StarCitizen:Railen: Difference between revisions

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The Railen Template:SClang is a large StarCitizen:Xi'an cargo ship manufactured by StarCitizen:Gatac Manufacture. It has been designed by the esteemed StarCitizen:House Ng.at'ak to cater to the needs of both Human and Xi'an pilots. Featuring grav-lev technology and tested design features, the Railen is promoted as a safe and reliable solution for commercial-grade medium cargo hauling.<ref name="RailenStore">Template:Cite RSI</ref><ref name="RailenConcept">Template:Cite RSI</ref>

Features

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Ports

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Model

Ship profile

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File:Railen - Front Left.png	File:Railen-profile-side.jpg	File:Railen-profile-front.jpg	File:Railen back exterior in-flight schematic brochure.jpg

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Port-side	Front	Rear
File:Railen side exterior landed schematic brochure.jpg	File:Railen front exterior landed schematic brochure.jpg	File:Railen back exterior landed schematic brochure.jpg

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Paints

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"Hyaotan"
File:Railen Hyaotan flying through clouds - Cut and contrast adjusted.png

Acquisition

Pledge price history

Date	Pledge cost (USD)	Insurance	Availability	Sale
2021-06-11	200	LTI	Time-limited

Lore

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Development

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2019-11-23	Announced in StarCitizen:CitizenCon 2019 under the provisional name Vehicle 2. It was planned as a multicrew cargo ship of StarCitizen:Xi'an origin, and expected to have similar dimensions to StarCitizen:Hull B or StarCitizen:Freelancer MAX.<ref name="citcon2949">YouTube: CitizenCon 2949 - Ship Talk, acc. 2020-06-27</ref>
2021-05-26	Hinted on the Gatac Manufacture article on StarCitizen:Galactapedia after its update.<ref>Template:Cite RSI</ref>
2021-06-10	The name Railen was first revealed in the StarCitizen:Inside Star Citizen tease on the official Instagram.<ref>Template:Cite RSI</ref>
2021-06-11	Early concept sale for StarCitizen:Concierge backers.<ref>Template:Cite RSI</ref>
2021-06-12	Concept sale open to public.<ref name="RailenConcept"/>
2023-05-26	Announced to be scheduled for production in 2024.<ref>Star Citizen Live: Invictus All-Vehicles Roundtable</ref>
2025-07-03	Pre-production has begun during June 2025 with work happening between different tasks. The ship is planned to officially enter production later in 2025.<ref>Template:Cite RSI</ref>
2025-08-21	In a StarCitizen:Star Citizen Live Q&A, StarCitizen:John Crewe said in response to a spectrum question about the validity of the Railen's cargo pod system, that it will be made able to support standard 32 SCU [[StarCitizen::Category:Containers\|cargo containers]] and confirmed that the cargo capacity is going to go 'way up'.<ref>Template:Cite RSI</ref>
2025-11-20	StarCitizen:Pledge Store page updated to state the SCU capacity as 640 (previously 320 SCU). The Railen's info panel at the StarCitizen:Intergalactic Aerospace Expo 2955 also states: '[...] with an astounding double the cargo capacity of earlier prototypes'.<ref>Template:Cite RSI</ref>
2026-01-21	The Gatac Railen entered full production, entering Whitebox development in mid-November following the pre-production work done in the months prior.<ref name="Monthly Report November/December 2025">Template:Cite RSI</ref>
2026-02-04	The Gatac Railen progressed towards its Whitebox review, expected in February.<ref name="Monthly Report January 2026">Template:Cite RSI</ref>
2026-03-04	The Gatac Railen passed the prior review gate and entered Greybox, with more artists joining production in preparation for its planned release at StarCitizen:Alien Week.<ref name="Monthly Report February 2026">Template:Cite RSI</ref>
2026-06-04	The Gatac Railen passed its greybox review before progressing into LOD0, with a combined LOD0 and Final Gate review scheduled for early June.<ref name="Monthly Report May 2026">Template:Cite RSI</ref>

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Role	Contributors
Original concept	StarCitizen:Michael Oberschneider<ref name="wip">Template:Cite Jump Point</ref>
Art	StarCitizen:Paul Jones<ref name="wip"/>
System design	StarCitizen:Adam Parker, StarCitizen:Jon Dadley<ref name="wip"/>
Technical design	StarCitizen:John Crewe, StarCitizen:Geoff Coffin<ref name="wip"/>

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A small Xi'an cargo ship to compete with the Freelancer MAX and Caterpillar, possessing a cargo capacity and weapon loadout placed between the two.
Produced by Gatac Manufacture.
The ship will be vertical, rather than horizontal - much like the other Xi'an capital and cargo ships designed and shown in concept art.
As one entity manufactures all Xi'an ships for a given role (one manufacturer makes all transport, one makes all light fighters, etc.), it stands to reason that they might all follow a loose template, so it would be nice for the ship to be vertically aligned.