The 5 Best Upgrades For Star Citizen Beginners | What Ship To Buy Next

Remember, all of these are purchaseable in-game!
So what's your first in-game upgrade?

Hey boss, I can't find that video you gave reference to ion your page? how similar some ships look to others, I think you said before in this video... Be Safe please

Agree with all as first ships... I would recommend the 600i for the second ship because it has the highest solo DPS, good storage, will be able to transport a nova tank, will have a med bay for respawning, one of the best looking ships with the sterling paint, and a redesigned interior coming that will make it a perfect solo mobile home... 🙂

+1 for the Cutlass Black. Was my second ship and used it forever running bunker missions, doing bounty hunter missions, illegal monitors, you name it. The weaponry for how small and manouverable it is really makes it a game-changer. I had a lot more fun in this game once I upgraded from the Aurora to the Cutlass Black

I upgraded to the Cutty Black, super happy with it

I found the cutty to be a fun ship,. cargo, ROC mining, transporting vehicles, troops, doing bounties and with a few tweaks can carry 24 missiles. it is a really nice ship. I would give a freelancer a look but the back turret stops it from loading many vehicles. but it an carry more cargo so its still very nice ship

I love my Nomad. Decent for cargo. Good quantum range, and it's homey. I play pretty casually, so I don't need anything fancy. I like to load up my ROC on the back and go mining while I listen to Art Bell's Midnight in the Desert show.

a small error: the size 4 of the nomad arent weapons, these are missiles. Menaing gun-wise it loses to the titan that has one if its guns at a bigger size.

This video is near perfect. Thanks!

I'm a slut for Drake Interplanetary, so I've got three ships: Corsair, Buccaneer, and Cutlass Black,

Great vid. Also, editing is top-notch!!!

Alot of info in here. Definitely made my potential progression path a little less confusing for sure, so I thank you. Great vid.

Started with a C8X, then upgraded to a Titan for the bed and bigger sized area for a small vehicle, then finally upgraded to a Cutlass Black because it can actually fit vehicles that are useful. Cutlass Black is the real starter ship to have. Then progress to specialized ships; fighters, haulers, miners, etc. To match your play stye preferences.

After buying the Drake cutter as my starter, the Avenger seems to be on par. So I would jump the Avenger Titan and go probably directly to the Cutlass.

Cutty Black best step up from a starter.

so im considering getting into the game what are your thoughts on the hornet as a starter

The cutless black has 6 seats in the back that unfold for others to sit

I love love love my Cutlass Black. I think it looks bad ass and has so many uses! Like lugging around my ROC, cargo hauling, and even some simple combat!

The Misc reliant Kore can be upgraded to 2000+ DPS which puts it way ahead of the Titan and any other starters for combat. That'd be my pick

I just upgraded my Titan to the Corsair Warbond, which came with a Buccaneer so having a light fighter to PVE early in 3.18 (with a massive ballistic gun) then the big cargo hauling explorer should be perfect for getting quick cash after the wipe.

As always, great video - just love the way you produce your videos. Honestly, the Nomad is very underrated - also, has the nicest looking pilot seat of all the ships out there. Also, it has a 40 sec claim time.

Genuine question… is there any suggestions to make the prospector any more of a fighter? Especially with the new stuff coming out that might be incentive for more pirate groups I want to be able to defend myself with something more than pea shooters and still use it to make money

why would you say "about 9 SCU" instead of correctly saying "exactly 8 SCU"

If I buy a ship with in game currency do I keep it after wipe? Or do I only keep ships that I buy with real money?

I love my Nomad. Great vid 👌

I went from aurora, to pieces, then the cutlass black.

The Nomad does NOT have 2 size 4 hard points. I has 2 fixed size 4 missile bays.

The freelancer is good for cargo, if you want to upgrade further with trading go with a Crusader C2 Hercules. It has a 624 SCu cargo (I think) so it's a good upgrade

The Nomad only has 3 size 3 hardpoints, no size 4 hardpoints. The Titan therefore actually outguns it. That said, it is otherwise a superior ship and easily, easily my favorite ship in the verse when playing solo. I always say that it's called the Nomad for a reason: it packs every single thing you need when you're alone with a third shield to keep it all a little bit safer.

