GREETINGS, CITIZENS! Welcome to December’s Jump Point and the very last Star Citizen publish of the year! As I write this, we’re sat in an increasingly empty studio, adding the final touches to the issue and seeing off our workmates as they begin well-earned Christmas… Read More »Star Citizen | Jump Point Issue 11-06 December 2023
GREETINGS, CITIZENS! Well, what a weekend that was! In case you missed it, last Saturday and Sunday saw the first in-person CitizenCon for four years at the LA Convention Center in California. We went to Pyro, joined the ranks of Squadron 42, caught up with… Read More »Star Citizen | Jump Point Issue 11-05 October 2023
GREETINGS, CITIZENS! Welcome to August’s Jump Point! This issue, we’re looking backwards and forwards as we say goodbye to one of the oldest locations in the ‘verse. While researching the article, it became clear how many people hold fond memories of the place; from penning… Read More »Star Citizen | Jump Point Issue 11-04 August 2023
GREETINGS, CITIZENS! Welcome to June’s issue of Jump Point, and the halfway point of 2023! It’s been a hectic year in the ‘verse so far, with the addition of Persistent Entity Streaming laying the groundwork for major features currently coming down the pipeline. We want… Read More »Star Citizen | Jump Point Issue 11-03 June 2023
Greetings, Citizens! Welcome to April’s Jump Point and an exciting month in and out of the ‘verse! In 2953, the UEEN fleet is currently heading towards Stanton for the annual Invictus Launch Week and 12 days of test flights, fly-bys, vehicle displays, and announcements. In… Read More »Star Citizen – Jump Point Issue 11-02 April 2023
Greetings, Citizens! Welcome to February’s Jump Point! It’s currently all hands on deck in the Persistent Test Universe, with thousands of you putting the upcoming Alpha 3.18 patch through its paces. Thank you to everyone that’s played and fed back the experience via the Issue… Read More »Star Citizen – Jump Point Issue 11-01 February 2023
GREETINGS, CITIZENS! Welcome to December’s (somewhat) festive issue of Jump Point!Following on from October’s celebration of an entire decade of Star Citizen, this month we’re blowing out the candles for the big one: 10 years of Jump Point magazine! Your community magazine premiered two months… Read More »Star Citizen | Jump Point Issue 10-10 December 2022
Greetings, Citizens! Well, here we are, a full decade since Star Citizen’s official unveiling at Gamescom, 2012! Jump into the ‘verse and the current state of the PU is unrecognizable from the demos that led Star Citizen to blow past its crowdfunding targets by a… Read More »Star Citizen | Jump Point Issue 10-10 October 2022
The Pyro system is a desolate, lifeless star system crippled by a prolonged nova phase. It is the home of pirate outpost Ruin Station. The system was first visited in 2493, forty-four years after the first traveller suspected something was there. Original Systems’ Arena Commander… Read More »Star Citizen | Outlaw Overlays – Wip II
The Pyro system is a desolate, lifeless star system crippled by a prolonged nova phase. It is the home of pirate outpost Ruin Station. The system was first visited in 2493, forty-four years after the first traveller suspected something was there. Original Systems’ Arena Commander… Read More »Star Citizen | Outlaw Overlays – Wip
Greetings, Citizens! Welcome to August’s Jump Point! This month, we’re delving into the development of the latest patch, but first, we want to get into one of the key changes to your Subscriber magazine mentioned last month. The short story is that Jump Point will… Read More »Star Citizen | Jump Point Issue 10-8 August 2022
Welcome to July’s Jump Point and, in the ‘verse, Alpha 3.17.2! We hope you’re enjoying the Siege of Orison, increased player cap, derelict locations, new missions, and more! In this month’s issue, we’re looking into the creation of the new Dynamic Event and managed to… Read More »Star Citizen | Jump Point Issue 10-7 July 2022
Greetings, Citizens! Summer is here and that means… well, for Jump Point, it means pretty much the same things you’re used to: spaceships, game developers, lore, and concept art. We’ve got a nice selection this month that I hope you all enjoy, filling in some… Read More »Star Citizen | Jump Point Issue 10-6 June 2022
The Pyro system is a desolate, lifeless star system crippled by a prolonged nova phase. It is the home of pirate outpost Ruin Station. The system was first visited in 2493, forty-four years after the first traveller suspected something was there. Original Systems’ Arena Commander… Read More »Star Citizen | Outlaw Station Props – Wip II
The Pyro system is a desolate, lifeless star system crippled by a prolonged nova phase. It is the home of pirate outpost Ruin Station. The system was first visited in 2493, forty-four years after the first traveller suspected something was there. Original Systems’ Arena Commander… Read More »Star Citizen | Outlaw Station Props – Wip
Greetings, Citizens! Invictus, Invictus, Invictus! You’ve heard the word so many times the last few days it must have lost all meaning. I’m kidding, it means a major update to Star Citizen that is packed to the brim with the content that got us all… Read More »Star Citizen | Jump Point Issue 10-5 May 2022
GREETINGS, CITIZENS! As I write this, Star Citizen Alpha 3.17 is undergoing its final fixes and modifications with the aim ofgetting it out to the community very soon… possibly before you read this! We talked a lot about some of the new features in 3.17… Read More »Star Citizen | Jump Point Issue 10-4 April 2022
