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The Star Citizen Guide to the Galaxy is here to help you find your way around this ground-breaking space sim in no time! If you are considering signing up, take a look here for some useful information and my magic recruitment code for 5000 free credits when you enlist:

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Ready Player One

The Flight Controls

The new controls make it possible to easily control a ship’s motion using just a mouse and keyboard. It’s a well thought out combination. The new keys are covered in the flight control guide, including how to squeeze some extra speed and combat overheating.

Have a Present or Two!

Printable keyboard controls
can be found here

Visit the Essential Keyboard Controls page to pick up

  • A scalable, printable PDF file containing
    • Flight controls
    • Avatar controls
    • Screenshot controls
    • Emotes
    • A VoiceAttack command set reminder
  • A VoiceAttack profile for voice control of Star Citizen
  • A freeware utility to collect screenshots and video.

A Handy Solo Ship Guide

Solo Ship Guide

If you are flying around on your lonesome, you’ll need the Solo Ship Guide to make the best use of free-fly weekends and test waves.

You can get some instant buds by joining an organisation – find the FAQ here then take a look at the available organisations here. A redacted organisation membership prevents others from knowing which organisation you are in. A Hidden membership hides your organisation from all. To create an organisation, look here.

Area 18 transit shuttle
Area 18 Zone 1 with a transit shuttle flying over the bridge

Contents

Ready Player One

Fundamentals

Where to Go

Hurston

Tech

Player Info

Posts

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microtech - featured image

Microtech

Planned for Q4, 2019 the design, creation, and implementation of the frozen planet microTech including points of interest around the planet
Starter pack selection for $45

Considering Buying?

Here is an orientation guide to becoming a Star Citizen as well as a few things you will want to be acquainted with before you commit.
star citizen's creator chris roberts

The Star Citizen Media Circus

Star Citizen is a dazzling media circus with a Frankenstein's monster of a game staggering around in the background.
how to navigate

Navigation

This section will show you how to navigate between distant locations such as moons, planets and rest stops.
landing lines surrounding a pad

Flight, Refuel & Repair

Here are the considerations and how-tos for takeoff, flight and auto landing. The revised control model is great for mouse and keyboard.
A view towards Teasa Spaceport

From Leavsden to Teasa Spaceport

Leavsden viewing platform Make your Way to the Metro Turn left and go up the staircase then bear
Asset Modelling

Asset Modelling

Modelling for a game is a mix of art, design, scripting, animation and procedural automation. It requires creativity and attention to detail.
Grim Hex at Yela

Grim Hex at Yela

Grim Hex (derived from Green Imperial Housing Exchange) is a facility built into a large rock in the ring system around Yela, a moon of Crusader.
The habitat you see after getting out of bed at Port Olisar

Port Olisar, Crusader

Port Olisar is a space station in orbit around Crusader. This is where the majority of existing players have started from at one time or another.