Talk:Star Citizen

Early access

Star Citizen has indeed been confirmed as Early Access by many sources including CIG ones. Many other games treated in Wikipedia include those Early Access release dates in the info box such as: Phasmophobia (video game) , Valheim or Ark: Survival Ascended. This information needs ot be added to the info box here and also the main text. Cloverfield70 (talk) 09:34, 15 December 2024 (UTC)

Those articles are wrong. Per the template documentation as well as MOS:VG, beta and early access dates are not put in the infobox. They can be in the lead though. They must be reliably sourced. -- ferret (talk) 15:05, 15 December 2024 (UTC)

Cited from the MOS:VG: "Early releases such as open beta-testing periods, early access, or other similar mechanics should not be included in the infobox once the game is actually released. While the game is in an early release state, that early release date may be included in the infobox, but it should be indicated as an early release, and in the article prose, the game should be treated as an upcoming video game that has yet to receive a full release for all other purposes."

This clearly states Early Access release dates should be included in the infobox, for as longa s the game is actually in early Access, which is the case here. Please confirm? Cloverfield70 (talk) 15:42, 15 December 2024 (UTC)

@Cloverfield70 The template says don't do it, the MOS says "until officially released". So there is a conflict. I will raise that on the template's talk page. -- ferret (talk) 15:54, 15 December 2024 (UTC)

Sounds good, thanks. For what is worth, and imho, I do not see major conflicts in the Early Access release date being displayed at the info box as long as it is clearly labled as such, we can even include a "Full release: TBA" for further detail. Given the fact many other games, including behemoths such as Fortnite, include the early access date in the info box aswell, it seems to be a very common accepted practice in Wikipedia. It´s good info. Cloverfield70 (talk) 16:15, 15 December 2024 (UTC)

@Cloverfield70 MOS says to do that, but the infobox explicitly says to never include early access. We just need to get that fixed so there's no more confusion between the two. -- ferret (talk) 17:15, 15 December 2024 (UTC)

Hello Ferret, I saw your exchange in the info box uopdates. Looks good, thanks. I see you have already also corrected the Star Citizen info box accordingly, but you have selected the 2017 date (citation 2 at Eurogamer) instead of the earlier citation by the developer of 2016 for Early Access (citation 1 at MassivelyOP). Shouldn´t the earliest of the two be used for reference? Cloverfield70 (talk) 13:41, 20 December 2024 (UTC)

@Cloverfield70 A vague retroactively updated crowdfunding claim of "sometime in 2016" without detail, versus a clear "We will consider it early access when 3.0 releases". The first source, MassivelyOP, also references the 2017 date. -- ferret (talk) 14:50, 20 December 2024 (UTC)

Well, it is vague in that it does only mention the year, yes. But it comes from developer official sources. Furthermore that statement has been used by the developer in legal proceedings to argue their case as defendants, so it is as official as it can get I reckon, no? Cloverfield70 (talk) 16:58, 20 December 2024 (UTC)

Primary source claims made retroactively are suspect. In 2017, they said that with the 3.0 release they would consider it early access. Years later, they claim "early access some time in 2016". That contradicts the contemporary sourcing, so we would not use it. -- ferret (talk) 17:00, 20 December 2024 (UTC)

Got it. I think it is still of interest to keep that 2016 citation, if only for reference, as it comes from the developer and confirms the developer considered the game as Early Access by then even if later formally announced in 2017.

Now, given this Early Access info I am planning to update some of the info in the main text in the next few days so to clarify the game sources of revenue, i.e. crowdfunding revenues versus Early Access sales revenues. Cloverfield70 (talk) 17:13, 20 December 2024 (UTC)

Link to "Star Engine" is wrong

Should link to Star Engine (CIG) rather than Amazon Lumberyard in the Engine section. I'm new so I can't edit. Clonemep (talk) 06:59, 21 March 2025 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 7 October 2025

Since the game merged Star Marine into Arena Commander for at least a year now, I think it would be goud to change the Arena Commander chapter by adding the game modes cited in Star Marine while even mentionning "Game modes that where available in the former Star Marine mode" and removing completely the Star Marine chapter. Kevmorlo (talk) 12:39, 7 October 2025 (UTC)

 Not done: it's not clear what changes you want to be made. Please mention the specific changes in a "change X to Y" format and provide a reliable source if appropriate. Slomo666 (talk) 16:22, 7 October 2025 (UTC)

standalone page for Squadron 42 (release "soon" in 2026)

Hello, with Squadron 42 officially scheduled for release later this year (2026) I believe it is time to reconsider having a dedicated standalone article for the game, rather than just a section within the Star Citizen page. I have prepared a draft of the article here in my sandbox : https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Karinoir/Squadron_42 I would appreciate your feedback on the admissibility and the neutrality of the text before moving forward with the page creation. Best regards. Karinoir (talk) 21:52, 6 March 2026 (UTC)

Given that Cloud Imperium Games has proven to be a consistently unreliable source for release dates (amongst many other things), any 'official' statement needs to be taken with a saltmine of salt. As for your draft, the 'plot' section is largely unsourced (What exactly are you basing it on? Do you have access to a beta?), and the 'development' section seems largely off-topic, wandering off into details about crowdfunding etc that merely duplicate content in the SC article. In my opinion, a separate article on Sq 42 would only be justified when we have secondary sources providing reviews etc. Prior to that, it can only be speculative and promotional. AndyTheGrump (talk) 22:47, 6 March 2026 (UTC)

To add to the above, I'd note that the most recent source cited in your draft says that SQ 42 is "still on track for a 2026 release date". Which isn't the same thing as saying that it is 'officially scheduled' for release this year. And what does 'officially' even mean in this context? A statement from developers about their future intentions is just that, regardless of whether anyone labels it 'official' or not. AndyTheGrump (talk) 19:10, 7 March 2026 (UTC)

Postscript: "...no release date has been set for “Squadron,”...". AndyTheGrump (talk) 13:22, 25 May 2026 (UTC)

Funding update

"As of December 2025, combined crowdfunding and early access sales have reached nearly US$1 billion" This text needs updating due to as of today (24th May 2026), Star Citizen has hit the 1billion USD milestone - For reference here - https://robertsspaceindustries.com/en/funding-goals DirkArwood (talk) 21:15, 24 May 2026 (UTC)

If people need to see whatever the latest figure is the developers are claiming, they should look on the Star Citizen website. Meanwhile, as per usual Wikipedia practice, we only report such figures as and when they can be cited to independent reliable sources. AndyTheGrump (talk) 21:58, 24 May 2026 (UTC)

https://variety.com/2026/gaming/news/star-citizen-1-billion-funding-squadron-42-release-update-1236757420/ - This should suffice for an independent reliable source. DirkArwood (talk) 09:12, 25 May 2026 (UTC)

Yup, that'll do, though the article is a little ambiguous as to whether they've reached 1 billion, or are ""approaching" it. AndyTheGrump (talk) 13:19, 25 May 2026 (UTC)