Star Citizen Ship Prices | Find Out Everything About SC Ships

Star Citizen Ship Prices | Find Out Everything About SC Ships
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Star Citizen and Star Citizen Squadron 42 (campaign mode of Star Citizen) are strange games. Not only do their promises want to cover an entire universe, but they are also in full development (in alpha state). However, at least the first one can be played without problems. Although Star Citizen is not finished yet, it has a large community of fans who are eager to play the final product. 

One of the most important features of this MMO Space Sim are their game ships. Thanks to them, players can cross the universe. In this post, we’ll talk about all the types of ships that exist in this incredible game. We will also discuss their functions, features, and last but not least, the prices. Thus, it’s for you to decide which of them you want to rent or buy. 

Table of contents:

What Are Ships in the SC Universe?

Purchasing or Renting Ships: What Is Better?

Starships Sizes

Starships Prices

Additional Information

Summary

 

What Are Ships in the SC Universe?

A ship in Star CitizenConcept ships are the principal way of transportation in the universe of Star Citizen. Thanks to them, your friends, the NPCs and you can travel between stars and planets. They let you participate in special missions and Persistent Universe according to the ship you are using. 

There are more than one hundred different starships in this game. Some of them are developed versions of a base design, and others are unique models. Since Star Citizen is still in development, you can find from small starter ships to fighting ships with dozens of functions and components. 

Starships in SC are really alive. They have many moves and articulated limbs, with which you can mine and farm in unknown planets. In addition, the ship pricing will eventually vary based on location, supply and demand.

 

Purchasing or Renting Ships: What Is Better? 

Purchasing a ship in Star Citizen

Cloud Imperium Games Group offers more than one hundred space ships for a pledge cost. Buying them helps fund the development of the alpha project. These ships are available in-game and particular ones are rarer than others. 

At the same time, players can rent ships in exchange for in-game currency with a rental period of either 1, 3, 7 days or one month. There is a whole mess of factors which determine the prices of the ships. Among others, the rental prices depend on the quality and size of the ship 

Purchasing is pretty much better, as long as you are sure of what you want to do within the game. At first, the rent cost could be cheaper than the purchases cost. In the long run, however, it tends to be much more expensive.

 

Starships Sizes 

Star Citizen Ships SizesThere are 6 sizes of ships in the universe of Star Citizen. Each of these sizes has its own functionality and use. Below there is a little chart with the 6 sizes, a brief description, and some examples.

Ship size 

Description Example

Vehicle 

Ground vehicles. Vehicle goes from simple 

● Lynx 

personal transport, passing through rovers, 

● Ursa 

such as the Ursa and Lynx, to large vehicles 

for exploration by a single player or a small 

● Cyclone 

group. 

● PTV

Snub 

Small 

Snub is a parasite craft which depends on 

● Dragonfly 

other bigger ships. It is perfect for work in 

● X1 

atmosphere and space. Something that you 

should know - it can contain only one pilot. 

● 85X 

● Archimedes 

These ships are operated in space with 

● Razor 

Quantum capability. They can be operated by 

● Terrapin 

one single pilot, but are not exclusive to a 

single crew member. Perfect for landing 

● Sabre 

pads. 

● Defender

 

Medium 

Generally 25-50m in length. These ships are 

● Vanguard 

perfect for a medium size crew. Also, these 

● Eclipse 

chips contain living accommodations to 

support extended missions and a cargo area. 

● Cutlass 

● Freelancer

Large 

50-150m length range ships. These starships 

● Merchantman 

require an experienced medium crew working 

● Reclaimer 

together to make them work. Repair costs 

and maintenance are a great factor. 

● Carrack 

● Constellation

Capital 150m length range ships. The crews need special skills to operate these ships. A small fleet is required to keep them in the best conditions. These offer a unique experience to a dedicated crew. 

  • Hull-E ● Endeavor ● Orion 
  • Polaris 

* In the universe of Star Citizen, Ground Vehicles are used to explore the fields of different planets. As the purpose of this article is the ships, we believe Ground Vehicles are the topic of another article. 

 

<Starships Prices

Star Citizen Ship PricesYou can purchase a Game Package, which will give you a starship, a self-land hangar, starting money 1.000 UEC and 3 month Insurance. We have to point out that many of these are ship pledges. This means you can get them in the future, once the game is complete. 

Below we have included a list with the best starships and their value with regards to in-game prices.

