{"data":{"id":13382,"title":"Letter from the Chairman: $28 Million!","rsi_url":"https:\/\/robertsspaceindustries.com\/comm-link\/transmission\/13382-Letter-From-The-Chairman-28-Million","api_url":"https:\/\/api.star-citizen.wiki\/api\/comm-links\/13382","api_public_url":"https:\/\/api.star-citizen.wiki\/comm-links\/13382","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"}],"images_count":2,"translations":{"en_EN":"Greetings Citizens,\nStar Citizen backers have a need for speed! Sales of the Origin M50 and 350R have pushed us over the $28 million mark! At $28 million, you unlocked an entirely new starter ship, which we believe is going to significantly improve the Star Citizen experience:\n\nNew Starter Ship \u2013 The team at Consolidated Outland has decided to take Roberts Space Industries head on in 2944 by premiering the Mustang personal spacecraft. We will use these additional resources to create another ship company and starter ship for Star Citizen. The new ship will be offered for sale alongside the Aurora, so players have a choice between two options to begin the game!\n\nWe\u2019re excited to get to work on the Mustang. As the next step in the process, the design team will turn the broad concept into a detailed set of specifications. Then those will go to one of our world-class concept artists for the first visuals. We\u2019ll share that process with you as it happens!\n\nFor our next several stretch goals, we\u2019re going to try something different. We are constantly asked where the additional money goes. Surely new mocap hardware or a new starship design doesn\u2019t cost a million dollars. The answer is that the stretch goals are an example: one big thing we will be doing with some of the money. Every additional million means that we\u2019re hiring additional artists and programmers, equipping the team with better development tools and increasing the size of the talented outsource groups being trusted with aspects of Star Citizen\u2019s development. It means more actors and time for mocap studios, more reference for designers, greater variety in game characters, more options in clothing and armor and a large array of ship items and weapons.\n\nEvery dollar improves the project. That isn\u2019t as sexy as spending large amounts of money on impressive, headline-grabbing stretch goals\u2026 but it means a significantly better game in the end. So, for the next several stretch goals, we\u2019re going to leave you with the knowledge that the money goes to improving all aspects of Star Citizen\u2019s development. Instead of specifying some new development goal, we\u2019re going to add a new ship to the game as a reward.\n\nThe design team has imagined a new set of Star Citizen ships, one from each of our big manufacturers. Each ship will have a new role to play in the Star Citizen universe, and unlocking these stretch goals will make it possible to go ahead and start building them. Since the M50 and 350R got us to this point, we\u2019re starting with the Origin Jumpworks design. After that, it\u2019s going to be up to you: the $31 million stretch goal ship will be decided by the poll below!\n\nOrigin 890 JUMP \u2013 The rumors are true: Origin Jumpworks has a larger ship in the works! The Origin 890 JUMP is an interstellar super-yacht with exquisite styling and an array of high quality upgrade options. Travel the stars in style with multiple decks, high visibility windows and a small boat bay. Whether you\u2019re outfitting it to explore new worlds or to take a pleasure cruise through Terra, the 890 JUMP is the epitome of luxury, class and refinement!\n\nI hope you enjoy hearing about these new ships and getting to have a say in what content we are adding to Star Citizen\u2019s with your support!