This Week in Star Citizen – February 23, 2026
A look at this week’s events across the Star Citizen universe, including Spring celebrations, Roadmap updates, discounts, and Star Citizen Live.
Winter’s losing its bite, and the 'verse is leaning toward spring one cautious degree at a time. You can feel it in the daylight stretching a little longer, in the thaw creeping across landing pads, and in the return of events like the Red Festival. If you’re still chasing those free festival collectibles — the Year of the Rat emblem envelope, the commemorative stand, and this year’s coin — now’s the time to swoop in before the luck runs out.
RSI’s team also spent the weekend at Enter Atmosphere 2956 in Australia, where the ANZ community brought creativity, energy, and a good reminder of what makes this universe tick: players showing up for each other. If you’re curious where the road leads next, the World Tour schedule has your answer.
What’s Ahead This Week
Origin Jumpworks kicks things off on Tuesday with a spring-themed celebration. If you’ve been eyeing something aerodynamic and indulgent, you may want to keep watch.
On Wednesday, the latest Roadmap Update and Roadmap Roundup arrive to chart the next phase of development. RSI is also rolling out a fleetwide 20% aUEC discount at in-game vendors for the day — a good excuse to pick up that gear you’ve been putting off.
Thursday brings Star Citizen Live, where the Audio Team takes questions with a focus on vehicle sound design. Every hum, rattle, and thunderclap your ship produces has intent behind it, and this is a chance to hear directly from the folks crafting that audible texture. Catch the stream on Twitch at 16:00 UTC.
Friday wraps the week with the RSI Newsletter, delivering the usual round-up of development updates straight to your inbox.
The Weekly Community Content Schedule
MONDAY, FEBRUARY 23, 2026
- 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 (twitch.tv/starcitizen)
FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 27, 2026
- RSI Weekly Newsletter
Source: RSI