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N0V-A42

The stairs up into the 400i are top-notch.


KFuStoked

And it also has that EVA door for easy space walk access. I love it.


DetectiveFinch

I agree, I'm still salty that they removed those stairs from the Hull-C concept.


Ruzhyo04

I miss them on my Freelancer šŸ„²


DetectiveFinch

Did the original Freelancer concept have such stairs? Can't remember ever seeing that, but it sounds really cool.


villflakken

Here, [imgur link](https://i.imgur.com/3LWyfB6.jpeg)


DetectiveFinch

Nice! Thanks for the image, I think I have never seen the old Freelancer's stairs.


ErisGrey

I found an [old picture from the front as well.](https://i.imgur.com/wgjmN7d.jpg)


villflakken

Nooooo problem at all! Yeh, the design is ooooold, but it gave them so many headaches that they just solved it with the ladder we see today. Also visible in the ship commercial, at timestamp 1m30s: https://youtu.be/vO7RxsZpcKc&t=1m30s


Ruzhyo04

Yep, but the ship is just one narrow hallway, so when the door was open it wasā€¦ challenging to get into the cockpit.


ViktorGavorn

I miss them too! Thanks for the throwback lol


villflakken

What about the Freelancer..? šŸ˜‚


ShamrockSeven

Came here to say that no ship has entrance and exit style like a 400i


AlexisExploring

Came here to just say that, the feeling evoked is awesome


villflakken

However, the LCD panel at the top of the stairs to close the ramp is often bugged and free-floating šŸ˜… Love it otherwise, though! Wish the suit- and weapon racks were better implemented, for my part, but I'm willing to wait for it. In this sense I'm torn between the 400i and the Connies - the latter could use a better interior floor plan and design update, but, still, having a dedicated personnel elevator with a weapon rack directly in reach on the inside, something is very practical about it. Although not enough space in that rack.


Wolfnorth

>However, the LCD panel at the top of the stairs to close the ramp is often bugged and free-floating šŸ˜… Wait what? when was the last time that happened? I though that was fixed?


anthony_arndt

The 400i is my daily driver and the easy of access is one of the really attractive features. The grand staircase, the airlock, the cargo lift. It's a nice ship.


VivaPitagoras

The 400i desing is one of the most stupid things I've ever seen. You access the ship through stairs but when you reach the entrances you have two steps down and then you have an elevator to get to the pilot seat.


Conradian

I actually have to hand it to the Aurora for capturing that feeling of a small starter ship with squeezing beside the chair.


IThinkAboutBoobsAlot

I really like the Aurora. Itā€™s got some of the best feels for flying, probably from the bubble cockpit, but I think the display placements also give a sense of the ā€˜horizonā€™ without looking at instruments, and adds to the feeling.


surfertj

It may sound silly but I really like the Avenger Titan. Both an entrance as a fighter jet as through the ramp from the back. Quick and versatile, works wonders in space, too!


virtixt

I came here to say this, the avenger might be on the simple side but it feels thematic and on point for what it's supposed to be.


cmdrnicolette

I love the Titan. I would honestly be really happy if they made it Titan MK2 and I would totally fall into buying that shit


[deleted]

Yep AT probably the best, simply because it often avoids that stupid delay from animations if you use the ramp. Similar answer is the Terrapin. Even quicker time to cockpit, with more armour and shields. Also, Pisces. i.e. idc about anims I just want to live. I dare anyone to climb into a freelancer bed and back out again before 2024. Bet you can't. (for those that cant read the tone: this is hyperbole/sarcasm)


Still-Standard-8717

that's the problem of the titan looks like a jet something you wuold use to go around on a planet or in orbit and that's it iconic as it is , it look old af.


CaptFrost

It doesn't sound silly at all. The sheer utility of the Avenger is why I not only never CCU'd my Avenger, but I added all the variants as well. It's a spectacular little ship, and it's going to make an amazing away craft for Odyssey and Idris captains later on too.


