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It’s the paid package in the RSI store that gives you permanent access to Star Citizen and includes a starter ship. Without a Game Package, you can only play during Free Flys.

During Free Fly, RSI opens the PU for a limited time without requiring a Game Package. Outside the event, you need a Game Package to play. Try it during Free Fly before you decide.

They change with every patch. Check RSI’s official specs page — we don’t repost numbers that go stale quickly.

Tens of GB, and it grows with each patch. Plan for SSD space and bandwidth; the launcher shows the current size when you download.

Ships and cosmetics sold for real money buy convenience and shortcuts, but progress and aUEC can also be earned by playing. The meta shifts and wipes happen — there’s no permanent “win”.

Yes. Builds break, features come and go, and inventory and progress wipes happen. Expect some technical rough edges.

RSI lists the referral bonus as UEC. In the alpha client, the PU currency shows up as aUEC (“alpha UEC”). In practice, it’s the virtual economy of the current patch.

Wipes can reset or adjust aUEC, inventory and progress. Pledge-store items (like your package ship) come back via claim; anything earned only in-game may be lost.

Contracts in your mobiGlas (deliveries, mercenary work, etc.), hauling, mining, salvage and patch events. See the Tips section for what pays best right now.

In-game credits follow the wipe rules of each patch. The bonus comes with your first game package bought on an account created with the code, and the code won’t “reload” it later. Enter it when you create your account (or within 24 hours).

If your ship is destroyed, you reclaim it at an ASOP terminal after the claim timer. Package insurance covers the base hull; extra components may follow their own rules.

After you spawn at a station or planet with an ASOP terminal, use it to retrieve your ship. Personal hangars keep evolving — the layout changes between patches.

Many of them, yes: in-game dealers sell a selection of ships for aUEC (what’s available depends on the patch). That’s why a basic starter is enough: you can earn more ships by playing.

Melting exchanges a pledge for store credit. A CCU (Cross-Chassis Upgrade) upgrades one ship to another in the store. These are pledge-store tools — take your time and check the value first. From Oct 1, 2026, RSI says each account’s primary Game Access pledge can’t be melted or gifted.

You respawn at a medical bed (on a ship, at a clinic, in prison, etc., depending on the situation). You may lose loot you hadn’t stored; your destroyed ship goes to claim.

Your level of criminal offense under UEE law. Criminal actions raise it, attract security and restrict where you can go. You can clear it through the in-game options available in the patch.

Not permanently: you reclaim it through insurance at an ASOP terminal. You may lose time and cargo.

Right in the game client (friends and party). Sharing a ship (multicrew) depends on the ship and the seats available.

Player organizations on the RSI site — basically guilds. They’re great for learning from veterans and flying together; join public orgs that fit how you play.

Most likely. Star Citizen has active communities in many languages, including large English and Brazilian ones. Look for orgs on the RSI site and in open forums — and never share your password or codes with strangers in private messages.

Yes — turn on two-factor authentication for your RSI account. It’s the bare minimum to keep your hangar and account safe.

No. Never share your password, recovery email or 2FA codes.

When you create your account or within 24 hours. After that, Support won’t add it; the only workaround mentioned is closing the account (with no pledges or gifts) and creating a new one.

Only use the robertsspaceindustries.com domain. This is an unofficial fan page — be wary of any site that asks for your RSI login.