MISC Starlancer MAX | A Star Citizen's First Look

[@nicholascoker7212]

Subliminal being unimpressed by a fusion drive but being blown away by piping is never gonna not be hilarious

[@crackedjabber]

As a cargo hauler, the point of the Lancer Max is multiple pick ups and drop offs. You fly to point a, sell what you have, pick up new stuff, fly to point b, and on and on. The longer the chain, the better the profit. And it can defend itself while on that long cargo run. So you would be picking up and dropping off from the most remote locations you can find, with flight time being the factor that gets you paid, kind of like how a truck driver makes a lot more money driving from CA to NY, then down to NC and back to CA.

[@RoyHobbs-f4v]

... this ship also has an "Exploration and Data-hub" loosely-concealed between the Recreation and Habitation that has yet-to-be properly-showcased. So... "data"... is another game-loop and area-of-profit for this ship.

[@austin.t5557]

This ship makes the four man crewed Freelancer seem like a wtf moment.

[@shawcobra]

Yeah, but i still want my 4 seats to stay, no matter how goofy it may be.

[@Invid72]

The Freelancers would be better ships as 2 seaters with more living space. They're way too cramped right now.

[@shawcobra]

@@Invid72 You'll see, once Pyro comes, those extra seats will be much more useful... I think.

[@ericwollaston5654]

Just another time, another place

[@jlarry1]

@@shawcobra Yeah if it’s one thing lacking in the current ship design is extra chairs for your friends and passengers.

[@natsirt9809]

for clarification since I own a Starlancer MAX and have done cargo in the PTU. It holds 4x 32 SCU on grid in the cargo elevator and 2x 32 SCU in the rear. Off grid you can fit 2 more 32 SCU boxes in the rear and a 24 scu box sideways. All other cargo it fits is 4 scu on top of all of those which is a little sketchy but it works. That means if you maximize the amount of cargo you carry you can fit 420 SCU in the Starlancar MAX

[@TheMacCloud]

420... nice!

[@PhantomMiles]

can the rear cargo fit atlas???

[@liamseven1604]

@@PhantomMiles bro i watched someone fly an m50 in the rear and the storm AA fits back there too im sure the tiny atlas will fit.

[@cv368]

I am curious about that layer of 4 scu crates. does the locking of the cargo grids actually reach and hold them in place or are they loose? Would be a nice bonus

[@Mullins23]

You shouldn't have to go off grid, They need to let cargo haulers decide if we want to leave an open walking area, especially when we have so many other ways to get in/out of this ship!

[@whatasaverl6456]

I think some of this ship exterior looks a little 1950s inspired. It's got a little bit of a jukebox vibe about it

[@Accipiter1138]

I think this is a great ship for cargo missions. If the game wants to toss 8 SCU crates at you, the Starlancer can fit 24x 8 SCU crates on the grid and then another 10 off the grid without difficulty. Compared to something like the Taurus, which can only comfortably fit 14x 8 SCU crates on its grid. It's a VERY functional ship if you're just looking to throw things into it without playing jenga.

[@jzekaron]

@@Accipiter1138 Exactly. The biggest sell for the MAX is how flexible you can be with cargo loading. Any configuration up to its listed max capacity works, and it works quickly. And if you are willing to take the time to arrange things particularly then you can strech its capacity quite a bit beyond listed.

[@LotusBoi1989]

i cannot overstate just how much i absolutely love the bulgy, muscly, hot rod aesthetic of this ship. the two hab elevators seem a bit much to me, as well as just how much space is dedicated to hallways in the habs. I would have much rather seen one central hallway with the four habs, maybe share a bathroom between two on each side, then maybe give each hab a window to the outside instead of the windows in the cargo bay. galley space could be a little more efficiently used, but I don't have as many ideas on that bit, lol

[@guynamedmaggi5520]

Apparently they were just trying to fill the middle space cause this was modular then its modularity was scrapped so I guess its just one of those scars from modularity. the 3 elevators seem excessive though could've made the middle habs bigger.

[@RoyHobbs-f4v]

@guynamedmaggi5520 ... that space is "technically" still modular. It hasn't been showcased, yet... but there is an integrated "Exploration and Data/Server-hub" loosely-concealed between both the "Recreation and Habitation". The co-pilot of this vessel will be in the position for "Sensor and Radar-command".

