Star Citizen Alpha 3.24.1 PTU.9318488 Patch Notes

Star Citizen Alpha Patch 3.24.1

Alpha Patch 3.24.1 has been released to PTU, and is now available to test! Patch should now show: VERSION 3.24.1-PTU.9318488.

Audience: All Backers
Server Info: PTU Channel – US/EU
Long Term Persistence: Enabled
Replication Layer: Enabled
Server Recovery: Enabled
Starting aUEC: 15,000,000
Starting REC: 10,000,000

Characters in this new environment have been built from Long Term Persistence(LTP) data.
Currently with LTP, certain player states such as personal hangar layout, custom characters, and in-game purchased consumables are not saved between releases which will cause some items to be lost in the next update.

Testing/Feedback Focus

Stability and Bugfixes
Argo ATLS (Access for all backers on the PTU)

Known Issues

PU – Stanton – ASOP / Fleet Manager / UI – Players are unable to Retrieve Ships from ASOP
PU – Multiple Locations – Storage Access Kiosk / UI / Locations – Opening the Storage Access Kiosk will cover the player’s POV
PU – Stanton – Multiple Locations – Inventory / Storage Access / Item Bank – There is a chance when accessing Storage Access that the inventory wont appear and or disappear when accessed/opened
PU – Stanton – Multiple Locations – Server Recovery / Locations / Transit – Shuttles and Trams for all Major Landing Zones will disappear after server recovery causing the player to fall to their death at certain positions along their route
PU – Stanton – Cargo Hauling – Mission Content / Game Code – After abandoning mission, returned cargo on freight elevator causes “Elevator Obstructed” error
PU – Mission / Cargo Hauling – Hull C cargo loads one box and stops loading the rest of cargo mission boxes and remains at 00:00 time
PU – Stanton – Locations / Performance – Client framerate drops to single digits at ArcCorp Mining Area 157 on Yela
PU – Stanton – Cargo Hauling – Mission Content / Reputation – Players are still able to reaccept the Intro mission despite being “not eligible”
PU – Stanton – Locations / Graphics / Personal Hangars – There is a noticeable streaming issues on the exterior geometry of the freight elevator depending on the players location in Self Land Hangars
PU – Locations – Transit – Elevator won’t show up at Spaceport with high traffic
PU – Locations – Personal Hangars / Medical Hangars / Art – Medical elevator panels inside hangars are missing geometry
PU – Orison – Locations / Inventory – Storage Access kiosks at The Vision Center at Orison do not display any inventory
PU – Kiosks – UI – Item Bank / Freight Manager – Moving items will fail when the dragged item transitions between the two inventories unless you move the item quickly
PU – Stanton – Landing Zone (LZ) – Lorville / Area18 / Orison – Freight Elevators – Locations / Art / Graphics – There is a noticeable delay in loading the player’s persistent hangar when they arrive via the elevator.
Crusader Hercules Starlifter ALL Variants – PU – Vehicles / Animation / Art – Personnel elevator is detached from vehicle and elevator doors do not open
PU – Stanton – Location / Mission – Klescher Rehabilitation Facility – Player is sent back to Klescher after completing “Need An Out” prison escape mission
PU – Tractor Beam / Physics – Multiple Active Tractor or Tow beams on the same object can make it float without an active tractor beam on it
PU – Lorville – Locations – Transit – HAB Elevators – There is a chance that the HAB elevators do not arrive when called

Features & Gameplay

Ships and Vehicles

Argo ATLS Animation and Art Polish Pass
Reduced Argo ATLS Throw Force by 33%

Bug Fixes

Fixed – Argo_ATLS – PU – Mount / Weapons – Player is able to draw and fire their weapons whilst seated in the ATLS
Fixed – Argo_ATLS – PU – Mount / Actor – On exiting the ATLS, the player & suit briefly snap back into the seated idle pose
Fixed – Players with special characters in their windows username will experience a shader cache file error when attempting to launch the game (STARC-124864)
Fixed – Stanton – Item Bank / Freight Elevator – UI – When selecting multiple items on the kiosk, only one item is able to move
Fixed – PU – Freight Elevators – UI – Previews for items retrieved from freight elevators are rotated incorrectly “
Fixed – ARGO ATLS – Player Death – currently pops to the side, should be detached and fall out the front
Fixed – Argo ATLS Suit – PU – Actor / Mounts – Argo ATLS can be piloted while incapacitated (STARC-127225)
Fixed – PU – Blockade Runner – Interdiction field persists after Server Error even when moving over 600km away (STARC-122834)
Fixed – PU – Locations – Personal Hangars / ASOP – After retrieving two vehicles inside hangar and destroy them player cannot retrieve any vehicle (STARC-125215)
Fixed – Stanton – Klescher Rehabilitation Facility – Shopping/Selling – Commodity Kiosks – UNABLE TO SELL GEMS FOR MERITS IN KLESCHER (STARC-125708)
Fixed – PU – MultiShip – ATC – Docking leaves the ship on the server and never stows the ship blocking docking collar for others
Fixed – ARGO_ATLS – PU – Mounts / Restricted Areas – The ARGO ATLS is not affected by Restricted Areas
Fixed – ARGO_ATLS – PU – Design – Unable to log out in a vehicle containing the ATLS
Fixed – ARGO_ATLS – PU – Actor Feature / Physics – Actor ragdolls out of the ATLS when incapacitated and snaps back in to the ATLS while still downed
Fixed – Argo_ATLS – PU – Mount / Weapons / Vehicles – Hardpoint – The tractor beam hard point can be destroyed leaving the tractor beam floating in the air
Fixed – PU – Stanton – NPE – Locations / Interactions – Stuck inside Habitation as door doesn’t open (STARC-104559)