Consul of War. 

Thomas 'mojomonkey' Farrister volunteered to join the leadership team as Minister of the NAVY and has hit the ground running! Currently he is building a team of content creators as well as building a process for creating org level events that we refer to as 'Operations'. During the next couple of Alpha builds, Farrister will test ideas, gather feedback and eventually create the group that will quide our collective goals across all Ministries and ensure all members have an opportunity to contribute to our success. 

Thank you Farrister. We look forward to your leadership and the awesome content you'll create along the way.  :)

Hangar Works App

Ilucide has created the Hangar Works app  that allows orgs to  organize their member owned: blueprints, crafting planner, shared organization stocks, an internal market, and order tracking — all in one place, synced across web, iOS, and Android.

Thank you Ilucide for creating this awesome app and trusting your org-mates to help with testing.  The membership is truly enjoying this tool and it only gets better with each build!

Thank you Ilucide! 

Group gameplay creation efforts. 

Picktrooper has been truly dedicated when it comes to helping build the USC into the org it is today. Recently he stepped up to serve as the membership's Prime Minister. In this role, he will have a front row seat in the various leadership conversations that help to build the USC we all love and enjoy today.  

Thank you Pick and may the stars forever shine in your favor! 

Group gameplay creation efforts. 

Wow guys!

We see you all, and appreciate you guys stepping up to create group gameplay events for the membership to participate in. This is the dream right here, and we're so happy to see our Citizens creating events and blazing the way... even while the game experiences a few rough spots in development! 

Thomas 'Mojo' Farrister

We have been developing our operation leader and planner guidelines via our N-COAT working group. N-COAT volunteers are responsible for building our training and accreditation schemes, and have started with the pipeline for people interested in running events. 

We have also built some tactical playbooks, as an off the shelf blueprint for common Navy activities. We are now focusing on field testing these materials with aspiring operation leaders, ahead of starting our first tour of duty in September. The tour of duty is an intense 6 week period, with a weekly theme and multiple events at different timezones to allow participation. Following our first tour of duty, we will start planning our second, whilst also considering any training requirements that arise from the first. 

There is still plenty of capacity to bring in new operations leaders, for interested parties who want to take a more active role in leading our most organised activities.

Twilly Frost

Ministry of Security Services 

Greetings from the Ministry of Security Services!

It's been an odd quarter where combat is concerned, as CIG has turned their focus to crafting. Suddenly mining and hauling are popular, dogs are lying down with cats, it's raining upwards and all of my socks returned from the dryer. 

Max left us to pursue a life of...whatever MIC does. Something to do with training cats to salsa dance.

Fear not! There is plenty of combat related activity in the near future. We'll be returning to Hathor for that sweet, sweet carinite. 

We'll be setting up an event to run down the Vaughn missions for the Killshot blueprint.

Tactical strike group play is upon us, a quasi-combined arms event that will require a bit of planning and execution. Mister Stiles will be returning as if he never left to organize that event, as well as others, I'm sure. His first love is cats, closely followed by salsa dancing, but fleet operations will always have a place in his heart as a distant third.

Lots of changes to ship armor. Weapon damage. It's constantly changing, and will continue to change as CIG sorts out their vision for combat in the PU. At the MSS we're just along for the ride, chasing the meta and shamelessly ambushing you at choke points. 

With the upcoming wipe the rush will be on to earn credits, gather materials, and craft craft craft. The MSS will be front and center building rep, earning credits, earning blueprints, and protecting our comrades as they gather, mine, and haul.

Gonna be interesting! And full of bugs! Let's gooooooooooooo!

From the Foxhole,

Twilly Frost

Minister, MSS

ad astra in proelium

Director (Role Open)

Consider applying for this role today! 

Role Description:

• Oversees the generation of both Naval and Civilian Contractor Flight, Capital Ship Operations as well as related fighter squadrons and small ship tactical operations.

• Tracks participation in the Mission types listed above.

• If deemed necessary and appropriate, coordinate with the Consul of War on the management of Operational Objectives, patrol schedules or "Fast Response Unit" rosters and schedules or similar.

Quintero

Fellow citizens,

Q1 was the time of crafting and blueprint hunting for many of you, and we are glad to have seen such a great spirit of cross ministry collaboration and plenty MIE members going out and about to explore the verse again for old and new mission types. 

We want to highlight a few initiatives from Q1 and give a special shoutout to one of our own MIE operatives, who hosted his first event in the USC.

Operation Black Horizon – designed and hosted by Rotorgeist - led citizens through a little Exploration tour through Pyro and did breathe some life into Survey-Gameplay.

