Star Citizen 3.24.3 - Capital Ship Review - RSI POLARIS

[@EvenLease44]

First Capital Ship review! I like to keep my reviews to a smaller window of time but with these bigger ships that is pretty difficult. Thank you for watching! You are all AWESOME!

[@AntnyGordo]

You can still do solo bounty missions now that you can add a gladius or decent fighter in the hangar. Hangar Bay allows for FPS missions solo or crew. On top of hauling. You can do it all solo buddy.

[@Malember]

@EvenLease44 I'd love for you to do a review of the game's other released capital ship, the 890 Jump. I noticed it also received 7 point defense cannons, same as the Polaris.

[@PrettyCoolContentDotCom]

Ship interior only feels empty in the way the Enterprise does. It's a disciplined kind of sparseness. I love it.

[@Brenelael]

I was just about to state something very similar. It feels very futuristic military and it goes with the overall utilitarian vibe of RSI as well. I think the interior is actually quite good the way it is. The only thing I have any issue with is the Hab Hallway. They went a little too crazy with the angles of the walls to the point where the whole space seems smaller than it actually is. If they had of backed off the angle about 5 to 10 degrees it wouldn't seem nearly so Claustrophobic in there. Other than that it's damn near perfect.

[@axiiiival7234]

The greatest SC Ship review channel. How didn't I find ya sooner! Awesome videos, awesome livestreams, you're killing it dude!

[@EvenLease44]

Thank you! You’re awesome!

[@dolrog8910]

Just discovered your channel, your content is amazing! The first camera setting of you slowly walking to the Polaris told me I was about to enjoy the next 33 minutes ! The review is straight to the point and very informative, I learned a few thing even though this is like the 5th review of this ship I watched lol. I'll recommend your channel to my friends. Cheers and thank you for the great content :)

[@EvenLease44]

Thank you! Happy to hear!

[@SmellySloth1971]

excellent review. Look at all the glass in the cockpit!! come on MISC that's how you do it. No dashboard that doubles as a second lounge here.

[@EvenLease44]

Haha! It would be cool if misc had a more open view out of the cockpit.

[@someunicorns5959]

Awesome video! Appreciate you going room by room explaining whats in there. The Polaris looks awesome, can't until IAE to fly it with my brother and some buddies.

[@davewills148]

Fly it Now!

[@EvenLease44]

Flying this ship with people is such a blast. Thank you!

[@davewills148]

@@EvenLease44 Welcome, ive contacted support to see if they'll allow me to Buyback my Polaris, they're often very good, yet not the end of the world, fingers crossed. Kudos

[@Haegemon]

If you're enough people you can hold an squadron of 5-6 Arrow fighters in the landing bay, facing each otrher in 2 rows left and right of the ship. Are short distance fighters but are a perfect complement to that capital ship.

[@BlightyUK12345]

thankyou for this review best one i have seen as you started from the bridge giving a much better idea for the complete layout

[@karl___marx]

Looking at how they did with the PDC systems. I really wish they could implement an early stage of AI blades to man those turrets because I mean we don't need an exact simulation of every AI crew. The AI just controls the turret and can fire those at command.

[@itsdibbles]

On a positive note. I'm sure they are using the pdc as a way to test/tune blading

[@karl___marx]

@itsdibbles yeah I think so too

[@karl___marx]

I am in a couple of organizations but I am thinking of a solo player as not everyone has a group to play with

[@EvenLease44]

Agreed! That would be super nice, just have to balance it out so it’s not dead accurate.

[@MysteicVoltronus]

@@EvenLease44 Right now they are pretty balanced as the PDC is pretty easy to overwhelm with multiple targets at once. So the Polaris, my thought would be follow a torpedo with 4 S3 missiles from the pilot (since they are faster) so the PDC of the target is busy with those first.

[@StockpileSC]

Waiting for this vid, appreciate the details you add

[@EvenLease44]

Thank you Stockpile!

[@SleepyWarden1]

I got to fly the Polaris and I loved it. I can't wait to get one in the PU. I'm definitely going to make it my main ship when I have the crew for it.

