This Week in Star Citizen 44/2024

Happy Monday, everyone!

In the ‘verse, may your Day of the Vara be delightfully dark—and for those celebrating on Earth, have a hauntingly Happy Halloween!

Can you believe it’s already been a week since CitizenCon 2954? For those who couldn’t make it to Manchester or want to revisit the highlights, we’ve now uploaded all presentations to our YouTube channel in 4K, complete with thematic timestamps for easy navigation.

Last week brought a wave of updates on the build front. The team rolled out hotfixes to boost Alpha 3.24.2’s stability and performance, and the PTU servers opened up for all waves to dig into Alpha 3.24.3. While we’re seeing some progress with the current live build, our team is diving deeper to identify and address lingering issues. Huge thanks to each of you for jumping in to participate and supporting our bug smashers with your Issue Council reports!

On the 4.0 front, we took another step forward with a new Alpha 4.0 build test on the EPTU. While we saw the Evocati jump smoothly between Stanton and Pyro, the test also provided us with valuable insights that will help us strengthen base stability. More focused tests to come as we iron out kinks and push forwards towards live release.

Meanwhile, the Day of the Vara festivities are building to a bloody climax, and we’re challenging you to grab your carving knives and paintbrushes! You have until Friday, November 1, 2024, at 20:00 UTC (1:00 PM Pacific) to impress – or shock – our jury with your submission to the 2024 Pumpkin Decorating Contest. (Note from Zyloh: This is my favorite holiday of the year – bring on the pumpkins!)

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

This Tuesday, the Narrative team will share the latest monthly Galactapedia update.

Wednesday brings our bi-weekly Roadmap Update and the complementary Roadmap Roundup.

Friday will see the weekly RSI Newsletter directly delivered to your inbox. As a reminder, our weekly shows, Inside Star Citizen and Star Citizen Live, are on a brief hiatus but will be back soon!

Fly low, and fly fast!

Chris Schmitt aka Wayne-CIG
Community Manager