computer, it's a 3rd gen i7 overclocked to hell and back, and it's a POS. I should know, I've been a computer tech for 30 years. I'm done. I'm now a crosswalk guard and as happy as hell. Fix your own sh$t...You can't pay me enough to go back. I believe in the project for sure, but for new players I recommend only dipping a toe in the SC universe. Buy a starter ship, nothing wrong with that, in fact it's actually better gameplay wise because you will feel a bit of accomplishment going from a base Aurora to whatever you feel you need to get to. You've always, to your credit, recommended this which I agree with you. Keep rockin' on Farrister. You're a good man.

[@Farrister]

Chris I can't honestly say I followed your entire comment lol, but I'll go ahead and agree with your sentiment that people only need a starter ship to get going!

[@andyandreson3989]

Hopefully the Polaris will be the loaner for you Javelin owners to ease your suffering.

[@Farrister]

Hopefully the Javelin will be released in close proximity - will be great training for both sets of crews having to deal with the other threat on the battlefield.

[@mattsully5332]

I find it astounding that this ship is SMALLER than the Reclaimer, given all that it is supposed to do. I think it would be significantly improved by the ability to hold 2 fighters rather than just one, which would make it stand out more from say the 890 jump

[@Farrister]

It could hold 2 fighters if they were small, I think. 2 Merlin would probably fit, for example.

[@RtannerW-]

the 890 will get rolled by this ship lol

[@Mr_Freeman]

Engines are wrong, the Polaris comes with 2 mains thrusters and 4 auxiliary thruster. "Quote from Star Citizen Wiki and confirmed by the Devs... Engines: Two main and four auxiliary thrusters provided the Polaris enough power to chase down fleeing outlaws and evade hostiles looking to achieve target lock."

[@Farrister]

Covered this in intro :) lots of conflicting info out there, and much seems subject to change

[@maxvonkrieger5043]

So it will be finished in 2026?

[@Farrister]

Who knows!

[@buffectomorph9657]

Are they going to make AI bots because I don't know how many people have 5 reliable friends to game regularly. If it has a minimum crew of 6 will they eventually have any of these automatable?

[@Farrister]

It's the plan yes, although it remains to be seen whether they would be completely soloable with AI. I wouldn't be surprised if it just reduced the crew requirements.

[@buffectomorph9657]

@@Farrister Thanks for the response. Their definitely getting there!

[@strongback6550]

The Polaris kinds lives or dies depending on missile / torpedo meta.

[@egth1300]

It has good all arround stats and is one of the fastest ships. Also it has to much other stuff on it to just be a torpedo boot.

[@Farrister]

Kind of, I think it'll still be useful regardless. I'm expecting torpedoes to be high damage, but also unlikely to hit a well defended target that's paying attention, which would just dodge or shoot down the torpedo. But to an unprepared target, UH OH TORPEDO. But that's just my thoughts!

[@7gpanda744]

2-4 years release :)

[@Mr._POV_]

Starfield is the future, they put an itch on CIG balls.

[@Farrister]

Maybe - I'm interested to play both!

[@Mr._POV_]

@@Farrister Same, but at least they made CIG get back to work and speed things up a little. Hopefully 🍀

[@TheLevitatingChin]

The end of 2016 was a great year. Polaris jpegs came out and I got a refund!

[@Farrister]

Never looked back since? :D

[@comicmoniker]

I personally believe the designs of the Perseus and Galaxy are direct responses to CIG's realization that the Polaris *really* should have had an elevated bridge. As sleek as it is overall, there's something about the wimpy little glass canopy on the nose that just doesn't say "warship"

[@Farrister]

I just want to be able to walk around them in game :D

[@gus554]

Polaris has Capital Shields, not large

[@egth1300]

It has large shields, or did they recently changed that?

[@Farrister]

Unclear - I wasn't clear on the components, all I had was one short sentence on the Dec 2022 video which said "these are capital components", but not how many, or which ones. So I kept the specs from the page for now, since even the Idris and Javelin don't exclusively list capital components! We'll find out more info in time, I guess

[@rowdyverboven9286]

i hope it is not limitey i need it to my fleet

[@Farrister]

I NEED IT!

[@droomagon]

with current pace of development, Robert will be a dry husk before the game gets to release/game performance stabilize

[@Farrister]

Hope not :(

[@indrektx]

The pilot will shoot the torpedoes like a Retaliator or Eclipse. It would be stupid if I couldn't do it. I don't need a friend to sit and wait half a night to press a torpedo button for me.

[@SD-vd3mh]

So it wont enter production till 2024, then 3 years after that? Not only have real aircraft carriers been designed on computers in less time, but designed, built, fought and won wars in less time than this ship is taking.

[@Farrister]

I think it's all TBC at this point

[@jackfake6671]

Nice Video , but terrible background sound :/

[@Farrister]

Oh no, really?!

[@alphacentauri3069]

I owned a Polaris for a short time, then I realized I didn’t want to have to coordinate with ten other people to use it

[@Johnjohnthejohn]

Been waiting on this for years. I lost interest. I only pay attention now to things I can fly

[@Farrister]

That's fair enough!

[@neodecker]

I still think the Polaris would be a Cruiser over a Corvette.

[@Farrister]

Really? It kinda has that Corvette feel to me! Cruiser I think should be much bigger, more heavily armed

[@neodecker]

@@Farrister With SC it's more of a role thing, than a size one. Cruiser: Medium-large sized primary combat ship. Used to escort and as a main combat ship. Corvette: fast, light combat ship. Distroyers and Cruisers can be the same size, but their roles determine their class.

[@marlboro9tibike]

Fairy tales. It doesnt exist yet, so its PREMATURE to descibe its qualities.

[@Farrister]

Agreed, I think I covered that in the introduction.

[@niklasg4649]

Your Specs of the Polaris are badly outdated. They were badly outdated when you uploaded this video. This makes this video completely useless.

[@Farrister]

That's as many be, but they are the only clear specs that I found. There were some comments made in one of the videos which I referenced in my slides, but it wasn't clear which components were impacted, and what the impact was on numbers. So these are the current 'official' specifications