Today Cloud Imperium Games reached out with a press release to announce an upcoming Free Fly Event for its space simulator Star Citizen.
The event will-kick off just after Citizencon, letting everyone download the client and try the game for free starting on November 24 without needing to make any pledge to Star Citizen’s ongoing crowdfunding campaign.
The event will end on December 5, so you have plenty of time to see what the game is all about for yourself.
To sweeten the deal, all the game’s ships and vehicles (over 100 including variants) will be flyabale and drivable during the event following the schedule below.
Nov 24 – Anvil Aerospace
Arrow: Agile fighter that packs a huge punch. A speedy glass cannon.
Gladiator: A ruggedly built two-person dive bomber.
Hornet F7C: Tough and dependable, the F7C is a multipurpose medium fighter.
Hornet F7C Wildfire: Special Edition of the F7C Hornet with custom livery and loadout geared for Arena Commander.
Hornet F7C-R:L Tracker: Sacrificing a turret for an advanced radar dome, the Hornet Tracker seeks what is hidden.
Hornet F7C-S: Ghost: Stealthy, quiet, silent – the Ghost haunts an area by keeping a low profile.
Hornet F7C-M– Super Hornet: A two-seater multi-purpose medium fighter with a heavier loadout.
Hurricane: A heavy fighter with excessive loadout, including a turret that punches through shields and defenses.
Terrapin: Heavily armored ship with a sophisticated scanner, ideal for recon and exploration.
Valkyrie: A heavily armed multirole gunship and dropship.
Nov 25 – Roberts Space Industries
Aurora ES: A descendent of the X-7, this is the perfect choice for new ship owners. Versatile and intuitive.
Aurora LN: For the combat focused, the Aurora LN comes with bigger shields and larger weapons that pack a punch.
Aurora LX: The Aurora Deluxe, adding luxury and comfort for long stretches in the deep black.
Aurora MR: A balance of function and performance, the Aurora MR comes with cargo capacity and guns to ensure freight gets there safely.
Constellation Andromeda: A multicrew freighter with modular design, the RSI Andromeda is one of the most iconic ships in the verse.
Constellation Aquila: Exploring the stars and distant horizons, the redesigned cockpit offers max visibility with a rover and sensor suite to explore it all.
Constellation Phoenix: A chariot of the Gods, this converted luxury, high performance Constellation freighter is ideal for VIP transport.
Ursa Rover: Rugged, durable and tough, this is the rover you need to explore a multitude of environments.
Nov 26 – Kruger Intergalactic, Consolidated Outlands, Tumbril
Cyclone: Stir up a storm with this robust two-seater buggy that can carry a little something in the back.
Cyclone AA: This two-seater buggy with EMP functionality is armed with an anti-air missile launcher to deter threats from above.
Cyclone RN: Unveils the fog of war, the recon variant of the Cyclone is mounted with a powerful scanner array.
Cyclone TR: Support ground infantry with this combat variant, equipped with a mounted turret to provide cover fire for ground operations.
Mustang Alpha: Consolidated Outland’s premier ship for those wanting to push the limits a little more when starting out.
Mustang Beta: Home is where the heart is, the Beta offers comfortable living quarters for beginners roaming the frontier.
Mustang Delta: The Mustang Delta is armed with heavier weapons and rocket pods.
Mustang Gamma: Racing the competition? The additional engine loaded into the back will provide competitive the edge you need.
P-52 Merlin: Small, agile and comes with a sting. This snub fighter is fragile, but difficult to hit.
Nov 27 – Musashi Industrial and Starflight Concern (MISC) and Argo
Argo MPUV 1C: a dedicated merchant transfer ship, a ubiquitous intergalactic stevedore
Argo MPUV 1P: The ARGO Astronautics MPUV-1P (commonly ‘Argo Personnel.’) is geared towards a simple but incredibly important responsibility: moving groups of people from place to place.
Freelancer: A multicrew cargo freighter, with turret and ordnance to deter those after it’s haul.
Prospector: A miner’s best friend, with a powerful mining laser and saddle bags to turn mineral to profit.
Razor: Cutting ahead of the competition, this sleek racer will give the others a run for pole position.
Razor EX: Stealth special edition of the Razor outfitted with signature-reducing materials and stealth components.
Razor LX: Special edition of the Razor features an overclocked engine, reduced maneuverability and armaments in exchange of straight-line speed.
Reliant Mako: all the flexibility and dependability of a MISC Reliant combined with a state of the art Image Enhancement suite and turret-mounted optics to capture every moment as it happens with the clarity and accuracy that makes headlines.
Reliant Kore: A fusion of Xi’an and Human technology, this light freighter allows you to haul cargo with a friend.
Reliant Sen: a versatile mobile science platform; outfitted with long range capabilities to take you further, longer, and an advanced sensor suite.
Reliant Tana: a versatile lightweight fighter, ideal choice for frontier and outpost defense thanks to its custom high-yield power plant, stronger shields and additional weapon mounts.
Starfarer: Keep fleets on the move with this heavy refueler.
Starfarer Gemini: Keep fleets on the move with this heavy refueler, the Gemini version sacrifices capacity for armor and a missile launcher.
Nov 28 – Alien Manufacturers
Khartu-al: Enigmatic, exotic and agile. The fragile Khartu-al excels at lateral thrust and maneuverability.
Nox: Sleek and fast, this gravity bike slices across rough terrain. Perfect for scouting and racing.
