{"data":{"id":12975,"title":"The Aurora Revealed","rsi_url":"https:\/\/robertsspaceindustries.com\/comm-link\/transmission\/12975-The-Aurora-Revealed","api_url":"https:\/\/api.star-citizen.wiki\/api\/comm-links\/12975","api_public_url":"https:\/\/api.star-citizen.wiki\/comm-links\/12975","channel":"Undefined","category":"Undefined","series":"None","images":[{"id":457,"name":"Aurora_banner.jpg","rsi_url":"https:\/\/robertsspaceindustries.com\/media\/0q21c7r1x0ndor\/source\/Aurora_banner.jpg","alt":"","size":243499,"mime_type":"image\/jpeg","last_modified":"2013-07-19T05:21:14+00:00","api_url":"https:\/\/api.star-citizen.wiki\/api\/comm-link-images\/457","similar_url":"https:\/\/api.star-citizen.wiki\/api\/comm-link-images\/457\/similar"},{"id":458,"name":"Auroracover.png","rsi_url":"https:\/\/robertsspaceindustries.com\/media\/tkze9g4btcf62r\/source\/Auroracover.png","alt":"Auroracover.png","size":110470,"mime_type":"image\/png","last_modified":"2013-07-19T05:17:43+00:00","api_url":"https:\/\/api.star-citizen.wiki\/api\/comm-link-images\/458","similar_url":"https:\/\/api.star-citizen.wiki\/api\/comm-link-images\/458\/similar"},{"id":459,"name":"Aurora_splash1.png","rsi_url":"https:\/\/robertsspaceindustries.com\/media\/jgvdf6c4b6khmr\/source\/Aurora_splash1.png","alt":"","size":607195,"mime_type":"image\/png","last_modified":"2013-07-19T05:17:41+00:00","api_url":"https:\/\/api.star-citizen.wiki\/api\/comm-link-images\/459","similar_url":"https:\/\/api.star-citizen.wiki\/api\/comm-link-images\/459\/similar"},{"id":460,"name":"Jumppoint005cover-300x214.png","rsi_url":"https:\/\/robertsspaceindustries.com\/media\/m7njwpz679kz7r\/source\/Jumppoint005cover-300x214.png","alt":"","size":92845,"mime_type":"image\/png","last_modified":"2013-07-19T05:21:11+00:00","api_url":"https:\/\/api.star-citizen.wiki\/api\/comm-link-images\/460","similar_url":"https:\/\/api.star-citizen.wiki\/api\/comm-link-images\/460\/similar"},{"id":461,"name":"Cr_letter_bg.png","rsi_url":"https:\/\/robertsspaceindustries.com\/media\/1yjlbt113515ar\/source\/Cr_letter_bg.png","alt":"","size":597980,"mime_type":"image\/png","last_modified":"2013-07-19T05:17:38+00:00","api_url":"https:\/\/api.star-citizen.wiki\/api\/comm-link-images\/461","similar_url":"https:\/\/api.star-citizen.wiki\/api\/comm-link-images\/461\/similar"}],"images_count":5,"translations":{"en_EN":"GREETINGS CITIZENS,\nThe rumors are true: the team at Cloud Imperium is very proud to reveal the finished look for one of our spacecraft today: the Roberts Space Industries Aurora! The Aurora is the \u2018basic\u2019 ship in Star Citizen, the one most players will start with\u2026 but make no mistake, we didn\u2019t pay any less attention to detail in creating it! The Aurora was crafted by Hollywood designer Ryan Church (Star Wars, Avatar, Star Trek) and features just as much detail as the previously announced Constellation. Almost every shot you see in the brochure below is an in-engine render; what you see is what you play.\n\nTo celebrate the release of the Aurora, we\u2019ve put together a special AURORA SALE WEEK promotion! We\u2019re making a special edition version of the Aurora, the Aurora LX, available for a limited time. The LX will be available in the finished game, but this will be your only chance to pledge for it through the site (existing LTI Auroras may be upgraded through our promotion for $5 or in the finished game using in-game credits!) It features a unique paint scheme, twin lasers, leather seats (visible in-game!) and a four-missile mount with Talon IR 4 Stalker missiles pre-loaded. The standard Aurora includes an empty missile hardpoint and fabric seats\u2026 this is the luxury model! Several new packages including the LX will be available through Saturday, May 4th:\n\nStarter Package ($35) We know that a lot of players aren\u2019t interested in the single player Squadron 42 game and they just want to join their friends in space as soon as possible. As a result, we\u2019ve created a lower priced package that allows you to get into Star Citizen without Squadron 42! The Starter package includes Star Citizen with an Aurora LX, lifetime insurance and Alpha, Beta and RSI site access. This is the lowest price Star Citizen will be available before the game ships. The best way to be sure you can take off when testing begins!