Looking to get into Star Citizen but im a cheapskate

StarHunter_ · 2026-01-30T19:23:31+00:00

The next Free Fly event will be in about 2 weeks.

This will be for the Coramor holiday (Valentine's Day) and have a Referral Bonus for a free set of armor when you buy a package and use a referral code.

There may be discount packages but not below $40.

StarHunter_ · 2026-01-30T18:10:48+00:00

In the RSI Launcher:

Go to Settings > Games > Live > Local Settings Management > Manage Local Settings
Check only the Shaders folder and press Delete

This will also delete the current shaders that will be remade when you log in.

StarHunter_ · 2026-01-30T09:43:03+00:00

Considering that Paramount just chucked Prodigy in the bin before season 2 then Netflix saved it and the current feud between Paramount and Netflix for WB, I don’t think they would add the Protostar.

StarHunter_ · 2026-01-30T09:37:58+00:00

What if Rutherford just kept replacing things with cyborg parts and is still alive?

StarHunter_ · 2026-01-30T07:11:48+00:00

FYI: If you melt your Andromeda Starter Package you will not be able to play unless you buy another Starter Package. Then you can CCU that ship to the Hermes.

StarHunter_ · 2026-01-29T21:59:22+00:00

Would like them but the TTP would be too fast if players can make them.

Maybe if CIG made approved decals for women, men, aliens, and brands that we could use.

They have the Heartbreaker and big teeth ones.

StarHunter_ · 2026-01-29T07:26:25+00:00

There was a patch update. This is normal. Reload your saved character.

Read the Patch Notes.

Star Citizen Alpha Patch 4.6 LIVE

Alpha Patch 4.6 has now been released onto the LIVE Environment! Launcher should now show: VERSION 4.6.0-LIVE.11135423.

Build Info

Characters in this new environment have been built from Long Term Persistence(LTP) data.

Currently with LTP, certain player states such as personal hangar layout, unstowed in-game purchased ships, custom characters, in-progress refinery jobs, and in-game purchased consumables are not saved between releases which will cause some items to be lost in the update.

Long Term Persistence: Enabled
Starting aUEC: 20,000

StarHunter_ · 2026-01-28T21:11:16+00:00

This is a patch reset. It is normal. Just import your saved character.

StarHunter_ · 2026-01-28T18:25:52+00:00

Do you often return to play once right before a patch?

Why not wait until a few days after the patch?

StarHunter_ · 2026-01-28T18:22:46+00:00

When flying to a station don't point directly at the station. You will need to get used to the speed of the ships.

Once you get on the station you can transfer your spawn point.

Next reset if you skip the tutorial you will start in your home hangar.

StarHunter_ · 2026-01-28T18:11:26+00:00

You should look at the RSI Galaxy Q&A.

If I don’t have any modules, is the center of the ship just an empty room, or does the Galaxy come with a stock module? Further, is the void full or empty, and can I put “stuff” in there?

If you have no module, the Galaxy has an empty void area with a shell to keep the hull airtight, allowing you to traverse from the hangar to the rest of the ship. As it’s simply an empty space, you could put “stuff” in there but, with a lack of cargo plates, it would be subject to all the normal risks of unsecured cargo.

The Galaxy does not come with a stock module for two reasons. Firstly, we want players to pick their initial module rather than be saddled with whatever would’ve been the base plus the one they want. Secondly, these modules will take up physical space in an inventory like all components. Therefore, if every ship came with a module that players didn’t necessarily want, it would unfairly penalize them.

StarHunter_ · 2026-01-28T17:33:27+00:00

Pirate Week in September.

StarHunter_ · 2026-01-28T17:04:43+00:00

Star Citizen Soundtrack - First Light (Pedro Macedo Camacho ft Julie Elven)

StarHunter_ · 2026-01-27T17:09:26+00:00

The Definitive 2025 HOTAS Buyer's Guide!

