The courier is hands down one of the best small-pad., all-purpose ships out there ahead of the Cobra. It's good for exploration, but really excels at low-intensity missions like search & rescue, salvage, and planetary stuff without giving up the tough shields and spunky weapon loadout. Bigger ships just feel like too much ship and too much cost for any job that isn't hauling garbage across the bubble that could be done perfectly fine in an iCourier.
I did not realize you could have that many modules and still hit that high of speed! I have some tinkering to do! Thanks for the fun idea and remember to treat yourself, o7 Commanders!
The courier is exactly meant for almost any type of gameplay you can throw at it. Seriously. Its great as a combat build, its awesome at piracy, its a neat explorer (as you can see in this video) and it even makes a great little core-miner. I currently have two, a mini miner and an allround combat/bubble hopper. I might buy a third to outfit as explorer.. best ship in the game!
Hey, Deep Charge is not just always superior on FSDs smaller than class 5. It also dumps more fuel per jump which leads to shorter fuel tank range, more refueling, and higher heat. It rarely adds enough jump range for it to make sense on anything but ships that fuel faster than they need to. I run a Hauler with a 2T fuel tank that’s perfect for the bubble, but I never have to wait to finish fueling to jump, so it has Deep Charge. It’s also so maneuverable and cool running that I can just start charging the FSD while the scoop finishes up. Mass Manager is quite good. Don’t let 3% better jump range tempt you. Again, there are builds where Deep Charge makes sense, but it’s more rare than people think. You also don’t have to worry about the extra range of Deep Charge disappearing when you edit your build, as extra mass can nullify any range increase.
Awesome vid as always CMDR! I'd like to add, for anyone wanting something similar minus the imperial rank, consider the Viper. Cheaper, potentially faster and comparable in pretty much every aspect except the looks ;)
I fit Mass Manager on the FSD. The increased jump rate with Deep Charge is not really significant, but you get less jumos out of your fuel tank. For me, Mass Manager is much more efficient. The maximium range without scooping is much greater. Scooping is the bottlenack on this ship. So more jumps means you travel much faster.
Had to have one. Never knew about “advanced” thrusters? Stopped at farseer and picked up. How I missed that no clue. Made a few Changes to build, 884 is my top boost speed. D rated bumper shields. This thing is a blast!!! Thanks for idea 💡
Always fit mass manager: On a lightweight courier build... although the deep charge gives you a bit higher jump range, the mass manager will give you a much higher total range, which imho is better on an exploration build. So my advice: always go with mass manager.
@@captainyossarian388 He means a larger jump range, no capacity. It's vital for extra long distance travel. It could be cut you 10 or more jumps of a long trip (or more)
I built a courier like this a while back and it is my favorite ship to fly by far, though usually I just tool around in my exploration clipper b/c it's super easy to fuel scoop
i have one for being in the bubble and for delicate missions. 600 mps with 2 beams and 1 rail with plasma slugs. SHe is a lot of fun to fly... and looks great!
Totally agree. I have almost the same, just 2 beams and Liz' enhanced missile rack. This enhanced MR fits so nicely on the courier since it has expanded ammo AND is lightweight. Absolute awesome combo.
I have one very similar. I keep two G5 lightweight PAs and a small long-range beam laser with thermal vent on mine....you know, in case there's "trouble" when exploring around the Bubble. I think it does about 715 m/s.
I've had a similarly built courier for a while now, I built it for speed and then noticed that the other effect of a super light ship with somewhat big internal systems is that it has huge jump range. Mine lacks some of these exploration-focused modules to keep the mass under the 61 ton minimum for drag drives, so I get a boost speed of 885! Its nice to see this underrated ship getting some love.
Fun thing with high speed ships like this is if you use a docking computer the ai will sometimes comically slam the ship into the pad and it'll bounce quite nicely! :P
This thing is crazy fun. I'm certain I'm going to pancake a few times with it, but I got the dough to cover it. Even with the landing gear down, I'm nearly breaking the sound barrier (300m/s).
I'm so glad you didn't go full greedy on speed on that beautiful lil green pepper ship , mate. I tried drag drives on mine and yes it's fast (885 m/s boost) but yeah , hey she's on fire is an euphemism. Really , don't do that mistake. No jump or scoop goes unpunished.