\n\nAdvanced Starter Package ($45) Includes Star Citizen and Squadron 42 with an Aurora LX, lifetime insurance and Alpha, Beta and RSI site access. Your last chance to get it all for a low price!\n\nAurora LX Add-On Ship ($25) Have you already pledged for Star Citizen and want to add another exclusive ship to your fleet? Add an Aurora LX for the same price as the base model, this week only! That\u2019s a 10,000 credit value for the same low price!\n\nAurora LX Upgrade ($5) Do you already have an Aurora? You can upgrade it to the Aurora LX for a small fee, this week only! Please note that you will be able to upgrade your Aurora to an Aurora LX in the finished game using your in-game credits; this package is entirely optional!\n\nJUMP POINT\nThe Aurora has gone through the entire design process, from concept to flying in real-time in the CryEngine. Centurion and Imperator subscribers will learn more about that process today with a special issue of Jump Point celebrating the craft which will be released later tonight. This month\u2019s Jump Point also features articles on Earth and Roberts Space Industries and an interview with writer David Haddock. And for the first time ever, we\u2019ve brought in a celebrity writer to add to the Star Citizen canon: Dragonlance co-creator Douglas Niles has the first part of a new Star Citizen serial, The Void Rats! If you\u2019re interested in subscribing for Jump Point and to support the team, you can do so below.\n\nSUBSCRIBE TO RSI!\n\nWHY BACK NOW?\nOver 40,000 people have signed up to use the Roberts Space Industries website without backing the game and this promotion is designed to offer them a final chance to back the game before prices go up and access to the site and the alpha are dropped. Here\u2019s why we think you should back now:\n\nPrices are going up! We will be increasing prices when the new site launches, so this is the cheapest you will ever be able to pledge for Star Citizen!\n\nThe new site is coming! The all-new Roberts Space Industries website will feature content exclusive for pledgers, including full access to post to the forums and to read sections like Engineering and the Galactapedia.\n\nAlpha slots are limited! We plan to begin testing Star Citizen\u2019s space combat with the community later this year and the number of slots we can support are closing. We can support an estimated 50,000 more testers; after that, no more packages with alpha access will be sold! Pledge now so you can be one of the first into space.\n\nThe best is yet to come! Brochures are in development for the remaining eleven pledge ships and designer Ryan Church is hard at work on the Aegis Dynamics Idris Corvette! We will also be unveiling a new ship, the Avenger, when the RSI website relaunches.\n\nSTRETCH GOAL: If we can make it to $9 million in total pledges before the new site launches, we\u2019ll go ahead and put a cool Roberts Space Industries Class II space suit in your closet, colored to match the new site! What\u2019s more, every current pledger will get Lifetime Insurance! This will be your last opportunity to get LTI before the game launches.\n\nSTRETCH GOAL: Our big goal before the website is $10 million. That\u2019s a crazy amount of money, but we have a plan for it: $10 million would allow Cloud Imperium to build our own mocap studio rather than hiring out time from someone else. Renting mocap equipment and studio time is expensive: upwards of $35,000 a day, with four hours work for each 30-second segment. Having our own studio would cost more right now but will allow us to produce a lot more content for Star Citizen in the long run! We\u2019ll provide more details very soon, but here\u2019s one thought right now: it would even allow us to mocap a few lucky fans into the finished game!