Flying Every Alien Ship In Star Citizen

Star Citizen has TONS of incredible ships designed by humans and aliens alike.
00:00 - Intro
00:06 - Star Citizen is more than just Humans in space
00:30 - The Alien Races of Star Citizen
01:00 - The Banu
01:29 - Banu Defender
02:22 - Banu Merchantman
03:04 - The Xi'an
03:53 - Khartu-al
04:36 - Nox
04:50 - Ralein
05:19 - Tevarin
05:45 - Prowler
06:46 - Talon
08:03 - The Vanduul
08:59 - Blade
09:49 - Scythe
10:29 - Glave
11:17 - Vanduul Kingship
11:48 - Star Citizen's ships are incredible
#starcitizen #alienships

[@LevelCapGaming]

What's your favorite Alien ship in Star Citizen?

[@allthatishere]

The Tevarin have always caught my attention. The bird of prey aesthetic looks really cool!

[@Podokodo23]

Talon!

[@Smap_SC]

Talon of course! But it still cant compete with the juicy simplicity of the Arrow. Love that thing.

[@Apav1x]

The Defender, though I'm sure that will be easily eclipsed by the Merchantman when that's in game. I really like the organic yet opulent aesthetic of the Banu.

[@TheKookyman]

I own a bmm and i want the banu defender now

[@russell5920]

I just installed the game to find out that I have the "Mustang Omega" ship. I guess I got it from buying an AMD graphics card back in 2014.

[@exmatrix6283]

I think it's the rarest ship in the game together with the Sabre Raven

[@lukebrown224]

congrats u have achieved the rarest ship in game, i am jealous

[@Mgl1206]

@@exmatrix6283 nope, there’s a ship that’s rarer. The F7A is much rarer. And I mean the version that’s fully mil spec and isn’t a chassi upgrade from the F7C.

[@Joseph-wh5of]

Wow that is great!

[@rapamune]

I would be interested in buying it, should you choose to sell.

[@vamperic]

There is also a fifth alien race called the Kr'thak but we know very little about them other than they are in a war with the Xi'an

[@RoballTV]

And the Hadesians, that are long extinct, but don't seem to care, and apparently haunt both their dead planets, and YOUR ships. ^^

[@collinb.8542]

@@RoballTV they haunt player ships?

[@NightcrawlerZ69]

I just Heard that the Klingon`s are Orbiting Uranus!!!! God Help Us All!!!

[@animusnocturnus7131]

I'm super excited to hopefully see some more industrial alien ships in the future. A Tevarin mining ship, a Banu repair ship, or a Xi'an salvage ship would all be interesting to see.

[@drksideofthewal]

The Matrix of Lies refers to the Banu Defender as a “light fighter,” but it’s actually a medium fighter. It was sold as a Hornet and Saber competitor.

[@Ash_Rackham]

And john crewe, apparently going against the rest of the company and all existing info about the Defender, called it a heavy fighter on Inside star citizen, it was the one was about about the Scorpius. Its a very confused ship bless it. 😂

[@drksideofthewal]

@@Ash_Rackham Hehe. In this case, the truth really is in the middle.

[@-JustHuman-]

It is a weird ship, as it's armored like a light fighter, armed like a medium but have the range of a heavy fighter.

[@kevintunaley5079]

always been a huge fan of the blade, even when it was bad I still used it

[@Podokodo23]

Great coverage of both the ships and lore. Well done o7

[@jonathanbriand3446]

I hope the Vandulls we currently encounter (in lore) are just the ''pirates'' of their race. Once we find their UEE equivalent, a whole bunch of possibilities open up :)

[@ReallyDazed]

The Xi'an are pretty much our UEE equivalent, just thousands of years ahead of us in tech. The alien race I'm hoping we see later on is the race the Xi'an has waged war with for centuries and are responsible for ending the Xi'an Second Imperial Age with the death of the imperial household. They are call the Kr'thak. They are currently in unknown space on the other side of Xi'an territory and the UEE is forbidden to find out about them or even seek them out.

