Would you want a full showdown with all the details between the Cutlass, Freelancer and the C1? Let me know! My Discord: discord.gg/g6D2NsjZx2

As a 10year SC player, if I had to start today this is the ship I would buy with real money and leave it at that. You don't need more, and anything less you have to sacrifice something. Great ship for the price!

A friend told me: buy ships that you think look cool and make you feel cool flying them. So I got the C1! The cutlass is nice too bot never clicked with me

I got the C1 as a loaner for my Zeus CL, and it flies like a DREAM. It still feels too sleek and pretty to be a cargo ship, but I plan to buy an E1 when the passenger missions get implemented. It definitely looks like something rich folk would charter for private flights in.

I have spent a considerable amount on ships for SC. I won't disclose that BUT with that said. The C1 is literally my favorite ship. It will for sure be a daily for me

I love this thing. It is my first concept ship purchase and did not disappoint.

This is the perfect ship for star citizen as it is now. Other more specialized ships are going to be better in more developed stages of the game but as long as the game mostly revolves around simple missions and tasks, a multi purpose ship like this will be a dream. Not to mention, it’ll be good for when you wanna go driving around on daymar or something with your friends. You can fit 2 ROCs in there so you could probably fit a pair of most small rovers or a handful of bikes.

The bit about the toilet lighting convinced me to subscribe 😂

This ship absolutely shouldve had a front gear stair set entrance.

I've been loving my C1, loved watching this for some added appreciation. It was my first real upgrade after my cutter. I tried out a cutty black and freelancer, but the C1 really just checks all my boxes. Thanks for the great video!

Yo just found you and this video for the first time. This is exactly the types of content I’m looking for. Great stuff! Been needing breakdowns on ships. I’m a new player and I don’t know where to start. Thank you! Looks like an awesome ship!

That was a very smooth video, well edited and nicely narrated. It does some up the C1 perfectly, I think it’s closest rival for versatility might be the Zeus ES, yes smaller cargo but with the benefit of exploration it might be a little more rounded.

I really enjoyed this video! Very good editing and nice pronunciation. The review was nicely rounded off with the music. Thanks for your review! Subscribed

Ty for the review, been considering treating myself to this for my birthday in a couple of months time and after seeing the features of this and the clean interior design, no maze solving to get to the cockpit 😆then I've decided to add this to my Vulture & CR-8 Pices lineup. Oh & subbed too...👌

Nice review, easy to watch and listen to. Good to have more options in the space - I still love the Cutlass though :)

I preordered this ship back when it was first announced. Traded a couple ships for it. Best decision ever as it has quickly become one of my favorite ships and it came out right after i came back from a short break from SC. well worth it

Excellent review! Thank you!

Was looking forward for something to change my janky cutlass. Your video was just perfect. Will upgrade right now to it.

Excellent video! Thanks!

Great video!

Having a daily I’ve always been focused on combat ships but I decided to get an A1 and I love it. I’m keeping this one.

I don’t know if this ship can replace my Cutty Black (Drake for life!!) but it certainly is a close contender m, for me. She’s in my stable now and quickly growing on me. Fantastic review, thanks to you I now know there’s a fuel port on the C1!! Didn’t have a clue!!

When I'm not in a fighter, I'm in the C1 Spirit. It's surprisingly great. Only thing I wished they'd consider is loading it into a larger hangar. It's a bit of a snug fit.

I like the Hercules; my go to ships. I am having trouble with the C2. It is hard to fly and often will nose dive into the ground. Great video and I am glad someone did a video on these ships 👌

I'm always a Crusader fan of ship designs, so the C1 is going to be my daily driver, sleek and stylish and it just looks cool

Great video. +1 sub and actually going to upgrade the Freelancer to the C1.

Fell in love with it once I saw it at IAE, upgraded it with LTI just yesterday with the Kyogre paint for fun. I think I’m done looking for a daily, it’s right there, a thousand times better looking than the MSR which was its direct rival, and just reliable as hell. I love it.

Upgraded from nomad to C1. And oh boy if I like it! What a great ship!

i just got this, and im loving it so far. not to bad for bounty hunting

i rented this for a little while and i love it so much, i just upgraded my cutter to the nomad so im going to enjoy the nomad for a little while before upgrading to the C1

Outstanding video.

