Comically, six:
- Evocati
- Preview (with Pay2Test access waves)
- Experimental PTU aka EPTU (with Pay2Test access waves)
- PTU (with Pay2Test access waves)
- Hotfix
- Live
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Since before then tooI think the SQ42 "Answer the call" pre-order NOW at full price page was online sine 2016.
Hilariously it had a "minimum spec" that changed over the years.
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Roadmap Roundup - February 7, 2024 - Roberts Space Industries | Follow the development of Star Citizen and Squadron 42
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The following cards have been added to Release View, targeting a release in the Alpha 3.23 patch cycle, currently slated for April 2024:
Starmap Rework
Implementing the new and improved Starmap with improved visuals and usability, including easier search and trip planning functionality.
mobiGlas Rework
Reworking the mobiGlas system to use Building Blocks, which will also allow for easier development of mobiGlas apps. This update includes reworked Home, Maps, Contract Manager, and Journal apps.
FPS Map System
Implementing a minimap for the HUD as well as interior maps for FPS gameplay, helping players stay oriented in close-quarter encounters.
Personal and Instanced Hangars
Creating new tech that creates an instance of the player's hangar to allow for uninterrupted management of cargo, inventory, and vehicles. Personal hangars are found at the player's home location and allow for customization and organization of the hangar interior.
Freight Elevators
Implementation of systems and content for players to physically load and unload cargo to and from their ships by conveying cargo to and from hangars, landing pads, garages, and docking collars.
Item Bank & Unique Item Recovery
Adding Item Bank kiosks to the persistent universe, allowing players to retrieve and store FPS items at multiple locations. This addition will also allow players to retrieve lost account-bound items, such as subscriber flair.
New Missions - Cargo Hauling
Making use of the Freight Elevators feature, this mission type will have players hauling large quantities of cargo to earn both aUEC and reputation.
Dynamic Crosshair
Combat helmets now support the dynamic crosshair which allows for quicker target acquisition in close-quarter situations.
EVA T2
Improved EVA controls and animations for smoother traversal in Zero-G. Introduces limited EVA fuel and encourages the use of zero-G push/pull and the Multi-Tool's tractor beam.
FPS Loot Screen
Introducing a new screen for looting critical items quickly, allowing for more reliable inventory management in tense situations.
New Character Customizer
Implementing an overhaul of the player character creator for Star Citizen, including a new user interface and additional customization options.
Visor & Lens HUD Rework
Converting the Visor and Lens systems to Building Blocks for improved performance and flexibility.
Distribution Centers
Creating new traversable areas offering gameplay opportunities in corporate industrial environments. This initial release includes the surface levels of the facilities, with underground areas coming in a later update.
Dynamic Event: Blockade Runner
Introducing a new dynamic event that involves a criminal faction (Nine Tails) locking down an LEO and L1/L2 rest stops. Players must run the blockade and purchase and sell a percentage of Quantanium before time runs out.
Reputation - Hostility
Adding a new feature to the Reputation system where players will encounter AI that are either friendly or hostile based on their reputation with the organization the AI belong to. This also includes different friendly-fire thresholds and defense responses.
Player Interaction Experience
Implementing the updated Player Interaction Experience; a holistic array of complimentary features and systems, all related directly to the player. Player status, item status, environment status, as well as interactions with both the game world and the objects within it, are covered under these systems.
Master Modes
Implementing new modes to vehicles to manage their speed, components, and role-specific functions. This release introduces the NAV and SCM modes, as well as a complete re-tuning of all ships.
Starmap Rework
Implementing the new and improved Starmap with improved visuals and usability, including easier search and trip planning functionality.
mobiGlas Rework
Reworking the mobiGlas system to use Building Blocks, which will also allow for easier development of mobiGlas apps. This update includes reworked Home, Maps, Contract Manager, and Journal apps.
FPS Map System
Implementing a minimap for the HUD as well as interior maps for FPS gameplay, helping players stay oriented in close-quarter encounters.
