RSI Arrastra - First thoughts on the new large mining ship!

A very quick video but I wanted to get my first thoughts down on the new concept ship - the RSI Arrastra mining vessel. I try my best not to get hyped over concept ships.....today I failed.
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00:00 - Intro
00:23 - Channel Credits
00:57 - First Look
02:17 - The Bridge
03:11 - ROC Garage
03:43 - Refinery
04:28 - A word of caution

[@S1leNtRIP]

Based on the leaks I was hesitant. It felt too much like the Galaxy...aaaaand now I think it looks really cool!

[@LoudGuns]

This is why leaks sometimes suck 😂

[@rooster1012]

The MOLE has a bunch of annoying things that if fixed would make it a great ship. 1. The turrets need lights. 2. The two wing turrets need to allow the miners to exit the seat when extended so they can attach mining gadgets to rocks in eva or to hop straight to the ground without having to enter the ship and use the elevator. 3. All the turrets need an extra joint for better mobility and coverage. 4. Sorting materials is a must for this ship.

[@danieltafoya9841]

can also make the turrets turn 360

[@Dracounguis]

I'd imagine remote turrets are much easier to design. No hallways or animated chairs to worry about.

[@pheebs8451]

Safer too!

[@LoudGuns]

Yeah - they noticeably at some point realised remote turrets were better, but some ships like the mole are stuck with the old ones

[@demonic75]

​@@LoudGunsthis is somewhat concerning as manned turrets are miles cooler and I hope newer combat ships still retain manned turrets!

[@Dracounguis]

@@LoudGuns when the Freelancer hopefully gets it's much needed overhaul they remove that annoying back manned turret (that I always click on instead of the door) and just use one of the THREE extra seats in the front as remote turret seat.

[@Dracounguis]

@@demonic75 it was CIG's decision to make remote turrets less cool. No radar screens & etc. Something they could change whenever they feel like it.

[@crispyChipo]

Great video! I feel like the new ships are looking better and better, and I can't wait for this ship! You should consider remaking your Ships of Star Citizen series because there's been a lot of new releases and it was a really useful series for me getting started

[@vik12D]

They got me. I melted my MOLE for the Arrastra.

[@LoudGuns]

Hey at least you waited for the Q&A!

[@dustinleebladesmith9135]

congrats on hitting 22,222 subscribers!

[@DavidOlver]

i was waiting for your video on it

[@hydropeter1983]

Awesome video!

[@ooJiraiyaSama]

It looks really amazing, and i'm glad it's RSI making a mining ship now i love RSI style. Gonna be a long wait to finally play with it..

[@michaelshawe]

My industry parts are tingling!

[@LoudGuns]

Too much information Wyrm!

[@Popper101010101]

Biggest question that the Arrastra presentation left with me is why it's armed better than... well, most gunships? Like, if those side turrets are quad 4s, unlikely as it is, that makes this mining ship more potent than a lot of patrol boats and gunships we have in plan or game. Personal opinion is this isn't the "step up" mining ship they claim it to be. This is the "we're going onto the Vanduul front to get resources" ship where being attacked is an absurdly common occurrence. And that makes sense. You have the MOLE for normal mining at this level, and the Orion is likely going to be so chunky that attacks don't matter to it, but it's expensive money and people-wise to run.

[@stephenadkins616]

The Orion is still my go to ship for min. But the Arrastra having the ability to land on planets and deploy grou d mining units is pretty awesome.

[@Vioblight]

I’ve never been into mining. I love RSI. Will try this ship when it’s a free fly

[@SiPPOSiT]

It looks so good!

[@LoudGuns]

Agreed 😂

[@PredatorMounts]

NIce work @LoudGuns - wondering if I should keep my Mole, or upgrade to this...

[@LoudGuns]

A lot still to see on it, but it’s looking like it’ll be hard to argue against if the price is right for you.

[@hectordiaz537]

I'm really looking forward to this ship. Imagine one of these setting down near a Pioneer to provide refined resources for base building. Or maybe a Galaxy with the proposed base building module. I hope there is a way to load external ore, like from a Prospector or Mole, into the refinery loop.

[@anepicotter4595]

This might be a ship I’ll pick up with cash. Mining is definitely my favorite activity in SC and I like it in space and on land. If I were to command a ship, it’d be one like this. The Orion would be too much work and management to run effectively but this could be run with a minimum crew of only 3 or 4 and a single fighter escort to keep attackers out of turret dead spots.

[@phoenixsui]

If it gets ingame, ill be out there mining again hour upon hours. Excited for multicrew industrial gameplay. Especially with cargohold and refinery.