It is my daily driver now, but the gun racks don't work currently. I swapped my cutty for it, and paid 15 bucks on top. I consider it a win, I really like the C1.

I just wish that we could operate the tractor beam from the pilots seat as well, and the gun rack fit the FS9 heavy machine gun

great review, very tempting. i have been saying this more and more lately FOMO hits hard but i need to remind myself thatwe can get all this in game eventually in 2077 /s. 🙂 Hope exciting things are planned for the FMAX, she feels very outdated with all the shiny new things. It would be very cool if FMAX was also a heavy lift workhorse able to perhaps bring in underslung NOVA's or something like that with VTOL engines.

I waited 10 years for a ship in this class to arrive to be PROPER Sci-Fi and not a space AK-47 like the Cutlass or the fucking fever-nightmare Fallout-toaster Freelancer. I literally leapt on the buy button the second the C1 came online.

This is a ship I really want to like, but the poor crew space and the only entrance being the loading ramp in the rear has me waiting for the Zeus.

this is literally the Pathfinder from ME Andromeda and im all for it, i was almost gonna say it looked like the Normandy but it doesnt have the same level of umph that the Normandy does. The Normandy was armed to the teeth, while the Pathfinder is more like a civilian explorer with weapons for self defense.

The C1 Spirit is my new daily driver and it's definitely the best in game. If I was starting the game today never having played before, I'd get this, the Galaxy and an Orion to cover all the bases.

Gread editing the tranitions!

Real pretty ship!

I upgraded my C8X to this and I have no regrets.

This paired with the 600i would be a sick fleet!

I already swapped out my cutlass for it. Right away.

For someone who doesn’t play an awful lot, and doesn’t really play beyond flying and having fun with friends, this is what I’d get. That tractor beam must make moving Furys in and out considerably easier…

I'd love to see a bit into the future and look at cargo gameplay fully implemented. Some things are not that clear to me yet. Guessing the C1 will take cargo (probably valuable, low quantity cargo) planet side. Wings must be good for something, otherwise they'd eat up space unnecessarily. Well, the RAFT might do the same, but it seems to have more emphasis on lifting heavily. Or maybe to planets with more extreme gravity. Maybe the weight of cargo plays a role in what you can and can't move? Four vtol engines on that one should have a purpose too. Though the extensive QT range of the RAFT confuses me a bit, suggesting it would do long range instead. Then there are larger cargo vessels, like the C2. Wings would suggest it also goes planet side, will fuel be that expensive in the future that multiple stops on a planet are not viable? CIG must have a plan, so they don't serve the same platter to everyone. Can't have a C2 go where the C1 goes as well.

That cargo room could be a medical variant for sure IF They wanted to create one. Plenty of place. Could fit 2 medical beds on the side with some healing items behind both. Replace the big door by a glass one like the C8R Pisces. Always wanted a good exploration/cargo ship but never liked much of the current designs appart from the 315p wich was my 1st ship back in 2012-2013. For some reason the C1 remind me a bit of a small Normandy SR2 yet doesn't look at all like it. Really weird feeling.

How do you get that red paint with the crusader logo on the wings?!? What is that paint called?

For a ship this size, it flies exceptionally well. Although it is a really wide ship. And I mean WIDE. Feels funny how a medium sized ship can fill the entire hangar lol

I dont have much spending money, ive only bought the C2 hercules being my favourite ship design and as a space trucker but i had no choice but to buy the spirit as my daily driver for its design and versatility.

Best medium ship for a solo player that might want to bring a friend now and again

Rn it’s my only ship. I really love it, but I think the tractor beam should be fixed on the back and a turret on top, cause rn co-pilot is basically useless… Too bad the crimson and Olympia paints are not for sale by cig…

I love the Cutlass. I'm trying the C1 out though. I fly with gimbals, so for me this actually has two guns a size up from the Cutlass. As for the Zeus... if those two size 4s aren't either gimbaled by default or bumped up a size so they can be sized down when gimbled, then I don't think the ship will be worth it. However none of the three can carry an Ursa. I haven't tried Pyro yet so I don't know how common those solar flares are, but I am thinking that maybe enclosed ground vehicles might be preferable to open tops there.