[@guynamedmaggi5520]

@@RoyHobbs-f4v Sweet, I hope modularity is just a thing more in general makes your ship feel like your ship. Im still waiting on hex codes

[@RoyHobbs-f4v]

@guynamedmaggi5520 ... there's no-doubt that's coming shortly. Even without what I mentioned above... the integration of small, "gridded", interchangeable, game-loop stations will make ships like the MAX the most valuable, flexible and desirable within the final, playable game-state.

[@thepunlive]

It can hold all that Cargo... AND 2 Ursa Rovers.. That middle part of the back cargo area is strictly for vehicles, the sides hold the 96SCU of cargo. It's friggen awesome!

[@Velthus]

Better alternative would have been to fill out the entire back side with a cargo grid (instead of removing it from the middle) and let players have the option of loading in a vehicle if they want to OR pack more boxes. So you can have far more in the back in larger boxes if that's your choice, or take smaller ones and the ursas/other ground vehicles. Taking choice away is not great to me IMO, for a ship of this size.

[@trekie82]

​@@Velthus CIG knows it's audience enough to know a lack of cargo grid won't stop us from loading it anyway lol

[@andyandreson3989]

I’ve always liked Freelancers. This one really takes the cake for me. Fits a vehicle with the max SCU on board. The 4 32 scu’s in the drop down is awesome imo. Great cargo ship even without a tractor beam.

[@DarkAssassin274]

The polish of this ship is YEARS above the current Polaris.

[@DummyThinksThoughts]

I like it more than the polaris . I don't see me using my polaris much at all and this thing is my new daily .

[@rederickfroders1978]

I hear you. The Polaris is great but its obviously not soloable

[@-aurality-7928]

I think this is the best "entry" level do it all, one you feel like you can actually live in, the Connie doesn't have that and the Corsair is too cramped imo

[@KnightKingBran]

@@-aurality-7928 I'm really hoping the Connie gold pass makes it a bit more livable

[@staben22]

Love the 32 SCU discovery timer on the bottom. Great video!

[@qutatron]

Cost of this ship is similar to Connie and corsair. Cargo amount is perfectly good for a ship of this price.

[@MorphicGalaxy]

I gotta say, this thing seems to be an upsized Freelancer, and I’m all for it! Love the aesthetics, love the feel, and love that it seems like an actually fun ship. Hopefully we’ll see more ships like it!

[@tomtato0815]

@@MorphicGalaxy and I am really looking forward to the Odyssey. Also perhaps the Freelancers shrink in crew sizes in their rework now. That would free up a bit of space too.

[@btr003]

Definitely love this ship. I still want something the size of the RAFT with the interior of the RAFT that can actually fight.

[@guynamedmaggi5520]

less health and speed than the taurus and twice the size its gonna be eaten alive in combat😂

[@btr003]

@@guynamedmaggi5520 Nothing's set in stone. Polaris just got its shields boosted to that of the 890J. And as of today, the Starlancer has the same shields/HP as the Taurus. And slightly higher yaw/pitch/roll than the Taurus. So 😂 back at you.

[@guynamedmaggi5520]

@@btr003 Really? Im surprised I thought it had less health. I hear the handling is going to be nerfed though but your right things are subject to change I hope it gets 2 S3 shields for being 600i sized

[@jckl9884]

it does have a VTOL 🙂

[@Reapz.-]

But how? I thought the wings would tilt a little.

[@PetrosSanctus]

Correct! It has 6 dedicated VTOL thrusters.

[@Dracounguis]

I wish the wings folded down when you activated the landing gear.

[@asumay2838]

Flip and burn for space dads , Im losing it all the time when he say that LOL

[@retrowrath9374]

It's a beauty for sure, I always liked the look of the MISC Freelancer.

[@KaryudoDS]

I really wish you could raise that catwalk in favor of more cargo since you have enough elevators to get around but it's still one of the more interesting ships to wander around in.

[@shield-sc]

Glad you got some sleep. Doing great. I do wish the Starlancer MAX would have had it's own moment of glory...it's being diminished because of the Polaris. The MAX is incredible. This ship and the Zeus are more modern than any we have. More so than the Polaris. Easy to see how Polaris has been in the works for 18 mos. The MAX is really well designed, More entrances than any ship in the verse. Good firepower, good coverage. No sacrifice needed for cargo and vehicles. Amazing ship that in any other time would be getting way more love.

