{"data":{"id":14295,"title":"Letter from the Chairman","rsi_url":"https:\/\/robertsspaceindustries.com\/comm-link\/transmission\/14295-Letter-From-The-Chairman","api_url":"https:\/\/api.star-citizen.wiki\/api\/comm-links\/14295","api_public_url":"https:\/\/api.star-citizen.wiki\/comm-links\/14295","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":2591,"name":"Comingsoon.jpg","rsi_url":"https:\/\/robertsspaceindustries.com\/media\/awd9smk6hz88nr\/source\/Comingsoon.jpg","alt":"","size":1514128,"mime_type":"image\/jpeg","last_modified":"2014-11-12T06:48:58+00:00","api_url":"https:\/\/api.star-citizen.wiki\/api\/comm-link-images\/2591","similar_url":"https:\/\/api.star-citizen.wiki\/api\/comm-link-images\/2591\/similar"}],"images_count":2,"translations":{"en_EN":"Greetings Citizens,\nIt\u2019s good to be home! After a fourteen hour flight home from Australia, it was a nice surprise to see that Star Citizen\u2019s backers had once again hit another milestone. It\u2019s hard to express here how deeply everyone at CIG appreciate what the community has done, and is doing\u2026 We all thank you!\n\nThe $61 million stretch goal unlocks the Esperia Prowler, a Tevarin-designed UEE ship. I\u2019m excited to see where our concept artists take this one, as they\u2019re going to have to design a new style for another alien race and then adopt it for human use. It should be an interesting process. Here\u2019s the description:\n\nEsperia Prowler \u2013 Named after the UPE military designation, the Prowler is a modernized version of the infamous Tevarin boarding craft from the First Tevarin War. With the recent discovery of the lost Tevarin planet in Kabal System, Esperia\u2019s engineers were given unmitigated access to examine the preserved ships found in several of the caches, before meticulously recreating the design choices. The Prowler\u2019s effectiveness as a rapid personnel deployment vehicle was mainly due to its silence. The boarding was constructed using a variety of techniques to minimize its signatures and get close to unsuspecting vessels before quickly deploying their boarders via EVA. With the updated Prowler model, you will find the perfect fusion of two culture: the elegance and effectiveness of the Tevarin war machine combined with the reliability of modern UEE technology. (While lacking some of the upgrades of the modern version, vintage Tevarin-built Prowlers restored for modern spaceflight are prized by owners lucky enough to locate them.)\n\nThe winner of the ultimate wave four ship poll was the third starter. When we say a \u2018starter\u2019 ship in Star Citizen, it doesn\u2019t mean one you ditch as soon as you can\u2026 it just means a smaller, less expensive ship that will introduce you to the Star Citizen world. We had similar starter ships in Privateer and Freelancer, and plenty of players opted to stick with their old reliable hulls for the whole game! Star Citizen\u2019s starter ships tend to be more \u2018jack of all trades,\u2019 allowing you to sample different activities in the \u2018verse.\n\nWhen we sat down to choose the ideal third starter we went in knowing that it needed to stand out the same way the Mustang differed from the Aurora without being dedicated to a specific role. What we couldn\u2019t decide on was who was going to make this new ship. We already had starters from RSI and Consolidated\u2026 so who gets the next one? A pirate-oriented starter from Drake, a military one from Anvil or Aegis, or perhaps a small luxury craft from Origin or a commercial one from MISC?\n\nIn the end, we put together outlines for four possible ships, one from each ship builder (representatives from the fifth company, Origin, turned down our request; apparently, they just won\u2019t build an inexpensive ship!) And now we\u2019re giving backers the ability to choose which one we develop into Star Citizen\u2019s third starter. Here are the options:\n\nDrake Dragonfly: You don\u2019t so much as climb into the Dragonfly as you do put it on around you. In short, it\u2019s the closest thing to strapping an engine and a weapons mount to your spacesuit\u2026 or, as the advertising campaign claims, it\u2019s the closest thing to riding the vacuum yourself. Occupying somewhere in the pantheon between a snub fighter and an Aurora, the Dragonfly is a speedy, maneuverable ultralight designed to be cheaply constructed in large numbers and to be readily customized by hobbyists. Dragonfly\u2019s have become the favorite of a particular brand of enthusiast that frequently gather together to share their modifications, off-track race\u2026 and other less legitimate \u201chobbies.