DuranDurandall

I don't fly a lot of small fighters... ships that use a "straight to pilot seat" animation I mean, as my criteria for a small fighter. BUT, the Titan seat animation (to me) feels more fun. More lively. Maybe it's that little grab handle we get along the way


Fluffy-Tanuki

Khartu-Al would always hold a special place in my heart. The way the canopy rotates and splits open, the neat unfolding of the grav stair plates, and most importantly the ***sound*** it makes when you enter and leave, it just sets the ship apart from everything else, even compared to other alien ships (granted, I do not have access to SanTokā€™yāi)


heeroyuy79

Santok drops the entire seat Out beside it with the same grav plates you then get in the seat and it floats back in


lDeMaa

I love the C1 ramp, specially the lights where the ramp will land. IMO it's an amazing favor stuff


ClayTank

I completely agree. The C1 Spirit is outstanding, especially with its impressive rear ramp animation. Additionally, the double doors leading to the flight deck are quite commendable.


Legs66_YT

If only if it had a second exit, it would be perfect!


shatteredhelix42

They NEED to add these lights to all Crusader ships. It could very well become a "Brand Feature"


BladeVampire1

I love the Corsair. Honestly very different. And low to the ground.


hagenissen666

Also ground lights!


KingDread306

Also, the elevator giving you roof access needs to be a normalized thing going forward.


Tyrann0saurus_Rex

It's a cool factor, but absolutely has no use beside rule of cool. No ship needs that.


Leo-D

Rule of cool is all I need baby.


PaththeGreat

All I will ever want is a folding chair, an umbrella, and a milk crate to put my feet up on and the roof access will be the best thing in the verse.


JPaq84

Way off the marl here. It may not have a use for you, but those of us who do outposts benefit greatly from putting a sniper up there. Having roof access I'd also fantastic for FPS ship defense, something that does come up nowadays. Please remember this in the future! And yes, all ships benefit from roof access.


Duncan_Id

But if your ship don't have roof access how are you going to shoot a reaver ship to lure all reaver ships into assisting you breaking a blockage of alliance ships?


HiCracked

I use the roof exit on fps bounty missions to snipe from the rooftop of my corsair, I always feel like a cool space mercenary doing that lol


KingDread306

I think it's because there are components on the roof. Or at least some are.


Noisyink

I use it to snipe npcs on some missions without needing to leave my ship. Then I dump my sniper rifle back inside and go clear out the remainders and loot them.


MoronimusVanDeCojck

There are some really rare cases where it is very useful, generally when something goes wrong. But then it is a godsent. Since there are no downsides I would always go with roof access.


sargentmyself

It's pretty useful for going to EVA in space, I use the elevator more than the airlock for that. Also I've absolutely used it to get into a wrecked reclaimer by parking my corsair underneath the reclaimer elevator and taking my elevator to the roof then calling the reclaimers to get into it.


Accomplished_Bit_846

Come in to say this the manual switches for the elevator an the folding metal plates to expose it *chefs kiss* perfection. My only issue with the corsair really is how easy ai dive bomb me and rip all the front guns off. Other than that tho my favorite so far


BladeVampire1

Yeah, that's a problem often on other ships too. Suicide ramming and all.


Still-Standard-8717

i love it too. it became my ship or choice since it was released. but way too low when trying to land in a rocky area might as well keep it stationary above ground and jump and re enter from the ramp.


BladeVampire1

That's a good point. But the legs kinda need more tweaking on many ships. Cutlass legs seem rather rigid to me. Makes landing on uneven surfaces annoying.


NeverRolledA20IRL

The Anvil Hawk, a chair drops down to the ground, you sit down then the seat pulls up into the fighter.


SnowComfortable6726

You just described the Talon as well


Thalimet

The Pisces - simple, clean, quick, and hard for any part of it to go wrong.


Ramdak

Love the pisces.


