Today, Cloud Imperium Games revealed a new ship that will come to its growing space sim Star Citizen, the Kruger L-21 Wolf.
Kruger Intergalactic is known for small snub fighters, the P-52 Merlin and P-72 Archimedes, and the Wolf isn’t a big one either.
It’s a light fighter armed with two repeaters and missiles. While it’s nimble and packs a punch for its size, you can’t expect it to be able to absorb too many blows.
It’s also attractive for those who need a small ship to fit the hold of larger ones, in order to increase their operational flexibility or even create some improvised carrier gameplay without specifically needing a capital ship that would carry larger fighters.
You can check it out in the video below, alongside plenty of development commentary.
If you’re unfamiliar with Star Citizen, it’s a PC exclusive, crowdfunded project directed by Chris Roberts of Wing Commander fame. It’s a multiplayer sandbox space simulator that has been in development for over a decade and in alpha for several years.
The alpha was recently updated to version 4.2.1, and version 4.3 is currently being tested.
In the meantime, the crowdfunding total continues to grow, and it has recently passed $853 million. To be precise, it’s currently at $853,539,399. The game also has 5,819,570 registered users, albeit not all of them are paying customers. Many simply create an account to enjoy the free-to-play periods.
A single-player campaign titled Squadron 42 is also in active development with a 2026 release window, starring an exceptional cast of famous actors, including Mark Hamill, Henry Cavill, Gary Oldman, Liam Cunningham, Gillian Anderson, and more.
Since the project has been in development for over a decade, you can see how Squadron 42 has evolved since its first reveal.
Full disclosure: the author of this article has backed Star Citizen’s crowdfunding campaign.