[@danyhocine]

Was waiting for this! Gonna be a great watch

[@EvenLease44]

I really hope so! Thank you!

[@Baked_Potato26]

Great work on the vid as always! I love using this ship as a mobile base

[@EvenLease44]

Thank you! It’ll be a fantastic mobile base until base building arrives.

[@Heshinsi]

The nice thing about the only real negative being the interior is that it is something CIG can address relatively easy with a polish pass.

[@ericwollaston5654]

Nice Preview, rather than Review, since the Polaris has not officially been released yet. Good job! 😊 Had to EDIT: Fantastic use of day/night shots and landed configuration.

[@EvenLease44]

Thank you!

[@BattleChickenYT]

I love the polaris and what it means for the game. I personally will probably not get to be in one too often but I'm still super happy it's here. This feels like a real step forward for what we all wanted from the game

[@RiboAndFriends]

I can't wait to collect a crew and roam the system in this beauty! Also seeing your channel is getting some major traction mate! Seeing it grow from 4K to 12K now is amazing! Keep up the good work mate!

[@ShadowGirl-]

I think it's speed makes perfect sense, including the lower speed of the starlancer.

[@LZaX3IProductions]

I think they might be adding less stuff and make them more "bland" because they anticipate the decoration mode to allow you to make them more personalized and interesting. The one they showed for base building.

[@Zer0Grav_42]

Amazing review. I agree with everything you said, I think it was rushed out to get it done before the end of the year. It’s a shame, but it’s what the market will bear. I just hope the Polaris keeps getting updates and doesn’t become another ship that CIG puts on their backlog

[@EvenLease44]

Thank you! I hope so to, don’t want to see it left in this state for the next three years.

[@maxalekson8503]

It’s good that there is a door from the cargo area to the engineering. You can always feed expired cargo to the reactor. Or one of the curious dockers may suddenly show talent as a specialist in gravitational generators, or nuclear fusion. There also should be a passage to the janitor's room.

[@qutatron]

Oh yeah! 30 min. more or less review. My favourite series.

[@EvenLease44]

I didn’t even bother giving a time in the beginning as I didn’t know how long it would truly take! Hah. 😅

[@Trampus10-4]

I subscribe to your off the grid series Qutatron. Sad to see that pushed off due to the bed log issues.

[@qutatron]

@@EvenLease44 I can't wait for 1 hour or less Kraken Rewiew

[@qutatron]

@@Trampus10-4 thank's, I need to wait for proper server meshing, because most problems right now caused by server performance.

[@Sarsour_]

Awesome ship, content and review.

[@EvenLease44]

Agreed it really is. And thank you!! 🥹

[@captainharlock3998]

I love large spaces in ships, but not necessarily on bridge. The bridge is SOOO big for the few seats it has... It could be 3 times smaller, and still have enough space to solve for NPC collision problems (which is the reason corridors and spaces are so wide).

[@VerryJerry90]

It’s an amazing exploration capital ship too

[@EvenLease44]

It is… this thing can do quite a bit of everything.

[@luistigerfox]

I was really hoping this may be the first ship to usher in a shipboard magazine that could be fed with ammo crates, to restock its supplies of ballistic ammo and missiles. Both of them run dry way too fast for something that should be designed for long-term deployment. Which is difficult to manage if the ship cannot resupply itself from onboard storage.

[@RoballTV]

You're right that stats change, but they (theoretically) change to match their role, and the Polaris is a fast attack ship. It literally lists two of those 6 engines as auxiliaries to boost its speed in its concept page, for hit & run torpedo attacks. So it should outrun the Starlancer, as that isn't remotely built for speed.

[@christofferottosson7820]

Great video and preview of the Polaris. You have a nice pace when showing us the ships. Awesome! The Polaris looks great and will be a nice addition to the game. For orgs doing bounty, mercenary or pirating this ship will be great. Will be cool to see it flying in the verse. But like you said and many have pointed out already, the interior looks a bit bland except for engine room. That looks good but everywhere else lacks the final last touches. I guess and you pointed it out too, when we get the captains quarters we might see a polish all around before release.

