What is Star Citizen in 2026? Starter Guide

Get 50,000 more credits using code STAR-ZX5B-ZK2H Or just click 👉 https://mrkraken.space/enlist Free to Play from 14th @ 16:00 to 27th May The 'new player experience' is a bit naff, so I became a new player again to help you figure out what's going on with Star Citizen in 2026, recorded right after patch 4.7 with major inventory changes and the brand new, discounted starter ship - The Aurora Mk II. Having just surpassed $1 billion in player funding, Star Citizen is one of the biggest projects you probably thought didn't even exist. If you're looking for a new space MMO to play, this new player guide covers what the in-game tutorial leaves out and the basics of flight, engineering, FPS & space combat, hand mining, hauling, investigation contracts and loot! Community 👉   / discord   Twitter 👉 https://x.com/RealMrKraken 🍵 Buy me a coffee https://ko-fi.com/realmrkraken 👕 Merch https://www.mrkraken.com Website 👉 https://mrkraken.space Get ¤50,000 bonus credits when you start playing Star Citizen with code: STAR-ZX5B-ZK2H or just click the handy link 👉 https://robertsspaceindustries.com/en... Timestamps: 00:00 Intro 00:24 Making your account and getting a package 01:22 Game settings 02:11 Arena Commander overview 02:30 Making your character 03:00 What starting location to pick 04:20 Getting out of bed 04:37 The mobiGlas explained 05:18 How to get VOIP working 06:38 How to hide chat 07:16 What gear to buy when you first start 07:50 The Inventory Screen 08:30 Taking the train to the spaceport 09:06 Your first flight 10:00 How to switch to NAV mode 10:15 Slow down near stations 10:30 How to see in the dark 10:45 How to land at a station 11:26 The end of the in-game tutorial 11:46 What contracts to start with 12:03 How to change spawn location 13:08 Ship insurance 101 13:27 Engineering overview 13:55 What can you do with MFDs 14:08 Stop drifting downwards 14:20 Power management MFD 14:47 FPS Combat Basics 16:14 Space combat guide 17:03 Decoupled flight and fight 18:04 First fight just sit still 18:30 Missiles and decoys 19:24 Find station landing pads 20:04 Dealing with a crimestat 20:20 Where to find station shops 20:50 Investigation contract intro 21:18 Hand mining tutorial 23:02 Collection contracts explained 23:28 Where to get a big cargo ship early 24:07 Cargo hauling intro 25:22 Distribution Center contracts and loot 26:01 Where to loot Jager low light optics 26:34 Forgive the trespass 26:50 The friends we make along the buggy way 27:47 Ongoing learning in the verse Made by the Community, this video is fan-made and is not affiliated with the Cloud Imperium group of companies. Star Citizen®, Roberts Space Industries® and Cloud Imperium ® are registered trademarks of Cloud Imperium Rights LLC #starcitizen #mrkraken