Star Citizen Quick Guides
Fast, visual quick-reference guides to the Verse's most complex systems — pick a topic, run the visual walkthrough, grab the quick-ref card. Updated for Alpha 4.5.0.
New Player
New to Star Citizen? Learn the basics: controls, your first location, taking contracts, buying a ship, and the core gameplay loop in Alpha 4.5.
Flight
Learn to fly in Star Citizen: takeoff and landing, space vs atmospheric flight, quantum travel, and using ASOP terminals and landing services (4.5).
Combat
Star Citizen combat guides — ship-to-ship dogfighting and FPS ground engagements. Pick a module.
Engineering
How Star Citizen engineering works in Alpha 4.5: power distribution, fuses and relays, component health, fire suppression, and multi-crew repairs.
Medical
Star Citizen medical guide: treating injuries, healing tiers, med beds, downed and incapacitated states, and reviving or rescuing players (4.5).
CrimeStat
Clear your Star Citizen CrimeStat: how the crime system works, paying fines, hacking security terminals, prison gameplay, and going legal again (4.5).
Mining
Star Citizen mining guide: hand, vehicle, and ship mining, reading rock composition, managing laser power and instability, and refining ore (4.5).
Salvaging
Star Citizen salvage guide: hull scraping, structural salvage, converting wrecks into RMC and CM, and selling recovered materials (Alpha 4.5).
Hauling
Star Citizen hauling guide: cargo and delivery missions, loading and managing freight, trade routes, and earning credits through logistics (4.5).
Activities
Step-by-step Star Citizen activity walkthroughs for specific in-game events and complex group content.
VR
Star Citizen VR guide: enable experimental VR, headset support and setup, keybinds, and community tools for immersive play (Alpha 4.5).