In Star Citizen, today begins the Foundation Festival as Cloud Imperium Games brings back its civic program to encourage new users, boost referral programs, as well as guide sessions and rewards. The festival also begins a new Free Fly event through July 17th.
The Free Fly is on now and the festival itself runs through July 31st. Anyone can sign up and participate in the festival and Free Fly. There will be 12 available ships to try out, to give you a taste of some of the options you could acquire.
So what is the festival all about? It is an event that is designed around the community, letting players and anyone new to the game try out ships, learn from existing experienced players, and even to explore some of the new player tutorials and resources that have been added to the game.
There's even a new player chat for anyone who joined after May 19th through the end of the event on July 31st, and you can explore some of the career options and gameplay that have been added, like the big medical gameplay update. This also includes the mining gameplay that they added, and Salvage, in addition to other options like cargo hauling, commerce, and more/
If you are new, other players have decided to participate as guides so you can ask for help with a number of proficiencies like vehicle combat, mining, salvage, or even just the basics of gameplay, and be matched up with a player who is willing to help you learn. Everyone who participates in the guide program can earn themselves some rewards. The particular rewards depend on how many guide sessions you complete, whether you are a guide or a recruit, and whether the person you are working with indoors is you. the rewards include in game beanies, weapons, multi-tools, and a number of special bonus rewards, that include themed paints given out for guides and recruits per tutorial category.
Star Citizen’s team has made a number of changes and additions to expand what's available, This event goes beyond just the Free Fly weeks.