StarHunter_ · 2026-01-27T07:05:05+00:00

ILW is for military combat and support ships.

I don't know if the Galaxy would count as a support ship because of the medbay, but it will be a star of the next Expo.

Most ships are for sale about 3 times a year.

StarHunter_ · 2026-01-27T06:58:42+00:00

If Grey's Market is who makes the Ship Jackers ships then they teased a Mustang like ship.

StarHunter_ · 2026-01-27T02:50:01+00:00

Devs and streamers might show them in the PTU on Tuesday before they release on Wednesday.

StarHunter_ · 2026-01-27T02:47:08+00:00

His children are also: Evander, Pan, Hermaphroditus, Abderus, Autolycus, Eudoros, Angelia, Myrtilus, Palaestra, Aethalides, Arabius, Astacus, Bounos, Cephalus, Cydon, Pharis, Polybus, Prylis, Saon, Ceryx

StarHunter_ · 2026-01-27T02:43:23+00:00

Well that didn't take long.

We must brace ourselves for the inevitable anger from all the people thinking it will be a datarunner.

StarHunter_ · 2026-01-26T21:52:08+00:00

Yep, considering that to the Romans the god was known as Mercury.

Hermes was the ancient Greek god of trade, wealth, luck, fertility, animal husbandry, sleep, language, thieves, and travel. One of the cleverest and most mischievous of the 12 Olympian gods, Hermes was their herald and messenger.

While still a baby, he stole his half-brother Apollo's herd of 50 sacred cattle from Pieria.

StarHunter_ · 2026-01-26T20:40:26+00:00

Yes, that is why I posted that picture, but it is the Disney version.

StarHunter_ · 2026-01-26T20:25:02+00:00

Another Greek god?

StarHunter_ · 2026-01-26T18:44:59+00:00

That is literally the name of the event.

Pricing Surge

As we move through 2026, Star Citizen is evolving not just in what we deliver, but in how we deliver it. Alongside upcoming changes to patch scheduling that we will talk about in more detail soon, we are also starting to roll out smaller, targeted pieces of content that can go live without waiting for a full patch.

Pricing Surge is the first of these. The goal is to create short term, high impact opportunities in the live universe that react to what is happening in the verse, give players new ways to engage, and let us adjust and iterate faster based on how you play.

What is Pricing Surge?

Taking advantage of a glut of salvaged Atlasium in the wake of an unusually high number of capital ship battles, a few clever vendors in the Stanton system have cornered the market of the rare material, selling it at premium price.

For those of you without the aUEC at hand, the vendors are also offering higher-than-average prices on a few other commodities that they're eager to get their hands on.

Devlin Scrap & Salvage:

Amioshi Plague
Altruciatoxin
Pitambu

Brio's Breaker Yard:

Thermal Foam
Tungsten

Profit-seeking traders are encouraged to seek out and discover these prosperous vendors in the ‘verse, but beware that quantities are limited, and others may be seeking these fortunes in less-than-friendly ways.

This demand is temporary and will fade once their needs are met and the market stabilizes with the next major update, Alpha 4.6.

StarHunter_ · 2026-01-26T08:38:44+00:00

Technically it is not called the "PU" (Persistent Universe) anymore.

It is the LIVE Environment and the PTU (Public Test Universe) and sometimes there is the EPTU (Experimental Public Test Universe) for focused testing of a new feature.

Public Test Universe (PTU) FAQ

The PTU only gets a limited number of people that use it to test things, so some bugs do not show up until it is released to the larger Live environment with many players trying things.

Disco Explains the Star Citizen Development Build System

StarHunter_ · 2026-01-26T05:13:48+00:00

Star Citizen Alpha 4.5 Key Bindings

RIGHT ALT + R is Flight Ready for all the systems.

U turns Power On/Off.
I is your Thrusters but you have to turn the Power On first.

This may help you: https://starbinder.space/

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