Inside Star Citizen

Inside Star Citizen is a weekly show hosted by Jared Huckaby which features previews of upcoming game features and mechanics, as well as in-depth interviews with developers. It is the replacement for the previous weekly show, Around the Verse. The show takes a 3-week "hiatus" at the beginning of each quarter and isn't released over Christmas resulting in a yearly episode count of ~35. An episode is typically comprised of two main segments, which come in multiple categories and can vary by episode - sprint reports, feature deep dives, dev team introductions and ship showcases.

List of past shows

2019

Q4

Alpha 3.7.0 (released 2019-10-11)

Air Date	Title	Topics	Featured Guests
2019-10-24	Achtung, Tasty	Space station interiors Space station food courts Ship annunciator panels (building blocks UI)	Eddie Hilditch Hugo Silva
2019-10-31	The EZ-Hab of Horror	Melee combat and body dragging The strangest in-game bugs Player force reactions	Count Disco, Igor, and werewolf Richard Tyrer Jens Lind
2019-11-07	Mission Control	Hijacked 890 Jump mission Interview with sound designers	Luke Pressley James Johnstone Philip Peers-Smallwood Colin Howe Josh Bell Francesco del Pia [not credited]
2019-11-14	On The Prowl	Esperia Prowler whitebox preview Interview with dev tools programmers	Elwin Bachiller Martin Senior Matthew Jones
2019-12-05	Jump On It	Jump gates and jump points	Nathan Dearsley Jake Gainey Benjamin Parry [not credited]
2019-12-12	Storm Warning	Weather effects Particle effects Crusader Ares preview	Mike Snowdon Simon Bratel Kiyavash Kandar Michal Piatek Leo Vansteenkiste John Crewe Paul Jones
2019-12-19	School of Rock	Argo MOLE preview Mining gameplay changes Mining laser heads "What did we learn this year?"	Adam Parker Paul Jones Dan Trufin

2020

Q1

Alpha 3.8.0 (released 2019-12-21)

Air Date	Title	Topics	Featured Guests
2020-01-23	Sound of Sirens	Moons of microTech & planet tech Drake Cutlass Red preview	Michel Kooper Ian Leyland John Crewe Michael Sizemore Josh Coons
2020-01-30	Life Among the Clouds	Interview with producers and planners Interview with Jeremiah Lee & Orison NPC concepts	Claudia O'Flaherty Chuck Roquemore Luke Davis Laurel Vail [Multiple uncredited] Jeremiah Lee
2020-02-06	Friends in Low Places	New contacts service Prisons preview	Rob Reininger Luke Pressley
2020-02-13	The Vehicle Experience	Interview with the vehicle experience team Camera look-ahead Ship combat changes Sprint report Prison gameplay Organics shader Harvestables Decorative holograms Mining consumables SDF reentry effects Cutlass Blue Final work on Anvil Carrack Hercules whitebox preview	Richard Towler Yogi Klatt Jonathan Young
2020-02-20	Moons and Carrack Swoons	Preview of microTech's moons & planet tech version 4 Tour of the Anvil Carrack	Pascal Muller Patrick Gladys
2020-02-27	To Go or Not To Go	Actor status system Interview with developers on the go/no-go decision-making process	Jonny Jacevicius Ricky Jutley Matthew Webster Todd Papy Richard Tyrer
2020-03-05	Idris Attack	New missions Sprint report Spawning cargo in NPC ships VFX dev tools Cutlass Blue Esperia Prowler Day and night light states microTech fashion Wally's Bar	Luke Pressley Elliot Maltby James Johnstone
2020-03-12	Dropship Delight	Mining consumables Esperia Prowler tour	Dan Trufin Elwin Bachiller
2020-03-19	Personal Systems	Adjusting to COVID-19 Personal interaction system Sprint report New Babbage signage Gemini C54 SMG, Yubarev Pistol, Atzkav Sniper Rifle Electron damage VFX Prisoner jumpsuit Bautista and Gibbs NPC outfits Space whale concepts Deformable flora (touch bending) Improved terrain heightmaps Cargo deck whitebox Prison preview SQ42 Aciedo CommArray station	Chris Parry
2020-03-26	Welcome to New Babbage	Weapon attachment UI New Babbage tour with Friedrich Bode and Jussi Keteli	Jonny Jacevicius

Q2

Alpha 3.9.0 (released 2020-04-29)

