Siege of Orison has returned to the Alpha 4.10 PTU, but with a massive twist. Cloud Imperium Games (CIG) has completely rebuilt this legendary event, transforming it into Star Citizen's very first instanced co-op FPS dungeon. Say goodbye to the old server-wide public event format—here is everything you need to know about the new mechanics, rewards, current PTU bugs, and the estimated live release.
Attention, Citizens! Cloud Imperium Games has just dropped a brand new, highly anticipated monthly store item—the SteelTek Bundle ($30 Warbond). [4, 5]
Hello everyone!Every two weeks, we accompany the Roadmap update with a brief explanatory note to give you insight into the decision-making that led to any changes. This is part of an effort to make our communications more transparent, more specific, and more insightful for all of you who help to make Star Citizen and Squadron 42 possible.The 1.0 column showcases features and content planned for inclusion in or before Star Citizen 1.0. This means you may not have to wait for the 1.0 release to experience them. As features/content in the 1.0 column become ready, they will migrate left into a point patch column for release.Be sure to check back every two weeks for the latest updates.With that, let’s dive into this week’s Roadmap Roundup!
Hi everyone,I wanted to throw some positive vibes into Star Citizen regarding what we’ve been experiencing at locations like Ashland and Chew’s Beach. What CIG is doing right now with commodity prices and PvP incentives is exactly what this sandbox needed.To understand why this is such a milestone, we only have to look at the recent response from Highlander-CIG in this thread. He openly shared the development team's vision behind these changes, confirming that this chaotic, high-stakes environment is exactly what they intended to build. Highlander explained that the economy team has been meticulously working on setting up these new trade routes, commodity prices, and risk-reward loops to test how a true lawless system should function.He admitted to "stalking" Ashland in-game for days, watching the emergent gameplay unfold firsthand. In his own words, whether you were a trader who got pirated, an escort defending a hull, or a pirate pulling off a heist, that is the exact sandbox ecosystem they wanted to trigger. Highlander even shared his personal philosophy on open-world design, stating that a true sandbox cannot have an "infinite good content" faucet. For places like Pyro to feel genuinely dangerous, there must be specific watering holes where players are forced to congregate, compete, and face the reality of danger. If resources are scattered equally everywhere, the tension is gone.This approach has completely revitalized the gameplay loop:
