This Week in Star Citizen:
WEDNESDAY, APRIL 22, 2026
- Alpha 4.7.2
- Roadmap Update
- Roadmap Roundup
FRIDAY, APRIL 24, 2026
- RSI Weekly Newsletter
- April Issue of Jump Point for Subscribers
- Star Citizen @ LVL UP EXPO
SATURDAY, APRIL 25, 2026
- Star Citizen @ LVL UP EXPO
- Bar Citizen - LVL UP EXPO Afterparty, Las Vegas
- Bar Citizen - Gamebox Festival, Herning, Denmark
SUNDAY, APRIL 26, 2026
- Star Citizen @ LVL UP EXPO
Note : “We’re also preparing a new Tech Preview build featuring Instancing in the coming days.”
Roadmap Roundup - April 22, 2026
Release View
Alpha 4.7
Nyx Missions (Pack 2)
Introducing a second pack of missions to Nyx, featuring hauling, combat, and salvage gameplay opportunities.
- Courier, two hands packages
- Delivery, 1x1 to 6x1 SCU
- Recover Cargo
- Ship Wave Attack
- Bounty (Kill Ship)
- Bombing Run (in Stanton)
- Paid Salvage (Lawful)
- And more
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Alpha 4.8
UltiFlex “Novia” Crossbow
Implementing the long-awaited crossbow, featuring a devastating, shattering bolt and harsh projectile drop, the UltiFlex “Novia” Crossbow rewards skilled aim with immense power. Its near-silent firing mechanism lets you strike quietly and gain the upper hand on your foes.
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FPS Weapons Art Refactor
Updating visual material and texture for the following weapons and equipment: Deadrig Shotgun + Kastak Arms: Custodian, Ravager, Scalpel, Coda, Devastator.
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Flight Suit “Tailwind”
Implementing the “Tailwind” Flight Suit in the persistent universe.
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Item Recovery: Vehicle Loadouts
Adding the ability for players to save and claim vehicle loadouts via the ASOP Terminals. Claimed vehicles and their components will now be bricked after some time. Includes a major refactor of the Entitlement Service and extension of the Item Imprint system to ensure player owned vehicles persist reliably.
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BREAKING NEWS DefenseCon Schedule
May 14-15
- Drake
May 15-17 - Origin, RSI, Kruger
May 18-19 - Misc, Mirai, GreyCat
May 20-21 - Aegis
May 22-23 - Crusader, Tumbril
May 24-25 - Anvil
May 26-27 - Finale
Squadron 42 is now listed under the ‘All Products/Games’ section of the Pledge Store top banner
Link takes you to the normal Sq42 landing page
Brian was the VP of Development at CIG. His primary focus was Squadron 42. Make of that what you will.
Road to 1 Billion - can they make it?
While with investments, SC is already over $1BN, crowdfunding hasn’t yet reached that point. As we are approaching the month of Defensecon, CIG has already racked up an impressive 16% Year on Year gain ($5M). With $1BN on the ticker sure to be a major news drive (along with anything else…) how close are they with a few days left of April?
As of right now SC is around $967M. Last year’s ILW drew in $29M, and had the launches of the Asgard, Guardian MX, TAC and MTC. It also had the final sale of the Perseus pre-release. Assuming no YoY gain, that’d leave us at $996M by the end of Defensecon.
IAE last year managed $32M with the launch of the Perseus, Clipper, L22 and MDC. While IAE is a larger overall convention, the launches this Defensecon, from the Ironclads to the Battlecruiser, could prove instrumental in closing this gap. It’s very unlikely there won’t be gain this year for Defensecon.
It’s fully likely by the end of Defensecon SC will have passed $1BN, just in time for any special announcements.
Also worth noting - new Citizen numbers are already up to July 2025 numbers (270K), the fastest growing year on record, ahead of 2022.
This Week in Star Citizen:
WEDNESDAY, APRIL 29, 2026
- DefenseCon 2956 - Save the Date!
FRIDAY, MAY 1, 2026
- RSI Weekly Newsletter
SATURDAY, MAY 2, 2026
- Bar Citizen - Xi’an, China
DefenseCon 2956 - Save the Date!
BIGGER, BADDER, BERSERKER
Time to put the spotlight on ships that work for people who work damn hard!
When the UEE pulled Invictus back to Sol, DefenseCon didn’t wait for orders, it stepped up. That’s right, bigger, bolder, and more bodacious than ever, the ultimate expo is here and loaded with the manufacturers you trust. Set your own rules, find your edge, and defend your little corner of the black, no matter what’s thrown at you.
Join us, May 14 - May 27.
Missing Invictus Launch Week? You won’t after what’s coming.
► Learn how to get down to DefenseCon 2956 and save the date in your calendar: Countdown to DefenseCon
Everyday Heroes. See you at Area 18.
Anvil Odin Founders Club
-# This is only available to players being concierges
The Anvil Odin battlecruiser is the last of our original crowdfunding campaign capital ships that early backers unlocked for inclusion in the persistent universe. At twice the size by volume of the Aegis Javelin, it will easily be the largest and most crew-intensive ship we’ve made available.
To celebrate this milestone, we are creating the Odin Founders Club, a select group of Star Citizens dedicated to the principles of cooperative group play and positive impact on the 'verse. These ships are built around crew, coordination, and the dedicated people behind them. How will you lead, organize, and use this ship to create impact for you and your crew?
To apply for access to this Odin Founders Club, you may go to the Concierge Ticket Portal, select the new pulldown entitled “Odin Founders Club”, and tell us in 999 words or less why that’s you, and why you want to become captain of the first battlecruiser-class vessels ever built.
Additionally, we will review internal data across multiple aspects of Star Citizen’s gameplay, and add some of our most active captains to this group automatically.
When the Odin concept promotion waves go live at DefenseCon on May 24th, those members of this Odin Founders Club, selected through either or both processes, will have exclusive access on the promotion page to attain their universe-first battlecruiser.
We’re excited to begin this journey with you, and you can apply for access to the Odin Founders Club beginning today through May 11th. Ensure you have promotional emails enabled on your account so we may notify in the weeks following if you’ve been selected to join.
Jump Point Magazine - April 2026
Articles on:
- BEHIND THE SCENES : QV Breaker Station
- WORK IN PROGRESS : Drake Kraken
- BEHIND THE SCENES : RSI Aurora retirement
- PLAIN TRUTH : Failure to Launch Week
Small note about the Kraken :
The first change was to the overall shape dimensions of the Kraken,
reducing its length from 270m to 260, and its height from 64m to 60.