[@M0ggea]

Hope we can play as one

[@Mgl1206]

Nope, pretty much all of the Vanduul is like them.

[@VitorHugoOliveiraSousa]

@@M0ggea well in the very beginning of development they did say their intention was to let us eventually play as aliens. This is the reason they invest to much in developing this races, creating even fully functional languages like Klingon or Navi. The hope it's one they to let players fully immerse in fictional cultures.

[@vahnn0]

I've bought a Khartu'al, Talon, Prowler, and Defender in game. My favorite is the Khartu'al, but with the current weapon balance where S4 guns are really not much of a DPS increase over S3, and with the change from 4-faced shields to a single bubble shield, which, combined with its huge front profile, makes it a flying broad side of a barn... It's not as combat effective as it once was. And if your opponent has ballistic weapons, which penetrate shields and damage your hull directly, it's incredibly easy to lose one of your fancy gimballed thrusters and basically be out of the fight. It's still incredible to fly, especially with a full dual stick and rudder setup with headtracking. The Talon is insanely nimble and presents a very small profile while still getting the same armament as the KA, while also getting access to a few missiles. It's truly a fantastic ship that can punch way above its weight class and easily dodge incoming fire. But with no storage of any kind and no bed, it's strictly a combat ship, like the KA. The Prowler... I want to love it, but it's really only good for showing off its looks. It's armament isn't too bad, but it's not agile enough to put it to good use, and being a big target, the shields go down faaast. It does work well for dropping a bunch of guys off for ground combat, and I've had success using it to drop a bunch of friends off at Jumptown to take control of the facility. It doesn't have a ton of cargo space, but there's enough room to pile a bunch of loose boxes in. When in VTOL mode, this thing might have the most powerful vertical thrust in the game. It's truly impressive. One thing that will make it more unique if it ever gets implemented is that has anti-grav projectors on the bottom and it's supposed to be able to skim super fast over the ground like a hoverbike. Lastly the Defender, which is probably the most practical of all the alien ships so far. 4x S3 repeatets are very strong, even though the ammo capacity is very low with them. S2 shields have a front and rear face, so you can put that extra juice where you need it. And it's rather maneuverable for how tanky it is. Not to mention there's plenty of interior space for boxes (though not cargo hauling) and has two beds. The copilot is supposed to be able to take independent control of aiming and firing gimballed weapons, but the implementation is not quite there yet. But as a solo combat ship, she's strong. I can't wait for the Railen. Hopefully the turrets can be slaved to pilot control, but even if not, it will still be a fun ship! And dude, please never say "ay-OH-puh" again.

[@antoniovinciguerra8982]

I love my Banu Defender, the best thing about it (which you sadly didn‘t mention for any of the ships) is its sound design! Thanks for the vid, very well done!

[@general_villagerture9818]

Also it's insane quant tank

[@maniya158]

Scythe is actually not made by Esperia. They were captured from a crashed Vanduul kingship and later sold to humans. Only few hundreds were sold and that's why they are so hard to come by, as they are "authentic". You can find one on grey market for around 1500USD.

[@L7K4N]

yeah this kinda stuff is why i love the game so much, all this attention to detail at this scale is really hard to come by in other games of its genre

[@TheDAWinz]

The Talon has gotta be my favorite, followed by the Glaive. BMM would be number one but its not in yet

[@ThatBreaKguy]

Talon looks so amazing 👏

[@farr1260]

Yo daw last i saw you was on ayana's stream funny to see ya here buddy

[@gabrielbrayann7819]

imagine the real time events like ground and space wars where players choose a side, and the outcomes of such battles make it into the lore, THINK ABOUT HOW COOL WOULD THAT BE, massive carriers driven by players and atackers coming out of it also driven by players, spies leaking the wakness of each ship ,just some heavy performance fixes for that scale of battles and we are set

[@thorveim1174]

could also maybe be the other way arounf, which EvE online kinda already does: take player actions and make it into the lore, though star citizen would less easily lead to things like war since there isnt a system forplayers to control or fight over territory.

