I really liked your 3D model for the design. It gave me a much better idea of what you were talking about. If you had extra time in future videos, I'd love to see more 3D models!
Yes, you beat me to it. I like the idea of the retracting table and turret seat. That alone would make the Cutlass would give that "dead space" more function. The Cutlass is not a big ship, but there is a dead zone that make you feel like you're missing something.
I've tried to do this with the 600i, but I'm struggling a bit with getting an accurate scale reference. Plus the 600i effectively has 4 decks in a rather weird arrangement that makes it hard to be sure from seeing it inside alone how everything is physically related. To some extent this wouldn't matter, even if the scaling is off a bit, but one of my main 'fixes' requires having a good idea of where the aft area is in relation to the crew quarters on the lower decks. Whether my idea is viable is highly dependent on where these two areas are in relation to one another, and that's actually pretty difficult to work out.
Agreed, and it looks like it'd be so easy to add one into the design. Just rework that triangular panel area of the floor (surrounded by hazard stripes) into a lifting table with bench seating folding out from underneath. This way you preserve the current open area while adding in the utility of a table. Regarding the missing toilet, a portable box toilet would totally work (attach it to a cargo grid spot in the cargo hold and your're good). A more complete answer might be to put the toilet in the same area as the turret access tube and have the turret seat deploy up into turret ball and then have the toilet (shower too?) move into position with the turret seat out of the way. Result is at least a good workable toilet for a ship which, after all, does have bunk beds. The downside being a more complex set of animations and some fresh modeling and use cases for the turret tube. Also, I'd hope an interlock would be included to prevent the activation of the turret from squishing somebody using the toilet/shower.
@Bruce Wayne all we can do now is hope. I'd really hate to see this fail. And realistically speaking, it could go both ways. But as of now... I'm REALLY hoping here.
@tommy aronson LOL Quite possibly to mechanically do it, but I have zero artistic sense, so I wouldn't necessarily make it look pretty or just even make sense.
With all due respect, enough time wasted on reworks. It's time to finish the EXISTING concepts they still havent made, such as the Merchantman, Carrack, Hull series, Defender, San'Tok'Yal, Idris variants, Kraken, Endeavor, Pioneer base builder.... I mean isn't it enough?! xD Finish ships first, THEN do rework of old ships. Be happy you can at least fly the Cutlass.
@@Baleur They had to do all the rework because of the technologie update. All the old ships weren't usable with all the new systems, so you would lhave lost them... They are working on the cutlass red and blue right now, so it would fit to make that change as well. Else I would say, wait for later. There will always be some reworks along with new ships. You just got the huge 890 jump so don't be impatient. I think everybody wants a finnished game with all the ships and all the planets and all the stuff to do, but this takes time...
@@Baleur well I cannot see that I said something about "do a rework now and forget all the other ships" ;-) But there will be a time for a rework and then they should keep his concept in mind. I am absolutly with you, that all the concepts should finally come to life and also the needed game mechanics. But there has to be reworks done. Some ships are buggy af because they are so old. The Starfarer for example. It is buggy and together with the Caterpillar they are hard to use. You clip through the walls when flying in QT, texture fails etc. Plus the Game mechanic for fuel salvaging and filling up other ships is missing. I want new ships...but I also want to fly the still existing ships with joy.
11:29 Drake isn't known for extra safety measures. That's why this ship is supposed to pack an extra punch when other ships already made use of their safety measures. That's how I see this ship and Drake as a whole
I also think it's a weird critique when the "glass" they use is actually a polymer that is as strong as steel according to Star Citizen's lore, so it's just as likely for the hull to fail and kill any resting crew.
I honestly find it interesting that I understand the Cutlass is a pirate reference, but honestly, its design is far more like a lance: go straight, go fast, and go through it.
Funny how people are drawn to certain things. Probably can't really explain why, can you? XD Me? I have a thing for Origin ships. Even though there's usually a more practical solution to any given problem... But to each their own I guess. Now I just have to remember that wearing a cocktail dress while piloting a starship is probably inappropriate, no matter what kind of ship it is. XD
Well, to be fair I could see it being perfectly fine in a 600i in future. Right now it fails because we still have oxygen inconsistencies. I can walk from the front to the back of the ship and I'll go from pockets with oxygen to areas without and back again. XD It reminds me though, ships like the 600i and the like where you might run into oxygen problems but probably won't be 'spaced' that easily make me think the game could do with an 'emergency' helmet. You know. Like those plastic things that some of the NPC's on lorville wear? Something that's relatively subtle, like a necklace or whatever which will activate in an emergency and give you a helmet with say 5 minutes of oxygen. You'll probably be in trouble due to exposure in many situations, but it'd be just enough if your large ship loses oxygen to get to storage and put on a proper flight suit. Assuming it'd be possible with the technology ingame this seems like the kind of item that most people would be glad to have around. Sort of a half-step between being in a flight suit the entire time you're in space, and just going around in regular clothes, damn the consequences. XD
I have the Cat, all three Cutlasses, Dragonfly as well... I can't afford any more so the Kraken and Corsair and Vulture may be out of my budget, plus I own enough ships. :)
The only problem is that all the extra stuff would add expense if it were real world and one of the keys to drake is eliminate all of the extra stuff to cut cost.
Hey, Morphologis! Khemsa from ARMCO here. Lovely video, very well put together. A pity that I missed the live gameplay on Twitch! I'll try to be there next Saturday! The Cutlass Black being the most played ship in the game right now (as per last Friday's Star Citizen Live feature comments from the vehicles pipeline director), I think that they will take the chance to work on the Cutlass Red (3.8) and Cutlass Blue (3.9) to iterate on the cabin because of: 1. The Player Status System v1 feature coming in 3.9, which will require players to use toilets and kitchens. 2. The physicalized components on the ship (not on the roadmap right now because of the pending work on the physics grid, but they are working on it), which will force them to add placeholders and animations for the components. As an example, the reworked Vanguard (3.6) already has them in place and animated (but not working yet) whereas the Cutlass Black does not. Cheers! Keep up the good work!
