Star Citizen Alpha 3.21.1 PTU.8889500 Patch Notes

Star Citizen Patch 3.21.1

Alpha Patch 3.21.1 has been released to the EPTU, and is now available to test! Patch should now show: VERSION 3.21.1-PTU.8889500.

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: All Backers
Database Reset: Yes
Server Regions: US/EU
Long Term Persistence: Enabled
Pledge Copy: Enabled
Starting aUEC: 15,000,000

Testing Focus

System – Security – Ship Trespass
Mission – Defend – Data Heist
New Player Experience – New Babbage
Vehicle Headlight Refactor
Tractor Beam – T2 – Vehicle Tractor Beam
Crusader C1 Spirit
ARGO SRV
FPS AI Behavior Integration
Siege of Orison Global Event Re-Activation

Known Issues

PU – Locations / Vehicles – When spawning a ship at a Docking Port, the ship will spawn clipped into the docking port geometry
Stanton – VoIP/FoIP – Global Proximity Comms – Player cannot hear others while using VOIP, but they can be heard
PU – Shopping / Selling – Consumables / Items – Multiple items in shops seem to have items they sell in their store floating within the store
PU – Locations / Inventory – Grim Hex – Clinic inventory only accessible in clinic lobby
SRV Tow UI shows invalid or no target despite meeting the criteria for a valid target prior to attempting to tow a ship in QT
Multivehicle – PU – Vehicles – When docking at a station the docking arm will not extend
PU – Stanton – Data Heist – Mission Content / Game Code – If players fail the Very Easy mission they can’t reaccept it
PU – Stanton – AI / Mission Content – UGF AI falling through the stairs / floor
Multivehicle – PU – Stanton – Orison – Docking / EVA / Location – Players enter an EVA state when entering a docking arm
Social Module – UI / Chat- Party chat does not display in AR HUD if written in CommLink app and mobiGlas is opened
Multivehicle – ASOP Retrieval – Various vehicles spawn with wings/engines/landing gear in their “in-flight” state instead of their “landed” state when retrieved from ASOP
PU – Stanton – Halo – Desync / EVA / Vehicle / Ships – Players can desync when transitioning to or from EVA from one ship to another ship
PU – Missions / Reputation – Data Heist – The hard missions are not appearing despite meeting the requirements
PU – Stanton – Location – Seraphim – ASOP / Fleet Manager – The ASOP terminal loading screen will not end
PU – Shopping Kiosk – “Invalid Sell Price” error occurs while selling specific items

Feature Updates

Gameplay

Tractor Beam Law System Update

Players whose vehicle is being towed by a non party member will now be given a prompt and have the option to choose if they want to press charges against that player or not

Bug Fixes

Fixed – PU – Law System – Ship Trespass – “Trespass” warning will inconsistently display if the player enters and exits their ship in a zone they originally trespassed in
Fixed – PU – Mission Content / Law – Mercenary – Illegal Surveillance Detected – Destroy_Satellite_Lawful Mission leads players to Security Post Kareah where they are marked as Trespassing and attacked by turrets
Fixed – Argo SRV – PU – Tow Beam / Physic – Ships while being towed will Spin without any Apparent Clear Causes
Fixed – PU – Control / Tractor Module / Salvage Modules – Flight Ready Keybind doesn’t turn on Salvage/Tractor Module
Fixed – PU – Stanton – Missions / Gameplay / Vehicles / Interactables – QT Sensitive Crates do not explode when places inside a nested vehicle
Fixed – PU – Stanton – Locations/New Babbage – Missions/NPE – Can’t progress past “Exit Hab” objective after a previous disconnection before completing that objective
Fixed – Stanton – Backend Services – Service Beacons – After service beacon is abandoned / canceled / declined, player will be unable to receive or accept other service beacons
Fixed – PU – Missions – Siege of Orison – Player receives crime stat three using force respawn