[@gabrielbrayann7819]

@@thorveim1174 And fight over resources for new ship designs(if you didnt understand, basically a massive tournaments where the winning team is the manufacturer ,thus reducing the png ships, and making it community based)

[@chillinchinchilla7091]

A small note about the Talons: The Phalanx shield does not currently exist in the game. It's given any other S1 shield that any other light fighter uses, or the Suldrath by default (which is Banu). The Phalanx shields are supposed to be able to blend together with other fighters to create a larger, stronger front-facing shield, like you see in many sci-fi IPs. Something we don't currently have in game.

[@major3336]

I bought the Kharto-al, Talon, and Banu Defender just for the heck of it since the wipe is coming soon. Gotta say, they are all awesome ships. Might not always be a Jack of all trades, but they change the game up if you just want something different. By far the most useful one out of the ones I bought is the Banu. Has an interior for deliveries and good enough dps with maneuverability for bounty hunting. Incredibly fast and maneuverable for its size. Definitely gonna work for it after the wipe.

[@iwuanadie1058]

planning to play sc, could you tell me what those "wipes" are, i don't like the menacing aura around this word

[@Mgl1206]

@@iwuanadie1058 since the game is still in alpha the game has to wipe the database occasionally. Anything that’s not irl money bought or in your hangar in the website will get deleted one in a while due to a major tech getting added or due to the bugs just getting terrible and overloading the servers. (Like the upcoming wipe in a few weeks). They are rare but are necessary. Unlike for Tarkov where it’s part of the gameplay.

[@iwuanadie1058]

@@Mgl1206 So is that wiping gonna stay in the game forever, or until the game gets out of alpha? I've heard it's been in alpha for 10 years. I was thinking of playing it, but idk with that wiping, like how painful is it? To regrind all my ships sounds so fkin disgusting. And wdym website hangar, basically do I need to buy 500$ virtual ships so I don't get wiped every update?

[@dantevideti8026]

i feel like the blade is a esthetic hommage to battlestar galactica cylon fighter

[@Tainted-Soul]

Love the Blade and the Glaive just wish I could change the colour of the Hood from the red LOL so I can see enemy's easier . and the size 5 canons are great at range so when someone is heading straight for you fire 2 or 3 times and if they hit its a BOOM lol

[@NightcrawlerZ69]

I have been with Star Citizen since 2013!And have always Loved the Scythe Glaive! The 2 Wing Bladed Version Only the Vanduul ACE Pilots Flew !No-Cloak thought! DAM YOU! LOL

[@sigilofgremory9671]

I buy any of the soloable alien ships. Banu defender seems like the most well rounded, but glaive and scythe are fun as well. Hoping for them to get an update soon

[@ThatVia]

There is no alien Connie comparable ship, and it makes me really sad. I really really want a nice solo/coop ship that’s decently well rounded and has those wonderful alien aspects.

[@RickOShay]

Very good overview - nice to have all alien ships in one video for comparison. Some incredible design and detailing on those alien ships in particular. CIG have a number of really talented ship designers. The amount of effort they put in to finessing their ships is amazing. We just got a Mole and Hammerhead and the interior and overall design and detailing is just amazing.

[@ryushogun9890]

08:50 that was so much Prometheus right there.

[@demonultron7907]

I’m defiantly in love with the vandal ship designs and if i can get my hands on the game i will be trying my best to run them if i can.

[@andyandreson3989]

Talon is a staple for PVE and PVP. The Khartu-al is a guilty pleasure. So fun to fly…..and the brightest light next to the star in the game.

[@ericpowell4350]

SC could've been the best franchise since GTV Online. That is if it was ever truly released.

[@vamsterr]

the Katu Al is such a cool and fun ship to fly! love it a lot

[@kokujin5446]

Finally aliens that have a lesser life span than humans.