GREETINGS, CITIZENS! Happy March and happy (now slightly belated) Stella Fortuna! As the old saying goes, March comes in like a lion and goes out with a brand-new issue of Jump Point. So, if you’re reading this then you made it through! I have good… Read More »Star Citizen | Jump Point Issue 10-3 March 2022
The Pyro system is a desolate, lifeless star system crippled by a prolonged nova phase. It is the home of pirate outpost Ruin Station. The system was first visited in 2493, forty-four years after the first traveller suspected something was there. Original Systems’ Arena Commander… Read More »Star Citizen | Outlaw Spacestations Whitebox II – Wip
The Pyro system is a desolate, lifeless star system crippled by a prolonged nova phase. It is the home of pirate outpost Ruin Station. The system was first visited in 2493, forty-four years after the first traveller suspected something was there. Original Systems’ Arena Commander… Read More »Star Citizen | Outlaw Spacestations Whitebox – Wip
The Pyro system is a desolate, lifeless star system crippled by a prolonged nova phase. It is the home of pirate outpost Ruin Station. The system was first visited in 2493, forty-four years after the first traveller suspected something was there. Original Systems’ Arena Commander… Read More »Star Citizen | Pyro Spacescaping – Wip II
The Pyro system is a desolate, lifeless star system crippled by a prolonged nova phase. It is the home of pirate outpost Ruin Station. The system was first visited in 2493, forty-four years after the first traveller suspected something was there. Original Systems’ Arena Commander… Read More »Star Citizen | Pyro Spacescaping – Wip
GREETINGS, CITIZENS! I hope you’ve had an enjoyable February! It may be the shortest month but it was certainly packed full of Star Citizen excitement. From all the warm fuzzinessof Coramor to the surprise release of the HoverQuad (more on that below!) to a classic… Read More »Star Citizen | Jump Point Issue 10-2 February 2022
GREETINGS, CITIZENS! Happy New Year! I know there’s plenty of doom and gloom about 2022 out there already but I’m choosing to believe that this is going to be a great year… at least, in Star Citizen, where there are plenty of exciting things coming… Read More »Star Citizen | Jump Point Issue 10-1 January 2022
Happy holidays, Subscribers! If my calculations are correct, you should be reading this note on or about the very last day of 2021/2951, and I think I can join everyone in saying… good riddance to the former (the latter was pretty neat)! December always reminds… Read More »Star Citizen | Jump Point Issue 9-12 December 2021
As I write this, a lot of very talented people are busy putting the finishing touches to the 2951 IAE event… and by the time you read these words, that event will be wrapping up. We’ll cover the background of just what you’ve seen in… Read More »Star Citizen | Jump Point Issue 9-11 November 2021
I’ll just come right out and say it, that was an impressive CitizenCon presentation! I know a lot of folks worked extremely hard to get the spirit of our annual celebration across without being able to host backers in person and I think they succeeded… Read More »Star Citizen | Jump Point Issue 9-10 October 2021
… or should I say Argonauts? Like the rest of the community (dare I say the world?) I’ve been transfixed by the results of this years Ship Showdown. I’m as excited about Argo world domination as anyone… truly it has earned the title of MVMPUV… Read More »Star Citizen | Jump Point Issue 9-9 September 2021
Star Citizen Alpha 3.14 is here! I suppose that will be old news by the time you read this, but as I write we’re currently enjoying one of the most rewarding parts of the development process: watching Star Citizen’s supporters enjoy the fruits of our… Read More »Star Citizen | Jump Point Issue 9-8 August 2021
The dog days of summer are here and I, for one, am grateful for the opportunity to stay inside working up another issue of Jump Point! Okay, that’s a pretty lame introduction but these are normally topical and when I look at the news these… Read More »Star Citizen | Jump Point Issue 9-7 July 2021
It’s certainly been an eventful month for Star Citizen, between the excitement of the annual Invictus Launch Week celebration and the fascinating revelations of Alien Week. And we’re just getting started; as I write this, the countdown to Alpha 3.14 is in full swing… so… Read More »Star Citizen | Jump Point Issue 9-6 June 2021
As you read this issue, you’re likely already enjoying Invictus Launch Week 2951… or, more likely, you’re catching up on the magazine a while after taking part in the very big show. It’s always so exciting to see what we’re able to put out to… Read More »Star Citizen Jump Point Issue 9-5 May 2021
Star Citizen Alpha 3.13 is now live in the PU! As usual, we’ll cover many elements of the new patch in the coming months, but we’re starting this issue with something that delivers on a very early promise: the ability to launch the Kruger Merlin… Read More »Star Citizen Jump Point Issue 9-4 April 2021
Here’s a shocking number for you: you presently hold in your (virtual) hands the 100th issue of Jump Point! It’s hard to believe but we’ve been putting out new issues each month since December 2012. My mind can’t help but go back to that very… Read More »Star Citizen Jump Point Issue 9-3 March 2021