What is the Best Star Citizen Starter Ship?
Picking your Star Citizen starter ship and starter pack is an exciting time as a new player. In this page, we provide our recommendations for and reviews of the best Star Citizen starter ships and show you how you can purchase a starter pack on the official Roberts Space Industries website.
Star Citizen Starter Ship Recommendations
Best Star Citizen Starter Pack Pick: Avenger Titan in the Duelist Starter Pack
The Avenger Titan is the best all-around Star Citizen starter ship, but it is not the lowest-cost option.
Pros:
- Two entrances - ramp and cockpit ladder - make it easy to get in and get flying fast
- One of the lowest insurance claim times if you crash it or respawn
- Incredible firepower for a ship of its size due to its Size 4 nose mount
- Includes an onboard bed that allows you to log off outside of stations
- Plenty of interior space that can be used for package delivery missions, a great way to earn credits early in Star Citizen
- Interior cargo bay can also help you earn credits early on with hauling missions
- Allows you to try all game play types except vehicle and ship mining and salvage
Cons:
- Maneuverability is sub-optimal for high-level bounties
- Ramp entrance is unusable when loaded with cargo
- Not the lowest-cost package
The Avenger Titan is currently available in the discounted Duelist 'Holiday' Starter Pack for $60 USD - a 20% discount.
Budget Star Citizen Starter Pack Pick: Mustang Alpha in the Citizen Starter Pack
The Mustang Alpha is a competent Star Citizen starter ship, and usually the lowest cost option. Its limited capabilities will help you earn the credits to buy a more capable ship in-game.
Pros:
- The lowest-cost starter package
- Lowest insurance claim time among starter ships
- Has light weaponry and small cargo storage - half the capacity of the Avenger Titan
Cons:
- Weaponry too weak for all but the easiest space combat missions
- No onboard bed that would allow you to log off anywhere in game
- No interior space to consume food or drink
The Mustang Alpha is available in the Citizen Starter Pack for $45 USD.
The Big Upgrade Star Citizen Starter Pack Pick: Cutlass Black in the Privateer Starter Pack
The "Cutty Black" is a significant upgrade both in capability and cost among the Star Citizen starter ships. It is also considered a good upgrade ship to purchase in Star Citizen after earning the credits in-game.
Pros:
- Features a tandem copilot seat and manned turret so you and your friends can fly and fight together.
- Expansive cargo area is large enough to support cargo transport or carrying ground vehicles, including the ground mining vehicle, the Roc
- Allows you to try all game play types except ship mining and salvage
Cons:
- Significantly more expensive than the Aurora and Titan options
- Not as maneuverable as smaller ships - you may struggle in fights against smaller ships without a turret gunner
- Claim time is nearly 2.5 times longer than the Titan claim time. This could get annoying if you crash or die a lot, which is common when first playing.
- In previous versions of Star Citizen, the large aft engines were prone to being destroyed and being stuck in an irreparable state. This bug may return in future versions of the game while it is in development.
The Cutlass Black is available in the Privateer Starter Pack for $125 USD.
How to Pledge for a Starter Pack
The RSI Pledge Store is the Official Starter Pack Source
A Star Citizen Account is Required to Pledge for a Star Citizen Starter Pack
- You need to have a Start Citizen account in order to pledge for a Star Citizen starter pack. If you do not have a Star Citizen account, then check out our instructions for setting up a Star Citizen account. If you use our referral code, your account will also receive a bonus of 5000 game credits for free - five times as many credits as the standard starter packs provide!
Pledging for a Star Citizen Starter Pack
- You need to leave this website and go to the official Roberts Space Industries website to see the available game packs. Click the link below (or copy and paste it into a new browser window) to go to the official Roberts Space Industries website:
https://robertsspaceindustries.com/store/pledge/browse/game-packages - Select an option that includes "Starter Pack" in the name so you get a copy of Star Citizen to play.
- Complete the purchase process like any average online retailer.
Checking Your Current Starter Pack
- Once you have pledged for a Starter Pack, you can check to see which starter package you have in your Star Citizen account hangar.
- You need to leave this website and go to the official Roberts Space Industries website to check which starter pack you have. Click the link below (or copy and paste it into a new browser window) to go to the official Roberts Space Industries website:
https://robertsspaceindustries.com/account/pledges
- You need to leave this website and go to the official Roberts Space Industries website to check which starter pack you have. Click the link below (or copy and paste it into a new browser window) to go to the official Roberts Space Industries website:
- If you see your starter pack in your hangar, then you are now ready to Download and Install Star Citizen!
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