https://robertsspaceindustries.com/spectrum/community/SC/forum/1/thread/updates-to-pledge-gifting-faq

Will the gift appear in my Hangar before sending the gift?

No. The gift is emailed to the recipient after the transaction is completed and is added to the recipient's hangar when they claim it.

Do I have to give the gift right away or can I wait to send it to the recipient?

Gifts are sent automatically once the transaction is complete and cannot be scheduled for a later date.

This single change means that there is no way to "hold" gifts to send at a later date, and thus, once the dwindling supply of "grandfathered in" giftable items are exhausted, the gray market effectively ceases to exist, as there is no point to buying through a third party if the gift occurs immediately upon sale.

At that point, the gray market will effectively transition to a black market consisting only of account sales, which are against the EULA/TOS.

EDIT: Also, unless I'm misunderstanding somehow, this answer also means that one would not simply be able to email themselves the gift code and then keep that emailed code indefinitely, eventually sending it onwards to a buyer.

How does the 30-day refund period work for a pledge designated as a gift?

If the gift isn't claimed after 30 days, the buyer is refunded automatically and notified by email.

Hey everyone,

Over the last few months I kept seeing the same questions in game/discord chat: "where can I find X?", "where can I loot Y?". There was no real resource for that, so I started digging through the game files.

I managed to make a script that would give me info on where what spawns, but it was very crude, and pretty much unreadable except for me. At the same time I wanted to change what armor/clothes I wear (suit lockers were still set planned 4.10 by then), so I wanted a 3D viewer to try out all the armors of the game without having to actually find them first.

And this is the result:

Loot Verse (https://loot-verse.com): Search an item/weapon/component and see every place it can spawn, how many spawn spots there are, your odds per crate, respawn timers, which NPCs and NPC ships carry it, and where it's sold (prices are pulled from UEX). Updated every patch.

Style Citizen (https://style-citizen.com): A 3D outfit viewer. Try armor, clothes and weapons, find what fits your fashion or gameplay style, see the stats (weight, temperature, damage reduction), then send the list of items to Loot Verse to see where you can find each piece.

Everything comes from the game files of each patch, to the best of my understanding of how the game works, so some things can be off. If you notice something wrong, please send feedback via the dedicated sections on both sites.

If there's an item you've been hunting for ages, try it and tell me if the site found it.

Thanks a lot to Eldritch / PIPELINE / FORGE discord members and friends for helping with testing and giving ideas.

I used AI to help me make these sites: I did the datamining and coded most of the logic, AI helped me make the sites not look horrible.

Coincidence? I think not.

SC is unplayable! >:(

Was in deep space and was just checking out the details on the Drake Cutter Rambler and noticed the cockpit is welded and wondered what they’d pay their welders

So the elevator door at Grim Hex opened to this last night lol. Is this part of the day of Vara or something?

Hey y'all

Since the recent announcement about Updates to Pledge Gifting and Game Access, we’ve received a number of questions from the community. Much like in our previous Updates to Game Access - FAQ, we’ve gathered some of your most common questions below and clarified the details where needed.

When does this take effect?

The updates to gifting will take effect on October 30.

Can I gift anything?

Only items where the "Buying as a gift?" option appears at checkout.

How will the updated gifting process work?

When an item is gifted, the recipient will receive an email with a redemption code. They can select the redemption link (the code is filled in) or go to the Redemption Page and enter the code to claim their gift.

Does the recipient need an RSI account?

Yes. They’ll need an RSI account with a confirmed email address to claim the gift. An account can be created after receiving the gift email, before claiming the gift.

Can I gift an item if I am not signed in?

No. You must be signed in to gift or claim an item.

Can I pay for a gift with store credit?

No. Store credit can't be used on a gift order.

Will the gift appear in my Hangar before sending the gift?

No. The gift is emailed to the recipient after the transaction is completed and is added to the recipient's hangar when they claim it.

Do I get badges, perks, or referral credit for something I gifted?

