Inside Star Citizen: Galaxy Class | Fall 2022 

CIG "We need to put brakes on building multi-crew ships since it's taking too long and systems are not there yet" CIG two days later "So here's a 6 people multi ship..."

Absolutely love the galaxy. A little afraid that it is just another big ship disappearing in the big ship pipeline.

I can't wait to see the Galaxy in-game in 8 years.

Fix the ship backlog first! Still unreleased ships: Idris - 9 years BMM - 9 years Javelin - 8 years Orion - 8 years Liberator - 1 year Crucible - 7 years Genesis Starliner - 7 years Hull C, D and E (3 ships) - 7 years Endeavour - 7 years Polaris - 6 years Pioneer - 5 years Kraken - 4 years Nautilus - 3 years Kraken Privateer - 3 years Perseus - 2 years Odyssey - 11 months

Another concept ship to add to the ever growing backlog. Thanks CIG!

Hopefully those of us in our 40s will be alive to see this.

So, another Polaris, to be delayed indefinitely after people buy it?

Glad to see the work on the Polaris is going well

I'll look forward to seeing it be released from concept in 10 years

"Hey Polaris owners we know you're all super excited to learn more about the changes to your ship...sooo anyways here's an announcement of a whole new ship that probably won't be playable anytime soon and almost definitely won't have use of it's 'modularity' for several years after. We'll get around to updating you on your ship you already payed (sorry, PLEDGED) for someday in the future whenever it suites us, thanks for joining us on today's episode of Inside Star Citizen"

My fear and the fear of many others is it just becomes another caterpillar where we get zero details for years on the modularity. I personally avoid modularity because I know it will be a far longer wait for a modular ship than a purpose built one.

Oh great another concept, Question 🙋‍♀️ is this a Before or After BMM release ?

Yes we really need another concept ship!😅

Another concept.... just what we needed...

They literally don't feel at all bad about selling more huge dream ships when some they sold 10 years ago are still not delivered?

yea its cool and all but can we please have the ships that are in concept for years instead of new big ships that will be hybernate in concept for another next 4 years?

If this ship was out (flight ready). I would definitly buy it. But my wallet is closed to any concept.

Nice. Will probably like to fly it in 11 years!

YAY MORE CONCEPTS THAT WONT BE IN THE GAME FOR YEARS. FINISH THE BACKLOG! #GIVEBMM

Oh boy, the carrot dangling with modularity again.

I'd love to have a Cutlass-size RSI ship for a daily driver role. Not Connie-size, which is twice bigger and much slower, but specifically the Cutlass or Spirit class. Now that Drake got into starter ship segment, maybe RSI can get into the medium segment as well.

I'll consider this ship in 4 years when it's in whitebox.

Hey, is it on a 50 week production cycle like the BMM was last year?

Please finish the Polaris and Perseus before we get another large RSI

Another one for the backlog :) And what an awesome idea to showcase the Polairs the day after the ship goes off sale, brilliant /s

It looks to be a great ship. There are already so many multi-crew that have been stuck in concept for almost a decade.. Really wish we'd get some of those finished first

The Anaconda is definitely one of my favorite ships.

a long time ago the cutlass blue was called modular.... we know the ending....

I’m a huge fan of how they showed an unfinished Galaxy model in engine next to a Connie as a size comparison. It’s always nice to see actual in game footage for comparison’s sake instead of relying on third party sites or just guesstimating

I don't wanna see more concepts, I want more finished ships.

Honestly love it, but I’m doubtful we will see it this decade :(

Finish the older concepts first? I think 10 years of waiting is enough... We don't have to assume the consequences that CIG was unable to deliver some base mechanisms during this time, like a good hauling/commerce system.

The RSI Galaxi is such a large ship that it should have an infirmary with a medical bed independent of the modules that can be added as well as the Carrack.

