Have you found yourself in possession of a pledge with a ship that's not yet Flight Ready? We've got you covered, providing you with a loaner ship to ensure that you are able to fly inside the current version of Star Citizen Alpha.

Below is our Loaner Ship Matrix that currently has all ships not available in the PU (Persistent Universe) and their respective loaners until that ship becomes "Flight Ready."

There are a couple of points to note about this list:

The concept of "ship loaners" was introduced to allow players who owned a game package and a single ship to play the game when that ship was unavailable. The loaners for each ship are not intended to be a 1:1 "best case substitute" for the ship that isn't flight ready.

If a new ship becomes Flight Ready and is a better substitute, the loaner will be updated.

Due to the current restrictions in Arena Commander, certain ships have a secondary loaner to allow them to play in all game modes. For example, Freelancer owners receive a Hornet for use in Arena Commander play modes.

These are not permanent additions to your fleet. Once a ship on this list is Flight Ready, the loaner will be replaced by the ship you purchased and removed from this thread.

Something to bear in mind if you have multiple concept ships that grant the same loaner you will only receive 1 loaner for them all. Example: If you own the Hull A and Hull B, you will only receive one Freelancer as the loaner.

Loaners will not stack. You will never receive more than one of each loaner ship, regardless of how many are allocated based on the ships in your hanger. Example: Owning four Pioneers will not grant four Caterpillars.

RSI Support cannot swap loaners by request.

Loaner Ship Matrix

Last Updated: August 12th, 2020 | 3.10.0-live.5789362

Temporary Loaner: A MISC Freelancer has been temporarily granted to all backers as a workaround for Error 30009 and Infinite Loading Screen issues.

YOUR SHIP OUR LOANER(S) 100 Series 300i 600i Series 325a, Cyclone (Explorer only) 890 Jump 600i Explorer, 325a, 85x Apollo Cutlass Red Ares Ion / Inferno Hurricane Carrack / Carrack Expedition C8 Pisces, URSA Rover Carrack w/ C8X / Carrack Expedition w/C8X C8X Pisces Expedition, URSA Rover Caterpillar Buccaneer Constellation Taurus Constellation Andromeda Corsair Constellation Aquila, Buccaneer Crucible Constellation Andromeda Cutlass Blue Cutlass Black Cyclone Variants Aurora MR Dragonfly Aurora MR Endeavor Starfarer, Cutlass Red G12 Cyclone TR G12A Cyclone AA G12R Cyclone RC Genesis Starliner Constellation Andromeda Hercules Starlifter Starfarer Gemini Hull A & B Freelancer Hull C Caterpillar Hull D, E Caterpillar, Reclaimer Hurricane F7C-M Super Hornet Idris-M & P Hammerhead, MPUV Passenger Javelin Hammerhead, MPUV Cargo Kraken (+ Privateer) Hammerhead, Caterpillar, and Buccaneer Lynx Rover URSA Rover Mantis Aurora LN Merchantman Caterpillar, Defender Mercury Freelancer, Herald Mole F7C - Hornet Nautilus Hammerhead, Avenger Titan Nova URSA Rover Nox Aurora MR Orion Prospector, Mole P-72 Archimedes Emerald P-72 Archimedes Pioneer Caterpillar Polaris Hammerhead Ranger CV Cyclone Ranger RC Cyclone RC Ranger TR Cyclone TR Redeemer Vanguard Hoplite Retaliator Gladiator ROC Aurora MR San'Tok.yai Khartu-al (Xi'an Scout) SRV Prospector Talon & Talon Shrike Khartu-al (Xi'an Scout) Terrapin F7C-M Super Hornet Valkyrie F7C-M Super Hornet Vulcan Freelancer Vulture Prospector, Buccaneer X1 & Variants Aurora MR, Nox

The Ship Pipeline

Ships work through the ship pipeline process from concept to flight ready:

In Concept - Artists and designers determine the concept look, 3D renders, and functional design for a ship.

Long Term Production - Development work is planned and added to the Roadmap .

. Active Production - Development, designers, and QA work from start to finish on the ship.

Hangar Ready - The ship loads for display and interactions.

Flight Ready - The ship can fly with full operations including physics, interactions, systems, fuel, cargo, and more. These ships are ready in game for you!

Learn more in the Making of Star Citizen video series: