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Last week, we published the January 2026 Monthly Report, offering a look at how teams across the globe kicked off the year after the holiday break. From AI Features to Tech and Online Technology, development ramped back up, laying the groundwork for Alpha 4.6 and setting the tone for what’s ahead throughout 2026.

🧾 Quick Overview (opening context)

4.0 = Pyro + Jump Points + first-step Server Meshing + Contested Zones

4.2 / 4.3 = dynamic weather (rain → snow) + environmental hazards (radiation)

4.4 = Nyx + Levski return

4.5 = Engineering + Fire Hazards + Vulkan/graphics improvements + (experimental) VR

CIG’s global studio returned from the break firing on all cylinders, ready to tackle the wealth of content coming in Alpha 4.6 and throughout the year. Here’s how key teams started 2026 — from AI Features & Tech to Online Technology.

title: "Roadmap Roundup – Notable Changes (January 28, 2026)" description: "CIG’s Roadmap Roundup for Jan 28, 2026: multiple 4.6.0 cards moved to Released (Aurora Gold Standard, RSI Hermes, Ground Vehicle Missiles). Several 4.7 items were set to Tentative, including Nyx Missions Pack 2, People’s Service Station, new hairstyles, and new combat armors."

🌫️ Event: Clearing the Air (Narrative PU Event)

Levski is in trouble — not the “minor inconvenience” kind, but the system-wide emergency kind.
With Alpha 4.6, the new PU story event Clearing the Air turns Nyx into a pressure cooker: supply lines, protection contracts, time-critical deliveries, and opportunistic criminals all collide into one escalating crisis.

This week marks a major milestone for Star Citizen.
With the release of Alpha 4.6: Lifeline for Levski on the LIVE servers,
players are entering a new chapter shaped by systemic improvements,
narrative-driven gameplay, and the large-scale “Clearing the Air” event.