Star Citizen Alpha 3.23.0 is an upcoming major update for Star Citizen, with major engine updates and a wide range of Quality of Life updates and content. The major updates include a Starmap and mobiGlass rework, First-Person Combat Rework, Personal and Instanced Hangars, Freight Elevators, Master Modes, a new character customizer, along with major HUD and Player Interaction updates. [1].
Major updates
Feature
Description
Updated Character Creator
Implementing an overhaul of the player character creator for Star Citizen, including a new user interface and additional customization options.
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.
Fauna - Kopion + Marok + Animal Hunting
Populating the persistent universe with the Kopion and the Marok. Includes new missions to locate, kill, and retrieve creature parts
FPS Loot Screen
Introducing a new screen for looting critical items quickly, allowing for more reliable inventory management in tense situations.
Item Banks
Adding Item Bank kiosks to the persistent universe, allowing players to retrieve and store FPS items at multiple locations.
Arena Commander Updates - New Map + New Modes + Custom Lobbies
New Miner's Lament map and three experimental game modes, including Engineering Experimental and Grav Royale
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.
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.
Map Rework + FPS Map System
Implementing a minimap for the HUD as well as interior maps for FPS gameplay. Additionally, complete UI + UX Starmap rework
Freight Elevators and 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. 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
Visor & Lens HUD Rework - Dynamic Crosshair
Converting the Visor and Lens systems to Building Blocks for improved performance and flexibility.
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.
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.
Reputation - Hostility
Updating the reputation system so that players can affect their long-term reputation with in-game organizations via means outside of missions, such as reduction of reputation for killing a member of that faction.
Vehicle Modularity
Implementing the ability to swap modular sections of certain vehicles to change their function. This initial release contains the torpedo and cargo room modules for the Aegis Retaliator, with additional modules and vehicles to be added in the future.
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.
Replication Layer Update
Over the course of the 3.21 patch cycle, the Replication Layer will be moved off of the game servers and set up as its own standalone service. In the short term, this allows for greater server recovery in the event of a crash. This is also a critical next step toward Server Meshing.
Image Upscaling
Implementing support for GPU upscaling, including DLSS, FSR, and an in-house TSR solution.
Alpha 3.23.0 EPTU Patch Notes. Spectrum. Retrieved 2024-04-09