I've had SC for years and I've loved the Cutlass for equally as long. I was so much in love with the old Cutlass' rugged-effectiveness that, when they updated the entire ship, I wasn't too pleased. Sure, I was happy to have an even more efficient aircraft, but I think it lost a lot of its old finesse and style. So I consider myself a big fan of the Cutlass and let me tell you right now, your 3D concept is simple perfection. It's the upgrade I think many old time Cutlass fans would have preferred over the extremely barren feeling current model. Yes, the Cutlass is not supposed to be long-term residence, but neither were the schooner fishing vessels used for pirating in the 1700s, which is what the old Cutlass Black design felt like - a sort of "make do and mend" personality. The original Cutlass Black was stereotypical 2100s pirate ship of the stars, but the rework made it too simplistic and lifeless, like an industrial workhorse. Your small rework concept revitalises that old Cutlass Black feeling.
I would also assume that there would always be one person on lookout, so the crew wouldn't be in their bunks by the time someone blew the canopy. It's consistent with the fact that there's seating for 3 crew members but only 2 bunks
I've always felt that the cutlass black had the most room for customization, the option to cover up internals and externals for a price, extra safety features for a price, better quality for a price. Also, I really like your Whitebox for the interior, with the door position moved to the center it also nicely lines up with the orange lines that are visible on the floor of the cargo room, adding some nice symmetry to the design.
I love Drake designs but it annoys me when people use the "no frills" bit of Drake philosophy to justify not having a toilet or food on the cutlass, especially with so much space in that area. Shitting and eating are functional, not aesthetic. Drake ships are supposed to be well designed, but cheap and efficient. The way the black is now feels like a useless middle ground. If it's not supposed to be a long range ship then get rid of the beds and give me more cargo. If it is supposed to be a long range ship then give me a fuckin toilet lmao. Luckily I can just upgrade to the Corsair eventually and get the Cutlass' more sensible big sister.
Pretty good points here. Frankly, a bed is important but a toilet is way more important in the long run. Sleeping bags are a thing, and a bit more plausible than a bucket or opening the door.
5:22 i've been playing this game since 2014 and been through the old the cutlass rework. And i never even knew, saw or noticed that it has seats folded up near the ramp. WHAT?! xD
I'm a diesel technician by trade. Cat engines are my second language. If there ever was a time when and if Caterpillar designed and built star ships, the Cutlass would probably be the first thing they build. I've been watching your stuff since the new Squadron 42 trailer came out. I've been putting off playing this for awhile, and I think it's about time I take the plunge. See y'all in the Verse.
Your addition of the kitchenette and the toilet room were the ONLY things missing from the Cutlass B, so I applaud your efforts to improve the design, and I hope CIG takes the time to maybe rework this ship just to have those two ESSENTIAL creature comforts.
Easy. You keep some empty water bottles in the cargo hold, and problem solved. "And the best thing of all is that all of this just works" -Drake Interplanetary, probably
Great video! Exposed ships really do have their charm. Han Solo would be proud. I do have a request, could you review the Tempest from Mass Effect Andromeda? It seems right up your alley, and I would love to hear your thoughts on it.
I can't say how much i hate this "feature". Happens so often, that i am happy to see a new video, followed by anger when i realize i can't watch it right now, but have to wait for hours for that crappy "pretend to be a livestream" presentation. If i'd want something like that i simply would use Twitch..
I once tried the cutlass black at an in-game convention, and I have to say that no matter what, the cutlass is my favourite ship. (Even though I accidentally walked out the rear ramp during a quantum jump)
Really love your videos mate. I sold my Cutlass for Carrack and so many other ships but i've come back to it. It is such a beautiful small craft and does everything, it holds a Cyclone no problem!
damn that 3d model must have taken more time than the rest of the vid :D I don't thnik your design will fit to the "theme" of the ship. Your room looked too comfortable to the rest of the ship (although we all would prefer yours if it were real)
Year late, but send your design to CIG. That looked far more functional than what the Cutty Black currently is, especially for pirates who might be out for weeks waiting for a target.
Indeed! That omission of a SPACE TOILET always rubbed me the wrong way.... The Old Cutlass had one, sure it had NO PRIVACY WHATSOEVER, and you could sometimes accidentally Flush YOURSELF out into space... But that was all part of the Drake charm....
The ship of my first pledge, back when it had it's old version, it always was and will be my favourite ship and I will always keep it! Thanks for making this video :)
This thing gonna lose its engines once it loses its shields. Aiming for engines is a common practice in combat, second to aiming for the power plant. You’re gonna have ship drifting randomly to be blown up by the enemy. Those big engines really need some armour around them. And I’m not a fan of those front winglets, they are only good for stabilizing the flight in atmosphere and they will limit your maneuverability. It’s ugly but it doesn’t have to be a beauty, like you said. I like its overall design, colour scheme and the exposed interior.
Considering that the 2020 leak for Elite:Dangerous is all but confirmed now (context 2020 leak for elite said that the update would add the ability to walk around like in star citizen a.k.a. space legs).Will you be doing architect reviews for Elite ships once the 2020 update comes out?
Good points about the bathroom. Though I think not including a bathroom was a deliberate choice. The Cutlass Black is not supposed to be long range and removing the bathroom from the original concept during the rework reinforces a more short range role. I think CIG want the Corsair as the more long range small crew option and the Kraken for transporting a Cutlass Black long range. A fold away table is a nice touch though. Maybe something that can be added in game at a later date? Maybe suggest this to CIG? Keep up the great work mate!
