The video reviews the Argo Moth, a versatile new salvage ship in Star Citizen designed for multi-crew operations, featuring powerful claw-like scrappers and impressive engineering that make salvaging efficient and visually engaging. Despite some minor bugs and limitations, the host praises the ship’s design, functionality, and potential, recommending it especially for players who enjoy cooperative salvage missions.
The video introduces the Argo Moth, a new salvage ship in Star Citizen that fills a niche between the smaller Vulture and the massive Reclaimer. The host highlights the ship’s impressive design, especially its large claw-like jaws used for salvaging. The Moth features three scrapper turrets and a control system for the claws, making it ideal for multi-crew salvage operations. The ship shares its chassis with the Argo Mole mining ship but is specialized for disassembling and processing wreckage. The presenter shows off the ship’s exterior, including its white paint that complements his armor, and praises the overall aesthetic and engineering.
Inside, the Moth is equipped with size three components, including powerful GS500 scrappers and size three shields for defense, though its quantum drive is size two. The cargo hold is modest, capable of holding two SU16 boxes, and the ship has multiple turrets with extensive mobility, allowing for nearly 280 degrees of coverage. The interior is somewhat dark and industrial, with rusty doors noted as a minor downside. The bridge features classic Argo styling and the cockpit offers advanced controls and animations, including a cool transformation effect when activating the salvage field.
The video then shifts to a live salvage demonstration with the host and two friends. They explore the ship’s dual modes of salvaging: scrapping hulls directly or “eating” entire ships to collect salvageable materials. The Moth’s claws and turrets work in tandem to dismantle wrecks efficiently, though the pilot cannot access the turrets simultaneously and must switch seats for full control. The host appreciates the automatic ejection of salvage boxes, which prevents jams seen in other salvage ships. Despite some bugs, including issues with co-pilot seat occupancy preventing ship movement, the salvage process is smooth and visually impressive.
The team successfully demonstrates the ship’s ability to process wrecks and eject salvage boxes, noting the 224 SU capacity split between the cargo hold and the ejector compartment. The host discusses the ship’s potential limitations, such as the need to manually eject boxes despite an auto-eject setting and occasional bugs that require seat switching to regain control. Overall, the Moth’s design and functionality receive positive remarks, especially the claw animations and engine power, which make it a standout industrial ship for salvage enthusiasts.
In conclusion, the Argo Moth is praised as a well-designed, powerful salvage ship perfect for players who enjoy salvaging in Star Citizen. The presenter recommends using the ship with a crew to maximize efficiency but notes it can also be operated solo in “eating” mode. Although there are some bugs and minor issues to be resolved, the first impressions are very positive, highlighting the ship’s unique capabilities and impressive engineering. The video ends with thanks to the friends who joined the mission and an encouragement for viewers to have fun exploring the ship’s potential in the game.