Frequently Asked Questions

Star Citizen
Star Citizen is an MMO space trading and combat simulator set in the late 30th century. Star Citizen will feature both detailed space flight aspect as well as a first-person element which will allow players to explore and fight in first-person on planets as well as in space and on space stations.
 * What is Star Citizen?

Star Citizen is set to feature a wide variety of activities such as exploration, trading, mining, as well as smuggling and piracy facilitated by many different ships that can be upgraded and outfitted to suit different playstyles.

More information can be found here.

Squadron 42 is an offline singleplayer campaign set in the Star Citizen universe. SQ42 will feature a 70 mission campaign and will tie into Star Citizen should the player wish to do so.
 * What is Squadron 42?

Cloud Imperium Games (CIG) is an American video game company with offices in Los Angeles, California, England, Germany, and other locations. It was founded by Chris Roberts and Ortwin Freyermuth to develop Star Citizen and Squadron 42.
 * Who is Cloud Imperium Games? Roberts Space Industries?

Roberts Space Industries is a fictional space technology company within the Star Citizen universe, RSI manufacture several different ships, as well as a line of spacesuits. However RSI also exists as a real-life subsidiary of CIG created for marketing and branding purposes.

Squadron 42, the single player campaign, is expected to be content-complete by the end of 2016, with an unknown amount of time to follow for polish. The MMO portion of Star Citizen is expected (by some) to have a commercial launch sometime in 2017. However, these are estimates and release dates often change.
 * When will Star Citizen be finished?

You can find the latest features in the live Alpha here:
 * What are the latest features currently in the game?


 * What should I play first? Arena Commander offers the smoothest gameplay, with co-op or player vs. player combat using a variety of ships. The Universe, located in the Crusader star system, has the most features and is closest to the "final" Star Citizen, but has the most bugs, stability issues, and frame rate problems.
 * Will my PC run Star Citizen? Why am I getting low frame rates? There are no current official requirements for running Star Citizen. A community guide can be found Here to figure out if your PC/laptop can run the game.
 * How does buying ships work? Do I have to spend lots of money? Currently, the game can be purchased via packages. A package will contain one or more ships, as well as some in-game currency and insurance for your ships. The most important thing to note is that the cheapest packages ($45 USD) will ONLY include either the multiplayer Star Citizen or the singleplayer Squadron 42. In order to get both, you can choose a package and purchase Squadron 42 for an additional $15. You may also purchase a Star Citizen package at a later date after purchasing Squadron 42.  Ships can also be purchased individually and added to your account where they will be available to use in-game when they are completed and flight-ready.  Funds from purchases go directly toward creating Star Citizen and paying for the development of the game
 * How can I help bug test the game? Submit bugs and other issues to the Issue Council. Here, you can submit bugs and support other bugs with evidence and computer specifications. These are curated and community-voted to show CIG what the community wants to prioritize.
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The Public Test Universe (PTU) is an environment which is nearly identical to the current "live" version of the game. It exists to allow public testing of new and unstable patches, bug fixes, and content additions that are not yet ready to be released.
 * What is the Public Test Universe?
 * More information can be found in the PTU FAQ on the RSI website

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