[@EvenLease44]

Thank you! I appreciate that. The Polaris is absolutely a nice addition, and hopefully the start of many more capitals to come.

[@uss_04]

27:04 Thing I like about that terminal is you can F4 to get an external view. Useful to see if the ship is in position for offloading or a drop.

[@Matxuno]

Nice review! 30 min is perfect for ships this size!

[@EvenLease44]

Agreed! Thank you!

[@verpine3534]

Great review! Thanks!

[@vheypreexa]

Mobiglas remote door operation will be $40 on the pledge store.

[@ElgatoUnamused]

Wasnt gonna, but you Sold me....ima get one, thanks for the content !

[@solomonmitchell6048]

The polaris is a game changer. And despite the role it has as a group only ship. A good amount of people, like myself, will be using this as a flying base, with a couple of your best ships and just trekking it out in the verse, on your own terms

[@DreadxOwl]

Slapping a c8r pisces for the odd medical beacon and a vulture to salvage between

[@tee4222]

Point defense will eventually target light fighters, as well. CIG labels it as ‘disabled’ right now. It works in arena commander.

[@codydagrizz]

Been waiting on this one!

[@uss_04]

Appreciate the highlights of the PDS locations

[@Adalla]

I'd agree, the interior is the only real drawback of this ship, but for me, I'd take 2 points off the score for that. I just watched your Carrack review, and that ship has so much character and even if it has a smaller hangar, many unfinished features, less firepower and HP and shields, I'd pick it over the Polaris for everything except for combat or high risk cargo runs. And, if I wanted a capital ship experience, the Kraken would be by choice. Nothing IMO will beat Carrier gameplay in Star Citizen.

[@dirtynachobuffet]

Yo. That intro instrumental was badass.

[@EvenLease44]

Happy to hear! I thought so too.

[@kingsberg452]

That sure is a chonky boy, the landing gear animation looks super cool

[@jch1386]

Can't wait for more ships like this to come out, things that can do a little of everything while leaning into one role. Odyssy and BMM, kind of the Carrack, fall into this category.

[@tankbreaker8880]

Very nice! Looking forward to using this in the PU

[@TrippTaratus]

What a great review best friend. I can't wait to jump into my Polaris and remake "Down periscope" submarine movie 😂.

[@EvenLease44]

Thank you! It’s going to be a lot of fun!

[@JayEhch85]

I'm gonna miss my harbinger loaner but I can't wait to play around with my new mobile base!

[@al19801]

cant wait till percy is ready for review :)

[@figure_0491]

Huge ship. Pretty cool. Not really my thing, but glad there are players who are excited for it.

[@MeatSalad84]

very exciting time in SC with this ship coming out

[@thespectator2976]

Huge ship, good stuff, getting hyped and when sales goes down then comes the famous nerf hammer ;)

[@Macs212]

I entirely blame you and these videos for my unhealthy addiction to ship upgrading. Keep up the good work.

[@EvenLease44]

You’re…. Welcome? 😂 thank you!

[@andrewcoulthard-clark]

I thought the medical bays had 'clean room' at the entrance, where you get sterilised, maybe they'll add them? I also want them to add being able to collect various rocks and plants and add them to the Polaris's garden...

[@egilkarlson7253]

So there are 12 beds, 12 escape pods,5 people on the bridge, 5 man gun turrets and a torpedo turret. And we know now that the captain has a bed. And finally, in the armory 10 suit lockers and weapons rack for 10 people, plus two or three heavy weapons. Problem, if I count, it is a crew of twelve and a captain, and there are only 12 escape pods, and 10 emplacements for suit and hand weapons and size 1 or 2 weapons.