[@rapson158]

Its uncommon but not that rare, i heard ancient sith race was about 50-60 and there are many others, star wars has atleast half a dozen short lived aliens

[@FeedMeChaos1]

@@rapson158 I doubt sith would lice longer even if they could, with how often they're fighting or training with lightsabers

[@rapson158]

@@FeedMeChaos1 I believe sith purebloods did not use lightsabers, that would be the sith lords

[@FeedMeChaos1]

@@rapson158 i meant later on during the galactic war

[@Iamawsomeazing]

I would love to see a UEE holiday celebrating our Tevarin members and remembering why we needed to change. It would be awe inspiring to see a parade of the old Tevarin military including capital ships and corvettes

[@Berth69]

I feel like they should add a feature so you can choose your race like human or alien

[@iannmichea7061]

its harder to do lorewise, some of the races in this game have a different anatomy than normal humans, almost every alien ship has to be moddified to be used by humans (mainly by Esperia Company). There are a few races that are closer to humans like the Banu or Xi'An if im not wrong both of them do sell ships to humans, but u usually dont see them that much in Human systems, They mainly live within their own sectors of the galaxy. This game has really good lore for the different races, i hope we get to explore more of them with Squadron 42

[@jamesodin8758]

A very well executed guide to something that’s interested me about the game.

[@Crimsomreaf5555]

I like the look of the nox and the overall designs on tevarin

[@leosypher9993]

note: control surfaces refer to things that effect the ships movement directly, as in flaps on wings, or maybe it could loosely be used to describe the maneuvering thrusters, but it does not refer to the controls in the cockpit or any other interface type or a craft

[@headflap7569]

Man I remember when my dad first got Star Citizen, all you could really do was explore a little hub city, and look at your ships in that hangar. Crazy how far the game has come I've got a test squadron shirt somewhere in my house, not really sure where

[@jerratic1]

Can't wait to be 80 years old and finally able to witness Star Citizen at its full potential! Joking aside, this game really does have a lot of amazing things about it. I just end up taking a lot of hiatuses due to the bugs and constant resets in the past. I really do hope to see this game take some semblance of a final draft in the hopefully near-ish future.

[@doctorstrangepants6706]

I bring a Nox with me all the time. Joyriding, turret dodging, PvP, all of it. So much fun.

[@diobrando1545]

The talon design is gorgeous

[@iancrowley420]

I like the concept of the Vandaal, who are basically space Mongols

[@futureusmc2694]

Looking forward to watch that tomorrow!

[@SwedishYouthHumanist]

The MISC Reliant series are partly alien as well, using the same Xian engines as the Karthu'al.

[@-JustHuman-]

Most MISC ships are partly alien, it was what saved the company from going bankrupt in the lore. The Freelancer and Hull series was what really saved it, and they have more alien tech than the Reliant series too.

[@Spartan1853]

Love me some SC content, thanks LVL!

[@ThatBreaKguy]

The games awesome 👌 just started playing myself and find my mind blown 90% of the time 🤣

[@ph11p3540]

I am one of those people where alien ships do not want to own an alien ship. I am still glad that these ships are there in the PU and that their own races design language is fleshed out and rendered to a high detail.

[@ArterialCanine]

Only as subscriber loaners, loved the Scythe. currently trialling the banu defender. love the styling.

[@Yeet_Sir]

I have a Glaive among many other ships and It by FAR is my favorite ship in Star Citizen!

[@wizardpastry]

Maybe when the game fully releases you can choose a race and have certain ships, like for the Xi'an you have better control/more upgrades with those kinds of ships, and vice versa for the other races. And depending on which race you choose you have more/less control with other races' ships. Like for humans you get the "human-itified" version, and you dont if you choose the ships original race you get the original design, just an idea but hopefully something along these lines is put in the game

[@greywolf1154]

wouldnt mind being able to play such aliens in the verse tbh. sounds like fun tbh

[@bpsyes404]

It would be pretty cool if the prowler had drop pods, kinda like halo. That would make it fun and possible to drop onto planets and moons from further up, maybe even orbit without needing an in game jet pack or anything.