[@Areanyusernamesleft]

I'll let your misstatements about the cargo capacity and such go, since you corrected yourself.😉 However, I do have to quibble about the four escape pods not having enough capacity to match the double beds. It looks to me that two people could fit somewhat snuggly in each pod, standing up, especially if they weren't both wearing heavy armor! So yes there should be sufficient room for one's significant other, fling, or one-night stand. 😝

[@Maegriss]

the more I see about the starlancer MAX, the more i am infuriated about the Hercules series like that cargo space is what should be upstairs on the C. I need to go see the quant size, unless this thing is huge in range, its way to large for its cargo.

[@Bakuryu0083]

you have "fast" and "quick" Doesn't matter if you have a top speed of 2,000 if it takes you 3 months to reach it. Acceleration is what's big.

[@Sentan555]

The SL Max is really impressing me SubliminaL!!! Thank you as always for doing a video on this ship. I have 1 complaint however..... I do wish the wings could have collapsed in. @SubliminaL the ship can hold 2 32scu boxes on each of the sides so 4 total and 2 32scu in the back on grid plus 1 more row so the rear cargo is 3 tall. but technically off grid that's 8x32scu. Also you can park a ATLS in front of the elevator and still access it if you park in the corner. The Taurus is $1.16 per scu the SL Max is $1.12 per scu, however the Max can carry an ursa seperate from the scu grid and could actually get at least another 100 scu off grid. Also the amount of ground vehicles that can fit on the sides like the quad and stv are incredible! In the rear you can fit a Roc DS and 2 Roc at the same time!! Also 2 merlin

[@RoyHobbs-f4v]

... absolutely love this ship. Perfect!

[@augustwest9727]

Cargo hold just looks like a launch site for hover bikes.

[@sleepwker2211]

All they need to do is have all the entire floor in the rear lock cargo not just the sides of the rear. The center rear cargo center is for vehicle storage but it needs a full grid like a C2.

[@TrueVixeus]

Breaking and accelerating may be bad, but judging from your vid, rotation is actually pretty good. it may be hard to realign what direction you are going but youll be able to keep the turrets on target easier than ships of a comparable size.

[@zazzrazzamatazz9970]

Loved seeing you go from doubter to believer 🤣 I don't think it's for everyone but it might be my main ship now

[@Civilunit]

I would agree, a major problem allot of cargo ships have is that they may have allot of cargo space but it's 'usable' cargo space is small and forces more boxes of smaller size which takes longer to load. it takes the same amount of time to load a 1 SCU box as it does a 32 SCU box. The name of the game is how many large boxes can you fit thus reducing the number of boxes you have to load. Making the Starlancer the polar opposite of say the Zeus CL which crams every milometer of space with small boxes to get a larger 'on paper' cargo size while the Starlancer has a smaller cargo size on paper but much larger box storage grid. In that sense I agree its pretty much a larger Argo Raft with easy to snap on 32 SCU boxes but much more capable cargo wise and able to carry ground vehicles very easily. I would also agree that those turrets are for keeping the sky's clear while unloading. if you where running a full crew of 4, with 2 in the turrets it would only take 2 people minutes to offload the 6 or so 32 large containers and turn a profit in relative safety. Even a 2 man crew could do pretty well. Slow yes, but well armed and well defended and easy to move both bought cargo and 'recovered' cargo makes its pretty attractive with how difficult the cargo gameplay is with some of the other cargo ships because of the awkward cargo grids on them.

[@toosleepyy7966]

the good ol' Turn and Burn, hell yea brother

[@RayathF]

Glad to see you got some good sleep, man!

[@TairnKA]

I'm a bit confused, your thumbnail has "THE RAFT 2.0!?", but the title lists the Starlancer?

[@SubliminaLstv]

Did you watch the video? The way this ship can be loaded it's like a raft with 4x the capacity.

[@TairnKA]

@@SubliminaLstv No I didn't, I was tired of Starlancer videos and I hoped CIG followed my suggestion of doubling the RAFTs capacity to six 32 scu containers.

[@DanielDavis1973]

20:15 They're the main propulsion engines for moving around outside of Quantum (The big blue engines on the back).. think impulse drives vs warp drives in star trek.

[@tinejancar642]

Its an awesome ship, you have that 128 + 96 SCU + an URSA!

[@callsigngrimdoll]

The VTOL engines are built into the bottom of the chasi.

