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[[File:Jump Point Issue 06-05 Cover.jpg|thumb|right|200px|Jump Point Issue 06-05 Cover image (Post-2018)]]

'''Jump Point''' is a bi-monthly digital magazine available to the community [[subscribers]] on the [[RSI website]]. It is currently edited by [[Martin Driver]] and provides additional information to [[Star Citizen|''Star Citizen'']]'s and [[Squadron 42|''Squadron 42'']]'s development through Behind-The-Scenes articles, interviews and Work-In-Progress art pieces mixed with in-[[lore]] articles and continuing short stories. Although the content is initially restricted to subscribers, [[CIG]] releases parts of older issues on the RSI website or as printed hardcover versions buyable through the online store.<ref>{{Cite RSI|url=comm-link?channel=transmission&series=&type=&text=jump+point&sort=publish_new|text=Jump Point Rerun}}</ref>

While most of the content is written by professionals, with rights being bought, some stories are commisioned from fans.<ref>[https://youtu.be/_AImlyl--_8 SCAA Interview with CIG's David Ladyman], Nichole D'Angelo, YouTube, 14 May 2014</ref> previous issues were edited by [[Ben Lesnick]] (June 2018 - June 2022) and freelancer [[David Ladyman]] (Dec 2012 - May 2018).

Ben Lesnisk and David Ladyman pushed hard for short stories early on but it was just too much work to keep continuity with external [[:Category:Writers|writers]] so early on. They had intended Jump Point to gradually become more fiction as development  went on.<ref>"[https://bsky.app/profile/banditloaf.bsky.social/post/3lajrlf7wjq23 Glad the short stories aren’t forgotten! We pushed hard for these early on but it was just too much work to keep continuity with external writers so early on. A shame, I had intended Jump Point to gradually become more fiction as development  went on.]", @banditloaf.bsky.social‬, Bluesky, November 9, 2024</ref>

==Content==
{{Note|'''Note''': '''Due to the paywall restriction no direct copies of Jump Point content (images, articles, etc.) should be used on the Star Citizen Wiki. Information can still be used within the common fair use of copyrighted material, use {{t|Cite Jump Point}} for citation.

In cases where the information was released for all at a later date, a link will be given to the [[:Category:Comm-Link|Comm-Link Archive]] on the Wiki.'''}}

===Creation===
Towards the end of the original campaign, people wanted to know how they could keep following the project and how they could keep supporting it. [[Chris Roberts]] and [[Sandi Gardiner|Sandi Gardinier]] came up with the idea of the subscription program that would generate all sorts of community content and pay for itself and help the game without taking away from what folks had pledged to make development happen. 

Ben Lesnick and [[Dave Haddock]] worked out a series of perks, including Jump Point which was supposed to be a 4-8 page newsletter.  Chris Roberts wanted a magazine look.<ref>{{Cite Jump Point|title=50th Issue|volume=05|month=01|startpage=34|endpage=44|accessdate=}}</ref>

===Pre-2018===

[[Image:JumpPointMagazine04-05_cover_example.jpg|thumb|right|200px|Jump Point Issue 04-05 Cover image (Pre-2018)]]
[[File:David Ladyman with Jump Point.jpg|thumb|right|200px|[[David Ladyman]] with a hardcover Jump Point]]

The magazine usually consists of around 50-60 pages with up to 5 chapters. Nearly half of the pages are dedicated to a Work-In-Progress art showcase that focuses on the design process of a specific [https://robertsspaceindustries.com/comm-link/transmission/15309-WIP-Sabre-Development ship] or [https://robertsspaceindustries.com/comm-link/transmission/15550-WIP-GrimHEX-Base location] from concept to the (almost) final model. The other half contains a deeper look into certain parts of development via [https://robertsspaceindustries.com/comm-link/transmission/15362-BTS-The-PCap-Team interviews] and two in-lore articles giving background information on corporations, star systems or locations (later released e.g. as [https://starcitizen.tools/Category:Galactic_Guide Galactic Guide Spectrum Dispatch]). Each issue finishes with a multi-part short story contributed by an external or internal writer.<ref>{{Cite RSI|url=comm-link/transmission/15253-Jump-Point-Now-Available|text=Jump Point content example}}</ref>

