Sneak peek of the week:
Red Festival
Quote: The festival approaches.
This Week in Star Citizen:
TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 17
- Red Festival 2956 starts
THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 19
- Star Citizen Live - Industrial Gameplay
FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 20
- RSI Weekly Newsletter
Later this week, Evocati will get their hands on a new Tech Preview focused on the Inventory Rework and Crafting, so keep an eye out for that! <:gatoepico:1178779651598991410>
RED FESTIVAL 2956
RENEW & REJOICE
As the Year of the Rat begins for 2956, Humans and Banu alike unite to celebrate this symbol of intelligence, resourcefulness, and keen foresight. Dress in seasonal red and gold, take part in festivities across the ‘verse, join the hunt for traditional red envelopes, or take off on the festival’s auspicious final day, which is said to set any journey on a prosperous path.
Red Envelope Hunt
One of the most beloved Red Festival traditions is the gilded envelope hunt. Keep a sharp eye as you search the major landing zones of Stanton to find rat-adorned red envelopes worth a few credits to help you start your year fortuitously. You’ll receive a display for the envelopes at the end of the event in case you didn’t have one from the previous years.
Screenshot Contest
Embody and capture the spirit of the Rat in Red Festival’s community contest. Execute maneuvers on foot or aboard your most agile vehicle for the chance to win a Mirai Pulse or Anvil F8C Lightning.
Red Festival 2956 - “Earned Fortune” Screenshot Contest
Year of the Rat paints and gears
Red Festival’s glorious aesthetic has returned with Year of the Rat or sans-emblem classic paints. Fly, wear, or simply bask in the red and gold hues of the new lunisolar year to feel as though your good luck is beginning to take off.
Year of the Rat Coin collectible
Don’t miss out on this year’s collectible coin to add to your growing collection. Simply click below to add this gem to your prosperous pocket.
Year of the Rat Coin : Redeem now !
-# that will redirect you to the RSI website, you need to clic redeem there for it to work properly
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Recap of the SCL: Industrial Gameplay
► https://www.twitch.tv/videos/2702033475
Thorsten, Lead Systems Designer, and Elliot, Lead Mission Designer, joined us for a focused deep dive into Industrial gameplay and non-combat professions. Industrial systems, how they’re progressing, and what’s new with the Industrial Missions introduced in Alpha 4.6.
Crafting and Industrial Gameplay Loop
- Crafting is currently in Tech Preview with Evocati.
- Long term, all industrial gameplay will tie into Crafting.
- With Base Building, the full loop will connect player driven industry, crafting, and base building.
- Miners, salvagers, refiners, and other roles will all contribute to a complete player to player gameplay loop.
- Ship based refining will not be part of the first Crafting release. Material quality & refining depth will come later.
Mission Variety and Mission Givers
- Current missions are foundational and focused on testing features.
- More variety is planned, including:
→ Corporations like Shubin requesting specific mining contracts.
→ The return of mission givers like Recco Battaglia with scouting style contracts. - Mission givers will return so players do not have to rely only on mobiGlas.
- Same location delivery missions, such as working inside Distribution Centers, are in development. You could deliver containers from one wing to the other.
New Industrial Missions
- New mining and salvage missions allow players to retrieve specific items.
- Players can complete objectives through mining, salvaging, purchasing commodities, or piracy if profitable.
- Some contracts will require specific weapons or ship modules.
- Intro missions for mining and salvage are available for onboarding, and feedback is being collected to improve them.
Dynamic and Support Missions
- Plans exist for dynamically generated salvage missions for abandoned ships, though not every ship will qualify. It will depend on where the ship is, if it’s a nuisance, etc
- Towing ships to wreck sites with the SRV is planned.
- Trash cleanup missions are intended but currently on hold.
- Refueling missions are coming this year:
→ Starfarer gameplay improvements are planned.
→ Refueling AI NPCs with possible hostile encounters depending on location. Systems will have defined, different, security levels, such as Stanton being high security and Pyro low security. The intended security and consequence systems are not fully implemented yet.
→ NPCs responding to refueling beacons.
→ Player to player refueling improvements are planned later. - Fuel siphoning is not a focus. The focus is on scooping gas from clouds and atmospheres, then refining it into fuel.
Reputation and Progression
- Reputation progression will unlock more than aUEC.
- Planned rewards include blueprints, skins, items, and modules.
- The system is designed but depends on supporting features coming online over time.
Cargo and Packaging
- Players will be able to repackage mission cargo into different container sizes for a fee.
- Current mission boxes are averaged between 4 and 8 SCU due to system limitations.
- Handheld items, 1 SCU carrier boxes, and larger delivery crates are differentiated in the missions.
Multicrew and Gameplay Depth
- Multicrew impact has improved, particularly in mining.
- Mining the same rock with separate ships increases instability, while multicrew ships allow better coordination.
- Crafting and material quality systems will further deepen multicrew impact.
Quality of Life and Features
- A Clear Buffer button is planned as a high priority QoL feature.
- A ship manifest system is planned but not actively in development.
