Star Citizen Alpha 3.18.0z PTU.8344026 Patch Notes

Alpha Patch 3.18.0z has been released to the PTU, and is now available to test! Patch should now show: VERSION 3.18.0-PTU.8344026.

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 Files\Roberts Space Industries\StarCitizen\PTU. The Shader folders can be found here C:\Users\%username%\AppData\Local\Star Citizen.

Audience: Wave 1
Server Region: US/EU
Database Reset: Yes
Long Term Persistence: Enabled
Pledge Copy: Enabled
Starting AUEC: 1,000,000

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

Testing Focus

Ballistic Changes
Salvage – Hull Scraping
Platform Assault on Orison
Security Post Kareah Reactivation
Courier Delivery Missions Update
Sandbox Prison Activities
Drake Vulture
Sand Caves
Daymar Crash Site
Stanton Racetrack Locations
Greycat PTV Race Track
New Rivers (40 New Rivers on Hurston and microTech)
Additional Derelict Outposts
Restricted Areas v3
Arena Commander Quality of Life Updates

Known Issues

RSI Constellation Multivariant – Stanton – Vehicles / Ships / Docking – The snub fighter lacks interaction prompts to enter it, making it unusable
Hull Scraping – Weapons / Inventory / Game Code – Any full salvage RMC canister attachment will not attach to a multitool in salvage mode
Inventory – Equipped gear can be lost when player dies in armistice zone
Scanning not showing advanced statistics and details
Transit – Elevators and Trams are “Jittery” during transit of Player Character
Salvage / Hull Scraping – Nomad – Some sections of the hull show as valid but do not allow salvage
Salvage / Hull Scraping – Crusader C2 Hercules – Some sections of the hull are exceedingly difficult/impossible to salvage
Salvage / Hull Scraping – Anvil Carrack – Sections of the hull show as valid but do not allow salvage ; Some only salvage when beams are offset ; Some show as valid but do not allow salvage
Derelicts – Missions / AI / Locations – Once a mission has been completed at the settlement the AI will not respawn for the next mission resulting in it completing upon reaching the location
Derelicts – Missions / AI / Locations – If reinforcements do not leave the ship they will be counted towards the hostiles remaining total even once the ship has left resulting in the mission being incompletable
Valkyrie bottom turret locks and makes player invisible
Salvaging – Some ship wreckages erroneously give “No Material” text and do not let you salvage
Klescher Rehabilitation Facility – Mission Content – ClearCrimeStat – Bounty on escapee will persist even after they have cleared their crimestat
Multivehicle EU – Stanton – Vehicles – Destroyed ship thrusters will still not function after being repaired
Cargo – Performance – Fully loaded C2 landed at Area 18 results in Slow Framerates or Crash
Vehicles/IFCS – When flying near another ship, ship seems to hit an invisible box that kicks it in random directions
Stanton – Law System – Users spawn in prison with weapons and armor after dying with crimestat
Trading – Cargo invisible in multiple ships
Ships / Vehicles – Storing ships at a non-home location will result in a locked state, “Transferring to Storage”

Bug Fixes

Fixed – Actor Feature – Respawn – Unable to respawn upon player death, stuck on splash screen
Fixed – Console has scaling issues on non 16:9 aspect ratios
Fixed – Actor Feature – Actor Status / Inventory – The player suffocates with a helmet on, as the helmet equip appears to be stuck pending
Fixed – Rest Stop (R&R) – MIC-L1 Shallow Frontier Station – Collision / Locations – There is invisible collision at Pad 01 blocking the player from entering the station
Fixed – Hurston – Lorville – City gates – Art / Graphics / Locations – Visareas issues are present when entering the customs area of city gates
Fixed – Ships – Quantum entanglement – hostile indicator – QED does not mark ships as hostile
Fixed – Mission Content – Zeta-Prolanide Salvage Claim – Not all the cargo boxes are spawning in for player to retrieve
Fixed – Shopping / UI / Vehicles – Vehicles purchases through rental are missing from ASOP terminals, preventing access / use of the rented vehicle
Fixed – Klescher Rehabilitation Facility – Shopping / Kiosks – Sell option on item is still present after selling at contraband kiosk
Fixed – TMBL Nova – Vehicle / Damage / Salvage – Most of the ship cannot be salvaged or damaged
Fixed – Mining – Ships / Vehicles / Game Code / UI – Increasing the Mining Lasers Power via the Power MFD only increases the Lasers VFX not its Laser Intensity