\n\nAs always, thank you for your continued enthusiasm and belief. Together we\u2019re making something special!","de_DE":"Gr\u00fc\u00dfe B\u00fcrger,\nStar Citizen Geldgeber haben ein Bed\u00fcrfnis nach Geschwindigkeit! Die Verk\u00e4ufe der Origin M50 und 350R haben uns \u00fcber die 28-Millionen-Dollar-Marke gebracht! Mit 28 Millionen Dollar haben Sie ein v\u00f6llig neues Startschiff freigeschaltet, von dem wir glauben, dass es das Star Citizen-Erlebnis deutlich verbessern wird:\n\nNeues Startschiff - Das Team der Consolidated Outland hat beschlossen, Roberts Space Industries 2944 mit der Premiere des pers\u00f6nlichen Raumschiffs Mustang zu \u00fcbernehmen. Wir werden diese zus\u00e4tzlichen Ressourcen nutzen, um eine weitere Schiffsgesellschaft und ein Startschiff f\u00fcr Star Citizen zu gr\u00fcnden. Das neue Schiff wird neben der Aurora zum Verkauf angeboten, so dass die Spieler die Wahl zwischen zwei M\u00f6glichkeiten haben, das Spiel zu beginnen! Wir sind gespannt auf die Arbeit am Mustang. Im n\u00e4chsten Schritt wird das Designteam das Gesamtkonzept in ein detailliertes Lastenheft umsetzen. Dann gehen diese an einen unserer erstklassigen Konzeptk\u00fcnstler f\u00fcr die ersten Visuals. Wir werden diesen Prozess mit Ihnen teilen, wie es geschieht!\n\nF\u00fcr unsere n\u00e4chsten mehreren Stretch-Ziele werden wir etwas anderes ausprobieren. Wir werden st\u00e4ndig gefragt, wohin das zus\u00e4tzliche Geld flie\u00dft. Sicherlich kostet eine neue Mocap-Hardware oder ein neues Raumschiffdesign keine Million Dollar. Die Antwort ist, dass die Stretch-Ziele ein Beispiel sind: eine gro\u00dfe Sache, die wir mit einem Teil des Geldes machen werden. Jede weitere Million bedeutet, dass wir zus\u00e4tzliche K\u00fcnstler und Programmierer einstellen, das Team mit besseren Entwicklungswerkzeugen ausstatten und die Gr\u00f6\u00dfe der talentierten Outsource-Gruppen erh\u00f6hen, denen Aspekte der Entwicklung von Star Citizen vertraut werden. Es bedeutet mehr Akteure und Zeit f\u00fcr Mocap-Studios, mehr Referenz f\u00fcr Designer, mehr Vielfalt an Spielcharakteren, mehr Optionen f\u00fcr Kleidung und R\u00fcstung und eine gro\u00dfe Auswahl an Schiffsartikeln und Waffen.\n\nJeder Dollar verbessert das Projekt. Das ist nicht so sexy, wie gro\u00dfe Summen f\u00fcr beeindruckende, Schlagzeilen fassende Stretchziele auszugeben.... aber es bedeutet am Ende ein deutlich besseres Spiel. F\u00fcr die n\u00e4chsten Etappenziele werden wir Ihnen also das Wissen vermitteln, dass das Geld zur Verbesserung aller Aspekte der Entwicklung von Star Citizen verwendet wird. Anstatt ein neues Entwicklungsziel anzugeben, werden wir dem Spiel als Belohnung ein neues Schiff hinzuf\u00fcgen.\n\nDas Designteam hat sich eine neue Reihe von Star Citizen-Schiffen vorgestellt, eines von jedem unserer gro\u00dfen Hersteller. Jedes Schiff wird eine neue Rolle im Star Citizen-Universum spielen, und die Erschlie\u00dfung dieser Streckenziele wird es erm\u00f6glichen, weiterzumachen und mit dem Bau zu beginnen. Da die M50 und 350R uns zu diesem Punkt gebracht haben, beginnen wir mit dem Origin Jumpworks Design. Danach liegt es an dir: Das 31 Millionen Dollar schwere Stretch-Zielschiff wird von der Umfrage unten entschieden!\n\nOrigin 890 JUMP - Die Ger\u00fcchte sind wahr: Origin Jumpworks hat ein gr\u00f6\u00dferes Schiff in Arbeit! Die Origin 890 JUMP ist eine interstellare Superyacht mit exquisitem Design und einer Reihe von hochwertigen Upgrade-Optionen. Reisen Sie stilvoll durch die Sterne mit mehreren Decks, Sichtfenstern und einer kleinen Bootsbucht. Egal, ob Sie es f\u00fcr die Erkundung neuer Welten oder f\u00fcr eine Bootsfahrt durch Terra ausstatten, die 890 JUMP ist der Inbegriff von Luxus, Klasse und Raffinesse! Ich hoffe, Sie haben Spa\u00df daran, von diesen neuen Schiffen zu h\u00f6ren und mitzubestimmen, welche Inhalte wir mit Ihrer Unterst\u00fctzung zu Star Citizen's hinzuf\u00fcgen!