I like to imagine a rich business man only uses Drake ships for his transportation and says something like “An Origin ships so comfy most people don’t complain about getting where their going. In a Drake vessel on the other hand? Everyone onboard is doing their best to get where they need to go and get the fuck off the ship”
Nice vid and loved your rework of the interior. Have the cutlass black myself and the interior never bothered me, untill seeing your rework. But it is as you said, the cutlass black is about functionality.
10:25 if you put a flat solid vertical sheet of steel on the end of the table that faces the cockpit, a guard could crouch down behind the table as hard cover with his machine gun permanently bipod-aimed at the rear door, an extremely effective defence against intruders.
That interior rework fixes exactly what I think is wrong with the cutlass. Compared to other ships of it's size and even smaller ones like the herald it's living quarters are severely lacking. That while there is the room to really make it something cozy and special.
I love your 3d model design, but I think that it would be awesome if the space below turret would also act as an (3-way) airlock: - there would be a door in front and behind the guner's seat downward possition that would serve as an airlock between crew cabin and cargo bay, that would allow you to have open cargo bay doors with pressure in crew cabin - Moving Turret seat into upper position would close a door after it (turret can be significantly damaged or even shot off completely and this would prevent loss of pressure in crew cabin - this would go with the theme that Drake expects their ships to be used in harsh conditions and that anything can brake) - If the turret's air tightness is compromised, the gunner will exit his seat into unpressurized cargo bay, instead of the crew cabin and if he desires to go into crew cabin, he can go througn the air lock once the guner's seat retracts and the door shuts after it. - The ultimate added functionality would be if at its bottom would be an elevator, with floor-door shutting after it when it goes down like on Constellation (so a 4-way airlock, but you wouldn't use this one in combat and you wouldn't use turret when landed)
You Made three mistakes.... 1st; You took the job. 2nd; You came light, a 4 man crew for me? insulting. The worst mistake? that's right. Empty gunrack.
I only watch Morph vids with my food and when I'm ready to chill. I only do that with million dollar productions. Between Star Citizen (stellar subject matter) and Morph's style (the cinematography, the music) that's the highest compliment I can give. I'm watching this over Netflix.
Cutlass really needs slight rework. Come on, CIG - at least add a toilet, for immersion ))) But seriously, I really like your proposal and hope they will implement it. Also, forward winglets need to have at least small VTOL engines, so there won't be questions as to how the Cutlass is able to hover in atmosphere. Currently, it does not look possible.
lol. Every time I see a toilet ingame and then think about it... The thought that runs through my head is: This would be really awkward if I was wearing a full flightsuit. And the smaller the ship, the more likely that is. Plus, stop and think about it and it means that any ship with a toilet also needs to have an atmosphere, and be safe enough to remove your flightsuit in, at least temporarily. I dread to think what getting into and out of a flight suit involves. It's hard enough getting out of the jacket and pants I wear while skiing. And yes, I basically have to strip off half of everything I'm wearing to go to the toilet in those situations. A flight suit is that but much worse. XD
Great video! this is exactly how I would want my cutty. Having a table to eat/plan the next mission at would be wonderful. The other thing i think needs to be reworked besides the UI is the cockpit. As cool as the moving seats are, they just dont make sense. I would rather have the seats on a mezzanine with a space below for maybe another seat. that seat could be used for any number of things, like remote turret control, coms, shields, etc. Alternatively it could be used as space for an extra bed or maybe even put the kitchenette there leaving for more room for a bathroom.
I'm looking forward to the medical and engineering gameplay since I don't have the time to be a great pilot or marine. Though I do like the idea of piloting a dropship during a major offensive like taking back Orion.
If you need a Cat, you're welcome to mine. I'm a big fan of the Cat's layout, it feels very homey in a Serenity sense and have looked forward to you to review it since I saw ur first video in this series.
My own first thought on seeing that space was also 'Needs a table' but, thinking about it, tables in SC are just set dressing as they add no real in-game functionality. What is needed, or soon will be needed, is a kitchen as they will be forcing us to eat & drink at intervals. Rather than fill the centre of the space with a table I would find space on a wall for a very basic kitchen, maybe little more than a sink and microwave and cupboard, and a table off to one side with just enough space for two crew to sit and eat, perhaps play cards. Also a minimalist toilet. This is not a ship you use for long journeys away from civilisation but it may be a ship you need to stay in all day and/or overnight. The gun rack and maybe a suit locker are essentials. I love this ship. I don't have the real-world funds to own one but it is first on my shopping list when I can start saving UECs. Yes if money was no object it would be cool to own something big as well but one or two people filling multiple roles as well as being able to carry Orgmates into battle is my kind of playstyle. After that, the Kraken :-)
The cutlass does have a toilet. Do your business in a bucket, set it at the rear airlock, go into the sealed cockpit, open the airlock and accelerate. Not pretty, but what else are you gonna do in a ship with beds but no real toilet?
I love your ideas for the triangular room. This is by far my favorite ship for solo and small group activity. Your redesign makes it far more functional.
such a great evolution to your already one-of-a-kind series. cutty is our favorite. :] waiting anxiously for the next one! big up, superb. thank you, as always citizen o7
I just loved your video! Your content is so cool and informative and usually (almost all) make sense of everythink that you say. But I have one question: Did you like que position of the rear thrusters? For me is a little weird because the ship has a very powerfull thruster in the back and when get the hover more, seems like that we have so many power in the back of the ship and just a little in the front. It`s not like que Valkyrie that has 2 thruster in the ship, balancing the landing on atmosferic. What do you think? Cheers!
