{"data":{"id":13345,"title":"Letter from the Chairman: $25 Million!","rsi_url":"https:\/\/robertsspaceindustries.com\/comm-link\/transmission\/13345-Letter-From-The-Chairman-25-Million","api_url":"https:\/\/api.star-citizen.wiki\/api\/comm-links\/13345","api_public_url":"https:\/\/api.star-citizen.wiki\/comm-links\/13345","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":993,"name":"Hornet09.jpg","rsi_url":"https:\/\/robertsspaceindustries.com\/media\/m5tmy3b4um8y4r\/source\/Hornet09.jpg","alt":"","size":704710,"mime_type":"image\/jpeg","last_modified":"2013-10-25T18:09:22+00:00","api_url":"https:\/\/api.star-citizen.wiki\/api\/comm-link-images\/993","similar_url":"https:\/\/api.star-citizen.wiki\/api\/comm-link-images\/993\/similar"}],"images_count":2,"translations":{"en_EN":"Greetings Citizens,\nLast week, when we reached $24 million, I wrote that you must like Hornets. It turns out you REALLY like Hornets: Star Citizen\u2019s backers have propelled us to $25 million in crowd funding! This milestone also means that October has been our single biggest month for crowd funding yet\u2026 that\u2019s truly astounding.\n\nAt $25 million, you allow us to build a stronger infrastructure for the Star Citizen alpha test:\n\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\nThe tech team is already looking into the best way to make this happen! One immediate impact is that we can add 50,000 alpha slots to our test plan, which will be reflected on the site shortly. As usual, we are ready to unveil the \u2018next next\u2019 stretch goal, for the $27 million level. This is another goal that should interest everyone immediately because it allows us to expand the range of experiences you\u2019re going to find in Star Citizen.\n\n$27 million\nBanu Merchantman Unlocked \u2013 Banu traders are renowed for their merchant prowess, traveling the spacelanes and trading with everyone from humans to the Vanduul! Their sturdy, dedicated trading ships are prized beyond all other transports, sometimes passing from generation to generation of Banu. At $23 million we dedicated additional resources to making Xi\u2019An spacecraft a unique experience. At $27 million, we will expand that same thinking to the Banu! Starting with the merchant ship, the design team will expand Banu technology to offer players a completely different way of experiencing their universe.\n\nEven though we\u2019ve fully funded the base game, every extra dollar helps to make the experience better. The content we talk about in these stretch goals isn\u2019t \u201cfeature creep\u201d; it\u2019s elements we\u2019ve been building and planning that will be all that more impressive with additional resources. In essence, you\u2019re putting things we\u2019ve already discussed for the future into development now. The extra funding means we\u2019re secure in assigning resources to go ahead and begin developing that richer content we had initially planned to fund through the game\u2019s success upon release.\n\nThank you for your continued support of and trust in project. You have empowered the team to make Star Citizen something truly special\u2026 the Best Damn Space Sim Ever!\n\n\u2014 Chris Roberts","de_DE":"Gr\u00fc\u00dfe B\u00fcrger,\nLetzte Woche, als wir 24 Millionen Dollar erreichten, schrieb ich, dass du Hornissen m\u00f6gen musst. Es stellt sich heraus, dass du WIRKLICH wie Hornissen bist: Star Citizen's Geldgeber haben uns zu 25 Millionen Dollar an Spendengeldern getrieben! Dieser Meilenstein bedeutet auch, dass der Oktober unser bisher gr\u00f6\u00dfter Einzelmonat f\u00fcr die Finanzierung von Menschenmassen war.... das ist wirklich erstaunlich.\n\nMit 25 Millionen Dollar erlauben Sie uns, eine st\u00e4rkere Infrastruktur f\u00fcr den Star Citizen Alpha-Test aufzubauen:\n\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! Das Technik-Team sucht bereits nach dem besten Weg, um dies zu erreichen! Eine unmittelbare Auswirkung ist, dass wir 50.000 Alpha-Slots in unseren Testplan aufnehmen k\u00f6nnen, die in K\u00fcrze auf der Website ver\u00f6ffentlicht werden. Wie \u00fcblich sind wir bereit, das \"next next next\" Stretch-Ziel f\u00fcr die 27-Millionen-Dollar-Marke zu enth\u00fcllen. Dies ist ein weiteres Ziel, das jeden sofort interessieren sollte, denn es erm\u00f6glicht uns, das Spektrum der Erfahrungen, die Sie in Star Citizen finden werden, zu erweitern.