No new show next week, recording beginning for the big ship showcase through May
Ironclad in 4.8 confirmed
Squadron 42 Buyback Update from Zyloh
For more than a decade, Star Citizen has supported the flexibility to melt, buy back, and adjust pledges as the project evolved.
The Buy Back system was introduced as a support tool to help handle the number of tickets we used to receive asking to undo an unintended melt. Over time, it evolved into a service the community has also used to manage fleets.
We have always cautioned that once a ship is melted, it is not guaranteed that it can be bought back as circumstances change, for instance when something is permanently removed from the store or part of a promotional bundle. The buyback queue should not be used to park ships and bundles at their original prices for future use or for profit on the grey market years down the road.
Recently, we made a change to disable buybacks for Squadron 42. This was intentional and addresses something the system wasn’t intended to support. Squadron 42 was offered in a variety of ways in the early days, but it was always meant to stand on its own as an independent AAA experience. It was removed from the store several years ago, both as standalone and in packages, and buybacks were never intended to work around that.
We’ve also seen some confusion over the last few days from messaging that suggested broader buyback restrictions for Star Citizen. This was caused by a caching issue that displayed an incorrect error message for some. It did not actually restrict any buybacks, and a fix has already been deployed.
As preparations for Squadron 42’s release continue in the background, we’ll keep taking a closer look at systems like buybacks and share more as we have updates.
Melting now correctly indicate whether the pledge can be reacquired based on having Sq42 access or not.
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