We are already looking forward to more Roleplay focused events from Rotor and other citizens.

In addition, during Q1, USC Spec Ops operatives eliminated a series of threats in multiple Onyx facilities to equip ONI with critical crafting intel for state-of-the-art Stealth armour. 

One if not the highlight for us this Quarter was the MIE & MSS collaboration in the structured USC Fleet Maneuvre to test the Navy’s preparedness for the upcoming Tactical Strike Group gameplay. Deployment, coordination and comms procedures were tested and are considered ready for larger scale engagements.

With 4.8 in deployment, MIE is already looking forward to turning our Carrack and 890 exploration vessels into even more competent and capable operation hubs, with proper refuel and rearm for smaller exploration fleets and events.

Fly safe everyone 

Quintero & Jichael

Maxwell

Hello everyone, an update from MIC.

Thanks to the introduction of ship hangar services, work has begun on testing the logistics of repair, refueling and rearming small craft onboard larger craft such as the Polaris and Idris. This will help engagements in systems such as Nyx go smoother as fighters will no longer have to take long detours after every mission or two to get ready for the next engagement as help will be in the field alongside them.

Behind the scenes work is in progress on setting up some racing events, with some racing initiatives being worked on by some members of our community behind the scenes, some of which may already be revealed by the time you see this newsletter.

The USC Central Bank remains very healthy thanks to the insane oversupply of aUEC in the verse, if you need credits, feel free to ping me in MIC-general.

Unfortunately, due to the oversupply of aUEC in the verse there is little incentive for commodity trading missions so those are mostly on hold until we get a wipe and have a need to get rich again.

That is all for now. May prosperity find us all!

The Minister of Commerce responsibilities are to: 

• Monitor USC in-game organizational finances, revenues and expenses

• Provide a budget recommendation to the Cabinet each quarter, with allocations for each Ministry and the Navy for expenditures.

• Oversee the USC Central Bank (USCCB)

• Oversee the generation of Trade Convoy and Commodity Trading Missions.

• Oversee the transport and shipping of essential USC supplies and equipment.

• Oversee Touring and racing missions.

• Manage Ship / Vehicle Replacement Program (SVRP)

Director (Role Open)

Consider applying for this role today! 

Role Description:

• Oversee and ensure the generation of Trade Convoy and Commodity Trading Missions.

• Operate ship and outpost trading markets

• Coordinate with MES for resale of inventory and/or raw resources on the open market.

Zan 

"Greetings fellow Citizens,

I'll keep it short today, since I'm out here on Vuur, the rugged moon of Pyro V.

This last quarter has been quite eventful for our Ministry of Engineering & Support. The USC industrial engine is finally spooling up with Director Ridgesix at the controls and many of you going above and beyond to supply our citizens with quality crafted goods.

Meanwhile we're picking up rumours of long, multi-tier combat missions requiring large ships where our Engineers may finally prove their mettle and keep us in the fight. Especially against those blasted Vanduul. The USC still has a score to settle with those bloodthirsty aliens .. but I'll leave that for the MSS speech. 

And lastly I'm happy that I was able to pass on the Interstellar Commerce Ministry to our latest Cabinet member, Maxwell Stiles. Now I can finally focus on combining two of my passions. Roaming around in the vastness of space and its many planets, exploring and providing crafting, repair & supply services to our citizens who find themselves stranded beyond the civilized systems. Or perhaps a MIE pilot that happens to be in the neighbourhood. Definitely not checking up on me ... I'm sure.

I'll see you out there, Citizens!

Dr. Daesang Zaen, minister of MES

Director Fallon "Siren" Carter

RSI Apollo Medivac & Apollo Triage Enter Service (ROLLOVER ARTICLE - DUE TO LACK OF MEDICAL GAMEPLAY UPDATES)

After much anticipation, Roberts Space Industries has officially rolled out the RSI Apollo Medivac and RSI Apollo Triage to the civilian and organizational fleets across the ‘verse. These long-awaited medical ships, renowned for their versatility, efficiency, and field-ready design, have now made their way into USC’s expanding medical division.

While the Apollo-class vessels have formally entered service, our USC fleet has only just begun receiving the first units from the latest production run. Each ship is undergoing extensive inspection and outfitting to ensure compliance with both USC standards and RSI’s advanced medical protocols. From hull integrity checks to medbay calibration, our engineering and medical teams are leaving nothing to chance.