\n\nWie immer, vielen Dank f\u00fcr Ihre anhaltende Begeisterung und Ihren Glauben. Gemeinsam machen wir etwas Besonderes!","zh_CN":"Greetings Citizens,\nStar Citizen backers have a need for speed! Sales of the Origin M50 and 350R have pushed us over the $28 million mark! At $28 million, you unlocked an entirely new starter ship, which we believe is going to significantly improve the Star Citizen experience:\n\nNew Starter Ship \u2013 The team at Consolidated Outland has decided to take Roberts Space Industries head on in 2944 by premiering the Mustang personal spacecraft. We will use these additional resources to create another ship company and starter ship for Star Citizen. The new ship will be offered for sale alongside the Aurora, so players have a choice between two options to begin the game!\n\nWe\u2019re excited to get to work on the Mustang. As the next step in the process, the design team will turn the broad concept into a detailed set of specifications. Then those will go to one of our world-class concept artists for the first visuals. We\u2019ll share that process with you as it happens!\n\nFor our next several stretch goals, we\u2019re going to try something different. We are constantly asked where the additional money goes. Surely new mocap hardware or a new starship design doesn\u2019t cost a million dollars. The answer is that the stretch goals are an example: one big thing we will be doing with some of the money. Every additional million means that we\u2019re hiring additional artists and programmers, equipping the team with better development tools and increasing the size of the talented outsource groups being trusted with aspects of Star Citizen\u2019s development. It means more actors and time for mocap studios, more reference for designers, greater variety in game characters, more options in clothing and armor and a large array of ship items and weapons.\n\nEvery dollar improves the project. That isn\u2019t as sexy as spending large amounts of money on impressive, headline-grabbing stretch goals\u2026 but it means a significantly better game in the end. So, for the next several stretch goals, we\u2019re going to leave you with the knowledge that the money goes to improving all aspects of Star Citizen\u2019s development. Instead of specifying some new development goal, we\u2019re going to add a new ship to the game as a reward.\n\nThe design team has imagined a new set of Star Citizen ships, one from each of our big manufacturers. Each ship will have a new role to play in the Star Citizen universe, and unlocking these stretch goals will make it possible to go ahead and start building them. Since the M50 and 350R got us to this point, we\u2019re starting with the Origin Jumpworks design. After that, it\u2019s going to be up to you: the $31 million stretch goal ship will be decided by the poll below!\n\nOrigin 890 JUMP \u2013 The rumors are true: Origin Jumpworks has a larger ship in the works! The Origin 890 JUMP is an interstellar super-yacht with exquisite styling and an array of high quality upgrade options. Travel the stars in style with multiple decks, high visibility windows and a small boat bay. Whether you\u2019re outfitting it to explore new worlds or to take a pleasure cruise through Terra, the 890 JUMP is the epitome of luxury, class and refinement!\n\nI hope you enjoy hearing about these new ships and getting to have a say in what content we are adding to Star Citizen\u2019s with your support!\n\nAs always, thank you for your continued enthusiasm and belief. Together we\u2019re making something special!"},"links_count":0,"comment_count":677,"created_at":"2013-11-19T00:00:00+00:00","created_at_human":"12 years ago"},"meta":{"processed_at":"2026-05-08 04:05:50","valid_relations":["images","links"],"prev_id":13381,"next_id":13383}}