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Starting with the 300 series, we\u2019re giving you the ability to make your ship yours, with customization options ranging from exterior paint jobs to decorative items, and more. The Star Citizen universe is one that allows you to travel among the stars and be whoever you want to be \u2013 with your ship being an extension of who you are. And it\u2019s not just ships, \u201cbe who you want to be,\u201d is core to everything we do \u2013 think about all of the new character features, armor and clothing options added in Alpha 3.5 \u2013 all allowing you to truly define who you are with thousands of possible combinations.\n\nShip customization is our first foray into personalizing ships, and we\u2019re looking forward to hearing your feedback and seeing some amazing designs. While this initial rollout is built around your pledge, our intention, as we\u2019ve said in the past, is that you\u2019re never required to pledge more than an initial starter package to play the game. For those that do decide to pledge additionally, thank you for your support and rest assured that all pledges go directly to the development of Star Citizen and Squadron 42.\n\nSee you in the \u2018verse,\n\nChris Roberts\n\n\nWill these customizations be available to be obtained in-game for in-game currency?\n\nAbsolutely. While you\u2019ll have the option to pledge for customizations (and some of the options are free), as we\u2019ve said from the beginning, nearly everything will eventually be available and earnable in-game. In fact, many of the components are already obtainable with in-game currency in the game today.\n\n\nWhat happens to the aspects of the ship you customized when your ship is destroyed or reclaimed?\nIn these scenarios, manufacturer customizations are covered under the base insurance, meaning when you respawn your ship, it will already have your customizations\/loadout equipped. This means no more having to re-equip your customizations after your ship has been destroyed\/reclaimed. We\u2019re very happy to share that with the rollout of 3.5.1, this is not only exclusive to using the customization tool \u2013 changes you make to your ship in-game will persist after being reclaimed. Longer term, your insurance deductible will be based on the equipment\/attachments on your ship.\n\n\n\nWill more options be available?\nOf course! We\u2019re aiming to give you tons of different options for making the ships of Star Citizen into your ships. This first iteration is customization \u201cfrom Origin,\u201d similar to how you\u2019d experience buying a car in the real world, directly from a manufacturer. As we continue to create more customization options, we plan on some of the wilder and off-manufacturer branded items to be available at \u201cchop shops,\u201d and similar locations that provide aftermarket upgrades \/ customization.\n\n\nWhat\u2019s the difference between customizing with your manufacturer vs. a chop shop?\nWhen you head to a manufacturer, you\u2019re getting the manufacturer\u2019s vision for what makes their brand look best. So, as an example, you probably won\u2019t see orange flames on a purple 300i offered by Origin, but you might find this at those aftermarket suppliers.\n\n\nHow long before we can customize other ships?\nWe don\u2019t have an exact ETA, but we\u2019re definitely excited to introduce more ways for you to make your ship yours. Like everything in Star Citizen, we want your feedback. Tell us how you like this first iteration of customization and let us know what types of ideas you have.\n\n\nWill customization include more options than just cosmetics and packages?\nIn our initial rollout, we also have some fun decorative additions including things like a stereo, a holo-clock, a coffee machine, and more. We\u2019re also looking forward to hearing more about the types of decorations you all would like to see!