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{{Infobox temp
|title = Star Citizen
|image = Sclogo.png
|row 1 title = Developer
|row 1 info = [[Cloud Imperium]]
|row 2 title = Publisher
|row 2 info = [[Roberts Space Industries (publisher)|Roberts Space Industries]]
|row 3 title = Genre
|row 3 info = Massively Multiplayer Online (MMO) with [[First Person Universe]]
|row 4 title = Platforms
|row 4 info = Microsoft Windows
|row 5 title = Engine
|row 5 info = [[Star Engine]] (Heavily modified [[Amazon Lumberyard]])
|row 6 title = Release
|row 6 info = {{ubl|TBD|Available now in Alpha}}
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'''''Star Citizen''''' is a crowdfunded massively multiplayer online first person space simulator game for Microsoft Windows, developed by [[Chris Roberts|Chris Roberts']] company [[Cloud Imperium]], planned to be published by [[Roberts Space Industries (publisher)|Roberts Space Industries]]. 

It was announced in September 2012, it is currently playable in alpha and there is no official release date as of 2024.<ref name="ReferenceA">{{Cite RSI|url=press|text=Star Citizen: Press Kit}}</ref>

The development includes a standalone single-player campaign titled ''[[Squadron 42]]''.

== Plot ==
{{About||a brief list of events in lore|Historical Timeline|a list of pages related to lore|:Category:Lore}}
Star Citizen is a science fiction game, with players taking the role of humans in the milky way 930 years into the future, with the [[United Empire of Earth]] ruling over part of the colonized universe, and [[:Category:Alien Races|aliens]] ruling over other parts. 

==Gameplay==
The game will be a sandbox featuring 100 planetary systems to explore in their entirety, and a large variety of careers. Besides space itself, players can also play aboard space stations and on the surface of planets. A large number of diverse space and ground vehicles are or will be available to pilot, ranging from personal ships to large industrial ships or carriers, via tanks or an exosuit. Many vehicles require a player crew to be operated optimally, with the planned possibility to hire NPCs. Players can freely move around their vehicles and enter or exit them at will including in space, and spaceships can be boarded. Specific components can be destroyed. 

==Development==
{{About||the development timeline|Development timeline|more information about the development team|Development team|a list of pages related to development|Category:Development}}

Star Citizen is created by [[Chris Roberts]], who is known for creating the ''[[Wing Commander (series)|Wing Commander]]'' games as well as for games such a''s'' ''[[Starlancer]]'' and ''[[Freelancer (video game)|Freelancer]]'', and who described Star Citizen as ''Wing Commander'' and ''Privateer'' blended together.  

Pre-production started towards the end of 2011, with development starting in late 2012.<ref>[https://www.gamesindustry.biz/how-indie-film-financing-could-shape-the-future-of-games How indie film financing could shape the future of games], [[Ortwin Freyermuth]], gamesindustry.biz, June 23, 2014</ref><ref>"[https://web.archive.org/web/20160914002052/https://www.simplygon.com/news/cloud-imperium-games-chooses-simplygon When I was first prototyping Star Citizen back in 2011 I did a lot of research on various LOD processes]", Cloud Imperium games chooses Simplygon, simplygon.com, 28th April 2014, archived</ref><ref>"[https://web.archive.org/web/20160705061544/https://www.themittani.com/features/exclusive-interview-star-citizens-chris-roberts Basically I’ve been working with a small team over the course of the past year to get the early prototyping and production done. The team has varied in scale from just me, essentially, to about 10 people. That’s just the actual work though.]", Exclusive Interview: Star Citizen's Chris Roberts, themittani.com,  2012-10-19, archived</ref>

''Star Citizen''  development is currently taking place across five studio, CIG Austin and CIG Los Angeles in the USA, CIG Manchester and CIG Derby in the UK, as well as CIG Frankfurt in Germany.

