Star Citizen Alpha 3.18.0i EPTU.8307773 Patch Notes

Alpha Patch 3.18.0i has been released to Evocati, and is now available to test! Patch should now show: VERSION 3.18.0-PTU.8307773.

It is strongly recommended that players delete their USER folder 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 Files\Roberts Space Industries\StarCitizen\EPTU.

Server Region: Us Only
Database Reset: Yes
Long Term Persistence: Enabled
Pledge Copy: Enabled
Starting aUEC: Yes

The current build is under NDA
Please log out then back in on the issue council site to see the Evocati environment there. Please make sure to only select the Evocati 3.18 environment when creating IC reports while the builds are Evocati only

Please monitor etf-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.

Bed Logout v1 for PES is now active. Current Design setup: The ‘Log out’ interaction is currently only available if you are the only actor in the ship. When you log out the ship and player are instantly stowed.
New Character Repair tool is now active on the PTU website for testing. https://ptu.cloudimperiumgames.com/account/reset

Your playing avatar will be re-created.
Your spawn point will be reset. (player location will no longer be reset when repairing as of 3.18.0i)
You will need to re-customize your character.
Inventories, items, currencies, reputation, mission progress will persist.

Testing Focus

Physicalized Cargo Refactor
Salvage – Hull Scraping
Platform Assault on Orison
Security Post Kareah Reactivation
Courier Delivery Missions Update
Sandbox Prison Activities
Sand Caves
Daymar Crash Site
Stanton Racetrack Locations
Greycat PTV Race Track
New Rivers

Known Issues

Destroying a Vanduul ship will cause a client crash
Character Customizer – Stuck on “Saving Character” on the Front End menu after the first time joining PU
“Self Destruct Cancelled” Audio Clip Plays on Proximity to Landing Zones and Outposts
Some areas in the New Babbage Plaza are missing floors and walls
Calling a ship on ASOP Kiosk can cause the Center Interaction Area to become unresponsive to further interaction except for the edge of the ASOP Kiosk, Center interaction also unavailable without previously using the ASOP
PES – Core Tech – Characters not properly stowed after logout ; able to be observed while not logged in by other accounts
Multivehicle – VMA – Vehicles / Ship Components / UI – Unable to customize any ship within the Vehicle Loadout Manager
External Inventory – Loot Boxes will Eventually Load Indefinitely
Inventory / Shopping – Infinite loading after equipping / After buying Tractor Beam Attachment
Load / Location – More than one player can load into a habitat bed at the same time
Transit – Elevators and Trams are “Jittery” during transit of Player Character
Derelict – Missing Salvage Wrecks
UI / Vehicle HUD – It is possible for the Vehicle HUD to vanish for the player during flight and combat
Stanton – Interactions – Terminals are not responsive and some are not resetting
Performance – 3rd person Camera – Massive stutter when using external view / F4 view for first time
Vulture pitches down in atmosphere when locking pitch/yaw
The Corsair does not respond to either Expand Configuration or Retract Configuration bindings
Orison – Mission Content / Locations – A hostile AI is stuck inside a wall at HMR-A and one hostile appears missing at BWD-G for Bounty Assignment: Neal Garrison mission
Inventory / Loot Boxes – Loot Boxes will Disappear on Approach or after Opening
Multiple Locations – Actor Feature / UI – Medical – Player unable to heal injuries in med bed

Feature Updates

Core Tech

Server Performance Optimizations
Lorville Performance Optimizations
Reduced intensity of generic space dust effect

Bug Fixes

Fixed – [CHAR RESET/REPAIR] ERROR Lobby Error (Code 40014) Connection to Session Host Failed
Fixed – Personal Inventory – Personal Inventory will load indefinitely after a 30k server crash
Fixed – Chaff doesn’t affect a ship’s signature at all when deployed
Fixed – Stanton – Combat AI – UGF Missions are missing NPC spawns to complete the mission
Fixed – Hull Scraping – Vehicles – Repairing the Vulture does not replace arms or salvage components
Fixed – New Babbage – Shop/Design/Locations – Error occurs on item purchase in the pharmacy
Fixed – Lorville – Spaceport – Locations / Vehicles – There is an invisible Hammerhead parked in the middle of the ASOP area of Teasa Spaceport
Fixed – When attempting to buy Max Cargo of Waste or Scrap to a Drake Cutlass Black or Drake Caterpillar – there’s a chance the commodity kiosk will get stuck on “processing transaction”
Fixed – Asteroid FPS Deposits – Mining / Game Code – Asteroid based FPS Deposits cannot be scanned
Fixed – PES Ship Bed Logout – After logging out in a ship in “soft death” state, the player is returned to their persistent spawn location on login
Fixed – Hull Scraping – Shopping / Selling – Salvage FPS canisters not appearing in Commodity Kiosks
Fixed – Aegis Reclaimer – Hull Scraping – Vehicles / UI – The UI circle showing remaining percentage of the targeted point is scaled / offset incorrectly
Fixed – Ship Features – GFX / Art / Tech/ VisArea – When the player moves to the front of the Constellation Taurus, the canopy, seats and MFDs all vanish
Fixed – Cargo Refactor / Cargo Grid – Ships / Vehicles – Purchasing cargo while a vehicle is present in the cargo grid can cause collision issues
Fixed – Commodities / Kiosks – Loose items in a cargo grid do not take up the correct amount of cargo grid space in the Commodity Kiosk
Fixed – Klescher Rehabilitation Facility – Law – Locations / Exploit – Players with merits will be struck in an infinite loading screen if they try to use the prison elevator
Fixed – Grim Hex / Lorville / Area18 – Low tech hangars are missing spawn closets creating gaps in the hangar interior geometry
Fixed – PU – Stanton – Missing person and Missing Persons (crew) Derelict based missions are not showing in contract manager
Fixed – PU – Stanton – Commodity Price Alerts journal entry not displaying commodity types
Fixed – Area18 / New Babbage / Lorville / Port Olisar – Character / Art / AI – Some male civilian NPC’s around the PU are missing their heads
Fixed – Inventory dimensions for 2H Whale are incorrect