\n\n\nWhy did you pick the 300 Series?\nSince this is really our test-bed for customization in Star Citizen, we wanted to roll it out with a ship that a vast number of you already pledged for. The 300 series are some of our most popular ships, and with three existing variants, gives us a huge number of choices.\n\n\nCan you customize your ship over and over again?\nShort answer: yes. Long answer, just like in the real world, when you customize a car with a manufacturer, you would be unlikely to return and make additional aesthetic changes. Because this is a first roll-out, and we want to get as much testing as possible, you can still trade in customized ships via your hangar by selecting the exchange option for store credit that equals the value of your ship + the customizations you\u2019ve added in the past. Longer term, you would need to visit a \u201cchop shop\u201d or aftermarket dealer to make additional customizations.\n\n\nWill you continue to iterate on this feature?\nAs with everything in game-development, absolutely. We\u2019re looking forward to both introducing additional functionality in the future and also taking into consideration your feedback when shaping this new aspect of Star Citizen.\n\n\nA while back you promised ship modularity, could this customization tool you\u2019ve created be used to swap out modular aspects of a ship?\nAbsolutely, that is our plan. The work creating the tech behind customization will be the backbone for the future for ship modularity. While you are seeing this initial rollout utilize this tool for things like paint and trim, it can also be utilized for entire modular rooms\/attachments.\n\n\nWill existing pilots of the new ships be able to repaint\/change the looks and features of the ships?\nYes. Existing 300 series owners will find that upon launch, the customizer will guide you to add customizations to your already existing ship.\n\n\nWill the props you can add to your ship via the customization tool eventually be usable\/interactable?\nDefinitely! We\u2019ve got some pretty fun stuff being worked on in the background, and we\u2019re looking forward to blasting music over a cup of coffee in our 300 series in the future.\n\n\nWill decals and other similar customization options eventually be an option?\n\nYes, that\u2019s the plan! This first iteration of customization is purely focused on the experience you can have with a specific manufacturer. We\u2019re exploring additional tech in the background that will help sort through some of our community\u2019s more \u201ceccentric\u201d decals and allow additional personalized customization like ship names, registration #, and more. We plan on exploring this for future iterations.\n\n\nCould this system eventually give us a choice of ship voices?\n\nPotentially. We\u2019re not ready to go into detail with what types of additions we are considering, but we\u2019re excited to hear feedback about what you all would like to see.\n\n\nHow come the colors in-game don\u2019t perfectly match the colors I selected in the customizer?\n\nThe Star Citizen universe is made up of many different environments and biomes, each presenting different lighting based on various factors. Just like in real life, your ship is going to look quite different bathed in the blazing sun on a Hurston savanna than it does under the neon of ArcCorp. The physically based rendering system we use takes all this into account, along with the materials of your ship, and more, to generate the most realistic visuals possible.","de_DE":"F&A: Schiffsanpassung\n\nHeute tauchen wir tief in eine neue und aufregende Entwicklung in Star Citizen ein. Ab der 300er Serie bieten wir Ihnen die M\u00f6glichkeit, Ihr Schiff zu Ihrem eigenen zu machen, mit Anpassungsm\u00f6glichkeiten, die von Au\u00dfenlackierungen bis hin zu dekorativen Gegenst\u00e4nden und mehr reichen. Das Star Citizen-Universum ist eines, das es dir erm\u00f6glicht, zwischen den Sternen zu reisen und zu sein, wer immer du sein willst - wobei dein Schiff eine Erweiterung dessen ist, was du bist. Und es sind nicht nur Schiffe, \"sei, wer du sein willst\", ist der Kern unseres Handelns - denken Sie an all die neuen Charakterfunktionen, R\u00fcstungen und Bekleidungsoptionen, die in Alpha 3.5 hinzugef\u00fcgt wurden - alle erm\u00f6glichen es Ihnen, mit Tausenden von m\u00f6glichen Kombinationen wirklich zu definieren, wer Sie sind.