This Week in Star Citizen 34/2024

Happy Monday, everyone!

16 ships enter, one ship leaves. That’s right, Phase 2 of the biggest annual space smackdown, Ship Showdown, has commenced! We were blown away by the sheer amount of amazing and creative submissions on the Community Hub and social channels for Phase 1, but your favorites need YOUR help to ensure they move past their brackets. Don’t forget that the Top 16 are also available for you to pilot in the Free Fly now through August 22, and are also available to pick up on the pledge store too. Who will emerge as this year’s paragon of aerospace domination? You decide. Vote daily and ensure your most-loved vehicle emerges as the ultimate champion when the dust settles.

In Alpha 3.24 news, we’ve opened up to all waves on the PTU! Thank you for kicking the tires on this build; your participation and feedback so far have been invaluable in helping the dev team shore up the patch in preparation for release to the Live servers. We hope to get this one out the door and into your hands shortly!

Gamescom is also right around the corner, and we can’t wait to connect with all of you who are making the trek to Cologne, Germany! We’ll be roaming the show floor throughout the event, and we’ve got goodies; catch us if you can! Stay tuned to our social media channels for clues on where to find us. Plus, there’ll be TWO Bar Citizen events, so come join your fellow Star Citizens and members of the CIG team at the following locations:

Friday, August 23, 2024, from 4 pm @ Brauwelt Köln
Saturday, August 24, 2024, from 6 pm @ BON – Brauhaus ohne Namen

If you’re interested in attending, check out the Gamescom Bar Citizen post for all the details! Please note that, as the venues have limited capacity, entrance will be on a first-come, first-served basis.

Now, let’s see what’s going on this week

This Wednesday, the latest Roadmap Update, accompanied by its complementary Roadmap Roundup, will give you a glimpse of what’s coming in the future.

Thursday’s Inside Star Citizen will be a retrospective look at the amazing contributions of Gavin Rothery, the artist responsible for creating more ship concept art than any other concept artist working on Star Citizen.

On Friday, there will be no Star Citizen Live due to its scheduled hiatus. However, we’ll zip the weekly RSI Newsletter straight into your inbox.

On the Community-event front, our friends at Omega Aerosports invite you to celebrate the high-octane racing life with their 2954 Summer Festival! This year, they’ve teamed up with a number of orgs to bring their biggest festival yet, with at least two races happening each day from August 18-24, culminating in the Grand Finale race on Saturday, August 24. Check out their website for more details!

Speaking of racing, THE biggest in-person racing event, Enter ATMOSPHERE, is coming to Manchester, UK. With racing exhibitions, a panel from CIG staff with deep roots in racing, and the Fight or Flight World Championship Finals, there’s no better way to wrap up your CitizenCon 2954 weekend. Grab your tickets here.

Also, for those of you who didn’t manage to get your hands on CitizenCon 2954 tickets earlier, we’re pleased to share that we’re releasing a new batch. Secure yours now while they last, as we’re unlikely to add any additional capacity beyond this lot. We’re looking forward to seeing you in October!

Fly low, and fly fast!

Freyja Vanadis
Community Manager