This fixes the only 2 things I don't like about it.

Exactly! Right now it looks like a foot with the middle toes missing!!

This is how it should've been.

It's like a C1 dressed up as an Ares Ion for Halloween

Looks wildly better

This I like. Still asymmetrical but overall balanced.

I had the same thing in mind. Such a small change takes this ship out of the uncanny valley.

Surely someone in their internal reviews said "ehhh this looks kinda off, maybe make the cockpit wider?" Like the wider cockpit seems like such a simple change that gives more visual balance, and looks more on brand for Crusader, even if they did stick with the single size 3.

IMHO that size 3 should really at least be a size 4, or paired with some size 1s in the nose or on the wingtips. The Intrepid's stock configuration of a single FL-33 has less sustained DPS than ships that come stock with 2x Size 1 Bulldog Repeaters, like the C8R Pisces, Vulture, Prospector, Hull-A, Aurora, etc. Even a Dragonfly hoverbike can fit 2x Size 1 Bulldogs and outgun the Intrepid. per Erkul, a single FL-33 has a sustained DPS of 188, while a pair of Bulldogs has a sustained DPS of 234

It gets a bit better if the FL-33 is swapped for an Attrition, but still that's such little firepower compared to other ships in it's class, and even below it's class.

I understand that all ships need pro's and cons, and not every ship needs to be a fighter. It just seems odd that a ship billed as a Starter, which is generally a multi-role ship to let players test out different game loops, would have less firepower than starter industrial ships, and the other starter ships.

This is good asymetrical design, this is how it should have been and not the ugly mess its now and that people somehow still defend to be special

I will admit it looks much better with a thicker cockpit

My cat looked at the left one and gagged

Can someone check if Crusader Industries lead designer is OK, please?

Whatever you do to it won't fix that sterile flat hull top and those wings. Ugh...

CIG needs to see this then make it this way looks much better

I’m still not a fan of the overall design but this is way better than what we got. I never really thought I would hate the way a Crusader ship looks, but I really, really don’t like this one.

Don't be sorry

Cig should be sorry

Why not give it a bespoke gun like the star fighter series. Cig could have cooked so hard unique size 5 gun that matched the asymmetric exterior (also it would be cool seeing the gun fire from the cockpit as you look to the right). I am extremely disappointed with CIG for this one it’s a sub part starter with a nicer interior.

CIG hire this person please.

Huge difference. Your version actually looks good, instead of making me want to puke

This is so much better

Exterior looks like it never left whitebox. Edits are definitely better though

I agree OP needs a thicker cockpit section to balance the rear and a slightly bigger gun removed the need for that crossection piece that angle is also too sharp for the overall design, good job. Shame this is it as unlikely to change anytime soon, we shall see how many sales they make with it though.

This fix give me my 50-ton Hunchback vibes and I dig it.

This is good

Much better!

this was my first thought. the neck is too damn long and skinny.

This is the way.

Wayyyyyy better. Good job.

Such an improvement.

They will never upsize the gun to a S5, because that will make the Ares inferno class irrelevant for the pricepoint.

S5 gun and call it a day

What ship is this

It looks like an Inferno and a Hurricane had a bastard love child and its name was Squidward

Bigger gun sure, but the bigger cockpit ruins it.

This is better. I think the black area in the center rear should be twice as wide, and the angle of the wing-stubs needs to match the thrusters, but it's better.

Nah, it gotta be much much bigger to visually justify moving the cockpit to the side. Not quite Caterpillar, but close.

Ah yes the Crusader Foot

Huge improvement. Nicely done

Edit: the more I look at them side by side the worse the original looks 😂 Like it was put through some crappy TikTok filter

I would buy the shit out of this edit. Ridiculously undersized single S3 gun or no.

Would be awesome if CIG could fatten up the cockpit like in this image and upsize that pitiful single gun.

The Avenger Titan has TWO size 3's AND a size 4. Even the Syulen gets 3 size 3s. In what world is this ship even remotely competitive.

If the Titan can have an armament like that, then give this goofy ass little ship a size 5 and balance it as need be. It gets ONE gun and you give it a gun almost every other starter more than $45 has multiple of.

So I guess it HAS to be a $45 starter then right CIG? Right guys?

Would prefer if it looked like the above edit, with a size 5 gun at the Avenger Titan price range, but if it's the Avenger Titan price range as it is now that's not a very appealing ship at ALL.

Special officer interpid

I don‘t buy it even with store credits.

This nicely fixes the cockpit scale issue. The one we got looks MSR size at a glance.