Personal and Instanced Hangars
Creating new tech that creates an instance of the player's hangar to allow for uninterrupted management of cargo, inventory, and vehicles. Personal hangars are found at the player's home location and allow for customization and organization of the hangar interior.
Freight Elevators
Implementation of systems and content for players to physically load and unload cargo to and from their ships by conveying cargo to and from hangars, landing pads, garages, and docking collars.
Item Bank & Unique Item Recovery
Adding Item Bank kiosks to the persistent universe, allowing players to retrieve and store FPS items at multiple locations. This addition will also allow players to retrieve lost account-bound items, such as subscriber flair.
New Missions - Cargo Hauling
Making use of the Freight Elevators feature, this mission type will have players hauling large quantities of cargo to earn both aUEC and reputation.
Dynamic Crosshair
Combat helmets now support the dynamic crosshair which allows for quicker target acquisition in close-quarter situations.
EVA T2
Improved EVA controls and animations for smoother traversal in Zero-G. Introduces limited EVA fuel and encourages the use of zero-G push/pull and the Multi-Tool's tractor beam.
FPS Loot Screen
Introducing a new screen for looting critical items quickly, allowing for more reliable inventory management in tense situations.
New Character Customizer
Implementing an overhaul of the player character creator for Star Citizen, including a new user interface and additional customization options.
Visor & Lens HUD Rework
Converting the Visor and Lens systems to Building Blocks for improved performance and flexibility.
Distribution Centers
Creating new traversable areas offering gameplay opportunities in corporate industrial environments. This initial release includes the surface levels of the facilities, with underground areas coming in a later update.
Dynamic Event: Blockade Runner
Introducing a new dynamic event that involves a criminal faction (Nine Tails) locking down an LEO and L1/L2 rest stops. Players must run the blockade and purchase and sell a percentage of Quantanium before time runs out.
Reputation - Hostility
Adding a new feature to the Reputation system where players will encounter AI that are either friendly or hostile based on their reputation with the organization the AI belong to. This also includes different friendly-fire thresholds and defense responses.
Player Interaction Experience
Implementing the updated Player Interaction Experience; a holistic array of complimentary features and systems, all related directly to the player. Player status, item status, environment status, as well as interactions with both the game world and the objects within it, are covered under these systems.
Master Modes
Implementing new modes to vehicles to manage their speed, components, and role-specific functions. This release introduces the NAV and SCM modes, as well as a complete re-tuning of all ships.
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Star Citizen Monthly Report: January 2024 - Roberts Space Industries | Follow the development of Star Citizen and Squadron 42
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More queuing at a single terminal to change your boots?
Star Citizen Monthly Report: January 2024 - Roberts Space Industries | Follow the development of Star Citizen and Squadron 42
Roberts Space Industries is the official go-to website for all news about Star Citizen and Squadron 42. It also hosts the online store for game items and merch, as well as all the community tools used by our fans.robertsspaceindustries.com
They always highlight the best quotes
I swear whoever compiles these has to be trolling...
12 years later, still prototyping core functionality. 
Some pretty funny items there. Digital Star Citizen Manual. Beta Access. Beta!Since before then too
The last line of Roadmap Roundup
Planning
Ahh, but will there be a ship sale?PlanningWeekMonthQuarter hasn't ended yet
Ooh new Sq404 update dropped today, some of the big news, something new, never done before;
Hang on, no, this is in fact exactly what every FPS has been doing since the day they were invented, what have these guys been doing? Did they hire a team of fresh out of high school kids, give them some programming text books, tell them what needed to be done, then kept them in complete social isolation so they had to invent weapon firing from scratch all over again?
Hang on, no, this is in fact exactly what every FPS has been doing since the day they were invented, what have these guys been doing? Did they hire a team of fresh out of high school kids, give them some programming text books, tell them what needed to be done, then kept them in complete social isolation so they had to invent weapon firing from scratch all over again?
That's hilarious.
Thx for the Doom earworm.