\n\nDie Anpassung von Schiffen ist unser erster Schritt zur Personalisierung von Schiffen, und wir freuen uns auf Ihr Feedback und einige tolle Designs. W\u00e4hrend dieser erste Rollout auf Ihrem Versprechen basiert, ist unsere Absicht, wie wir in der Vergangenheit gesagt haben, dass Sie nie mehr als ein erstes Starterpaket versprechen m\u00fcssen, um das Spiel zu spielen. F\u00fcr diejenigen, die sich entscheiden, zus\u00e4tzlich zu versprechen, danke f\u00fcr Ihre Unterst\u00fctzung und seien Sie versichert, dass alle Versprechen direkt an die Entwicklung von Star Citizen und Squadron 42 gehen.\n\nWir sehen uns im Vers,\n\nChris Roberts\n\n\nWerden diese Anpassungen verf\u00fcgbar sein, um im Spiel f\u00fcr die W\u00e4hrung im Spiel erworben zu werden?\n\nAuf jeden Fall. W\u00e4hrend Sie die M\u00f6glichkeit haben, f\u00fcr Anpassungen zu sorgen (und einige der Optionen sind kostenlos), wie wir von Anfang an gesagt haben, wird fast alles irgendwann im Spiel verf\u00fcgbar und verdienstbar sein. Tats\u00e4chlich sind viele der Komponenten bereits heute mit In-Game-W\u00e4hrung im Spiel erh\u00e4ltlich.\n\n\nWas passiert mit den Aspekten des Schiffes, das Sie angepasst haben, wenn Ihr Schiff zerst\u00f6rt oder zur\u00fcckgewonnen wird?\nIn diesen Szenarien sind die Herstelleranpassungen durch die Basisversicherung abgedeckt, d.h. wenn Sie Ihr Schiff wiederbeleben, ist es bereits mit Ihren Anpassungen\/Ladevorg\u00e4ngen ausgestattet. Das bedeutet, dass du deine Anpassungen nicht mehr neu ausr\u00fcsten musst, nachdem dein Schiff zerst\u00f6rt\/zur\u00fcckgewonnen wurde. Wir freuen uns sehr, Ihnen mitteilen zu k\u00f6nnen, dass dies mit dem Rollout von 3.5.1 nicht nur auf die Verwendung des Customization-Tools beschr\u00e4nkt ist - \u00c4nderungen, die Sie im Spiel an Ihrem Schiff vornehmen, bleiben auch nach der R\u00fcckforderung bestehen. L\u00e4ngerfristig wird Ihr Selbstbehalt auf der Grundlage der Ausr\u00fcstung \/ Anh\u00e4nge auf Ihrem Schiff berechnet.\n\n\nWerden mehr Optionen verf\u00fcgbar sein?\nNat\u00fcrlich! Unser Ziel ist es, Ihnen Tonnen von verschiedenen Optionen zu bieten, um die Schiffe von Star Citizen zu Ihren Schiffen zu machen. Diese erste Iteration ist die Anpassung \"von Origin\", \u00e4hnlich wie beim Kauf eines Autos in der realen Welt, direkt von einem Hersteller. W\u00e4hrend wir weiterhin mehr Anpassungsm\u00f6glichkeiten schaffen, planen wir einige der wilderen und herstellerfremden Markenartikel, die in \"Chop Shops\" und \u00e4hnlichen Orten erh\u00e4ltlich sind, die Upgrades \/ Anpassungen im Aftermarket anbieten.\n\n\nWorin besteht der Unterschied zwischen dem Anpassen mit Ihrem Hersteller und einem Chop-Shop?\nWenn Sie zu einem Hersteller gehen, erhalten Sie die Vision des Herstellers, was seine Marke am besten aussehen l\u00e4sst. So werden Sie zum Beispiel wahrscheinlich keine orangefarbenen Flammen auf einem violetten 300i von Origin sehen, aber Sie k\u00f6nnten dies bei diesen Anbietern des Ersatzteilmarktes finden.\n\n\nWie lange dauert es, bis wir andere Schiffe anpassen k\u00f6nnen?\nWir haben keine genaue ETA, aber wir freuen uns definitiv, Ihnen weitere M\u00f6glichkeiten vorstellen zu k\u00f6nnen, wie Sie Ihr Schiff zu Ihrem eigenen machen k\u00f6nnen. Wie alles in Star Citizen wollen wir auch Ihr Feedback. Sagen Sie uns, wie Ihnen diese erste Iteration der Anpassung gef\u00e4llt und lassen Sie uns wissen, welche Arten von Ideen Sie haben.