Another idea for the Cutlass, could be to allow the table to fold into the floor. This would allow for quick access to the guns in time of combat, and not get in the way. If you positioned the gun more forward, and above the table, you could also easily allow the gun to stay in its up position unless needed, where the table can simply slide down giving room for the gun seat to slide down. This would open the back section up to allowing a small bathroom toilet in the current place of the gun position without changing the over all interior much at all. Again it's not perfect, but as you mentioned before, drake in general, and the cutlass, is supposed to be "functional" not "perfect" or even "Efficient", which this interior layout would stay true to its intended purpose and vision in that respect. I feel a kitchen would be too much in this case. This ship is supposed to be short range, or combat support, but needs a port, or a mother ship to be effective for long durations. Trying to squeeze a kitchen into this would take away from that. However, if you're REALLY insistant on having some form of food storage in some way, there is plenty of negative space on the walls still in the cabin, where food lockers, or more compartments could be stored. Again not "efficient" but "functional". Edit: I forgot that you could also do things which are "old school". I remember when I was younger, my grand father telling me that they'd use hot engines to cook their food, and have a metal flip lid they built into the engine compartment just so it would stay hot. If they wanted to cook something, they just open the engine compartment, and let the thing metal slab fall into place, and they instantly have a hot stove to cook on. It would honestly be pretty damn cool to see some old school tech like this in this ship. The "kitchen" area could simply be somewhere in the back, not the cabin, with a simple little metal piece that flips down, with a pipe that runs from the engine to the metal slab you flip down. This pipes only purpose is to keep heat flowing to this essentially old school stove, where as the "Fridge" could be the same thing, a simple little pip running from the engine coolants to a little box in the back storage compartment, keeping the small fridge cool. Both would be small, and only functional to cook for 2 people, but that's about all you need anyway, and I think would greatly fit into the interior and over all idea of the Cutlass.
Having only gotten into this game a week or two ago, somebody gave me some credits to buy a cutlass black. The living space bothered me so much I tried to figure out ideas of how it could be fixed, and I almost jumped into Sketchup to prototype some ideas but it seems like you beat me to it by 3 years 😛 Excellent video though, and I guess I'm just disappointed CIG hasn't shown any interest in improving the layout at all, not even with the Corsair being so much better.
I had a realization that if you removed the panels on the front struts, the Cutlass looks a lot like the Tau Devilfish from 40k, just an odd thing I noticed
Very good. Personally, I like the cabin area as is. Drake, to me at least, will deliver against the primary function in a solid capacity without trying to be too clever about the form. Also, there could possibly be space for a small bathroom in the cargo hold flip side of the bunks. Alternatively, just hang your backside out the side door.
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I really liked your 3D model for the design. It gave me a much better idea of what you were talking about. If you had extra time in future videos, I'd love to see more 3D models!
Yes, you beat me to it. I like the idea of the retracting table and turret seat. That alone would make the Cutlass would give that "dead space" more function. The Cutlass is not a big ship, but there is a dead zone that make you feel like you're missing something.
I agree full with this. It's a bigger project, but I'd love to see this talent used to brainstorm a rework model of the 600i.
This would fix my biggest problems with the Drake Cutlass series. I hope the Red and Blue fix this.
I've tried to do this with the 600i, but I'm struggling a bit with getting an accurate scale reference.
Plus the 600i effectively has 4 decks in a rather weird arrangement that makes it hard to be sure from seeing it inside alone how everything is physically related.
To some extent this wouldn't matter, even if the scaling is off a bit, but one of my main 'fixes' requires having a good idea of where the aft area is in relation to the crew quarters on the lower decks.
Whether my idea is viable is highly dependent on where these two areas are in relation to one another, and that's actually pretty difficult to work out.
Loved the idea about the turret, kitchen area and toilet
I never realized how much I wanted a table inside until you mentioned it.
Agreed, and it looks like it'd be so easy to add one into the design. Just rework that triangular panel area of the floor (surrounded by hazard stripes) into a lifting table with bench seating folding out from underneath. This way you preserve the current open area while adding in the utility of a table.
Regarding the missing toilet, a portable box toilet would totally work (attach it to a cargo grid spot in the cargo hold and your're good).
A more complete answer might be to put the toilet in the same area as the turret access tube and have the turret seat deploy up into turret ball and then have the toilet (shower too?) move into position with the turret seat out of the way.
Result is at least a good workable toilet for a ship which, after all, does have bunk beds. The downside being a more complex set of animations and some fresh modeling and use cases for the turret tube. Also, I'd hope an interlock would be included to prevent the activation of the turret from squishing somebody using the toilet/shower.
@@jasonp.1195 now can see it if some one in turret and some one had tacos. dammit frank hurry up its been 4 hours XD
The production quality of these videos making me feel like I'm in space
@Bruce Wayne all we can do now is hope. I'd really hate to see this fail. And realistically speaking, it could go both ways. But as of now... I'm REALLY hoping here.
@Bruce Wayne QQ
"I apologize for the sloppiness of this"
/Proceeds to do something I couldn't do in three lifetimes.
LOL
@tommy aronson LOL Quite possibly to mechanically do it, but I have zero artistic sense, so I wouldn't necessarily make it look pretty or just even make sense.
I apologize for the crudity of the model, i didn't have time to build it to scale or paint it.
You are a man of class! The Cutlass is my personal love in SC! THANK YOU!
And PLEASE CIG....take his Idea for the Interior and make a REWORK!
With all due respect, enough time wasted on reworks. It's time to finish the EXISTING concepts they still havent made, such as the Merchantman, Carrack, Hull series, Defender, San'Tok'Yal, Idris variants, Kraken, Endeavor, Pioneer base builder.... I mean isn't it enough?! xD
Finish ships first, THEN do rework of old ships. Be happy you can at least fly the Cutlass.
