Factory Service Manuals for Star Citizen Ships

Factory Service Manuals for Star Citizen Ships is the audio archive of the Thrusters & Dust workshop.Each episode investigates a Star Citizen ship through layout analysis, component upgrades, and real field testing across hauling, combat, salvage, and utility operations.The goal is not hype or meta rankings. The goal is to understand why the ship was built this way and how it performs in practice.Thrusters & Dust is a Star Citizen fan project made by the community.Star Citizen®, Roberts Space Industries®, and Cloud Imperium® are registered trademarks of Cloud Imperium Rights LLC.

Factory Service Manuals for Star Citizen Ships is a leisure podcast hosted by Dusty Star, with 17 episodes on record and a Required Pod Score of 80. PitchCentric scores this show on Booking Probability, Listen Score, and live audience signals refreshed every 24 hours.

Dusty Star hosts Factory Service Manuals for Star Citizen Ships, a leisure show with 17 episodes published.

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  Episode #6

  Has the RSI Constellation Taurus Been Replaced?- Transport / Medium Freight

  Aug 17, 202624 minS2026

  Star Citizen RSI Constellation Taurus review and gameplay guide. In this Factory Service Manual, Dusty Star breaks down the RSI Constellation Taurus to find out whether this longtime cargo favorite still deserves its reputation. Newer freight ships carry more, offer newer designs, and sometimes cost less. So has the Taurus finally been replaced? This Factory Service Manual includes the Taurus exterior access points, complete interior layout, stock component analysis, and stock components review covering the power plants, shield, coolers, radar, quantum drive, tractor beam, and a weapons upgrade.This is not a first-impressions review it's a Factory Service Manual inspection. The RSI Constellation Taurus offers 174 SCU of cargo capacity, a tractor-beam turret, room for a ground vehicle, a protected cargo compartment, and four Size 5 guns under the pilot’s control. It sounds like the safe choice. But the freight ships around it have changed. In this video, I break down the Constellation Taurus the Factory Service Manual way. We inspect the ship, analyze its factory configuration, and put it through hauling, combat, and independent contract work in Star Citizen 4.9 in 2026. Explore the Taurus exterior access points and five interior sections. Analyze its Industrial Grade C factory components. Load and unload 111 SCU using the tractor-beam turret. Test the separate secure cargo compartment. Take the stock Taurus into a fight that nearly destroys it. Replace the factory repeaters and return to finish the job. Load a Ursa Medivac and Greycat ROC to see what one owner can accomplish with a single ship. Because by the end of this inspection I realized I had been judging the Taurus only as a freighter. Replacing its cargo capacity is easy. Replacing the number of jobs one owner can accept with it is considerably harder. Main channel: ⁠⁠https://www.youtube.com/@thrusters-and-dust⁠⁠ Twitch: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://twitch.tv/thrustersanddust⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ YouTube LIVE: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.youtube.com/@Thrusters-and-Dust-LIVE⁠⁠⁠⁠ #starcitizen #starcitizenguide #starcitizenships Thrusters and Dust is a Star Citizen fan project. Made by the Community. Star Citizen®, Roberts Space Industries® and Cloud Imperium ® are registered trademarks of Cloud Imperium Rights LLC

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  Episode #5

  Crusader C2 Hercules - Transport / Heavy Freight

  Jul 16, 202621 minS2026

  Star Citizen Crusader C2 Hercules review and gameplay guide. In this Factory Service Manual, Dusty Star breaks down the Crusader C2 Hercules to understand its layout, loadout, and real purpose once you stop treating it like a traditional cargo hauler.

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  Episode #16

  The Drake Corsair - Expedition/Exploration

  Apr 28, 202624 minS2026

  <p>Star Citizen Drake Corsair review and gameplay guide. In this Factory Service Manual, Dusty Star breaks down the Drake Interplanetary Corsair to understand its layout, loadout, and real purpose once you stop treating it like a traditional explorer.</p><p><br></p><p>Thrusters and Dust is a Star Citizen fan project. </p><p>Made by the Community.</p><p>Star Citizen®, Roberts Space Industries® and Cloud Imperium ® are registered trademarks of Cloud Imperium Rights LLC</p>

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  Episode #15

  The RSI Hermes - Medium Freight

  Apr 28, 202619 minS2026

  <p>In this Factory Service Manual, Dusty Star examines Star Citizen's RSI Hermes to uncover the assumptions baked into its layout, components, and workflow. Through real hauling contracts and combat missions, see how this ship performs once things stop going to plan. Plus decide if it earns a spot in the hangar. </p><p><br /></p><p>Thrusters and Dust is a Star Citizen fan project. </p><p>Made by the Community.</p><p>Star Citizen®, Roberts Space Industries® and Cloud Imperium ® are registered trademarks of Cloud Imperium Rights LLC</p>

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  Episode #14

  The MISC Starlancer MAX - Medium Freight

  Apr 28, 202620 minS2026

  <p>In this Factory Service Manual, Dusty Star examines Star Citizen's MISC Starlancer MAX to uncover the assumptions baked into its layout, components, and workflow. Through real hauling tests and Operation: Split Horizon, see how this ship performs once missions stop going to plan. Plus decide if it earns a spot in the hangar. </p><p><br></p><p>Thrusters and Dust is a Star Citizen fan project. </p><p>Made by the Community.</p><p>Star Citizen®, Roberts Space Industries® and Cloud Imperium ® are registered trademarks of Cloud Imperium Rights LLC</p>

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