The main fixes they call out are:

• LCH- 1619 - Corrected a typo in offline messages
• Access the Channel folder from the game settings menu.
• Improve Game error message with Crash Digest number

And then a long list of some error handling.

LUG has also announced that any of the recommended runners will work with this version of the launcher: https://github.com/starcitizen-lug/knowledge-base/wiki/Tips-and-Tricks#recommended-runners

For those on Linux, (for the EAC issue) we no longer need to manually enter the Z drive path to your game files in the launcher.

Instructions have been updated here: https://github.com/starcitizen-lug/knowledge-base/wiki/Tips-and-Tricks#easy-anti-cheat

Wakapedia has put out an economy survey for everyone.

Edit: formatting

A medium gunship. Looks like a mantis variant.

Quick 2 min video about EAC changes and how you can still play in VR, but only in offline game modes. The other 2.5 minutes is a clip of Chachi racing in VR.

Zyloh-CIG also pointed out that "the bans were permanent." https://robertsspaceindustries.com/spectrum/community/SC/forum/1/thread/cheating-exploits-update/8118455

Shoutout to LUG for all their awesome work.

For some time (since 4.2.0 maybe?) I'm getting random freezes on settlements on Pyro. It stopped once I detached my Delta 1 ironsights and put them in the backpack

Maybe someone will find it useful

Can't wait for engineering, this better be a feature

cross-posted from: https://toast.ooo/post/8294057

[2025] Canvas in ONE WEEK

it's time to get hyped!

July 12th, 2025 @ 4am UTC

you can now open the Canvas to setup your templates and preview how it's going to work!

2025 Canvas Size: 500x500

Related posts:

• Group Finder & Templating Information
• Community Tools
• Support

what is Canvas?

Canvas is a collaborative pixel canvas that includes everyone apart of the Fediverse! Any fediverse platform that supports direct messages is able to login and participate for this 48 hour live event

socials

• !canvas@toast.ooo
• @canvas@fediverse.events
• PeerTube
• Matrix Space
• Discord Server (bridged to matrix)

Seeing that in the refferal rewards there is a A.Hurston figurine (small copy of the giants statues in Lorville), it made me think that they look really printable. Would anyone have access to a printable model?

Set to Tentative for patch 4.2.1:

• New Hairstyles (2)
• Global Event Tracking Service
• Missions - Collection
• Medium Utility Armor "Strata" - Corporation Liveries

Set to Tentative for patch 4.3:

• Cooperative Zones
• Abandoned Underground Facilities
• VOLT Laser Sniper "Zenith"
• Sniper Light Armor "Geist"
• Medium Utility armor "Ambrose"
• New Hairstyles (2)
• Ladder Improvements
• AI FPS Turrets
• Mission Pickup on Location
• Wikelo Special Ships (MISC Starlancer TAC, Drake Golem, Anvil Terrapin Medic)

Source: MrKraken - https://robertsspaceindustries.com/community-hub/post/resource-drive-reward-previews-W7pweneUF7kIs

One-Page Guide to the event: https://robertsspaceindustries.com/community-hub/post/second-life-resource-drive-one-page-guide-q8OWje1UsOVCg

Tap for Hurston Dynamics

For existing players, be sure to click the "Fly for Free" button to get the free ships from this free fly.

For new players, use the guide system to get set up with a player that can help you get started. You'll both earn rewards for doing so.

Main Spectrum thread here:
https://robertsspaceindustries.com/spectrum/community/SC/forum/1/thread/foundation-festival-2025-has-begun

Guide System rewards are back:

• 30 minute session minimum
• if you already own a reward, you won't get a copy.