\n\nFinally, we are very excited to announce that we will be conducting a second 24-hour live stream to celebrate the launch of the new site! Currently scheduled for late may, the Star Citizen team will again brave the night to keep our fans entertained and informed about the game. You won\u2019t want to miss it! Further details will be announced when the site has finished testing.\n\nI thought it would be good to explain a little of our thinking in the Aurora promotion that we are running with the Aurora brochure. According to our database we have over 40,000 users that signed up but have yet to back. Some of these may be accounts of people that have pledged but their account is unlinked. Some are secondary accounts of people that have backed through a different account. Some of these will be people that signed up but have since decided that they are not interested in Star Citizen. The last group are people that are interested but aren\u2019t ready to back yet, either because they are not convinced just yet, or are waiting until they can play something. A really interesting statistic is that almost 20,000 of the accounts with Golden Ticket status show as of not having a pledge!\n\nMy dream is to make Star Citizen the first AAA game that has been 100% funded by the crowd \u2013 besides being a milestone there are many reasons why this a good thing, but the most glaring is that this will ensure that the community and developers are 100% in alignment. Both our priorities is to make the best game possible, no compromises. Star Citizen is going to cost approximately $20M to make. We have this covered already between the incredible funding we\u2019ve received from you and the commitments from investors. But here\u2019s the truth: I\u2019ve been holding off on closing investors because your commitment means we won\u2019t need as much money as we originally expected. Every dollar we make from crowd funding means one less we\u2019ll take from outside investors.\n\nTo achieve this we need to bring in new people, as all of you have given more than we could have ever expected you should not be expected to contribute any more to the cause. What better way to get some new members than a sale to entice them to join before the new site and their access rights change? Which is why we decided to create a sale for the unveiling of the Aurora in all its glory. We\u2019re really proud of the work that\u2019s been done on the Aurora \u2013 I think you will agree that no other game goes to such detail in designing and realizing a universe. The Aurora is indicative of what we are looking to achieve in terms of detail and immersion in the final game, and while it is the cheapest player ship available it is by no means a \u201cStarter ship\u201d.\n\nAs part of this we\u2019ve decided to create a little mini campaign around the new site, complete with some stretch goals, rewards for all backers and a 24 hour live cam setup to celebrate the new site going live at the end of May. For those of you that will want to add the Aurora LX to your collection now we\u2019ve created a couple of options for you to contribute a little more money towards development and get in return add the LX to your fleet. I want to stress that if you did this it would only because you wanted to contribute to the development funding not because you have to. You will be able to earn credits to buy this ship in game once we go live. So please do not feel obligated to do anything. Everyone has given more than enough. This is purely a \u201cfor the fun\u201d sale \/ event to hopefully push our funding along.","de_DE":"GR\u00dc\u00dfT DIE B\u00dcRGER,\n\nDie Ger\u00fcchte sind wahr: Das Team von Cloud Imperium ist sehr stolz darauf, den fertigen Look f\u00fcr eines unserer Raumschiffe heute zu enth\u00fcllen: die Roberts Space Industries Aurora! Die Aurora ist das \"Basis\"-Schiff in Star Citizen, das von den meisten Spielern benutzt wird.... aber machen Sie keinen Fehler, wir haben bei der Erstellung nicht weniger auf Details geachtet! Die Aurora wurde vom Hollywood-Designer Ryan Church (Star Wars, Avatar, Star Trek) entworfen und zeichnet sich durch ebenso viele Details aus wie die bereits angek\u00fcndigte Constellation. Fast jeder Schuss, den Sie in der Brosch\u00fcre unten sehen, ist ein In-Engine-Rendering; was Sie sehen, ist, was Sie spielen.