[@redsamurai6586]

Keep doing what you do. Awesome video thank you. I love this thing. new daily driver for me haha

[@mastercrython2151]

I think the Statlancer really shines in long runs like hauling all across pyro. It has the Weapons to defend itself and is better in that than other haulers like a RAFT and ofc has the giant living area. And my guess is also that you wont fill that hold all the time and focus more on chaining your contracts. The back might even be better for your personal stuff and supplies like extra fuel or whatever we will get for restocking and having a nursa or a little Vehicle to move in landing zones or even a small snub in the back

[@cv368]

Makes me want to get the Starlancer even more. Cant wait for taking mine on its maiden voyage

[@The_Opinion_of_Matt]

I melted my 2014 Mustang Delta and 2015 Avenger Titan then used the store credits to CCU my LTI Concept Hull-B to the Starlancer MAX. I wasn't sure how much I would like it but after playing around with it in the PTU I am very happy with it. It breaks atmo faster and flies much better than the loaner Hull A. I was trying to do some cargo runs last night and got involved in flight combat with NPCs that had taken over the distribution center as part of the 'Save Stanton' missions. It held it's own against the badly lagging NPCs and tanked a lot of damage, including me hitting the ground in the dark. The nose turned red after hitting the ground and that was about it.

[@Michele-g1k]

In my mind the only real competitor to this is the C2, but it still costs 150 more. I understand that having cargo grids of different sizes goes into game balance, but this ship really highlights the difference between designing ships BEFORE knowing what the gameplay will entail and AFTER. They designed it with ease of loading and the simplest cargo grid they could instead of just pumping SCU numbers (looking at you Zeus CL).

[@tequila6955]

I have always had a love/hate thing with the MISC ships. I wanted to like them, but I just felt they needed some modernization to really be functional. This looks like a MISC ship done right! Now imagine this design language expanded to the size of the Odyssey. I would really like to see a freelancer rework using what they have learned from this ship. The freelancer looks to much like a vibrating phallis device with windows. The Starlancer looks like a cool, yet functional space ship. Well done.

[@stratcat3216]

There is a trick to using the ATLS with a Connie. When you go to place it, look up and past the desired target point then back down to the target point. It'll then let you place to the farthest grid snap point.

[@Paisa231]

They showed some ships for the next year or so. But they usually have some secret ships to reveal or there will be some shuffle in the ship pipeline. But regarding if the teaser showed the Starlancer or not. As the jpegs doesn't look the same. It could as easily just be because of some minor change in design during development.

[@pegasusbs6237]

It seems like a good personnel/short range exploration ship (like a scout ship for more friendly zones)

[@nicholascoker7212]

Starlancer Max!! Transport cargo and make babies in style

[@drabheart9426]

I think misc has one of the most unique design languages in the game. I want more aegis!

[@Wurmgod1]

I thought the zues was gonna be my daily but when I got the max it just felt right it felt good

[@metalrain300]

its a frontier hauler. hull ships are meant for areas while freelancers and starlancers are meant to ship cargo in dangerous places. so, cargo inside, big capable guns for their size. it holds less because it has to actually defend itself if its going thru places where security doesnt exist

[@Wayne72LEVRAI]

At max and using out of grid you can stuff around 400 scu.

[@Vioblight]

Taurus was the best ship in the game until now!

[@guynamedmaggi5520]

I mean it might still be a better solo ship and I think this ships mobility will be nerfed. The taurus also has more hp and same components for some reason

[@Vioblight]

@ good points actually. I assumed its haul hp was tankier than a Taurus… that’s a huge shame. I don’t think the Starlancer handling will get nerfed it already feels balanced/nerfed. I’m all for the Taurus being better for soloing, dealing damage, speed, handling. But damn it shouldn’t be tankier…

[@guynamedmaggi5520]

@@Vioblight I think the starlancers need S5 ship components instead of S4 cause its a S5 ship

[@roninspoon3935]

I don’t usually like the MISC design style. They remind me of airstream trailers. The Starlancer is the exception, I guess, because I’m really starting to like it. It’s the first MISC ship that looks properly proportioned to me. It’s got some evident flaws though, like a surprising amount of wasted space throughout the ship. Loading 32 scu containers, even on the belly ramps, is kind of a challenge right now. Even with the ATLS it took a lot of banging and slamming the containers around. I was really surprised to find out it doesn’t have a tractor beam.

[@callsigngrimdoll]

It is coming out on the PU at IAE. They just want to patch it before it's officially released. The TAC is due in 2025 and the BLD is whenever base building comes out.

