Star Citizen is without a doubt one of the most ambitious space titles ever made, but it doesn’t have the market all to itself. Elite Dangerous – another crowdfunding success story – offers. Star Citizen and Chris Roberts have come under fire for years now for failing to release the game, or provide a target release date. Yesterday, the developers launched the Star Citizen - Alpha 3.
Titles (also called badges) are configurable labels with associated icons, usually displayed next to a player's avatar and name. They appear on Spectrum, on the RSI Forums, and players' citizen dossiers.
- This is the subreddit for everything related to Star Citizen - an up and coming epic space sim MMO being developed by Chris Roberts and Cloud Imperium Games.
- The actual 'game' you purchase to play Star Citizen is the Star Citizen Digital Download. The yellow rectangle in the image below shows what should be displayed to make sure you are buying access to the Star Citizen multiplayer universe game which includes access to the alpha.
- Action Default key; Lock left Look right Look left / right X-Axis (mouse) Look up Look down Look up / down Cycle camera view F4: Cycle camera orbit mode.
Players can obtain titles by backing Star Citizen, purchasing packages during limited sales, or participating to various events and mini-games, either in-game or on the Roberts Space Industries website.
Backer titles
The number listed beside each title corresponds to the pledge total as displayed on the billing page required to earn that title. Original packages included titles that did not directly relate to pledge total. All backer titles can still be earned.
| Title | Icon | Originally associated with the package(s) |
|---|---|---|
| Civilian | $0 | 'Community Pledge' |
| Scout | 'First Responder', 'Early Adopter', 'I Got Two of 'Em!', 'Quad Damage' | |
| Mercenary | $40 | 'Have Starship Will Travel' |
| Bounty Hunter | 'Make Mine a Double' | |
| Colonel | $125 | 'Wingnut' |
| Freelancer | 'Lancer' | |
| Rear Admiral | $250 | 'Come Fly With Me' |
| Vice Admiral | 'The Man' | |
| High Admiral | $1000 | 'The Stars my Destination', 'To the Stars!' |
| Grand Admiral | 'In the Distant Future...' | |
| Lt. Commander | $5000 | 'Go Boldly' |
| Space Marshal | 'Go Boldly' | |
| Wing Commander | $10000 | 'Give me the Galaxy' |
| Completionist | 'Completionist' | |
| Praetorian | $15000 | None |
| Legatus | None |
Recruitment titles
Titles earned via the recruitment of new backers (gained by use of referral codes). More information about the referral program can be found on the Referral Program page. All recruitment titles except the 3.9 Bonus can still be earned.
| Title | Icon | Additional reward |
|---|---|---|
| Recruiter | 1 | Badger and Badges A series of UEE Squadron Badges for you and a K&WCF-117 Badger Repeater for your ship. |
| Private | Gimbals and Guns Add fire power to your ship with two gimbal mounts and two K&W CF-007 Bulldog Repeaters. | |
| Corporal | 5 | Surf and Turf Upgrade your hangar with a Greycat buggy and a stylish tank filled with exotic fish. |
| Sergeant | Gladius and Gold Land your new AegisGladius next to this set of gold ship models celebrating some of the 'verse's best: the Aurora, Constellation, Hornet, Avenger, & Freelancer. | |
| Lieutenant | 25 | Arena Commander Racing Package Feed your need for speed by permanently unlocking the 350R, M50, and Mustang Gamma in Crusader & Arena Commander. Also includes 15,000 UEC. |
| Captain | Arena Commander Combat Package Find your favorite fighter with permanent access to the Cutlass Black, Hornet, Avenger, & Aurora LN in Crusader & Arena Commander. Also includes 30,000 UEC. | |
| Major | 75 | Speed Racer Get your heart—and your ship—racing with the cutting edge power of the MISCRazor. |
| Lt. Colonel | Dog Fighter Maneuver in and out of combat with the Vanduul armada's lightest fighter: the Blade. | |
| Colonel | 200 | Ready For Battle Soar into battle with the ship reserved for the Vanduul elite: the Glaive. Warning: This ship is for experienced combat pilots. |
| Brigadier General | Anvil Ship Package Pair the defensive strength of the AnvilTerrapin with the aggressive punch of the Hurricane in this two-ship reward. | |
| Major General | 1042 | Million Mile High Club Access Party at the trendiest club in the 'verse. The Million Mile High Club is an exclusive, in-game facility for the most dedicated Star Citizen fans. |
| Lt. General | Star Crossing Voyage across the 'verse in commanding fashion with the AegisJavelin, one of the UEE Navy's premier warships. | |
| 3.9 Bonus | 1 | Alpha 3.9 Referral Bonus Week As a time-limited special bonus, if your friend becomes an active player by obtaining a Game Package between April 29 and May 11, 2020, you'll both receive a Greycat Buggy. |
| Bonus | Ship Showdown Referral Bonus If you bring a new player into the ‘verse between now and the 24th of September, you’ll unlock a P-52 Merlin with LTI! |
Guide titles
Titles earned via acting as a guide in the Guide System. Only 'successful' sessions count. To be successful, a session must be in-game, last over 30 minutes, and receive positive feedback from the guidee on the post-guiding survey.All guide titles except for the flames can still be earned.