[@melsy2]

Love this ship, when I'm not with the Org, I'm out solo salvaging using as my deposit base

[@nicholascoker7212]

I think with the addition of weapon groups you could be able atleast on capital ships to have a weapons officer who picks targets and assigns a weapons group to persecute them, yeah you should still have to manually aim them and it would be a bit less accurate than manned turrets but I feel like having all turrets just AI would be bad for fairness but having every single gun independently manned all the time is a bit impractical and unrealistic

[@aso6437]

As always great video.

[@RobertP-zk8vh]

the pdc can track fighters now too and its really good, no lite or medium fighter can last against 7 pdc, but the pdc also make it harder to attack the idris now too, you have to get right up close and dumbfire or get something to confuse the the pdc.

[@tee4222]

Is it working in ptu now? I thought it was only working in arena commander

[@Marshal_Bravestarr]

loved the vid, thanks mate!

[@EvenLease44]

Thank you!

[@TheThorJunki]

It's going to be really fun avoiding pirate polarises...polarisi? Patrolling/hunting in Pyro while I'm in my Zeus ES doing some stealthy roc mining or traveling in my StarLancer Max with cargo. Those going solo will need to be extra cautious and i love it.

[@JayEhch85]

I wish the captains chair was the only one with access to self destruct. Wouldn't be much functionality. But I feel like blowing up your own ship should be deliberate and the captain should have to push the button. Pie in the sky idea but eventually when hacking comes in the same UI could be used for the captain to have a password that needs to be input first as well for self destruct.

[@Lightning500]

It needs signage and more detail inside

[@FuryBattleface]

I'm going to solo this ship. I'm not in a org but I'm going to have fun. Remember,its just a game.

[@PandaGaming-pc2xv]

I really want them to add spots to hang up posters or something I'd like to see that in some ships

[@adamclay2161]

The medical space definitely needs the Carrack treatment. Also the living and crew recreation spaces need to be brighter.

[@DaGhostToast]

Great video, thanks. I feel like the less decorated interior is better since it's more suited for people to customise it themselves. I never liked that you buy a brand new reclaimer and the interior looks like it's been used for centuries

[@EvenLease44]

Thank you! Yeah easier decorating by the owner and in a technical way it is a military corvette so I guess bland isn’t necessarily bad.

[@DaGhostToast]

​@@EvenLease44Yeah to be fair I can also understand the appeal of a pro artist dressing up the interior instead of trying to do it myself 😂

[@xyrothryu]

You couldn’t use the cargo beam likely because either it had no power pips in, or the ship not in SCM mode is my guess

[@CMDR_MURR]

It is an amazing looking ship, going to be great for small to medium-sized groups, and "fleet actions". I'm glad I didn't go for it, way too big for one person to manage. Will be fun to see how/if people fill and decorate the inside with stuff.

[@EvenLease44]

Agreed, it'll be a very big struggle as a solo person - almost impossible depending on how components and fire truly work.

[@acefire4050]

Of course, if you have an army or your military, you want at least 12 of those ships. to every big ship. It's connected support ships and everything else.I in an aircraft carrier has a hundred and thirty five ships to go with it when there's war time

[@Alex_A7]

Great tour :)

[@novalis791]

I’m curious about the hangar’s repair/resupply capabilities (in the future)

[@EvenLease44]

Same! That would be cool, the hangar pad used to also raise in early concepts so to bad that’s not a thing anymore.

[@kobrraful]

you can actually take this thing into bounties solo, the PDS turrets can do some work lol, and for bigger targets, just get close enough to arm a torp and fire away. they 1shot most ships in the game lol

[@schlagzahne6741]

I wouldnt expect the speed to be nerfed too hard, it has always been touted as the fastest of all capitals

[@ericwollaston5654]

The Polaris was built after the Battle of Vega to have two purposes: strong torpedoes that the Vanduul showed as a vulnerability and built around powerful engines to strike fast. So - I agree that its speed will remain competitive to many ships smaller than it.

[@ericwollaston5654]

One of the Polaris designers in Reddit explained that the Torpedo that's pushed forward to the launch tubes, comes out the bottom of the loader, pushed to the side, then forward to the tube. Which is why you see them come in from the exterior wall side through the windows in the launch tube.

