Alpha 4.5.0 PTU Patch Notes

[Evocati NDA] Star Citizen Alpha 4.5.0 PTU 10800284 Patch Notes

pinned Discussion November 26 at 22:46

Star Citizen Alpha Patch 4.5

Alpha Patch 4.5 has been released for the Evocati and is now available for testing! The patch should now display: VERSION 4.5.0-PTU.10800284.

Target Audience: Evocati Only (Standard ETF NDA) (possibly Wave 1 Saturday or Sunday if the build passes validation)

Server Info: PTU Channel - USA Only

Start-aUEC: 15,000,000

Testing/Feedback Focus

Stability & Bug Fixes

Engineering, Ship Armor and Balancing

Vulkan Renderer and Graphics Settings Updates

Physicalized Helmets

Not yet ready for Testing and Feedback

The updates listed here are in a partially working state and may be removed from this version. At this point, we are not asking for feedback until these features are closer to completion.

Balance Pass for Snub Fighters and Interceptors

Improvements to FPS AI

Ship Light Amplification Detection

PU Loot Refresh / Collector Rebalance

Additional Hairstyles

Known Issues

Fire is currently not working in many ships. VFX are e.g. visible in C1 Spirit, Perseus and Starlancer TAC, but not in ships like Gladius, Cutlass Black, or Corsair.

Multivehicle - PU - Vehicles / Repair - Ships instantly repair to 75% with repair tool and can be repaired from the inside

Multivehicle - PU / AC - Vehicles / Engineering / Fire - Fire VFX are not visible

Multivehicle - PU - Vehicles / Engineering / VFX - Fire is detected by some clients and not by others

Multivehicle - PU - Stanton - Fire - Game Code / Vehicles / Resource Network / Dynamic Atmosphere - Fire is not extinguished in 0 atmospheres

Multivehicle - PU - Vehicles / Engineering / Components - Life support components are not visible on the Engineering 3D screen or the mobiGlas map

Multivehicle - PU - Vehicles / Network - Resource Network / Engineering - Engines cut out after dgs-mesh authority change

Multivehicle - PU - Vehicles / Engineering / Components / RN - UI / Kiosk - At the engineering kiosk, the vehicle model can be offset if the player moves around it

Multivehicle - PU - Vehicles / Components / Salvage - Can't switch to other component modules while in Salvage mode

Multivehicle - PU - Vehicles / Salvage / Art - Salvage ships don't recognize the removal area and the laser VFX is missing

Multivehicle - PU - Vehicles - Cracked doors and ramps do not reset after repair and cannot be closed

Multivehicle - PU - Stanton - Fire - Game Code / Vehicles / Resource Network - Extinguished fires may suddenly reignite and spread quickly

PU - Nyx - Sworn Enemies - Mission Content / Reputation / mobiGlas - "Vanduul Tech Smuggler" is not available after reaching required rank

PU - Mission Content / UI - Patrol mission progress stops after reaching location markers

PU - Pyro - Storm Breaker - Locations / Missions - Open safes remain open after 2-hour cooldown

Features & Gameplay Gameplay Updates Engineering Gameplay

Introduction of dedicated engineering roles on board ships, allowing players to manage energy distribution, repairs, and system efficiency in real time. The aim is for the ships to behave similarly well as in 4.4.0 - but with the added possibility to go beyond previous limits through engineering and multicrew.

This includes numerous updates for all ships and vehicles:

first implementation of ship armor

major updates to heat, energy and life support systems

new diagnostic and engineering screens

adjusted component hit points, damage resistance and heat development

revised hull health and weapon balance

updated repair tools

Since the previous tech preview, there have been many fixes and balance-/UI updates and further vehicle updates:

Disabled fire on bullet hits

Disabled overheating of power plants

More coolant from coolers

Lower critical failure point at power plants

Armor has hit points again

Fixes for ballistic cooldowns

Reduced radar heat

Ship HP now tied to critical HP

Further balancing updates will continue to be made during the PTU phases of 4.5.

Ship Fire Hazards

Fire hazards in ships and environments, including fire extinguisher mechanics. Players must extinguish fires before they spread. Fire extinguishers can be found on board, have limited use, and need to be recharged later.

