The RSI Hermes Makes One Big Assumption | Star Citizen

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. Workshop Tools Used During Ship Inspection Pimax VR Headset: https://pimax.com/products/pimax-crys... Use discount code “Dusty” to get an extra 2% off Tobii Eye Tracker 5: https://ipct.tobii.com/c/6850702/1270... Use promo code 'Dustystar' and get 5% OFF your Tobii Eye Tracker 5 Affiliate disclosure: If you use my links or code, I may earn a commission at no extra cost to you. Thank you for supporting the work. Get the RSI Hermes upgrade guide manual. Grab yours here! 👉 https://hermes.thrusters-and-dust.com NEW! Ship Component Trading Cards! 👉 https://trading-cards.thrusters-and-d... Watch the dedicated RSI Hermes upgrade guide here: 👉    • Engineer Build: RSI Hermes (3 Hauling Builds)   Includes Dusty’s upgrade notes, component map, and part recommendations, and upgrade guide for the RSI Hermes in Star Citizen 4.8. This is not a first-impressions review. This is a Factory Service Manual inspection. The RSI Hermes is marketed as a blockade runner built to stay out when other ships turn back. Big cargo. Big living space. A layout that suggests endurance over convenience. But when you stop looking at specs and start looking at decisions, some questions show up. In this video, I tear the Hermes down the Factory Service Manual way. We examine the layout. We analyze the stock component choices. We rebuild it with intent. Then we put it to work hauling freight in a way this ship should be comfortable with. By the end of this run, we will know whether the Hermes rewards planning and commitment, or whether those assumptions become liabilities once the plan starts to break down. And we will answer one final question. Does the RSI Hermes deserve a spot in my hangar, or not? This Factory Service Manual episode is a deep-dive Star Citizen RSI Hermes ship review and upgrade guide. We’ll walk through every system, swap out key components, and test how this ship performs across hauling cargo, missions, and ship combat. What you’ll see in this Star Citizen Hermes upgrade guide: • Full component layout with bay access • Power plant, shield, quantum drive, and cooler upgrades • Hauling test in unique Star Citizen gameplay • Space combat test Star Citizen ship combat gameplay • RSI Hermes tractor beam in Star Citizen #starcitizen #starcitizenships #starcitizenguide ⸻ New to Star Citizen? Use referral code for 50,000 aUEC: STAR-RWS4-9K23 More Star Citizen Content! Get more Factory Service Manuals →    • Factory Service Manuals for Star Citizen S...   SUBSCRIBE for more ship restoration & salvage gameplay! →    / @thrusters-and-dust   Support our efforts: Patreon → https://thrusters-and-dust.com Listen on Thrusters & Dust Radio! →    / @thrusters-and-dust-radio   Join the Thrusters & Dust Org! → https://robertsspaceindustries.com/en... Follow on Twitter/X for updates! → https://x.com/DustyStarMagic Chat restoration in the Thrusters & Dust Discord. →   / discord   --- Support the channel: https://thrusters-and-dust.com --- Chapters 00:00 - Introducing the assumption with the RSI Hermes 00:10 - The RSI Hermes 00:54 - RSI Hermes Factory Service Manual 01:33 - Dusty's Workshop Tools 02:19 - RSI Hermes Overview 04:31 - RSI Hermes Components 06:55 - RSI Hermes Hauling Test 11:43 - RSI Hermes Combat Test 17:00 - RSI Hermes Final Impressions 18:04 - Join the Thrusters and Dust Community 18:18 - Supporters and Download Factory Service Manuals ⸻ Music featured in this video: Pedro Macedo Camacho Darren Lambourne Star Citizen in-game music ⸻ Dusty’s Gear: Full build, editing rig, and flight hardware: https://gear.thrusters-and-dust.com I, Dusty Star, am an independent content creator and a huge fan of the Star Citizen. I am not paid by Cloud Imperium Games.