Star Citizen and Star Citizen Squadron 42 (campaign mode of Star Citizen) are strange games. Not only do their promises want to cover an entire universe, but they are also in full development (in alpha state). However, at least the first one can be played without problems. Although Star Citizen is not finished yet, it has a large community of fans who are eager to play the final product.
One of the most important features of this MMO Space Sim are their game ships. Thanks to them, players can cross the universe. In this post, we’ll talk about all the types of ships that exist in this incredible game. We will also discuss their functions, features, and last but not least, the prices. Thus, it’s for you to decide which of them you want to rent or buy.
Table of contents:
What Are Ships in the SC Universe?
Purchasing or Renting Ships: What Is Better?
Starships Sizes
Starships Prices
Additional Information
Summary
What Are Ships in the SC Universe?
Concept ships are the principal way of transportation in the universe of Star Citizen. Thanks to them, your friends, the NPCs and you can travel between stars and planets. They let you participate in special missions and Persistent Universe according to the ship you are using.
There are more than one hundred different starships in this game. Some of them are developed versions of a base design, and others are unique models. Since Star Citizen is still in development, you can find from small starter ships to fighting ships with dozens of functions and components.
Starships in SC are really alive. They have many moves and articulated limbs, with which you can mine and farm in unknown planets. In addition, the ship pricing will eventually vary based on location, supply and demand.
Purchasing or Renting Ships: What Is Better?
Cloud Imperium Games Group offers more than one hundred space ships for a pledge cost. Buying them helps fund the development of the alpha project. These ships are available in-game and particular ones are rarer than others.
At the same time, players can rent ships in exchange for in-game currency with a rental period of either 1, 3, 7 days or one month. There is a whole mess of factors which determine the prices of the ships. Among others, the rental prices depend on the quality and size of the ship
Purchasing is pretty much better, as long as you are sure of what you want to do within the game. At first, the rent cost could be cheaper than the purchases cost. In the long run, however, it tends to be much more expensive.
Starships Sizes
There are 6 sizes of ships in the universe of Star Citizen. Each of these sizes has its own functionality and use. Below there is a little chart with the 6 sizes, a brief description, and some examples.
Ship size | Description Example |
Vehicle | Ground vehicles. Vehicle goes from simple ● Lynx personal transport, passing through rovers, ● Ursa such as the Ursa and Lynx, to large vehicles for exploration by a single player or a small ● Cyclone group. ● PTV |
Snub Small | Snub is a parasite craft which depends on ● Dragonfly other bigger ships. It is perfect for work in ● X1 atmosphere and space. Something that you should know - it can contain only one pilot. ● 85X ● Archimedes These ships are operated in space with ● Razor Quantum capability. They can be operated by ● Terrapin one single pilot, but are not exclusive to a single crew member. Perfect for landing ● Sabre pads. ● Defender |
Medium | Generally 25-50m in length. These ships are ● Vanguard perfect for a medium size crew. Also, these ● Eclipse chips contain living accommodations to support extended missions and a cargo area. ● Cutlass ● Freelancer |
Large | 50-150m length range ships. These starships ● Merchantman require an experienced medium crew working ● Reclaimer together to make them work. Repair costs and maintenance are a great factor. ● Carrack ● Constellation |
Capital 150m length range ships. The crews need special skills to operate these ships. A small fleet is required to keep them in the bestconditions. These offer a unique experience to a dedicated crew.
- Hull-E ● Endeavor ● Orion
- Polaris
* In the universe of Star Citizen, Ground Vehicles are used to explore the fields of different planets. As the purpose of this article is the ships, we believe Ground Vehicles are the topic of another article.
<Starships Prices
You can purchase a Game Package, which will give you a starship, a self-land hangar, starting money 1.000 UEC and 3 month Insurance. We have to point out that many of these are ship pledges. This means you can get them in the future, once the game is complete.
Below we have included a list with the best starships and their value with regards to in-game prices.