@@Baleur They had to do all the rework because of the technologie update. All the old ships weren't usable with all the new systems, so you would lhave lost them... They are working on the cutlass red and blue right now, so it would fit to make that change as well. Else I would say, wait for later. There will always be some reworks along with new ships. You just got the huge 890 jump so don't be impatient. I think everybody wants a finnished game with all the ships and all the planets and all the stuff to do, but this takes time...
@@Baleur well I cannot see that I said something about "do a rework now and forget all the other ships" ;-)
But there will be a time for a rework and then they should keep his concept in mind.
I am absolutly with you, that all the concepts should finally come to life and also the needed game mechanics.
But there has to be reworks done. Some ships are buggy af because they are so old. The Starfarer for example. It is buggy and together with the Caterpillar they are hard to use. You clip through the walls when flying in QT, texture fails etc.
Plus the Game mechanic for fuel salvaging and filling up other ships is missing.
I want new ships...but I also want to fly the still existing ships with joy.
how much in-game money
class? no, taste? yes
That jump into Area 18 was glorious. lol
Thought the same ^^ I never get it right to shorten my way into atmosphere somewhere close to how he does it. Kinda jealous.
now i wanna parachutes
@@timogeerties3487 They all died from the fall, I'm almost sure.
11:29 Drake isn't known for extra safety measures. That's why this ship is supposed to pack an extra punch when other ships already made use of their safety measures. That's how I see this ship and Drake as a whole
No ejection seats, we die like men!
I also think it's a weird critique when the "glass" they use is actually a polymer that is as strong as steel according to Star Citizen's lore, so it's just as likely for the hull to fail and kill any resting crew.
I honestly find it interesting that I understand the Cutlass is a pirate reference, but honestly, its design is far more like a lance: go straight, go fast, and go through it.
@@VanishingPuppet anything breaks? Weld some scrap over the hole and make do!
love these videos man, keep up the good work
I'm a Drake man. There's just something about them that I can't get enough of.
Same! Got the Cutlass, Dragonfly Yellowjacket and the Corsair :)
Funny how people are drawn to certain things.
Probably can't really explain why, can you? XD
Me? I have a thing for Origin ships.
Even though there's usually a more practical solution to any given problem...
But to each their own I guess.
Now I just have to remember that wearing a cocktail dress while piloting a starship is probably inappropriate, no matter what kind of ship it is. XD
@@KuraIthys As long as you don't have to punch out, I can't see why it wouldn't be appropriate.
Well, to be fair I could see it being perfectly fine in a 600i in future.
Right now it fails because we still have oxygen inconsistencies.
I can walk from the front to the back of the ship and I'll go from pockets with oxygen to areas without and back again. XD
It reminds me though, ships like the 600i and the like where you might run into oxygen problems but probably won't be 'spaced' that easily make me think the game could do with an 'emergency' helmet.
You know. Like those plastic things that some of the NPC's on lorville wear?
Something that's relatively subtle, like a necklace or whatever which will activate in an emergency and give you a helmet with say 5 minutes of oxygen.
You'll probably be in trouble due to exposure in many situations, but it'd be just enough if your large ship loses oxygen to get to storage and put on a proper flight suit.
Assuming it'd be possible with the technology ingame this seems like the kind of item that most people would be glad to have around.
Sort of a half-step between being in a flight suit the entire time you're in space, and just going around in regular clothes, damn the consequences. XD
I have the Cat, all three Cutlasses, Dragonfly as well... I can't afford any more so the Kraken and Corsair and Vulture may be out of my budget, plus I own enough ships. :)
Are you posting these in the Community Hub page? Your reviews deserve an MVP spotlight.
Holy shit. that 3d model you made would fix *all* my gripes. The new center section could be used as an airlock as well.
The only problem is that all the extra stuff would add expense if it were real world and one of the keys to drake is eliminate all of the extra stuff to cut cost.
@@ironrussell1 idk I think a table would be pretty needed, that’s all they should add
"I apologize for how sloppy it is..."
Morph, I didn't even know you could get that in-depth with Rhino. I'd hardly call that sloppy.
Hey, Morphologis! Khemsa from ARMCO here. Lovely video, very well put together. A pity that I missed the live gameplay on Twitch! I'll try to be there next Saturday!
The Cutlass Black being the most played ship in the game right now (as per last Friday's Star Citizen Live feature comments from the vehicles pipeline director), I think that they will take the chance to work on the Cutlass Red (3.8) and Cutlass Blue (3.9) to iterate on the cabin because of:
1. The Player Status System v1 feature coming in 3.9, which will require players to use toilets and kitchens.
2. The physicalized components on the ship (not on the roadmap right now because of the pending work on the physics grid, but they are working on it), which will force them to add placeholders and animations for the components. As an example, the reworked Vanguard (3.6) already has them in place and animated (but not working yet) whereas the Cutlass Black does not.
Cheers! Keep up the good work!
Awesome fact about the Cutlass usage I didn't know Khemsa, guess it pays to watch official SC content once in a while....
How is that a bad white box, you sell yourself short.
When you reviewing the Valkyrie?
Whats about the aegis dynamic retaliator? I would love to see your opinion on it ^^
Great idea!
Specially how a rework cud be done..
I've had SC for years and I've loved the Cutlass for equally as long. I was so much in love with the old Cutlass' rugged-effectiveness that, when they updated the entire ship, I wasn't too pleased. Sure, I was happy to have an even more efficient aircraft, but I think it lost a lot of its old finesse and style.
So I consider myself a big fan of the Cutlass and let me tell you right now, your 3D concept is simple perfection. It's the upgrade I think many old time Cutlass fans would have preferred over the extremely barren feeling current model.
Yes, the Cutlass is not supposed to be long-term residence, but neither were the schooner fishing vessels used for pirating in the 1700s, which is what the old Cutlass Black design felt like - a sort of "make do and mend" personality.
