Star Citizen story: Nick Croshaw and the first jump (2271)

It all starts with one man and an obsession. In the 23rd century, humanity is already colonising its own solar system, but the stars remain out of reach. Until Nick Croshaw.

🧭 Ten years in the Neso Triangle

A pilot, astrophysicist and explorer, Croshaw spends nearly ten years studying a strange region of the solar system: the Neso Triangle. He’s convinced something is hiding there. He’s right: a jump point, a kind of natural tunnel to another star system.

🚀 The big jump

Croshaw becomes the first human to travel through a jump point and come back to tell the tale. On 10 April 2271, he announces his discovery: a new system, which will bear his name, Croshaw.

🌍 What it changed

• Without knowing it, he invents a profession: the navjumper, the pilots who go looking for new jump points.
• His discovery opens the Human Colonial Expansion era: within a few centuries, humanity spreads across dozens of systems.
• The Empire still celebrates First Jump Day every year in his honour.

🎮 In the game: every time you travel from Stanton to Pyro or Nyx through a jump point, you’re retracing Croshaw’s journey, a little more comfortably. For the how-to, reread guide #24 on navigation and jumps.

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