The video reviews the Star Citizen alpha 4.1.1 PTU update, highlighting new features like the Guardian MX missile ship, increased Polaris hell turret ammo, and station housing, alongside various bug fixes and ongoing server issues. The creator demonstrates the ship’s enhanced firepower, discusses persistent glitches such as vehicle and hangar bugs, and emphasizes the need for further stability improvements to enhance gameplay.
The video covers the latest updates in the alpha 4.1.1 PTU build of Star Citizen, focusing on new features, bug fixes, and ship enhancements. The creator begins by showcasing a sneak peek of the week’s release, which appears to be for the Guardian MX missile ship, featuring four missile racks with a total of 64 size two missiles. The ship’s armament is impressive, but the creator hopes it will also include some guns for versatility. The patch notes highlight increased restricted zones around Area 18, the reintroduction of animal hunting missions, and a significant buff to the Polaris’s hell turret ammo count, which is now at 900 rounds, allowing for prolonged firepower.
Throughout the gameplay, the creator encounters multiple server errors, which seem to be common in this build. They test various features such as impounding when approaching restricted areas like the Idris, and attempt to spawn multiple vehicles in hangars, but frequently face errors or bugs, including vehicles falling through hangars or bouncing around glitchily. The video also discusses several bug fixes, including the resolution of quantum travel issues, where ships no longer get stuck in permanent quantum animations, and improvements to the ship spawning system. However, some bugs persist, such as Atlas ships falling through hangars and reappearing mysteriously, or vehicles getting stuck in animations.
The creator also explores station features, such as purchasing and autoloading a house at Saraphim Station. They demonstrate the process of buying a house, loading cargo into it, and note some visual issues like cargo boxes appearing off-grid, which affects the aesthetic but not the functionality. Additionally, they test the new auto-loading feature for cargo, which works efficiently, though the visual misalignment remains a minor concern. The video highlights the ongoing challenges of bugs and glitches, emphasizing the need for further fixes to improve gameplay stability and experience.
Finally, the main highlight is the buff to the Polaris’s main gun, which now boasts an increased ammo capacity from 300 to 900 rounds. The creator demonstrates the ship’s firepower, explaining that each size six round deals 3,400 damage, allowing the ship to deliver over 6 million raw damage with full ammo, effectively penetrating large ships’ hulls. They showcase the Polaris in action, engaging inbound outlaws, and comment on the impressive firepower and sound effects, emphasizing how the upgrade significantly enhances the ship’s combat capabilities. Overall, the update brings promising improvements but also highlights ongoing bugs that need attention for smoother gameplay.