\u201d\n\nAegis Terrapin: A literal tough nut to crack, the Terrapin is the most heavily armored of the base-priced spacecraft on the market. Originally designed for long-range survey missions in dangerous star systems, the Terrapin\u2019s design philosophy involves wrapping the ship in additional layers of armor and reserving a significant amount of engine power to host the largest shield generator in its class. Terrapins are popular among private miners, with an equipment mount and a small storage hold that can be converted for valuable minerals.\n\nAnvil Hurricane: Some ships avoid dangerous encounters with speed, some with stealth and others with maneuverability. The Anvil Hurricane\u2019s philosophy is that it should be able to blast anything that gets in its way out of the sky. The Hurricane won\u2019t win any races and its electronic signature won\u2019t let you sneak behind enemy lines\u2026 but it features a wide array of fully customizable small bore weapons hardpoints plus the ability to customize weapons types in several ways. Hurricanes are often used by militia squadrons and private organizations seeking to add a \u201cheavy\u201d to their lineup.\n\nMISC Reliant: With the success of the Freelancer \u201cBuilt for Life\u201d campaign, MISC has moved to join RSI and Consolidated in the single-seat introductory starship arena. Their silver bullet? A starter ship with more than one seat\u2026 and their ace in the hole: Xi\u2019An technology. Where the Aurora is a pure utilitarian platform and the Mustang is a delicate, maneuverable personal transport, the Reliant is MISC\u2019s most Xi\u2019An tech-heavy ship to date. Featuring impossibly sleek lines, two separate crew seats and a vertical fuselage design, the Reliant\u2019s streamlined cockpits glow with some of the finest xenotechnology available!\n\nPlease let us know what your favorite is in the poll below; the winner will be Star Citizen\u2019s third starter\u2026 and the others will go back in the vault for future reference (I can already see backers writing in to ask if we might ever see the runner ups again; we don\u2019t have space on the schedule for multiple new starters at the moment, but never say never!) I think that any of these four ships would make a great addition to Star Citizen\u2019s lineup, and so I\u2019m confident in letting backers make the choice!\n\nI\u2019ll announce the winner in my next letter. Until then, I\u2019d like to thank you again for your continued support. Our backers are the most incredible group of people in the world, and every time I see how creative you are in supporting the game and spreading the word, I\u2019m all the just more grateful that this has all come together. Thank you.\n\n\u2014 Chris Roberts","de_DE":"Gr\u00fc\u00dfe B\u00fcrger,\nEs ist sch\u00f6n, zu Hause zu sein! Nach einem vierzehnst\u00fcndigen Flug von Australien nach Hause war es eine sch\u00f6ne \u00dcberraschung zu sehen, dass die Geldgeber von Star Citizen wieder einen weiteren Meilenstein erreicht hatten. Es ist schwer, hier auszudr\u00fccken, wie sehr alle bei der CIG das sch\u00e4tzen, was die Gemeinschaft getan hat und tut.... Wir alle danken Ihnen!\n\nDas 61-Millionen-Dollar-Streckziel erschlie\u00dft die Esperia Prowler, ein von Tevarin entworfenes UEE-Schiff. Ich bin gespannt, wohin unsere Konzeptk\u00fcnstler diesen nehmen, da sie einen neuen Stil f\u00fcr eine andere au\u00dferirdische Rasse entwerfen und ihn dann f\u00fcr den menschlichen Gebrauch \u00fcbernehmen m\u00fcssen. Es sollte ein interessanter Prozess sein. Hier ist die Beschreibung:\n\nEsperia Prowler - Benannt nach der milit\u00e4rischen Bezeichnung der UPE, ist die Prowler eine modernisierte Version des ber\u00fcchtigten Tevarin-Bootes aus dem Ersten Tevarinkrieg. Mit der j\u00fcngsten Entdeckung des verlorenen Planeten Tevarin im Kabal-System erhielten die Ingenieure von Esperia uneingeschr\u00e4nkten Zugang, um die erhaltenen Schiffe in mehreren der Caches zu untersuchen, bevor sie die Designentscheidungen akribisch nachvollzogen. Die Effektivit\u00e4t des Prowlers als schnelles Personaleinsatzfahrzeug war vor allem auf seine