[@ElijahNMitchell]

The Tac adds the 2x s5 turrets

[@GeekyMagpie]

14:00 I'd call it a prep room

[@NikolaiMihailov1]

The RAFT needs some tuning(modules don't fit through the crawl space to swap them for repairs) but it does serve a role as a rapid drop and hook in system hauler for hot shot deliveries. As for the Starlancer,I'm not sure. It's got the damn MISC VCR cockpit glass and I hate it. I haven't seen any shots of the cockpit interior to change my mind,so I can't help but think it's a Freelancer,but larger and still can't see squat. I love my Hull A/B and Prospector,even the little refinery ship has a better layout. I don't understand CIG's fascination with the VCR glass.

[@Ubeer85]

Looks like the starlancer will be a pain in the a** to load due to the walkway in the middle of the large cargo bay.

[@SubliminaLstv]

Why not park with the rear hold facing the freight elevator, send crates on each side to fill up the front holds and finish off filling up the rear. You are going to need at least 3 people to crew this with engineering IMO. I don't see it being a big issue.

[@mjlee8013]

It has VTOL afaik.

[@leperamoonwalker5883]

This might be a bit nit picky of me but i feel a better comparison would have been the connie or the corsair as they are in the same size/class bracket but either way dont matter all that much.

[@monty58]

It's basically just a double RAFT. And like the RAFT, I think the amount of SCU it can carry is slightly lower than it should be. The RAFT should let you have 4 32s on the back, and the Starlancer should let you put a pair of 32s in the center of the vehicle bay

[@michaelpierce9731]

how did you miss the fact that each bedroom have it's own fridge?

[@archaic78]

Imagine if CIG actually made the ships people bought.

[@gatesmalls0303]

the speed can be affected by the overall mass of the ship.

[@AveSinistra]

this is my 600i replacement since CIG is fucking with my emotions on that ship

[@wuxtry]

I don’t like Misc, but I don’t hate this… great stuff

[@ElijahNMitchell]

The lower deck doors aren’t automatic because they could lead to vacuum

[@Orginal_Sinner]

Makes me wonder if they'll make a Starlancer dur

[@ShadowGirl-]

I feel insulted they gave the Polaris pool table to the Starlancer... give me my damn Pool Table!! :P

[@Minishimirukaze]

Projected MFDs are very cool, but I think they are too far, they should project closer to your face.

[@Swatmat]

how did you get the voice for nav mode enabled?

[@Little1-1]

the catwalk gives me B17 vibes

[@naomy1701]

u cant use airlocks while the ship is stationary on ground afaik. only while "in flight" to dock at a station/other ship or leave the ship without open cargo ramps etc. but dang, shes a biiig girl, like, a reeeeeaaaaaly biiiiiiiig girl 😲 i like it

[@drabheart9426]

Biggest boxes should fit in the sides

[@Rift_131]

The MFD’s, as in real life, have to present the most important information in the easiest to read fashion possible. They’ve missed the mark on this iteration. Hopefully they get it dialed in.

[@briangueringer3673]

It looks good for straight cargo and the ship is made well but ill stay woth the Taurus until they nerf the guns 😂

[@badhog1776]

Would you run this or a Zeus cl? Thoughts on solo?

[@Nemoticon]

Full time solo, CL. You could run the StarMAX solo, but not without the risk of being under-manned if anything unforeseen happens. The StarMAX is a large, slow target for attackers so you don't wanna be caught with a full haul of cargo and your pants down because you don't have crew.

[@StevenSudweeks]

@@Nemoticon especially once we get engineering in. This would be a monster to fly solo while worrying about that

[@Nemoticon]

@@StevenSudweeks I have both, a StarMAX and a Zeus ES. My intention is to solo the Zeus for exploration and have the StarMAX for small crew fun with friends. If I do operate the StarMAX solo, I'm gonna be VERY careful when I go and what I do with it. If I get jumped on by pirates, I have no room to complain if I lose all, lol ...but will still cry🤣

[@busterscruggs_sc]

Trying to not comment about the front section holding 32 scu crates lol

[@Jeddingfry]

Love this ship. HATE the cargo tetris. But arguably the Max makes it a little better than some ships. Not enough to keep the mass audience engaged though. Most people I try to get into Star Citizen check out as soon as they have to move something they "own". Even small stuff like armor. No lie. They aren't haters. They just have no interest in a game that so poorly does inventory management.

