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If you're new don't buy star citizen, it's a griefers paradise that's void of content and buggy as hell.....

NONE ITS TOTALLY BUGGED

I own one but have avoided combat with it. This makes me a little more confident. I'd like to see how it performs with other players manning the turrets.

The problem I have with this ship is that it randomly decides not to let you interact with it. You'll run into a bunker then when you come out you cannot get back into it, you can see it... It's there. You just seem to walk right through it. This happens at least once a day.

In the 1984 version of Elite, which was the big inspiration for Robert's space games, you could buy a docking computer, turn it on and it would fly to the space station and dock. Fully reliably.

The Starlancer TAC with two sheilds over the Max's one, is going to make the ship a tad op lol especially if you fully man all the guns

For combat with the SMAX I've found that gimbal mode is really good if you keep your targets above and below your frontal view. The gimbals have a really great range of motion and you can keep up with some lighter ships for longer than you could if you weren't using gimbals.

Have you exchanged the lasers in both turrets with ballistics yet? If done you'll have enough power to run everything onboard at max setting every pip of power is in use and no empty slots left, however the biggest improvement is your 4 main lasers will get a full charge as in more phew phew before empty (in standard config you'll be some shots short as it's shared between main and turrets) especially good against bigger targets, where if not full charge with some "ease" you take their shields down but are now out of shots and have to wait the charge is rebuild then only to see shields are back up even if minimal vs with full charge shields down with "ease" but still have some shots left and those big guns hurt..

Suggestion: Don't get into a turning fight with the enemy. You should try the old "Reverski". It plays to the strengths of medium and large ships, while handicapping your enemy (be it small, med, or large). The technique is as follows; keep your speed up as you approach on a parallel course to the target. Disengage Flight Assist on the merge and your forward thrust, using only vector thrust to keep yourself going. Engage by rotating around the target so that he ends up chasing you. Once you are past him, keep max reverse thrust, and use vector thrust+boost to dodge or line up shots If he chases you he'll be in a narrow cone where he is easier to engage (reduced deflection). Moreover, he's flying into your gunfire, which adds to your effective range and adds his vector to your projectile speed. You, on the other hand, are flying away, and that will be a penalty on his range and effective projectile speed. That works very well against ships such as the Hammerhead, giving you the ability to hit without getting hit at the edge of the weapon's range. It will also work well against fighters by forcing them into long run-ins if they want to joust. This works great with manned turrets too, as it limits the tumbling and allows the gunners to stay on target.

Slow to maneuver ships and Attritions isn’t a good combo. I guess you can do PVE with anything but I find high Ammo speed helps with slow ships. I’d stick with the CF series for a snail ship

Your mistake is comparing it to the Guardian, the Redeemer and the Paladin, which makes absolutely no sense. It's a ship for people who want something in between the Connies and the 600i with more focus on cargo without completely abandoning the multi-role playstyle. For high-end combat missions you need to be creative. Even the Connies and 600i can get rattled on those so you shouldn't fly in the middle and try to tank all enemies at once. Fortunately for that the ship has a lot of missile firepower.

I do enjoy my StarLancer. Definitely looking forward to the Tac coming out.

What a horrible poor cockpit view...

''Enginneering/Fire Management and Life Support'' we need these core features ingame asoon as possible to make some common sense of SOLO gameplay, solo gameplay needs to be put in its rightful place, atm its an OP circus with SOLO Polaris/Carrack and the like. The Starlancer is the afterbirth of the BLD, bloated, wasteful and clumsy, and a pirates wet dream.

one thing i recommend is learning how to use the weapons in gimbal mode, the vertical rotation of the guns in both the Starlancer and Freelancer are STUPID, as long as you keep enemy ships in your vertical axis hitting them is like playing with aimbots when using gimbal mode.

I actually like the idea of revisiting the S'max (sorry), with changes to flight models, weapon tunings, and just about everything else on the way it makes sense to get a baseline for a well-rounded ship

MISC by lore has Xi'an engine tech, and is the only human company that does. Yet somehow MISC ships end up being slower than both Alien and Human ships, so what's the point? So far the only ships we see make great use of Xi'an thruster tech have been Mirai Fury, Pulse, and Guardian. Maybe I'm asking a lot, but I want manufacturer lore to mean something other than design language, otherwise why bother mentioning it?

When I tried the MAX I kept getting killed by ships I could not even see. Do not know if I had bad luck with stealth ships or if the servers were just so badly bugged but being slow and unable to respond to attacks coming from who knows where put me off the ship. I find I prefer ships that can use speed when things get sticky.

My guy here takin a cargo vessel into a combat situation. For science.

You know a ship I have been using for solo ERT vaughn missions... the Misc starfarer g, the thing has the same pilot guns as the starlancer, two size 5 guns on a turret up top, over 160k shield though since it has three size 3 shields, so the thing is an absolute tank. The cargo is very nice too, 292scu on grid with easy to get 400 off grid. The only ships I have issues killing are hammerheads

Let me give you a negative: Have a look at the unused view space in while piloting. How can CIG miss this critical point?

do you give access to the spreadsheet mentioned for calculating optimal distances? could use that for my org

When you look at the Taurus, you realize that CIG is not interested in balancing things. To have the Starlancer MAX be that slow and the Taurus still retain it's speed, superior firepower, superior hul hp...it just sucks. According to CIG, the Starlancer MAX is 600i sized, yet it has half the hull hp of the 600i. It even has less hull hp than ships smaller than it. And yeah, the 600i is even faster than the Starlancer MAX. In short, CIG sucks.