I built an exploration Courier awhile ago for an expedition, Fairly similar build to what i have, except I went with Repair limpets to repair the inevitable hull damage of slamming into canyon walls. Of course that was before fleet carriers were out.
Im currently using an engineering courier to grind empire rank with data missions. Mercury's Messenger, the safest, fastest way to transport your assets!
@@ProjectTH-cam wish I could stow one of these on the Andaconda....it's my ship and it has the room who's to tell me I can't load one! No super power but the main ones....Why FDev???? It would be amazing 😆 my dream addition to exploration. Next to caves.
Great build, I've just unlocked the iCourier. The whole way through the video i was thinking I'm going to use this as a bubble bus/wake scanner and maybe for guardian sites but I might use my dbx for guardian, raw and manufactured materials.
I made a build like this a couple of months ago. A few things I did differently were I engineered my 2A power plant only to grade 2. I decided I would only want to equip a laser and/or a heat sink launcher. Staying at grade 2 minimizes the heat efficiency loss with higher grades. I decided on drag drives since that gets me 10 m/s more boost, according to Coriolis. I also chose a 2D shield instead. With no hard points or utilities I get a 45.7ly range, 783 boost, and I can scoop almost any star from empty to full without overheating. Link: s - orbis - zone/cl9u
i will for sure build one of those... but you should set the planetary hangar to a lower power priority.. it will turn off and on automaticly when landing and taking off...
i gotta say, viper 3 might be the fastest ship in the game once is engineered and stripped down but the courier is the fastest when is geared up Great video as always
I wouldn't pack a 2a reinforced shield. bring a 2c bi-weave enhanced low power. Courier has some seriously hard shields, a full speed flop will break it and bring it down to ~90% hull. This way it's much lighter, colder, and less intense on the distributor. It's unlikely you'll take hull damage from a flop if you at least tried to slow down.
I disagree when it comes to deep charge and this build. It gives you about 0,5% jump range to the cost of 10% fuel and when you count in the factor of fuel scooping and overheating, you reach your destination a lot faster with mass manager.
Yeah! Gaining 0,1Ly per single jump. But loosing 50Ly of range with full fuel. Plus having to scoop longer while having G5 Overcharged Power Plant is a bad Combo.
I came up with this one a while back - s.orbis.zone/clom Same idea. Designed specifically for visiting ruins and other structures with a beam to charge beacons. It runs a little cooler for scooping (Overcharge 3 with thermal spread, also mass manager to cut power draw a bit - always turn all you can off as power draw=heat) The point defense helps with Guardian Sentinels. The Wake Scanner is just for gathering data if I'm hanging around a station It also has a smaller shield and it trades a little jump range for more cargo to hold the materials for Ram Tah missions It is a little faster, though, at 835m/s boost
If your shields are there to prevent sudden impact damage, try engineering that shield to max kinetic. To solve the heat issues, Try Engineering your Armor for max thermal. You would be able to bounce off a canyon a few times and fuel scoop to full in one go. Happy Hunting!
@@Jay-pi7gf maybe, maybe not. But here is one of many examples of how resistances mean nothing for ramming terrain or ships forums.frontier.co.uk/threads/does-ramming-in-elite-count-as-kinetic-damage.373975/
I feel like i am watching an AMG commercial of space vehicles. As i see the bank roll on the right hand side of 14 billion which is probably on the lower side of the "space billionaires club"! Daaaamnn!!
just made one yesterday engineered to g3 with 3x rail guns sturdy/super penetrator - lot's of fun. murdering FDLs and kraits all over the place, they can't keep target lock it's so fast
This could be good for engineering mining trips. Easier to find spots to land a small ship, and the speed makes it less annoying to get out of mass lock when leaving the planet.