[@SubliminaLstv]

As with everything in this game this is a vocal minority opinion and consensus bias. This is a sim game most backers understand that. Commodity trading hasn't been properly balanced in like 5 years. Depending on the patch it's usually not worth the risk to even do it. Most people have a fundamental misunderstanding of how to do it properly, you need to understand the cargo grid of the ship and how to min max it. Make sure you grab the largest boxes possible that can fit on the In/Out freight elevators and your own cargo grid. There are now websites and other resources that do this for you if you don't to figure it out yourself. For most bulk trades that's 36scu crates. This ship can fit eight of those, should take 2.5min for one person to load them. You spend about that much time in QT already. So, pick the right ship for the job, min max your route, and min max your cargo grid. I already know what your going to say. "No one wants to do that!" Well you're wrong. Every sim/mmo (and this game is both) have put me in a situation where I have to go online and research what is the optimal way to do a thing. If the task is challenging there is always a community website that helps you out. I stumble, I learn, I get better. That is what MMOSIM players are looking for, its really fun progressing in a game without leveling up, instead ingesting knowledge. What CIG ABSOLUTLEY HAS TO DO, is simply ensure that the player is properly compensated for their time. If it takes an hour for you to do your route but you made enough money to progress via acquiring something worthwhile then it was time well spent. You can also just pay to have the cargo loaded for you. Min-Maxers will buy a second cargo ship (in-game) and while one is loading you use the other to pick up the next load. Drop it off, pay to auto load, sell the first haul and repeat. It should feel kinda like your running a small freighting company. If that gameplay doesn't appeal to you or your friends then this game was never intended for you/them. What some people don't understand is that when CIG adds a feature, often times the big picture isn't clear if you don't follow development. So I have wrote a f'ing wall of text (🤣) painting a picture of what it will be like for someone who chooses the cargo hauling profession. Most of the features I talk about are in game already, some are coming in 4.0 and 4.0.X. There might be a couple of things that are a farther out. But this picture I'm painting isn't me dreaming, its what was promised and what most backers paid for. It is kinda long but you will see how these features that people complain about like long QT times with nothing to do, ships requiring players to crew, and time to play cargo Tetris wont be issues for much longer. I'm glad I wrote it because I will probably make a video at some point on the subject, so even if you don't read it, it wasn't a waste. Other important facts. Engineering is coming and that will be the next thing the vocal minority will complain about. Lets paint a picture. This ship should not be operated alone. Imagine having 2-3 friends with you. You are on approach to where you intend to buy cargo. Both remote turrets are manned. The Co-Pilot is managing power to prepare to possibly have to clear out hostiles. The AO is clear so you pick a spot on a pad ensuring the cargo bay is close and has line of sight of the freight elevator. Your co-pilot shifts power to max shields and weapons. While your landing, your co-pilot begins to exit the ship. As you touch down you open up all the cargo bay doors and your co-pilot hops out, sends the freight elevator down, and heads to the facility to purchase. Once its been bought, you and one of your turret gunners meet the co-pilot at the freight elevator with tractor guns. You begin removing the first of 8 SCU boxes from the freight elevator and placing them in a good location for the other two to place them on grid. After you remove the 4th crate your turret gunner informs you that there is an incoming hostile. It's a crew of NPC pirates in a cutlass. You decide to send the second turret gunner back to provide support, while you and your co-pilot continue loading. Six boxes are loaded and you are informed the pirates have been dispatched, however another pirate cutty with a light fighter escort is inbound. While your turret gunners engage the enemies you and your co-pilot load the final crate, and head to the bridge. As you sit, your co-pilot informs you shields are low. You take off, you and the first turret begin engaging the biggest threat, while the second fends off the light fighter. The cutlass goes down but by this point you have been without shields for some time. Your co-pilot shifts power to thrusters to give you more boost to track the light fighter. You take down the light fighter and your co-pilot informs you that you have lost one cooler and your powerplant is near critical. You scan the area and ensure there are no threats in the AO. Co-Pilot and a gunner head towards the damaged components while you begin scanning the two pirate cutlass wrecks. Your scan on the second cutlass shows that the pirates have 4 SCU of Gasping Weevil Eggs (High value vice commodity). As they repair the powerplant to the point that it is no longer imminent danger, you land near the ship wrecks and your co-pilot and turret gunner board the wreck. While the turret gunner loads up the vice, your co-pilot begins stripping the hull for some RMT to repair some hull damage you sustained in the fight. As the last of the vice gets loaded the ground crew heads to their places as you begin to leave orbit. Your co-pilot plots a route to a suitable place to sell the vice and you begin quantum travel. While in quantum your three crew mates begin repairs, they finish up as you approach the vice drop-off location. Your turret gunner begins repairing the exterior damage while your co pilot offloads and sells the vice. You and the remaining gunner are alert because you're in a shady part of the verse. Ship repaired, vice loaded, and as your team starts to board, you get more contacts on the radar. The faction responsible for the earlier attacks are not happy and this time bring a small fleet consisting of a light fighter, cutlass black, and heavy fighter. You decide its not worth the risk.. Your co-pilot has plotted course to the final drop off location and get away without sustaining damage. You arrive at a hangar at New Babbage. Since you are safe here its all hands on deck offloading while you head toward the TDD to sell the remaining cargo. They send the freight elevator down, and you sell the cargo. While you're here you also pick up a full load of commodities you plan on selling at the next location. As you head back you send each member their cut, while they begin loading up. By the time you get back its half loaded, you head straight back to the bridge to make sure the ship is repaired, refueled, and rearmed. RR&R finishes up, crew members place the last crate aboard and take their places. You leave the space terminal and repeat the process. The second trip is conflict free, the third you narrowly avoid a PVP pirate attack. The forth trip you have to pivot because your co-pilot has found out a space station is under attack and they are paying way above market for medical supplies, while the CDC defends, you are able to make a few trips to and from to help with the resupply efforts. It's been a few hours now and the team decides to call it. Each member by this point has made enough money to buy that new ship they wanted, or top tier components, weapons, insurance and warranty for an existing ship. The second day you get a decent haul. So the third day you decide to try your luck dropping off and picking up a load from pyro, and you enlist the support of a couple of escort pilots. The time after that things don't go so well. But you learn, and adapt. The subsequent journey goes well and is that much more fun because you've experienced loss.

