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# Subscriptions FAQ

Created by: Roberts Space Industries

- February 25, 2025 18:48
- Updated

Subscriptions are contributions that any user can make to the Star Citizen Project. Subscriptions contribute to Star Citizen project development by funding behind-the-scenes shows like Inside Star Citizen in addition to Jump Point, the monthly digital magazine about Star Citizen. This revenue also funds the development and release of subscriber-exclusive perks like the monthly flair series and exclusive subscriber merchandise!

Quick Jump Links:

- What subscriptions and perks are available?
- When do I get my subscriber perks?
- What is the Imperator Test Flight?
- I didn't receive access to the Ship of the Month! What happened?
- Subscription Plans and Passes
- How do I sign up and manage my Subscription?
- I no longer want my subscription and wish to refund it.
- What payment methods are supported?
- Can I have both Pre-Paid Passes and a Recurring Plan on my account at the same time?
- Will multiple Imperator or Centurion level subscriptions grant more rewards?
- When will I get my discount coupon?
- Can I use my discount code on subscriptions?
- I've signed up for a Centurion sub but wish to upgrade to a higher tier.
- I subscribed with Amazon, why am I receiving emails telling me that I have authorized payments to RSI?
- I subscribed with PayPal but I didn't receive a confirmation email. Was my subscription successful?

### What subscriptions and perks are available?

Two Subscription levels are currently available: Centurion or Imperator. To review the perks, see our Subscriptions page. We may also include subscribers as part of the earliest waves for PTU access. And for every 12 months of subscription time (6 months for Imperator level), you are eligible for a discount coupon! Check out the guide Subscriber Discount Coupons for further details.

### When do I get my subscriber perks?

When you pay for a year up front, you receive some perks immediately on payment. Other perks release later. All perks and benefits of each subscriber plan are listed on our Subscriptions page on the main website.

We provide Comm-links updates on all subscriber flair. You can preview what's coming and learn more about any flair changes.

### What is the Imperator Test Flight?

Imperator subscribers get a special benefit with their subscription which grants them access to test fly all newly released, flight-ready ships when patches go live for a duration of one week. To participate in this program, aside from being a subscriber at the Imperator level, players need to login to the game and play during the week of the test flight period.

For qualifying citizens, this ship will be automatically granted to their hangar and accessible through an ASOP terminal in game via the loaner system. Should this ship be missing for some reason, read on for assistance.

### I didn't receive access to the Ship of the Month! What happened?

Access to the vehicle or ship of the month is granted at the same time as all of the other monthly perks, which typically happens within the first full week of the month. However there are a few cases where this ship or vehicle will not be granted to a subscriber. The first case is if the ship is already in a player's hangar, the ship of the month will not be granted.

The second instance is if an RSI account has already been granted a loaner for the ship/vehicle from for a different reason. This particular reward is considered a loaner ship, and thus is subject to the same rules and restrictions for receiving a loaner for a ship in your hangar that is currently not in a flyable state. Loaners do not stack, and so a second loaner for the same ship will not be granted.

After taking into account the above, if you are missing your Ship of the Month or Imperator Test Flight ship, a Character Repair can correct this and force a missing loaner to show up once more. If this does not happen, please contact RSI support for assistance.

### Subscription Plans and Passes

There are two ways to become a subscriber: through a Recurring Plan or through Pre-Paid Passes.

A Recurring Plan is a recurring payment that you subscribe to through your Payment Processor. It can be a monthly-recurring payment or an annually (12 month) recurring one. Every time a payment is processed, your subscription is automatically expanded by one period (month or year, depending on the plan).

A Pre-Paid Pass is a one-off payment that grants you Subscriber access for a limited time. They’re an excellent alternative if you can’t or don’t want to subscribe to a recurring payment plan. Passes don’t require a cash purchase, as you can buy them with Store Credit.

A Pre-Paid Pass gives you exactly the same perks as a regular Recurring Plan and also contributes to your subscriber history.