\n\nUm die Ver\u00f6ffentlichung der Aurora zu feiern, haben wir eine spezielle AURORA SALE WEEK Aktion zusammengestellt! Wir stellen eine Sonderedition der Aurora, die Aurora LX, f\u00fcr eine begrenzte Zeit zur Verf\u00fcgung. Die LX wird im fertigen Spiel verf\u00fcgbar sein, aber dies ist Ihre einzige Chance, sie \u00fcber die Website zu verpf\u00e4nden (bestehende LTI-Auroras k\u00f6nnen durch unsere Promotion f\u00fcr $5 oder im fertigen Spiel durch In-Game-Credits verbessert werden!). Es verf\u00fcgt \u00fcber eine einzigartige Farbgebung, Zwillingslaser, Ledersitze (im Spiel sichtbar!) und eine Vier-Raketen-Halterung mit vorgeladenen Talon IR 4 Stalker-Raketen. Der Standard Aurora beinhaltet einen leeren Raketen-Hardpunkt und Stoffsitze.... das ist das Luxusmodell! Mehrere neue Pakete, einschlie\u00dflich der LX, werden bis Samstag, den 4. Mai, verf\u00fcgbar sein:\n\nStarterpaket ($35) Wir wissen, dass viele Spieler sich nicht f\u00fcr das Einzelspieler-Spiel Squadron 42 interessieren und sie wollen nur so schnell wie m\u00f6glich ihren Freunden im Weltraum beitreten. Aus diesem Grund haben wir ein g\u00fcnstigeres Paket zusammengestellt, mit dem Sie ohne Staffel 42 in Star Citizen einsteigen k\u00f6nnen! Das Starter-Paket beinhaltet Star Citizen mit Aurora LX, Lebensversicherung und Alpha-, Beta- und RSI-Zugang. Dies ist der niedrigste Preis, den Star Citizen vor dem Versand des Spiels anbieten wird. Der beste Weg, um sicher zu sein, dass Sie abheben k\u00f6nnen, wenn der Test beginnt! Advanced Starter Package ($45) Beinhaltet Star Citizen und Squadron 42 mit Aurora LX, Lebensversicherung und Alpha-, Beta- und RSI-Zugang. Ihre letzte Chance, alles f\u00fcr einen niedrigen Preis zu bekommen! Aurora LX Add-On Ship ($25) Haben Sie bereits f\u00fcr Star Citizen versprochen und m\u00f6chten Ihrer Flotte ein weiteres exklusives Schiff hinzuf\u00fcgen? F\u00fcgen Sie eine Aurora LX zum gleichen Preis wie das Basismodell hinzu, nur diese Woche! Das ist ein Kreditwert von 10.000 f\u00fcr den gleichen niedrigen Preis! Aurora LX Upgrade ($5) Haben Sie bereits einen Aurora? Sie k\u00f6nnen es gegen eine geringe Geb\u00fchr auf die Aurora LX upgraden, nur diese Woche! Bitte beachten Sie, dass Sie Ihren Aurora im fertigen Spiel mit Ihren Ingame-Credits auf einen Aurora LX upgraden k\u00f6nnen; dieses Paket ist v\u00f6llig optional! JUMPENPUNKT\n\nDie Aurora hat den gesamten Designprozess vom Konzept bis zum Flug in Echtzeit in der CryEngine durchlaufen. Centurion- und Imperator-Abonnenten werden heute mehr \u00fcber diesen Prozess erfahren, mit einer Sonderausgabe von Jump Point, die das Schiff feiert und sp\u00e4ter am Abend ver\u00f6ffentlicht wird. Der Jump Point dieses Monats enth\u00e4lt auch Artikel \u00fcber Earth und Roberts Space Industries sowie ein Interview mit dem Schriftsteller David Haddock. Und zum ersten Mal \u00fcberhaupt haben wir einen prominenten Autor ins Boot geholt, der den Star Citizen Kanon erweitert: Der Mitgestalter von Dragonlance, Douglas Niles, hat den ersten Teil einer neuen Star Citizen-Serie, The Void Rats! Wenn du daran interessiert bist, Jump Point zu abonnieren und das Team zu unterst\u00fctzen, kannst du dies unten tun.\n\nRSI! ABONNIEREN\n\nWARUM JETZT ZUR\u00dcCK?