The original Cutlass Black was stereotypical 2100s pirate ship of the stars, but the rework made it too simplistic and lifeless, like an industrial workhorse. Your small rework concept revitalises that old Cutlass Black feeling.
Life is Cheap by Drake
I love the way how you editing your videos. Looks so cinematic 👌🏼
Imagine that in some alternate reality he doing this about real ships. 0_o
The future!
Your videos always remind me of what Star Citizen will become when it finally releases. It's going to be one hell of a game.
one a kind...
@@laurentguyot3362 a real good’n
@@keepme5225 a helluva beauty
11:30 to be fair, if somone is willling and capable to blow up the cockpit the crew is probably gonna die anyways.
I would also assume that there would always be one person on lookout, so the crew wouldn't be in their bunks by the time someone blew the canopy. It's consistent with the fact that there's seating for 3 crew members but only 2 bunks
after watching the Mandolorian this ship is very much like his Razer Crest.
Same designers, the Razor crest looks very similar to the old cutlass
I've always felt that the cutlass black had the most room for customization, the option to cover up internals and externals for a price, extra safety features for a price, better quality for a price. Also, I really like your Whitebox for the interior, with the door position moved to the center it also nicely lines up with the orange lines that are visible on the floor of the cargo room, adding some nice symmetry to the design.
I love Drake designs but it annoys me when people use the "no frills" bit of Drake philosophy to justify not having a toilet or food on the cutlass, especially with so much space in that area. Shitting and eating are functional, not aesthetic. Drake ships are supposed to be well designed, but cheap and efficient. The way the black is now feels like a useless middle ground. If it's not supposed to be a long range ship then get rid of the beds and give me more cargo. If it is supposed to be a long range ship then give me a fuckin toilet lmao. Luckily I can just upgrade to the Corsair eventually and get the Cutlass' more sensible big sister.
Pretty good points here. Frankly, a bed is important but a toilet is way more important in the long run. Sleeping bags are a thing, and a bit more plausible than a bucket or opening the door.
5:22 i've been playing this game since 2014 and been through the old the cutlass rework.
And i never even knew, saw or noticed that it has seats folded up near the ramp. WHAT?! xD
I'm a diesel technician by trade. Cat engines are my second language. If there ever was a time when and if Caterpillar designed and built star ships, the Cutlass would probably be the first thing they build.
I've been watching your stuff since the new Squadron 42 trailer came out. I've been putting off playing this for awhile, and I think it's about time I take the plunge. See y'all in the Verse.
I don't own Drake, I don't care for Drake....but if I bought one....I'd buy THIS Drake ship.
EDIT: 13:12 "We forgot Parachutes!!!!!"
Your addition of the kitchenette and the toilet room were the ONLY things missing from the Cutlass B, so I applaud your efforts to improve the design, and I hope CIG takes the time to maybe rework this ship just to have those two ESSENTIAL creature comforts.
Easy. You keep some empty water bottles in the cargo hold, and problem solved.
"And the best thing of all is that all of this just works"
-Drake Interplanetary, probably
Great video! Exposed ships really do have their charm. Han Solo would be proud. I do have a request, could you review the Tempest from Mass Effect Andromeda? It seems right up your alley, and I would love to hear your thoughts on it.
Liked the different style compared to the other videos in the series. I think it was necessary given that the cutlass is so much smaller.
Thanks you for not using the premiere feature!
I can't say how much i hate this "feature". Happens so often, that i am happy to see a new video, followed by anger when i realize i can't watch it right now, but have to wait for hours for that crappy "pretend to be a livestream" presentation. If i'd want something like that i simply would use Twitch..
The ships exterior design reminds me of the Razor Crest from The Mandalorian
Similar feel, yeah. I love my Cutlass Black.
I once tried the cutlass black at an in-game convention, and I have to say that no matter what, the cutlass is my favourite ship. (Even though I accidentally walked out the rear ramp during a quantum jump)
Last time I was this early, the Wing Commander movie hadn’t flopped yet.
I must say I love the mass effect style of music that you use really puts me in the mood to play SC
Can you do the MISC Freelancer soon? I'd love to see your analysis of that compactly laid-out ship.
I love my Cutlass, because as an Mechanic operating on Cruiseships, it feels far more like how a vessel in Space could look like
Really love your videos mate. I sold my Cutlass for Carrack and so many other ships but i've come back to it. It is such a beautiful small craft and does everything, it holds a Cyclone no problem!
I look at the side engine pods, and I expect them to pop off wallace and grommet style.
Pod Racer turbine style... aaand off they go
THIS WAS SO GOOD. Ever since my friend picked up a cutlass i have been in love.
damn that 3d model must have taken more time than the rest of the vid :D I don't thnik your design will fit to the "theme" of the ship. Your room looked too comfortable to the rest of the ship (although we all would prefer yours if it were real)
Year late, but send your design to CIG. That looked far more functional than what the Cutty Black currently is, especially for pirates who might be out for weeks waiting for a target.
Little suggestion: you could take off your helmet to avoid having that UI during the ship tour ;)
Good vid as always
Indeed! That omission of a SPACE TOILET always rubbed me the wrong way.... The Old Cutlass had one, sure it had NO PRIVACY WHATSOEVER, and you could sometimes accidentally Flush YOURSELF out into space... But that was all part of the Drake charm....
The ship of my first pledge, back when it had it's old version, it always was and will be my favourite ship and I will always keep it!
Thanks for making this video :)
Early squad!
This thing gonna lose its engines once it loses its shields. Aiming for engines is a common practice in combat, second to aiming for the power plant. You’re gonna have ship drifting randomly to be blown up by the enemy. Those big engines really need some armour around them. And I’m not a fan of those front winglets, they are only good for stabilizing the flight in atmosphere and they will limit your maneuverability.
It’s ugly but it doesn’t have to be a beauty, like you said. I like its overall design, colour scheme and the exposed interior.