[@darkfunewolfcoop6768]

Really waiting for more Banu ships

[@BFtheWave]

Vandal interior is top notch!

[@j1g240]

love it just got a cutter feelin nice

[@thedragonlegi0n818]

i want to see more Tevarin ships right now its just the Prowler and Talons

[@chrisdouglass2144]

Is there any current in-game interaction or reference to these alien races? I haven't seen any of the video clips seen here. I had no idea any of this was in the game, lol. Fairly new player. I believe I do have Squadron42 access, but as I understand it, not yet available to play.

[@W_Ero]

I don't have the pc to play this game but dang all those ships seems fun to just explore around

[@Em.P14]

I once had a kartu al, god i miss that sound ! Seeing one is just so mesmerizing. So sad that it has absolute 0 cargo space

[@jdsim9173]

The Blade and Glaive have a nice design

[@LordTiberius52]

I've got the defender, Khartu-Al, Talon, and Shrike, as well as 2 BMMs and planning to get a Santok Yai, and a blade. I REALLY like the Defender, as it has an interior and beds, huge fuel tank and size 2 shield. It makes for a really good Box runner, decent fighter (in some patches) and being able to seat 2, it's got multi-player. Talon is beautiful, and a decent fighter. Shrike will be devastating in swarms. Khartu-Al will be a mean little monster in the right hands, if they manage to fix the fact that the slightest damage makes it utterly useless. it's got such a different flight characteristic. The BMM is the best of so many worlds: money-making on par with a Hull C, Opulence and size on par with a 890 jump. Those dual size 8 guns will make the Perseus hang its head in shame... Holds a full size fighter, like the Polaris or Odyssey. Even at $600 it makes you scream "take my money." And the Blade looks like a Cylon raider

[@eavdmeer]

I've developed a new fad with the Esoeria Tallon. The performance in atmosphere is so incredible. It's a real shame that you basically have to swap the shields out to make it effective

[@user-gp8zo7rp7x]

8:25 if that big thing will be flyable, I'm buying this game

[@Thexal]

Level, if you or one of your friends has a Redeemer, do you think you could test it out in one of your vids? Its my only ship right now and I'd like to see what a full crew can do with it effectively.

[@IWillBeAll]

It will be really nice when you are able to hire ais so even if you are friendless, you can use a crew ship!

[@TurKlack]

I think I've got the Glaive. All i remember is that the vanduul Ship I had in my possession had 4 Guns. So I guess it's the Glaive.

[@desmondshepard3823]

Crab ship remind me the scarab ship in 1997..Fury trial!

[@richardimmell5688]

It was my understanding that the MISC Reliant ships were made with influence and a coop agreement with the Xi'an Aopoa company. Heavy use of Xi'an technology by MISC's xenotech team. Am I mistaken?

[@no-target3152]

I'd like to see an alien mining ship come to the verse sometime. Could be interesting.

[@no-target3152]

@LevelCapGaming Should I click on the link??

[@plex5710]

where can you buy those ingame? :D

[@nyx_ender]

1:19 So that's where Samus got her shit from. Interesting.

[@kbuttstadt]

Do they have future plans to let players create alien characters? I figure LCG would know

[@rooksnemesis]

I'm a sucker for the Prowler and Talons.. Yeeees please :)

[@Mitsukakex]

10:18 Praise VANU!

[@matthewdornellas5367]

Our foes will know the will of Vanu!

[@ayomaakaa6978]

Vanu will Prevail..

[@Whyyoutubewhyare]

I hope that the tevarin geht new ships the tevarin Design is so cool

[@Ripper555]

I see alot of Star Trek inspired ships. Atleast in this video. I still think its a awesome game.

[@jason-qc5lr]

i wish when the game is completed, theres gonna be weekly raids, and pvp battles on planets. maybe then dropships would have use

[@milsimtypeguy9594]

it is still hard to believe that this game's alpha launched back in 2013!!