\n\u00dcber 40.000 Leute haben sich angemeldet, um die Roberts Space Industries Website zu nutzen, ohne das Spiel zu unterst\u00fctzen, und diese Aktion soll ihnen eine letzte Chance bieten, das Spiel zu unterst\u00fctzen, bevor die Preise steigen und der Zugang zur Website und zum Alpha eingestellt wird. Hier ist, warum wir denken, dass du jetzt zur\u00fcckkehren solltest:\n\nDie Preise steigen! Wir werden die Preise erh\u00f6hen, wenn die neue Website startet, also ist dies die g\u00fcnstigste, die Sie je f\u00fcr Star Citizen versprechen k\u00f6nnen! Die neue Seite kommt! Die brandneue Roberts Space Industries Website wird Inhalte enthalten, die ausschlie\u00dflich f\u00fcr Pfandleiher bestimmt sind, einschlie\u00dflich des vollen Zugangs zu Posts in den Foren und zum Lesen von Abschnitten wie Engineering und Galactapedia. Die Alpha-Slots sind begrenzt! Wir planen, den Weltraumkampf von Star Citizen noch in diesem Jahr mit der Community zu testen, und die Anzahl der Pl\u00e4tze, die wir unterst\u00fctzen k\u00f6nnen, schlie\u00dft sich. Wir k\u00f6nnen sch\u00e4tzungsweise 50.000 weitere Tester unterst\u00fctzen; danach werden keine Pakete mit Alpha-Zugang mehr verkauft! Versprechen Sie jetzt, dass Sie einer der Ersten im Weltraum sein k\u00f6nnen. Das Beste kommt noch! Brosch\u00fcren sind in Entwicklung f\u00fcr die restlichen elf Pfandboote und der Designer Ryan Church arbeitet hart an der Aegis Dynamics Idris Corvette! Wir werden auch ein neues Schiff, die Avenger, vorstellen, wenn die RSI-Website neu gestartet wird. ZIEL STRECKEN: Wenn wir es bis zu 9 Millionen Dollar an Gesamtzusagen schaffen k\u00f6nnen, bevor die neue Website startet, werden wir weitermachen und einen coolen Roberts Space Industries Class II Raumanzug in Ihren Schrank legen, farblich passend zur neuen Website! Au\u00dferdem erh\u00e4lt jeder aktuelle Verpf\u00e4nder eine Lebensversicherung! Dies wird Ihre letzte Gelegenheit sein, LTI vor dem Spielstart zu erhalten. ZIEL STRECKEN: Unser gro\u00dfes Ziel vor der Website sind 10 Millionen Dollar. Das ist eine verr\u00fcckte Summe Geld, aber wir haben einen Plan daf\u00fcr: 10 Millionen Dollar w\u00fcrden es Cloud Imperium erm\u00f6glichen, ein eigenes Mocap-Studio zu bauen, anstatt Zeit von jemand anderem zu verschwenden. Die Miete von Mocap-Ausr\u00fcstung und Studiozeit ist teuer: ab 35.000 Dollar pro Tag, mit vier Stunden Arbeit pro 30-Sekunden-Segment. Ein eigenes Studio w\u00fcrde im Moment mehr kosten, aber es wird uns erm\u00f6glichen, langfristig viel mehr Inhalte f\u00fcr Star Citizen zu produzieren! Wir werden sehr bald mehr Details bekannt geben, aber hier ist ein Gedanke: Es w\u00fcrde uns sogar erlauben, ein paar gl\u00fcckliche Fans in das fertige Spiel zu begleiten! Schlie\u00dflich freuen wir uns sehr, Ihnen mitteilen zu k\u00f6nnen, dass wir einen zweiten 24-Stunden-Livestream durchf\u00fchren werden, um den Start der neuen Website zu feiern! Das Star Citizen Team, das derzeit f\u00fcr Ende Mai geplant ist, wird auch in diesem Jahr den Mut haben, unsere Fans zu unterhalten und \u00fcber das Spiel zu informieren. Sie werden es nicht verpassen wollen! Weitere Details werden bekannt gegeben, wenn der Standort die Pr\u00fcfung abgeschlossen hat.\n\nIch dachte, es w\u00e4re gut, ein wenig von unserem Denken in der Aurora-Promotion zu erkl\u00e4ren, die wir mit der Aurora-Brosch\u00fcre durchf\u00fchren. Laut unserer Datenbank haben wir \u00fcber 40.000 Benutzer, die sich angemeldet haben, aber noch nicht gesichert haben. Einige davon k\u00f6nnen Konten von Personen sein, die sich verpflichtet haben, aber ihr Konto ist nicht verkn\u00fcpft. Einige sind sekund\u00e4re Konten von Personen, die \u00fcber ein anderes Konto gesichert haben. Einige von ihnen werden Menschen sein, die sich angemeldet haben, aber inzwischen entschieden haben, dass sie sich nicht f\u00fcr Star Citizen interessieren. Die letzte Gruppe sind Leute, die interessiert sind, aber noch nicht bereit sind, zur\u00fcckzukehren, entweder weil sie gerade noch nicht \u00fcberzeugt sind oder warten, bis sie etwas spielen k\u00f6nnen. Eine wirklich interessante Statistik ist, dass fast 20.000 der Konten mit Golden Ticket-Status anzeigen, dass sie kein Pfand haben!