| Sessions | 5 Escort | 25 Counselor | Guru |
|---|---|---|---|
| Basics | |||
| Vehicle Combat | |||
| FPS Combat | |||
| Mining | |||
| Missions | |||
| Trading | |||
| Touring |
| Special titles | Icon |
|---|---|
| 2950 - Yellow Flame | Completing 1 session during the 2020 Foundation Festival. |
| 2950 - Orange Flame | Completing 3 sessions during the 2020 Foundation Festival. |
| 2950 - Red Flame | Completing 6 sessions during the 2020 Foundation Festival. |
Minigame titles
Titles earned by playing minigames. Some of the minigames no longer work, so their titles can no longer be earned.
| Title | Earnable? | Earned by |
|---|---|---|
| Cartographer | Completing the Exploration Adventure minigame included in the Carrack concept sale. | |
| Predator | ✔️ | Completing the Normal difficulty of the Hyper Vanguard Force minigame. |
| Apex Predator | Completing the HyperPink difficulty of the Hyper Vanguard Force minigame. | |
| Prospector | ✔️ | Reaching 0 UEC debt in the A Loan in the 'Verse minigame released with the Orion concept sale. |
| Class G License | Passing the DTN Class-G small land vehicle Commercial Operator's License test released with the Cyclone concept sale. | |
| Guardian Angel | ✔️ | Scoring at least 100,000 points in the Astromedics Back From the Brink minigame included in the Apollo concept sale. |
| Bronze Observer | Scoring 5-7 out of 10 on the Observer Test. Mutually exclusive with other Observer titles. | |
| Silver Observer | ❌ | Scoring 8-9 out of 10 on the Observer Test. Mutually exclusive with other Observer titles. |
| Gold Observer | Scoring 10 out of 10 on the Observer Test. Mutually exclusive with other Observer titles. | |
| Bug Skipper | ❌ | Warning the crew of the Belligerent Duck during the manhunt. |
| High Jacket | Alerting the Advocacy to the position of the Belligerent Duck during the manhunt. | |
| Maximum Throttle Ship Master | ❌ | Scoring 70% or higher on the 2018 Anniversary Sale Ship Masters test. Answer key. |
| Sapper Badge | Winning three times in the Mission to Hadrian minigame included with the Nautilus concept sale. | |
| Spoils of War Badge | ❌ | Allying with the Wild Sevens, the winning faction of the Mission to Hadrian minigame included with the Nautilus concept sale. |
Other titles
| Title | Earnable? | Earned by |
|---|---|---|
| Aggressor | Completing Vanduul Swarm in online play after GamesCom 2015. | |
| 2946 Aggressor | ? | Completing Vanduul Swarm in online play after GamesCom 2016. |
| 2946 Pirate Aggressor | Completing Pirate Swarm in online play after GamesCom 2016. | |
| 2949 Pirate Aggressor | ✔️ | Completing Pirate Swarm in online play after Alpha patch 3.7. |
| Fooled! | Attempting to buy the April Fools 2016 Big Benny Reliant in Careers: Intergalactic Food Delivery on RSI Website. | |
| No Scents | ❌ | Attempting to buy the April Fools 2019 Quantum fragrance by Christiano Roberto on RSI Website. |
| Flattened | Clicking the 'learn more' link in the April Fools 2020 Planet Tech V5 - The Flattening comm-link. | |
| Most Valuable Poster | ✔️ | Submitting content to the Community Hub which Cloud Imperium Games deems worthy in the This Week in Star Citizen comm-link. |
| Illyana Sharrad Supporter | Clicking the 'I support Illyana Sharrad' link on the 2950 Imperator Election Ballot. | |
| Mira Ngo Supporter | ❌ | Clicking the 'I support Mira Ngo' link on the 2950 Imperator Election Ballot. |
| Paul LeSalle Supporter | Clicking the 'I support Paul LeSalle' link on the 2950 Imperator Election Ballot. | |
| Titus Costigan Supporter | ❌ | Clicking the 'I support Titus Costigan' link on the 2950 Imperator Election Ballot. |
| Laylani Addison Supporter | Clicking the 'I support Laylani Addison' link on the 2950 Imperator Election Ballot. | |
| Clearance Level Ultra | ❌ | Purchasing the Aegis Eclipse during the concierge pre-sale event. |