However, full operational readiness will require additional funding and logistical support. These new vessels are state-of-the-art but demand substantial resources to stock, maintain, and crew effectively. Efforts are currently underway to secure the appropriate funding and MedGel supplies needed to ensure each Apollo is fully mission-ready, from triage stabilization kits to emergency evac supplies with both Tier 1 and Tier 2 facilities available.

Until then, the Apollo Medivac and Apollo Triage stand as symbols of USC’s unwavering commitment to life-saving response across the stars. Their arrival marks the next step in our ongoing mission: to bring hope and healing to even the most remote frontiers.

While the above ships represent a significant enhancement to USC’s field of medical capability, it is important to note that current assets are not yet fully mission-ready, so it is with my firmest belief that we need to ensure our members have the necessary trauma impact readiness and necessary pharmaceuticals on hand for all ongoing missions. Personnel are advised to familiarize themselves with each medication’s properties and proper application. 

Fleet Engineering Director - Farrister

Almost unexpectedly, Q1 was the first full quarter we had with basic engineering gameplay. Much still needs to be done, including tuning the system, but we have started to experiment with a content agenda. 

Farrister released an initial guide to engineering video, which forms the foundations of how we expect to interact with engineering at an operational level. And we ran our first dedicated engineering event, to practice fighting some fires and fixing things. 

Sadly due to the system still being in it's infancy, we didn't do much fixing, but did have plenty of fun. In the coming quarter, expect to see more of this, especially as we prepare for missions into Rock Breaker and potentially later in the year, the Tactical Strike Groups

Role Description:

• Oversee & ensure generation of repair and refueling support mission content. Typically, as a supporting role in a larger mission.

• Assess USC naval needs for engineering process improvements. 

• Assess USC naval load-out effectiveness & recommend optimizations to navy leadership.

Landscaper

Hey Hey!

Well, 4.8 is a pretty rough patch am I right?!  "Thank You" all for helping each other out and participating in group gameplay even when the game does it's best to challenge us! 

Main Topic 

Maxwell was appointed to the Minister of Interstellar Commerce role. His contributions are having an immediate impact, and we look forward to his content as the gameplay develops. Thank you Maxwell. 

Group Gameplay Creation: 

Group gameplay content continues to gain traction. With various hotfixes and 4.9 on the horizon 2956 looks promising with crafting, salvaging and fleet rebalance, with CIG supported org tool on the horizon . 

USC Lore and Roleplay: 

While the USC doesn’t impose role play, tying in the USC’s backstory with the storyline that CIG is developing is a great opportunity some of our members are leveraging for the eventual enjoyment of all members. 

Etow the Salty Cat has volunteered to update the USC Handbook. He delivered the final version and I look forward to placing a help wanted ad for the help of a graphics art talented member soon! 

Mentoring: 

If you’re new to the game, or returning, feel free to check out the Mentoring channel on the USC Discord. Just giving a bit of advice, or taking a player under your wing is most appreciated! 

On Boarding: 

We could use some help with On-Boarding. While not as simple as mentoring, any help you could afford is appreciated. 

Ministries:

We still have many vacant leadership roles. We have to get these filled so our members' group gameplay activities are properly supported. Reach out to Landscaper today to discuss your interest, I’m happy to help.  We’re super excited to see these roles develop as we get closer to the launch of 1.0. 

Every contribution, regardless of size, is helping the USC to be the place where we all can enjoy Star Citizen together as a group. We are now seeing good momentum and are so excited to support all that you contribute to your organization. 

“Let’s Fly.” 

Role Description:

The Consul of Peace is responsible for the stability and metagaming security of the USC. They also have primary oversight of most of the out-of-game support activities like recruitment, diplomacy, Org social sites, and the media team.

• Retain ownership of the organization and any critical assets. Safeguard access to critical infrastructure like the website, social media accounts, and an in-game org owned assets like the “guild bank” or USC owned ships if that mechanic materializes. 

• Provide leadership, oversight, and a vision for the Recruitment Team, Diplomacy Team, and Media Team (CBN). 

• Maintain an awareness of all USC affiliated documentation, sites, content repositories, etc and ensure that they are managed in a way that allows for seamless and thorough handover when leadership positions change. Confirm the handoff for any changes in the leadership position.

Keep an eye on our Discord server for announcements, upcoming events, and ways you can contribute to the USC!

Director Ogi

I feel as if I'm almost obligated to start my update with the Obi-Wan "Hello there". I apologize in advance for the Wall of Text, but hey, it’s my introduction to you all as a purple.

