The monumentally crowdfunded, mega-budgeted Star Citizen is once again having a free fly event, letting people try out the space sim for the grand price of nothing for one week. Until July 19, you can do all the free flying you’d like, trying out one of 10 different spaceships in developer Cloud Imperium’s sandbox.
The Foundation Festival
This particular free week is an in-game-world event called the Foundation Festival, a sort of civic pride celebration for the star citizenry. Part of it is an enhanced experience for new players alongside a new guide system that connects veteran players with new ones. Those who participate in the guided sessions during the festival will get bonuses of armor and weapons.
But please recall that they’re more guidelines than actual rules. It might say you’re going to need just 16GB of RAM, but I doubt you’ll enjoy yourself with less than 32GB.
Reaching for the Stars
Star Citizen is finally pushing for the 1.0 finish line, said director Chris Roberts earlier this year. Part of that is the release later this year of Pyro, the star system of outlaws and smugglers that’s going to focus on features like:
- Industrial gameplay
- Vehicular combat
- Cargo hauling
- Medical missions
- Challenging Master Mode missions
You can get started over on the Star Citizen fly free page by clicking that “Enlist” button. You can go over to the Foundation Festival 2024 page for more details on the freebies and experiences available.