Rewards for completing sessions where you are being guided:

• 1 session: Gemini LH 86 (Pistol)
• 2 sessions: P4-AR Rifle
• 3 sessions: Multi-Tool Set

Rewards for completing sessions as a guide:

• 1 session: Foundation Festival Grey Cap
• 2 sessions: 100i foundation festival paint
• 3 sessions: RRS Arden-SL "Red Alert" Armor & SMG kit

Reward paints:

• Beginner Basics: Anvil Arrow Foundation Festival Paint
• Vehicle Combat: Aegis Gladius Foundation Festival Paint
• FPS Combat: Anvil Valkyrie Foundation Festival Paint
• Mining: MISC Prospector Foundation Festival Paint
• Salvaging: Drake Vulture Foundation Festival Paint
• Missions & Reputation: Drake Cutlass Black Foundation Festival Paint
• Trading: Drake Caterpillar Foundation Festival Paint
• Medical: Drake Cutlass Red Foundation Festival Paint
• Racing: Mirai Razor Foundation Festival Paint
• Refueling: MISC Starfarer Foundation Festival Paint
• Touring: Origin 600i Touring Foundation Festival Paint
• Miscellaneous: Crusader Mercury Star Runner Foundation Festival Paint

I think they definitely handled this upgrade the right way. Many players were concerned about losing all of their previous progress with the previous system, but making it so referrals count towards both rewards is awesome:

What happens to my current referral progress?

If you've referred at least one player who has purchased a game package before July 2, you'll retain access to what we're now calling the Legacy Ladder. You'll be able to view it via your Account Settings, and going forward, new referrals will count toward both the Legacy and new ladders—meaning you can earn rewards on both tracks at the same time.

~9 min video by Space Tomato covering some of the recent changes coming to Star Citizen.

• Security at stations
• Flight model
• Rewards that can't be bought (only earned) by playing the upcoming event.
• Removing RNG from Wikelo.

Jojo does a deep dive on the Wikelo rewards (clicking through the new missions and checking out the new items required).

NPC security should be back (higher crimestat attracts more of a security force), but Jojo wasn't able to trigger it with a crimestat in this video.

Latest patch notes can be found here: https://robertsspaceindustries.com/spectrum/community/SC/forum/190048/thread/star-citizen-alpha-4-2-1-ptu-patch-notes-2/8086702

MrKraken created some one page guides/maps for the Stormbreaker event. They have also been provided in multiple languages: https://robertsspaceindustries.com/community-hub/post/storm-breaker-one-page-guide-XTU7HaiJkZyFs

And a video guide for anyone who prefers that: https://youtu.be/OOhGdMh_DyA

Uncle Porkchop shows off a hangar location at the mining bases that you can glitch into and then open up the hangar bay doors.

Guests:

• Yogi Klatt, Principle Vehicle Programmer
• Richard Towler, Lead Game Designer (Vehicle Experience team)
• Mattia Monticelli, Game Designer III

TL;DW:

• Heavy Fighter are intended as fighters with lower manoeuvrability and more armour. They think the current issue with HF performance has less to do with their tuning and more with the cross-class balancing.
• According to Yogi HFs currently feel "too tanky" compared to other fighters, their HP will be re-evaluated once the new flight model drops (it may or may not change things).
• "Not all ships are suppose to be balanced" - some will act as stepping stones.
• Quantum Experience showed during CitCon two years ago was exactly like how it was in Squadron 42, that design changed since then. Currently the design consists of: Quantum Experience, Space Flight Model, Control Surfaces.
• In the future flight speeds will be split into: jumping (between planets), Quantum Boost (between POI, replaces NAV mode), SCM speeds.
• New flight model will allow them to tune ships in more ways then currently possible.
• Despite the fact they're constantly waiting for new features throughout the years (various flight models, blades, armour, ship crafting etc) the team still believes balancing efforts in the meantime provide useful knowledge for the future changes - even if most (or all) of it will end up being scrapped.
• Updated flight model talk:
  • Non-spheric velocity space (different movement speeds depending on which way you fly).
  • Jerk (slightly slower acceleration/rotation instead of instant 0 to 100).
  • Currently we have "IFCS on training wheels", we'll be able to toggle more things in the future. Even turn it off.
  • No top speeds in the way they currently exist, more power to engines will increase max speed of the ships based on engine strength, ship weight etc.
  • Unassisted aerodynamic flight (how ship behaves in atmosphere). Allows for gliding, controlled crash landing.
  • "NAV mode will die" - just point and quantum boost (if quantum drive is powered).
  • Most of the Squadron 42 FM features are already ported to SC but won't be enabled until everything is ready.
  • Ground turbulence present in patch 4.2 was suppose to be released 6 months ago but didn't due to a in-game time disparity between dev and live environments.
  • Capital ship behaviour in atmosphere probably won't change until the new flight model comes online. Thrust vs gravity ratio will affect ship's ability to fly, even to the point of not being to hover or take-off after landing (in extreme cases).
  • "Space flight model is done, aerodynamic stuff is halfway done (still needs AI to be able to use control surfaces)".
• They're waiting on more medium range weaponry to make the turrets more effective as a deterrent against attackers. Reminder that once the armour system comes in the future some of the weapon/ship combos used to attack industrial and larger ships won't be viable anymore.
• Weather (coming in 4.2) affects your ability to fly, less effect on larger ships.
• Upcoming change to the torpedo arm range is calculated based on torpedo's and ship's position - if you fly with the torpedo and won't let it get 1.5km away it won't blow. This is not the intended way of how it'll work in the future (it will be distance travelled by the torpedo).
• Ground vehicles still need more work in terms of how they feel. They also want to give them more purpose through weapons and other systems available for them.
  Throttle control for GV is on the TODO list but marked as low priority.

