Guide to Ship Components | Master Modes 3.23.1a | Star Citizen

The market is full of colorful, brand name components ready to slip into your ship. How can we decide which ones are worth buying and which ones need a hard pass?
00:00 Intro
00:36 What are components?
01:30 Why upgrade?
02:23 Planning to shop
03:38 Component core stats
04:57 Quantum drives
07:39 Coolers
09:39 Power plants
12:13 Shields
14:14 What does the future hold?
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[@Banzai51]

For Size 3 Quantum Drives, TS-2 is the way to go EXCEPT for the Reclaimer. For that you want the Erebos. While the TS-2 is faster, the Erebos is fast enough, but more importantly WAY MORE efficient. You won't be scrambling for fuel on every little jump like you would for the TS-2. The Reclaimer is just enormous in mass, so efficiency is what you want to weight.

[@GhostRecon2015]

But you can fuel at any landing pad lol

[@Banzai51]

@@GhostRecon2015 But getting that behemoth on a pad is a pain. Lot easier to use the more efficient drive and just keep playing. Not to mention refueling that thing isn't cheap.

[@Twidgyt]

And takes forever​@@Banzai51

[@Banzai51]

@@Twidgyt It's worst than the TS-2, but it is better than stock. Just a lot less headaches overall. Your mileage may vary.

[@Twidgyt]

@@Banzai51 I meant the refueling takes forever

[@GoldyInc]

Good video. I went into this video not expecting much but was actually really well thought out and helpful. Especially giving the shout out to the sites at the start

[@MartinB034]

After 10 years in this game, it facinates me how I always learn something new from great content creators like you! I knew there where differences in components, but the mass thing blew me away! It would be neat if you could informe us a little more on QT drives. I noticed that the coodowns can vary quite a bit, making some slower QT interesting as when you come out of a long trip, you can jump super fast to your next point. Anyways, great job, love the videos!

[@Rasc0117]

This have been an enlightening lesson. Apart from using Atlas QT drives for all my small ships, I've been mindlessly buying components that are military grade As for every other component. Next time I go shopping for new components, I'll keep what you taught us in your video in mind!

[@luispedras9560]

Great video 👌💯 Its funny how i started to play this game for 5/6 weeks now and i did exactly what you explained here i get the best from status after looking them whit much attention ! And when i say to ppl it makes a huge difference they say it doesn't, only guns and shields and QT ! 😏 😂

[@zerentheunskilled]

With how much time I spend on erkul, I'm surprised about how much of this I didn't know. Great vid!

[@barthsarafinprod]

Again, another great lecture! Thank you so much!

[@AgentBoSmoke]

thank you Okka and UofS. you guys are freaking amazing. the best in the verse. o7

[@gigarott]

Yeah, the vk-00 is a letdown, it was my go to until I realized how bad it was. Great video! Best sc info on the tube hands down!

[@M3SA-gaming]

Good stuff Durgan! Spectre enjoyer here as well.

[@Nicodemus_Archleone]

Another great video, always informative

[@XerxesPlayZ]

Great video as always!

[@foxy0116]

very well made video - subbed :)

[@house382]

Unimportant note: None of the QT drives allow us to go faster than light. Closest we get us the VK-00 with 0.94c.

[@UniversityofStanton]

Oh shit! "Faster than light" just kind of rolls off the tongue with any sci-fi warp stuff lol. Thanks.

[@CecilIsANerd]

I wonder how fast we go through the jump gates.. We haven't gotten word about jump drive upgrades and such - I assume those will be upgradable at some point.. I know there is a list of jump capable ships and not all ships can even go to Pyro and beyond without a host carrier ship.. I think that's a discussion that CIG will likely need to have here in the near future. Thanks for pointing out the QT drives are not FTL.. I was scrolling down to see if anyone called that out.. you're clearly more informed than me though, I know the VK-00 is the fastest but I had no clue how fast!

[@erictexeira4679]

Awesome vid. if I am going for a stealth loadout in my Sabre, should I go for the Stealth Components? Do they actually lower my EM or should i not bother and go for the best ones you mentioned at each size?

[@UniversityofStanton]

They do not lower the actual EM at this time, no (they have in the past). Currently the only EM-related stat on separate parts relates to how quickly they reduce in EM emission when "cooling down" from something. And even then it's a very slight reduction in the cooldown rate.

[@blindfire101]

holy shit all the stock components on the gladius are bugged

[@TristXD]

@3:28 3.24 footage Evocati footage?

[@janschmid281]

No i think was shown in a video from cig

[@UniversityofStanton]

Yes! It was posted publicly over at Pipeline. I suppose I should've linked them in the description as well.

[@spaceman2137]

in 3.23.1 all shields (of the same size) are the same. There are no differences. It makes no sense to change the shield

[@vi0lati0n4ti0n]

what benefit do you get from lowering mass?

[@UniversityofStanton]

Admittedly very little - on an already small/light ship it lowers the overall mass which can give you a very minor but measurable improvement in acceleration Gs. Testing on a Gladius for example, light components will give you a forward normal thrust of 13.1 Gs, versus 12.9 Gs on one with heavy components.

[@SpaceDad42]

You can fit in your swim trunks better.

[@UniversityofStanton]

@@SpaceDad42 Okay, that was the reply this needed.

[@Longtimer49]

its too bad shield upgrades do almost nothing

[@UniversityofStanton]

Agreed - they used to do different things! But even then it just meant there were only a few that were worth having because they had the most hitpoints or physical resistance or something. Hasn't been that way in a long time. But the fact they've been playing with these stats shows me they WANT it to be a deeper system with meaningful decisions! Just a matter of reaching the point of a full balance pass.

[@j.d.4697]

I don't know what you are talking about. I never build any industrial components and have never overheated or run low on power after or during a fight.

[@UniversityofStanton]

You won't. As I explained, this is to hedge against taking splash damage to those components which reduces their output. If the overall output is higher, the reduce of hitting the performance threshold from damage is reduced.