author: Bart Swiatek
Star Citizen Will Get a Ship Costing Almost 700 Dollars
The space simulator Star Citizen from Cloud Imperium Games will receive another big ship that can be purchased for real money. The ship, called Aegis Nautilus, is a rather niche product, requires the introduction of a completely new mechanics and costs a whopping 675 dollars.
Star Citizen, the ambitious space simulator by Cloud Imperium Games and Chris Roberts (the creator of the Wing Commander series), is known for generating huge profits despite being far from complete. More than 230 million dollars have already been raised for the development of the game, including the sale of virtual ships. According to TweakTown, the latest of the revealed star ships will cost $675.
The Aegis Nautilus, as the ship is called, will be a niche military unit with twin S7 guns and the ability to deploy two types of mines: sentry and homing. It should be noted that the said mines require the introduction of a completely new mechanic to the game - as noted by Redditusers, this will enlarge the extensive list of unfinished systems, including many basic elements of the game.
The ship in question was presented during a closed event, which could only be attended by purchasing a ticket for 275 dollars. As if that wasn't enough, the honour of spending this amount of money on the ticket could only be given to the so-called VIPs, i.e. people who had already spent at least a thousand dollars in Star Citizen . Just a glance at the new ship on the main page requires VIP status - without it you will only see this:
Finally, it is worth noting that Aegis Nautilus is not the most expensive ship available in the game from Cloud Empire Games - this title belongs to the so-called Javelin, for which you have to pay an insane amount of 2.5 thousand dollars.