===Post-2018===

In 2018, five years after the initial release of the magazine, it went through a major redesign led by [[Will Turner]] (Marketing Art Director). It was first featured in the first issue in 2018. The content emphasizes more on the game and its development rather than lore fiction from before. The previous "Work in Progress" section changed to narration from [[Ben Lesnick]] (Ship Pipeline Manager) instead of raw developer conversations. The new redesign also changed some section names and includes several new sections, including the "[[Galactapedia]]".<ref name="jpnew">[[David Ladyman]] and [[Ben Lesnick]], ''From the Cockpit'', Jump Point, vol. 6, no. 1, pp. 2, 2018-02-20.</ref>

Beginning with issue 06-06, David Ladyman retired as editor with Ben Lesnick as his replacement.<ref>[[David Ladyman]], ''From the Cockpit'', Jump Point, vol. 6, no. 6, pp. 2, 2018-05-29</ref>

Ben Lesnick remained editor for four years until issue 10-07 with [[Martin Driver]] taking over as editor.{{Cite Jump Point|title=From the Cockpit|volume=10|month=7|startpage=1|endpage=1|accessdate=2024-05-03}}

===Printed Hardcover Jump Point Volumes===
CIG sold to date (October 2018) three limited hard-cover book versions (Jump Point Volume 1, Volume 2 and Volume 3) containing issues released in the first, second and third year of the subscriber program.<ref>{{Cite RSI|url=comm-link/transmission/13623-Jump-Point-Volume-One-Pre-Orders-Open|text=Jump Point Vol. 1 sale}}</ref>

No definitive statement was given by CIG whether a reprint of sold-out volumes is planned for the near future.

===List of released Jump Point Issues===
{{Editorial Note|Issue #1 is available to all in this [https://robertsspaceindustries.com/comm-link/transmission/12845-Friday-Update-Gifting-And-Jump-Point Commlink] (direct download link [http://cdn-rsi.s3.amazonaws.com/JumpPoint/JumpPoint+12-21-2012+Mayan+End+of+the+World+Edition.pdf here]), but note that it is not representitive of the current layout and formatting of the magazine! For newer articles, see the Jump Point Rerun Commlinks.<ref>{{Cite RSI|url=comm-link?channel=transmission&series=&type=&text=jump+point&sort=publish_new|text=Jump Point Rerun}}</ref>}} 

====2013: Year One====
In year one 13 Issues were published, for a full list of articles in each issue see: [[:Category:Jump Point Year One|Jump Point Year One]]

{| class="wikitable sortable" style="margin-right: auto;"
|-
!Issue||Title of Issue||Pages||Jump Point №
|-
|[[Jump Point Issue 01-01|01-01]]
|Mayan End of the World 
|24
|1
|-
|[[Jump Point Issue 01-02|01-02]]
|Last Flight of the Seraphim
|43
| 2
|-
|[[Jump Point Issue 01-03|01-03]]
|Flying Into a Hornets' Nest
|39
|3
|-
|[[Jump Point Issue 01-04|01-04]]
|The Vanduul Horde
|52
|4
|-
|[[Jump Point Issue 01-05|01-05]]
|Aurora First Light
|45 
|5
|-
|[[Jump Point Issue 01-06|01-06]]
|Charting the Constellation
|56 
| 6
|-
|[[Jump Point Issue 01-07|01-07]]
|The Next Generation is Now 
|56
|7
|-
|[[Jump Point Issue 01-08|01-08]]
|A Few Good Men
|43
|8
|-
|[[Jump Point Issue 01-09|01-09]]
|Hanging Out
|79 
|9
|-
|[[Jump Point Issue 01-10|01-10]]
|Lawyers, Guns & Money
|42
|10
|-
|[[Jump Point Issue 01-11|01-11]]
|Born Free
|55
|11
|-
|[[Jump Point Issue 01-12|01-12]]
|Drawing the Cutlass
|46
| 12
|-
| [[Jump Point Issue 01-13|01-13]]
|Avengers Assemble
|53
|13
|}

