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Category:Medium freighters, cargo ships

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{{Vehicle
| uuid = 13a02a6d-7d67-4d22-8530-d4d2c8443f66
| name = Starfarer
| image = Starfarer - Flying over Lorville with traffic - cropped and adjusted.png
| manufacturer = MISC
| series = Starfarer
| career = Support
| role =
| size = large
| hangar = S5/L
| productionstate = Flight ready
| productionstatedesc = Since [[Update:Star Citizen Alpha 2.4.0|Alpha 2.4.0]]
| mincrew = 4
| maxcrew = 8
| length = 101
| width = 46.5
| height = 23.5
| mass = 3466606
| cargocapacity = 291
| stowage =
| pledgecost = 300
| originalpledgecost = 175
| warbondcost = 275
| originalwarbondcost =
| pledgeavailability = Time-limited sales
| rsistoreurl = https://robertsspaceindustries.com/pledge/ships/misc-starfarer/Starfarer
| presentationurl1 = https://robertsspaceindustries.com/comm-link/transmission/15262-Massive-Hauling-The-MISC-Starfarer
| trailerurl = https://youtu.be/qzFcpQTEVAk
| brochureurl =
| qandaurl1 = https://robertsspaceindustries.com/comm-link/engineering/14710-Q-A-MISC-Starfarer-Part-I
| qandaurl2 = https://robertsspaceindustries.com/comm-link/engineering/14715-Q-A-MISC-Starfarer-Part-II
| qandaurl3 = https://robertsspaceindustries.com/comm-link/engineering/14716-Q-A-MISC-Starfarer-Part-III
| galactapediaurl = https://robertsspaceindustries.com/galactapedia/article/RLMmv3QE7r-starfarer
| releasedate =
| conceptdate = 2012-10-18
| saledate =
| queryimage =
}}

The '''Starfarer''' is a large [[StarCitizen:Refueling]] vessel developed by [[StarCitizen:Musashi Industrial and Starflight Concern]]. It distinguishes itself from conventional bulk freighters primarily by serving as a specialized fuel platform. It is engineered not only to load, store, and safeguard fuel stasis units but also to extract and refine space-borne gases for utilization without the need to land. In addition to its proficiency in fuel management, the Starfarer is capable of transporting standard bulk cargo pods.<ref name="StarfarerStore">{{Cite RSI|url=https://robertsspaceindustries.com/pledge/ships/misc-starfarer/Starfarer|text=Starfarer Store}}</ref><ref name="StarfarerPlayable">{{Cite RSI|url=https://robertsspaceindustries.com/comm-link/transmission/15262-Massive-Hauling-The-MISC-Starfarer|text=Massive-Hauling-The-MISC-Starfarer}}</ref>

==Features==
{{List item
|Fuel tanker
|One of the main functions of the Starfarer is to serve as a fuel tanker, transporting hydrogen fuel throughout the 'Verse with the aid of its six large detachable tanks and providing support to a range of entities from extensive capital fleets to solitary ships that may be marooned in isolated areas.<ref name="StarfarerPlayable"/>
}}
{{List item
|Mobile refinery
|Another primary function of the vessel entails traversing different star systems, collect raw hydrogen gases from areas near stars and other extrasolar sources, and refine the gases into a usable fuel.<ref name="StarfarerPlayable"/>
}}
{{List item
|Cargo
|In addition to transporting fuel, it possesses a substantial cargo capacity, capable of accommodating up to 291 SCU of goods.<ref name="StarfarerStore"/>
}}
{{List item
|Weapons
|The Starfarer is equipped with two forward-facing side remote turrets, each armed with a pair of Size 4 guns. Additionally, it features a top-mounted manned turret that also carries a pair of Size 4 guns, along with two rear-facing manned turrets, each outfitted with a pair of Size 3 guns. This formidable armament serves as a strong deterrent against potential pirate boarding attempts.<ref name="StarfarerStore"/>
}}
{{List item
|Habitation
|Despite its classification as an industrial vessel, it features a relatively comfortable mess hall and crew accommodations designed for up to seven personnel.<ref name="StarfarerPlayable"/>
}}
===Flaws===
{{List item
|Interior navigation
|The [[StarCitizen:Starfarer]] is built with a notoriously convoluted internal layout spanning multiple levels. While this may have been designed to improve a crew's defensive advantage,{{Fact}} it suffers from long travel times and the occasional lost crewman.<ref name="4.4le">{{Cite game|build=[[StarCitizen:Star Citizen Alpha 4.4.0|Alpha 4.4.0]]|text=Long-term personal experience|accessdate=2025-12-10}}</ref>
}}
{{List item|Turret coverage|While the [[StarCitizen:Starfarer]] supports a strong-in-theory defense of three manned turrets and two pilot-slaved remote turrets, the range of motion of all three manned turrets is highly constrained. The "primary" manned turret is nestled in a low position on the [[StarCitizen:Starfarer]]'s dorsal surface, which raises the turret's minimum gun elevation in the port, starboard and aft firing arcs into the positive range. Both aft turrets are relatively difficult to access, have redundant positioning, have no effective coverage of the dorsal hemisphere, and have limited coverage of port and starboard arcs, respectively.<ref name="4.4le"/>
}}{{Note|'''Note:''' While the [[StarCitizen:Starfarer]] possesses the additional crew stations required to assume control of the port and starboard pilot-slaved remote turrets, it is unknown if this functionality is implemented.{{Fact}}}}{{List item
|Cargo optimisation
|The [[StarCitizen:Starfarer]]'s cargo bay, while spacious, is broken up into three separated cargo grids. Each of the smaller two grids have a recess of 20 SCU in volume carved out, complicating cargo arrangement. The larger central grid has an odd number in measured SCU length, width and height capacity, greatly restricting the use of larger and more efficient freight containers which can fill only 55% of the central grid's volume.<ref>[https://discord.com/channels/82210263440306176/572706150286622720/1316186353754705990 /r/starcitizen #industrial-professions pinned comment]. ''Discord''. Posted 2024-12-11.</ref>
}}{{List item|Docking collar|The docking collar of the [[StarCitizen:Starfarer]], found on the ventral side of the ship's "head", is constructed to the obsolete vertical standard. This type of collar is no longer produced and has been removed from ships such as the [[StarCitizen:Retaliator]] due to the difficulty of using a vertical portal in a gravity or mixed gravity environment.<ref name="4.4le"/>
}}