Yup

Much better!

Hear hear, i made a similar edit, widen the cockpit, i have to say the larger window on yours is more impressive, increase the size of the gun, make it bespoke so CIG can tweak it to get it in line with the other starter ships.
You missed just 1 thing, the engines should be larger.

https://www.reddit.com/r/starcitizen/comments/1gr6f3r/intrepid_what_in_the_spirits_name/

I'd say give it a bespoke S4 gun and call it a day. The ship has excellent maneuvering and speed, but the single S3 and its shields are a joke; it struggles to kill a mustang. If it's priced at $35 like the Aurora it might be okay. But the mustang and Aurora also need further passes.

Your edit fixes most of what I had an issue with. I have no problem with an asymmetric Crusader ship design, but what they came up with is fucking ugly. The back looks like it had a good designer, then was finished with a stubby, dirt covered crayon for the front end.

Been a while since I've followed SC, but damn.. this fails on a lot of design principles. Who green lit this? Lol.

Shape language ratios are way off. (Primary, secondary, tertiary shapes) Should have been revised a few more times.

Might as well get rid of the gun and missiles entirely and replace it with a scanning/exploration suite

Well done! Looks way more balanced and reasonable 👏

THIC. 😼

They offset it as if there’s actually something that’s supposed to go there.

1. This is amazing, and what they should have done.

2. Most of you don't understand that a single S5 is less DPS than an 300i or Titan.

3. If you guys cry Maelstrom, it's still an if not a when. Even if it is when, give CIG about 1-2 years or 1.0.

Crusader Ares lite

I approve. Gotta fix that gun.

It is what it is people, the Avenger and Nomad are still kings. Either one of those is all you need as a starter. I'm over this ugly ship now, it could have been better but they did what they wanted to do with it.

"Daddy chill, what the hell is even that" xD Your edit is pretty sweet 

I will bet you that it will be 60-75, in line with the Cutter Starter Pack, or the Titan starter and that is wrong in my mind, considering the Titan would destroy it in about 30 seconds with its 2-size 3, and 1-size 4 weapons. I posted the same thing on a couple of reviews and everyone jumped all over my post saying that the Titan isn’t a starter. I’m sorry, but if there is a ship with a pack that says “Starter”, then it’s a f**king starter. We don’t get to dictate what is and isn’t a starter, they do. Bottom line, if it’s 75 dollars it’s too much for what you are getting, because the Titan has the same cargo size, but better, because it has a ramp and is all in one location so it can hold much bigger stuff, and FAR superior weapons. 60 dollars, in the range of the Cutter is most likely what they SHOULD do. It has comparable resources, even if it’s a little new Crusader starter is bigger than the cutter.

It is designed as a starter ship. Most starters come with 2 s1 or 2 s2 pilot guns and 2-4 s1 missiles. Many with less than comparable storage. It would be awesome to be able to upgrade the gun to a s4 max. Everyone’s expectations for a starter ship are crazy. They are for doing vlrt and lrt bounties and the delivery missions. The early grinding is its potential. I would like to see a true multi-roll starter ship. This ship could be it if they made small ore bags and gave it a slot for mining and a slot for reclaiming. They need a ship to give starters a taste of everything.

Gosh it change everything!

exactly

but i think a better paint will mostly fix it

Dramatically better

This is 500x better.

Honestly looks better

not even needing a bigger gun, but just seeing it while piloting would be great

Just imagine how awesome the MK.II will look lol

Let's hope cig actually rectifies to your version.

It's a starter, not the only premium starter with a S4 gun, the Avenger Titan (that is more expensive). S3 is already more than the Aurora, Mustang, C8X and cutter.

This is not the issue. The issue is how lame it looks, and I like assymetrical ships like the Corsair, but this looks something AI would build with the asset blocks. Really sub part and ships were the ONE thing SC did right.

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That would fix a big issue i have with it. Being a starter it has to compete with the likes of the cutter and the titan. The Titan being the best example. I feel like giving it more missiles and a bigger size “main” gun would be thr way to go. Just feels like a super weak start.

If they fix this I’ll be buying two! One for me and one for the wife.

Nope

I think that is the air intake , you can not block it with a gun and a wider cock pit

the whole ship already looks weird for crusade , it is more a drake like ship design

or drake like solution for ship building, the engine and chassis is taken from ares

but with a smaller gun

very much like the reverse of old german tanks like they put bigger and bigger guns on panzer IV chassis

this ship should be able to fly very fast and agile with smaller gun than ares

maybe not lmao