Well Call me an Idiot for doing so but i am Actually on my way Back to the Bubble still about 24 000 LY out with a pretty simular build for Exploration Only my Jump range and speed is a bit higher because i didn t fit any weapons and not all utility slots are used in my Courier. I had a hell of a Time exploring the other Side of the Galaxie with it just took my Time flying there and exploring. The heat actually never bothered me because i like to take it slower. My dear Courier served me well the last Year that i explored in her. And i will keep her :D
Try to get the total mass below 61 t. Go enhanced low power bi-weave for shields. Drop the useless utility mounts. You don't need PDs at >850 speed. Drop the Hangar, the courier is quite usable for quick bubble trips, but not for long trips due to the small fuel storage. You'll need to refuel way too often. If you take even more fuel storages on the optional slots, it affects your top speed and max jump range. Just stay in the bubble and drop the Hangar. If you need one, you can usually get one 1 Jump away. Also I have 2 Lightweight Multi Cannons. I still run 884 m/s^^ :P Still not finished though... This is the target: s.orbis.zone/cmja
For FUN. This ship is way faster. If you haven't flown a courier I suggest you try it, just outfit it with the enhanced performance thrusters and ENJOY!
Do people not know that as long as youre outside star's red zone, you are absolutely fine fuel scooping? It's usually when fuel scoop is working at half it's maximum power
@@redmoon383 ez. AspX can have shields 1k+ and dbX 900+ with jump 55 and 60 ly, if you wanna stay alive you must have some protection, and this can be with all what you need for explore and self repair. Many people using papercrafts and crying after loss 3 month explore data.
The courier is hands down one of the best small-pad., all-purpose ships out there ahead of the Cobra. It's good for exploration, but really excels at low-intensity missions like search & rescue, salvage, and planetary stuff without giving up the tough shields and spunky weapon loadout. Bigger ships just feel like too much ship and too much cost for any job that isn't hauling garbage across the bubble that could be done perfectly fine in an iCourier.
I did not realize you could have that many modules and still hit that high of speed! I have some tinkering to do! Thanks for the fun idea and remember to treat yourself, o7 Commanders!
I've got one I use for wake scanning - engineered, but not to the absolute limit. Gets about 830 with boost. Great fun!
James and Nolan would have an amazing day doing a bumper to bumper on this baby
I think this is exactly what this ship was made for. Looks insanely fun, definitely wanna try it out
The courier is exactly meant for almost any type of gameplay you can throw at it. Seriously. Its great as a combat build, its awesome at piracy, its a neat explorer (as you can see in this video) and it even makes a great little core-miner. I currently have two, a mini miner and an allround combat/bubble hopper. I might buy a third to outfit as explorer.. best ship in the game!
Hey, Deep Charge is not just always superior on FSDs smaller than class 5. It also dumps more fuel per jump which leads to shorter fuel tank range, more refueling, and higher heat. It rarely adds enough jump range for it to make sense on anything but ships that fuel faster than they need to. I run a Hauler with a 2T fuel tank that’s perfect for the bubble, but I never have to wait to finish fueling to jump, so it has Deep Charge. It’s also so maneuverable and cool running that I can just start charging the FSD while the scoop finishes up.
Mass Manager is quite good. Don’t let 3% better jump range tempt you. Again, there are builds where Deep Charge makes sense, but it’s more rare than people think. You also don’t have to worry about the extra range of Deep Charge disappearing when you edit your build, as extra mass can nullify any range increase.
Ive done a similar thing with a Mamba. 36 ly and 642m/s. Great fun.
Was literally just grinding for Imp rank on my alt account to get a pure racer Courier, but this is a far better use for it. Thanks Astro!
does the courier require imp rank? I thought only the clipper and cutter did?
@@syzygy2464 yes it does. The only imp ship that doesn't is the imp eagle but it isn't a mainline navy ship for the faction
With these speeds I've got poo 💩 bum
I am so glad you have made a build of this awesome ship!! love the content man
Pretty cool. The “Hellcat” of Couriers.
I'm glad you put out a build guide for this
Awesome vid as always CMDR! I'd like to add, for anyone wanting something similar minus the imperial rank, consider the Viper. Cheaper, potentially faster and comparable in pretty much every aspect except the looks ;)
I fit Mass Manager on the FSD. The increased jump rate with Deep Charge is not really significant, but you get less jumos out of your fuel tank. For me, Mass Manager is much more efficient. The maximium range without scooping is much greater. Scooping is the bottlenack on this ship. So more jumps means you travel much faster.