Considering that the 2020 leak for Elite:Dangerous is all but confirmed now (context 2020 leak for elite said that the update would add the ability to walk around like in star citizen a.k.a. space legs).Will you be doing architect reviews for Elite ships once the 2020 update comes out?
I might start up E:D again for the first time in years if that is true
E:D low key looks like what the star Citizen universe would look like in 1000 years
I doubt there will be much depth to it sadly; as with most addon features in ED like multicrew.
Good points about the bathroom. Though I think not including a bathroom was a deliberate choice. The Cutlass Black is not supposed to be long range and removing the bathroom from the original concept during the rework reinforces a more short range role. I think CIG want the Corsair as the more long range small crew option and the Kraken for transporting a Cutlass Black long range. A fold away table is a nice touch though. Maybe something that can be added in game at a later date? Maybe suggest this to CIG? Keep up the great work mate!
I like to imagine a rich business man only uses Drake ships for his transportation and says something like “An Origin ships so comfy most people don’t complain about getting where their going. In a Drake vessel on the other hand? Everyone onboard is doing their best to get where they need to go and get the fuck off the ship”
Nice vid and loved your rework of the interior. Have the cutlass black myself and the interior never bothered me, untill seeing your rework. But it is as you said, the cutlass black is about functionality.
10:25 if you put a flat solid vertical sheet of steel on the end of the table that faces the cockpit, a guard could crouch down behind the table as hard cover with his machine gun permanently bipod-aimed at the rear door, an extremely effective defence against intruders.
Always insightful, educational and interesting. Looking forward to more of your ship reviews.
An architects view on the Cutlass? Really? What's next? An architects view on a barn?!
Just kidding. Love your vids! Keep up the good work.
inb4 Morphologis' barn review.
Great video and I appreciate the CAD work
This is my favorite ship, my buddy and I use it almost exclusively. Great video!
That interior rework fixes exactly what I think is wrong with the cutlass. Compared to other ships of it's size and even smaller ones like the herald it's living quarters are severely lacking. That while there is the room to really make it something cozy and special.
My fav ship for getting shit done.
...but the lack of a coffee maker is criminal.
Hope they watch this video againbefore gold standard or at least componenet placement😊
I love your 3d model design, but I think that it would be awesome if the space below turret would also act as an (3-way) airlock:
- there would be a door in front and behind the guner's seat downward possition that would serve as an airlock between crew cabin and cargo bay, that would allow you to have open cargo bay doors with pressure in crew cabin
- Moving Turret seat into upper position would close a door after it (turret can be significantly damaged or even shot off completely and this would prevent loss of pressure in crew cabin - this would go with the theme that Drake expects their ships to be used in harsh conditions and that anything can brake)
- If the turret's air tightness is compromised, the gunner will exit his seat into unpressurized cargo bay, instead of the crew cabin and if he desires to go into crew cabin, he can go througn the air lock once the guner's seat retracts and the door shuts after it.
- The ultimate added functionality would be if at its bottom would be an elevator, with floor-door shutting after it when it goes down like on Constellation (so a 4-way airlock, but you wouldn't use this one in combat and you wouldn't use turret when landed)
I just bought this ship and it's one of my favorite. Thanks for the video.
I already own and love the Cutlass Black. I'm just here for the editing
Your background music and cinematic shots make your videos absolute masterpieces!
This ship reminds me alot of the V-22 Osprey that I rode in so many times.
You Made three mistakes....
1st; You took the job.
2nd; You came light, a 4 man crew for me? insulting.
The worst mistake?
that's right.
Empty gunrack.
I'd take the money, Toombs
Would love to see you do the Starfarer and Freelancer. I feel those two ships really deserve a look at from an architect.
I only watch Morph vids with my food and when I'm ready to chill. I only do that with million dollar productions. Between Star Citizen (stellar subject matter) and Morph's style (the cinematography, the music) that's the highest compliment I can give. I'm watching this over Netflix.
_Here for the visuals_
Cutlass really needs slight rework. Come on, CIG - at least add a toilet, for immersion ))) But seriously, I really like your proposal and hope they will implement it.
Also, forward winglets need to have at least small VTOL engines, so there won't be questions as to how the Cutlass is able to hover in atmosphere. Currently, it does not look possible.
lol. Every time I see a toilet ingame and then think about it...
The thought that runs through my head is: This would be really awkward if I was wearing a full flightsuit.
And the smaller the ship, the more likely that is.
Plus, stop and think about it and it means that any ship with a toilet also needs to have an atmosphere, and be safe enough to remove your flightsuit in, at least temporarily.
I dread to think what getting into and out of a flight suit involves. It's hard enough getting out of the jacket and pants I wear while skiing.
And yes, I basically have to strip off half of everything I'm wearing to go to the toilet in those situations.
A flight suit is that but much worse. XD
If you wanna do a video on the Caterpillar you can fly mine.
Gotta love the cutlass.
Great video! this is exactly how I would want my cutty. Having a table to eat/plan the next mission at would be wonderful. The other thing i think needs to be reworked besides the UI is the cockpit. As cool as the moving seats are, they just dont make sense. I would rather have the seats on a mezzanine with a space below for maybe another seat. that seat could be used for any number of things, like remote turret control, coms, shields, etc. Alternatively it could be used as space for an extra bed or maybe even put the kitchenette there leaving for more room for a bathroom.
I'm looking forward to the medical and engineering gameplay since I don't have the time to be a great pilot or marine. Though I do like the idea of piloting a dropship during a major offensive like taking back Orion.
I expect the Cutlass Red to resemble the clean, white design of Origin ships. Not as fancy, but a more sterile, easy to clean environment
If you need a Cat, you're welcome to mine. I'm a big fan of the Cat's layout, it feels very homey in a Serenity sense and have looked forward to you to review it since I saw ur first video in this series.
