Daniel Raymond from Ray’s Guide shares strategies for completing the Race for Stanton event in Star Citizen 4.2.1, recommending specific ships for different mission types like mining (Prospector with upgrades) and hauling (Avenger Titan, Hull A, Asgard, or rentable Raft) to maximize efficiency despite the game’s bugs. He also promotes his channel’s ongoing contests and giveaways, encouraging viewers to participate and stay engaged with the community.
In this video, Daniel Raymond, the voice behind Ray’s Guide, shares his insights on completing the Race for Stanton event in Star Citizen’s 4.2.1 update. Having reached level five in his first corporation through various missions, Daniel reflects on the current state of the release, describing it as a “playable buggy mess.” He emphasizes that despite bugs and occasional delays, missions are generally completable with patience and care, distinguishing this from an unplayable state.
Daniel categorizes the missions into different types, starting with ship recovery and escort missions, which reset infrequently and are not practical for a consistent strategy. For escort missions, he suggests using a fighter that suits your style, while ship recovery missions are best tackled with a tanky ship equipped with an ejection seat to bail out quickly and commandeer the target ship. Although these missions are rare, he notes that insurance claims can cover ship losses.
The core of the Race for Stanton event, according to Daniel, revolves around mining and hauling missions. For mining, he prefers the Prospector ship upgraded with Argo ore bags and modules that reduce instability and filter inert materials, over more cumbersome options like the Mole. He discusses the trade-off between maximizing profit by mining valuable ores like gold and advancing in the event by focusing on required minerals like corundum and tungsten.
When it comes to hauling missions, Daniel highlights that loading and unloading cargo takes much longer than flying between locations, making ship choice crucial for efficiency. He breaks down hauling into small, medium, and large mission tiers, recommending the Avenger Titan or rentable Nomad for small missions due to their perfect fit for eight crates. For medium missions, he favors the Hull A and Hercules C1, balancing cargo space and maneuverability. For large missions, he often uses the Asgard dropship for its size and capacity but acknowledges the Raft as the best rentable ship, preferring to use a Max Lift for faster cargo handling over the onboard tractor beam.
Finally, Daniel updates viewers on his channel’s events and giveaways, including a video contest with prizes like the Anvil Asgard or Starlander, a CitizenCon watch party raffle for ships like the Arasa or Bayu Merchantman, and the annual IAE giveaway for the Starlancer Max. He encourages participation through subscriptions, comments, and membership for automatic entry, signing off with a reminder to fly safe and keep it real in the verse.