[@BizzMRK]

It's probably safe to assume that the RSI Arrastra is going to be the new loaner for the RSI Orion. Since we probably wont see the Orion ingame for quiet a long time, by that time the Arrastra will long have been available to purchase ingame.

[@LoudGuns]

Yep I would think it’s almost certainty going to be.

[@shadowlordalpha]

Maybe, but honestly CIG seems to be working on most all the RSI ships currently

[@davewills148]

I buy every ship below Capitals, i dont need to know a single thing about it, yet the aesthetics are often a nice additional plus. Forget FLEET, forget CAREER, none of these matter, is all it takes for many to enter a hissy fit is a new concept or content, and their lives are meaningless. So, do yourself a favour and buy the feckin lot, as it gives you multiple options at the best price, and if like me, you have loads of Instore Credit, everything is zero$. Kerching!! Noice one Guns.

[@PvtDamion]

Was actually looking into accompanying my Prospector with an Expanse this IAE, to use in remote mining areas as (at least) a duo and not be dependent on refineries in potential hostile territories. But dang, this thing looks mighty interesting and if it's not too expensive I might snag one up, could be useful once I can make time around the weekly FRCN mining expeditions. I've really been digging the RSI design language of late and this one fits right in my fleet

[@LoudGuns]

This was the year I discovered I was an RSI fanboy 😂 keep in mind that there will probably be plenty of these to crew within an average mining night though!

[@friendlyspacedragon7250]

The Arrastra looks promising. I'm a little worried about the turret coverage since CIG likes to leave huge parts of ships and especially non-combat ships undefended for any solo Aurora to tickle to death but other than that and the expected price (MOLE is already $315 + tax...) the ship looks good.

[@Opethfan79]

I feel like a dedicated mining ship should be vulnerable to pirating. Think about it. You will be able to earn more per hour with ships like this and you can pay a friend "or find someone" who likes to dogfight to run protection for you. Many people don't like to think about it but this is a MMO. And the game is definitely going towards a more multicrew gameplay. Like it or not I don't think one person should be able to run the ships that are about to come into the game in the next few years. Even now you can't go out in a Carrak and be totally safe. And I like that. Multicrew gameplay has the potential to make this game so amazing. If CIG does it right that is.

[@erothh9830]

I was hoping youd make a video about it. I havent watched it yet, so I'm excited to see if youre as excited as i am. Curious about pricing tho.....since mole is 315 and orion is 575 Edit. Like 10 seconds in 'this ones got me excited' okay we okay

[@aimesblack]

If there is one thing thats garrantied with new ships its the powercreap. Also cant wait to see like 50 of them poping up on scorgtools over the next days lol

[@dodoontherocks]

RSI ships are so freaking cool

[@LoudGuns]

I hate that I’m apparently an RSI fanboy 😆

[@dodoontherocks]

@@LoudGuns come to the dorito side! Triangles are your salvation 🔼

[@akamekurome4941]

this will be my daily driver when it come out, willl recruit teams in it each time im on it. will help both red and blue players gain easy money if i get hired to operation of mining

[@nerdglider]

Can’t believe you ignored the ROC DS like that lol 😂

[@TheEVEInspiration]

Nothing a CCU won't bring into reach. The one thing I find odd is the placement of the gun turrets at the side, they might as well NOT be there.

[@endrshdw]

I think this is going to be an instant yes for me I just wish it was a bit more orange 😂

[@LoudGuns]

Just give me a tin of orange paint mate 😂

[@JamestheKilljoy]

I found the channel due to mining guides and can confirm, this is his excited voice Im disappointed this ship doesnt have any new mechanics, say underground mining like they showed settlements having. However, this does seem like the perfect mining and refinery ship for what we have in the game now. Definitely think this is going to blow the Mole away when it comes to multicrew gameplay

[@LoudGuns]

Tbh I’m ok with it leveraging the existing gameplay because at its root it’s a good base. I’d just expect over time the challenges and solutions to develop further

[@JamestheKilljoy]

@@LoudGuns yeah that's true. Thanks for the video

[@Dracounguis]

My MOLE & Expanse are now endangered species.😆

[@womblissimo6666]

Maybe not expanse - it is supposed to have 6 separate refineries - Arrastra will likely not be so versatile .. might still be value in having an Expanse in tow to help.

[@Dracounguis]

@@womblissimo6666 depends if you can finish a job and then the Arrestra has a cargo hold to put it in. I think the Expanse needs to have a cargo ship to free up those six refineries.

[@womblissimo6666]

I concur - I was suggesting the expanse always was supposed to be part of a team .. the fact it likely has a more versatile refinery selection makes it less "endangered" @@Dracounguis

[@vasilizaitsez7455]

Have you considered that anyone with an Orion will likely get this ship as a loaner when it is flight ready? Orion will need a re-concept so Orion owners would likely have this for years before they ever see an Orion.