\n\nMein Traum ist es, Star Citizen zum ersten AAA-Spiel zu machen, das zu 100% von der Menge finanziert wurde - neben einem Meilenstein gibt es viele Gr\u00fcnde, warum dies eine gute Sache ist, aber das Auff\u00e4lligste ist, dass dies sicherstellen wird, dass die Community und die Entwickler 100%ig \u00fcbereinstimmen. Unsere beiden Priorit\u00e4ten sind das bestm\u00f6gliche Spiel, keine Kompromisse. Star Citizen wird etwa 20 Millionen Dollar kosten. Wir haben dies bereits zwischen der unglaublichen Finanzierung, die wir von Ihnen erhalten haben, und den Zusagen von Investoren abgedeckt. Aber hier ist die Wahrheit: Ich habe mich mit der Schlie\u00dfung von Investoren zur\u00fcckgehalten, weil Ihr Engagement bedeutet, dass wir nicht so viel Geld brauchen werden, wie wir urspr\u00fcnglich erwartet hatten. Jeder Dollar, den wir mit Massenfinanzierung verdienen, bedeutet, dass wir einen weniger von externen Investoren erhalten.\n\nUm dies zu erreichen, m\u00fcssen wir neue Menschen gewinnen, denn Sie alle haben mehr gegeben, als wir je erwartet h\u00e4tten, dass Sie nicht mehr zur Sache beitragen. Gibt es einen besseren Weg, um einige neue Mitglieder zu gewinnen, als einen Verkauf, der sie dazu bringt, sich anzumelden, bevor sich die neue Website und ihre Zugriffsrechte \u00e4ndern? Deshalb haben wir beschlossen, einen Verkauf f\u00fcr die Enth\u00fcllung der Aurora in ihrer ganzen Pracht zu schaffen. Wir sind wirklich stolz auf die Arbeit, die an der Aurora geleistet wurde - ich denke, Sie werden mir zustimmen, dass kein anderes Spiel bei der Gestaltung und Realisierung eines Universums so detailliert ist. Die Aurora ist ein Indikator daf\u00fcr, was wir in Bezug auf Details und Eintauchen in das Endspiel erreichen wollen, und obwohl es das billigste Spielerschiff ist, ist es keineswegs ein \"Startschiff\".\n\nAls Teil davon haben wir beschlossen, eine kleine Mini-Kampagne um die neue Website herum zu erstellen, komplett mit einigen Stretchtoren, Belohnungen f\u00fcr alle Geldgeber und einem 24-Stunden-Live-Cam-Setup, um die Inbetriebnahme der neuen Website Ende Mai zu feiern. F\u00fcr diejenigen unter Ihnen, die den Aurora LX jetzt zu Ihrer Sammlung hinzuf\u00fcgen m\u00f6chten, haben wir ein paar Optionen geschaffen, mit denen Sie etwas mehr Geld in die Entwicklung investieren und im Gegenzug den LX zu Ihrer Flotte hinzuf\u00fcgen k\u00f6nnen. Ich m\u00f6chte betonen, dass, wenn Sie dies tun w\u00fcrden, dies nur geschehen w\u00fcrde, weil Sie zur Entwicklungsfinanzierung beitragen wollten, nicht weil Sie es m\u00fcssen. Du kannst Credits verdienen, um dieses Schiff im Spiel zu kaufen, sobald wir live gehen. F\u00fchlen Sie sich also bitte nicht verpflichtet, etwas zu tun. Jeder hat mehr als genug gegeben. Dies ist eine reine \"for the fun\"-Veranstaltung, um hoffentlich unsere Finanzierung voranzutreiben.","zh_CN":"GREETINGS CITIZENS,\nThe rumors are true: the team at Cloud Imperium is very proud to reveal the finished look for one of our spacecraft today: the Roberts Space Industries Aurora! The Aurora is the \u2018basic\u2019 ship in Star Citizen, the one most players will start with\u2026 but make no mistake, we didn\u2019t pay any less attention to detail in creating it! The Aurora was crafted by Hollywood designer Ryan Church (Star Wars, Avatar, Star Trek) and features just as much detail as the previously announced Constellation. Almost every shot you see in the brochure below is an in-engine render; what you see is what you play.\n\nTo celebrate the release of the Aurora, we\u2019ve put together a special AURORA SALE WEEK promotion! We\u2019re making a special edition version of the Aurora, the Aurora LX, available for a limited time. The LX will be available in the finished game, but this will be your only chance to pledge for it through the site (existing LTI Auroras may be upgraded through our promotion for $5 or in the finished game using in-game credits!) It features a unique paint scheme, twin lasers, leather seats (visible in-game!) and a four-missile mount with Talon IR 4 Stalker missiles pre-loaded. The standard Aurora includes an empty missile hardpoint and fabric seats\u2026 this is the luxury model! Several new packages including the LX will be available through Saturday, May 4th:\n\nStarter Package ($35) We know that a lot of players aren\u2019t interested in the single player Squadron 42 game and they just want to join their friends in space as soon as possible. As a result, we\u2019ve created a lower priced package that allows you to get into Star Citizen without Squadron 42! The Starter package includes Star Citizen with an Aurora LX, lifetime insurance and Alpha, Beta and RSI site access. This is the lowest price Star Citizen will be available before the game ships. The best way to be sure you can take off when testing begins!