$22 Million….and still going

Holy Crap!

4 days after hitting $21 Million… Star Citizen has crossed over the $22 Million mark… yes, you read that right.. over a million dollars has been crowdfunded in 4 days.  I’m sure the Anniversary sale of the Gladiator, and Retaliator certainly helped.. but that’s still an insane amount of money  raised, over a ridiculously short period of time.

This image feels ridiculously appropriate right now:

The stretch goal we unlocked at 22 million was:

• Facial Capture System. We’ve researched a technology that uses a series of cameras to capture real heads and import them into the game. This will let the team more easily create a variety of realistic characters. In addition, the technology is mobile enough to allow us to take it on the road and capture select fans during special events! You can learn more about this technology at Infinite-Realities.

And, as is tradition, the stretch goal that is two million dollars away, has been revealed:

• Public Transportation System – Need to get from one place to another but don’t have a starship? We’re building a galactic transportation system. You can travel via transport from system to system in Star Citizen and even ship items (like a ship you need move to another hangar.) With this stretch goal, we’ll expand this system: star liners, long range transports, charter ships and flyable shuttles!
• In addition to this immersion-enhancing design upgrade, we’re also going to dedicate some of the additional funding to making next year’s CitizenCon a bigger event! Thank you for making this all possible. Keep spreading the word!

Speaking of CitizenCon 2014… don’t forget to head over here, and vote for Las Vegas (or, wherever you want it to be..Las Vegas is just closest to me).

The Public Transport System should come in handy for people who are waiting for Insurance to replace a new ship, started an account with only an additional character slot (so they could crew on a friend’s ship), or are ‘stranded’ from hitching a ride on a friend’s ship, and logging out before the friend.  It could also tie into the economy/mission system pretty easily.  For example, if someone needs a ride from Terra to Ellis, the mission to taxi them, might be offered to Players and NPCs.

Hangar Patch seven has also been pushed out today… patch notes for it are available here.  This patch includes the Avenger, Aurora LN, and our Fishtanks.