Now it’s time for Star Citizen, the long-awaited update 3.0 goes live. With it, the mammoth project reaches a point where other games start in early access.
Actually, it’s just patch 2.7 or so, but because it represents such a milestone, they call it 3.0 in Star Citizen.
2017 was the year of Star Citizen 3.0
This patch was the focus of nearly all of 2017 in Star Citizen. 2.6 was released around Christmas 2016 – this year, the community was waiting for Alpha 3.0. The questions were:
- What is included in the patch?
- How many bugs still need to be fixed before the patch goes live for the chosen ones?
- When will the patch finally go live for everyone?
Fans have been waiting for this patch for a long time. Actually, Alpha 3.0 was supposed to go live for the first ones in June, but it was postponed several times. But now it’s finally here, and 3.0 will be available to all backers – for the last few weeks, only a select group could play it.
Star Citizen now at the stage where other games start in early access
As Star Citizen announces in a press release, 3.0 will go live on December 23. The game will then be in Alpha 3.0. Prior to this, patch 3.0 has been referred to as the point at which other games enter early access. The patch connects all modules, all components of Star Citizen, into a cohesive game for the first time. With 3.0, it will be possible to enter the planet’s surface.
From the letter, it can be inferred that 3.0 is of course not yet flawless and polished, but they want to open it up to as many players as possible, so that the build can be tested and bugs come to light that they want to squash in 2018.
The team announces that they have now finished the “heavy lifting,” and will focus on fine-tuning, optimization, and polishing.
They thank all backers for 2017, point out a new vehicle, Tumbril Nova, on sale, and say goodbye for the Christmas break.
Star Citizen made headlines recently when a backer requested a very large refund and encountered difficulties:
Backer wants $24,000 back from Star Citizen, has issues with it