Weapons and Items Physical Helmets

Introduction of physical helmets in the Persistent Universe. You can:

pick them up

turn them

inspect them closely

carry them around

attach them to your belt

or throw them across the room

When equipped, you use exactly the same helmet that you held in your hand - including a complete interior.

Core Tech Vulkan Renderer Enhancements and GPU Settings Updates

more stable and faster Vulkan renderer

many crash fixes

diagnostic improvements

Multi-threaded render submission

HDR support

NVidia DLSS Transformer support

In addition: overhaul of graphics options incl. new settings and VRAM display to better adapt to the GPU.

Bug Fixes

Star Citizen Alpha 4.5.0 currently contains about 64 bug fixes for issues from 4.4.0, 26 of which come from the Issue Council.

(All fixes remain in original structure:)

Possible Fix: PU - Area18 - Locations / Art - Adira Falls Apartments missing interiors (STARC-181455)

Possible Fix: PU - Cargo Hauling / Vehicles - MISC_HULL_C - Automatic loading freezes and does not continue (STARC-178833)

Possible Fix: PU - Stanton - Refinery Kiosk / Salvaging - Kiosk does not recognize stored Salvage vehicle (STARC-181549)

Possible Fix: PU - Nyx - Delamar - Levski - Locations - Performance - Very low FPS below 15 when traversing Levski (STARC-185212)

Possible Fix: TRACKING PU - AI - NPC AI is too accurate and ignores cover (STARC-186755)

Possible Fix: ANVL Lightning F8C - PU - Vehicles - Invulnerable areas (STARC-186615)

Possible Fix: PU - Nyx - Levski - ATC / Audio / Locations - Several ATC voice lines play simultaneously during take-off request (STARC-185085)

Possible Fix: Anvil Carrack Series - PU - Medical - Medbed screen does not come out when a player is lying down (STARC-185878)

Possible Fix: Multivehicle - PU - Vehicles / Ships VFX - Repair via Landing Services causes fire (STARC-186078)

Possible Fix: PU - Missions - Sworn Enemies - Missing AI corpse in registration room (STARC-186394)

Possible Fix: PU - Storm Breaker - Locations - AAA-Valakkar pearls do not spawn, only AA ones (STARC-179753)

Possible Fix: PU - Storm Breaker - Mission Content - Specimen Cache Doors don't open during Egg Procedure

Possible Fix: PU - Missions - Eliminate All - Missions do not complete although all AI are eliminated (STARC-179098)

Possible Fix: PU - Quantum Travel - Interdiction - Origin of the Interdiction remains after crash recovery (STARC-186183)

Possible Fix: PU - UI / Inventory - Freight Elevator - Search function ignores localized item names (STARC-181469)

Possible Fix: PU - Freight Elevator - Elevators don't take out entities but occupy space → "Elevator Overloaded" (STARC-175060)

Possible Fix: PU - Freight Elevator - Tractor Beam can't dock entities when player is too far away (BUG-340605)

Possible Fix: PU - Freight Elevator - Some stations without external Freight Elevators

Possible Fix: PU - Nyx - Sworn Enemies - Looting - Vanduul corpses can be placed in personal inventory (STARC-186151)

Possible Fix: PU - Creatures - Yormandi - Creature does not spawn after lever pull

Possible Fix: PU - Sworn Enemies - Entire mission location can load without collision

Possible Fix: PU - Missions - New Retrieval Run / Delivery - Deliver package in Freight Elevator does not complete mission

Possible Fix: PU - Law - Hacking Comms Arrays does not remove surveillance; all criminal activities give CrimeStat

Possible Fix: PU - Nyx - Jump Point Stations - Vehicles immediately set Claim Timer after spawn in Levski

Possible Fix: PU - Nyx - Mission Pack 1 - Hostile NPC ships remain stationary after spawn

Possible Fix: PU - Missions - Nyx - Vanduul do not trigger Wildlines

Possible Fix: PU - Pyro - Jump Points - Instantiated Hangar does not open on first Hail

Possible Fix: PU - Nyx - Levski - Elevator shows incorrect "next destination"

Possible Fix: KRIG L-22 Wolf - Missile Rack moves when LOD changes

Possible Fix: MISC Starlancer - Holding down thruster when landing in Low-G makes ship wobble