Reputation progression: the complete activity guide

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Raise your reputation with factions and employers to unlock better-paid contracts.

In Star Citizen, reputation is the real progression: each contract completed for an employer (Bounty Hunters Guild, hauling companies, local factions) raises your rank. Higher ranks unlock harder and much better-paid missions.

Reputation doesn’t earn money directly, but it multiplies your earnings in every other activity. A failure or betrayal lowers it: pick your employers carefully.

📋 At a glance

🔑 Requirements

• An account and a mobiGlas
• Contracts accepted from the same employer
• No requirement to start
• Consistency

🚀 Recommended ships

• Your career’s ship (fighter, cargo, mining…)
• Drake Cutlass Black (all-rounder) · Kit out ↗

🧰 Recommended equipment

• The ship and gear that fit your chosen career
• Beacon OPS to kit out your ship
• Enough supplies to chain contracts without going back to port

🧭 Steps

1. Pick an employer : Focus on an employer tied to your career: bounties, hauling, mining, mercenary.
2. Check your rank : In the mobiGlas, Reputation tab, see your rank and what the next one needs.
3. Chain contracts : Complete contracts at your level without abandoning any.
4. Rank up : Each rank unlocks harder, better-paid contracts.
5. Avoid conflicts : Check that a contract does not hurt a faction you want to stay friendly with.

💡 Advanced tips

• Don’t spread yourself across too many employers
• Group contracts raise the whole group’s reputation
• Don’t abandon an active contract: reputation drops
• Note which ranks unlock which missions
• Keep a main career and a side one

⚠️ Common mistakes

• Abandoning contracts
• Working for two rival factions
• Jumping ranks with insufficient gear
• Forgetting to check the mobiGlas

☠️ Risks

• Contract failure: reputation loss
• Contracts hostile to an allied faction
• Gear loss on hard missions
• A lot of time to climb ranks

💰 Profitability

No direct earnings, but it multiplies every other activity: a high rank can double or triple contract pay.

Sources : starcitizen.tools

❓ FAQ

Can reputation be lost?
It can drop after a failure, an abandon or an action against a faction.

Is reputation kept between patches?
It depends on resets decided by CIG: check each patch’s notes.

Which employer to pick?
The one for your favourite career: you will progress by doing what you enjoy.

Where do I see my reputation?
In the mobiGlas Reputation tab.

📖 Read also : Star Citizen guide #23: reputation and progression · Star Citizen guide #05: the best missions to start with

📚 All activities · Updated on 2026-11-01 · Star Citizen 4.10