Do you lose ships purchased with in-game currency during the server wipes?

Does any of the Cutlass variants have a bathroom?
I heard something (long ago) about the cells of a Blue have a toilet (though how would you get back out)?

hope freelancers get the refresh

The Freelancer MIS is a ship I want to love but the cockpit layout is awful to the point of being barely functional. The pilot's arm obstructs the right MFD which is poorly placed to begin with and the right holographic display/MFD can't be altered as the function buttons conflict with the HUD.

I also think that the internals are poor for what is considered to be a gunship as it lacks any form of jump seating, unlike the Cutty Black which is arguably its nearest competitor.

When you start to breakdown the Freelancer and Freelancer MIS in comparison to the Cutty Black, both fall short by a wide margin. I've not experienced the explorer version but I imagine it'll do the job and the cargo freelancer is tough to top at this price range for hauling.

I just think the cockpit needs a major rework for the freelancer and the MIS would benefit from some serious TLC to make it serve better in its described role.

"in the near future" is such a goofy thing to say about anything in Star Citizen XD unless youre talking about a 30k :D love this game but sheeeeeeeeeeesh

Post wipe I grabbed the Nomad as the second ship. I use it to haul my ROC around. It just seems more nimble and the ROC is easier for me to load into it (you do have to back it in, but that is no problem). The Cutlass Black works, but the cleance seems to be inches on either side so I often have a bit of trouble getting the ROC into it.

MISC - bought & upgraded to MAX. Cutlass - bought & Upgraded to MIS
Nomad - bought & upgraded to Vulture. Prospector - bought
Titan - bought.
DUR - the next one to buy :)

Cutty black is just a wonderful ship. If I could only have one ship in he game hat might just be it.

Nomad is great. Avenger is better in combat but it doesn't have much of an interior. Cuttie B is a proper medium-tier ship, but it comes with a lot of drawbacks like claim time, maintenance costs and so on. Nomad truly is the most versatile singe-seater. Something like a comfortable RV strapped to a pickup truck. This little space toad is what I'll be solo exploring in, that's for sure.

The Freelancer MAX has a pretty strong forward thrust for a hauler and can fly very fast in atmosphere.

This makes it a very useful multi-role ship for all activities that involve going from space to the surface of planets.
The large cargo hold can easily fit an Ursa Rover and there will still be room left for smaller vehicles and external cargo crates.
The ladder on the port side is near the cockpit and offers a fast and secure way to access the ship, as it closes automatically after use.

Equipped with an XL-1 drive, the MAX is my favourite ship for bunker missions, rescue and transport beacons.
I can get everywhere fast and if the beacons lead to a Comms Array or bunker, I launch either the Dragonfly or the Ursa from the cargo hold to get the job done.

Another small thing that I really like about the MAX is that the landing gear has a very smooth suspension. Touching down feels like landing on a cushion.

I’ve owned all these ships in SC and my absolute favorite (outside of mining) is the Cutlass. If I had to have one ship only, it would be the Cutlass, the most versatile, it’s like a 3 row SUV.

There is really only one ship you need and that is a cutless black. You obtain any other ship in game through that.

Started off with the Titan and recently got the Gladius and now working towards the Cutty Black.

I think im gonna keep my titan forever I think no matter how my adventures and role in the verse changes its something i can always rely on

I agree completely. So far i have an Arrow (pledge), Cutlass Black, Prospector (pledge), Freelancer Max and a valkyrie. Im going to be upgrading the arrow to the C. Black as it is only 25.00 more has cargo and great 2 man fighting ability. The only ship I can think of that I might recommend not on this list is the picies, because of it's small size for getting in and out of mission locations.
Important note on the Prospector. It has no cargo room. If you upgrade to it you will need to buy a 2nd ship with cargo hauling before you can make money. Thus the Cutlass/prospector combo. I then opted for the Freelancer max for the 3x cargo space to haul my ore.
The Cutlass will do everything you need to do ingame to a point though. Pick it up and get a Cyclone for 28k and you are off to the races.

How is the panhandling gameplay? Just started after so much watching and between server crashes, strange things happening and everything you know - I have not been able to make a single contract and am basically out of EUC to buy new stuff after every crash. I guess running some boxes?

What an fn cool game...