{"data":{"id":13324,"title":"Letter from the Chairman: $23 Million!","rsi_url":"https:\/\/robertsspaceindustries.com\/comm-link\/transmission\/13324-Letter-From-The-Chairman-23-Million","api_url":"https:\/\/api.star-citizen.wiki\/api\/comm-links\/13324","api_public_url":"https:\/\/api.star-citizen.wiki\/comm-links\/13324","channel":"Transmission","category":"General","series":"From the Chairman","images":[{"id":8,"name":"ChrisRobertsDirecting-300x201.jpg","rsi_url":"https:\/\/robertsspaceindustries.com\/media\/1voadjmwj49znr\/source\/ChrisRobertsDirecting-300x201.jpg","alt":"","size":14938,"mime_type":"image\/jpeg","last_modified":"2013-07-19T05:30:42+00:00","api_url":"https:\/\/api.star-citizen.wiki\/api\/comm-link-images\/8","similar_url":"https:\/\/api.star-citizen.wiki\/api\/comm-link-images\/8\/similar"},{"id":958,"name":"RETALIATORcockpit.JPG","rsi_url":"https:\/\/robertsspaceindustries.com\/media\/um0zcebbwryb9r\/source\/RETALIATORcockpit.JPG","alt":"","size":6421987,"mime_type":"image\/jpeg","last_modified":"2013-10-17T23:14:05+00:00","api_url":"https:\/\/api.star-citizen.wiki\/api\/comm-link-images\/958","similar_url":"https:\/\/api.star-citizen.wiki\/api\/comm-link-images\/958\/similar"},{"id":959,"name":"RETALIATORfrontroomandcockpit.jpg","rsi_url":"https:\/\/robertsspaceindustries.com\/media\/2i7i1yhimg3r1r\/source\/RETALIATORfrontroomandcockpit.jpg","alt":"","size":6679834,"mime_type":"image\/jpeg","last_modified":"2013-10-17T23:13:58+00:00","api_url":"https:\/\/api.star-citizen.wiki\/api\/comm-link-images\/959","similar_url":"https:\/\/api.star-citizen.wiki\/api\/comm-link-images\/959\/similar"}],"images_count":3,"translations":{"en_EN":"Greetings Citizens,\nThanks to your efforts, we have reached $23 million in crowd funding! We are in uncharted waters here; the community is allowing us to do something truly new, for which you have my eternal gratitude.. Our unlock for this level is the addition of a Xi\u2019an scout plane. The goal here isn\u2019t simply to add an extra ship to the game, but to add a new type of ship which can be expanded upon as we go. Once we\u2019ve put the effort into building an alien experience for the Khartu, we can apply it to other Xi\u2019an ships moving forward. Essentially, the extra funding lets us build an even more immersive universe. Here\u2019s the official unlock statement:\n\n$23 million\nXi\u2019an Scout Unlocked! The Khartu is the light attack craft of the Xi\u2019An military. Contrary to Human ship design, the Khartu doesn\u2019t have a traditional main thruster, instead featuring an array of maneuvering thrusters on articulated rigs. This design allows for incredible agility, making them the bane of UEE pilots, who bestowed the nickname \u2018Quark\u2019 because when all of the thrusters are firing, the ship looks like a spark flying through space. The Xi\u2019an Aopoa corporation also manufactures an export model, the Khartu-al, for sale to human civilians as a dedicated scout\/explorer. The export model features the same Xi\u2019an maneuvering rig, but control surfaces modified for human use and a more limited armament. (Designer: Aopoa)\n\nAs a special reward for those who have backed us to this point, you will be receiving a model of the Khartu to display in your hangar. It won\u2019t be ready immediately, as we now have to concept the ship\u2026 but as always, we will be keeping you informed about that process!\n\n$25 million\nEnhanced Alpha \u2013 We will use additional funding to build a wider alpha test than we had originally intended for the first phase of Star Citizen\u2019s launch. The initial plan was to first launch servers in North America and then expand to areas such as Europe and Australia to decrease latency in these areas, perfecting the game as we improve the experience around the world. This funding will allow us to invest in a wider infrastructure for our early testing, spinning up remote servers earlier. Hitting this goal will also allow us to increase the number of remaining alpha slots. Extra alpha slots not only means more Star Citizens will travel the \u2018verse at launch, but that we will receive more feedback and more stress testing. This in turn will allow us to better balance and enhance the Star Citizen experience!