Star Citizen Alpha 3.9 New Player Guide

Steps to upgrading to the new launcher (for a fresh install go straight to step 2):

1. Uninstall the old RSI Launcher (not the game just the launcher)
2. Install the new Launcher you downloaded from the official RSI website.

Landing on landing pads and in hangars requires that pilots first request landing permission. This can be done via the ship's Multi-Function Display (MFD) panels (Hold F and click to interact) or by opening the contacts list in MobiGlas (F11).

If you have a CrimeStat landing permission will be denied at many locations in Stanton. Landing without requesting permission on a pad or hangar will incur fines and possibly a crime rating.

Landing Steps:

1. Approach station / spaceport
2. Go to Comms (Ship MFD) or Open Mobiglas Comms (F11) and Request Landing Permission
3. Land at assigned pad

Star Citizen Alpha 3.9 offers significant amounts of gameplay while still only being a tiny fraction of what is eventually planned for Star Citizen. While the final vision describes hundreds of star systems to explore the current Alpha takes place in the Stanton System only. Even so, this offers testers with more gameplay than many released games, not to mention one of the biggest seamless play areas of any multiplayer game.

Despite the bugs caused by the game still being under construction, many hours of entertainment can be had and Alpha 3.9 expands the playable scope further. The amount of things to do in game is too long for a full list for the purpose of this article but here are some of the options. Even though credits are reset periodically during Star Citizen Alpha, it can still be fun to see how much can be accumulated before each reset.

• Playtesting the various missions in game from bounty hunting to cargo delivery
• Sandbox in game money making gameplay testing (see below)
• Sandbox in game events created by orgs or streamers
• Exploring (although there's not much to find)
• Piracy (very basic)
• Racing ships
• FPS combat
• Mining (in ship and on foot)

There are already about 100 flyable ships and usable vehicles out of so far 150 announced (source: Reddit) that are publicly known at this time.

For more a more in depth look at the Star Citizen Economy please read this article -> https://scfocus.org/star-citizen-economy/

Please note that game progress database wipes can happen frequently in Alpha. To check the frequency visit the economy page mentioned above.

There are several ways that players can earn in game credits (aUEC) while play testing Star Citizen Alpha.

Since Star Citizen is a sandbox game it is possibly to earn your way without using any of the scripted on-rails missions.

Let's look at some of the ways to make money in Star Citizen Alpha 3.9:

Scripted missions:

• Cargo Delivery
• Investigation
• Combat (pirate or merc)
• Maintenance
• Prison Transport Operation
• Bunker Missions
• Ship combat missions
• Others

Sandbox ways to make money:

• Mining
• Harvesting
• Cargo running
• Theft and sale of illicit goods at mission outposts
• Space taxi driver
• Bounty hunting

Read Star Citizen Easy Money Making Guide for Beginners

The most profitable missions for beginners are cargo delivery or combat assistance. This is where choosing the Starter Ship that is best for you is important. Read the Getting Started - Buying A Game Package article or check the list of Best Ships in Star Citizen.

Gaining a crime rating can happen very easily for new players. Since a criminal rating even as low as 1 can influence what pads players can land on and the availability of missions it is extremely important for new players to know how to clear their rating.

The following methods can be used in Alpha 3.9 to reset your rating:

• Hacking a UEE terminal to reset the archive
• Serving your sentence in prison
• Paying your fines - if your CrimeStat is low enough

One of the sandbox ways of making money is to run cargo of illicit goods. Illicit goods can be found at many outposts. Websites to find ideal cargo routes can be found on the Star Citizen Resources page.

Players can take missions to the secret drug labs and then remember the location via triangulation of waypoints.

Black Market Economy is recommended for advanced players and not for beginners.

Logging Out

Star Citizen automatically stores the player's spawn point when landing at major space ports. The last visited major landing port will be where the player respawns when resuming from a previous play session.

It is also possible to use ship beds as spawn points. Logging out in a ship's bed will allow players to continue where they left off for the next play session.

For the location spawn point to be stored a player must land at the station on a pad. This does not work for outposts.

Bed Logout

Ships with beds allow players to log out and upon reloading the game they will find themselves in their ship.

Persistence of Items

Between sessions not everything persists as of Alpha 3.9. Things that do not persist:

• Small arms gained in FPS combat from NPCs or players
• Missions accepted via the MobiGlas will also not resume upon loading

This that persist:

• Weapons, armor and items purchased (including consumables like food or water)
• Player reputation
• Account balance
• Ships or components purchased in game

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