[@Cornerboy73]

I agree with your scores although I feel that the maneuverability is going to get tweaked after it comes out - imho, it handles far too well compared to other ships of similar size.

[@EvenLease44]

Agreed, these style ships will be tweaked for a long while till its just right.

[@MetalsirenIXI]

People keep saying "nobody is going to want to multicrew when they can just fly their own for more dps". Not everyone is trying to min max pvp every game lol. I want to be in a support role on a ship, thats the whole reason I play this game.

[@ColbyTaylor-pp2dy]

That ship shield and hull HP is bonkers man

[@EvenLease44]

It’s insane! I can see why the pilot has no guns lol

[@uss_04]

Such a fun ship for group play, especially with a crime stat trying to save Stanton lol

[@mattlewandowski73]

Sadly the version that was released as part of an event recently was bugged allowing a snub to take it out with a kamikaze run. Hopefully when it gets full release that will be fixed.

[@EvenLease44]

I’m sure this is something that’ll get fixed, probably when engineering is out sadly.

[@cobaltraven3194]

you gotta remember the Carrick is not a military ship it is an explorer ship so an explorer ship would have a very good medical Bay because it will be far from home. now even though the Polaris is a Corvette it is still a military ship now true the medical Bay could be a little larger so yeah I agree with that however features wise no it shouldn't have the same features that the characters it's not an explorer ship

[@adamclay2161]

The main torpedo room needs a dedicated chair/operators station. It seems silly to fire size 10 torpedoes from such a small monitor.

[@EvenLease44]

A nice chair with some monitors would be nice.

[@asiftalpur3758]

yeah I don't know about that intro song matching the ship or camera angles but overall nice review

[@EvenLease44]

Thanks for the feedback! Good to help improve :)

[@فارسليبورد-ك8و]

في المستقبل البعيد وبفضل التكنولوجيا المتقدمة سوف يتساوى الخيال مع الواقع ويمتلك الإنسان قوى الآلهة ليحول الكون والأكوان المتعددة إلى جنة خالدة ❤

[@Kyle-sr6jm]

Why release a ship when the turret HUDs aren't implemented?

[@TaskForceGamingTactical]

Haha you do what I do and be like that room looks nice but I’m not off in because I feel the door will lock behind me and be stuck forever. 😂 great review.

[@EvenLease44]

Thank you!! Yeah, I don’t trust it doors hate me. Haha.

[@TaskForceGamingTactical]

@@EvenLease44 😂 on my Starlancer review ah you can go into the drop pods I’m not going to but you can 😂

[@elainebenes1482]

"This is a big one" I see what you did there xD

[@PhantomMiles]

Dear Chris Robert. Fix the damm Carrack

[@Hellcat-UK1]

Yeah and the rest

[@luistigerfox]

I will note that the Polaris being faster than a Starlancer Max isn't necessarily that out of the realm of reasonability. Note, there's more than just size that factors into this kind of thing, there's thrust to mass ratio. Polaris clearly has a lot of mass, but clearly also has a LOT of thrust.

[@EvenLease44]

Very true! Massive engines absolutely help!

[@luistigerfox]

@EvenLease44 Yeah, and I imagine most combat ships should have greater thrust-mass ratios vs non combat ships of similar, or sometimes smaller size. I would say a fairer comparison of its speed and maneuvering would be vs a hammerhead, as the hammerhead is a larger ship than a starlancer max, but is also combat tuned. Crucially, it is also designed to screen fighters, so with its given role, it should have better speed and maneuvering than Polaris.