==== 2014: Year Two====
For a full list of articles in each issue see: [[:Category:Jump Point Year Two|Jump Point Year Two]]
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="margin-right: auto;"
|-
!Issue||Title of Issue||Pages||Jump Point №
|-
|[[Jump Point Issue 02-01|02-01]]
|The Cutting Edge 
|48
|14
|-
|[[Jump Point Issue 02-02|02-02]]
|Corvette Winter
|81
|15
|-
|[[Jump Point Issue 02-03|02-03]]
|The Birth of a Frigate
|52
|16
|-
|[[Jump Point Issue 02-04|02-04]]
|Heads Up
|46
|17
|-
|[[Jump Point Issue 02-05|02-05]]
|Racing to Get Done
|49
|18
|-
|[[Jump Point Issue 02-06|02-06]]
|The Next Great Jump Point
|80
|19
|-
|[[Jump Point Issue 02-07|02-07]]
|Horsepower
|73
|20
|-
|[[Jump Point Issue 02-08|02-08]]
|The Stars Align
|80
|21
|-
|[[Jump Point Issue 02-09|02-09]]
|The Empire's Sword
|64
|22
|-
|[[Jump Point Issue 02-10|02-10]]
|One Small Step
|52
|23
|-
|[[Jump Point Issue 02-11|02-11]]
|First Platform Station
|64
|24
|-
|[[Jump Point Issue 02-12|02-12]]
|We Solute You
|60
|25
|}

====2015: Year Three====
For a full list of articles in each issue see: [[:Category:Jump Point Year Three|Jump Point Year Three]]
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="margin-right: auto;"
|-
!Issue||Title of Issue||Pages||Jump Point №
|-
|[[Jump Point Issue 03-01|03-01]]
|Riding Herd
|66
|26
|-
|[[Jump Point Issue 03-02|03-02]]
|The ArcCorp<sup>tm</sup> Issue
|75
|27
|-
|[[Jump Point Issue 03-03|03-03]]
|Retaliation at Last
|75
|28
|-
|[[Jump Point Issue 03-04|03-04]]
|Leading the Way
|56
|29
|-
|[[Jump Point Issue 03-05|03-05]]
|The Hull Truth
|69
|30
|-
|[[Jump Point Issue 03-06|03-06]]
|Stand By Me
|57
|31
|-
|[[Jump Point Issue 03-07|03-07]]
|Creating Magic
|53
|32
|-
|[[Jump Point Issue 03-08|03-08]]
|The Producers
|87
|33
|-
|[[Jump Point Issue 03-09|03-09]]
|Opening Doors
|76
|34
|-
|[[Jump Point Issue 03-10|03-10]]
|Ein Praechtiges Unterfangen
|64
|35
|-
|[[Jump Point Issue 03-11|03-11]]
|Meeting Places
|40
|36
|-
|[[Jump Point Issue 03-12|03-12]]
|Refining the 'Verse
|75
|37
|}

==== 2016: Year Four====
For a full list of articles in each issue see: [[:Category:Jump Point Year Four|Jump Point Year Four]]
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="margin-right: auto;"
|-
!Issue|| Title of Issue||Pages||Jump Point №
|-
|[[Jump Point Issue 04-01|04-01]]
|Teamwork
|57
|38
|-
|[[Jump Point Issue 04-02|04-02]]
|Fly Galactically, Design Modularly
|57
|39
|-
|[[Jump Point Issue 04-03|04-03]]
|On The Leading Edge
|75 
|40
|-
|[[Jump Point Issue 04-04|04-04]]
|Reaching the Stars
|76
|41
|-
|[[Jump Point Issue 04-05|04-05]]
|Crucial Operations
|60
|42
|-
|[[Jump Point Issue 04-06|04-06]]
|Persistant Progress
|53
|43
|-
|[[Jump Point Issue 04-07|04-07]]
|Bugging Out 
|62
|44
|-
|[[Jump Point Issue 04-08|04-08]]
|Grim Realities
|64
|45
|-
|[[Jump Point Issue 04-09|04-09]]
|Outward Bound
|63
|46
|-
|[[Jump Point Issue 04-10|04-10]]
|Corvette and Convocation
|63
|47
|-
|[[Jump Point Issue 04-11|04-11]]
|Homemaking
|59
|48
|-
|[[Jump Point Issue 04-12|04-12]]
|Tevarin Topics
|68
|49
|}