The team regularly share updates, behind the scenes videos and developer commentary, and makes early builds of the game available, so that the backers can test and provide feedback while the game is in open development.<ref name="ReferenceA" />

Prior to the release of [[Star Citizen Alpha 3.0.0|Alpha 3.0.0]], the development team utilized the traditional [[wikipedia:Waterfall_model|Waterfall]] methodology for each build. Game builds are deployed when they are feature complete which results in moving deadlines, particularly the eight months gap between [[Star Citizen Alpha 2.6.3|Alpha 2.6.3]] and 3.0.0. After the release of Alpha 3.0.0, the development shifted to [[wikipedia:Agile_software_development|Agile]] to speed up the development time. Game builds are scheduled to be released quarterly, and features are moved between builds if necessary.<ref>[https://youtu.be/qOjXfNnhxf0 Star Citizen: Building a Schedule for a Universe]</ref>

''Star Citizen'' has faced criticism for its delays and the lack of a release date. The launch of the game was originally anticipated for 2014, but was repeatedly delayed. 

===Funding===
{{Main|Crowdfunding campaign}}

The development of Star Citizen is funded by a record-breaking crowdfunding campaign. It is the largest crowd funded project and game in the world, earning a [[Guinness world records|Guinness World Records]] in 2015, with more than $657 million raised by the end of 2023.<ref>{{Cite RSI|url=funding-goals|text=Star Citizen: The Stretch Goal}}</ref> 

The game costs 54.00 US$ to buy and comes as a starter package with a ship.<ref>{{Cite RSI|url=https://robertsspaceindustries.com/store/pledge/browse/game-packages/45?search=&sort=price&direction=asc|text=Pledge Store|accessdate=2024-01-02}}</ref> Despite being an MMO there is no subscription model to keep playing the game over time.<ref>"[https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/cig/star-citizen No Subscriptions]", Star Citizen Kickstarter</ref> Anything bought beyond the starter package which includes the digital download itself is unnecessary and considered as a donation to support the game development, with a ship gifted as a thank you. This originates from the early game crowdfunding with crowdfunding tiers.

Non-development related content such as behind-the-scenes [[:Category:Video series|shows]] or digital publications are funded by optional [[subscription|subscriptions]] revenue from subscribers, who receive complimentary rewards such as access to [[Jump Point (magazine)|Jump Point]] magazine and [[Subscriber flair|flair]] items every month.<ref>{{Cite RSI|url=faq/subscriptions|text=Star Citizen: Subscriptions FAQ}}</ref>

=== Alpha modules===
In 2013, Cloud Imperium Games began releasing parts of the game, known as modules, for players to try gameplay features before release. 

====Persistent Universe====
{{Main|Persistent Universe}}

The Persistent Universe is the core MMO component of ''Star Citizen'' in which players can create their avatars, freely navigate around the released parts of the universe, and play the sandbox as they wish including for example trading, mining, fighting, criminal activities or missions.

It is the spiritual successor to ''[[wikipedia:Freelancer_(video_game)|Freelancer]]''.

====Arena Commander====
{{Main|Arena Commander}}

Arena Commander is a competitive in-fiction arena-based space combat simulator currently available, in which players can fly ships in several game modes, be it against other players or AI opponents.<ref>{{Cite RSI|url=https://robertsspaceindustries.com/module/arena-commander|text=Arena Commander|accessdate=}}</ref>

====Star Marine====
{{Main|Star Marine}}

Star Marine is a competitive in-fiction arena-based ground combat simulator, in which players can fight each other with [[:Category:Personal weapons|personal weapons]] on several maps in several game modes, such as elimination, last stand or capture and hold.

It has been available since January 2017 [[Star Citizen Alpha 2.6.0|Alpha 2.6.0]].<ref>{{Cite RSI|url=https://robertsspaceindustries.com/comm-link//15653-star-citizen-alpha-260|text=Star Citizen Alpha 2.6.0|accessdate=2017-01-03}}</ref>

====Hangar Module ====
{{Main|Hangar Module}}

The Hangar Module enables players to explore or modify their released vehicles and to interact with the ship's systems. The hangar also features decorations and flair that can be placed and arranged within the hangar. 

