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Star Citizen Alpha 3.5 is now available to all backers, full patch release notes revealed

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Cloud Imperium has released Star Citizen Alpha 3.5 to all of its backers. In addition, the team has released the full patch release notes, detailing all the changes, additions and improvements that are coming with it.

According to the changelog, Star Citizen Alpha 3.5 adds a DNA face customization system. This basically means that the character selection and creation now uses a DNA face customization system. Initially you will be able to choose a gender, then select from a set of currently available characters and customize the blend of their facial features that will be represented in your own character.

Furthermore, this new version adds playable female characters, adds “headphones” setting in audio menu, adds Planet ArcCorp and its moons Lyria and Wala, adds a new major Landing Zone: Area18, adds new mission giver: Tecia “Twitch” Pacheco, and more.

Patch 3.5 for Star Citizen Alpha will be auto-downloaded from the game’s launcher, and you can find its complete changelog below.

Star Citizen Alpha 3.5 Release Notes

General

  • Added DNA face customization system.
    • Character selection and creation now uses a DNA face customization system. Initially you will be able to choose a gender, then select from a set of currently available characters and customize the blend of their facial features that will be represented in your own character. System includes “Simple” and “Advanced” modes that allows you to customize your face with preferred level of complexity. Additionally, “Eidonomy” selection provides the ability to select individual traits such as eye and hair color, skin tone etc.
  • Added playable female characters.
  • Adding “headphones” setting in audio menu.

Universe

  • Planetary Locations: Planet ArcCorp and its moons Lyria and Wala.
    • Unlike the other planets in the Stanton system, the ArcCorp has the distinction of being almost entirely developed and built on. Nearly every square kilometer of the planet has been allocated for habitation, commercial use, industrial plants, and massive warehouses. As such, a strict, low level no-fly zone is in place for protection, though many choose to construct their buildings taller than the zone in order to offer landing opportunities. ArcCorp has two moons: Lyria, an icy moon dotted with cryogeysers and cryovolcanoes and Wala, a low density moon notable for its large crystalline outcroppings.
  • Major Landing Zone: Area18.
    • Area18 happens to be one of the few landing zones designated by ArcCorp for interplanetary traffic and is one of the main commercial ports for the surrounding region. If travelers manage not to be overwhelmed by the hectic sights and sounds of this landing zone, they can find a variety of goods from trusted names as well as unique local providers. ArcCorp has contracted with the PMC group “BlacJac Security” to ensure that their world and its surrounding environs are kept safe and open for business.
  • Added new mission giver: Tecia “Twitch” Pacheco.
    • Twitch came up as a soldier who transitioned into freelance security work after her service ended. Things seemed to be working out until she suffered nerve damage on a job for BlacJac Securities and they unceremoniously cut her loose. Now, left without employment and with a very specialized skill-set that she couldn’t use, she turned to the criminal element that she used to hunt. These days, she lurks around the back alleys of the megacity Area18, making deals and introducing people or as she calls it “enjoying her retirement.”
  • Added Hurston Security ship variants for areas in and around Hurston.
  • IFCS will now engage autopilot and attempt to turn your ship out and away when intersecting with a no-fly zone.
  • Players can now set quantum travel way-points on members of their party.

Missions

  • Added environmental missions where AI can police unlawful players and track/call in additional support when doing so. The level and ship of the opposing force will depend on the player’s wanted level.
  • Added combat assistance service beacon mission types for AI.
  • Added a patrol mission to Delamar.
  • Added destroy satellite missions into Hurston area.
  • Added additional delivery mission variants.

Ships and Vehicles

  • Added: MISC Reliant variants Tana, Sen, and Mako.
  • Added Anvil F7C-M Super Hornet Heartseeker.
  • Added automated gimbals
    • Automated gimbals are an additional setting for gimbals that allow them to attempt and automatically track targets within a cone in front of the ship. The cone is designated by a dashed circle, which is separated into two when the gimbals do not have a lock on the target and closes into a single circle when they develop a lock. This mode can be cycled to via the “R” key
  • Added Tachyon “Singe” cannons.
  • Added new turret UI and sensitivity controls
    • Turrets now have a UI overlay that shows their position relative to their parent ship (in degrees), the current sensitivity (slider bar), and with the current fire mode. Additionally, there are now interaction nodes for increasing and decreasing turret sensitivity directly from the turret seat.
  • Added voice feedback for events while mining.
  • Items and components now wear at a very slow rate.
  • Items and components can now be repaired.
  • Added ship weapon auto-convergence
    • Fixed and gimbal weapons now auto-converge disparate weapon velocities and ranges into a single pip based on the slowest and shortest range weapon you have equipped. Additionally, gimbal and fixed weapons have a very small amount of target convergence (still being tuned).

