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{{For|the ship of the same name|UEES Stanton}}
{{System
| name = Stanton
| image = Stanton 2D.png
| discoveredin = [[StarCitizen:2851]]<ref name="SCL-All Things Lore">{{Cite RSI|text=Comm-Link:Star Citizen Live: All Things Lore|url=https://robertsspaceindustries.com/comm-link/transmission/17251-Star-Citizen-Live}}</ref>
| discoveredby = [[StarCitizen:Toshi Aaron]]
| stations = 24
| galactapedia = https://robertsspaceindustries.com/galactapedia/article/RX3lKBA3dq-stanton-system
}}

The '''Stanton system''' is a [[StarCitizen:Planetary system|single star system]], and one of two fully colonized systems in the UEE. It is the only system with a green zone reaching four planets, making it suitable for human life. All worlds have undergone limited [[StarCitizen:terraforming]] and have [[StarCitizen::Category:Flora|flora]] and [[StarCitizen::Category:Fauna|fauna]] with divergent ecologies. They are owned by corporate entities within the [[StarCitizen:United Empire of Earth]].

{{Quote|Took some time, but I think I finally got my finger on the pulse of this system. Between the four worlds, they all seem to want something from each other. Yeah... there's opportunity here.|NPC conversation<ref>{{Cite game|build=Alpha 4.2|accessdate=2025-07-01}}</ref>}}

==Jurisdiction ==
{{For|a full list of jurisdictional hierarchies, criminal offences and consequences in Stanton|Jurisdictions}}
Shortly after the discovery of the System, all planets were sold by the government to corporations. These four planets are the only privately-owned worlds in the Empire. Though subject to the [[StarCitizen:UEE Common Law|UEE's Common Law]] and standard penal code, the UEE does not fully police the region. Instead, private planetary security teams enforce the local law.<ref name="ReferenceA">{{Cite RSI|url=comm-link/spectrum-dispatch/13141-Stanton-System|text=Galactic Guide: Stanton System}}</ref><ref name="TGCACR">{{Cite RSI|url=https://robertsspaceindustries.com/comm-link/spectrum-dispatch/16041-Terra-Gazette-Crusader-Admits-Crime-Is-On-The-Rise|text=Terra Gazette: Crusader Admits Crime is on the Rise|accessdate=2022-11-26}}</ref><ref name="LM19026">{{Cite RSI|url=https://robertsspaceindustries.com/comm-link/spectrum-dispatch/19026-Loremakers-Community-Questions|text=Loremakers: Community Questions (2022-11-22)|accessdate=2022-11-26}}</ref>

{{Quote|I might clear out of this system soon. It's been good for business, but I don't know, dealing with all these corpo assholes just grates on me. Most of the time, I just want to waste 'em all.|NPC conversation<ref>{{Cite game|build=Alpha 4.3.2|accessdate=2025-10-20}}</ref>}}

==History==
===Settlement===
The first settlers are unknown. Navjumper [[StarCitizen:Toshi Aaron]] discovered the system in 2851<ref name="SCL-All Things Lore" /><ref>{{Cite RSI|url=https://robertsspaceindustries.com/galactapedia/article/RX3lKBA3dq-stanton-system|text=Stanton system|accessdate=2021-07-28}}</ref> after selling the jump data to the UEE. They declared Stanton to be a case of 'eminent domain', citing a need to protect and extend nearby jump lanes. Without formal colonization papers on file, the existing inhabitants had little choice but to abandon their homesteads: prospectors, survivalists and other squatters had little means to protect themselves from the might of a [[StarCitizen:Bengal|Bengal-class]] carrier.<ref name="ReferenceB">{{Cite RSI|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S7qZjeR9H9s|text=CitizenCon 2948 Panel: Loremaker's Guide to Alpha 3.3.0|accessdate=2020-04-24}}</ref>

===The sale of Stanton I, II, III and IV===
[[StarCitizen:ArcCorp]] had been lobbying for this very opportunity, wishing to purchase a continent - more land usually sold in parcels. Some members of the [[StarCitizen:UEE Senate]] pushed for continental sale within the Stanton system, until the idea arose to try and sell the entire planet for the biggest potential profit over a short period of time. ArcCorp agreed to this proposition, and it was brought to the Senate floor for a wider vote, which passed - albeit after much contentious debate, because while the planets were to abide by UEE Common Laws, planetary level jurisdiction would fall to the corporations and their security forces. A bidding process opened up, and Megacorporations were quietly contacted to bid for ownership of the planets.