[@Pendragon1989]

I want this thing so bad. But I know I'd have absolutely no use for it as a solo pilot. Maybe cargo? But as for combat or anything else, it's useless to me. What a beautiful ship, though

[@DrunkenCitizen]

750 nice got mine for 440 so doing ok but yeah. Only some s3 missiles for the pilot. So need friends who wanna work stations. The game has been solo is ok for so long it will be a painful switch for many of us

[@MrRyanIsle]

About the Design: bridge 7/10 (a bit empty looking towards the back) new captains quarters 6/10 (just average, not very cosy, weird use of space, failure in weapon rack placement next to the door) crew quarters 7/10 (just slightly above average, missed opportunity to make it more livable, it looks a bit too sterile) mess 7/10 (just above average, but by far not as nice as the carrack and starlancers) hangar 10/10 (whats there not to like?) Med Bay 3/10 (what did CIG do here?) Brigg 8/10 (looks like strait up from marvel, imagining loki imrpisoned there and bragging :D, the screens are a nice addition) Egnineering 10/10 (only criticism is that it is oversized, but considering gameplay that might be okay) Cargo 10/10 (don't see a problem with that) Missile area 10/10 (as long as it is working as intended, the design is nice and believable) Exterior 10/10 (nice RSI Design language) Overall 7.5/10, but for the price tag that is a bit lacking. The carrack and Idris do the military look better (functionality, but still feels like a temporary home). The Polaris looks to sterile and in some parts unfinished. CIG should continue to work on that and make the needed improvements. Maybe there is room to do own decoration now and down the road, but it should already be delivered in a carrack level quality imho.

[@MrPersonatus]

A kitchen should be added with items to replenish water & food

[@WookieeRage]

Two things I don't like about this design are the captain's station has no function but is in the best location of the bridge. It would be better to put the pilot in the center and forward of the captain's chair and I would give the captain a display table that would give them quick access to a holo view of the battle area so they could make quick and relevant choices. The other issue is the limited view of the torpedo controls. This should not be a standard turret view, which is ridiculous. This should be a 360 view with lines and globes representing the time to target for the torpedos. Limiting their launch to a turret view is the dumbest design I've seen for capital size ordinance. I would put the torpedo gunner where the pilot is, the pilot in front of the captain, and give the captain a holo table for battle over view.

[@georgezhou1415]

i just got this ship, and i am going to use it to do box deliveries lol

[@ICAC234]

I am just using it as a mobile base to launch the F8C😂

[@EvenLease44]

It’s perfect for that!

[@LoneStarr240]

Concerning the cannons...... I have always pronounced it, "Omni-Sky". Am I way off or what? Love your content, sir!

[@EvenLease44]

Thank you! Im not 100% sure on the pronunciation I’ve just said it that way forever 😅😅

[@LoneStarr240]

@EvenLease44 that's ok I don't think any of us really know, but we all know what you're talking about either way. I certainly don't judge! I was actually thinking it would be cool if you threw in the claim time for the ships as part of the review. Would only take a few seconds to put it on screen and would be a helpful little piece of information. I bet the Polaris had a hefty claim time! Keep up with the awesome work it's really nice to see your channel continue to grow!

[@SauloMogi]

Should i upgrade my 890 to the polaris

[@lildeep.]

this is amazing touring vehicle for vega system tho

[@snaggletoof1927]

What a monster of a ship

[@EvenLease44]

A true beast!!

[@1-Oriana-1]

the polaris is supposed to be fast and nimble atleast according to what cig was saying before

[@edgerunnerwhitelake]

CIG should hire you to do commercial videos for ships. Exceptional content, amazing quality, and always informative.

[@EvenLease44]

Thank you! That would be super cool.

[@davewills148]

Is it possible to open your Polaris Hangar roof whilst in a fighter for instance, or does it need to be done within the Hangar, and whilst the roof is open, can another uninvited ship land?

[@ChrisRowe]

For solo, unlike the polaris, Starlancer has pilot controlled weapons, and much less ground to cover running between stations.

[@PandaGaming-pc2xv]

I'm so happy that they buffed the s6 guns they just didn't feel right when they doddid 1500 alpha damage 2400 is much better

[@matthewvollmerhause6272]

Seriously! Come on! Why not hot keys for a single Door? Ramp? Hangerbay? Not everything opening up is so stupid!

[@varlmorgaine3700]

The torpedos go behind the elevator a dev clariied that and some gamrs showed it