It gave me instant Halo CE vibes when I saw it. That reason alone is why I want it.

Hey man, how do you do the 3D model thing that starts at 32 seconds ? oh and also the link for your code is broken in the description, so you might want to update that for people to sign up with your code 😄

I think the hype around this ship is mostly because it looks fast and cool. Well and of course because its new. Glad they are adding more variety to that ship class though. Probably just me but its so weird seeing everyone in the same exact ship at space stations and stuff.

woohoo!

My main question is should I upgrade to this from the cutty black? In terms of feel I certainly like the c1 better but overall I want the best bang for buck. One thing I noticed is this only has one exit whereas the cutty has the two side doors. Another question, how future proof is the cutty? You mentioned the c1 has spots for jump drive and flight suits etc. does that make the c1 far more future proof?

This thing is just PERFECT. I got rid of all the smaller ships pledged, no point in any of those. MAYBE a Cutter Scout when we have something to Scout for.....

Hey Space Tech, I'm facing issues while trying to play the game. I'm not sure if it's because of the ongoing free flight, but the server instability is causing my game to lag or freeze, hampering my overall gaming experience. Do you have any suggestions or tips to improve the gameplay experience?

I'd buy one, but I already have an MSR. I'll probably pick one up when we can buy them ingame.

I hope they add the same tractor beam style (can go up and down to fill cargo hold) to the C2

To be fully competitive with the Cutty, it needs another shield. This would help with the CS issue and give you more time to get out of there. Let the Cutty keep its weapon superiority so long as you have slightly higher survivability. Currently it only has front and back shields. It needs full 360 coverage. Definitely hope they fix that tractor beam issue, that is just appalling. The weapons rack doesn't currently work which is a little sad. The VTOL wing tips are surprisingly fragile. The hangars that are designated for this ship, barely allow for its width so it is very nerve wracking to land. Your major components are JUST INSIDE the ramp entrance so they can be screwed with first thing. There is only one entrance to the ship. That's all I can think of right now. I actually love this ship and hope that they do a slight redesign to fix these issues as I really want to use this as a daily.

So what are these maneuvering buffs you mentioned ? I really disliked the amount of time it took to turn in it, gladius and similar ships would run circles around me with ease

was fun flying, not a fan for it being a daily driver. with the docking bays you get assigned, you need to land almost exactly square in the center or your bumping the sides. with the bigger profile also, can make landing at bunkers sometimes difficult also. If i do need to haul cargo, i got my M2.

Does anyone know UEC price?

I fly a Freelancer MIS as a daily driver, but recently did a CCU from my Mule (with LTI) to a Zeus ES with the A1 as my loaner ship. I expect CIG to change that to the cargo variant (C1) when it’s in game and I’ll be happy to fly that until the Zeus is released If a better ship comes along, I likely won’t upgrade again as I like the idea of developing a relationship with my ship (names, when?) and a few quirks are good for that. I intend to keep the MIS, even though I don’t want to collect a ‘fleet’ as many backers do, but if I find myself never taking it out, I might melt her in a year or two … waiting for the Gold Standard pass on the Freelancer before I consign it to the smelters. But for now, it will be interesting to see if I abandon my Freelancer for the Spirit, as that tractor beam looks like a lot of fun.

upgraded my titan from the starter package to the C1, now to find some good upgrades for it

It's huge compared to the Black, and the landing gear is TOO short! I take the Black every day to do bunker missions, and I've tried the Spirit's and they just don't fit in the same areas. Also, the size to cargo rating of the FL MAX is unbeaten. Although the Sprit series are lookers!

i have the C1 and A1 they are great

I'll wait till the zues CL drops before I get this

Лучший корабль в своём классе! Единственный корабль, который захотелось купить как только появился прототип, что я и сделал! Любовь с первого взгляда!😍👍

Great review, I also think this ship is a first class daily driver. However I would definitely NOT swap the cannons for repeaters. The C1 has speed, with speed you can create and use range, at which point you won't get hit and can hit hard with the cannons. Use the range, the cannons are excellent. Forcing yourself into dogfighting range with repeaters or ballistics is a mistake when this ship has range creation as its combat strength.