==Specifications==
{{Vehicle hardpoints}}

==Model==

===Ship profile===
{| class="wikitable"
!Isometric
!Above
!Port-side
!Front
!Rear
!Below
|-
|[[File:Starfarer_in_space_-_Isometric.jpg|center|frameless|128x72px]]
|[[File:Starfarer_in_space_-_Above.jpg|center|frameless|128x72px]]
|[[File:Starfarer_in_space_-_Port.jpg|center|frameless|128x72px]]
|[[File:Starfarer_in_space_-_Front.jpg|center|frameless|128x72px]]
|[[File:Starfarer_in_space_-_Rear.jpg|center|frameless|128x72px]]
|[[File:Starfarer_in_space_-_Below.jpg|center|frameless|128x72px]]
|}

===Series variants===
{{Vehicle variants}}

====Special editions====
{{Note|'''Note:''' These are non-standard 'variants' and are '''only available in-game''' as a reward by completing various missions or tasks.}}
{| class="wikitable"
![[StarCitizen:Teach's Ship Shop#Teach's Special|"Teach's Special"]]
|-
|[[File:Teachs_Ship_Shop_logo.png|center|frameless|128x72px]]
|}

===Paints===
{{for|more information|:Starfarer series/Paints}}

{| class="wikitable"
![[StarCitizen:Starfarer series/Paints#"Black"|"Black"]]
![[StarCitizen:Starfarer series/Paints#"Foundation Festival"|"Foundation Festival"]]
![[StarCitizen:Starfarer series/Paints#"Light Grey"|"Light Grey"]]
![[StarCitizen:Starfarer series/Paints#"Storm Surge"|"Storm Surge"]]
|-
|[[File:Starfarer Black in space - Isometric.jpg|center|frameless|128x72px]]
|[[File:Starfarer FF in space - Isometric.jpg|center|frameless|128x72px]]
|[[File:Starfarer Light Grey in space - Isometric.jpg|center|frameless|128x72px]]
|[[File:Starfarer Storm Surge in space - Isometric.jpg|center|frameless|128x72px]]
|}

