An Architect Reviews - The 300i [Star Citizen]

this channel is like Top Gear for spaceships

I love the Architect Reviews series. I wish you had the time to do it for every ship.

IMO the blue lights make this the most beautiful small ship in the game. I understand your criticism, but I do love this design.

I appreciate the ultrawide framing soo much thank you.

See, I hated the initial concept for the 300i rework when it was shown at the expo. For me, it was too bright, too harsh, and not comfortable at all. I didn't want to spend any time in the ship and wanted nothing to do with it. I held on to my 300 just to see how it would turn out at the end and personally, I'm glad it didn't stay like it was because I would have melted it without a second thought. I much prefer the darker interior on it. It's more comfortable to me and I don't feel like I have to be in a constant hyper productive, formal, walking on eggshells state of mind like I would have been with the white.

i like how far in the future, every mundane objet has this scifi future feeling. expect fire extinguisher, it look exactly the same as we have today lol

It definitely gives me the feel of an S-class in space. Great review.

I need "Morphologis analyzes interior design" ASMR

I'm a bit of a technical person and I like the current design more than the original concept art of the reworked 300i. Guess it's subjective.

Your SC videos are quickly becoming some of my favorite! I especially love the way you lay out the information and your insight into design. Origin is one of my favorite ship manufactures for conceptual designs. However, they always seem to be a little off in the production. The 300 series is no exception, but it is far better than the 600 and 85x. When it comes to the differences in the interior from the concept art I am wondering if CIG's new ship customization features will allow us to alter the materials?

I love the 300 series. What I think I like best about your series is you help me see Things I never would. I'm much more concerned with acceleration rates and weapon stats. And on digital spaceships, a Drake ship is fine if it does the job. But I also have a frivolous side that says "I don't care about the stats, as long as it looks good. And I don't need to know "why" it looks good. But that's where you come in. Feeding my insatiable desire for knowledge I don't have. Thank you

I’m a fan of the interior as implemented. The darker colors are comforting and the floor material is more practical for my profession, an explorer that will be tracking in all sorts of stuff. I was unsure of this rework but I’ve bought back my 315p and plan on flying it for a great many hours.

The 300i feels like a full-sized van that has been converted into a miniature RV. All it's missing is an actual stove and some pantry/fridge space and this would be glamping in space without getting to the full-sized RV category. You can fit more places, you're more fuel efficient, and it's easier to just up and go when you want to.

I like your videos, but I disagree with some of your analysis. I suppose it all goes to the point of view? For example, I like black, especially on a space ship. As a former Navy Sailor, I'm familiar with the more metallic and utilitarian nature of military warships. The RSI and Drake designs tend to have a similar feel, particularly the Cutlass (though, of course, on a very small scale). While Origin is designed for luxury, one noteworthy thing to consider that I learned from being on a ship's bridge at night - night vision. You're aware of going from a well lit building into a dark night or room, right? The Human eye will adjust when you're in dark areas to allow in more light, and likewise, adjust to allow less light when in bright areas to prevent overstressing/damaging your eyes/retina. This is why going from a dark place to a very bright place is painful, but going from a bright place to another bright place is not. On a warship bridge, you have to use cooler lighting, partly to avoid this vision change (when exposed to bright lights, your eyes adjust QUICKLY to prevent damage, but the adjustment to the dark takes ~30 minutes, depending on person and conditions). When needing to navigate safely at sea, this is important. [Of course, there's also the OPSEC concerns of having lights that could be seen through windows by potential adversaries, but I'm ignoring that for the purposes of this discussion.] Why do I mention all of this? Space is like permanent night navigation. A dark interior thus makes more sense to me, with cool lighting. I also liked the wood as accents to the black. And to me, the black and wood, together, made a far more welcoming, inviting feel, kind of like a well-to-do person's hunting lodge. I found the initial light colored version that you praise to be too sterile and actually un-inviting, like going to a well-to-do person's mother's house where you're afraid to sit on the furniture or take a step onto the carpet for fear of causing an undue offense. There's a fine line to make something welcoming while still expressing luxury, or to make something luxurious while not adding a feeling of fragility and delicacy that makes it unwelcoming. I believe this design strikes that balance pretty well. (As an owner of a 100i, I'm hoping to see the same in that model, of course scaled down, once it is released.)

I understand your perspective on the ship and kind of agree. The only thing that bugged me about the video is "sunroof", the difference between a sunroof and a moonroof is that a sunroof is able to retract and create airflow, a moonroof is a fixed version of the sunroof. Outside of that, I really liked the video along with the feel and fact that were presented.

I always enjoy your take on space ship (interior) design and you hit the nail here with the material use. A light shaggy carpet would make such a difference. Overall, it is absolutely not a bad ship and it is much much better than the original 300i IMHO. To me the old exterior felt it was kit-bashed together and the interior was not well-thought about. But I understand that original ship was created in a haste to create the iconic ship commercial to kickstart the funding, so it is still a commendable job on short notice.

This has quickly become one of my favourite series on Star Citizen. Thank you for this.

You are really helping me pick out what ship package I will start with next month. thank you for your work!

Thank you for covering the exterior! Finally! I still think you could have talked about it more in depth but I’ll take what I can get and this was more than any previous video.

Personally I really like the dark parts. You have the space while still feeling luxurious and cozy.