This Week in Star Citizen – January 26, 2026 | The Impound

The ’verse came out swinging this week, with everything from high‑speed sand‑surfing on Daymar to the first Inside Star Citizen episode of the year. As 2026 kicks off, you’re getting fresh looks at what’s next for the game, a major patch landing imminently, and a surge of community events that prove citizens don’t take downtime lightly.

The year opened with Inside Star Citizen: Alpha 4.6 Patch Report, giving you an early read on Lifeline for Levski. The show highlights the unfolding crisis on the asteroid base and the systems arriving to help players deal with it. CIG also released the first Monthly Report of 2026, covering development across Alpha 4.5, 4.6, and onward.

Over the weekend, the Daymar Rally once again tested nerves, machines, and friendships with a punishing 510 km race across Crusader’s moon. Seven hundred fifty‑four competitors and more than 2,400 vehicles from 38 countries turned the desert into a rolling convoy of dust, determination, and broken suspensions. ATMO Esports will be publishing the official results soon, but you can already catch the replay on Twitch if you want to relive the madness.

ATMO Esports is also bringing the community together IRL next month with Enter ATMOSPHERE 2956 in Sydney. Racing demonstrations, dogfighting showcases, and meet‑ups will anchor the studio’s first return to Australia in a decade.

What’s Ahead This Week

Wednesday marks the big one: Alpha 4.6: Lifeline for Levski goes LIVE. You’ll be able to dive into the Clearing the Air event, see balance and quality‑of‑life updates across ships, weapons, and professions, try the new Light Amplification System, explore VR improvements, and deal with new ground‑vehicle missile tuning. A fresh Behind the Ships episode also drops.

Patch Notes, FAQs, and the catch‑all thread will go up alongside the release, and a Roadmap Update and Roundup will follow once the build is deployed, including new cards for Alpha 4.6 and 4.7.

Friday brings the latest RSI Weekly Newsletter, and across the racing scene, registrations open for Anzia Racing’s Crux Cup TEC 2956, Crux Cup 24H, and the new Koa e Kue’xyiing 2956.

Saturday wraps things up with two Bar Citizens: one in Bordeaux, France, and one in Euless, Texas. If you’re nearby, swing in and meet fellow pilots face‑to‑face.

Weekly Community Content Schedule

Monday, January 26, 2026

• This Week in Star Citizen

Wednesday, January 28, 2026

• Alpha 4.6: Lifeline For Levski
• Behind The Ships
• Roadmap Update
• Roadmap Roundup

Friday, January 30, 2026

• RSI Weekly Newsletter

Vision Quest Truth

Under the banner of “Smuggling Origin 300,” this strange, almost dreamlike dispatch weaves through planetary oddities and cryptic encounters. Pinecone, a poisonous main‑sequence dwarf, sits on the far edge of the green band, overlooked next to Kallis VI—at least according to one very opinionated engineer. The Hive, a high‑pressure coreless world, hides deeper mysteries: a cache of Kr’Thak weapons and machines, and a Being none too pleased with the answers it received from a nervous crew. It’s a reminder that the universe is vast, strange, and not always inclined to explain itself.

Community MVP: January 26, 2026

This week’s MVP honors a creator whose dedication and artistry stood out among the many submissions on the Community Hub. Whether it’s cinematics, guides, prints, or fan art, the Hub continues to showcase the best of the community. The selected creator receives an MVP badge on Spectrum and a spot in the Hub’s archive.

Check out the Community Hub to see the featured piece and explore the rest of the week’s submissions.

Clearing the Air – One‑Page Guide

CMDR Quattro prepared a tight, efficient one‑page guide to help you navigate the upcoming Clearing the Air event launching with Alpha 4.6. If you want a quick reference before diving into Levski’s growing crisis, you can find the guide and accompanying video on the Community Hub.

Source: RSI Link