Update: Star Citizen Alpha 4.9.0

Star Citizen Alpha 4.9.0 is a planned major update for Star Citizen, bringing with it the return of Siege of Orison, and the addition of Instancing to the verse.

Roadmap deliverables

• Characters
• New Hairstyles (4.9.0): Implementing two new hairstyles, along with an update to one hairstyle to bring it up to current quality standards.
• Mission Giver: Recco Battaglia: Implementing a returning NPC to the Persistent Universe: Recco coordinates logistics for the local independent miners operating from Levski.
• Super Heavy Combat Armor: Implementing the Super Heavy armor class, enabling players to equip and operate a new category of powerful super heavy weapons.
• Combat Clothing: Implementing lightly armored apparel designed to offer a more stylish look while remaining viable in combat situations.
• Nine Tails Armor Update: Implementing updated armor sets for the Nine Tails criminal organization, refreshing the appearance of grunts, elites, and boss NPCs.
• Core Tech
• Instancing: Implementing Instancing to create closed gameplay spaces with controlled accesses. Access is managed through instance prerequisites, party leader ownership, and safeguards that prevent or remove ineligible players.
• Item Recovery: Ship Loadout Improvements: Implementing Item Recovery: Ship Loadout Improvements, updating ship and item recovery to better support custom loadouts through timed claims, optional expedite fees, freight elevator item claims, and debuting a free recovery option when losses are detected as outside the player’s control.
• Gameplay
• Siege of Orison: Implementing a new operation, Siege of Orison, introducing instanced FPS gameplay where players assault Nine Tails-controlled platforms in coordinated team-based encounters tied to mission-driven progression.
• Ordnance Cargo Holder: Implementing dedicated storage frames for missiles, torpedoes, and bombs placed on cargo grids to improve presentation and handling.
• Ships and Vehicles
• New Wikelo Ships Offerings (4.9.0): Adding a Drake Clipper with a unique base livery and upgraded components as a reward for completing a new addition to the variety of available Wikelo's Emporium contracts.
• Weapons and Items
• Apocalypse Arms "Vendetta" HMG: Implementing a brand new weapon type: the Heavy Machine Gun, with the Apocalypse Arms "Vendetta" HMG. Belt-fed and usable with the new Super Heavy Armor and its dedicated ammunition backpack, it delivers sustained high-rate fire from a large rotating barrel while carrying up to four magazines of ammunition.
• Behring "CQ7" Bullpup Rifle: Implementing the Behring "CQ7" Bullpup Rifle, a battle rifle purpose-built for close-quarters engagements, combining the compact handling of a bullpup design with the firepower needed for intense frontline and boarding combat.

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