Stille zur\u00fcckzuf\u00fchren. Das Boarding wurde mit einer Vielzahl von Techniken konstruiert, um seine Signaturen zu minimieren und sich ahnungslosen Schiffen zu n\u00e4hern, bevor sie ihre Boarder schnell \u00fcber EVA einsetzen. Mit dem aktualisierten Prowler-Modell finden Sie die perfekte Verschmelzung zweier Kulturen: die Eleganz und Wirksamkeit der Tevarin-Kriegsmaschine kombiniert mit der Zuverl\u00e4ssigkeit moderner UEE-Technologie. (Obwohl einige der Upgrades der modernen Version fehlen, werden die von Tevarin gebauten Prowler, die f\u00fcr die moderne Raumfahrt restauriert wurden, von Besitzern gesch\u00e4tzt, die das Gl\u00fcck haben, sie zu finden. Der Gewinner der ultimativen Welle vier Schiffsumfrage war der dritte Starter. Wenn wir von einem Startschiff in Star Citizen sprechen, bedeutet das nicht, dass Sie es so schnell wie m\u00f6glich loswerden.... es bedeutet nur ein kleineres, preiswerteres Schiff, das Sie in die Welt von Star Citizen einf\u00fchrt. Wir hatten \u00e4hnliche Startschiffe in Privateer und Freelancer, und viele Spieler entschieden sich daf\u00fcr, das ganze Spiel \u00fcber bei ihren alten, zuverl\u00e4ssigen R\u00fcmpfen zu bleiben! Star Citizen's Startschiffe sind in der Regel mehr \"Jack of All Trades\", so dass Sie verschiedene Aktivit\u00e4ten in der \"Strophe\" ausprobieren k\u00f6nnen.\n\nAls wir uns hinsetzten, um den idealen dritten Starter zu w\u00e4hlen, wussten wir, dass er sich auf die gleiche Weise von der Aurora unterscheiden musste, ohne einer bestimmten Rolle gewidmet zu sein. Was wir nicht entscheiden konnten, war, wer dieses neue Schiff bauen w\u00fcrde. Wir hatten bereits Starter von RSI und Consolidated.... also wer bekommt den n\u00e4chsten? Ein piratenorientierter Starter aus Drake, ein milit\u00e4rischer aus Anvil oder Aegis, oder vielleicht ein kleines Luxusschiff aus Origin oder ein kommerzielles aus MISC?\n\nAm Ende haben wir Skizzen f\u00fcr vier m\u00f6gliche Schiffe zusammengestellt, eines von jedem Schiffsbauer (Vertreter der f\u00fcnften Firma Origin haben unsere Anfrage abgelehnt; anscheinend werden sie einfach kein billiges Schiff bauen!). Und jetzt geben wir den Geldgebern die M\u00f6glichkeit zu w\u00e4hlen, welchen wir zum dritten Star Citizen's Star Star entwickeln. Hier sind die Optionen:\n\nDrake Libelle: Du kletterst nicht so sehr in die Libelle, sondern ziehst sie um dich herum an. Kurz gesagt, es ist dem Umreifen eines Motors und einer Waffenhalterung an Ihrem Raumanzug am n\u00e4chsten... oder, wie die Werbekampagne behauptet, dem Fahren des Vakuums selbst am n\u00e4chsten. Die Dragonfly, die sich irgendwo im Pantheon zwischen einem Stupsnasenk\u00e4mpfer und einer Aurora befindet, ist ein schnelles, wendiges Ultraleichtflugzeug, das entwickelt wurde, um billig in gro\u00dfen St\u00fcckzahlen gebaut und von Hobbyisten leicht angepasst werden zu k\u00f6nnen. Dragonfly's sind zum Favoriten einer bestimmten Marke von Enthusiasten geworden, die sich h\u00e4ufig versammeln, um ihre Modifikationen, ihre Off-Road-Rennen.... und andere weniger legitime \"Hobbys\" zu teilen. Aegis Terrapin: Die Terrapin ist eine buchst\u00e4blich z\u00e4he Nuss zum Knacken und ist die am st\u00e4rksten gepanzerte der preisg\u00fcnstigsten Raumsonden auf dem Markt. Urspr\u00fcnglich f\u00fcr Langstreckenmissionen in gef\u00e4hrlichen Sternensystemen konzipiert, beinhaltet die Designphilosophie der Schildkr\u00f6te, das Schiff in zus\u00e4tzliche Schichten von R\u00fcstungen zu wickeln und eine betr\u00e4chtliche Menge an Motorleistung f\u00fcr den gr\u00f6\u00dften Schildgenerator seiner Klasse zu reservieren. Schildkr\u00f6ten sind bei privaten Bergleuten beliebt, mit einer Ger\u00e4tehalterung und einem kleinen Lagerraum, der in wertvolle Mineralien umgewandelt werden kann. Amboss Hurrikan: Einige Schiffe vermeiden gef\u00e4hrliche Begegnungen mit der Geschwindigkeit, einige mit Tarnung und andere mit Man\u00f6vrierf\u00e4higkeit. Die Philosophie des Anvil Hurricane ist, dass er in der Lage sein sollte, alles zu sprengen, was sich ihm vom Himmel in den Weg stellt. Der Hurrikan wird keine Rennen gewinnen und seine elektronische Signatur l\u00e4sst Sie nicht hinter feindliche Linien schleichen.... aber er bietet eine breite Palette von voll anpassbaren Small-Bore Waffen-Hardpunkten und die M\u00f6glichkeit, Waffentypen auf verschiedene Weise anzupassen. Hurrikane werden oft