\n\nAdvanced Starter Package ($45) Includes Star Citizen and Squadron 42 with an Aurora LX, lifetime insurance and Alpha, Beta and RSI site access. Your last chance to get it all for a low price!\n\nAurora LX Add-On Ship ($25) Have you already pledged for Star Citizen and want to add another exclusive ship to your fleet? Add an Aurora LX for the same price as the base model, this week only! That\u2019s a 10,000 credit value for the same low price!\n\nAurora LX Upgrade ($5) Do you already have an Aurora? You can upgrade it to the Aurora LX for a small fee, this week only! Please note that you will be able to upgrade your Aurora to an Aurora LX in the finished game using your in-game credits; this package is entirely optional!\n\nJUMP POINT\nThe Aurora has gone through the entire design process, from concept to flying in real-time in the CryEngine. Centurion and Imperator subscribers will learn more about that process today with a special issue of Jump Point celebrating the craft which will be released later tonight. This month\u2019s Jump Point also features articles on Earth and Roberts Space Industries and an interview with writer David Haddock. And for the first time ever, we\u2019ve brought in a celebrity writer to add to the Star Citizen canon: Dragonlance co-creator Douglas Niles has the first part of a new Star Citizen serial, The Void Rats! If you\u2019re interested in subscribing for Jump Point and to support the team, you can do so below.\n\nSUBSCRIBE TO RSI!\n\nWHY BACK NOW?\nOver 40,000 people have signed up to use the Roberts Space Industries website without backing the game and this promotion is designed to offer them a final chance to back the game before prices go up and access to the site and the alpha are dropped. Here\u2019s why we think you should back now:\n\nPrices are going up! We will be increasing prices when the new site launches, so this is the cheapest you will ever be able to pledge for Star Citizen!\n\nThe new site is coming! The all-new Roberts Space Industries website will feature content exclusive for pledgers, including full access to post to the forums and to read sections like Engineering and the Galactapedia.\n\nAlpha slots are limited! We plan to begin testing Star Citizen\u2019s space combat with the community later this year and the number of slots we can support are closing. We can support an estimated 50,000 more testers; after that, no more packages with alpha access will be sold! Pledge now so you can be one of the first into space.\n\nThe best is yet to come! Brochures are in development for the remaining eleven pledge ships and designer Ryan Church is hard at work on the Aegis Dynamics Idris Corvette! We will also be unveiling a new ship, the Avenger, when the RSI website relaunches.\n\nSTRETCH GOAL: If we can make it to $9 million in total pledges before the new site launches, we\u2019ll go ahead and put a cool Roberts Space Industries Class II space suit in your closet, colored to match the new site! What\u2019s more, every current pledger will get Lifetime Insurance! This will be your last opportunity to get LTI before the game launches.\n\nSTRETCH GOAL: Our big goal before the website is $10 million. That\u2019s a crazy amount of money, but we have a plan for it: $10 million would allow Cloud Imperium to build our own mocap studio rather than hiring out time from someone else. Renting mocap equipment and studio time is expensive: upwards of $35,000 a day, with four hours work for each 30-second segment. Having our own studio would cost more right now but will allow us to produce a lot more content for Star Citizen in the long run! We\u2019ll provide more details very soon, but here\u2019s one thought right now: it would even allow us to mocap a few lucky fans into the finished game!