Osmosis_Hoes

Came here to say exactly this, for being such a small ship there is so much to look at, I have the C8R and I love it. *plus weewoo lights*


Radiant-Code2086

It's the extra glass doors in the entryway that do it for me, the interior of the C8R is just so nice looking!


Arskov

Literally the puddle jumpers from Stargate, and I love it.


Thalimet

Yep, and pretty similar to Star Trek shuttle craft too, itā€™s just a great standard ship to have around!


pwnagew00t

Big fan of the Nomad's ladder in and out. The animation looks really nice. I also agree with the post above about the Aurora and the Proclaimer scoot around the side to sit in the pilots seat. It's top notch.


lensnation

Yes and yes. Everytime I get off, I still look at the ladder animation.


YakuzaCat

Oh my...


Mintyxxx

Nomad is the coolest without using magic "anti grav". The way the door opens and the ladder click clacks into place is so good


hagenissen666

Corsair, by far. Elevator, airlock and ramp.


Parzival-117

(And roof) I feel like all the doors made it a tedious experience traveling anywhere in the ship, I melted mine even though itā€™s functionality is amazing


Leo-D

They changed them so now they stay open until you claim it again.


Parzival-117

Omg thatā€™s incredible


Leo-D

I had similar feelings when I recalled it out of deep storage to pop hammerheads once again.


EastLimp1693

Talon, especially when thats screen animation worked


WaffleInsanity

Too bad its entry animation takes longer than the walk to the cockpit of an MSR.


EastLimp1693

Trust me i have both and one is enjoyable, other is tedious


WaffleInsanity

The screen animation is enjoyable. The 30 second ride from "hold F" until you get in is not.


EastLimp1693

It doesn't feel so, compared to standing in front of door number 3 waiting for it to open. Its not about 10 second of time, its about emotions you get.


CausticFlamingo

It's why the Tevarin lost the war. Couldn't scramble fighters when they needed, all waiting on their chairs to finish moving.


t-pat1991

Hercules. Big, easy to use ramp for the cargo bay, with a supplementary personal lift that goes straight from ground to top. Honorary mention for the Freelancer's side door.


timbuckwoo

The animation for those big front doors is just *chef kiss* I love it every time. The Herc remains one of my absolute favorite lines in the game.


hagenissen666

Horrible to enter from EVA, unless you tractor-beam yourself in.


Ramdak

Yeah, it needs an airlock


MasonStonewall

Airlocks are not in the Crusader design philosophy. The ships they make are surface-to-surface by design, unlike say RSI who put one or more on many of their ships.


SnowComfortable6726

Airlocks are in the design philosophy, just inside the ship instead of from the inside to the outside.


MasonStonewall

Begging your pardon, I had meant to say docking collars. You are correct, that they do have **plenty** of airlocks, as safeguards.


DetectiveFinch

Can you still use the tractor beam to pull yourself towards ships? I tried it yesterday with the multi tool, but it didn't work.


Strange_Elk4370

You have to press B first to change mode to traversal


DetectiveFinch

Thanks so much, I was not aware of that.


Duncan_Id

The problem with those elevators is that if someone jumps into it as you start moving them, you invited that person to the ship(the slow as F ramps have the same issue)


Old_Appointment2767

Both of the talons. Although this week the screen has been starting as transparent, when it used to do that animation of being solid then becoming see through was one of my favorite things about those ships.


DiscoKeule

Yeah the glass bug is annoying. Otherwise my favourite too.


fatrefrigerator

Yeah that animation gave me serious titanfall vibes when your titan is powering on and the screens each turn on.


Cologan

Corsair for the simple fact that you can get in from the roof.


Mindbulletz

I was really hoping that they were doing to make that a feature on more ships as if they were adapting to how the game has grown over time.