von Milizstaffeln und privaten Organisationen benutzt, die versuchen, ihre Aufstellung um ein \"Schweres\" zu erweitern. MISC Reliant: Mit dem Erfolg der Freelancer-Kampagne \"Built for Life\" hat sich MISC entschlossen, sich RSI anzuschlie\u00dfen und in der einsitzigen, einf\u00fchrenden Raumschiff-Arena zu konsolidieren. Ihre Silberkugel? Ein Startschiff mit mehr als einem Sitz.... und seinem Ass im Loch: Xi'An-Technologie. W\u00e4hrend die Aurora eine reine utilitaristische Plattform ist und die Mustang ein empfindlicher, wendiger pers\u00f6nlicher Transport, ist die Reliant das bisher technisch anspruchsvollste Schiff von MISC. Mit unglaublich eleganten Linien, zwei separaten Crew-Sitzen und einem vertikalen Rumpfdesign leuchten die stromlinienf\u00f6rmigen Cockpits des Reliant mit einigen der besten verf\u00fcgbaren Xenotechnologien! Bitte lasst uns wissen, was euer Favorit in der Umfrage unten ist; der Gewinner wird Star Citizen's dritter Starter sein.... und die anderen werden als zuk\u00fcnftige Referenz in den Tresor zur\u00fcckkehren (ich kann bereits sehen, wie die Geldgeber schreiben, um zu fragen, ob wir die zweiten Starter jemals wieder sehen k\u00f6nnten; wir haben im Moment keinen Platz auf dem Programm f\u00fcr mehrere neue Starter, aber sagen Sie niemals nie! Ich denke, dass jedes dieser vier Schiffe eine gro\u00dfartige Erg\u00e4nzung zur Star Citizen-Linie w\u00e4re, und deshalb bin ich zuversichtlich, dass die Geldgeber die Wahl treffen k\u00f6nnen!\n\nIch werde den Gewinner in meinem n\u00e4chsten Brief bekannt geben. Bis dahin m\u00f6chte ich Ihnen nochmals f\u00fcr Ihre anhaltende Unterst\u00fctzung danken. Unsere Unterst\u00fctzer sind die unglaublichste Gruppe von Menschen auf der Welt, und jedes Mal, wenn ich sehe, wie kreativ du das Spiel unterst\u00fctzt und das Wort verbreitest, bin ich umso dankbarer, dass das alles zusammengekommen ist. Ich danke dir.\n\n- Chris Roberts","zh_CN":"Greetings Citizens,\nIt\u2019s good to be home! After a fourteen hour flight home from Australia, it was a nice surprise to see that Star Citizen\u2019s backers had once again hit another milestone. It\u2019s hard to express here how deeply everyone at CIG appreciate what the community has done, and is doing\u2026 We all thank you!\n\nThe $61 million stretch goal unlocks the Esperia Prowler, a Tevarin-designed UEE ship. I\u2019m excited to see where our concept artists take this one, as they\u2019re going to have to design a new style for another alien race and then adopt it for human use. It should be an interesting process. Here\u2019s the description:\n\nEsperia Prowler \u2013 Named after the UPE military designation, the Prowler is a modernized version of the infamous Tevarin boarding craft from the First Tevarin War. With the recent discovery of the lost Tevarin planet in Kabal System, Esperia\u2019s engineers were given unmitigated access to examine the preserved ships found in several of the caches, before meticulously recreating the design choices. The Prowler\u2019s effectiveness as a rapid personnel deployment vehicle was mainly due to its silence. The boarding was constructed using a variety of techniques to minimize its signatures and get close to unsuspecting vessels before quickly deploying their boarders via EVA. With the updated Prowler model, you will find the perfect fusion of two culture: the elegance and effectiveness of the Tevarin war machine combined with the reliability of modern UEE technology. (While lacking some of the upgrades of the modern version, vintage Tevarin-built Prowlers restored for modern spaceflight are prized by owners lucky enough to locate them.)\n\nThe winner of the ultimate wave four ship poll was the third starter. When we say a \u2018starter\u2019 ship in Star Citizen, it doesn\u2019t mean one you ditch as soon as you can\u2026 it just means a smaller, less expensive ship that will introduce you to the Star Citizen world. We had similar starter ships in Privateer and Freelancer, and plenty of players opted to stick with their old reliable hulls for the whole game! Star Citizen\u2019s starter ships tend to be more \u2018jack of all trades,\u2019 allowing you to sample different activities in the \u2018verse.