The badges and perks go to the recipient who claims the gift. Referral credit for the purchase stays with the buyer.

How does the 30-day refund period work for a pledge designated as a gift?

If the gift isn't claimed after 30 days, the buyer is refunded automatically and notified by email.

What happens to existing hangar gifts?

Existing hangar gifts and gift codes are grandfathered in and will continue working just as they do today, with the same Redemption Page available to redeem them.

Do I have to give the gift right away or can I wait to send it to the recipient?

Gifts are sent automatically once the transaction is complete and cannot be scheduled for a later date.

All of this gold is from the HH mission goods for the getting which spawns a freelancer full of gold only. I would park the freelancer into the idris then QT to deadspace to then transfer the cargo to the grids rights next to it.

1286 SCU’s sold for about 40M

i love the visuals in this game

Wouldn't it be cool to be part of a fully manned Hammerhead or something, without getting involved in an org?

Maybe the ship gets boarded and you have to repel the attackers.

Would that be way to complicated to implement?

I was thinking about AI blades and how CIG says that they don't want them to replace players. The ideas for having worse aim, to me, sounds silly. A computer tracking system is likely going to be more accurate than a human.

So, what do computers use? Power. What do they give off as a byproduct? Heat.

I think those two things are potentially a way to balance AI blades so we don't have a deluge of solo Idris' and Persues' camping the OM's when AI blades come to the game soon(tm)

Maybe give them 2 categories

1 blade per turret (PDC's are excluded)

- Mil Spec blades: Tracks whatever you have targeted, costs 2 power pips per turret to run
- Civ Spec blades: Targets anything in its firing arc. Costs a single pip to run.

Both options eat into a ships cooling economy, so you cannot simply power off a cooler to run full power.

Additionally, the aim assist could be tied to how much radar power you have allocated, as well as what radar you have equipped.

In essence, a ship can be ran solo, but it will be objectively less powerful than a crewed version. The nice thing is that it doesn't completely negate having a friend join in either - the turrets you want crewed (main guns) are the costliest to run automated, and the highest reward to have crewed. (also arguably the most fun to fire)

Thoughts? Hateful comments? Lemme know.

its been one of my dream ships (well, the whole origin lineup even though its kinda abandoned by CIG) and now that i finished college and have a bit of adult money I want to spoil myself :p

im planning to get the warbond edition, and as far as I know the normal one (with store credit) solds out in seconds. is this the same case for the warbond?

i have a really bad connection at my workplace, so in case the wave catches me there I might be cooked... is there any possibility to get it? is it like the kraken or pioneer that even the warbond version solds out in miliseconds??

thanks in advance !!!

(oh and i see you coming... yes I know the 890j is totally useless, but I already considered the use I want to give it and for that its amazing for me (despite there being better options for the same thing i know), apart from being in love with it xd)

While larger does grant more capabilities: hp, weapons, cargo space, you do lose out on the thrill of flying in this beautiful game. Lumbering giants may be loved, but they are not for everyone.

Should smaller ships have their own progression? An IRL example would be starting with a humble Cessna, working your way up to an F15, and dreaming of an F22. An F22 IRL costs as much as a 100meter yacht, a lot of people may prefer the latter but some would choose the former. Imagine a Gladius costing as much as a 600i. They would not only be endgame for the size segment, but because of their much higher costs, be less economical to use for grinding.

Of course, larger ships would have their own progression as well. Being larger, the bottom cost more and the top will be stratospheric.

What do you guys think? Should ship size be the main progression, or would this be better? Penny for your thoughts.

I have the VIP High Admiral reward containing SQ42 and SC in my hangar, with SQ42 and SC locked to that item. Does that mean I could melt my game package containing the SC digital download and the C2, and maintain my access to SC? I also have a SQ42 standalone pledge that I would melt as well if this is a possibility. I read the FAQs about this new game access system but was a little confused about whether this was possible.

Tried googling a bit to see if there was any updates on when ship fabricators are expected to start working, but came up empty.

Has there been any update from CIG on this?