Planets are astronomical bodies within Star Citizen that are the birthplaces of all known civilizations, provide most materials needed for survival, and are centres of research, culture, and development. Each planet is unique, from the massively terraformed ArcCorp to the aquatic haven of Cassel.
Types
The Starmap shows currently (December, 2017) 21 diffrent planet types, including 325 Planets.
These are:
- One Artifical Planet
- 2 Carbon Planets
- 8 Chthonian Planets
- 7 Coreless Planets
- 8 Desert Planets
- 20 Dwarf Planets
- one Evaporating Planet
- 9 Gas Dwarfs
- 39 Gas Giants
- 17 Ice Giants
- 11 Ice Planets
- 10 Iron Planets
- 8 Lava Planets
- 14 Mesoplanets
- 10 Ocean Planets
- 24 Protoplanets
- 5 Puffy Planets
- one Rogue Planet
- 22 Smog Planets
- 3 Super Jupiter
- 16 Super Earths and by the largest group
- 90 Terrestrial Rocky Planets.
Travel
Travel and exploration on a planet can be done by most ships which are capable of landing on the surface or of atmospheric flight. Some ships, such as those with more aerodynamic surfaces (Hornet), will be more agile and efficient in atmospheric flight than others with fewer wings and control surfaces (Herald)
On the ground, terrestrial vehicles, like the Ursa Rover, will allow players to conduct trade, engage in combat, and complete missions, similar to most space careers.
Notable Planets
- Terra : Cultural capital of the UEE and his counterpart: Earth
- Synthworld: Entirely artificial constructed planet, in progress
- Tomb: Vanduul-patrolled planet covered in wrecks and salvage
- Min: A so called rogue planet and center of the Min System
- Virtus I slowly evaporates near the expanding red giant star
- QuarterDeck: UEE's prison planet
- A lot of single biom ocean planets, i.e. Ergo, Carteyna, Green and Tangaroa
- Jalan: Homeworld of the Tevarin
- Hades IV: The 'half planet'
- Armitage, Crion, Virgil I: Once settled by humans, now a pasture ground of the Vanduul
- Oso: Fair Chance Act- protected planet and home of the Osoians
- Cole, Ashana, Gonn, Uriel: Planets settled by Outlaws and pirate packs
- Mya: Home of the 'Outsiders'.