The first step
Before you can even take off, you need an account on the official RSI website. Creating it is free and only takes a few minutes. The form itself is filled in quickly, but there are two things you should know beforehand: your account name is public, and you only have a short window for the referral code.
Go to the enlist page
Open the official RSI enlist page and fill in the form.
Alternatively, use this link to apply my referral code automatically and get extra starting credit in the game.
In the form
First you enter your account name. That’s your public handle, the name other players see you by in the game and on the website. So choose a name you’re comfortable with. You can only change it once later on, so think carefully about whether you really want your real name out there publicly.
Below that, you enter your email address (used for logging in), a password and your date of birth.
Optional but recommended: referral code
If someone gave you a referral code, enter it now in the Referral Code field. New players get 50,000 UEC of starting credit for it.
If you forget the code when creating your account, since July 9, 2025 you have 24 hours to add it in the account section. After that, it can no longer be assigned.
CIG also sometimes runs promotions where you get a small vehicle on top of the starting credit. But only if you enter the referral code.
Play Star Citizen for free:
IAE 2956 Free Fly from November 13 to 27!
Always wanted to dive into the Star Citizen universe? Now’s the perfect time! From November 13 to 27, the Intergalactic Aerospace Expo 2956 is on, and for the whole show you can play Star Citizen completely free. In the expo halls in New Babbage, you can check out every ship, and each day brings new ones to test-fly for free. Everything about the expo is on the IAE page.
A little tip: The account for the Free Fly costs nothing. Still, create it with a referral code right away, because you can’t add the code later. If you like the ‘verse and pick up a game package at some point, you’ll get 50,000 aUEC of extra starting credit.
No code yet? Just use my referral link to sign up, so you’re ready for anything!
If you don’t have a referral code, I’d be happy if you used mine. It gets both of us bonuses in the game. Here’s my code, just copy it and paste it into the referral field when you sign up:
STAR-KQJM-Q44KThe date of the recruitment isn’t when you create your account, but when you buy your starter pack. So you can already create an account with a referral code now and then wait until buying a starter pack is worth it for you.
Your RSI account is created
Once you’ve also ticked the boxes for the Terms of Service and Privacy Policy, your account is ready.
Now just get a starter pack, install the RSI Launcher and you can finally get your spaceship off the ground.