Star Citizen Alpha 3.22 Wave 1 has been released, featuring stability testing and various updates, including structural salvage, player hair updates, procedural weapon recoil, and FPS combat balance. However, the patch is still in the early stages of polish, with known issues that will be addressed in testing before the final release.
Star Citizen Alpha 3.22 Wave 1 has been released, with a focus on stability testing and various updates. However, it is still in the early stages of polish and bug fixing, so there may be many issues present. The patch is planned to be released to wider test groups before the end of December. Some new features include structural salvage, player hair updates, procedural weapon recoil and FPS combat balance. The patch also introduces updates to the arena commander, including the addition of a new location.
The structural salvage feature allows players to convert salvaged metal from ships into refinable materials. This feature brings additional functionality to the vulture and the reclaimer ships, allowing players to convert ships into resources that can be sold. The material is stored in internal storage in the ship, which needs to be emptied using a filler station. The savage mode can be operated from the co-pilot seat in the reclaimer ship. However, the functionality of openable cargo containers and some settlement features are not fully functional in this patch.
A player hair update has been implemented with 20 new hairstyles, including long hair and updates to existing styles. Procedural weapon recoil and FPS combat balance have also been improved, with the diversity of weapon sandbox and intense visual recoil. There are also changes to the functionality of various weapons, such as the ARK pistol and LH86 pistol. The time to kill and damage modifiers have been adjusted to create a more consistent gameplay experience.
Other updates include positional changes to ship-scale tractor beams, balance changes to ship mining, and increased prices for FPS armor in the in-game shop. The arena commander has received a major update, allowing for the introduction of multi-crew functionality and expanding it to various game modes. The update also includes improvements to the vehicle selection system and the ability to customize between four vehicle slots. However, there are known issues in the patch, such as invulnerable players in Arena Commander and issues with docking and ship spawning.
Overall, while Star Citizen Alpha 3.22 Wave 1 introduces many new features and updates, it is still in the early stages of development and there may be bugs and issues. These will be addressed in the testing phase before the live build is released. Players are encouraged to provide feedback to help improve the game.