FPS

  • Added: Gemini S71 assault rifle
    • A well balanced and designed Assault Rifle, favored by wealthier private military professionals who want to make a display.
  • Added: Kastak Arms Coda pistol
    • A no frills, raw, heavy ballistic pistol that packs a heavy punch if it connects. What it lacks in fire rate and magazine size, it more than makes up for in range and power.
  • FPS weapons now have dry fire audio when out of ammunition.
  • Added color variants to many armors and undersuits.

UI

  • Added UI icons for additional kinds of contacts.

81 thoughts on “Star Citizen Alpha 3.5 is now available to all backers, full patch release notes revealed”

      1. Is is called a game because it is not a car or a building you know…. In development, Alpha then Beta. A game from day one.

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          1. So far based on your lake of game development education and meaning of crowdfunding… any project not release is a scam.

            Fine. You are a very clever person, no doubt 🙂

          2. Jeeez you acting so smart and mature yet you got baited by a scam company what makes money not games . . ….

          3. 35/45$ cheaper than any Triple-A around, copy/paste of each other years after years.

            As early Backer, I got two Triple-A for 35$ : solo + MMO

            But this is not the smart move. The one is supporting a project that Publishers don’t care to ever deliver to gamer because they don’t care about gamer but quick profit through re-skinned version.

            Fallout 76 : 60$ Total crap

            Keep coming. We know you don’t care except shooting scam. Comments are for readers who do care about things moving in the game industry.The more you come, the more I get back with argumentation anyone but naysayer care about 🙂

            Feel free to support EA and UBI… they need more Billions to make BF6, BF7… Currently downloading 3.5… 23Gb of scam 🙂

          5. Fallout 76 and anthem were released at a precise date…. Lol

            Yes, keep buying Publishers “Triple-A” because they give you a release date. That’s the most important for a game after all 🙂

          6. In case your barin cells didnt work. I ask again…. Why do you think i give a F about AAA devs ???

          7. May be the fact you love so much release date versus contents?

            Publishers would have delivered it in 2016 for sure. Buggy, missing half of assets, selling the remaining through DLC’s or a re-skinned version 2 years later… but still call it Gold released as intended in 2016.

            Yes starting a project from scratch, being ambitious takes time. SQ42 Beta in 5 quarters.

            All for 35/45$ and the past 6 years of Triple-A publishers release do prove two things:
            – They keep not caring about gamer,
            – More gamer are joining every day SC project because they want to support it, not play it as polished during it’s development phase.

          8. “May be the fact you love so much release date versus contents?”

            Scam citizen have neither of thos things …. LoL

            past 6 years …..
            So you say The witcher 3 is bad?
            Or hitman or elite dangerous or rainbow six???

            Your gaming knowledge is rly limited

          9. So you say The Witcher 3, Hitman, ED was created from scratch with a 12 team guys with no pipelines?

            Talk about gaming knowledge or project management at large Lol

    2. Yeah why is that such a problem for people? Fallout 76 and Anthem could be considered alpha yet they charged $60 for them with microtransations and their player base dropped off the cliff a few weeks later. Also Apex Legends is also having a hard time with it’s player base flopping, yet another amazing original game that has loot boxes and microtransations designed to take money off you.

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      2. how about cyberpunk getting released this year

        how about a game as big as red dead or GTA or witcher 3 only take from 4-5 years tops not 10 seriously we could die before this game ever reached beta 2.5

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        1. CD Projekt have been around since 1994, Rockstar games have been a round since 1998. Why you 65 or something, or just an idiot?

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          1. this is Chris Roberts my man he is a legend in the game industry

            he created Times of Lore, published in 1988

            Why you 65 or something, or just an idiot?

          2. When you go to school tomorrow, ask you teacher about what you just typed in response and why you’re an idiot.

          3. i am a clinical pharmacist boy

            you talk about experience this is chris roberts Rtard

    3. Squadron 42 (solo) will switch to beta in 5 quarters (Q2 2020).
      Star Citizen (MMO) does share assets with SQ42.

      Head to the official site to get visibility on roadmaps.

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        1. BFG the last old naysayer and its scam motto 🙂

          The independent auditor and investors who validated CIG company valuation to +460M$ end of last year did had roadmaps in hands and full access to company assets and progress.

