Roberts Space Industries is slashing the price of its newly latest starship fighter. Star Citizen’s newly unveiled craft is a dedicated deep space fighter called the A3G Vanguard and is on sale until April 6.

The Vanguard is being offered for the first time as a limited concept sale as it’is not yet ready to display in Hangars or to fight in Arena Commander. The sale price of US$250 comes with lifetime insurance and and a pair of decorative items for your Hangar. The price will jump to an announced price after the sale ends and will not offer lifetime insurance.

The sale price puts it in the lower mid-teir bracket of ships. Star Citizen craft range in price from $45 for the Aurora MR AC Starter package to more than $400 for the frigate Idris-P, capitol ship Javelin or the luxury touring 890 Jump.

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The Vanguard is one of United Empire of Earth’s (UEE) dedicated deep space fighters and units have been assigned to planetary bases and larger space stations. The ship features four high-caliber forward laser cannons and a massive central Gatling gun.

It can be used in a variety of different roles such a long range jump scout, extended duration patrol/reconnaissance ship, fighter-bomber, tactical command and control ship, bomber interceptor and a fighter-killer. You can view the Vanguard's full specs and stats on its overview page.

Star Citizen Update 1.1 added Aegis Dynamics Retaliator and the Gladius light fighter Arena Commander. It also introduced a manual, a long list of fixes for known issues, gameplay tweaks and the roll out of a number of major systems, such as the dynamic damage system.

The Star Citizen project breezed past a $75 million fundraising milestone recently. Creator Chris Roberts spent some time with IGN discussing what that means for backers, what's next for the universe and how may see Star Citizen has a serious hobby that they are going to invest years in.

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