\n\n27 Millionen Dollar\nBanu Merchantman Unlocked - Banu-H\u00e4ndler sind bekannt f\u00fcr ihre F\u00e4higkeiten als H\u00e4ndler, die die Spacelanes bereisen und mit jedem Handel treiben, von Menschen bis zur Vanduul! Ihre robusten, engagierten Handelsschiffe werden \u00fcber alle anderen Transporte hinaus gesch\u00e4tzt und reichen manchmal von Generation zu Generation von Banu. Mit 23 Millionen Dollar haben wir zus\u00e4tzliche Ressourcen investiert, um Xi'An Raumschiffe zu einem einzigartigen Erlebnis zu machen. Bei 27 Millionen Dollar werden wir dieses Denken auf die Banu ausdehnen! Beginnend mit dem Handelsschiff wird das Designteam die Banu-Technologie erweitern, um den Spielern eine v\u00f6llig andere M\u00f6glichkeit zu bieten, ihr Universum zu erleben. Auch wenn wir das Basisspiel vollst\u00e4ndig finanziert haben, hilft jeder zus\u00e4tzliche Dollar, das Erlebnis zu verbessern. Der Inhalt, \u00fcber den wir in diesen Stretch-Zielen sprechen, ist nicht \"Feature Creep\"; es sind die Elemente, die wir gebaut und geplant haben, die mit zus\u00e4tzlichen Ressourcen umso beeindruckender sein werden. Im Wesentlichen bringen Sie Dinge, die wir bereits f\u00fcr die Zukunft besprochen haben, jetzt in die Entwicklung. Die zus\u00e4tzliche Finanzierung bedeutet, dass wir sicher sind, Ressourcen zuzuweisen, um mit der Entwicklung der umfangreicheren Inhalte zu beginnen, die wir urspr\u00fcnglich geplant hatten, durch den Erfolg des Spiels bei der Ver\u00f6ffentlichung zu finanzieren.\n\nVielen Dank f\u00fcr Ihre anhaltende Unterst\u00fctzung und Ihr Vertrauen in das Projekt. Du hast das Team bef\u00e4higt, Star Citizen zu etwas ganz Besonderem zu machen.... die beste Damn Space Sim aller Zeiten!\n\n- Chris Roberts","zh_CN":"Greetings Citizens,\nLast week, when we reached $24 million, I wrote that you must like Hornets. It turns out you REALLY like Hornets: Star Citizen\u2019s backers have propelled us to $25 million in crowd funding! This milestone also means that October has been our single biggest month for crowd funding yet\u2026 that\u2019s truly astounding.\n\nAt $25 million, you allow us to build a stronger infrastructure for the Star Citizen alpha test:\n\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\nThe tech team is already looking into the best way to make this happen! One immediate impact is that we can add 50,000 alpha slots to our test plan, which will be reflected on the site shortly. As usual, we are ready to unveil the \u2018next next\u2019 stretch goal, for the $27 million level. This is another goal that should interest everyone immediately because it allows us to expand the range of experiences you\u2019re going to find in Star Citizen.\n\n$27 million\nBanu Merchantman Unlocked \u2013 Banu traders are renowed for their merchant prowess, traveling the spacelanes and trading with everyone from humans to the Vanduul! Their sturdy, dedicated trading ships are prized beyond all other transports, sometimes passing from generation to generation of Banu. At $23 million we dedicated additional resources to making Xi\u2019An spacecraft a unique experience. At $27 million, we will expand that same thinking to the Banu! Starting with the merchant ship, the design team will expand Banu technology to offer players a completely different way of experiencing their universe.\n\nEven though we\u2019ve fully funded the base game, every extra dollar helps to make the experience better. The content we talk about in these stretch goals isn\u2019t \u201cfeature creep\u201d; it\u2019s elements we\u2019ve been building and planning that will be all that more impressive with additional resources. In essence, you\u2019re putting things we\u2019ve already discussed for the future into development now. The extra funding means we\u2019re secure in assigning resources to go ahead and begin developing that richer content we had initially planned to fund through the game\u2019s success upon release.\n\nThank you for your continued support of and trust in project. You have empowered the team to make Star Citizen something truly special\u2026 the Best Damn Space Sim Ever!\n\n\u2014 Chris Roberts"},"links_count":0,"comment_count":288,"created_at":"2013-10-26T00:00:00+00:00","created_at_human":"12 years ago"},"meta":{"processed_at":"2026-05-16 14:30:44","valid_relations":["images","links"],"prev_id":13342,"next_id":13347}}