For those of you who don't know me, I am Ogi_the_Great. I am a long-time citizen in the USC, having joined sometime in 2014. I have recently stepped up to become the head of our Office of Diplomatic Support (but I will be trying to think of a cool name both for myself, and my office). 

For those of you who know me, you may be surprised by my decision to do this. I will be the first to admit my many flaws, including being blunt and sometimes oblivious to subtlety. If that is the case, why did I step into this position? Continue on, dear reader, and I will let you know!

The main inciting event came from a failure of our organization’s diplomatic policies and leadership tasking. An event that happened in February where I was part of an operation ended in a very dissatisfying manner. Frankly, we were griefed, and the reason why we were griefed is because we were effectively infiltrated by an organization that we had no business dealing with in the first place. That is the failure of policy, and several members of our org that I was close to left because of that failure. The failure of leadership tasking is that we have not had a primary diplomat for something close to a decade now; I am a firm believer that you can only ask someone to do their best with what they have to offer, and having one of our leadership team wear the diplomatic hat (which is almost entirely unaligned with every other leadership role) while juggling life and their stated org responsibilities is, my eyes, unreasonable. That made me start to think about if I wanted to take charge of our diplomatic affairs, and here is my reasoning for why I ultimately chose to do so:

First, I am not entirely bad at talking with people, and generally enjoy it. Especially when it comes to things people are passionate about. I firmly believe that familiarity does not breed contempt, it breeds affection. I would like to serve as an envoy to other orgs and play alongside their members, and I want them to think “Hey, Ogi is a cool dude, the USC is full of cool people too.” I would like to be able to extend that to joint operations, both planned and ad-hoc, with other orgs, but that is a long-term plan.

Second, my primary mode of enjoying Star Citizen is through collaborative pursuits, but I have a significant amount of education on the use of force throughout history (if you’ve seen the “Brace yourself, Ogi is about to rant about military history and theory” meme on our server, that’s why). I view warfare with other orgs as a last resort, but sometimes it is necessary. I would much rather do cool, fun things with other orgs that make us both money and resources, but if we must let slip the dogs of war, I would prefer to do so with allies on our flanks made strong by our collaboration.

Third, remember that we are a government, albeit one in exile, and the chief instruments of national power can be abbreviated by DIME: Diplomatic, Intelligence, Military, Economic. 

Role Description:

• Coordinate with ONI to produce something like the “CIA World Factbook” for Star Citizen, with a biannual review of old entries. 

• Recommend organizations and alliances to the Cabinet to be reached out to for closer relations. 

• Recommend small family groups and single crews to reach out to bring under the USC umbrella.

• Maintain a presence in any groups you are assigned to as the official USC Envoy.

Director Dekan

First and foremost, my heartfelt gratitude goes out to my predecessor Kain for the years of work he put into the USC on-boarding program. He built a rock solid foundation and provided the tools that we will continue to use well into the future. I would also like to thank the Cabinet for entrusting me with this honestly kind of intimidating responsibility. But, as I've already said, Kain put a lot of work into getting this up and running and the team is growing, so I have full confidence that we will continue to improve as we move forward.

With regard to the work being done, thanks to the continued improvement of the Persistent Universe and, in no small part, to our resident YouTubers Farrister and RidgeSix, recruiting has increased rather dramatically since I initially joined the team last summer. At the time of this writing, we have processed 78 applications to date for 2956, which is over double the 34 applications processed by this time last year! Additionally, 36 new citizens have joined our ranks this year!

The addition of Wendigo and Gravitas to the team has been instrumental in handling this greater workload. Dinodel has also recently volunteered and is quickly being brought up to speed. That said, with the increased number of applicants, we are not quite at full strength yet. Ideally, we would like to increase the team by at least two more members to help distribute the burden. To be considered, you need to be active in both Discord and in the PU and be willing to engage with new members. Tenure as a citizen, while still a consideration, is secondary to level of engagement. If you are interested in being on the front lines of helping our community grow, please reach out to either Landscaper or myself.

Clear skies, fly safe (or not, depending on your preference), and I will see you in the 'verse!

Role Description:

• Create a top-tier recruitment thread for the RSI Spectrum forums.

• Keep this thread regularly active so it remains on the first page.

• Create a selection of top-tier recruitment posts for rotating in the RSI recruitment chat lobby.

• Create one or more high-quality signatures for USC members to use.

• Maintain an active presence in the “Becoming a Citizen” chat lobby

• Maintain an active presence in the General forum, with a USC signature.

• Process new member applications, and ensure they are appropriately tagged in Discord and Spectrum.