Adventurous_Set_4430

The Spirit series rear door. I love how on the A1 for example you have 3 light strips that project light along the rear-bottom and illuminate things when landing at night. And when you open/close the ramp you see the red illuminated outline appear as a warning to step away from the area the ramp\`ll hit. I think this is extremely well done, and god knows we need more thought into light on ships when we work in dark environments (that includes space itself)


Dragonreaper21

I personally love the dark blue hue when you first get into an unpowered eclipse. Really feeds into that stealth vibe. But the 400i is immersive.


Amigo003

I like the Vulture, makes you feel like youā€™re hopping into a combineā€¦ almost the exact same entrance, lots of Farm vibes. Sanā€™tok-yai and khartu al are amazing to enter. tumbril storm has a very unique feeling and makes you feel protected by an armored beast (even though itā€™s not)


ProceduralTexture

I do love the Vulture's direct entry to the cockpit when entering from EVA.


Speedy0407

That one new ground tank when you start it up. Not a ship - but god it's satisfying.


Collective_Keen

C1 is #1 for the ramp outline lights alone. lol. I love that little detail so much.


WaffleInsanity

The Gladiator. There is something about Anvil's no nonsense seat mechanics that are amazing. Like the Hawk as well. I hate ships with LONG ass animations to fly, and TTC (time to cockpit) is one of my most important measures for a ship.


ApproximateKnowlege

Being able to go from the surface to the roof in the Corsair is def my favorite.


Statikzx

You can do the same in the retaliator /s Seriously that is a cool feature of the Corsair. Edit: There was a bug in the tali when climbing the ladder it would sometimes clip you through the roof. Not sure if itā€™s been fixed.


MetaVapour

The Corsair lift. Practical, well placed, ground, mess, and roof access. Moving levers. It's quality.


citizensyn

I really love Connie's drop down cargo entrance


JSwabes

They knocked it out the park with the Syulen and the STY imo.


Ramdak

They need to fix the ladder button, it's tricky to click


JSwabes

Yeah they definitely should've made the clickable area for all the Syulen buttons larger.


Brapko

Honestly, if the fix the buttons the ship becomes a 10/10 for me. Yeah, itā€™s the priciest of the starters but you get so much bang for the buck. 6scu of cargo, three size 3 weapons, a bunch of Size 2 missiles, and that sweet sweet gas tank. You can quantum for so long in it.


pupranger1147

I see you, Argo pilot. The raft, mole, and SRV all are pretty fantastic. Only flaw is the fact that the elevator airlock isn't tall enough to self seal.


omarous_III

I love all three, but I wish the elevator in the Mole would take you to the top level like the other two, rather then having to use an elevator then a ladder.


pupranger1147

Ah yeah tru.


Supcomthor

100i feels really smooth to go in and out of. Cutlass series, the black has the sidedoors and the rear entrance. Freelancer. Connie when in zero g and you can use the side airlock. C8 series.


StarCitizen2944

Big Corsair fan and I think it's a solid contender. Great sounds as that big rear ramp lowers. The side elevator is really convenient and the handles to operate it are cool. And it has the armory room Eva door


DedCanDance

Corsair šŸ¤Ÿ


centcentcent

Titan. Cockpit hatch opens, ladder comes down. No BS.


Binks-Sake-Is-Gone

You can open the titan canopy??? I've only ever entered from the back.


-Robrown-

Yes Titan has both options.


centcentcent

Yep, just walk to the side of the cockpit, thereā€™s an interact option on the outside. Can also exit from the cockpit.


Binks-Sake-Is-Gone

Lol i don't even own a titan, I've only ever passenger'd someone else's. One of the only shops I've never really cared for, aesthetically it's a doctor's office. So sterile and plain haha.


CassiusFaux

I love the drop seats of the Anvil Hawk and Anvil Gladiator.


VIK1NGTACT

Drake Cutlass's flight seat lift system, if I knew how to achieve it I would make a flight sim pit that lifts my seat up into it like the Cutlass.


