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A little inside info. on the city you start in upon creating a character in Crimson Star Online:

You are a civilian born and raised in the city Red Star on the planet Solarii (So-lar-iy-aye). As you know, the planet is under attack by the Planet Eaters, and as such, so is Red Star. Every single day at a set time, Red Star will be attacked by Planet Eaters in waves for an hour. If you don't defend the city, they will seize it and wander the streets until you force them out regardless of if the hour is up.

New characters will choose their player class and select a faction to join, or choose to be a civilian of Red Star. Civilians are strictly restricted to being unarmed. They would carry out roles such as medics or workers around the city.

Civilians that arm themselves are considered rebels and are slayed on sight as part of the Solarian Rebel Faction that does not advertise itself as an official Solarian Council faction thus creating confusion as to who are and who are not rebels.

Red Star is the only safe zone on the planet. As soon as you travel to 'zones' outside of the city, you are flagged for PVP.