[@asmkalrizion7078]

I'm curious what is actually going to restrict certain ships to space, like, will they not be able to fly in atmosphere? or just not able to land? or does flying in atmosphere consume way more fuel?

[@LoudGuns]

On the one hand it’s ability to fly (you can just about keep a loaded hull c aloft on low gravity moons but anything more and it sinks like a stone) and on the other it’s the ability to land - e.g. I’d imagine the Orion won’t have a landing gear.

[@chomp7927]

The biggest of the ships don't have landing gear so that's part one lol, but once mass and thrust finally means something to each other in theory they should just collapse to the surface if the flight model is setup right

[@Kyle-sr6jm]

Landing? Not a huge problem Taking off again? That might be the issue.

[@shadowlordalpha]

Honestly probably going to swap my mole out for it. I like mining but this one just seems like it has a better overall design especially for crew mining

[@vik12D]

That's what I did. One of the loaners is a MOLE anyway, so no loss till it releases.

[@thomasinlondon2849]

Mole needs more storage to make it viable to collect the lower value ores.

[@Tainted-Soul]

for someone that got the Expanse and still waiting I am thinking of upgrading the expanse to the Arrastra and melt the Prospector as I'm sure the arrastra could be solo if needed just got to go for walks to start the refinery for QT lol the rest can wait till its safe. BUT I am not putting anymore cash into the game. I've spent enough. I got a package Fortuna some years ago and yes I like the 600i and 400i along with the phoenix and the MSR but I dont pick them when I get to ATC and I like the look of the E1 and the Zeus. So I'm thinking of putting the cash to good use

[@LoudGuns]

I think there might be a lot of folks in that particular boat (or maybe those who own a mole and an expanse). Having it on one ship should certainly make it more manageable. That being said after citizencon one of my personal big concerns is that very few larger ships will be effectively soloable. You might think differently but it would be my big concern.

[@Tainted-Soul]

@@LoudGuns I hear you Loud and Clear the effectively is not the issue I am not out to Mack X$$ in X hours as long as I can and get the same mining as the prospector If I solo it but I hope the solo days will end.

[@lilpandacub]

I wonder how it will operate in low gravity environments🤔

[@koday101]

I WANT IT!!!!!!!!!

[@Dracounguis]

I'd imagine the MOLE will be the loaner? So MOLE to Arrastra is no loss of capability.

[@rooster1012]

Orion gets a MOLE and Prospector so I would expect at least the MOLE if not both.

[@chomp7927]

If guessing, prospector and whatever the refinery ship was called, or once it's out the galaxy refinery edition

[@chrishoppner150]

The MOLE has always been one of the weakest designs out of CIG. It looks cool, but everything about how it works is just intentionally awkward to force the multicrew aspect. It's really just a bigger ROC-DS.

[@LoudGuns]

I love the Mole personally but I have to admit this design makes it look dated.

[@astrogumbie2399]

Mole is suppose to look the way it does because it a beat down type tug their meant to look rugged and simple because that's what there meant for the common person

[@LoudGuns]

I’m all for that and I love the Argo aesthetic - I just think remote wing turrets would make a lot more sense and utilise space far better.

[@smg1707]

I assume once this is flight ready, it will be the loaner for all Orion owners. My wallet is safe.

[@solegs100]

Its mining for a solo player - if only we could get a similar ship for salvaging and remove the Vulture

[@ParanoidCarrot]

Reclaimer is also one of the ships that need rework so badly, its just horrible at the moment the interior layout is ok but totally agains any safety regulations, the decks need althernative paths to get through and not just the elevator. it cannot load the big 32 SCU boxes even tho the ship it self is massive, the back of the ship is not acceseble if the elevator bugs out. it cannot dock or land on space stations do to the airlock for that function is blocked by one of the engines. and the Rec dispencers are laughably small. they should print out like maybe size 4 boxes.

[@LoudGuns]

Yeah the claimer was very much the team working big ships out, but it’s in dire need of a rework for sure.

[@lilpandacub]

🐼

[@LoudGuns]

🐼 🐼 🐼

[@Riddick00001]

I've been saying from the release that the Mole central laser should be remotely accessible to the pilot and co-pilot with the others remotely accessible from the cockpit...

[@rooster1012]

Maybe blades will allow that in the future.

[@lilpandacub]

Wife, save Loud🥹🤣🐼

[@LoudGuns]

Tbf I’ve realised I’ll probably get it as a loaner for the Orion so my balance is safe

[@swiftbow2110]

I already own an Orion so I should get this ship as a loaner once its released (and I suspect it will be released before Orion). So why buy. I will just use this ship until the Orion is done and just buy it in game with Orion money once the economy is working properly. No new money spent 😊.

