Squadron 42 Detailed

The Star Citizen crowd-funding juggernaut continues to raise cash at an astounding rate. The most recent funding goal passed is the $29M mark that sees the addition of Squadron 42. Chris Roberts has penned a new developer blog to detail Squadron 42 along with a spiffy new video. 

Last time we asked you to vote on a role for the next ship we build, and the resounding answer was that Citizens want to have a mining ship. We’re happy to oblige, but I’ll go ahead and warn you that mining in Star Citizen is going to be a lot more immersive than what you’ve seen before; you won’t be clicking on an asteroid until you’ve collected metal!

• RSI Orion – Roberts Space Industries’ goal has always been to make the stars available to individual Citizens. Now, with the RSI Orion mining platform, RSI is letting individuals take over a process formerly controlled by megacorporations. The Orion’s features include high-grade turret-mounted tractor beam arrays, durable exterior-accessible ‘saddlebags’ for mineral storage and a cabin designed by the team that brought you the Aurora and Constellation!

Read more on the Star Citizen site.