The winners are believed to have flushed trillions into the UEE economy, with the four worlds now named after them: [[StarCitizen:Hurston Dynamics|Hurston (Dynamics)]], [[StarCitizen:Crusader Industries|Crusader (Industries)]], [[StarCitizen:ArcCorp]] and [[StarCitizen:microTech (company)|microTech]]. While the plan initially was for Stanton II(now Crusader) to be sold on a 'buy one, get one free' basis due to its lack of land, this was not a sticking point for Crusader Industries who adapted and expanded the existing Naval shipyards for the manufacture of their own spacecraft. The system became fully industrialized with the worlds now dotted with factories, corporate headquarters, testing ranges, mines and other company facilities. Only those working for the corporations (or anyone leasing their space) could come to live in the Stanton system, inhabiting corporate owned towns.<ref name="ReferenceB" />

Leaders of the four mega-corporations meet annually in the [[StarCitizen:Stanton System Conference]] to discuss system-wide issues.<ref name="TGCACR" /><ref name="LM19026" />

===Legacy===
Stanton offers materials produced by the four corporations. It also has a high demand for goods needed to keep working.<ref name="ReferenceA" /> Due to opening their planets to other companies including competitors, ArcCorp is now so heavily urbanized that it is approaching the same planetary status as a Xi'an factory world.{{fact}} Hurston has undergone such pollution that its dominant savanna biome has been devastated, with air quality now a concern for those who live on the planet.<ref name="ReferenceB" /> microTech makes use of their planet's cold temperature for optimal running of data servers <ref name="ReferenceB" /> and Crusader has recently begun to face issues with Outlaw activity in the shipping lanes.{{fact}}

==Gravitational governors==
===Stanton===
{{Main|Stanton (star)}}

Stanton is a G-type main sequence star.

==Planets==

=== [[StarCitizen:Hurston|Hurston : Stanton I]]===
{| class="wikitable"
|-
|[[File:Hurston Icon.png|center|frameless|128x128px]]
|A wealth of ore and other resources are mined here to manufacture [[StarCitizen:Hurston Dynamics]]' line of munitions and weapons. Heavy industry has resulted in severe pollution across the planet. Devastating the ecosystem <ref>{{Cite RSI|url=starmap?location=STANTON.PLANETS.STANTONIHURSTONDYNAMICS&system=STANTON&camera=59.95,-2.66,0.0007,-0.0000935,0.0000834|text=Stanton I - Starmap}}</ref>
|}

===[[StarCitizen:Crusader|Crusader : Stanton II]]===
{| class="wikitable"
|-
|[[File:Crusader Icon.png|center|frameless|128x128px]]
|A low mass gas giant that features a breathable atmosphere at high altitudes. This was an ideal situation for ship manufacturer [[StarCitizen:Crusader Industries]], who now occupies the planet's floating platforms to build massive ships like the [[StarCitizen:Genesis Starliner|Starliner]].<ref>{{Cite RSI|url=starmap?location=STANTON.PLANETS.STANTONIICRUSADER&system=STANTON&camera=47,-71.38,0.001,-0.000131,-0.0000594|text=Stanton II - Starmap}}</ref>
|}

===[[StarCitizen:ArcCorp (planet)|ArcCorp : Stanton III]] ===
{| class="wikitable"
|-
|[[File:ArcCorp Icon.png|center|frameless|128x128px]]
|Buildings cover a majority of the planet's surface with residential areas relegated to the poles while [[StarCitizen:ArcCorp|the company's]] factories, business headquarters, financial and commercial districts are located in between.<ref>{{Cite RSI|url=starmap?location=STANTON.PLANETS.STANTONIIIARCCORP&system=STANTON&camera=51.94,-126.23,0.0008,0.0003958,-0.0000229|text=Stanton III - Starmap}}</ref>
|}

