4.4.0

Star Citizen Alpha 4.4.0 has been released onto the LIVE environment!

Your launcher should now display: VERSION 4.4.0-LIVE.10733565

Star Citizen Alpha contains over 180 bug and crash fixes since 4.3.2. 31 of which came from the issue council.

Stability & Performance

• Fixed 11 Client Crashes
• Fixed 2 Server Crashes
• Fixed 1 Deadlock
• Resolved server crashes affecting item interactions and vehicle spawning
• Fixed fatal errors related to missing ammunition parameters and inventory validation
• Addressed memory allocation issues that could cause component pool exhaustion
• Resolved server-side deadlock issues related to mission completion
• Fixed issues with server logging that was filling disk space rapidly

Ships & Vehicles

New Ships

• Fixed Grey's Market Shiv unable to enter jump points correctly
• Resolved MISC Hull C automated cargo loading showing incorrect "vehicle must be stationary" message
• Fixed Anvil Paladin missing bed logout option and atmosphere issues
• Corrected Esperia Stinger missing interior ramp controls

General Vehicle Fixes

• Fixed ASOP terminals missing ship retrieval buttons after storing vehicles
• Resolved quantum travel routes resetting when setting destinations
• Fixed ship damaged parts visually restoring after quantum travel
• Corrected landing gear control issues when retrieving ships to hangars
• Fixed multiple vehicles showing broken radar component materials
• Adjusted health pool values for RSI Constellation Taurus and other vehicles
• Fixed Aopoa San'tok.yāi maneuverability incorrectly increasing when wings are destroyed

Vehicle Visuals & UI

• Fixed cockpit switch text appearing blurry
• Corrected visual gaps and clipping issues on multiple ships including the Paladin, Shiv, Mantis, and Reclaimer
• Fixed LOD transition issues on Ursa Rover and Anvil Ballista
• Resolved weapon rack positioning issues on Esperia Stinger

Missions & Gameplay

General Mission Fixes

• Resolved AI not spawning correctly during mercenary missions
• Fixed Eliminate All contracts with unreachable quantum travel locations
• Corrected PvP Bounty missions allowing wanted players to avoid capture through suicide
• Fixed Hunt the Polaris mission allowing players to steal and quantum away with the Polaris
• Patched exploit allowing players to accept same mission multiple times for duplicate rewards
• Fixed "The Collector" mission text overflowing UI boundaries

Locations & Environment

Pyro System

• Fixed Storm Breaker Maintenance Garage door not opening with keycard
• Resolved outpost crates jittering and clipping issues
• Fixed Checkmate station exterior freight elevators being incorrectly enabled
• Corrected Valakkar creatures spawning in mid-air

General Location Fixes

• Fixed Storm Breaker garage interiors not visible through windows
• Resolved various door and elevator interaction issues
• Corrected freight elevator problems at multiple locations

Law & Security

• Fixed station defense turrets being destructible with improper respawn timers
• Corrected crime stat punishment for destroying defense turrets (now properly severe instead of just "armistice violation")
• Fixed issue allowing turrets to be destroyed without them firing at players
• Patched AI vault door issue where AI could open time-locked doors

Creatures & AI

• Fixed Yormandi death animation snapping to final position
• Resolved Yormandi weak spot destruction not always triggering properly
• Corrected Yormandi airlock terminal issues after cycling
• Fixed Yormandi elevator at Onyx Facility observation deck misalignment
• Resolved Yormandi not relocating between pools correctly
• Fixed anti-personnel turrets only targeting first player seen

Character Customization & Armor

• Corrected multiple hair styles showing scalp replacement textures
• Fixed helmet disappearing after completing "Your First Steps" tutorial when skipping objectives
• Resolved Shattered Blades armor backpack attachment issues
• Fixed flashlight positioning on Shattered Blades helmet
• Corrected male character skin texture neck wrinkle issue
• Fixed Badami helmet series showing incorrect inventory icon
• Resolved Strata Backpack clipping with special weapons

UI & Interface

• Fixed refinery kiosk location selection issues
• Corrected "The Collector" mission item display inconsistencies
• Fixed multitool default attachment (now correctly tractor beam)
• Resolved various mission objective UI display problems
• Fixed cargo mission UI showing "Uninitialized" crate labels

Visual & Art Fixes

• Corrected Vanduul Plushie missing textures
• Fixed Shiny Builder Suit banner displaying incorrect backpack name
• Resolved multiple livery and paint preview icon issues
• Fixed various visual gaps and material issues across ships
• Corrected Yormandi tongue clipping through body during animations

Combat & Weapons

• Fixed Nova Pyrotechnica Venom Rocket proximity radius vs explosion radius mismatch
• Adjusted Stinger S5 weapon health pools
• Corrected weapon positioning in ship racks

Cargo & Trading

• Fixed ore sales and refinement processing kiosk functionality
• Resolved various cargo mission progression blockers
• Corrected cargo loading and unloading issues

Data & Technical Fixes

• Resolved multiple missing texture and animation file errors
• Fixed various data validation and schema errors
• Corrected quantum navigation point obstruction calculations

Here are a few of the latest known issues. For context, these known issues may not be occurring 100% of the time and may have a chance of happening. For a more comprehensive list of Known issues and Workarounds, please check out our Knowledge Base here!

https://support.robertsspaceindustries.com/hc/en-us/sections/360002667153-Known-Issues

• PU - Nyx - Levski - Physics / Locations - Elevator Transit Entrance has no Collisions which causes players to EVA while entering and Exiting the Elevator
• Stall / Freeze - Client - PU - Multisystem - Locations - Commodity Kiosk / TDD - Performance / Game Code / GFX - Client will freeze / stall when accessing Commodities Kiosks at locations like at TDD and Admin Offices in Pyro
• Multi-Location - PU - Stanton - Locations / Actor Respawning - Players may not respawn at their primary residence after using self-destruct or force-respawn
• PU - Locations - Rest Stops - Refinery - Mining / Shopping / Selling - Ore Sales Kiosk - When attempting to sell at the Ore Sales Kiosks, the confirmation screen will return with undefined
• PU - Stanton - Transit - Trams from Lorville Metro Centre to Teasa Spaceport will rapidly rotate when leaving the station, which can push the player out of bounds or kill them
• PU - UI / Inventory - Freight Elevator - Kiosk - The Search function of the Freight Elevator terminals ignores localized item names
• PU - Stanton / Pyro - ASOP / Expedite / UI - Claimed ships will show as delivered once "claim" is selected but still need to be expedited/have a timer till they are usable
• PU - Stanton - Pyro Gateway - ATC / Locations / Hangars - Unable to contact ATC via keybinding shortcut