==== Private Server====
{{Main|Private Server}}

Star Citizen will let the players run their own private servers, including modding and playing offline, which will be implemented after the game has been released and running for some time.<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aaoGxOxzAwc&t=6650s StarCast 108 - Disco Lando, Cap Richard, Bzerker, Cliffy & Domo], geekdomo, Youtube, 10 janv. 2016</ref><ref>{{Cite RSI|url=comm-link/transmission/14339-10-For-The-Chairman-Episode-47|text=10 FOR THE CHAIRMAN - EPISODE 47, Question 10}}</ref><ref>{{Cite RSI|url=comm-link/transmission/14964-10-For-The-Chairman|text=10 FOR THE CHAIRMAN - EPISODE 67, Question 7}}</ref>

==Squadron 42==
{{Main|Squadron 42}}

''Squadron 42'' is a separate, standalone cinematic singleplayer campaign featuring space combat, FPS, and a branching plotline, taking place in the Star Citizen universe, and in which the player incarnates a member of the armed forces.<ref>{{Cite RSI|url=https://robertsspaceindustries.com/squadron42|text=Squadron 42|accessdate=}}</ref>

It is notable among others for its cast which includes among others Gary Oldman, Mark Hamill, Gillian Anderson, Mark Strong, Liam Cunningham, Andy Serkis, John Rhys-Davies, Jack Huston, Eleanor Tomlinson, Harry Treadaway, Sophie Wu, Damson Idris, Eric Wareheim, Rhona Mitra, Henry Cavill, and Ben Mendelsohn.<ref>[https://www.imdb.com/title/tt5194726/fullcredits?ref_=tt_ov_st_sm Squadron 42 Full Cast & Crew], imdb</ref>

It is the spiritual successor to [[Wing Commander (series)|''Wing Commander'']].<ref name=":2" />

''Squadron 42'' was announced as feature complete at [[CitizenCon]] on October 22nd, 2023 and has entered the polishing phase.<ref>{{Cite RSI|url=https://robertsspaceindustries.com/comm-link/transmission/19453-Squadron-42-I-Held-The-Line|text=Squadron 42 i Held The Line|accessdate=2023-10-22}}</ref>

==Soundtrack==
{{Main|Star Citizen Soundtrack}}

The ''Star Citizen'' Soundtrack by [[Pedro Camacho]] is also available separately on the RSI Website<ref>{{Cite RSI|url=https://robertsspaceindustries.com/pledge/Add-Ons/Full-Star-Citizen-Soundtrack-Digital|text=Add-Ons - Full Star Citizen Soundtrack (Digital)|accessdate=}}</ref> and was available as a kickstarter reward for some tiers.<ref>[https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/cig/star-citizen?lang=fr Star Citizen], Kickstarter</ref> It has yet to be released. However numerous tracks are already available in game or have been released for various videos such as ships commercials.<ref>[https://soundcloud.com/pedrocamacho Pedro Macedo Camacho], soundcloud</ref>

It's separate from the Squadron 42 Soundtrack by [[Geoff Zanelli]].<ref>[https://geoffzanelli.com/projects/star-citizen-2/ Star Citizen], geoffzanelli.com</ref>