The C1 is already on Live ? or PTU for the moment ?

I still need a ship of this size, but can't decide between the C1 and the Zeus Mk. 2 ES. The latter is not available atm, so I would guss this is the time to use the C1 for the time being and have a look for potential later upgrades.

How did you hide/deploy the ship cannons at the start ?

can you please tell me what paint you are using

I am debating upgrading my nomad to this but worried about it's combat ability. The ship dps is way higher than the Nomad and maneuverability is actually quite close, but the turn rate on the c1 seems so bad.

100% the best bang for the buck daily driver

The Swiss army knife of Star Citizen.

Love the C1! It can even hold it's own in a fight, nothing outlandish, but she can slap.

Why does the C1 still not have a personnel entry elevator or entry hatch? Instead crew has to use the cargo ramp once again and the middle of the cargo bay has to stay clear so that crew can get through and so it cannot be used for additional cargo. Will CiG ever learn to think before designing ships? Why do they keep making the same mistakes over and over again? At least since the MSR it should be very clear that having only one ingress point is bad!

I hope we get a version of this that's 2 or 3 times the size. It's so close to being reminiscent of the Normandy from Mass Effect

bought it the other day, the star runner felt lonely.

yep i did upgrade from c1 to zeus. 😄

I wish they gave the Lancer an interior overhaul. Give the max a tractor beam and i will gladly give myself to it

When will it be available to buy In game

"Easily pick up crates and vehicles" meanwhile fighting with tractor beam. 😂

It looks nice, and is well appointed BUT (and these are big "buts"): it's slower than a Connie in atmo. It only has a single shield which, for a medium, means it only has 30% of the shielding of other ships it competes with. Virtually every other ship its size has fuel scoops...the C1 Spirit does not. And while the tractor beam is nice, the lack of weapon turret makes this a little thin (decent pilot guns though).

Still going to daily my Carrack. Its just home for me.

C1 vs CL will be the difficult choice. FL Max has its place if you value that styling, but C1 and CL are fairly similar in profile. They should fly similarly in atmo. But the CL has some advantages, mainly way more cargo and better shields but also better crew area, additional side entrance for safety from boarders. C1 definitely looks cool, but it's not an easy choice compared to the CL.

New ships is better than the old ones that haven't been updated. Way to many ships need a gold/balance pass and they are just making a bigger back log, not to mention the ships that we have been waiting YEARS FOR. Having only 1 entrance is a huge safety issue/red flag IMO. Ships can/should have tiny elevators or ladders like the Corsair has.

They need to update the MSR to the new tech of the spirit and the C2... And they need to update that freelancer!

Honestly bang for buck, The nomad is a better daily driver. 24 SCU, carry a ROC, cheaper than a C1, still has full living quarters. C1 is nice, but we're talking daily driver, not built for a game loop (as the thumbnail said).

The feature creep of new ships compared to old ships is pretty concerning for a game like this.

This ship...Shamed to admit, but the cool factor of it(and that well done add) made me buy it(well, I had some store credit so managed to "save" a little)

I love the crusader design ...there are some fundamental flaws. The MSR has been my daily for the past three years with hopes that it's issues get fixed, I finally retired the MSR a few days ago for a big hauler, I upgraded the MSR to the cat and picked up the C1 as my new daily...main reason : the doors actually fucking work. Sad, if it ever comes down to it I'll buy back that pledge...but I just couldnt take the long broken frustrating journey to the MSRs cockpit

I've spent a bit of time with the Spirit and so far I have mixed feelings. On the one hand I really want to like this ship but on the other when I stack it against the Cutty or Freelancer I find it to be a comparative nightmare to land at the bays given to you by stations.

It is amazing and I have it, but IMHO it still needs a second entry/airlock.

Yeah this was the real shocker for me as I don't normally like Crusader ships. They are just so boring....but then i flew this! I actually was more impressed by this than the Syulen due to its usability and functionality. Its really well thought out and makes sense for the role its trying to fill in the verse. Plus the quick claim time makes this a prime contender for do it all daily runner. I've got mine in the Resolute paintjob and looks ace. Great review 🙂

I think when control surfaces/areodynamics are implemented, the C1 will have a huge advantage over it;s competitors when it comes to planetary flight.