[@Jeddingfry]

@@SubliminaLstv Haha no. And the "this game was never intended for you/them" argument. What me and my friends are. Old school Eve players that loved space trucking. Onto old school elite dangerous players that loved cargo trucking. And have played every single space game in existence. No man's sky, Stellaris, sins of a solar empire, space engineers, homeworld, etc, etc. Heck we even played the ultimate of space sims the KSP series. All of these were fun. When I tell you this inventory management system is not fun you should believe it. I know you're trying to protect your income amidst the growing backlash against this game and the horrible management of their development funds. But what you should be rather than shilling for this game is flagging the stuff that will kill this game. The entire inventory management plan is one of those.

[@SubliminaLstv]

Nope what I am is someone who is in tune with a very broad portion of the community. I started getting into trading back at the original jump town. I watched entire trading communities/orgs die overnight when trading became high risk low reward. My livestream audience is very diverse when it comes to PVE gameplay mechanics. I have had plenty of people come into my chat expressing how auful the new Cargo refractor is. Here is what I learned, most people associate "cargo missions" to closely with the cargo refractor. They are not the same thing. Those missions need work TBH but in the end aren't intended to make good profit just try out the profession. Once I explain how to minmax cargo for "Comodity Trading" they agree that the refractor isn't that impactful to that more important portion of trading. But they still have an issue with how long it takes to load. Then I ask them a key followup question, "What if you were better compensated for your time?" I have yet to encounter a person who isn't on board when I ask them that simple question. You and your group of friends have a fundamental misunderstanding of what Cargo hauling is supposed to be. It's not all your fault CIG isn't the best at communication. It's always the same thing with the SC community. They tell us years ahead of time that a change is going to be made, people ignore it and get too comfortable with the easy road, then the mechanic gets put in and people bitch about it. So yes, your echo chamber friend group does not represent a majority. MM is far more polarized and even though I like the changes, hearing from the community some changes need to be made on that front. It's clear some people are leaving the project because of it. I have never heard of people leaving the verse becuase things are physicalized. Becuase it's what star citizen is supposed to be. The trading communities are waking up but won't be whole again until risk/time vs reward is balanced. And f@#k off on the chill thing, typical ignorance, assuming becuase I disagree with you that money is somehow involved. My skills in sales would pay me six figures, and my skills in design and video editing can be better spent making content for a complete game with a more active playerbase. Instead I choose to make content for this very niche game and can barley make ends meet. 🖕

[@Jeddingfry]