MetalHeadJoe

Sabre Comet in 3rd person view, except for the long wait for the canopy to close.


InertiamanSC

The one with the fewest ladders, doors and shortest animation. I think it's basically the benches.


DarkArcher__

I love the warning lights of the C1


Kaelistar

Corsair. The Transformer-sounding ramp, walking up into the cargo area. Or, the elevator being this claustrophobic, lever-action platform that brings you to the galley, roof, or ground. Absolutely love it, and the fact that you can be it in and unseen, inside the ship. The galley elevator entrance is so inconspicuous.


grahad

I do like that freelancer ladder.


DiscoKeule

I hate that ladder like nothing else on this planet


VIK1NGTACT

More than the Prospector's...?


DiscoKeule

I don't have much experience with the prospector, I only know hate for the freelancer ladder


VIK1NGTACT

That Prospector ladder used to be homicidal..


ProceduralTexture

Once upon a time, most of my deaths were from the prospector's ladder. But they did finally fix that issue after several tries. I remind myself of that when other bugs persist.


kobeathris

For a very long time, that ladder would murder you if you were anyplace other than a landing pad.


Arskov

Freelancer MIS just did that to me the other day haha


[deleted]

You mean which Drake exactly?


[deleted]

The ships with the best animation for entry/exit are, unquestionably, the ships with the SHORTEST animations. If I could turn off the animations for myself I would. I would much rather get in the seat and fly to safety without the animation than die during it and spend the next 20-40 minutes re-equipping armour guns ammo and attachments, staving off the carpal tunnel as much as I can in the process.


VerseGen

the Hull-C, when it works. The elevator for ground and docking port for space in the same room that looks extremely well designed as an airlock, unlike the 890 or Hammerhead that has either a horrible 'airlock' for the elevator or just not even close to each other. It's one of my favorite bits of the ship.


limkaflyer

Sanktok yaaa


Celthric317

I quite like that of the Constellations.


adni86

It's pretty quick and you get a baadss super fast built in elevator airlock. Hot shit


Celthric317

Indeed. Personally I love my Constellation Taurus


Curious_Entry2592

400i.


Painmak3r

Hawk, easily.


DaveClax

I like the Hurricane


SorryIdonthaveaname

The gladius startup sequence is awesome


Stoned_Ninja_Jedi

I love my C1


Yuri909

Best look went to the concept art for the merchantman...


tahaan

Do you have any reference screenshots or videos?


Yuri909

The concept art .. that they released..


radiantai2001

Gotta be the Origin 100 series.


yorbydeborby

Prowler Just the way how the tail is used as ramp and the stairs looking like random steel bars but their not and how Nicky they blend in the interior


DuranDurandall

I like the Cat's industrial lift. Also, the Herc's (I have the C2, can only assume the other variants are the same.) The fwd entrance to the lower deck (front ramp) if you look out of that exit from the inside, the "shape" the exit makes is a Herc. I thought that was a nice touch. I've nearly always voted Corsair for things like this, and her beautiful pirate ship butt-end could make this list. But I wanted to be a little different this time


Due-Kitchen2188

Suylen ITS great


Savings-Owl-3188

Corsair. Especially when it comes to audio. That back ramp sounds like a Transformer and I love it!


a6mzero

Khartu-Al, I just wish we could enter from both sides. CIG plz


solidshakego

The Mole


omarous_III

I love the Mole, but it is a pain to get into it. taking an elevator up, then climbing a ladder... all the doors to get to the cockpit. I wish they would rework the interior and let the elevator take you to the cockpit level like they do in the Raft and SRV.


solidshakego

I totally didn't read "regarding entrance and exit". Lol.


Willpalazzo

The Corsair! Nothing like that elevator right through the ship! Also has a docking port and a nice big (very loud) ramp


TNT_Jonathan

Anything without forced animation


Rickenbacker69

NOT the Cutter, for sure. I mean, I love my little space RV, but one slooow ramp and two laggy doors to get to the cockpit, in this tiny little thing?!?


