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{{For| the communication platform in lore|Spectrum}}

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'''Spectrum''' is a real-time web application (and additional functionality in the [[StarCitizen:Launcher]] and [[StarCitizen:Star Citizen]] executable) that will handle all in-game and out of game community communications in [[StarCitizen:Star Citizen]], under development by [[StarCitizen:Turbulent]]. It was designed to integrate rich chat, forums, voice, and other key features into one streamlined platform.<ref>{{Cite Jump Point|title=Spectrum: The Turbulent Team|volume=05|month=05|startpage=44|endpage=54|accessdate=}}</ref><ref>{{Cite RSI|url=comm-link/transmission/15741-Spectrum-Alpha-Is-Live|text=Spectrum Alpha is Live!}}</ref>

== Development ==

{{for|a list of patch notes of Spectrum|:Category:Spectrum Patch Notes}}

The idea at first was similar to the Steam overlay, where shift-tab would bring [[StarCitizen:Face Over Internet Protocol|FOIP]] controls, VOIP controls, messaging etc.<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GWFC4TXOOv0 Quantum Vegas 2955: Session 1: "Tech & Tools" with Sean Tracy], Quantum Vegas 2955, Youtube, 21 July 2025</ref>

Spectrum was first announced in [[StarCitizen:CitizenCon]] 2016. The initial launch will be a web application, but subsequent releases will include more functionality, such as a fully integrated in-game overlay and voice chat. Looking further into the future, players will even be able to launch the game from Spectrum.<ref>{{Cite RSI|url=comm-link/transmission/15587-Monthly-Studio-Report|text=Monthly Studio Report October 2016}}</ref><ref>{{Cite RSI|url=faq/spectrum|text=Spectrum – Frequently Asked Questions}}</ref>

The first iteration of Spectrum, [[StarCitizen:Spectrum Alpha 0.3.0x|Alpha 0.3.0x]] was launched in 2017-02-17.<ref>{{Cite RSI|url=spectrum/community/SC/forum/1/thread/welcome-to-spectrum-0-3-0|text=Welcome to Spectrum 0.3.0}}</ref> In 2017-04-04, the old RSI forums were closed and put into an archival state.<ref>{{Cite RSI|url=spectrum/community/SC/forum/1/thread/spectrum-post-migration-information|text=Spectrum Post-Migration Information}}</ref> It stayed that way up until at some undetermined moment in 2019, the subdomain became unavailable and started showing a "504 Gateway Time-out" message.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20200401000000*/https://forums.robertsspaceindustries.com/ web.archive.org listings of snapshots made of forums.robertsspaceindustries.com]</ref>

==See also==
*[https://robertsspaceindustries.com/spectrum/guide Link to Spectrum]

== References ==
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[[Category:Development]]

StarCitizen:Spectrum (module) - Revision history

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