Had to have one. Never knew about “advanced” thrusters? Stopped at farseer and picked up. How I missed that no clue. Made a few Changes to build, 884 is my top boost speed. D rated bumper shields. This thing is a blast!!! Thanks for idea 💡
Always fit mass manager:
On a lightweight courier build... although the deep charge gives you a bit higher jump range, the mass manager will give you a much higher total range, which imho is better on an exploration build. So my advice: always go with mass manager.
In this build, it's not
Why bother if you have a scoop to refill fuel?
@@captainyossarian388 He means a larger jump range, no capacity. It's vital for extra long distance travel. It could be cut you 10 or more jumps of a long trip (or more)
Thanks!
I built a courier like this a while back and it is my favorite ship to fly by far, though usually I just tool around in my exploration clipper b/c it's super easy to fuel scoop
i have one for being in the bubble and for delicate missions. 600 mps with 2 beams and 1 rail with plasma slugs. SHe is a lot of fun to fly... and looks great!
Totally agree. I have almost the same, just 2 beams and Liz' enhanced missile rack. This enhanced MR fits so nicely on the courier since it has expanded ammo AND is lightweight. Absolute awesome combo.
I have one very similar. I keep two G5 lightweight PAs and a small long-range beam laser with thermal vent on mine....you know, in case there's "trouble" when exploring around the Bubble. I think it does about 715 m/s.
I've had a similarly built courier for a while now, I built it for speed and then noticed that the other effect of a super light ship with somewhat big internal systems is that it has huge jump range. Mine lacks some of these exploration-focused modules to keep the mass under the 61 ton minimum for drag drives, so I get a boost speed of 885! Its nice to see this underrated ship getting some love.
I wish you could lightweight engineer the SRV bay. Those 6 tons are a hard pill to swallow on a 35 ton frame
Fun thing with high speed ships like this is if you use a docking computer the ai will sometimes comically slam the ship into the pad and it'll bounce quite nicely! :P
Ya, the AI doesn't really know how to handle it. Overshoots a lot, might just have to get rid of the docking computer.
This thing is crazy fun. I'm certain I'm going to pancake a few times with it, but I got the dough to cover it.
Even with the landing gear down, I'm nearly breaking the sound barrier (300m/s).
Amazing!
The racing science vessel. I love it! Gives you some fun on your down time when you're not on the Canonn Research payroll.
I'm so glad you didn't go full greedy on speed on that beautiful lil green pepper ship , mate. I tried drag drives on mine and yes it's fast (885 m/s boost) but yeah , hey she's on fire is an euphemism. Really , don't do that mistake. No jump or scoop goes unpunished.
I love the look of this ship!
I built an exploration Courier awhile ago for an expedition, Fairly similar build to what i have, except I went with Repair limpets to repair the inevitable hull damage of slamming into canyon walls. Of course that was before fleet carriers were out.
Im currently using an engineering courier to grind empire rank with data missions. Mercury's Messenger, the safest, fastest way to transport your assets!
Thanks you so much for making this build, It does looks like is fun to fly .Bought a second Courier just to have this build. Thanks for sharing
One way trip is excelent name for a grind hauler that you intend to explode on your way back from Jameson crash or whatever mat grind.
I love this ship. It's so great.
I'm so going to build one of these when I get back to civilization. Looks like a ton of fun 👍🏼
This is the Origin 400i to me, and it's the ship that might make me try ED, because in SC I miss proper exploration.
just when i was looking for a second explorer, i love my aspx but i want to try something new
Dont want to be too far in deep space without your DiiaBeetus medication.
I hate my anaconda, it can't land anywhere. But maybe that's just the devs fault
Same here! Can I see your aspx build? Really enjoying the aspx and have just started engineering it
@@ProjectTH-cam Also sold my Anaconda, went back to the Python & ASPX much more versatile
@@ProjectTH-cam wish I could stow one of these on the Andaconda....it's my ship and it has the room who's to tell me I can't load one! No super power but the main ones....Why FDev???? It would be amazing 😆 my dream addition to exploration. Next to caves.
