Happy Monday, everyone!
Ship Showdown 2021 has begun! The feud of fighters, the fray of freighters, the battle to determine the best vehicles in Star Citizen has kicked off with Phase 1 today, and your favorite ship needs your help to rise to the top. The 16 flyable ships with the most activity will make it into the Ship Showdown finals, where they will go head-to-head in the ultimate tournament of aerospace champions. Check out the Ship Showdown tournament page for details.
On top of Ship Showdown, there’s a ton of great content coming this month in the world of Star Citizen. From our next AMA to Talk Like a Pirate Day, there’s plenty of things to look forward to. And in case you missed it, our Free Fly event has kicked off! Invite your friends to play for free now through August 27, and if they decide to stick around and grab a game package, you both get a Drake Dragonfly and bonus paint for free! Check out our This Month in Star Citizen post for all the details.
Now, let’s see what’s going on this week: Monday (today), Ship Showdown has begun! Get out there and champion your favorite ship for a chance at sweet prizes!
On Tuesday, the Narrative team will bring us this month’s Galactapedia update.
Wednesday, rumors circulating the Stanton system point to an imminent return of the Pyro-based gang XenoThreat. First time joining the CDF in the fray? We’ll have a guide to get you started as well. We also have a Roadmap Update going live on Wednesday, accompanied by a Roadmap Roundup.
This Thursday, we’re back with Inside Star Citizen on our YouTube Channel, this time with our next Origin Story where we’ll get to learn more about the folks at CIG you don’t normally hear about, followed by another delicious Sprint Report.
On Friday, you’ll see an update to the Subscriber Vault and the weekly RSI Newsletter delivered to your inbox. We also have the latest issue of Jump Point magazine going out to subscribers. Rounding out the week will be a Star Citizen Live Gamedev episode with Associate Art Director Jeremiah Lee where he’ll be creating concepts for one of the new outlaw gangs being developed for the upcoming Pyro System. The show will be broadcast on our Star Citizen Twitch channel starting at 12pm Pacific / 7pm UTC.
Have a great week!
Jake Bradley Associate Community Manager
Screenshot by HolyKrap
The Weekly Community Content Schedule MONDAY, AUGUST 23, 2021 Star Citizen Alpha 3.14 Free Fly This Week in Star Citizen Ship Showdown 2021 – Phase 1 Kickoff TUESDAY, AUGUST 24, 2021 Star Citizen Alpha 3.14 Free Fly Galactapedia Update WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 25, 2021 Star Citizen Alpha 3.14 Free Fly XenoThreat Returns Roadmap Update Roadmap Roundup THURSDAY, AUGUST 26, 2021 Star Citizen Alpha 3.14 Free Fly XenoThreat Returns Inside Star Citizen (youtube.com/user/RobertsSpaceInd) FRIDAY, AUGUST 27, 2021 Star Citizen Alpha 3.14 Free Fly XenoThreat Returns Star Citizen Live (twitch.tv/starcitizen) Subscriber Vault Update Weekly Newsletter SATURDAY, AUGUST 28, 2021 XenoThreat Returns SUNDAY, AUGUST 29, 2021 XenoThreat Returns
Community MVP: August 23, 2021
We're constantly amazed at the contributions made by the Star Citizen community. Whether it's fan art, a cinematic, YouTube guide, or even a 3D print of your favorite ship, we love it all! Every week, we select one piece of content submitted to the Community Hub and highlight it here. The highlighted content creator will be awarded an MVP badge on Spectrum and be immortalized in our MVP section of the Hub. Don't forget to submit your content to our Community Hub for the chance to see it here! Imagine: Star Citizen Fan Trailer 2021 by William Clark
William Clark has made a stunning homage to the Imagine Star Citizen Trailer from 2014. Using only footage captured in-game, this trailer beautifully shows off what you can do in the persistent universe today.
Watch the full video on the Community Hub