Looks great, but how long before we see it in game? As many others have noted, there are many long overdue ships that need to be put into game. Finish them please, and fix the ships in game that we’re going to be modular. Warden class, Avenger class, etc. These would be easier to get into game and more people would buy them. Everyone keep posting. CIG needs to listen. I rarely play due to all the bugs and not finished ships. Happy Thanksgiving everyone!

Can’t wait to fly this in 20 years

Modularity is back on the menu then. looks cool, but i'm done buying stuff thats 5 years away.

Very excited to never see this ship get completed, just like the BMM!

Love it. $500 million dollars in and they’re still pumping out JPEGs without delivering on things that are years old already

Retaliator modules? Carrack modules? Warden BUKs? Naw, new ship more hype more money.

Looks awesome! but it is another concept that we will probably not see flight ready until 5 years later. 😒😒

Absolutely love the Medical Pisces! And the Galaxy is a beautiful ship too, but with it being in concept, it's going to be a long while before I get one. Still waiting on my Rangers, SRV, Legionnaire, Perseus and Liberator. Not going to shell out any more cash for concept ships that get forgotten about for years.

Last one. Now the BMM. Thx.

Galaxy looks sick but PLEASE JARED, what happened to the Crucible? It was on the progress tracker and got removed without any comment!

Wouldn't it be awesome if they created the modules for all those supposedly modular ships they have already released? I mean the Galaxy looks amazing in concept and I want to see it in action. But it will be just another modular ship where they will come up with some excuse as to why there won't be any modules on release of the ship. Probably some which has to be developed first and isn't ready quite yet.

Very nice new concept. It would be a good time to work on the Misc Endeavor and on the Drake Caterpillar modules.

What are the Caterpillars modules?

I like the concept, but just as a reminder: Don't cut slices out of new cakes when you haven't finished the previous ones. There are a bunch of ships that are not sufficiently finished and buggy. I can't really think of buying new ships with good conscience considering how ship releases go. They're pushed out and then not worked on for years. A pretty bad offender is the Argo RAFT, with basically each update something is more broken. (as of 3.17.4) As a consumer, I have to raise a big red flag here. The ships should be in tip top condition. There is no good reason not to polish them up as shiny as possible, apart from functionality that is not in the game yet of course. EDIT: the RAFT issues are: Elevator only works from the outside, meaning you can enter, but not leave the ship. Unless you count the air lock as an exit, but considering how tall the ship is, it's quite the fall. Apart from that it's the most basic thing to be able to enter and leave the ship without having to perform a bungee jump without rope. The lights. Too dim and the light sources are hovering above the ship somewhere. LOD issues. The front right forward thruster is only at the correct location in LOD 0. In any other LOD level it's out of position. Wrong material or wrong lighting on the pilot console. Environmental ground effects are visible inside of the ship. Storage lockers are not working. (HUD misaligned, but that's basically across all of the ships, some worse, some better) When locking doors, there is a chance they won't unlock anymore, trapping you inside. Again an issue most if not all ships with door locks have. Yes, the ship flies and isn't fundamentally broken, but by now, after so many years AT LEAST the ships need to perfect.

Please devs , finish the current ships before adding new ones. If you don't do that, you will end with an inextricable mess of a game , i warn you.

Not just me that looks at the silhouette of the Perseus, Polaris and now Galaxy and thinks of the "same same, but different" meme is it? Seeing that arrow shaped large vehicle heading at you from 20km out is going to be a whirlwind of emotions whenever they're all in game

never gonna happen....ive heard the modularity story before but havent seen any in 10 years, unless you count the 300 series customization

aaaaaaand we'll make it in about 15 years at the current pace

You absolutly nailed the interior on the c8r variant! Props to the team

I feel like it's another big ship that is years and years away. So done with big concept ships... as JC pointed out... why work on them when you can get so many smaller ships done, so they just keep getting put on the back burner. :(

"I know we sold you modular ships 8 yrs ago and didn't release them or make the ones we did make modular, but how about this new modular ship for $600+."

'tis a neat ship. May look into getting one once it's in game.