==Acquisition==
{{Vehicle availability}}

==Lore==
<tabber>
Beginnings=
The '''Starfarer''' came about as a result of an 18-month survey of space travel which resulted in a 15,000-page study on ship roles and the current shortcomings faced by space pilots. The study concluded with the decision to produce a spacecraft capable of fuel collection, refining, storage and distribution to other ships in flight.<ref name="MISC Galactic Guide">{{Cite RSI|url=comm-link/transmission/13435-Galactic-Guide-MISC|text=MISC Galactic Guide}}</ref>
|-|
Development=
Development of the '''Starfarer''' began in [[StarCitizen:2870]] as a result of MISC's study. Preceding this craft, the role was filled by a number of massive supertankers, notorious for being dangerous and ineffective.<ref name=":0">{{Cite Jump Point|title=Whitely's Guide: MISC Starfarer|volume=10|month=4|startpage=29|endpage=32|accessdate=2023-05-18}}</ref> This had lead to a pirate rule of thumb that "a ship caught refueling could be captured intact, as no captain would ever risk a firefight breaking out". The safety and ease of use of these crafts have seen them become the standard for space refueling, with many being upgraded with refining mechanisms that can refine collected fuel, ready for use. A final upgrade allows the fuel tanks to be swapped out altogether, to be replaced by a cargo chassis for goods transport. However, this has proven unpopular compared to the versatile [[StarCitizen:Freelancer]] or the specialised [[StarCitizen:Hull (series)|Hull series]].<ref name="MISC Galactic Guide" />
|-|
Safety=
One way MISC envisioned making refueling safer with the '''Starfarer''' was to do the exact opposite of what it did with the Hull-Series, making a large hull capable of holding internal fuel tanks under armored protection. The ship still needed a way to process fuel, however. Addressing this need meant developing technology that could safely collect spaceborne hydrogen, something that pre-mass production was as expensive as the ship itself.<ref name=":0" />
|-|
Reception=
While the initial reception to the '''Starfarer''' was poor, it wasn't anything that MISC hadn't predicted. Within six months of limited release sales, MISC had raised enough funds to establish new lines for the next seven years.<ref name=":0" /> By [[StarCitizen:2878]] MISC began offering modifications such as converting the fuel tanks to become liquid foodstuff storage units.<ref name="MISC Galactic Guide" /> In [[StarCitizen:2895]] amidst a need for a faster, more maneuverable, and better armored version of the '''Starfarer''' became apparent as the UEE fell prey to attacks by the [[StarCitizen:Vanduul]], leading to the advent of the [[StarCitizen:Starfarer Gemini]].<ref name=":0" />
</tabber>

==Gallery==
{{for|a full gallery|:Category:Starfarer images}}

<tabber>
Official=
{{gallery
|Philip-howlett-starfarer-final-01.jpg
|Philip-howlett-starfarer-final-02.jpg
|Philip-howlett-starfarer-final-03.jpg
|Philip-howlett-starfarer-final-04.jpg
|Philip-howlett-starfarer-final-05.jpg
|Philip-howlett-starfarer-final-06.jpg
|Philip-howlett-starfarer-final-07.jpg
|Philip-howlett-starfarer-final-08.jpg
|Starfarer fleet.jpg
|The Shipyard - Careers and Roles - Support2.jpg
|Starfarer.jpg
|Starfarer - Flying over Lorville with traffic.jpg
}}
|-|
In-game=
{{gallery
|Starfarer taking off Baijini Point 3.9.png
|Starfarer at Baijini Point.png
|Starfarer bridge.jpg
}}
</tabber>

== Development ==
{{Timeline styles}}
{| class="timeline"
|-
|2016-03-26
|The '''Starfarer''' became hangar ready in [[Update:Star Citizen Alpha 2.3.0|Star Citizen Alpha 2.3.0]], and was the largest ship in game at that time.<ref name="StarfarerPlayable"/>
|-
|2016-05-25
|The initial concept of the Starfarer is designed by [[StarCitizen:Daren Dochterman]] (Freelance Conceptist), followed by [[StarCitizen:Ted Beargeon]] (Freelance Conceptist), [[StarCitizen:Gavin Rothery]] (Freelance Conceptist), and the UK ship design team.<ref name="wip">{{Cite RSI|url=https://robertsspaceindustries.com/comm-link/engineering/15354-WIP-Starfarer-Development|text=WIP: Starfarer Development}}</ref>
|-
|2024-12-19
|Increased the number of [[StarCitizen:power plants]] to 2 in [[Update:Star Citizen Alpha 4.0.0|Alpha 4.0.0]].
|-
|}

==Trivia==

==See also==
*[https://youtu.be/c2z-1ki1P3Q ATV Ship Shape: The Starfarer] on YouTube
*{{Link RSI|url=https://robertsspaceindustries.com/comm-link/engineering/15354-WIP-Starfarer-Development|text=WIP: Starfarer Development}}
*[https://rellim.thebase.sc/starfarer A virtual tour of the Starfarer's interior]

==References==
<references />

{{Navplate manufacturers|MISC}}
{{Navplate vehicles}}

{{Short description|Large all-in-one refueling ship manufactured by MISC}}
[[Category:Tankers]]
[[Category:Medium freighters]]
[[Category:Cargo ships]]

StarCitizen:Starfarer - Revision history

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