Starship | Size | Standalone War Availability Manufacturer Price - Ships Bond Dollar |
300i | Small | 60.00 - Permanent Origin |
315p | Small | 65.00 - Permanent Origin |
325a | Small | 70.00 - Permanent Origin |
350r | Small | 125.00 - Limited Origin |
85X Aurora CL | Snub Small | 50.00 - Limited Origin 45.00 - Permanent RSI |
Aurora ES | Small | 20.00 - Permanent RSI |
Aurora LN Aurora LX | Small Small | 35.00 - Permanent RSI 3 0 00 - Limited RSI |
Aurora MR | Small | 25.00 - Permanent RSI |
Avenger Stalker | Small | 60.00 - Permanent Aegis Dynamics |
Avenger Titan | Small | 55.00 - Permanent Aegis Dynamics |
Avenger Warlock | Small | 85.00 - Limited Aegis Dynamics |
Buccaneer | Small | 110.00 - Limited Drake |
Carrack Best in Show 2950 Edition | Large | Anvil Aerospace 600.00 - Add-on |
Caterpillar | Large | 295.00 - Limited Drake |
Constellation Andromeda | Large | 225.00 - Permanent RSI |
Constellation Phoenix | Large | 350.00 - Limited RSI |
Constellation Taurus | Large | 150.00 - Permanent RSI |
Crucible Cutlass Black | Large Medium | 350.00 - Limited Anvil Aerospace 100.00 - Permanent Drake |
Endeavor F7C Hornet | Capital Small | 350.00 - Limited MISC 110.00 - Permanent Anvil Aerospace |
F7C Hornet Tracker | Small | 140.00 - Permanent Anvil Aerospace |
Freelancer | Medium | 110.00 - Permanent MISC |
Genesis Starliner | Large | 400.00 - Limited Crusader Industries |
Gladiator | Small | 165.00 - Limited Anvil Aerospace |
Gladius | Small | 90.00 - Permanent/ Aegis Dynamics Referral |
F8C Lightning | Concierge Anvil |
- | - -(Wing Aerospace Commander) | |
Glaive (Replica) | Medium | 350.00 - Reward Esperia |
Herald | Small | 85.00 - Limited Drake |
Hull A | Small | 60.00 - Limited MISC |
Hull B | Medium | 90.00 - Limited MISC |
Hull C | Large | 250.00 - Limited MISC |
Hull D | Capital | 350.00 - Limited MISC |
Hull E Hurricane Idris-K | Capital Small Capital | 650.00 550.00 Limited MISC 195.00 175.00 Limited/ Anvil Aerospace Referral 300.00 250.00 Upgrade Aegis Dynamics |
Idris-M | Capital | 1 000.00 1 000.00 Limited Aegis Dynamics |
Idris-P | Capital | 1 500.00 1 300.00 Limited Aegis Dynamics |
Javelin | Capital | 3 000.00 2 700.00 Limited/ Aegis Dynamics Referral |
Khartu-Al | Small | 170.00 - Limited Aopoa |
Kraken | Capital | 1 650.00 1 400 00 Limited Drake |
Kraken Privateer | Capital | 2 000.00 1 700.00 Limited Drake |
M2 Hercules | Large | 480.00 400.00 Limited Crusader Industries |
M50 | Small | 100.00 - Limited Origin |
MOLE | Medium | 315.00 275.00 Permanent Argo Astronautics |
MPUV Cargo | Snub | 35.00 - Limited Argo Astronautics |
MPUV Personnel | Snub | 40.00 - Limited Argo Astronautics |
Mantis | Small | 150.00 - Permanent RSI |
Merchantman Mercury Star Runner | Large Medium | 450.00 - Limited Banu 260.00 225.00 Limited Crusader Industries |
Mustang Alpha Mustang Alpha Vindicator | Small Small | 30.00 - Permanent Consolidated Outland Consolidated Outland 30.00 - Event |
Mustang Beta | Small | 40.00 - Permanent Consolidated Outland |
Mustang Delta | Small | 65.00 - Limited Consolidated Outland |
Mustang Gamma | Small | 55.00 - Permanent Consolidated Outland |
Mustang Omega | Small | 55.00 - Promo Consolidated Outland |
Nautilus | Large | 725.00 765.00 Limited Aegis Dynamics |
Nomad | Small | 80.00 70.00 Permanent Consolidated Outland |
Orion | Capital | 575.00 - Limited RSI |
P-52 Merlin | Snub | 25.00 - Limited Kruger Intergalactic |
P72 Archimedes | Snub Fighter | 35.00 - Limited Kruger Intergalactic |
P72 Archimedes Emerald | Snub | 40.00 35.00 Event Kruger Intergalactic |
Perseus Pioneer | Large Capital | 675.00 600.00 Limited RSI 850.00 750.00 Limited Consolidated Outland |
Pirate Gladius Polaris | Small Capital | 110.00 90.00 Reward Aegis Dynamics 750.00 675.00 Limited RSI |
Prospector | Small | 155.00 140.00 Permanent MISC |
Prowler | Medium | 440.00 395.00 Medium Esperia |
Razor | Small | 145.00 120.00 Limited/ MISC Referral |
Reclaimer | Large | 400.00 350.00 Limited Aegis Dynamics |
Redeemer | Medium | 250.00 - Limited Aegis Dynamics |
Reliant Kore | Small | 65.00 50.00 Permanent MISC |
Reliant Mako | Small | 95.00 85.00 Limited MISC |
Reliant Sent | Small | 85.00 75.00 Limited MISC |
