How to Rent a Ship in Star Citizen’s Persistent Universe
Ready to try a different ship in the ’verse? Find the rental terminal, plan around the ticking clock and recognise the ASOP problems that can interrupt your first flight.
To rent a ship for Star Citizen’s Persistent Universe, visit a spaceport rental terminal, choose a vessel and duration, then retrieve it through ASOP. There are two terminals involved: one arranges the rental, the other brings out the ship.
From the rental desk to your ship
- Find a rental terminal at a major spaceport and interact with it.
- Select the ship you want from the terminal’s available choices.
- Choose the rental duration and complete the rental using aUEC.
- Go to a ship retrieval terminal, select your rented vessel and retrieve it.
The rental clock starts immediately and continues while you are logged out. Choose a period that fits when you can actually play; waiting until tomorrow to fly does not postpone the start.
PU rentals have fixed component loadouts. Plan around the equipment supplied with the ship, rather than a custom fit you intend to install.
If the rental is missing from ASOP
Alpha 4.10.2 has a known issue in which rented ships do not appear at ASOP terminals. RSI reports that restarting the router and flushing the DNS cache has helped some affected players. That is a reported workaround, not a reliable fix for every missing rental.
There is also a separate ASOP problem where the Deliver option is absent. Levski and Checkmate are named affected locations, though it can happen elsewhere. For that specific symptom, restart the game or try another location. Do not treat these two problems as interchangeable: one concerns a missing rental, the other a missing terminal action.
If storing a ship at an Area18 hangar terminal leaves you stuck in Repositioning Player, return to the main menu and rejoin the game. Backspace and forced respawn are unresponsive in that stuck state.
Rented in Arena Commander instead?
Arena Commander rentals stay in that module and use REC. They will not appear in your PU fleet. Our Arena Commander guide covers that separate rental system.