Recurring Plans and Pre-Paid Passes are not cumulative with each other for the purpose of calculating subscription rewards. We recommend that if you want to switch subscription types, that you please wait until your active subscription has ended if you only wish to have one active subscription.

### How do I sign up and manage my Subscription?

Head over to the Subscriptions page of the RSI website for further information and to subscribe!

For detailed information, see Manage and Cancel Subscriptions.

### I no longer want my subscription and wish to refund it.

A pre-paid subscription pass that was purchased using store credit cannot be refunded.

We can indeed refund a non-credit subscription if you contact us within 30 days of the purchase and the subscription has not been used in any way. A "used subscription" includes such things as redeeming a subscription discount coupon or using the subscription to gain access to the Public Test Universe (PTU).

You will first need to cancel the subscription, then submit a support ticket to us.

The subscriber rewards, benefits, and flair for the refunded subscription will then be removed.

### What payment methods are supported?

You can purchase a recurring subscription plan with a payment method including Stripe, PayPal, and Amazon. Pre-paid subscription passes can be purchased using store credit as well.

### Can I have both Pre-Paid Passes and a Recurring Plan on my account at the same time?

We don’t recommend purchasing subscription passes while you already have a recurring plan active, nor do we recommend having multiple concurrent subscriptions in general as you will not get the full benefit of the extra subscription(s). Multiple subscriptions, regardless of type, will not grant multiple flair rewards, double merchandise discounts, or access to duplicate ships of the month.

If you want to buy a Pre-Paid Pass instead of paying for a recurring plan, make sure to cancel any active recurring subscription plan you might have first and wait until any remaining subscription time has expired.

### Will multiple Imperator or Centurion level subscriptions grant more rewards?

Multiple subscriptions will grant discount coupons for each subscription, but nothing more. When your subscription reaches the threshold necessary to receive a coupon, that subscription’s coupon is awarded.

For example, having an active Centurion and Imperator subscription will result in a 10% coupon every 12 months and a 20% coupon every 6 months. Having two Imperator subscriptions will result in two 20% coupons being granted every 6 months. Two Centurion subscriptions will result in two 10% coupons every 12 months. The foregoing examples assume that all subscriptions began on the same date.

If a player has multiple subscription levels active, they only receive the flair for the highest tier of subscription.

### When will I get my discount coupon?

The coupon will be awarded to anyone who has accumulated a year of Centurion time. Those with an Imperator level subscription will receive a coupon every 6 months of accumulated subscription time at that level. To learn more about acquiring and using your coupon, see Subscriber Discount Coupons.

If you did not receive your discount coupon after 72-hours, please contact us.

### Can I use my discount code on subscriptions?

No, discounts are for pledges made solely through the Pledge Store. Digital items through the Subscriber's Store are ineligible for this discount. You cannot use the discount coupon for your Buy Backs.

To learn more about using your coupon, see Subscriber Discount Coupons.

### I've signed up for a Centurion sub but wish to upgrade to a higher tier.

Currently, we do not offer a direct upgrade path for an ongoing subscription. If you wish to upgrade for the current month or switch your yearly plan, we recommend reaching out to RSI Support as soon as possible.

### I subscribed with Amazon, why am I receiving emails telling me that I have authorized payments to RSI?

This is because of a system change in RSI’s payment interface, you will now receive emails from Amazon once a month, confirming your subscription payment to RSI. No new costs have been incurred, simply a notification of the upcoming transaction.

### I subscribed with PayPal but I didn't receive a confirmation email. Was my subscription successful?

Yes, there is a delay in the email confirmation of the subscription. This can generally take a day or two. Please be patient and wait for validation until you make another attempt at subscribing. Otherwise it is possible that you will end up with two concurrent subscriptions.

### Related articles

- Loaner Ship Matrix
- Subscriber Discount Coupons
- Star Citizen Alpha 4.0.2 Known Issues
- Manage and Cancel Subscriptions
- Concierge Levels and Rewards