\n\nFinally, I would like to share two new images that have just come in from concept artist Ryan Church. When the artwork we released last week came in, I asked Ryan to follow up with the cockpit because I wanted to see how cool it would be to get behind the \u2018stick of this ship\u2026 and I was not disappointed! I hope you enjoy.\n\nThank you for your continued support of Star Citizen and for helping us build a bigger, better game than I had ever dreamed possible.\n\n\u2014 Chris Roberts","de_DE":"Gr\u00fc\u00dfe B\u00fcrger,\nDank Ihrer Bem\u00fchungen haben wir 23 Millionen Dollar an Crowd-Finanzierung erreicht! Wir befinden uns hier in unerforschten Gew\u00e4ssern; die Gemeinschaft erlaubt uns, etwas wirklich Neues zu tun, wof\u00fcr du meine ewige Dankbarkeit hast.... Unsere Freischaltung f\u00fcr dieses Level ist das Hinzuf\u00fcgen eines Xi'an Scout-Flugzeugs. Das Ziel ist es hier nicht nur, dem Spiel ein zus\u00e4tzliches Schiff hinzuzuf\u00fcgen, sondern auch einen neuen Schiffstyp, der bei Bedarf erweitert werden kann. Sobald wir uns bem\u00fcht haben, eine au\u00dferirdische Erfahrung f\u00fcr die Khartu zu machen, k\u00f6nnen wir sie auf andere Xi'an-Schiffe anwenden, die vorankommen. Im Wesentlichen erm\u00f6glicht uns die zus\u00e4tzliche Finanzierung den Aufbau eines noch immer intensiveren Universums. Hier ist die offizielle Entsperrungserkl\u00e4rung:\n\n23 Millionen Dollar\nXi'an Sp\u00e4her freigeschaltet! Die Khartu ist das leichte Angriffsfahrzeug des Xi'An-Milit\u00e4rs. Im Gegensatz zum menschlichen Schiffsdesign hat die Khartu kein traditionelles Haupttriebwerk, sondern eine Reihe von Man\u00f6vriertriebwerken auf gelenkigen Plattformen. Dieses Design erm\u00f6glicht eine unglaubliche Agilit\u00e4t und macht sie zum Fluch der UEE-Piloten, die den Spitznamen \"Quark\" erhielten, denn wenn alle Triebwerke feuern, sieht das Schiff aus wie ein Funke, der durch den Raum fliegt. Die Xi'an Aopoa Corporation stellt auch ein Exportmodell, den Khartu-al, her, das als engagierter Sp\u00e4her\/Entdecker an menschliche Zivilisten verkauft wird. Das Exportmodell verf\u00fcgt \u00fcber das gleiche Xi'an-Man\u00f6vrierger\u00e4t, aber f\u00fcr den menschlichen Gebrauch modifizierte Steuerfl\u00e4chen und eine begrenztere Bewaffnung. (Designer: Aopoa) Als besondere Belohnung f\u00fcr diejenigen, die uns bis zu diesem Punkt unterst\u00fctzt haben, erhalten Sie ein Modell des Khartu, das Sie in Ihrem Hangar ausstellen k\u00f6nnen. Es wird nicht sofort fertig sein, da wir jetzt das Schiff konzipieren m\u00fcssen.... aber wie immer werden wir Sie \u00fcber diesen Prozess auf dem Laufenden halten!\n\n25 Millionen Dollar\nVerbessertes Alpha - Wir werden zus\u00e4tzliche Mittel einsetzen, um einen breiteren Alpha-Test zu erstellen, als wir urspr\u00fcnglich f\u00fcr die erste Phase der Einf\u00fchrung von Star Citizen vorgesehen hatten. Der erste Plan war es, zuerst Server in Nordamerika zu starten und dann auf Gebiete wie Europa und Australien auszudehnen, um die Latenzzeiten in diesen Gebieten zu verringern und das Spiel zu perfektionieren, w\u00e4hrend wir das Erlebnis auf der ganzen Welt verbessern. Diese Finanzierung wird es uns erm\u00f6glichen, in eine breitere Infrastruktur f\u00fcr unsere fr\u00fchen Tests zu investieren und Remote-Server fr\u00fcher zu betreiben. Das Erreichen dieses Ziels wird es uns auch erm\u00f6glichen, die Anzahl der verbleibenden Alpha-Slots zu erh\u00f6hen. Zus\u00e4tzliche Alpha-Slots bedeuten nicht nur, dass mehr Star Citizens den Vers beim Start durchlaufen werden, sondern dass wir mehr Feedback und mehr Stresstests erhalten werden. Dies wiederum wird es uns erm\u00f6glichen, die Balance zu verbessern und das Erlebnis des Star Citizen zu verbessern! Abschlie\u00dfend m\u00f6chte ich zwei neue Bilder vorstellen, die gerade von der Konzeptk\u00fcnstlerin Ryan Church eingetroffen sind. Als das Artwork, das wir letzte Woche ver\u00f6ffentlicht haben, hereinkam, bat ich Ryan, das Cockpit zu \u00fcberpr\u00fcfen, weil ich sehen wollte, wie cool es w\u00e4re, hinter den Stick dieses Schiffes zu kommen.... und ich war nicht entt\u00e4uscht! Ich hoffe, es gef\u00e4llt dir.