\n\n\nWird die Anpassung mehr Optionen beinhalten als nur Kosmetika und Verpackungen?\nIn unserem ersten Rollout haben wir auch einige lustige dekorative Erg\u00e4nzungen, darunter Dinge wie eine Stereoanlage, eine Holouhr, eine Kaffeemaschine und mehr. Wir freuen uns auch darauf, mehr \u00fcber die Arten von Dekorationen zu erfahren, die Sie sich alle w\u00fcnschen!\n\n\nWarum haben Sie sich f\u00fcr die 300er Serie entschieden?\nDa dies wirklich unser Testbett f\u00fcr die Anpassung in Star Citizen ist, wollten wir es mit einem Schiff ausrollen, f\u00fcr das eine gro\u00dfe Anzahl von Ihnen bereits zugesagt hat. Die 300er Serie ist eines unserer beliebtesten Schiffe und bietet uns mit drei bestehenden Varianten eine gro\u00dfe Auswahl.\n\n\nKannst du dein Schiff immer und immer wieder anpassen?\nKurze Antwort: ja. Lange Antwort, genau wie in der realen Welt, wenn Sie ein Auto mit einem Hersteller anpassen, werden Sie wahrscheinlich nicht zur\u00fcckkehren und zus\u00e4tzliche \u00e4sthetische \u00c4nderungen vornehmen. Da es sich um einen ersten Rollout handelt und wir so viele Tests wie m\u00f6glich erhalten wollen, k\u00f6nnen Sie immer noch kundenspezifische Schiffe \u00fcber Ihren Hangar handeln, indem Sie die Umtauschoption f\u00fcr Shop-Guthaben w\u00e4hlen, die dem Wert Ihres Schiffes + den Anpassungen entspricht, die Sie in der Vergangenheit hinzugef\u00fcgt haben. L\u00e4ngerfristig m\u00fcssten Sie einen \"Chop-Shop\" oder Aftermarket-H\u00e4ndler aufsuchen, um zus\u00e4tzliche Anpassungen vorzunehmen.\n\n\nWirst du weiterhin \u00fcber diese Funktion iterieren?\nWie bei allem in der Spieleentwicklung, absolut. Wir freuen uns darauf, in Zukunft sowohl zus\u00e4tzliche Funktionen einzuf\u00fchren als auch Ihr Feedback bei der Gestaltung dieses neuen Aspekts von Star Citizen zu ber\u00fccksichtigen.\n\n\nVor einiger Zeit haben Sie versprochen, die Schiffsmodularit\u00e4t zu \u00fcbernehmen, k\u00f6nnte dieses von Ihnen erstellte Anpassungswerkzeug verwendet werden, um modulare Aspekte eines Schiffes auszutauschen?\nAbsolut, das ist unser Plan. Die Arbeit, die die Technologie der Anpassung schafft, wird das R\u00fcckgrat f\u00fcr die Zukunft der Schiffsmodularit\u00e4t bilden. W\u00e4hrend Sie diesen ersten Rollout sehen, verwenden Sie dieses Tool f\u00fcr Dinge wie Farbe und Verkleidung, es kann aber auch f\u00fcr ganze modulare R\u00e4ume\/Anbauten verwendet werden.\n\n\nWerden bestehende Lotsen der neuen Schiffe in der Lage sein, das Aussehen und die Ausstattung der Schiffe wiederherzustellen\/zu ver\u00e4ndern?\nJa. Bestehende Besitzer der 300er Serie werden feststellen, dass der Customizer Sie beim Start anleitet, Anpassungen an Ihrem bereits vorhandenen Schiff vorzunehmen.\n\n\nWerden die Requisiten, die du deinem Schiff \u00fcber das Anpassungs-Tool hinzuf\u00fcgen kannst, irgendwann verwendbar\/interaktiv sein?\nAuf jeden Fall! Wir haben einige ziemlich lustige Dinge, an denen im Hintergrund gearbeitet wird, und wir freuen uns darauf, in Zukunft bei einer Tasse Kaffee in unserer 300er Serie Musik zu machen.\n\n\nWerden Decals und andere \u00e4hnliche Anpassungsoptionen irgendwann eine Option sein?\n\nJa, das ist der Plan! Diese erste Iteration der Anpassung ist ausschlie\u00dflich auf die Erfahrung ausgerichtet, die Sie mit einem bestimmten Hersteller machen k\u00f6nnen. Wir erforschen zus\u00e4tzliche Technologien im Hintergrund, die helfen werden, einige der \"exzentrischeren\" Decals unserer Community zu durchsuchen und zus\u00e4tzliche personalisierte Anpassungen wie Schiffsnamen, Registrierung # und mehr zu erm\u00f6glichen. Wir planen, dies f\u00fcr zuk\u00fcnftige Iterationen zu untersuchen.\n\n\nK\u00f6nnte dieses System uns irgendwann die Wahl zwischen Schiffsstimmen erm\u00f6glichen?