[@_robustus_]

Khartu-al - Does form follow function or does it just look cool? How is that thing flying in atmosphere?

[@thepurplpineapple9495]

Hey levelcap could u say the uec price of ships in future ships thx

[@StillnessInMotion88]

Oh man that blade..

[@simonhuber6859]

Imagine flying on Star Citizen, with a Vision Pro and joysticks.

[@bushpie9018]

I didn't know this game had lore...

[@skinheed5001]

hope they allow you to command the huge carrier like ships. would be cool to have the ability to launch AI fighters and if not ill have to make some friends.

[@thorveim1174]

think there is at least one carrier ship in the works, thugh no idea if you can command AI. Still, wish granted in a way

[@iwuanadie1058]

I doubt most ppl appreciate what amount of dedication and imagination must a human have to make something not known to humans. Something outside of the human's world and imagination, something truly alien and from another reality.

[@antoniorao5345]

What about the santok?

[@dahunter620]

Indeed

[@Mgl1206]

It’s in concept and has no work being done on it. But more likely it’s rarely mentioned so Level was probably unaware it even existed. Like how the Nox wasn’t included

[@iwuanadie1058]

I thought the Talon and Prowler were also made by vanduul like the Blade, Scythe, Glaive etc. Also The Tevarin look so sick, idk how they'd lose vs humans (and vanduul's armors, ignore the faces xd)

[@thorveim1174]

who knows, they are more advanced, so my guess is lower numbers than humanity. And considering their attachment to a natural environment as seen in the prowler, they maybe arent prone to build large cities that would allow them to have a greater population. But yeah love how much the prowler reveals about Tevarins themmselves: the red lighting is supposed to be a calming color for tevarins, and the lighting (white light on the ceiling) when power is on as well as the many ramified metal beams across the interior are meant to emulate a forest, thus showing what kind of environmnt tevarins are the most comfortable in.

[@dark-sniper101]

I like the glave 10:30

[@brianv1988]

Bmm will be the coolest ship in the game can't wait

[@Waslop42]

So, control surface usually refers to elevators, ailerons, etc on aircraft. Not the buttons you press, instead the bits that move because of that.

[@Waslop42]

The above appears to be a scam, ignore it if you get a similar reply.

[@Woodscraps-lr5vz]

I think these guys are taking some inspiration from the ollld game Tachyon: The Fringe.

[@LawlessBaron]

You only showed the old exterior concepts of the BMM it's so much more bigger

[@laduzitv5019]

was hoping for gameplay

[@sergiofilho7845]

Those Esperia ship are insane but only for cash is too much money grab =( , liked Defender and the Mist Pokemon Style sick ship soon they allow to buy in game will be my combat ships for sure.

[@MordecaiMerc]

where are you finding all these? I have been playing for a few months and have not seen a single alien, or alien ship

[@drew22329]

What planet are those lasers on lol. I’ve been trying to find them

[@arandomguy4452]

I plant to buy the Talon and Defender.

[@Ryecrash617]

I love the Banu Defender but its functionality is not worth the price in dollars so I buy it with aUEC.

[@cutie1427]

I hope they rehash the current scythe if they redesign it, i like both looks. Id have both gladly

[@blakethesnek1]

Now I know what ships I wanna gun for once I get star citizen.

[@donagod57]

Feel like see tenno ship in warfram 😅

[@chazdoit]

Actually the Prowler is very good for all but the top bounties, all the hardpoints that the pilot controls can kill bounty targets on the first run, making its lack mobility a non issue. Still not great to handle

[@weczisTV]

I'm waiting for the plot in this game. hope they sell it for someone who want works and finish that glitch

[@TurKlack]

Also man. I don't think the game will ever be finished in this life.

[@MeshPotato_]

Hell yeah :)

[@gorgewashington1216]

you forget to mention the scuthes and glaives are suicide planes with blade in wings to do major dammage to enmies ! and you fail the king ship is 2800 meter and for human 2700 meter the retribution