The developers of Star Citizen have decided to fund its development through crowdfunding, which is essentially requesting contributions from the eventual players of the game.
Goals[]
There were two separate campaigns, a direct campaign by the developers themselves and a campaign through Kickstarter. The Kickstarter campaign had its own separate goals, and there were goals for the overall campaign.
The campaigns both ended on November 19, 2012. A record-breaking $6 million was raised overall and all of the funding goals were met.
Minimum goals[]
Overall campaign[]
Achieved on October 25, 2012
Kickstarter campaign[]
Achieved on October 25, 2012
Stretch goals[]
Overall campaign[]
$2,500,000[]
Achieved: October 31, 2012
- Anvil Gladiator as an additional playable ship
$3,000,000[]
Achieved: November 8, 2012
- Increased community updates
- 5 additional missions for the Squadron 42 campaign for a total of 35
- Star Citizens will receive access to the universe for online persistent play (30 months)
- Privateer-like gameplay
- Multiple Star Systems to Explore – 40 star systems
$3,100,000[]
Achieved: November 9, 2012
$3,200,000[]
Achieved: November 10, 2012
$3,250,000[]
Achieved: November 11, 2012
- MISC Starfarer as an additional playable ship
$3,300,000[]
Achieved: November 12, 2012
$3,400,000[]
Achieved: November 13, 2012
$3,500,000[]
Achieved: November 14, 2012
- Amazing cockpit decorations, such as bobbleheads and dinosaurs
- Ship-to-ship boarding mechanic
- Orion system
$3,600,000[]
Achieved: November 14, 2012
$3,700,000[]
Achieved: November 15, 2012
$3,750,000[]
Achieved: November 15, 2012
- Aegis Retaliator as an additional playable ship
$3,800,000[]
Achieved: November 16, 2012
$3,900,000[]
Achieved: November 16, 2012
$4,000,000[]
Achieved: November 16, 2012
- Drake Cutlass as an additional playable ship
- Increased community updates
- Creation of professional mod tools provided free to players
- Monthly development team Webcasts
- Squadron 42 campaign
- Richer storyline
- 45 missions in Squadron 42
- Persistent universe
- 50 Star systems
- Chronos system
- Enhanced boarding options (including melee weapons, upgradeable HUDs, zero-g external Moonraker combat.)
$4,100,000[]
Achieved: November 17, 2012
$4,500,000[]
Achieved: November 17, 2012
- Stanon system
- Extended hardcore flight sim controller support
- Playable destroyers
- Vanduul trading post base
- Largest playable ship: cruiser
- All Kickstarter goals unlocked
$5,000,000[]
Achieved: November 18, 2012
- Tablet companion application to check on your inventory, commission or find missions and get the galactic news feed
- Increased community updates
- Monthly town hall meeting with Chris Roberts
- Squadron 42 campaign
- Celebrity voice-acting for Squadron 42; with at least one favorite from Wing Commander
- 50 Missions
- Persistent universe
- Star Citizen will match Privateer, with 70 star systems to explore on launch.
- Alien derelict as an additional base type
- Krell system
$5,500,000[]
Achieved: November 19, 2012
- Bengal carrier as an additional flyable ship
- Professional motion capture for Squadron 42
- Record Breaker skin
- All backers get an additional 1,000 credits
$6,000,000[]
Achieved: November 19, 2012
- 100 systems
- A full orchestral score
- Free copy of the first Squadron 42 mission disk, Behind Enemy Lines
Kickstarter campaign[]
$750,000[]
Achieved: October 29, 2012
- All backers get a AMX-1 Repair Droid
$1,000,000[]
Achieved: November 8, 2012
- RSI Idris Class Corvette as an additional playable ship
- All backers get an additional 500 creduts
$1,250,000[]
Achieved: November 15, 2012
- Hidden asteroids added as a smuggler base type (active smugglers bases with trading and bars; and secret supply depots.)
$1,375,000[]
Achieved: November 16, 2012
- Origin M50 as an additional flyable ship
$1,500,000[]
Achieved: November 17, 2012
- Drake Caterpillar as an additional playable ship
$1,750,000[]
Achieved: November 19, 2012
- Support for flight chairs, multi-monitors, Track-IR, and MFD panels
External links[]
- Funding goals on Roberts Space Industries
- $3.5 Million Unlock
- $5.4 Million - Spaceport Test Footage!
- $10 Million!
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- $13 Million!
- Thank You!
- $15 Million!
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- $17 Million!
- Letter from the Chairman: $18 Million!
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- $22 Million and Hangar Patch Live!
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- $29 Million! Squadron 42!
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