\n\nM\u00f6glicherweise. Wir sind nicht bereit, im Detail darauf einzugehen, welche Arten von Erg\u00e4nzungen wir in Betracht ziehen, aber wir freuen uns \u00fcber R\u00fcckmeldungen dar\u00fcber, was ihr alle gerne sehen w\u00fcrdet.","zh_CN":"Q&A: Ship Customization\n\nToday, we\u2019re diving deep into a new and exciting development in Star Citizen. Starting with the 300 series, we\u2019re giving you the ability to make your ship yours, with customization options ranging from exterior paint jobs to decorative items, and more. The Star Citizen universe is one that allows you to travel among the stars and be whoever you want to be \u2013 with your ship being an extension of who you are. And it\u2019s not just ships, \u201cbe who you want to be,\u201d is core to everything we do \u2013 think about all of the new character features, armor and clothing options added in Alpha 3.5 \u2013 all allowing you to truly define who you are with thousands of possible combinations.\n\nShip customization is our first foray into personalizing ships, and we\u2019re looking forward to hearing your feedback and seeing some amazing designs. While this initial rollout is built around your pledge, our intention, as we\u2019ve said in the past, is that you\u2019re never required to pledge more than an initial starter package to play the game. For those that do decide to pledge additionally, thank you for your support and rest assured that all pledges go directly to the development of Star Citizen and Squadron 42.\n\nSee you in the \u2018verse,\n\nChris Roberts\n\n\nWill these customizations be available to be obtained in-game for in-game currency?\n\nAbsolutely. While you\u2019ll have the option to pledge for customizations (and some of the options are free), as we\u2019ve said from the beginning, nearly everything will eventually be available and earnable in-game. In fact, many of the components are already obtainable with in-game currency in the game today.\n\n\nWhat happens to the aspects of the ship you customized when your ship is destroyed or reclaimed?\nIn these scenarios, manufacturer customizations are covered under the base insurance, meaning when you respawn your ship, it will already have your customizations\/loadout equipped. This means no more having to re-equip your customizations after your ship has been destroyed\/reclaimed. We\u2019re very happy to share that with the rollout of 3.5.1, this is not only exclusive to using the customization tool \u2013 changes you make to your ship in-game will persist after being reclaimed. Longer term, your insurance deductible will be based on the equipment\/attachments on your ship.\n\n\n\nWill more options be available?\nOf course! We\u2019re aiming to give you tons of different options for making the ships of Star Citizen into your ships. This first iteration is customization \u201cfrom Origin,\u201d similar to how you\u2019d experience buying a car in the real world, directly from a manufacturer. As we continue to create more customization options, we plan on some of the wilder and off-manufacturer branded items to be available at \u201cchop shops,\u201d and similar locations that provide aftermarket upgrades \/ customization.\n\n\nWhat\u2019s the difference between customizing with your manufacturer vs. a chop shop?\nWhen you head to a manufacturer, you\u2019re getting the manufacturer\u2019s vision for what makes their brand look best. So, as an example, you probably won\u2019t see orange flames on a purple 300i offered by Origin, but you might find this at those aftermarket suppliers.\n\n\nHow long before we can customize other ships?\nWe don\u2019t have an exact ETA, but we\u2019re definitely excited to introduce more ways for you to make your ship yours. Like everything in Star Citizen, we want your feedback. Tell us how you like this first iteration of customization and let us know what types of ideas you have.\n\n\nWill customization include more options than just cosmetics and packages?