Have something similar and it's great. Good share.
Very nice build, thanks!
Great build, I've just unlocked the iCourier. The whole way through the video i was thinking I'm going to use this as a bubble bus/wake scanner and maybe for guardian sites but I might use my dbx for guardian, raw and manufactured materials.
I made a build like this a couple of months ago. A few things I did differently were I engineered my 2A power plant only to grade 2. I decided I would only want to equip a laser and/or a heat sink launcher. Staying at grade 2 minimizes the heat efficiency loss with higher grades. I decided on drag drives since that gets me 10 m/s more boost, according to Coriolis. I also chose a 2D shield instead. With no hard points or utilities I get a 45.7ly range, 783 boost, and I can scoop almost any star from empty to full without overheating. Link: s - orbis - zone/cl9u
My iCourier is my daily driver, and I love it sooooo much
i will for sure build one of those... but you should set the planetary hangar to a lower power priority.. it will turn off and on automaticly when landing and taking off...
The extra hand made me chuckle
My Phantom doesnt have the best jump range, but it flies +500m/s and can land easily on a 9G plannet. Jump range is 60-65ly
i gotta say, viper 3 might be the fastest ship in the game once is engineered and stripped down but the courier is the fastest when is geared up
Great video as always
Viper and i eagle are the fastest
Thanks, I think I will build one of these!
I have similar on board and Cobra-3. I preffer Cobra, as courier gets overheated even engaging fsd near planet.
Looks like a very fun build! thanks for sharing! o7
I wouldn't pack a 2a reinforced shield. bring a 2c bi-weave enhanced low power. Courier has some seriously hard shields, a full speed flop will break it and bring it down to ~90% hull. This way it's much lighter, colder, and less intense on the distributor. It's unlikely you'll take hull damage from a flop if you at least tried to slow down.
We need more reviews about FC-based ships.
I disagree when it comes to deep charge and this build. It gives you about 0,5% jump range to the cost of 10% fuel and when you count in the factor of fuel scooping and overheating, you reach your destination a lot faster with mass manager.
Yeah!
Gaining 0,1Ly per single jump.
But loosing 50Ly of range with full fuel.
Plus having to scoop longer while having G5 Overcharged Power Plant is a bad Combo.
Great input! Please enter your build into the comment section.
@@NorwegianBastard do I see a fellow Norwegian cmdr? o7
I came up with this one a while back - s.orbis.zone/clom
Same idea. Designed specifically for visiting ruins and other structures with a beam to charge beacons.
It runs a little cooler for scooping (Overcharge 3 with thermal spread, also mass manager to cut power draw a bit - always turn all you can off as power draw=heat)
The point defense helps with Guardian Sentinels. The Wake Scanner is just for gathering data if I'm hanging around a station
It also has a smaller shield and it trades a little jump range for more cargo to hold the materials for Ram Tah missions
It is a little faster, though, at 835m/s boost
If your shields are there to prevent sudden impact damage, try engineering that shield to max kinetic. To solve the heat issues, Try Engineering your Armor for max thermal. You would be able to bounce off a canyon a few times and fuel scoop to full in one go. Happy Hunting!
I'm pretty sure impact damage is absolute damage, only weapons can inflict kinetic and thermal damage. So resistances wont help.
@@jamesmcdonald1851 With all due respect, I'm not sure you've played with resistance builds as much as I have :)
@@Jay-pi7gf maybe, maybe not. But here is one of many examples of how resistances mean nothing for ramming terrain or ships
forums.frontier.co.uk/threads/does-ramming-in-elite-count-as-kinetic-damage.373975/
@@jamesmcdonald1851 ^^ He's right you know.
I feel like i am watching an AMG commercial of space vehicles. As i see the bank roll on the right hand side of 14 billion which is probably on the lower side of the "space billionaires club"! Daaaamnn!!
Billionaires club is chump change. There's a guy in game has over 1.5 trillion
One think i love from the icourier, the cockpit. Its kinda weird, but its like fighter jet on ancient earth
just made one yesterday engineered to g3 with 3x rail guns sturdy/super penetrator - lot's of fun. murdering FDLs and kraits all over the place, they can't keep target lock it's so fast
This could be good for engineering mining trips. Easier to find spots to land a small ship, and the speed makes it less annoying to get out of mass lock when leaving the planet.