| Nox Racing Club | Purchasing the AopoA Nox during the pre-sale event. | |
| Tumbril Stock Owner | ❌ | Purchasing the Tumbril Cyclone during the pre-sale event. |
| Philanthropist Badge | Purchasing the Hercules during the concierge pre-sale event. | |
| Golden Ticket | ❌ | Signing up for the RSI site before Star Citizen was announced on October 11, 2012. |
| Kickstarted | Backing Star Citizen on Kickstarter. | |
| Original Backer | ❌ | Backing before the end of the original funding campaign on November 26, 2012. Mutually exclusive with New and Veteran backer titles. |
| Veteran Backer | Backing after November 26, 2012 but on or before July 6th 2013. Mutually exclusive with New and Original backer titles. | |
| New Backer | ✔️ | Backing after July 6, 2013. Mutually exclusive with Veteran and Original backer titles. |
| Aeon Club | Being one of the first 1 million accounts. | |
| Epoch Society | ❌ | Being one of the first 2 million accounts. |
| Subscriber | Subscribing. Lost when the subscription ends. | |
| Holder of the Golden Shirt | ❌ | Held by the purchaser of the golden shirt which Mark Skelton wore during The Next Great Starship. |
| 1st Place - 2020 Cosplay Contest | Held by the 1st place winner of the 2020 cosplay contest. | |
| 2nd Place - 2020 Cosplay Contest | ❌ | Held by the 2nd place winner of the 2020 cosplay contest. |
| 3rd Place - 2020 Cosplay Contest | Held by the two 3rd place winners of the 2020 cosplay contest. | |
| VIP | ? | Unknown. |
Official titles
| Title | Icon | Title held by |
|---|---|---|
| Game Master | Unknown. | |
| Moderator | Spectrum moderators. | |
| Staff | Cloud Imperium Games staff. | |
| Developer | Game developers. | |
| Creator | Exclusive to Chris Roberts, the creator of Star Citizen. |
Star Citizen Flight Modes
Currently there are two flight modes: Coupled and Decoupled. You can switch between these modes with the ‘V‘ key by default.
Real Quick: Looking for how to go faster? Use your mousewheel to adjust your velocity limiter. If you are looking for more information, read on.
Coupled
Your ship flies like it is in atmosphere. You throttle up and it tries to go forward. You pull back on the throttle and it tries to slow down. If you turn it attempts to bring your ship to fly in whatever direction you turned to and tries to make your velocity what you have it set to.
Decoupled
Your ship flies like it is in space. You push velocity and it’ll try to make that velocity. If you pull off on the throttle (not the speed limiter) your ship will keep going the speed it was at in the direction it was going. You can turn your ship and it’ll keep coasting in the direction it was already moving in but your ship will be pointed in another direction.
Speed limiter
Sometimes known as the velocity limiter – by default you can change it with mousewheel up or down. It essentially tells the IFCS onboard your ship what the maximum velocity it can be moving. If it is ever above that limit (shown by a horizontal line on the left vertical bar) it will do whatever it takes to bring the ship below that velocity limit. When providing thrust (default: W) or setting cruise (default: C) your ship will not exceed this limit.
How To Star Citizen Beginners
SCM or Space Combat Maneuver(s) is the static horizontal tick separating the red from green/blue section of the speed bar. If your ship is below it, it will maneuver with maximum agility. Above it and your ship will not be able to turn as quickly. Each ship is different as some are more maneuverable than others according to mass and thruster capabilities. This becomes more important after version 3.10.0 as going above this limit will have a drastically increased effect on your ship’s combat capability (See: Leaked 3.10.0 Evocati Patch Notes)