@@SubliminaLstv My "echo chamber" friends? lol. I'd argue people on your livestream are the echo chamber. But I don't have to be right. This is just a game. If it fails it will be disappointing. But I won't lose sleep over it. And right now there are some glaring issues with this game. And compensation? My point is that it isn't about compensation for your time. It's about fun compensation for your time. This is why people had ZERO issue with the cargo refractor when finding cargo on bounties or taking it from PVP, pirating, etc. The cargo refractor becomes a problem when you make it an over and over and over and over again task required for cargo hauling. I'm with you as long as CIG doesn't make the autoload option unprofitable to push their ego based cargo refractors. If people like playing buggy star engine based cargo tetris go for it. If that's the only viable option I'll abandon my significant investment as money lost and play something more fun.

[@aciid5081]

Im not a big fan of the MFD positions and the holographic hud. Wished it was more like the anvil ships where you are surrounded by mfds in a semi circle shape in front of the pilot

[@mastercrython2151]

Why does the copilot has two joysticks if it can’t fly the ship? 😂

[@alexandravixen504]

it can hold 6 32 boxes

[@ethanferguson8485]

Polaris pog

[@skyler1997kling]

i like it but i dont. i might just get a tac and build

[@maximillianiv9452]

goto your corsair

[@fubarace1027]

The word you were looking for regarding the angled slats on the back of a car is louvres.

[@ulvenafurniture4002]

CAT is not easy to fill.

[@zantrag]

The Starlancer Max has got to be one of the slowest accelerating ships in the game. Very poor performance. But a cool ship.

[@irishhawk1]

lot of bass on your outgoing mic, I've noticed this alot on your recent videos. Makes me have to turn you down a bit

[@Mullins23]

The ship "could" fit 420 SCU if they didn't make the cargo grid stupid.

[@TheFortunesfool]

So they took the pool table off the Polaris and put it here 😒

[@greatlakes_organicsnectarf7787]

Where the odyssey tho

[@Dremcwolf]

Geeeeshhhh! I was leaning towards jumping to the Starlancer from the Taurus, but after seeing that pull a few things stand out. First, any transport trips requiring leaving atmo are going to be painful and to watch. Second, this thing NEEEDS a speed buff or it’s dead as a transport ship.

[@Mullins23]

Why do they keep putting couches in the armory! We want more storage not a couch.

[@SubliminaLstv]

fuck yo couch! 🤣

[@g_katana]

Huge double bed habs and mess hall with non-functional pool table, non-functional kitchen area is a waste of space. Fashion over function. I was hoping this ship could be a sort of daily driver while we wait for the BLD variant. But I will continue to hold out for the Liberator and use ground vehicles for base building If we ever get it. Without some pretty major external and internal hull changes to make cargo loading and unloading more achievable and less time consuming, it's a solid pass and I'll be melting mine.

[@newblood5]

Not going to lie, I really do not like the Starlancer :/ The style, the way it looks, I don't like the cockpit... I'm so damned pleased with my Polaris, flying it, sitting in its seats. It's a VERY pleasing ship

[@kevmo6351]

That walk ramp is ignorant! There was ZERO reason to have some walkway between the cargo! We are flying around in space, covering massive distance and CIG is more focused on some ignorant cool factor then they are functionality and the logic that utilizing every square inch effectively for what they are designing! The same high level of ignorance was applied to the caterpillar!

[@Woobieeee]

The living area is such a massive waste of space it hurts.

[@Galacticat42]

More space to put furniture! 😄

[@Nemoticon]

Big disagree... it's a fantastic environment to make the ship feel alive and somewhere you could really spend time in on extended expeditions. It has room to breath and doesn't feel like you have to squeeze past your crew when moving around. Great for immersion and for those who don't need EVERY INCH of the interior to be maximsed for SCU. I personally love it and wouldn't have it any other way. For those who don't like it, there are many other ships to choose from to suit your preferences.

[@Woobieeee]

@@Nemoticon cool.

[@Nemoticon]

@@Woobieeee Yes, it is👍

[@Woobieeee]

@@Nemoticon ok

[@HelminthCombos]

nahh this ship has a bad design that wastes space, 2 elevators and 4 individual bedrooms nahh, make a captains room a crew room and a small hanger/more cargo

[@BiasHyperion]

yeah, mostly designers trying to fill the void the tac left there with its top hanger, replacing the tacs bedroom location with a rec room.