Don't be gay like this guy. Get a real fighter and learn how to actually dogfight. I said what I said. Sorry not sorry.

I got my Starlancer to the hammerhead level and quickly got melted by it. It's still my number one ship, even for combat, despite me owning a Guardian. Good review.

I had the SMAX since day one and after the honeymoon, I'm pondering a divorce. I still value the rear cargo bay that does not impede vehicle cargo, but where is the value when you already own a Caterpillar or a C2? This ship is too big for what it does (600i size!) and the waste of space that is the upper floor is shamefull including the bloated cockpit. The main cargo grid is less convenient that one may initially think, unable to be loaded by one side only, but rather by three sides and the ship is BIG!!! The TAC will be even more meaningless. I admit that if the Starlancer had an Exploration version, that would be my choice, with large crew quarters suddenly making sense for off grid living and a proper mix of cargo, vehicles and the ability to deploy equipments to the ground on every side. As an Exploration ship I would take it over the 600i, being much more practical and with enough space in the cockpit for a Charting Holotable. As it is, I find myself leaving the SMAX in the garage, driving my Connie 99% of the time. For how old the Connie is, I still think she's the most thought after design ever made by CIG for this game.

Wouldn't a Connie Andromeda be a better solo do all ship ?

I also think it's basically luck if you manage to do an ERT with the Starlancer MAX solo if the AI is not ramming each other to death and actually responding. Even with 2 friends on board, because it's just not tough enough to withstand barrage after barrage of other heavier ships with better SCM speeds. When it comes to slow fights I prefer the Starfarer (Gemini) over the Lancer because it has enough defenses to justify being that slow. I did quite some ERTs with the Gemini and one friend on board, the 2xS5 turret on top is just nice. Anyways; the Starlancer just has an adventurous, comfy feel to it and you can stay in one ship with some friends or alone and do all kinds of not too extreme things with it.

Ravioli or Macaroni??

i agree with you all the way i get oneshot servel time in my guardian so armor os useless vs missiles if you get hit the mssions need to be so almost everyone can do them not only the best of the best Pilots

Nice content as always but the radar absolute sucks on this ship. WTF were they thinking, it’s so bad. It’s supposed to build awareness of your environment and surroundings and you can barely see it.

In a Tesla, you have to be behind the wheel, awake, and attentive. If you fall asleep, the car stops. Likewise, our cruise control, requires that you be in your seat, so your ship doesn't plow into buildings and space stations.

I love my Starlancer MAX but not for combat... It is my ship for smuggling drugs and cruise around after a hard day cause it is slow but somehow relaxing

Autopilot was a thing. For whatever reason, they actually took it away.

lemme bless you with a tip. turn off coupled mode turn on gravity comp and then cruise control works when off the seat

Great stuff! I bet with a crew member or two, you would have an even better experience! I recently got a redeemer as a loaner, and im really struggling with that on my own 😅 Keep up the good work

Very much appreciated this video review of the max, it's just as good and informative as your previous one. I have the SLM as a loaner for the Tac, and your reviews provide me with gameplay loops using the ship that helps me decide if this is the ideal ship for my fleet. Thanks P.S. you're correct about the ships slow speed and terrible landing gear. 😅

Nicely put

It's a nice ship, just not quite sure I want it over a Taurus...

Why are you doing bounties with a dedicated cargo ship in the first place

I still have the Tac pledged, so I still have a SLM as a loaner, but I melted the SLM pledge to get my Taurus back. Not nearly as nice on the inside, but the speed, gas tank and visibility are so much better. Not to mention the pilot S5s.

wait for the tac to drop its gonna be really good

the lack of MFDs in the pilot view kills this ship for me, great for cargo tho

At the $300 price point, I’d opt for a C1 Spirit over the Cutlass Black, to pair with the Vulture.

I think when fully crewed it can be a very decent ship to clear out medium to small ships, since anything that can get be behind you will be met with the same fire power you can dish out frontally. That same turret can be used to keep a target's shields on edge while you reposition for another pass, meaning if you have good energy management it be really good at consistent damage. Even still, since I prefer to fly solo I wish there was a variant that ditched the turret and associated seat for a larger powerplant and/or size 4 mounts. Or even if it were to more closely resemble it's inspiration, a repair turret.

What if it is a size 2 scraper, like on the reclaimer.

It's in the PTU game files, so I imagine they're going for an early February release. The original Heartseeker released for a Valentines sale if I remember correctly. I've been planning to CCU both with store credit, while keeping my Invictus F7C MkI and Ghost MkII. Guess I'll just be the crazy hornet guy.

In this state of the leaks, am I the only crazy one who believes that if they release the F7C-M Super Hornet mkII like this, they would have to improve all the heavy ships (hurricane, scorpius, f8c, vanguard)??

Lowest effort imo, “carbon copy” is spoton. I’m guessing this ship only strips as well? No breaking down of structural materials? Vulture is shaped the way it is for a reason. With how fast we now know they can do smaller ships, def lowest effort possible :/

i dont think this ship really changes the meta but its defenetly a great alternative for those that didnt get the F7A