Starship 

Size 

Standalone 

War 

Availability Manufacturer

Price - Ships 

Bond 

Dollar 

300i 

Small 

60.00 - Permanent Origin

315p 

Small 

65.00 - Permanent Origin

325a 

Small 

70.00 - Permanent Origin

350r 

Small 

125.00 - Limited Origin

85X 

Aurora CL 

Snub 

Small 

50.00 - Limited Origin 45.00 - Permanent RSI

Aurora ES 

Small 

20.00 - Permanent RSI

Aurora LN 

Aurora LX 

Small 

Small 

35.00 - Permanent RSI 3 0 00 - Limited RSI

Aurora MR 

Small 

25.00 - Permanent RSI

Avenger 

Stalker

Small 

60.00 - Permanent Aegis Dynamics

Avenger Titan 

Small 

55.00 - Permanent Aegis Dynamics

Avenger 

Warlock

Small 

85.00 - Limited Aegis Dynamics

Buccaneer 

Small 

110.00 - Limited Drake

 

Carrack Best in Show 2950 Edition 

Large 

Anvil 

Aerospace

600.00 - Add-on 

Caterpillar 

Large 

295.00 - Limited Drake

Constellation Andromeda

Large 

225.00 - Permanent RSI

Constellation Phoenix

Large 

350.00 - Limited RSI

Constellation Taurus

Large 

150.00 - Permanent RSI

Crucible 

Cutlass Black 

Large 

Medium 

350.00 - Limited Anvil Aerospace 

100.00 - Permanent Drake

Endeavor 

F7C Hornet 

Capital 

Small 

350.00 - Limited MISC 

110.00 - Permanent Anvil Aerospace

F7C Hornet 

Tracker

Small 

140.00 - Permanent Anvil Aerospace

Freelancer 

Medium 

110.00 - Permanent MISC

Genesis 

Starliner

Large 

400.00 - Limited Crusader Industries

Gladiator 

Small 

165.00 - Limited Anvil Aerospace

Gladius 

Small 

90.00 - Permanent/ 

Aegis 

Dynamics

Referral 

F8C Lightning 

 

Concierge Anvil

 

 

- -(Wing 

Aerospace

Commander) 

Glaive 

(Replica)

Medium 

350.00 - Reward Esperia

Herald 

Small 

85.00 - Limited Drake

Hull A 

Small 

60.00 - Limited MISC

Hull B 

Medium 

90.00 - Limited MISC

Hull C 

Large 

250.00 - Limited MISC

Hull D 

Capital 

350.00 - Limited MISC

Hull E 

Hurricane 

Idris-K 

Capital 

Small 

Capital 

650.00 550.00 Limited MISC 

195.00 175.00 Limited/ 

Anvil 

Aerospace 

Referral 

300.00 250.00 Upgrade Aegis Dynamics

Idris-M 

Capital 

1 000.00 1 000.00 Limited Aegis Dynamics

Idris-P 

Capital 

1 500.00 1 300.00 Limited Aegis Dynamics

Javelin 

Capital 

3 000.00 2 700.00 Limited/ 

Aegis 

Dynamics

Referral 

Khartu-Al 

Small 

170.00 - Limited Aopoa

Kraken 

Capital 

1 650.00 1 400 00 Limited Drake

Kraken 

Privateer

Capital 

2 000.00 1 700.00 Limited Drake

 

M2 Hercules 

Large 

480.00 400.00 Limited Crusader Industries

M50 

Small 

100.00 - Limited Origin

MOLE 

Medium 

315.00 275.00 Permanent Argo Astronautics

MPUV Cargo 

Snub 

35.00 - Limited Argo Astronautics

MPUV 

Personnel

Snub 

40.00 - Limited Argo Astronautics

Mantis 

Small 

150.00 - Permanent RSI

Merchantman 

Mercury Star Runner

Large 

Medium 

450.00 - Limited Banu 

260.00 225.00 Limited Crusader Industries

Mustang 

Alpha 

Mustang 

Alpha 

Vindicator 

Small 

Small 

30.00 - Permanent Consolidated Outland 

Consolidated 

Outland

30.00 - Event 

Mustang Beta 

Small 

40.00 - Permanent Consolidated Outland

Mustang 

Delta

Small 

65.00 - Limited Consolidated Outland

Mustang 

Gamma

Small 

55.00 - Permanent Consolidated Outland

Mustang 

Omega

Small 

55.00 - Promo Consolidated Outland

Nautilus 

Large 

725.00 765.00 Limited Aegis Dynamics

 

Nomad 

Small 

80.00 70.00 Permanent Consolidated Outland

Orion 

Capital 

575.00 - Limited RSI

P-52 Merlin 

Snub 

25.00 - Limited Kruger Intergalactic

P72 

Archimedes

Snub 

Fighter

35.00 - Limited Kruger Intergalactic

P72 

Archimedes 

Emerald

Snub 

40.00 35.00 Event Kruger Intergalactic

Perseus 

Pioneer 

Large 

Capital 

675.00 600.00 Limited RSI 

850.00 750.00 Limited Consolidated Outland

Pirate Gladius Polaris 

Small 

Capital 

110.00 90.00 Reward Aegis Dynamics 

750.00 675.00 Limited RSI

Prospector 

Small 

155.00 140.00 Permanent MISC

Prowler 

Medium 

440.00 395.00 Medium Esperia

Razor 

Small 

145.00 120.00 Limited/ 

MISC

Referral 

Reclaimer 

Large 

400.00 350.00 Limited Aegis Dynamics

Redeemer 

Medium 

250.00 - Limited Aegis Dynamics

Reliant Kore 

Small 

65.00 50.00 Permanent MISC

Reliant Mako 

Small 

95.00 85.00 Limited MISC

 