\n\nVielen Dank f\u00fcr Ihre kontinuierliche Unterst\u00fctzung von Star Citizen und daf\u00fcr, dass Sie uns geholfen haben, ein gr\u00f6\u00dferes, besseres Spiel zu entwickeln, als ich es mir je ertr\u00e4umt h\u00e4tte.\n\n- Chris Roberts","zh_CN":"Greetings Citizens,\nThanks to your efforts, we have reached $23 million in crowd funding! We are in uncharted waters here; the community is allowing us to do something truly new, for which you have my eternal gratitude.. Our unlock for this level is the addition of a Xi\u2019an scout plane. The goal here isn\u2019t simply to add an extra ship to the game, but to add a new type of ship which can be expanded upon as we go. Once we\u2019ve put the effort into building an alien experience for the Khartu, we can apply it to other Xi\u2019an ships moving forward. Essentially, the extra funding lets us build an even more immersive universe. Here\u2019s the official unlock statement:\n\n$23 million\nXi\u2019an Scout Unlocked! The Khartu is the light attack craft of the Xi\u2019An military. Contrary to Human ship design, the Khartu doesn\u2019t have a traditional main thruster, instead featuring an array of maneuvering thrusters on articulated rigs. This design allows for incredible agility, making them the bane of UEE pilots, who bestowed the nickname \u2018Quark\u2019 because when all of the thrusters are firing, the ship looks like a spark flying through space. The Xi\u2019an Aopoa corporation also manufactures an export model, the Khartu-al, for sale to human civilians as a dedicated scout\/explorer. The export model features the same Xi\u2019an maneuvering rig, but control surfaces modified for human use and a more limited armament. (Designer: Aopoa)\n\nAs a special reward for those who have backed us to this point, you will be receiving a model of the Khartu to display in your hangar. It won\u2019t be ready immediately, as we now have to concept the ship\u2026 but as always, we will be keeping you informed about that process!\n\n$25 million\nEnhanced Alpha \u2013 We will use additional funding to build a wider alpha test than we had originally intended for the first phase of Star Citizen\u2019s launch. The initial plan was to first launch servers in North America and then expand to areas such as Europe and Australia to decrease latency in these areas, perfecting the game as we improve the experience around the world. This funding will allow us to invest in a wider infrastructure for our early testing, spinning up remote servers earlier. Hitting this goal will also allow us to increase the number of remaining alpha slots. Extra alpha slots not only means more Star Citizens will travel the \u2018verse at launch, but that we will receive more feedback and more stress testing. This in turn will allow us to better balance and enhance the Star Citizen experience!\n\nFinally, I would like to share two new images that have just come in from concept artist Ryan Church. When the artwork we released last week came in, I asked Ryan to follow up with the cockpit because I wanted to see how cool it would be to get behind the \u2018stick of this ship\u2026 and I was not disappointed! I hope you enjoy.\n\nThank you for your continued support of Star Citizen and for helping us build a bigger, better game than I had ever dreamed possible.\n\n\u2014 Chris Roberts"},"links_count":1,"comment_count":322,"created_at":"2013-10-17T00:00:00+00:00","created_at_human":"12 years ago"},"meta":{"processed_at":"2026-05-14 16:54:42","valid_relations":["images","links"],"prev_id":13323,"next_id":13325}}