I can't wait to fly the Galaxy in Pyro 20 years from now 👌

It’s got the right name, “Galaxy Class”. I love the nod to Star Trek. I love that it has Polaris and Idris traits. But I am a little jaded with the wait times for these ships. It’s a chunk of a lifetime for each one.

so it looks nice .. but whats up with the carrack modules ?

A love letter from a Fan, about a Concept Ship. Dear CIG, there is Nothing stopping you, from adding a 4-th & Final Turret on the Top Side of the ship. As well as making the turrets be like the ones on the Redeemer, (The Pilot) can control 1 of the turrets in the front seat. But IF there are people on board, they can Hop Into the Turret Seat & Use the turret. Thus the Pilot Control does NOT stop the turret user. The 2 turrets on the sides of the ship, should be Pilot controlled. But having the Option, to be Remotely taken over from people on the seats in the bridge, would be a nice addition. For such a Massive Ship, No WAY does it have Only 1 size 3 Shield... Also the Top of the ship why does it look so Empty? Turret placement suggestion - where the Bridge area is, can easily be "Extended" or "Fattened" up, to have a Turret In-front of the bridge. (It should be In-front of the bridge) for Balance Reasons. That way the turret will NOT be able to turn Backwards & the ship will still have a Blind Stop on the very Top of the ship. Giving other, smaller ships a weakness to exploit. For the size all of the ship guns should be size 5. Or as an alternative -> Simply Slap a Top-side turret a little Off-center of the ships middle, one that is Manned Only (Like the top turret on the Vanguard) that has the seat going down & then taking you up to the turret, it can be done without making any other changes to the ship, but adding a Door on the ceiling to that turret, like on the Vanguard, Redeemer, Freelancer. If such a turret is to be considered, i think the Bottom side turret near the Nose, needs to be Converted to a Manned Only Turret. Same as my example above. As for my Reasons: Server Blades & Balancing. Server Blades will exist in the future and for better/easier balancing we do Not Want too much Pilot Controlled Firepower. The RSI Galaxy is Compared to the Anvil Carrack, yet the Carrack has a Turret on Top, x2 Sides & Bottom. The Carrack still has the edge over the Galaxy, it has Drones & Map Charter ability (Data running?) I believe that according to Lore, the Carrack has Heavy Armor? (do correct me if i am wrong) Yet we do Not Know IF the Galaxy will have any Armor. It looks like it has armor plating, no? And Yes - i believe the ship has Armor Plating, or at least it looks like it does. I sure hope it has Heavy Armor. Or at least Medium one. Personal wish of mine - The Back side hangar, it can stay the same size it is, but i WISH that the Cargo Module version only, to allow for a "Pass Through" From the Back (Where the Hangar Door is) To the Cargo area -> Giving Room for Multiple Small ships, in Line 1 behind the other. Giving the ship an opportunity to be like a small pocket carrier. Also that would make the Cargo version incredibly Unique. The dimensions seem a little bit off to me. Based on the screenshot next to the Constellation series, the ship looks much bigger. I personally do not mind a Size re-adjustment, making the ship as Big if Not Bigger than the Carrack. If anyone read this, thank you.

It's great to hear modularity is coming along. I always thought it was a great idea and would add more variety to the game without having to have new ships for every single thing. I can't even remember which ships were modular at this point though.

More concepts to pile on top of concepts that haven't been worked on.... After being burned on a few concept ships, I won't put any more into concepts

Very excited for the Polaris!

New ships will be the most boring part of Star Citizen until they actually provide new gameplay functions.

I've possibly never been less excited then this about a new concept ship release. yeah it looks fine, please start working on finishing the bmm, polaris and perseus

For me, looks aside, it's even better (as far as flexibility goes) than a Connie because you can choose which snub u wanna take with you for each ocasion: C8X / C8R / 85x, Merlin... And it's modular! Nice one

Will the Galaxy arrive in game soon? What about the last RSI capital ship? Or the one before that? Or the dozen or so other capital concepts?