A 4 minute video from CIG about this new ship and some of the features:

• Ship hull opens up and exposes cargo grid to the exterior.
• External tractor beam (S2 remote).
• Wing "feathers" fold in on landing to make cargo easier to access from more angles.

Hey everyone,

Join us on Thursday, June 12, for a new session of Star Citizen Live. Catch us at 15:00 UTC, on ⁠⁠Twitch.

Richard Towler (Lead Game Designer), Mattia Monticelli (Game Designer III) and Yogi Klatt (Principal Vehicle Programmer) will be answering questions about Vehicle Flight & Balance.

Drop your questions for the Team below^*^. See you there!

* As in, on Spectrum. Obviously.

Guests:

• Jorrit De Locht, Mission Designer II
• Andreea Mazarianu, Mission Designer II
• Elliot Maltby, Lead Mission Designer
• William Weissbaum, Assistant Narrative Director
• Alejandro Lopez Mundoz, Technical Designer III

TL;DW:

• Stormbreaker is intended as a "next step in the exploration gameplay".
• Stormbreaker is not an event or a mission taken from the mobi, it's a permanent sandbox activity.
• Stormbreaker is a continuation of the regen crisis storyline focused on another company.
• New facilities have a new door lock mechanic which requires players to dress in faction specific clothing.
• Lots of unique loot hidden around.
• Finding tips on how to progress requires reading through lore strewn around the locations.
• Storm around the next location does distortion damage to your ship, gotta go on foot. Also deals radiation damage when on foot.
• To travel through the storm you have to take shuttles on the edges of the storm.
• Expect to fight against lots of NPCs and wildlife.
• This activity will come with audio logs to find.
• More story content coming in August.

Comment from CarbonPixel:

Currently there's a bug where if you switch to third person view while your character is standing in active rain, you can see a few seconds of the Blood, Sweat, and Tears VFX overlay feature that isn't officially released yet. The effect only lasts a few seconds once you switch and turns off consistently but it resets when you switch camera modes from first to third person again. You can see the blood drops appear and run down the character's face and if you look closer you can also see sweat appear that also moves on the skin surface (slower than the blood). I didn't see any tears, but I'm guessing that effect may be something that will be tied to an emote you can manually trigger or that will appear via other triggers (ie. pain from wounds and/or damage to your character).

I'm not sure if this bug was just a very prelim test to see if they can incorporate rain VFX and wetness using the Blood, Sweat, and Tears overlay to show rain drops on skin, at which point I would think they would just need to retexture the blood VFX to be the same color as the rain water and have that be a rain specific overlay in addition to blood, sweat, and tears. Very neat to see either way.

Rain produces blood on the skin https://issue-council.robertsspaceindustries.com/projects/STAR-CITIZEN/issues/STARC-169886