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A new-player guide to the most ambitious space sim ever made — written by a veteran backer for someone who has never even seen the game.
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Three questions every new Star Citizen player asks first. Plain English. No 200-page wiki rabbit hole.
An always-online sci-fi sandbox built by Cloud Imperium Games. Pilot ships, explore planets, trade, fight, mine, salvage — all in one persistent universe. Star Citizen is the highest-funded game in history, having raised over $700 million through crowdfunding.
Learn the basicsSlang for the Star Citizen universe — the lore, the in-game world, and the community combined. When someone says ‘see you in the ‘Verse,’ they mean it.
Read moreUnited Earth Credits — the in-game money. New accounts that use a referral code start with 50,000 UEC free, enough to buy gear and your first weapons.
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Every new account that uses a referral code gets a 50,000 UEC bonus on day one. It’s the difference between buying your first decent armor set and grinding for two evenings. The code below is mine — no extra cost to you.
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