GREETINGS, CITIZENS!
Welcome to December’s Jump Point and the very last Star Citizen publish of the year! As I write this, we’re sat in an increasingly empty studio, adding the final touches to the issue and seeing off our workmates as they begin well-earned Christmas breaks following the release of Alpha 3.22: Wrecks to Riches. CIG Manchester has been bustling all year, so it’s cathartic wandering the quiet floors and reflecting on the year that was. With that in mind, we’re starting by looking back at 2023. Those with us at the end of 2022 will undoubtedly remember the difficulties that came with the implementation of Persistent Entity Streaming. However, five major patches, three significant in-game events, countless pirate attacks and raids on drug labs, a Bar Citizen world tour, and the surprise release of an iconic UEEN war machine later, 2023 turned out to be the biggest year in the ‘ verse yet.