===[[StarCitizen:microTech (planet)|microTech : Stanton IV]] ===
{| class="wikitable"
|-
|[[File:MicroTech Icon.png|center|frameless|128x128px]]
|A [[StarCitizen:terraforming]] error left the planet with an unnaturally dense cloud cover and a colder than average climate, making it an ideal location for its [[StarCitizen:microTech|owner]] to house its heat-sensitive computing and manufacturing centers.<ref>{{Cite RSI|url=starmap?location=STANTON.PLANETS.STANTONIVMICROTECH&system=STANTON&camera=66.98,-83.89,0.0009,0.0001023,0.0000525|text=Stanton IV - Starmap}}</ref>
|}

==Asteroid formations==
The Stanton system contains one asteroid belt. The [[StarCitizen:Aaron Halo]] is located between the orbits of Crusader and ArcCorp.<ref>{{Cite RSI|url=starmap?location=STANTON&camera=60,-74.33,0.002,0,0|text=Stanton System - Starmap}}</ref>

==Irregular orbitals ==
*[[StarCitizen:Baer Comet]]<ref>{{Cite RSI|url=comm-link/spectrum-dispatch/16661-Portfolio-Imperial-Cartography-Center|text=Portfolio: Imperial Cartography Center}}</ref>

==Known jump points==
{{Note|'''Note:''' As of CitizenCon 2025 the Nyx - Castra jump point is temporarily redirected to link to Stanton and has replaced the Stanton - Magnus jump point in the interim.}}{{Jump points}}

==Gallery==
{{For|a full gallery|Category:Stanton system images}}{{Gallery
|AstorsClearingaerial.jpg
|Arccorp-suburbs-atv-20190131.png
|Drifters,_microTech.jpg
}}
{| class="wikitable"
! Track
! Audio
|-
| Stanton Space Ambience 01
| [[File:StantonSpaceAmbience01.mp3]]
| Stanton's Quantum Music
| [[File:StantonQTSoundtrack.mp3]]
|-
| Stanton Generic Planet 01
| [[File:StantonPlanetGeneric01.mp3]]
| Stanton Generic Planet 02
| [[File:StantonPlanetGeneric02.mp3]]

|}

== Development==
Between [[StarCitizen:Star Citizen Alpha 3.0.0|Alpha 3.0.0]] and [[StarCitizen:Star Citizen Alpha 3.12.0|Alpha 3.12.0]],<ref>{{Cite RSI|url=https://robertsspaceindustries.com/spectrum/community/SC/forum/1/thread/delamar-levski-are-going-home/|text=Spectrum: Delamar & Levski are going home|accessdate=2021-01-22}}</ref> the protoplanet<ref>{{Cite RSI|url=https://robertsspaceindustries.com/starmap?location=NYX.ASTEROID.DELAMAR&system=NYX&camera=60.1,-177.19,0.0003,0,0|text=Nyx - Starmap|accessdate=2022-08-25}}</ref> [[StarCitizen:Delamar]] was temporarily located in Stanton outside the orbit of Crusader. It was then removed in [[StarCitizen:Star Citizen Alpha 3.12.1|Alpha 3.12.1]] pending inclusion in its canonical system ([[StarCitizen:Nyx system|Nyx]]) when that is implemented.

Stanton was chosen as the first system available in the game over the more instinctive Terra due to Stanton's nature allowing for every single gameplay loop.<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JlVqQ8nhdQ4 Star Citizen Live: Narrative History], Star Citizen, YouTube, 2 August 2024</ref>

==Loremaker's Guide to the Galaxy ==
{{#ev:YouTube|https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q0HXZSvc96E}}<ref>{{Cite RSI|text=Comm-Link:Loremaker's Guide to the Galaxy - Stanton System (Part 1)|url=https://robertsspaceindustries.com/comm-link/transmission/16187-Loremakers-Guide-To-The-Galaxy}}</ref>

==References==
<references />

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StarCitizen:Stanton system - Revision history

imported>Vallexian at 23:28, 18 December 2025