The video reviews Star Citizen’s new alien-themed ships—the Gatac Railen cargo ship, praised for its innovative cargo handling and unique interior, and the Tyilui snub carrier, noted for its multi-crew capabilities and distinctive design—while demonstrating their gameplay features and minor drawbacks. It also announces a giveaway sponsored by Cloud Imperium Games, offering viewers a chance to win a Star Citizen package including the Tyilui ship with lifetime insurance.
The video showcases the new alien-themed ships released during Star Citizen’s Alien Week, focusing primarily on the Gatac Railen cargo ship and the Tyilui snub carrier. The Railen impresses with its unique design features such as floating elevators and landing gear, large canopy for excellent visibility, and an interior reminiscent of a blend between a nightclub and hotel, though with a somewhat dark aesthetic. The ship’s three decks include cargo space, crew living quarters with plants and waterfalls, and a bridge combined with engineering. Despite some reservations about the interior style, the Railen is praised for its convenience and functionality in cargo hauling.
During gameplay, the crew demonstrates the Railen’s cargo handling capabilities, particularly highlighting the innovative external loading pads at stations which significantly speed up loading and unloading processes. The ship’s tractor beams are well-positioned for efficient cargo movement, even allowing solo players to manage loading quickly. However, some drawbacks are noted, such as poor weapon capacitor performance and a lack of clear engineering labels. The gameplay also reveals a minor issue where tractor beams in flight mode do not provide full access to cargo, requiring landing gear deployment for optimal use.
The video also covers a profitable trading run using the Railen, transporting titanium and other commodities between stations. Despite some in-game glitches like a player becoming intangible to the ship, the trade run yields a solid profit, showcasing the Railen’s potential for effective cargo transport. The host expresses a strong liking for the ship, calling it convenient and efficient, and suggests it could be a preferable alternative to similar-sized cargo ships if the Ironclad were unavailable.
Attention then shifts to the Tyilui snub carrier, which shares design elements with the Railen but features a chunkier body and a unique T-shaped hangar with gravity on all sides except the center. The Tyilui can hold four snubs and some cargo, making it well-suited for multi-crew operations. The gameplay includes a demonstration of snub deployment while the Tyilui is in motion, though some issues arise such as life support failures causing the pilot to suffocate. Despite this, the Tyilui is regarded as a promising ship, especially favored by players interested in snub-based gameplay.
Finally, the video announces a giveaway sponsored by Cloud Imperium Games, offering viewers a chance to win a Star Citizen game package including the Gatac Tyilui with lifetime insurance and the rusty paint scheme seen in the video. To enter, viewers need to like the video and leave a comment, with the winner to be announced via a channel post due to the host’s upcoming absence. The video closes with gratitude to viewers and patrons for their support and a promise of more content soon.