Reliant Sent 

Small 

85.00 75.00 Limited MISC

Reliant Tana 

Small 

75.00 65.00 Limited MISC

Retaliator 

Base

Large 

150.00 - Limited Aegis Dynamics

Retaliator 

Bomber

Large 

275.00 - Limited Aegis Dynamics

SRV 

Small 

150.00 130.00 Limited Argo Astronautics

Sabre 

Small 

170.00 - Limited Aegis Dynamics

Sabre Comet Scythe 

Small 

Small 

185.00 175.00 Limited Aegis Dynamics 

300.00 - Limited Vanduul

Starfarer 

Starfarer 

Gemini

Large 

Large 

300.00 - Limited MISC 340.00 - Limited MISC

Talon 

Small 

115.00 100.00 Limited Esperia

Talon Shrike 

Small 

115.00 100.00 Limited Esperia

Terrapin 

Small 

220.00 195.00 Limited Anvil Aerospace

Valkyrie 

Small 

375.00 330.00 Limited Anvil Aerospace

Vanguard 

Harbinger

Medium 

290.00 280.00 Limited Aegis Dynamics

Vanguard 

Hoplite

Medium 

235.00 225.00 Limited Aegis Dynamics

 

Vanguard 

Sentinel

Medium 

275.00 265.00 Limited Aegis Dynamics

Vanguard 

Warden

Medium 

260.00 250.00 Limited Aegis Dynamics

Vulcan 

Medium 

200.00 185.00 Limited Aegis Dynamics

Vulture 

Small 

140.00 120.00 Limited Drake

*Keep in mind that the amount you pay may vary depending on the currency exchange rates and bank fees. Also, you can find some pricing discrepancies between these prices and the official store. 

 

Additional Information 

A big ship in Star Citizen

Many related sites on the Internet are publishing info related to this topic daily. It happens because the ships buy price increases and changes everyday due to the New Deal. 

One of the best sites on Youtube is the channel Boredgamer. He’s a great content creator who publishes daily news through videos about merchandise information, discount prices, buy prices, new missions, update features, merchandise sellers, general gameplay and tutorials. He also creates podcasts on soundcloud. 

The channel has thousands of views, subscribers and positive comments. Thus, we can assure you that his information is accurate. To stay up to date with all news and the latest updates, just subscribe to his channel.

https://www.youtube.com/BoredGamerUK/join 

You can follow their Boredgamer daily streamings on his Twitch TV channel. http://www.twitch.tv/boredgameruk 

 

Summary 

As an almost perfect Space Sim MMO (even if it is in the open development alpha project), Star Citizen is an interesting exercise of design created in the StarEngine (a modified Lumberyard Engine) by CIG. The in-game economy is highly real. Currencies such as UEC bang, REC, aUEC, etc. are really important to trade many types of items. In addition, the game offers a lot of activities and a huge scale, many details, and a lot of fun. 

Regarding shipping prices, we think there is a balanced correlation between these and the quality of the game players will receive. The base model is that you receive a reward for helping the development of the game. 

Since the Evocati Test Flight, Star Citizen has surprised the community by sharing information and showing the final goal where they want to go. The Lore of this game is an amazing aspect, with thousands of details, great actors and a universe full of life. 

We believe we have touched the most important points of the topic. Follow our relevant tips to avoid making any mistakes. 

Finally, if you want to know anything else about this incredible game or to read another of our guides, create an account on our website and follow us on Social Media. Also, if you want to send us a feed, feel free to do it. We will be happy to read it. 

 

FAQs 

How much do ships cost in SC? 

The ship's cost depends on the ship type. For example, ground vehicles (yes, we know they are not ships) can start from 40 USD to 65 USD. Small ships are relatively sheep (of course, there are some exceptions), but, in general, the price starts at 40 USD and goes to 600 USD. 

 

Do starships in SC cost real money? 

Yes. The idea is that players buy ships to capitalize this First Person MMO Space Sim. In return, players can receive some t-shirts or a poster of the game.

 

Can you buy ships ingame Star Citizen? 

You can buy everything within Star Citizen, including ships and trying them in the Arena Commander on your computer. The Devs have developed some interesting trade in-game systems. 

 

What is the most expensive ship in Star Citizen? 

At the moment, the Javelin is the most expensive ship in Star Citizen, according to our sources and Star Citizen fan community. But prices are changing all the time, so after some time another ship can become the most expensive. 

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