Nox Kue: Sleek and fast, this gravity bike slices across rough terrain. Perfect for scouting and racing with a bespoke Silver paintjob.
Banu Defender: a multi-crew fighter whose patchwork design highlights technology from a variety of species.
Vanduul Glaive: This Alien medium fighter replica drives fear with it’s ramming blades.
Vanduul Blade: Armed and Dangerous. This alien fighter slices through the air with it’s agility and shreds its foes.
Nov 29 – Aegis Dynamics
Avenger Stalker: A modified version of the Avenger, catering to bounty hunters with prison cells.
Avenger Titan: A former police ship with a cargo hold for light freight and courier abilities.
Avenger Titan Renegade: Special Edition of the Avenger Titan with custom livery and loadout geared for Arena Commander.
Avenger Warlock: A variant of the Avenger, armed with EMP generator to disable enemies.
Eclipse: A sleek stealth bomber, armed with heavy torpedoes.
Gladius: An aged but agile light fighter with mid-range armament.
Gladius Valiant: Special Edition of the Gladius with custom livery and loadout geared for Arena Commander.
Greycat: a small ground buggy that slowly but surely will get you from point A to Point B.
Hammerhead: A multi-crew corvette bristling with manned turrets designed to counter fighters.
Reclaimer: A heavy deep space salvage vessel to reclaim wrecks and derelicts.
Retaliator Bomber: A long-range anti capital ship bomber, covered in turrets and capable of launching size 9 torpedoes.
Sabre: Favoring agility over durability, this ship is light, sleek and deadly.
Sabre Comet: Special Edition of the Sabre with custom livery and loadout geared for Arena Commander.
Vanguard Hoplite: Long-range Squad Dropship with a turret gunner.
Vanguard Sentinel: a ship that’s designed to fight smart instead of taking enemies head on. The conversion features an AR cockpit, an external e-War pod, decoy missiles and a set of EMP charges.
Vanguard Warden: Long-range Heavy Fighter with a turret gunner.
Nov 30 – Drake Interplanetary
Buccaneer: A light fighter that sacrifices durability and an ejection seat for raw fire power.
Caterpillar: A heavy multicrew commercial freighter. Lightly armed, with superior cargo capacity.
Caterpillar Pirate: A heavy multicrew commercial freighter. Lightly armed, with superior cargo capacity and custom pirate livery.
Cutlass Black: Black is Back. Drakes multicrew Cutlass is highly versatile, with combat and cargo prowess.
Dragonfly Black: A two-seater grav-lev bike. Easily traverses rough terrain, or closes the distance in space.
Dragonfly Yellowjacket: A two-seater grav-lev bike. Easily traverses rough terrain or closes the distance in space with custom yellow livery.
Herald: No secret is safe, Drake’s Herald captures and stores information before leaving at blistering speed.
Dec 1 – Origin Jumpworks
300i: Travel in style with this high-performance sleek touring ship.
315p: Traverse the ‘verse with this high-performance exploration focused ship.
325a: Origin’s sleek signature fighter, the 325 makes a great companion for finding your mark in style and sophistication.
350r: Origin’s sleek signature racer, the 350 makes a great companion for leaving your peers in the dust.
600i Explorer: The luxury yacht of Star Citizen, designed to explore in comfort and style with a vehicle bay.
600i Touring: This multi-role luxury vessel from Origin Jumpworks features an exquisitely detailed hull design that balances performance and versatility in a sleek and timeless form.
85X: A luxury and sporty short-range runabout for pilot and passenger.
890 Jump: an elegant, sleek exterior that belies its spacious interior, the 890 Jump is a true engineering marvel; crafted to impress from every angle by combining a unique, innovative design with the finest materials and the most advanced technology.
M50: Origin’s premier racer, small, fast and highly agile.
Dec 2-5 – “Best In Show” – a group of ships voted on by the Star Citizen Community source from all in-game ships
Drake Caterpillar: A heavy multicrew commercial freighter. Lightly armed, with superior cargo capacity.
Aegis Reclaimer: A heavy deep space salvage vessel to reclaim wrecks and derelicts.
Aegis Hammerhead – Hammerhead: A multi-crew corvette bristling with manned turrets designed to counter fighters.
Drake Cutlass Black: Black is Back. Drakes multicrew Cutlass is highly versatile, with combat and cargo prowess.
Like last year, players will be able to visit the Intergalactic Aerospace Expo (this time around located in the Area 18 spaceport of the Coruscant-like city-planet ArcCorp), and pick up the ships of the day to try them out.
In more Star Citizen news, we also learn that tomorrow (November 22) will see the introduction of a new “Welcome Hub” including new tutorials and a “Guide System” that will match new players with Star Citizen Community veterans who will volunteer teach new players how to fly and enjoy the game.
The system will be available on the official site and you can see what it’ll look like in the gallery below.
Syat Citizen is a crowdfunded game and the crowdfunding total for the game has recently passed 241 million dollars, and it’s sitting at $241,388,136 at the moment of this writing.
2,422,445 accounts have been registered for the game so far, but this number is likely to increase when the floodgates of the Free Fly event open.
If you’d like to learn more, you can check out some interesting gameplay stats provided by the development team. You can also watch a video showcasing an interesting hijack rescue mission, and another focusing on the Experia Prowler.
For the sake of full disclosure, you should keep in mind that the author of this article has been among the backers of Star Citizen since the original Kickstarter campaign a long time ago.