====2017: Year Five====
For a full list of articles in each issue see: [[:Category:Jump Point Year Five|Jump Point Year Five]]
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="margin-right: auto;"
|-
! Issue||Title of Issue||Pages||Jump Point №
|-
|[[Jump Point Issue 05-01|05-01]]
|The Razors Edge 
|60
|50
|-
|[[Jump Point Issue 05-02|05-02]]
|Marine Arenas
|64
|51
|-
|[[Jump Point Issue 05-03|05-03]]
|Storm Season
|57
|52
|-
|[[Jump Point Issue 05-04|05-04]]
|The Sound and The Fury
|79
|53
|-
|[[Jump Point Issue 05-05|05-05]]
|The Spectral Eclipse
|68 
|54
|-
| [[Jump Point Issue 05-06|05-06]]
|Environmental Sustainability
|48
|55
|-
| [[Jump Point Issue 05-07|05-07]]
|It Was a Dark and Stormy Nox
|53
|56
|-
|[[Jump Point Issue 05-08|05-08]]
|Moon Shadow
|77
|57
|-
| [[Jump Point Issue 05-09|05-09]]
|Adventures Accidental and Intentional
|74
|58
|-
|[[Jump Point Issue 05-10|05-10]]
|New Beginnings
|54
|59
|-
|[[Jump Point Issue 05-11|05-11]]
|Expanding the Boundaries
|56
|60
|-
|[[Jump Point Issue 05-12|05-12]]
|Soonish Is Now 
|58
|61
|}
====2018: Year Six====
For a full list of articles in each issue see: [[:Category:Jump Point Year Six|Jump Point Year Six]]

{| class="wikitable sortable" style="margin-right: auto;"
|-
!Issue||Title of Issue||Pages||Jump Point №
|-
|[[Jump Point Issue 06-01|06-01]]
|A Slice of Virtual Life
|19
|62
|-
|[[Jump Point Issue 06-02|06-02]]
|Levski's Traveling Asteroid Show
|19
|63
|-
|[[Jump Point Issue 06-03|06-03]]
|Fine Tuning
|20
|64
|-
|[[Jump Point Issue 06-04|06-04]]
|Scoring 100
|20
|65
|-
|[[Jump Point Issue 06-05|06-05]]
|Excelsior
|18
|66
|-
|[[Jump Point Issue 06-06|06-06]]
|Whats Mine is Yours
|18
|67
|-
|[[Jump Point Issue 06-07|06-07]]
|AI Think Therefore AI Am
|19
|68
|-
|[[Jump Point Issue 06-08|06-08]]
| Apollo and the Space Race
|20
|69
|-
|[[Jump Point Issue 06-09|06-09]]
|Graduating OCS
|19
|70
|-
|[[Jump Point Issue 06-10|06-10]] 
| Power to the Pirates
|20
|71
|-
|[[Jump Point Issue 06-11|06-11]]
|The Alien Issue
|16
|72
|-
|[[Jump Point Issue 06-12|06-12]]
|Looking Back, Jumping Ahead
|20
|73
|}

====2019: Year Seven====
For a full list of articles in each issue see: [[:Category:Jump Point Year Seven|Jump Point Year Seven]]

{| class="wikitable sortable" style="margin-right: auto;"
|-
!Issue||Title of Issue||Pages||Jump Point №
|-
|[[Jump Point Issue 07-01|07-01]]
|Schedules Starships
|19
|74
|-
|[[Jump Point Issue 07-02|07-02]]
|Argo A Go-Go
|20
|75
|-
|[[Jump Point Issue 07-03|07-03]]
|Drake Plots a New Corsair
|19
|76
|-
|[[Jump Point Issue 07-04|07-04]]
|Taking Flight
|17
|77
|-
|[[Jump Point Issue 07-05|07-05]]
|Home on the Ranger
|20
|78
|-
|[[Jump Point Issue 07-06|07-06]]
|Origin Special Edition
|18
|79
|-
|[[Jump Point Issue 07-07|07-07]]
|We're Having a Balista
|18
|80
|-
|[[Jump Point Issue 07-08|07-08]]
|In League With the Nautilus
|18
|81
|-
|[[Jump Point Issue 07-09|07-09]]
|A Sky Full of Starters
|17
|82
|-
|[[Jump Point Issue 07-10|07-10]]
|OCS Boot Camp
|12
|82
|-
|[[Jump Point Issue 07-11|07-11]]
|Forming Attachments 
|16
|83
|-
|[[Jump Point Issue 07-12|07-12]]
|Asymmetrical Warfare
|18
|84
|}

==Trivia == 

*The cover of Jump Point issue 02.01 is a nod to the cover of [[Wing Commander I|''Wing Commander'']].<ref>"[https://x.com/banditloaf/status/796951531203330048 We did a Star Citizen magazine cover that was a nod to the design, too!"], @banditloaf, twitter, Nov 11, 2016</ref>

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