Star Citizen Alpha 3.17.2p PTU.8140979 Patch Notes

Alpha Patch 3.17.2p has been released to the PTU and is now available to test! Patch should now show: VERSION 3.17.2-PTU.8140979.

It is strongly recommended that players delete their USER and Shader folders for the Public client after patching, particularly if you start encountering any odd character graphical issues or crash on loading. The USER folder can be found (in default installations) at C:Program FilesRoberts Space IndustriesStarCitizenPTU. The Shader folders can be found here %localappdata%Star Citizen.

Audience: All Backers
Database Reset: No
Long Term Persistence: Enabled
Pledge Copy: Enabled
Starting aUEC: 10,000

Please monitor sc-testing-chat in spectrum for updates and testing instructions.
USER.cfg settings: r_displaySessionInfo = 1

Note: This patch does not contain all of the intended features, which will be added iteratively to the notes as they become available. Additionally, some features may be implemented in a partial state and as such are not ready for testing. When those features reach a playable state they will be detailed on the notes and added to the “Testing Focus”. Please issue council all issues related to those in testing focus and in general gameplay.

Testing Focus

Player Capacity Server Tests
Turret Acceleration changes
Derelict Reclaimers V1
Derelict Colonialism Outposts
New Space Stations and Lagrange Points
Grim HEX Hospital Expansion
Combat Service Beacons V2
Illegal Collect and Delivery Missions
Player and AI Networking Updates

Known Issues

Due to issues with elevators in many locations we suggest players avoid grimHEX, Orison, and UGFs as much as possible

UI / Locations / Elevators – All UGF Elevators do not respond
Elevators / Physics – Hangar elevator’s collision grid pushes player through its path when called (Multiple Locations)
Vehicles/ elevator – Elevator in 400i has delayed behavior or stops working
Vehicles / Meshes – The interior elevators in 890 not working
Anvil Carrack – Elevators are not functioning
Transit / Elevator – Multiple Station EZ HAB Elevators Broken
Rest Stops (R&R) – Hangar – ARC-LEO / HUR-L1 / HUR-L2 – Invisible collision in front of hangar door for the hangars located on the inner ring of the station
Stanton – Network – Actors are teleporting around after networking updates (Ongoing improvements and testing)
Missions / AI / Combat AI – Some Enemy AI will not engage Security AI or Players
Missions – Red Wind Discrete Courier – Some Delivery Boxes Cannot Be Placed to Progress Mission
UI – Party member markers can go missing
VFX – Blinding lights during planetary flight near the Snake Pit race track
Animation – Weapons – All weapons are held like a pistol whilst moving in EVA
Area18 – Centermass – Locations – Double Elevator
Seize the Data – Mission Feature / Law / Criminality – Destroy the Reclaimer Objective Results in CS2 for destruction of vehicle
UGF Raid – Missions / AI / Combat AI – Some Enemy AI will not engage Security AI or Players
Combat AI – UGF Missions are sometimes missing NPC spawns to complete the mission
FPS Weapons – Weapon holsters or un-holsters unintentionally
Ships – Components and interior zones remain when ships are destroyed
ASOP – Ships on landing pads end up in “unknown state” for location and have to be reclaimed after the ship is stored or streamed out
Missing Ships on SCOUNDREL PACK (and others) on PTU 3.17.2 (This is a PTU only issue that is being worked on)

Feature Updates

Core Tech

Made further server performance and stability improvements

Bug Fixes

Fixed an issue causing enemy AI NPCs to not react or be hostile to players
AI NPCs should no longer receive the bleed state and bleed out
AI should no longer become stuck in the environment and float upwards
Hijacked 890 Jump should no longer despawn at inappropriate moments and potentially leave the player stranded in space
Discreet Delivery Missions should now populate for Criminal Players
Player to Player service beacon reputation should now persist
Performing a takedown should no longer have a chance to prevent the player from moving
Fixed and issue that allowed players to complete the Failed Negotiations mission without solving the puzzles
Fixed an issue causing recovery from crash to desktop being inconsistent