

This is considered a criminal offense, but has no impact on who holds legal title to the land. It's worth noting someone can come along and destroy your beacon. "This - combined with the fact that there's an enormous amount of real estate available - means that prospecting and the purchase of land are two pieces of a supply-and-demand equation governing how rapidly land of a distinct perceived value will come on the market." This is what your money gets you - a virtual certificate for virtual land. "Also, every player can have their own reason for what could be the 'best' piece of land, while some may judge a plot of land based on the type and quantity of natural resources that it contains, others might be looking for proximity to trade routes, and others could simply look for a quiet spot with a beautiful vista. "Due to the billions of square kilometres of available land over many planets and moons and of course as new Star Systems are introduced and explored, all players will have the ability to find and claim new 'hot spots' throughout the lifetime of the game," reads the FAQ. "People that own claim licenses now, during the anniversary sale to support development, and people that earn the money in-game to buy one will be on equal footing assuming they have enough UEC, especially as there will be millions of locations for people to explore and claim within the Universe over the lifetime of the game." Your beacon detects nearby players who might want to exploit your land.ĬIG also stressed there won't be the issue of some claiming the "best" plots of land on day one - whenever that is. "Licenses can be bought for UEC in game and no one will be able to claim land before the mechanic is available in game for all," reads the FAQ.
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For example, will players who buy a license now have an advantage over those who wait? CIG said no. The sale of virtual land obviously raises questions about how the mechanic will eventually work when it's live. "The UEE sells claim licenses for the same reasons as any government - to raise revenue to fund public benefit programs, to liberalise its economy, to spur growth and tax revenue, and to fund the military campaign against the Vanduul." There's even an in-universe explanation for the sale of these licenses: Pledging for these claim licenses now allows us to include deeper features in the Star Citizen game, and is not required for starting the game."

The ability to obtain these claim licenses will ultimately be available for in-game credits and/or otherwise earnable through play in the game. "Please Note: These claim licenses are being made available for pledging to help fund Star Citizen's development. The gist is the licenses are on sale to help fund ongoing development of Star Citizen. Perhaps in anticipation of difficult questions around the sale of virtual land in a game that isn't even out yet, Cloud Imperium issued a disclaimer on its website explaining the whole thing. The second is the "estate" version, which gets you a single 8km x 8km parcel of land.Ĭurrently, you can only buy these licenses with real world money, although developer Cloud Imperium Games has said you'll eventually be able to buy them with in-game credits, which you earn while playing the game. This gets you a single 4km x 4km parcel of land.

There are two Land Claim Licenses available: the standard costs £48. This is a virtual certificate that entitles you to claim a parcel of land in the game - although the mechanic is not yet live. The space game, which already sells spaceships for hundreds of pounds, now lets you buy what are called Land Claim Licenses. The government's got to make its money somehow. Star Citizen is now selling virtual plots of land for up to £96.