          The conspiracy is strong… 3.5 released? a scam for sure 🙂

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    1. Of course it’s a scam, it’s not like you can go and buy a $45 package and download the alpha that has had quarterly updates, patches and you get access to the Public Test Server where you can test all the ships and vehicles.

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          2. The stupid ones are the ones who call it a scam, it’s called projection, you project your stupidity onto others.

          3. Offended too much, snowflake? Spending your mom’s money on a “project” that it’s eternally in early access and still call yourself the brain of society? You’re just a joke, dude.

          5. “Don’t talk bad at my precious scam game…”
            Quit this whining already, child.

          6. You can talk bad with facts and opinions if you want, I don’t mind you criticizing SC where it’s due but it seems even idiots like you can’t even do that, all I see is “scam” and “Quit this whining already, child” which are not even arguments. any wonder why I call people out for being morons.

      2. Can you explain me the pricing models for SC? Whats the minimum i have to pay so i would have the full game at launch?

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        1. Starter pack $45/£43, has a ship which you can pick which starter pack you want, obvious more you pledge better starter ship you get as of now and yes you get the full game as will as 5000 UAC in-game currency if you use someones code

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          3. Not linked to each other through the same servers? I thought there was gonna be some kind of overlap. Sorry for dumb questions, I haven’t followed SC in a very long time.

          4. Sq42 is set in the SC universe, it’s a single player game that’s separate from Star Citizen. Sq42’s tech goes into Star Citizen so they share tech.

          6. Vulkan at some point and VR after but it’s not on the actual roadmap for this year. it’s up to you about the Sq42 but, obviously you can’t play that at the moment.

            Code for your 5000aUEC STAR-NFRP-Q6QX

            Both do the same thing but there is only so much you can do at the moment, both can do combat missions, you can get do delivery in the Aurora MR but delivery mission usually require a ship with a cargo hold like Avenger Stalker. If you want to do everything even transport people and having something stronger for combat, I’d recommend the Avenger Stalker package.

            Remember something, you can get a 30 day refund if you don’t like that package or upgrade your starter ship, they’re starter ships for a reason in that they’re limited but you can buy ships in game but it’s alpha so things get wiped that you buy in-game at the moment every patch.

          8. You’re welcome, you could wait for a free fly weekend, 3.5 is a bit rough at the moment, it’s a proper work in progress alpha with bugs and issues, no full persistence. You could go watch some videos “boredGamer” on youtube about SC or if you really want to get the it, add me in account settings.

          9. “Sq42’s tech goes into Star Citizen so they share tech.”

            You mean just the game’s assets, lore and stuff right?

            So I found these two bundles. Is it a good idea to buy today, or are bundles updated regularly, or…? I assume the big ship is a commerce ship and the little one a fighter/bomber?

            https://robertsspaceindustries.com/pledge/Packages/Mustang-Alpha-Star-Citizen-Squadron-42-Combo
            https://robertsspaceindustries.com/pledge/Packages/Aurora-MR-Star-Citizen-Squadron-42-Combo

    2. And the few remaining naysayer and their collapse for sure 90 days top!…. since 2015.
      Worst prophecies ever as well as worst scam. +500 devs, quarterly patch, Beta in 5 quarters (Q2 2020).

      Keep coming 🙂

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    1. You have to fly from Port Olisar (space station) or Hurston planet (Loreville city) and head to Arc-Corp, the City-Planet. You then can land to Area 18… or find someone offering a free ride to there 🙂

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      1. Let’s share more Mass Effect Andromeda face picture please… just to see how Publishers care about gamer.

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          1. Even blind people can see the difference BFG. Your permanent obfuscation behavior seems to be the main goal IRL… keep trying if that give a meaning to your life 🙂

          3. A first pass which doesn’t make justice of in game face, eye tracking together with FOIP feature and several face creation iteration during development.

            Already better in Alpha than what Publishers care to provide to gamer despite Billions $….

            Edit: And here is what backer can get out of 3.5: Frankie Adams face:

          4. “Already better in Alpha than what Publishers care to provide to gamer despite Billions $….”

            I have no idea how mutch you spend on that scam if you defending it so hard ……

          5. There is nothing to defend. The project is doing pretty well alone based on the hundreds thousands new backers who joined the past two years.