Great build but I can't give mine up as it's a dedicated light strike fighter. Fast, well shielded and deadly.
Which is why I have two Couriers, I also have two Clippers but thats another thread.
All the scanners for exploration? Like the only one you need?
cool vid as always but things do go a bit quick...could you write where to get those enhanced performance thrusters?
I've wanted a reason to buy this ship and you've just given me one! Tango Yankee Commander. o7
Nice build!
swap deep charge for mass manager, remove all hardpoints and utilities, make the limpet controller a collector one.
Finally someone found an actual use for the courier... racing. Lol
Well Call me an Idiot for doing so but i am Actually on my way Back to the Bubble still about 24 000 LY out with a pretty simular build for Exploration Only my Jump range and speed is a bit higher because i didn t fit any weapons and not all utility slots are used in my Courier.
I had a hell of a Time exploring the other Side of the Galaxie with it just took my Time flying there and exploring.
The heat actually never bothered me because i like to take it slower. My dear Courier served me well the last Year that i explored in her. And i will keep her :D
On the topic of being fast., what's the fastest [NON-Imp] vessel you ever heared of or built yourself 🔽✌🌍🔭?
I have an srv and prismatic on mine its 851ms and 48ly. But i have no scanners.
I think you have some work to do yet. My I.Courier will do 851m/s (outruns missiles easily) and can jump further than that...
I would change the graphic settings about Lensflares - enabled false enabled on all quality levels
I ordered a mug off the merch store over a week ago, how long does it take until its ready to ship?
Sent me your order number at store@d2ea.com and I'll look into it.
Try to get the total mass below 61 t.
Go enhanced low power bi-weave for shields.
Drop the useless utility mounts. You don't need PDs at >850 speed.
Drop the Hangar, the courier is quite usable for quick bubble trips, but not for long trips due to the small fuel storage. You'll need to refuel way too often. If you take even more fuel storages on the optional slots, it affects your top speed and max jump range. Just stay in the bubble and drop the Hangar.
If you need one, you can usually get one 1 Jump away.
Also I have 2 Lightweight Multi Cannons.
I still run 884 m/s^^ :P
Still not finished though...
This is the target: s.orbis.zone/cmja
I have a prismo on mine for bumps
why would you use this instead of the diamondback scout?
For FUN. This ship is way faster. If you haven't flown a courier I suggest you try it, just outfit it with the enhanced performance thrusters and ENJOY!
I don't understand how to get the enhanced performance thrusters, can someone explain it to me?
Any of the engineers that can mod thrusters also sell enhanced performance thrusters at their base
@@davidraisin1618I remember when it used to be just 1 engineer that sold them when I got mine. Have I really been playing this game that long lol
Long live the Empire! o7
FINALLY!
I use this set up for material mineing on planets, as it is fast, small, and you can travel with its quute good jumprange.
I literally just built this 2 days ago and you spoil my build to the world! I used prismatic in mine though.
Well looks like I’m going to go buy a courier again lol
I have my courier at 54ly, no shield no distributor, just a fuel scoop and an FSD lmao
It’s a green banana with fins
Only 750? You can go higher, even with scuffed weapons
Do people not know that as long as youre outside star's red zone, you are absolutely fine fuel scooping? It's usually when fuel scoop is working at half it's maximum power
This and with the 3A scoop you can dip into the red, fill up after a jump, then out before coming close to taking damage.
zoom.
this can be better
many of your builds will work in soloprivate but not good idea for open
How does this build differ from an Asp X or DBX in terms of open effectiveness
@@redmoon383 ez. AspX can have shields 1k+ and dbX 900+ with jump 55 and 60 ly, if you wanna stay alive you must have some protection, and this can be with all what you need for explore and self repair. Many people using papercrafts and crying after loss 3 month explore data.
@@einbruch okay but how is that better?
With these speeds I've got poo 💩 bum
mine is faster ;)
Its because he has loaded it with other things i only have an srv on mine and its still max speed