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Star Citizen tools and resources for beginners

Star Citizen is complex. In addition to the game itself, many players use external resources, community pages and tools to plan trade routes, find information, ask questions, or better navigate the verse.

Executive summary

This overview collects helpful Star Citizen tools and resources for beginners. It should give orientation, but not overtax you with ten tabs. First use few reliable sources and later supplement trading tools when Cargo Hauling, Mining or Trading become interesting for you.

Official resources

SpectrumSpectrum is the official community platform of RSI for discussions, organizations, questions and exchange around Star Citizen. Official RSI websiteThe official site is important for account, launcher, Pledge Store, news, events and official information.

Community & Discussion

Reddit /r/starcitizenReddit is suitable for following discussions, reviews, bugs, opinions and current community topics. It is helpful for beginners, but not every opinion there is automatically objective or up-to-date. Spectrum QuestionsIf you are looking for official discussions, organizational search or direct community questions, Spectrum is often the quieter starting point than scattered social media threads.

Mods & Translations

Star Citizen currently does not have a complete official German translation. Community projects can help to present menus, descriptions and other texts in German. Such tools are not from Cloud Imperium Games or Roberts Space Industries and should therefore only be downloaded from the respective official project page.

SC Deutsch LauncherThe free SC Deutsch Launcher installs and manages a English community translation for Star Citizen. Translation files can be updated automatically, so that the language doesn't need to be set up completely manually after each update.Open SC Deutsch Launcher

Trade, prices and routes

Community tools can provide faster guidance, but are not an official source. Prices, stocks, routes and patch data can be delayed or incomplete; therefore, compare important decisions with the current state of play.

SC Trade ToolsHelps with trading routes, commodity information, shop information and equipment search. Useful for beginners if they want to better understand Cargo Hauling, trading or mining. UEXOverview for trade, commodities, routes, marketplace, mining, ships and economic information. Especially interesting for beginners if they want to get deeper into trading and economy later.

What tools do you really need at the beginning?

You don't need ten tools for the very first start. Too many external sites can confuse new players, because Star Citizen itself has many terms, menus and places.

  • This website is enough as a quiet guide for the first decisions.
  • You need the official RSI page for account, launcher and official information.
  • Spectrum or Reddit help if you have specific questions or want to classify current experiences.
  • Trading tools will only become really useful later if you want to consciously try cargo, trading or mining.

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