            However it is a never ending pleasure to counteract low level naysayer so proud to spread their uneducated knowledge about basic development and finance rules 🙂

          6. at the end of the day it is an open world game may even be a live service and we all know how that went
            it is not revolutionary game my friend

            you and CommonSense Come back keep defending the game yet we all know they are working hard on it “now”

            our problem is with the game’s release date nothing more
            when when will it be enough of a game for chis to be released ?!

            may be at the same time half life 3 releases

            we know you are invested in the game,our only problem is that its hype cannot be reached in the end product i fear for you and we hope you won’t be disappointed

            game development shouldn’t take that much there is a clear mismanagement on chris’ behalf

          7. My friend making reference to HL3 (don’t be shy: Duke Nuken) will bring you nowhere.

            Nobody say it is revolutionary. The project is based on a refresh of space games done decades ago. The huge difference is crowdfunded model that allow backers to get what Publishers won’t ever deliver because they won’t spend 200M$ to develop a game but 50M$ and keep remaining in their pocket.

            Quote: “game development shouldn’t take that much there is a clear mismanagement”

            Lol. The good old joke. The guy and his brother who precisely always delivered good to memorable games.

            Space to planet, FOIP, dedicated female skeleton, city-planet… all added in 3.5 or before and two roadmaps overlapping each others to share all assets of each other features. Same features no Publishers care about adding because they don’t care about gamer at large but $ per share…

            Sorry but only individual who have zero education about game development and Finance can pretend a project valued 6M$ end of Nov 2012 and now +460M$ end of 2018 by independent auditors is mismanaged.

            Beta SQ42 in 5 quarters not 2025 nor never

          8. i hope from the bottom of my heart that this game when it comes out meet your expectations and makes you happy

            attacking me or my intellegence every time gets nowhere too
            you know

          9. Saying to someone he is missing education about a specific subject is hardly- any type of attack. I personally missing education about nuclear, surgery to name two and would avoid to make any assumption or speculation.

            HL3 have nothing to do with SC project at large. The former has never been announced the later got a Beta starting Q2 2020 (SQ42) and two dense roadmaps.
            We are lucky to get CR because I know a few guys around (Publishers but not only) who would have flee with 2 third of the cash while delivering “something”.

            Good to know we are on the same line: project delivered that would please the vast majority of players, even knowing it is a challenge by itself.

      1. No female clothes at the moment, it’s unisex but there are plenty of armour sets, colours, clothes, flight suits.

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  7. Well they are obviously working on the game from that list of patch notes but they are going on 8 years now and that’s a long time to be in development imo.

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    1. Its been 6 years, Production didn’t really start until 2013. Most of all the work previous to the Kickstarter demo was scrapped.

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      1. The studio only opened in 2013 right ?

        The Kickstarter pitch… people can count that, but overall I feel like it’s unfair for most comparisons, especially considering that was just a proof of concept for the Kickstarter itself (the funding from that would blow up and decide the kind of game this would be)

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    2. Nope, they started from scratch around 2014, was pre-alpha, now it’s alpha, OCS, planet tech took around 2-3 years, April 2017 3.0 was released with the moons, June 2018 was the 3.3 release of the first full size planet and Object Container streaming tech, basically without OCS they can’t do the planets, that’s main reason why the performance was so bad pre 3.3. Now Star Citizen needs OCS server-side because the bottleneck are the servers because of the planets are massive areas with lots of stress on the servers and traffic.

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      1. I know they had to start over when they switched from CryEngine 3 to Lumberyard but I think the actual project began in 2011. At least that’s what Wikipedia says.

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        1. They did not have to start over when switching.

          Also, a proof of concept for Kickstarter was started a in 2011/2012. If you want to count that year, sure, but I don’t think it makes sense for most comparisons.

          The Kickstarter was end of 2012. Studio opened in 2013. Just take that as the start date, very little confusion. It’s going on it’s 7th year since the kickstarter.

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        2. Cryengine couldn’t do what they wanted so they made Star Engine which was the big job and then went to Lumberyard which was a small job. As I remember Cryengine couldn’t deal the the whole physics grids and scale which they wanted. Some people can’t seem to understand the scale of the undertaking and also the fact that CIG didn’t have studios like Frankfurt Germany back then in 2011, they were the ones who made the planet tech.

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        3. This is why I never trust wikipedia and always look for other sources that can either support or refute what is posted there.
          Anyone can post there and edit it, so you can never really trust what is posted there.

          Lumberyard and StarEngine are both forks from exactly the SAME build of CryEngine.

          We stopped taking new builds from Crytek towards the end of 2015. So did Amazon. Because of this the core of the engine that we use is the same one that Amazon use and the switch was painless (I think it took us a day or so of two engineers on the engine team)

          https://forums.robertsspaceindustries.com/discussion/364217/lumberyard-for-those-interested/p1

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