





Dear Citizen,







With a new year upon us, Citizens everywhere forge ahead into 2018 and into Star Citizen Alpha 3.0, now live for all backers. We'd like to thank all of you for your enthusiasm in digging into the new build and helping us continue to improve the Star Citizen experience.



Feedback from the community is paramount as our devs continue to polish gameplay systems and UI, balance our economy, fine-tune AI for spaceflight and combat, and improve performance and stability.



The live launch of Alpha 3.0 also allows us to deliver new features and refinements into the game more consistently through improvements to core tech. Our new delivery schedule is based on dates rather than features and allows for more flexibility in development.



With the release of Alpha 3.1 planned for late March, our aim is to deliver new releases quarterly, going forward. We have a lot of content and enhancements planned to roll out this year, so be sure to check out our Production Update for more details.



At last year's CitizenCon, we partnered with Intel, who released the Optane Solid State Drive 900P with a special Star Citizen promotion. Now, with Alpha 3.0 live, those who purchased this powerful drive as part of the promotion can access an exclusive in-game ship and starter package.



The Tumbril Nova remains available through January 15th as a concept promotion, giving you the opportunity to own a military legend and add some serious heavy artillery to your fleet. Discount Starter Packages are also still available through January 8th.



Remember to check out the Squadron 42 page to get an inside look at the development of the game and sign up for monthly updates.



Heads up, we are launching the new RSI website later this month. Get an advance look at its design from this week’s Around the Verse.



We’ll be back on January 8th to roll out our full schedule of shows.