- Station refinery gameplay will evolve with a new refinery system in the future. It will be different than the ship based refinery.
This Week in Star Citizen:
TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 24, 2026
- Origin Jumpworks Spring Celebration
WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 25, 2026
- Roadmap Update
- Roadmap Roundup
- RSI Fleetwide In-Game Discount
THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 26, 2026
- Star Citizen Live: Audio Team Q&A (https://twitch.tv/starcitizen)
FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 27, 2026
- RSI Weekly Newsletter
Roadmap Roundup - February 25, 2026
Release View
4.7
Crafting T0
Implementing the first iteration of Crafting, introducing earnable blueprints, material quality, and the ability to improve existing item stats through the crafting process. This initial release focuses primarily on crafting weapons and armor.
This card has been set to Tentative.
Inventory Rework
Reworking the visuals and improving the overall user experience of the Personal Inventory UI introduced in 3.15. This update includes new functionality such as proximity looting, stack all, and more.
This card has been set to Tentative.
RECAP, Star Citizen Live - Ship Audio Team Q&A // https://www.twitch.tv/videos/2708212802
Guests: Simon (Audio Director), along with Tristan, Josh, and John (Sound Designers).
- Simon joined CIG six months ago and has been reviewing areas for improvement, introducing new sound design, and helping deliver the recent ship and environmental audio updates that players have been praising. The goal is to maintain that high level of quality for upcoming content while revisiting older ships to elevate the overall experience. Feedback is key. Not everything can be fixed in a single update, but the team is working toward it.
- Creating a ship’s sound starts with its brand identity and in-game role. The team considers weight, thrusters, shape, materials, and overall feel. Inspiration comes from real-world vessels as well as fantasy references. And yes, it often starts with making sounds with their mouths to sketch out ideas. There are many technical parameters involved.
- The long-term plan is to revisit all ships and update their audio. The team has refined its approach on around ten recent ships and will continue rolling out improvements over time to elevate the full fleet.
- Currently, ships’ audio at the outside of the ship you’re currently in is largely a placeholder, they sound very similar. This will be addressed so each ship has a distinct audio signature.
- On realism in space: yes, in reality you wouldn’t hear much or at all, but if you touch something you can feel its vibrations. The team’s current priority is delivering a strong cinematic experience first. From there, they can move toward more realistic audio options. There is ongoing work to update older ships, improve damage sound effects (including damaged thrusters), and structure audio systems in a way that supports a future realism mode.
- Atmospheric versus space audio is also on the roadmap. Flybys are already being explored in both contexts. The goal is for players to feel the weight, power, and presence of a ship approaching, even before seeing it.
- Sonic booms are part of ongoing R&D. They’ve appeared during development testing, and while they make sense in atmosphere, implementation will depend on further iteration. It’s a possibility, it makes sense.
- The Salvation engine sound was partially created using Simon’s own voice. Very organic!
- The infinite QT spooling issue is being worked on. Salvaging audio issues were recently fixed. Most of the deeper system-level fixes involve programmers, while the team focuses on design.
- A new Origin ship is coming within the next three months, featuring fresh audio work from the team. They’re also actively working on upcoming Drake and Aegis ships.
- One of the strangest ship sounds created involved celery, beans, and other vegetables. This was for the Stinger, to give it a more organic feel.
- Ship weapon audio is being reworked to deliver more punch, impact, and presence.
- Ship horns are being explored as a possibility. The team would also love to expand captain announcements, general quarters alerts, and is currently working on ATC audio.
- The ultimate goal is for every manufacturer, and ideally every ship, to sound so distinct that you can identify it without even looking.
Jump Point Magazine - February 2026
Articles on:
- BEHIND THE SCENES : Argo MOTH
- WORK IN PROGRESS : Nyx Rest Stops
- BEHIND THE SCENES : RSI Hermes
- TERRA GAZETTE : Teddy Miller Interview
[Rare CR Interview](
Tl;dw: Squadron 42 ‘in process of being finished off’, totally hand crafted experience compared to SC, Chris is very excited about people playing it.
1000-2000 players per shard with Dynamic Meshing this year, the goal is 10,000 players per shard, though limits aren’t known.
Update for Nvidia users, latest driver 595.71 is still causing CTDs in SC - advised not to update drivers at this time
This Week in Star Citizen:
This week, we’re aiming to release a first Tech Preview of the Transport System to the Evocati. The goal is also to release PTU Evocati 4.7 this week, with PTU Wave 1 planned shortly after.
MONDAY, MARCH 2, 2026
- This Week in Star Citizen
TUESDAY, MARCH 3, 2026
- March Subscriber Comm-Link
- March Subscriber Newsletter
- End of Red Festival 2956
WEDNESDAY, MARCH 4, 2026
- February 2026 PU Monthly Report
THURSDAY, MARCH 5, 2026
- Star Citizen Live - Tech Talk with Sean Tracy (https://twitch.tv/starcitizen)
FRIDAY, MARCH 6, 2026
- RSI Weekly Newsletter
Today, CIG has published a Website Notice regarding a security incident that occurred on 21 January 2026.