==Hardware requirements==
Star Citizen is being developed for PC with planned Linux support.<ref>[https://youtu.be/53Iy5Dv-5dw?t=1327 PAX East 2014 Panel - "The (Incredible) Future of PC Gaming"], [[Chris Roberts]] at Pax East 2014, PC Gamer on YouTube, 12 Apr 2014</ref><ref>{{Cite RSI|url=comm-link/transmission/14874-10-For-The-Chairman|text=10 FOR THE CHAIRMAN EPISODE 62, Question 10|trx=https://relay.sc/transcript/10-for-the-chairman-ep62}}</ref> The developers have stated that bringing Star Citizen to the consoles is not planned.<ref>{{Cite RSI|url=comm-link/transmission/15368-10-For-The-Developers|text=10 FOR THE DEVELOPERS EPISODE 13, Question 13|trx=https://relay.sc/transcript/10-for-the-developers-episode-13}}</ref> Telemetry is available to get a rough estimate of the performance of most system configurations so they can get an idea of what to expect.<ref>{{Cite RSI|url=https://support.robertsspaceindustries.com/hc/en-us/articles/360042417374-Star-Citizen-Minimum-System-Requirements|text=Star Citizen Telemetry Dashboard|accessdate=2024-01-02}}</ref>

{{Note|'''Note:''' these requirements may change in the future. As the game is currently in Alpha, it is not optimized and some backers complain about very large drops in frames per second (FPS) even on high-end machines.'''Last updated:''' {{Start date and age|2024|01|02}} (release version: [[Star Citizen Alpha 3.22.0]])<ref>{{Cite RSI|url=https://support.robertsspaceindustries.com/hc/en-us/articles/360042417374-Star-Citizen-Minimum-System-Requirements|text=Support: Minimum Requirements|accessdate=2024-01-02}}</ref> }}

{| class="wikitable"
|+Minimum
|Operating System
|64-bit Windows 10 (Latest Service Pack)
|-
| rowspan="3" |Processor
|Quad core
|-
|Intel: Sandy Bridge or later
|-
|AMD: Bulldozer or later
|-
|Graphics Card
|DirectX 11 with 3 GB VRAM
|-
|RAM
|16 GB 
|-
|Storage Space
|83 GB
|}

{| class="wikitable"
|+Recommended
| Operating System

| 64-bit Windows 10 (latest service pack)

|-
| rowspan="3" |Processor
| Quad core
|-
|Intel: Sandy Bridge or later
|-
|AMD: Bulldozer or later
|-
|Graphics Card
|DirectX 11 with 4+ GB VRAM
|-
|RAM
|16+ GB DDR4
|-
|Storage Space
|83+ GB SSD
|}

==Trailer==
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==Trivia==

*Star Citizen was originally called ''Space Trader''<ref name=":1">[https://youtu.be/Sth_Rfygkbc Sandi Roberts Interview Part One...How Star Citizen Came To Be], Inforunners, YouTube, 25 Apr 2022</ref><ref name=":0">[https://youtu.be/UCsA903qR4Y Star Citizen Addicts Anonymous - Interview with Sandi Gardiner pt  1], Nichole D'Angelo, YouTube, 2 Mar 2015
</ref>.<ref>[https://youtu.be/BbhgoSrDbsk SCAA Interviews 001 Ben Lesnick], Nichole D'Angelo, Nichole D'Angelo</ref> The final name was chosen maybe the night before the kickstarter, other names not working out for various reasons such as being existing company names or because of porn or the way it sounded etc. Star Citizen wasn't originally a favorite but it grew over time and felt right after the fact.<ref name=":0" />
*''Star Citizen'' was the original idea, the idea for ''Squadron 42'' came afterwards.<ref name=":1" /> 
*Chris Roberts said that if he still owned the rights to [[Wing Commander (series)|''Wing Commander'']] his would definitely be ''Wing Commander: Star Citizen'' or something like that. ''Star Citizen'' really is the spiritual successor to all of his work with ''Wing Commander, [[Freelancer (video game)|Freelancer]] and Privateer''. If he had to sum it up, it is essentially ''Wing Commander'' and ''Privateer'' blended together.<ref name=":2">[https://web.archive.org/web/20160705061544/https://www.themittani.com/features/exclusive-interview-star-citizens-chris-roberts Exclusive Interview: Star Citizen's Chris Roberts], themittani.com, 2012-10-19, archived</ref>

==References==
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