Overview
RSI's Discovery Month is live in Alpha 4.10.2, and the headline is the arrival of the next-generation Constellation, the Mk V Centaurus, alongside its companion craft, the Skylark. CIG has scattered RSI installations across Stanton celebrating the legacy of the Mk IV and showcasing the new Mk V, with event missions running on three tracks: Defense against raiders drawn to the event's valuable ships and cargo, Transport of essential supplies, and Collection of industrial materials and lost cargo. Completing missions progresses pilots toward RSI-themed rewards via mobiGlas tracking.
The part that matters most for our purposes: pilots who complete the Constellation Rental Offer mission receive five days of special access to the Mk V Centaurus. That's a free flight period on a brand-new hull in the Constellation line — a ship family with one of the deepest and most liquid grey market followings in the game.
We've been through this cycle before. A new variant drops, a rental or free-fly window follows, and the secondary market reprices accordingly. What's different here is that the Mk V is a generational replacement for the Mk IV — not a niche variant — which means the entire Constellation ecosystem is about to re-rate.
Trader's Analysis
Let's talk numbers. The Constellation line has historically occupied the $225–$310 standalone range depending on variant, with the Andromeda anchoring the floor and the Aquila and Phoenix commanding premiums. If the Mk V Centaurus lands in the standard Constellation band, we expect standalone pricing near $260–$290 and warbond CCUs in the $240–$265 range. That creates a textbook CCU chain opportunity: pilots sitting on older Constellation hulls, or on lower-tier ships like the Freelancer MAX or Cutlass series, will be looking for upgrade paths into the Mk V — and warbond upgrade tokens will be the scarce resource.
Our position on melt value: new RSI hulls typically hold 100% of pledge value through the first two patch cycles, so melt arbitrage is thin and not worth chasing. The real play is the grey market premium on warbond CCUs. Historical precedent from the Corsair and Zeus launches suggests warbond upgrade tokens trade at 15–25% above face value in the first 30 days, settling to a 5–10% premium once the ship is flyable and buyable outright. If the Mk V follows that curve, a $250 warbond CCU bought at launch could clear $290–$310 in the secondary channel during the rental window hype.
Watch the Mk IV secondary market closely. Generational replacements depress the prior model — we've seen it with the Hornet reworks and the Aurora refreshes. Expect Mk IV listings to soften 8–12% as owners rotate into the Mk V. That's a buying opportunity for collectors completing Constellation fleets, not a panic sell signal. And keep an eye on the Skylark as a companion craft; if it's a snub or support hull tied to the Mk V, bundled packages will carry outsized aftermarket demand.
Our Take
ORONST's read: the Mk V Centaurus is a legitimate long-hold, and the five-day rental window is the best due-diligence tool CIG could have given traders. Fly it, stress it, judge the loaner situation — then commit. We expect warbond CCUs from the Constellation tier downward to be the highest-velocity inventory on the grey market through November, with the sharpest margins in the first two weeks.
Our advice to the desk: stage capital for warbond upgrade tokens at launch, avoid speculative standalone purchases at inflated early pricing, and treat Mk IV dips as accumulation targets rather than exit signals. The Constellation line has outlasted every meta shift since 2945 — we don't see that changing with the Mk V.
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Reviewed: October 19, 2026 · Star Citizen | RSI Discovery Month · ORONST ORBITAL
Data sourced from RSI official comm-link. Prices and availability subject to change. ORONST ORBITAL is not affiliated with Cloud Imperium Games.
