Quick facts:Cutlass Black
The Drake AS-1 Cutlass Black (also: DCB1) is a low-cost, easy-to-maintain solution for local in-system militia units. The larger-than-average cargo hold, Radar intercept officer (RIO) back-seat and dedicated tractor mount are, the company literature insists, for facilitating search and rescue operations.[1] The Cutlass Black is very popular among pirates.
Features
Specifications
Model
Ship profile
Exterior
Isometric | Above | Port-side | Front | Rear | Below |
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Isometric | Above | Port-side | Front | Rear |
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Interior
Deck |
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Special editions
Image | Name | Description |
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"Best In Show 2949" | Limited light grey and purple livery to celebrate the IAE 2949 event.[2] |
Series variants
Image | Name | Description |
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Cutlass Blue | Police variant of the Cutlass series. It replaces most of the cargo space with prisoner pods. | |
Cutlass Red | Search and rescue variant of the Cutlass series. It replaces most of the cargo space with dedicated medic beds. | |
Cutlass Steel | Troop transport variant of the Cutlass series. It replaces all the cargo space with jump seats. |
Paints
"Best in Show 2950" | "Coalfire" | "Cypress" | "Foundation Festival" | "Ghoulish Green" | "Hawthorn" | "Mistwalker" | "Saurian" | "Skull & Crossbones" |
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Acquisition
Lore
Gallery
Development
Cutlass Black is a part of the Kickstarter pledge.[3] It is introduced to the game in Patch 10 of the Hangar Module.[4] It becomes flight ready in Patch V1.0.0 in Arena Commander.[5] It is reworked in Alpha 3.0.0.[6]
The original Cutlass Black concept is designed by Jim Martin (Freelance Concept Artist). It is later converted into the game by Patrick Thomas (Freelance Modeler). Other contributions include Chris Olivia (Chief Visual Officer), Chris Smith (Lead Vehicle Modeler), Mark Skelton (Art Director), Ted Beargeon (Concept Artist), and Elijah Michael (Concept Artist).[7]
In the concept stage of the rework, Daniel Joustra (Senior Concept Artist) designed the modular interiors concept. During the rework, the ship is scaled back to the portion in the original concept. It is implemented in game by Josh Coons (3D Modeler), with contributions from John Crewe (Lead Technical Designer), Matthew Sherman (Technical Designer), and Hannes Appell (Cinematics Director).[8]
Design brief
Builder | Drake Interplanetary |
Crew (max) | 2 |
Mass (empty) | 35,000 Kg |
Focus | "System Defense" (Piracy) |
Cargo Capacity | 10 tonnes |
Thrusters | 1 x TR4, 16 x TR2 |
Hardpoints |
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Description | Drake Interplanetary claims that the Cutlass is a low-cost, easy-to-maintain solution for local in-system militia units. The larger-than-average cargo hold, RIO seat and dedicated tractor mount are, the company literature insists, for facilitating search and rescue operations. While it’s true that Cutlasses are used throughout known space for such missions, their prime task and immediate association is with high space piracy. Cutlasses, often operating in groups, menace distant transit lanes to prey on hapless merchants. A single Cutlass can ravage a mid-sized transport and a pack operating as a clan can easily take down larger prey. STOL adaptations allow these interceptors to operate off of modified transports or pocket destroyers, the most common warships that make up pirate caravans. |
Designer note | The idea is that Drake Interplanetary builds ships which are ostensibly for legal purposes (local militias, etc.) but are ‘obviously’ for pirates: so it has the appearance of a military fighter, but mated to an awkwardly larger hull for collecting loot; it should have visible forward-facing tractor beams and a seat for a second crewman even though there’s no turret (as you’ll need a second man to board an enemy ship). It also has a cheaper build quality: if Anvil is building Jeeps and Origin is building BMWs, this is a Honda. |
References
- ↑ Cutlass Black - Ship page. Pledge Store
- ↑ The Cutlass Black Best In Show Edition - Pledge store. Pledge Store
- ↑ Star Citizen - Kickstarter
- ↑ Star Citizen Patch 10 - patch notes. Spectrum Dispatch - Comm-Link. Retrieved 2022-05-09
- ↑ Star Citizen Patch V1.0.0 - patch notes. Comm-Link. Retrieved 2022-05-09
- ↑ Star Citizen Alpha 3.0.0 - patch notes. Transmission - Comm-Link. Retrieved 2022-05-09
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 Jim Martin, Patrick Thomas, David Ladyman, "Work in Progress: Cutlass". Jump Point. Vol. 1 no. 12. pp.3–28. Retrieved 2022-05-09.
- ↑ David Ladyman, "3.0 Ship Updates: Cutlass". Jump Point. Vol. 5 no. 9. pp.26–36. Retrieved 2022-05-09.