Also included are decorations and flair that can be placed and arranged within the hangar.Īrena Commander was the second playable alpha component of Star Citizen, released on June 4, 2014. The hangar module allows players to view, manipulate, and modify ships in a realtime, closed environment. The Hangar Module was the first playable alpha component of Star Citizen, released on August 29, 2013. Features from the three main modules were then combined into the Universe module, which would serve as the platform for subsequent development. Squadron 42, a single-player story-driven game set in the same universe as Star Citizen, is also being developed.ĭuring the game's early development and funding, work was being conducted on separate modules, each with their own set of features and gameplay. The game's full launch was originally anticipated to be in 2014, but significant expansion of gameplay features have led to postponement.

Development is led by director Chris Roberts, and is being mostly financed from a large private crowdfunding campaign of over US$250 million. Development of the game began in 2011 and was made public through its original Kickstarter campaign in 2012. Star Citizen is an upcoming multiplayer space trading and combat game developed and published by Cloud Imperium Games for Microsoft Windows.