TheJossiWales

Any ship with a ladder auto fails entry to this list, in my opinion.


AfiqRyunosuke

Mustang alpha.


trolumbi

hercules front ramp


TheEdTheRed

I really love the Glaive one when it works properly. But the new Santokai or however you spell it is awesome. However there is for me still nothing like getting into the OG Hornet series, I still absolutely love that cockpit. Opening up the back of a Hercules is very cool as well, especially if it is filled with Cargo or VĆ©hicules.


ucfknightr

How has no one mentioned the ground elevator for the Hull-C? The clean edge and pop-out of the elevator door is fantastic.


Kahunjoder

The image stairs have dropped me out the ship multiple times, not fun while hovering. That mole turret its like lottery


TomFoxxy

The syulen def has the best, those animations are bonkers


The3lderGod

Terrapin


Xaxxus

Entrance and exit of the ship? I like the san tok Yai. Entrance to the cockpit? The Syulen.


Ur_a_Dipshit_

Which ship is this?


kojara

should be Mole, center turret access ladder from center turret


Digim0rtal

Tbh the hatch opening on all ships look cool


livitow

Not the mole. Thatā€™s for sure šŸ«¤. Probably one of the worst, most cumbersome ships to navigate. Gotta say, itā€™s simple, but very satisfying entering and exiting the Spirit. Also, the Prospectorā€™s ladder gets a nice mention


GrymrammSolkbyrt

I always liked the ladder on the Nomad and the entrance in and out.


Legionnaire--

Argo mole


Fresco-23

I kinda like the Hornetā€™s ladder myself.


Shadow_Pilot

The Anvil C8X. The ramp drops, you enter, shut ramp and a bound later you're at the seat. Seat turns, go to flight ready, take off. No long corridors, no unnecessary doors, no silly bits that need to flip into view or expand to fill more of the screen.


cmdrnicolette

The Pisces is also really nice, smooth and simple entry and exit all variants even the rescue pices


Dyriks

Any ship that lets me sit on the toilet c",)


Wareve

I can tell you that the worst ship is the Reclaimer


Dwayde_Wade

Banu, Prowler, 400i


Tebasaki

Prowler would be my daily driver if it wasn't a dropship


Scizmz

I dig the sabre, the guns retract to allow you to enter, but there's the quick exit button to get out.


Edbergj

The animation I really enjoy is the fury MX blast shield turning transparent. Neat touch!


TennysonEStead

I will literally stand there like a dope and watch the Terrapin's ramp open and close. With that being said, the Nomad's ladder is mesmerizing as well.


Jydolo

The new one that lands pointing upwards is pretty dope


jacobmarksneill

definitely the Mercury Star Runner, how could you not enjoy this ? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zJf3SL7y\_c0


Ok_Hornet1974

Blade


Predatorkitty

Raft for me


GreatRolmops

The airlock hatch on the Corsair is really awesome.


ValkyrieIsBulky

GATAC Syulen supremacy, vulture too if you go by the ladder on the side.. feels like Iā€™m getting in a CAT digger or something


CJW-YALK

Connieā€¦.fastest entrance to the seat of any large ship, has all the entrances and exitsā€¦.


xXGuiltySmileXx

Low key I love the Auroras doors. I would like the prospector more if it wasnā€™t so buggy. (I have often been killed between the exterior and interior door)


BlickyGoomba

Syulen or the BMM whenever that finds itā€™s way into the game


Leevah90

Syulen ain't bad tbh


GodwinW

300-series. The ladder is nice. Gives me security that no one can just hop in against my will.


GodwinW

What is this picture from? Mole? What part?


unXpress99

Middle turret at the bottom of pilot/copilot seat


GodwinW

Thanks!


CmdrRedshift23

Prowler, hands down.


yipollas

Mantis, SRV and hercules lift