\n\nFinally, we are very excited to announce that we will be conducting a second 24-hour live stream to celebrate the launch of the new site! Currently scheduled for late may, the Star Citizen team will again brave the night to keep our fans entertained and informed about the game. You won\u2019t want to miss it! Further details will be announced when the site has finished testing.\n\nI thought it would be good to explain a little of our thinking in the Aurora promotion that we are running with the Aurora brochure. According to our database we have over 40,000 users that signed up but have yet to back. Some of these may be accounts of people that have pledged but their account is unlinked. Some are secondary accounts of people that have backed through a different account. Some of these will be people that signed up but have since decided that they are not interested in Star Citizen. The last group are people that are interested but aren\u2019t ready to back yet, either because they are not convinced just yet, or are waiting until they can play something. A really interesting statistic is that almost 20,000 of the accounts with Golden Ticket status show as of not having a pledge!\n\nMy dream is to make Star Citizen the first AAA game that has been 100% funded by the crowd \u2013 besides being a milestone there are many reasons why this a good thing, but the most glaring is that this will ensure that the community and developers are 100% in alignment. Both our priorities is to make the best game possible, no compromises. Star Citizen is going to cost approximately $20M to make. We have this covered already between the incredible funding we\u2019ve received from you and the commitments from investors. But here\u2019s the truth: I\u2019ve been holding off on closing investors because your commitment means we won\u2019t need as much money as we originally expected. Every dollar we make from crowd funding means one less we\u2019ll take from outside investors.\n\nTo achieve this we need to bring in new people, as all of you have given more than we could have ever expected you should not be expected to contribute any more to the cause. What better way to get some new members than a sale to entice them to join before the new site and their access rights change? Which is why we decided to create a sale for the unveiling of the Aurora in all its glory. We\u2019re really proud of the work that\u2019s been done on the Aurora \u2013 I think you will agree that no other game goes to such detail in designing and realizing a universe. The Aurora is indicative of what we are looking to achieve in terms of detail and immersion in the final game, and while it is the cheapest player ship available it is by no means a \u201cStarter ship\u201d.\n\nAs part of this we\u2019ve decided to create a little mini campaign around the new site, complete with some stretch goals, rewards for all backers and a 24 hour live cam setup to celebrate the new site going live at the end of May. For those of you that will want to add the Aurora LX to your collection now we\u2019ve created a couple of options for you to contribute a little more money towards development and get in return add the LX to your fleet. I want to stress that if you did this it would only because you wanted to contribute to the development funding not because you have to. You will be able to earn credits to buy this ship in game once we go live. So please do not feel obligated to do anything. Everyone has given more than enough. This is purely a \u201cfor the fun\u201d sale \/ event to hopefully push our funding along."},"links_count":1,"comment_count":592,"created_at":"2013-04-26T00:00:00+00:00","created_at_human":"13 years ago"},"meta":{"processed_at":"2026-05-09 11:27:35","valid_relations":["images","links"],"prev_id":12974,"next_id":12976}}