\n\nWhen we sat down to choose the ideal third starter we went in knowing that it needed to stand out the same way the Mustang differed from the Aurora without being dedicated to a specific role. What we couldn\u2019t decide on was who was going to make this new ship. We already had starters from RSI and Consolidated\u2026 so who gets the next one? A pirate-oriented starter from Drake, a military one from Anvil or Aegis, or perhaps a small luxury craft from Origin or a commercial one from MISC?\n\nIn the end, we put together outlines for four possible ships, one from each ship builder (representatives from the fifth company, Origin, turned down our request; apparently, they just won\u2019t build an inexpensive ship!) And now we\u2019re giving backers the ability to choose which one we develop into Star Citizen\u2019s third starter. Here are the options:\n\nDrake Dragonfly: You don\u2019t so much as climb into the Dragonfly as you do put it on around you. In short, it\u2019s the closest thing to strapping an engine and a weapons mount to your spacesuit\u2026 or, as the advertising campaign claims, it\u2019s the closest thing to riding the vacuum yourself. Occupying somewhere in the pantheon between a snub fighter and an Aurora, the Dragonfly is a speedy, maneuverable ultralight designed to be cheaply constructed in large numbers and to be readily customized by hobbyists. Dragonfly\u2019s have become the favorite of a particular brand of enthusiast that frequently gather together to share their modifications, off-track race\u2026 and other less legitimate \u201chobbies.\u201d\n\nAegis Terrapin: A literal tough nut to crack, the Terrapin is the most heavily armored of the base-priced spacecraft on the market. Originally designed for long-range survey missions in dangerous star systems, the Terrapin\u2019s design philosophy involves wrapping the ship in additional layers of armor and reserving a significant amount of engine power to host the largest shield generator in its class. Terrapins are popular among private miners, with an equipment mount and a small storage hold that can be converted for valuable minerals.\n\nAnvil Hurricane: Some ships avoid dangerous encounters with speed, some with stealth and others with maneuverability. The Anvil Hurricane\u2019s philosophy is that it should be able to blast anything that gets in its way out of the sky. The Hurricane won\u2019t win any races and its electronic signature won\u2019t let you sneak behind enemy lines\u2026 but it features a wide array of fully customizable small bore weapons hardpoints plus the ability to customize weapons types in several ways. Hurricanes are often used by militia squadrons and private organizations seeking to add a \u201cheavy\u201d to their lineup.\n\nMISC Reliant: With the success of the Freelancer \u201cBuilt for Life\u201d campaign, MISC has moved to join RSI and Consolidated in the single-seat introductory starship arena. Their silver bullet? A starter ship with more than one seat\u2026 and their ace in the hole: Xi\u2019An technology. Where the Aurora is a pure utilitarian platform and the Mustang is a delicate, maneuverable personal transport, the Reliant is MISC\u2019s most Xi\u2019An tech-heavy ship to date. Featuring impossibly sleek lines, two separate crew seats and a vertical fuselage design, the Reliant\u2019s streamlined cockpits glow with some of the finest xenotechnology available!\n\nPlease let us know what your favorite is in the poll below; the winner will be Star Citizen\u2019s third starter\u2026 and the others will go back in the vault for future reference (I can already see backers writing in to ask if we might ever see the runner ups again; we don\u2019t have space on the schedule for multiple new starters at the moment, but never say never!) I think that any of these four ships would make a great addition to Star Citizen\u2019s lineup, and so I\u2019m confident in letting backers make the choice!\n\nI\u2019ll announce the winner in my next letter. Until then, I\u2019d like to thank you again for your continued support. Our backers are the most incredible group of people in the world, and every time I see how creative you are in supporting the game and spreading the word, I\u2019m all the just more grateful that this has all come together. Thank you.\n\n\u2014 Chris Roberts"},"links_count":0,"comment_count":507,"created_at":"2014-11-12T00:00:00+00:00","created_at_human":"11 years ago"},"meta":{"processed_at":"2026-05-08 13:20:52","valid_relations":["images","links"],"prev_id":14294,"next_id":14296}}