Reliant Tana | Small | 75.00 65.00 Limited MISC |
Retaliator Base | Large | 150.00 - Limited Aegis Dynamics |
Retaliator Bomber | Large | 275.00 - Limited Aegis Dynamics |
SRV | Small | 150.00 130.00 Limited Argo Astronautics |
Sabre | Small | 170.00 - Limited Aegis Dynamics |
Sabre Comet Scythe | Small Small | 185.00 175.00 Limited Aegis Dynamics 300.00 - Limited Vanduul |
Starfarer Starfarer Gemini | Large Large | 300.00 - Limited MISC 340.00 - Limited MISC |
Talon | Small | 115.00 100.00 Limited Esperia |
Talon Shrike | Small | 115.00 100.00 Limited Esperia |
Terrapin | Small | 220.00 195.00 Limited Anvil Aerospace |
Valkyrie | Small | 375.00 330.00 Limited Anvil Aerospace |
Vanguard Harbinger | Medium | 290.00 280.00 Limited Aegis Dynamics |
Vanguard Hoplite | Medium | 235.00 225.00 Limited Aegis Dynamics |
Vanguard Sentinel | Medium | 275.00 265.00 Limited Aegis Dynamics |
Vanguard Warden | Medium | 260.00 250.00 Limited Aegis Dynamics |
Vulcan | Medium | 200.00 185.00 Limited Aegis Dynamics |
Vulture | Small | 140.00 120.00 Limited Drake |
*Keep in mind that the amount you pay may vary depending on the currency exchange rates and bank fees. Also, you can find some pricing discrepancies between these prices and the official store.
Additional Information
Many related sites on the Internet are publishing info related to this topic daily. It happens because the ships buy price increases and changes everyday due to the New Deal.
One of the best sites on Youtube is the channel Boredgamer. He’s a great content creator who publishes daily news through videos about merchandise information, discount prices, buy prices, new missions, update features, merchandise sellers, general gameplay and tutorials. He also creates podcasts on soundcloud.
The channel has thousands of views, subscribers and positive comments. Thus, we can assure you that his information is accurate. To stay up to date with all news and the latest updates, just subscribe to his channel.
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Summary
As an almost perfect Space Sim MMO (even if it is in the open development alpha project), Star Citizen is an interesting exercise of design created in the StarEngine (a modified Lumberyard Engine) by CIG. The in-game economy is highly real. Currencies such as UEC bang, REC, aUEC, etc. are really important to trade many types of items. In addition, the game offers a lot of activities and a huge scale, many details, and a lot of fun.
Regarding shipping prices, we think there is a balanced correlation between these and the quality of the game players will receive. The base model is that you receive a reward for helping the development of the game.
Since the Evocati Test Flight, Star Citizen has surprised the community by sharing information and showing the final goal where they want to go. The Lore of this game is an amazing aspect, with thousands of details, great actors and a universe full of life.
We believe we have touched the most important points of the topic. Follow our relevant tips to avoid making any mistakes.
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FAQs
How much do ships cost in SC?
The ship's cost depends on the ship type. For example, ground vehicles (yes, we know they are not ships) can start from 40 USD to 65 USD. Small ships are relatively sheep (of course, there are some exceptions), but, in general, the price starts at 40 USD and goes to 600 USD.
Do starships in SC cost real money?
Yes. The idea is that players buy ships to capitalize this First Person MMO Space Sim. In return, players can receive some t-shirts or a poster of the game.
Can you buy ships ingame Star Citizen?
You can buy everything within Star Citizen, including ships and trying them in the Arena Commander on your computer. The Devs have developed some interesting trade in-game systems.
What is the most expensive ship in Star Citizen?
At the moment, the Javelin is the most expensive ship in Star Citizen, according to our sources and Star Citizen fan community. But prices are changing all the time, so after some time another ship can become the most expensive.
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