\nIn our initial rollout, we also have some fun decorative additions including things like a stereo, a holo-clock, a coffee machine, and more. We\u2019re also looking forward to hearing more about the types of decorations you all would like to see!\n\n\nWhy did you pick the 300 Series?\nSince this is really our test-bed for customization in Star Citizen, we wanted to roll it out with a ship that a vast number of you already pledged for. The 300 series are some of our most popular ships, and with three existing variants, gives us a huge number of choices.\n\n\nCan you customize your ship over and over again?\nShort answer: yes. Long answer, just like in the real world, when you customize a car with a manufacturer, you would be unlikely to return and make additional aesthetic changes. Because this is a first roll-out, and we want to get as much testing as possible, you can still trade in customized ships via your hangar by selecting the exchange option for store credit that equals the value of your ship + the customizations you\u2019ve added in the past. Longer term, you would need to visit a \u201cchop shop\u201d or aftermarket dealer to make additional customizations.\n\n\nWill you continue to iterate on this feature?\nAs with everything in game-development, absolutely. We\u2019re looking forward to both introducing additional functionality in the future and also taking into consideration your feedback when shaping this new aspect of Star Citizen.\n\n\nA while back you promised ship modularity, could this customization tool you\u2019ve created be used to swap out modular aspects of a ship?\nAbsolutely, that is our plan. The work creating the tech behind customization will be the backbone for the future for ship modularity. While you are seeing this initial rollout utilize this tool for things like paint and trim, it can also be utilized for entire modular rooms\/attachments.\n\n\nWill existing pilots of the new ships be able to repaint\/change the looks and features of the ships?\nYes. Existing 300 series owners will find that upon launch, the customizer will guide you to add customizations to your already existing ship.\n\n\nWill the props you can add to your ship via the customization tool eventually be usable\/interactable?\nDefinitely! We\u2019ve got some pretty fun stuff being worked on in the background, and we\u2019re looking forward to blasting music over a cup of coffee in our 300 series in the future.\n\n\nWill decals and other similar customization options eventually be an option?\n\nYes, that\u2019s the plan! This first iteration of customization is purely focused on the experience you can have with a specific manufacturer. We\u2019re exploring additional tech in the background that will help sort through some of our community\u2019s more \u201ceccentric\u201d decals and allow additional personalized customization like ship names, registration #, and more. We plan on exploring this for future iterations.\n\n\nCould this system eventually give us a choice of ship voices?\n\nPotentially. We\u2019re not ready to go into detail with what types of additions we are considering, but we\u2019re excited to hear feedback about what you all would like to see.\n\n\nHow come the colors in-game don\u2019t perfectly match the colors I selected in the customizer?\n\nThe Star Citizen universe is made up of many different environments and biomes, each presenting different lighting based on various factors. Just like in real life, your ship is going to look quite different bathed in the blazing sun on a Hurston savanna than it does under the neon of ArcCorp. The physically based rendering system we use takes all this into account, along with the materials of your ship, and more, to generate the most realistic visuals possible."},"links_count":0,"comment_count":139,"created_at":"2019-05-30T22:00:00+00:00","created_at_human":"6 years ago"},"meta":{"processed_at":"2026-05-07 22:12:35","valid_relations":["images","links"],"prev_id":17093,"next_id":17096}}