GENERAL KNOWLEDGE

Introduction

Before you dogfight, trade, or mine, you’ll lean on a handful of core systems: the Mobiglas for in-universe apps, medical and regeneration mechanics for survival, and the insurance system for bringing your ships back from the dead. Master these and the verse becomes much less intimidating.

Mobiglas Overview

The Mobiglas is your wrist-mounted gateway to nearly every civilian function in Star Citizen. Press F1 to open it anywhere you aren’t seated at a pilot seat or turret.

Main Tabs

  • Home: Notifications, chat channels, and account balance.
  • Starmap: Set quantum destinations, plot multi-waypoint routes, and inspect system info.
  • Contracts: Accept delivery, bounty, investigation and service-beacon jobs.
  • Vehicle Loadout: Swap weapons, components and paints while landed or at ASOP.
  • Friends: Send party invites, call remote elevators, and see org members online.

Starmap Navigation

The starmap lets you zoom from system view down to individual outposts.

  1. Plotting a Route

    Open Mobiglas → Starmap (F1 → ✦). Double-click your destination or mark multiple waypoints. The quantum route displays fuel cost and distance.

  2. Adjusting Jumps Mid-Flight

    You can re-open the starmap while quantum spooling to chain-jump without dropping out.

Money Transfers

Use the mo.trader app to send aUEC to other players or orgs.

  1. Launch app: Mobiglas → mo.trader.
  2. Choose recipient: Type handle or select from friends list.
  3. Enter amount & reason: Reason is optional but good bookkeeping.
  4. Authorize: Transfers are instant with a flat 1% fee (minimum 2 aUEC).

Time-lock: Brand-new accounts can’t receive large transfers for the first 12 hours of playtime to reduce fraud.

Contract Manager

Contracts are your bread-and-butter income stream while you build capital.

Contract Categories

  • Delivery: Move packages between ports for steady credit flow.
  • Service Beacon: Player-generated distress calls (combat, escort, medical).
  • Bounty Hunter: Track NPC or player criminals once you purchase a bounty hunter license.
  • Investigation: Find black-box beacons, missing persons, or analyze crime scenes.
  • Priority Missions: Faction storylines and reputation arcs.

Player Respawn & Regeneration

Star Citizen distinguishes between revive (medical gameplay) and regeneration (full respawn after death).

Medical Beds & Revive

  • Tiers: Tier 1 (hospital), Tier 2 (Carrack / Galaxy), Tier 3 (Cutlass Red).
  • Apply med-pens (C) for minor injuries or drag a downed player into any med-bed.
  • Bedside UI lets you treat injuries, set regen point, or discharge.

Setting a Regeneration Point

Interact with a hospital bed or tier-1 facility terminal → “Set as regeneration point”. If you die elsewhere, you’ll respawn here with default undersuit.

Death & Gear Loss

  • Your corpse (and inventory) persists for ~2 hours; friends can recover it.
  • Death resets hunger/thirst and removes illegal crimestat.

Ship Insurance & Vehicle Recovery

Lose a ship through destruction, impoundment, or abandon-time-out? File an insurance claim at an ASOP terminal.

Claim Process

  1. Locate ASOP terminal at any spaceport or outpost.
  2. Select ship → Claim. A timer appears based on hull size.
  3. Expedite (optional): Pay a fee to cut the wait by ~80 %.
  4. Retrieve. Once complete, spawn at a hangar or landing pad.

Component & Cargo Loss

Insurance returns the default loadout only. Upgraded components and cargo are not covered—salvage or buy replacements.

Practice Exercises

Starmap Speed-Run

Plot and quantum to three outposts without getting a route-blocked error.

Emergency Rescue Drill

Purposefully down a friend, drag them to a tier-3 bed, treat injuries, and discharge.

Insurance Race

Destroy a starter ship, file a claim, expedite, and retrieve it under 90 seconds.

Common Issues & Solutions

Starmap won’t plot route

Fix: Back out, clear all waypoints, zoom out fully, then retry. If still bugged, relog or visit another quantum beacon.

Cannot claim ship (“Vehicle retrieval timed out”)

Fix: Wait 2 minutes in game; the pad auto-clears. If stuck, claim at another location or relog.

Quick Tips

Bookmark Ports

Right-click in starmap to set frequent jump points.

Carry Med-Pens

A med-pen costs 120 aUEC and can save a 10-minute rescue run.

Claim Before Logout

Always park or claim ships before leaving—unattended craft may despawn.

Next Steps

With core systems down, move on to Trading Basics or Mining Operations—both rely heavily on Mobiglas apps and ship management knowledge you just covered.