According to CIG, the company was targeted by what it describes as a systematic and sophisticated attack. The incident resulted in unauthorized access to some personal data. CIG states that the activity was quickly contained and further access was blocked.
The data involved is described as basic account details: metadata, contact details such as email address, username, date of birth, and name. CIG states that no financial or payment information was stored in the affected systems and therefore was not accessible. No passwords were impacted. Further, CIG reports no indication that any accessed data has been released publicly.
As always, users should remain alert for potential phishing attempts and ensure their account security settings, including two-factor authentication, are enabled. Anyone who notices unusual activity related to their account should contact CIG support through the official RSI website.
We will provide updates if additional verified information becomes available.
March 2026 Subscriber Promotions
In-game flairs:
- Centurion subs: ParaMed ‘Cyanosis’ Medical Device
- Imperator subs: CureLife Field Medic Kit
- Subscriber-Exclusive Store: CureLife ‘Cyanosis’ Medical Set
Ships of the Month:
- Centurion ship: RSI Ursa Medivac
- Imperator ships: RSI Apollo Medivac & RSI Ursa Medivac
Community
The Community team began the month by publishing the January PU Monthly Report and preparing February’s seasonal events.
They supported Coramor (Star Citizen’s Valentine’s Day) with a catch-all post covering the event, including a Referral Bonus and the Love, Actually: Stories of the 'Verse 2956 contest highlighting memorable community moments. Coramor also introduced the Argo MOTH salvage ship, alongside a Q&A and a guide to the new Industrial missions.
The team also supported the Red Festival, celebrating the new lunisolar year, with an event thread and the Earned Fortune screenshot contest. For both events, they updated the Welcome Hub, New Player Guide, and Welcome Back, Pilot pages to keep new and returning players informed.
Throughout February, they monitored feedback across Spectrum and social media, compiling sentiment reports and sharing insights with development teams.
February also featured Enter ATMOSPHERE, a major community racing event by ATMO Esports in Sydney, where top racers competed in multiple challenges. The event included exclusive prizes and appearances from Chris and Sandi Roberts, with support across Spectrum and social media.
The team also continued regular updates such as This Week in Star Citizen, and bi-weekly Roadmap updates and Roundups.
Art (Ships)
In the UK, the Ships team completed the art phases for the Aegis Hammerhead gold standard, which moved to downstream teams for close-out. Work then shifted to a related ship approaching whitebox.
The Gatac Railen passed its whitebox gate review and entered greybox ahead of its planned Alien Week release, with additional artists joining to build assets for future Gatac ships.
The Greycat UTV received newly captured enter and exit animations and is now with downstream teams for completion.
The MISC Hull-B continued toward its LOD0 gate review, with Tech Art finalizing the complex spindle deploy and retract animations.
The Drake Ironclad, Ironclad Assault, and Command Module passed greybox gate reviews and moved into LOD0, progressing quickly thanks to whitebox work on the modular kit.
Three unannounced vehicles also progressed: one is nearing greybox, another passed greybox after minor director feedback, and the third passed whitebox but is receiving layout tweaks before greybox.
In North America, another unannounced ship passed whitebox, with feedback focused on rear-section interactions.
Finally, the Drake Kraken’s whitebox review was moved to early March after additional concept work. The team refined ship traversal and removed or downsized rooms that added little gameplay value while preserving major interior spaces like Engineering. The ship remains on track for release next year.
Core Gameplay
As seen by Evocati players during recent Tech Previews, the Core Gameplay team made solid progress on the Inventory Rework. Final polish and bug fixes are underway as the team prepares it for release.
Capital Ship Services progressed well, too, and will be delivered to downstream teams soon. The team’s focus was also on the social features demonstrated during CitizenCon 2954.
Economy
The Economy team spent part of February tracking exploits, particularly those causing item duplication or generating large amounts of aUEC. Many loopholes were closed, with further fixes planned for Alpha 4.7, followed by new guardrails and monitoring systems to reduce the impact of illicit aUEC on the economy.
They also continued balancing commodity prices and trade routes while laying groundwork for future systems such as Item Recovery and Crafting.
The team noted the positive community response to the Clear The Air live event and is currently working on mission balancing and rewards, while revisiting past content, including an additional pass on Wikelo-related missions.
Mission Design
In February, the devs continued to work on the Alpha 4.7 mission pack, which adds more content to Nyx and revives the courier missions that have been waiting for a refactor since Alpha 4.0. These missions also have small design changes. For example, ‘courier’ missions now range from one-handed items to two-handed boxes, ‘delivery’ missions range from 1 SCU box to 6x 1 SCU boxes, and ‘hauling’ begins from 6 SCU upwards.
Defend Ship missions also received an update allowing the team to accurately track the health of the ship. This will prevent the ship from appearing at almost full health before dying.
Ship Wave missions have been expanded to other contractors outside of Gilly, including a variation that ends with a large ship ‘boss.’
