The Frontier Fighters finale event in Star Citizen 4.3.2 concludes the Pyro Must Burn story through three weekly phases involving missions in Stanton and Pyro, offering hangar and faction-specific rewards while emphasizing combat and faction cooperation. Despite challenging locations in Pyro, players are encouraged to complete the event in Stanton for easier missions and rewards, with additional new content and upcoming events highlighted alongside the finale.
The Frontier Fighters finale event in Star Citizen 4.3.2 marks the conclusion of the Pyro Must Burn story and is divided into three weekly phases, offering hangar rewards for each phase. Players assist factions Citizens for Prosperity and the Head Hunters in combating Amelia Boyd’s frontier fighters, who have infiltrated both the Pyro and Stanton systems. Interestingly, completing the event in Pyro is less advantageous due to more complex locations and no increased rewards compared to Stanton. Contracts come in three payout tiers, awarding AEC and points toward weekly goals, with points earned fully even when shared in a party. Progress can be tracked through a journal entry, but there is currently no official word on any hidden rewards or changes based on faction points.
Week one, the recon phase, focuses on retrieving data pads and delivering them to local stations. Contracts involve either locating missing friendly operatives or hunting frontier fighter commanders and vary by difficulty and location. Stanton offers relatively straightforward missions in derelict settlements, bunkers with turrets, and forward operation bases, while Pyro missions require navigating asteroid bases with turret defenses and enemy ships, often necessitating EVA entry. Given the difficulty and lack of extra rewards in Pyro, players are encouraged to complete the event in Stanton. Players earn clothing rewards after accumulating enough points, and it appears possible to earn rewards from both factions.
The second phase, the siege phase, shifts to more combat-oriented gameplay, featuring ship battles around asteroid mining bases and on-foot missions in Stanton’s aid shelters and underground facilities. Ship combat involves targeting various enemy fighters, including tougher ships like the Cutlass Black, while avoiding or quickly eliminating escort ships. FPS missions task players with destroying med gel recharging units, a somewhat controversial objective given the in-game “regen crisis.” Completing this phase grants faction-specific Greycat MTC paint jobs, although some bugs have affected reward attribution during testing.
In the final takedown phase, players engage in a remix of the earlier “hunt the Polaris” event, requiring them to scan and destroy beacons while avoiding premature attacks that could cause bugs. After clearing enemies at these sites, players face off against the Polaris ship, which is expected to be a challenging fight likely dominated by solo Idris-class ships. Upon completing this phase, players receive special Arrow and Spirit paint jobs for their hangars. The event concludes with anticipation building for upcoming events like IAE and the introduction of the Nyx system.
Alongside the Frontier Fighters finale, patch 4.3.2 introduces additional content such as the Palutino armor hunt at hostile distribution centers, weapon searches in contested zones, and the Shock Tour twins encounter beneath Onyx Site B. The creator has guides available for some of these activities on their channel. Players are encouraged to stay vigilant for bugs and enjoy the new content while preparing for future updates. Overall, the event offers a mix of exploration, combat, and rewards, with a focus on faction competition and community engagement.