I’m not even paying attention to concepts until my railen is in my hangar

CIG always knocks concept designs out of the park. Need to focus on the completion rate now. Variants of existing ships like the Pisces Rescue... is genius.

Looks like RSI’s answer to the Carrack, at a simplistic level. It looks great, I love the Carrack too much to want to ever melt it, but will very much look forwards to this eventually becoming a reality in the PU.

This… just looks almost exactly like the Elite Dangerous Anaconda with some Python elements mixed in. I’m all for some more space wedges though!

great. So i can expect Cat modularity to come out before the galaxy is flyable, right ? ... riiight ?:P

If there is something I am learning from both ships, is that CIG will definitely need to review some parts of the carrack on its gold pass. Mainly the access to the main lift from the hangar and how some of the habitation deck is organized. The big door between hangar and module truly reveals the lack of proper access to the hangar from both the cargo modules and the hospital in the carrack.

looks like ISC turned into ship shape.

It’s an awesome idea but if it’s taken almost 10 years for my BMM to even start going thru grey box and final art in some stages so my hopes of these larger ships coming to the verse in a reasonable time frame is very hard to believe but I’m really liking the look of this beast and hope to see it in the verse soonTM

Buy now, get it probably in 15 years

Galaxy gives out the ISD vibes... And I love it. Well done, CIG

You've not released any modular ships. You've "said" some ships were modular and never delivered on that, at all, ever.

I was going to buy myself a TV for black Friday. After watching this, my heart said, "Disregard television, acquire spaceship"

This show has come a long way. I remember when you were nervous and scruffy, using a spare room to make these videos. Good job and keep up the great work!

Make sure to add 50 more ships before actually launching the game

"Significant and *real* gameplay loops" 0:57 - that is a very ... particular choice of words?

Yall got the Perfect combination ! Centrally located Bridge and the freaking hanger facing backwards! I been waiting on a ship to have that forever, it's the perfect location for a hanger Bay ! Can't wait to get my hands on this! 🤗😁

Thanks for everything you do! May The Force Be With You!

Good to see modularity is still alive. I'm anxious for when we can swap modules in and out for all the modular ships.

I want a crusader light fighter that's similar to how the glaive is I feel like bigger guns, big engines and, sleek designs are what crusader does best, especially the spirit style love that.

The C8R is amazing! Great Work Guys ❤

the "i'm an unicorn" t-shirt is gold, love it.

Development on SC and updates have become super exciting these past two years. I really hope the momentum is kept.

I love but I'm tired of the concepts. This is an in-game earn for me. 600i is as the far I'll go. Props to the art and concepting of this though,

So when is the Constellation getting a rework? It's really showing it's age now compared to newer designs and the struts!

The nice thing is that this game should be in a truly playable state right around the time I retire. I’m 36 now… fingers crossed!

this told a lot of the vision of the game and shows sign of this game being as true sandbox

Understandable about the Polaris. Stoked about the Galaxy! Looking forward to Saturday and ISC next week also.

Nice another cool ship to buy in game at some point !

"I was asking if you've ever been aboard a Galaxy class starship before, Sir." I'm looking forward to seeing what the RSI Universe class might be. XD

We need more ships !!! moooore ships!!!! no new game mechanics , no new gameplay , no interesting places or futures... only ships !!! 2022, 10 years after and we still have Space parking simulator... ee Beautiful" dream game " u wanted Chris... bravo

'So, what did we learn this week?' That this is a money sink. If the Galaxy is tied to 'real' game loops (lol) then it will stay hidden, as the game loops do.

"True Modularity" none if the modular ships have manifested themselves yet. Instead of vanguard modules we have 4 different vanguards

Well, the Galaxy is a home run. If you had offered an exploration variant, you would have had a great contender with the Carrack, but the three modules are still pretty great. Well done CIG.

I have a POWERFUL NEED! I am also stoked to hear more about the return of modularity!