[@th3m4g]

I'm hoping for just over 500 so I can trade my hull C in for it.

[@LoudGuns]

Yeah I wouldn’t be surprised if it comes in a smidge under almost because of that hull c trade 😂

[@andrewfanner2245]

With the value of anything picked up by two, hopefully busy ROCs as well as the refined minerals this ship has the potential to be a high value target and while running unescorted in the Halo may be an option, I'm hoping its cracking ability will be at least x2 that of the Mole, anywhere on a planatary or moon surface I'd want a dedicated escort on hand or at very close call. I think that needs to be part of the permanent balance sheet, especially if working, as you might, in roughter areas such as Pyro. Like you, pretty excited for this, although I do see a situation where there's an element of the Mole beocming obsolete once this is available for aUEC. Of course, it will be a LOT of aUEC I guess. SC have yet to formalise syndicate ownership but this does look like a good candidate for a small group of regular players to consider if bought in game.

[@LoudGuns]

I think maybe one thing that could swing things back to favour moles / prospectors a little would be the option to be carrier based. And personally I think if they don’t make a mining carrier or refinery module for the Kraken then they’d be missing a trick. That said like you say - price can always be a determining factor. Yes this could just be way better than the mole but cost a lot more - representing a decent advancement for a mole crew and making room for the extra mate or 2 they picked up along the way.

[@cashflo502]

Do you think they will make this the loaner for the Orion in the future? I have a hard time justifying the purchase of both ships.

[@AW-po7jr]

Most likely, I’d say

[@AW-po7jr]

What I plan to do is maybe upgrade to the Orion from the Arrastra

[@Vortigon]

definetly will be a loaner for the orion - without doubt! and the loaner for this will be the mole and maybe a vulture too?....

[@LoudGuns]

I would say almost certainly 👍

[@vulcan4d]

We need more starter profession ships and not more multicrew. When you start the game, you should have a solo resource ship. What we have currently is meh to say the least.

[@Jamie-666]

VTOLs?

[@aesericho3651]

I disagree. Having people in the manual turrets in the MOLE feels more immersive (though I generally hate that word), more enjoyable, and more visibly appealing to me. I'm not the biggest fan of always having all operators on the bridge Star Trek style, but the MOLE does need some sorely needed TLC and I'm already to drop some cash for the concept. Gotta have my complete mining fleet

[@vik12D]

I solo in the MOLE and hate having to run all over.

[@jamess405]

I love the idea of it but yeah far too expensive to actually buy

[@LoudGuns]

Just wait and it’ll be available to buy in game (and I’m sure in the meantime plenty of owners will be desperate for crew).

[@sullivan8686]

(pulls out wallet) *sigh* How much?

[@Sypheara]

rip wallet

[@LoudGuns]

Just make a list of the other things you could buy. Then maybe buy it anyway. But at least you tried self control.

[@Sypheara]

@@LoudGuns i tried this to no avail rip, i just desire to abuse rocks that much

[@Mor4me]

Remember: T.O.S. Section V. You are RENTING A ship not buying it.

[@LoudGuns]

I don’t really understand

[@Mor4me]

@@LoudGuns read it, it clearly states that you are leasing a license for the ship aka rent

[@UncleFester84]

Honestly? I don't see anyone wanting a Mole rather than this.

[@LoudGuns]

Yeah I’m guessing price (to be clear I tend to think far more in UEC terms than $$$) will be a big factor. This is logical progression post-mole to my mind.

[@arethunessamsonsen6245]

"Keep in mine ... " *snigger*

[@LoudGuns]

Accidental dad jokes 🤦‍♂️

[@spacenord8618]

Bet its 450

[@Vortigon]

Yeah I rekon between 450 and 525 (with the assumption that the orion will increase too)

[@LoudGuns]

I would say around that mark yeah.

[@rooster1012]

Gonna agree with others that it will be $500 or less to keep those of us with Hull C CCUs sitting in our hanger from being able to get that $150 dollar savings.

[@ronaldshaw4309]

I don't think they will rework the mole. It was designed to be a more risky mining ship. Presumably to make the thing more affordable in the little man mining market.

[@usmcabbott888]

*hands debit card to wife* keep me from buyin some things yea? porceeds to lose all money for next couple months..... that works too

[@Voss44]

Instructions unclear. Buying concept ship instead.

[@Shinom4ever]

Man... did you follow your own advice?

[@LoudGuns]

Just about - I picked up a ccu with some store credit I had lying around 😂

[@info_fox]

Nerds sitting on their internet spaceships "mining" digital astroids.

[@jimy3670]

rather be a happy nerd than a lonely forum queen with no more to add than derisive commentary. karma dude, it's a bitch.