Cheers for all the awesome info Humbug
Would the DUR variant still have the space in the cargo compared to the standard as the additional fuel, scanner & jump drive seem like a good shout.
Certain I prefer the current Freelancer to the Cutlass. However it does appear the Cutlass Black is cheaper and comes with the more expensive hanger? It is meant to be cheaper to operate and I suppose I could upgrade to the Freelancer from the Cutlass if I don't like it? Although looking on the website while typing this and looking up the Cutlass, it appears they have done a pass on the Cutlass to make it larger than it was?
The Freelancer is a cargo hauler, the DUR and other variants are versions with addons, like the ones you describe, what you can put into the back of them remains the same, or its more on higher end ones.
Right now only the Base Freelancer is flyable, the one i linked, which ever one you buy for now until the rest are complete its the one you will get to fly, The flyable one also doesn't look like that, its been revamped since then and the video i'm linking below, others are hanger ready so you will get the old versions of those for your hanger as well as the flyable one.
If you get the cutlass first (which is also undergoing a revamp) and you want to upgrade to the Freelancer you can do it one of two ways, #1 melt it and get your money back as store credit which you can use to add toward buying the Freelancer.
Or you can use the Ship Upgrade system to upgrade to the Freelance by paying the difference.
If you get the Freelancer first, the more expensive ship you can melt that and use credit for the Cutlass, but your change will be in store credit.
Give me half an hour or so and i'll have a short video on the Freelancer.
Here is the officially Commercial for the Freelancer.
Edit: the Cutlass comes with the industrial hanger, which is a hanger in a space cave while the Freelancer comes with the Aero View hanger, one is not better than the other just different so it depends on personal preferences.