A video like this on the Cat would be awesome!
My own first thought on seeing that space was also 'Needs a table' but, thinking about it, tables in SC are just set dressing as they add no real in-game functionality. What is needed, or soon will be needed, is a kitchen as they will be forcing us to eat & drink at intervals. Rather than fill the centre of the space with a table I would find space on a wall for a very basic kitchen, maybe little more than a sink and microwave and cupboard, and a table off to one side with just enough space for two crew to sit and eat, perhaps play cards. Also a minimalist toilet. This is not a ship you use for long journeys away from civilisation but it may be a ship you need to stay in all day and/or overnight. The gun rack and maybe a suit locker are essentials.
I love this ship. I don't have the real-world funds to own one but it is first on my shopping list when I can start saving UECs. Yes if money was no object it would be cool to own something big as well but one or two people filling multiple roles as well as being able to carry Orgmates into battle is my kind of playstyle. After that, the Kraken :-)
Excellent review. I can't wait to see you review the Cutlass Blue and Red too.
The cutlass does have a toilet. Do your business in a bucket, set it at the rear airlock, go into the sealed cockpit, open the airlock and accelerate. Not pretty, but what else are you gonna do in a ship with beds but no real toilet?
Professional Pirates does not shit in a bucket.
love your redesign of the interior space....
Why have a toilet when space can be your toliet!
I've always imagined a pop up table in that centre triangle! that would be an awesome addition
Origin is like the apple of SC
And Drake is android
Double the efficiency but half the price. And less safe but who gives a sh*t
your best architect reviews yet IMO
I love how this ship looks like it's moving at 60 MPH even when it sits on the hangar floor!
I love your ideas for the triangular room. This is by far my favorite ship for solo and small group activity. Your redesign makes it far more functional.
Well done, great editing, narration and a great overview of the Cutlass! Subscribed!
Great job loved the video man...
Take a look at the 'old' Cutlass. The cockpit issue didn't exist there.
I loved my old Cutlass :)
such a great evolution to your already one-of-a-kind series. cutty is our favorite. :]
waiting anxiously for the next one! big up, superb. thank you, as always citizen o7
What is the tune you are using at the end?
looks a little bit like the razor crest
Yay :D
Love these vids man, also gotta love the space architect visual asmr lmao
thats a way better interior layout
I just loved your video! Your content is so cool and informative and usually (almost all) make sense of everythink that you say. But I have one question: Did you like que position of the rear thrusters? For me is a little weird because the ship has a very powerfull thruster in the back and when get the hover more, seems like that we have so many power in the back of the ship and just a little in the front. It`s not like que Valkyrie that has 2 thruster in the ship, balancing the landing on atmosferic. What do you think?
Cheers!
Another idea for the Cutlass, could be to allow the table to fold into the floor. This would allow for quick access to the guns in time of combat, and not get in the way. If you positioned the gun more forward, and above the table, you could also easily allow the gun to stay in its up position unless needed, where the table can simply slide down giving room for the gun seat to slide down.
This would open the back section up to allowing a small bathroom toilet in the current place of the gun position without changing the over all interior much at all.
Again it's not perfect, but as you mentioned before, drake in general, and the cutlass, is supposed to be "functional" not "perfect" or even "Efficient", which this interior layout would stay true to its intended purpose and vision in that respect.
I feel a kitchen would be too much in this case. This ship is supposed to be short range, or combat support, but needs a port, or a mother ship to be effective for long durations. Trying to squeeze a kitchen into this would take away from that.
However, if you're REALLY insistant on having some form of food storage in some way, there is plenty of negative space on the walls still in the cabin, where food lockers, or more compartments could be stored. Again not "efficient" but "functional".
Edit:
I forgot that you could also do things which are "old school". I remember when I was younger, my grand father telling me that they'd use hot engines to cook their food, and have a metal flip lid they built into the engine compartment just so it would stay hot. If they wanted to cook something, they just open the engine compartment, and let the thing metal slab fall into place, and they instantly have a hot stove to cook on.
It would honestly be pretty damn cool to see some old school tech like this in this ship. The "kitchen" area could simply be somewhere in the back, not the cabin, with a simple little metal piece that flips down, with a pipe that runs from the engine to the metal slab you flip down. This pipes only purpose is to keep heat flowing to this essentially old school stove, where as the "Fridge" could be the same thing, a simple little pip running from the engine coolants to a little box in the back storage compartment, keeping the small fridge cool. Both would be small, and only functional to cook for 2 people, but that's about all you need anyway, and I think would greatly fit into the interior and over all idea of the Cutlass.
Having only gotten into this game a week or two ago, somebody gave me some credits to buy a cutlass black.
The living space bothered me so much I tried to figure out ideas of how it could be fixed, and I almost jumped into Sketchup to prototype some ideas but it seems like you beat me to it by 3 years 😛
Excellent video though, and I guess I'm just disappointed CIG hasn't shown any interest in improving the layout at all, not even with the Corsair being so much better.
Good job with the whiteboxing.
I had a realization that if you removed the panels on the front struts, the Cutlass looks a lot like the Tau Devilfish from 40k, just an odd thing I noticed
Very good. Personally, I like the cabin area as is. Drake, to me at least, will deliver against the primary function in a solid capacity without trying to be too clever about the form. Also, there could possibly be space for a small bathroom in the cargo hold flip side of the bunks. Alternatively, just hang your backside out the side door.
"It's built to get the job done. So whether you need to pull 15G hardburn or just haul cargo from Port Olisar to Hurston, it's gonna get you there..."
...unless it gets crapped on and one-shot at a jump point by an actual ship like a warden, or a connie, or a gladius, or a sabre, or a hurricane, or an arrow, or a hawk, or a blade, or a freelancer.