Air Date	Title	Topics	Featured Guests
2020-04-23	Home Work	Cloud Imperium switches to work-from-home Cargo deck shops GrimHEX updates Sprint report Refinery worker NPC concepts Terra heavy armor concepts SDF reentry effect and burn shader lookdev Cutlass Blue Hercules Starlifter whitebox preview Crashed derelict ships Bartender visual pass Aaron Halo early lookdev preview	Zoe Collier Mike Jones Todd Papy Mark Abent Eddie Hilditch
2020-04-30	Council Calls	Highlighting the Issue Council Bug hunting with Jens Lind and Spencer Johnson Comms calls	Jens Lind Michael Smith Spencer Johnson Robert Elms
2020-05-07	Night and Day	Day and night lighting states Runtime environment probes Light groups Sprint report New Babbage NPC yoga outfit concepts Eddie Parr Aeroview hangars Cargo deck whitebox Gas cloud tech New planet tech heightmaps and planetary detail pass	Chris Campbell
2020-05-14	Throwing Shade	New vehicle hard surface material shaders Prisons: post-mortem & future plans	Alistair Brown John Crewe Peter Royle Chris Campbell Luke Pressley
2020-05-21	Welcome to Invictus	Invictus Launch Week lore Bevic Convention Center introduction Origin G12 concept introduction Sprint report Body dragging tier 0 Cutlass Blue Origin M50 updates UI dynamic brightness adjustment GrimHEX race area Pyro I preview	Dave Haddock Nic Etheridge Paul Jones
2020-05-28	Danger! High Voltage!	Electron damage type & VFX Lightning Bolt Company weapons Player trading app using new building blocks tech	Jonny Jacevicius Jake Taylor Aran Anderson Ben Dorsey
2020-06-04	Stick the Landing	Changes to restricted areas: landing splines Sprint report Building blocks UI for inventory management SDF reentry effects Voxel-based fire system The Factory Line work in progress images Cargo deck whitebox/graybox work in progress New ocean shader	David Colson
2020-06-11	Creature Feature	Predator wildlife creature concepts Pyro crab Genetically modified, yeti-like creature for microTech The Factory Line preview Crashed derelicts preview GrimHEX racing/betting area preview	Chance Rowe Josh van Zuylen Brandon Lamb Luan Vetoreti
2020-06-18	Enemy Mine	Reworking the Vanduul ships Sprint report Combat AI improvements: refill ammo Origin 100 series graybox preview Gladius updates Refinery decks preview Voxel-based fire system: fire propagation Pyro II preview	Michal Kozlowski Frank Meinl
2020-06-25	Alpha 3.10 Approaches	Interview with the vehicle experience team Atmospheric flight improvements Thruster efficiency curves Weather impacts Combat targeting, UI, and control changes Preview of features coming in Alpha 3.10.0	John Crewe Richard Towler Yogi Klatt Joe Edgley Jonathan Young

Q3

Alpha 3.10.0 (released 2020-08-05)

Air Date	Title	Topics	Featured Guests
2020-07-23	Brand New Episode	Designing brand styles Creating brand "personalities" with bounds triangles Nine Tails NPC concepts Sprint report New brands: Spearfish, Rook Heavy Metals, Gallivan Publishing, and Navy Surplus Building blocks UI improvements Gas cloud tech Cargo decks Constellation Taurus Ship-to-ship docking	Adam Wieser Paul Jones Jonny Jacevicius Stephen Hosmer
2020-07-30	ROC and Roll	Greycat ROC introduction Telling a story through an explosion	Stephen Hosmer Chris Smith Mark Abent Mike Snowdon Michal Piatek
2020-08-06	PTU and Me	Integrating community feedback into the PTU and PU Sprint report Cargo decks Gemini A03 Sniper Rifle Behring FS-9 LMG Weapon wear and tear hard surface shader Vanduul Plasma Lance Area18 runtime environment probes Voxel-basesd and entity-based fire propagation Planetary organics coverage 100i preview Hercules Starlifter preview Star Runner preview	Yogi Klatt Michael Smith Richard Towler Pico the Penguin
2020-08-13	Featherweight	Esperia Talon preview Realtime motion capture for SQ42	John Crewe Paul Jones Oliver Cooke Ross Richards Tony Wills
2020-08-20	Summer Fling	Throwing mechanic updates Sprint report Area18 runtime probe updates Space station EVA access hatches Station defensive turrets Homestead concept explorations Large rock formations	Jessie Thomson Chris Parry
2020-08-27	Cooking With Gas	Gas cloud tech & spacescaping Force reactions	Jake Dunlop Jens Lind Samuel Joyce
2020-09-03	Out to Launch	GP-33 MOD Grenade Launcher Sprint report Particle lighting updates Lorville day/night lighting updates Vehicle hard surface shader conversions & new paint schemes Planet tech organics shader updates Space station cargo deck exteriors Ship to station docking arm concepts	Jonny Jacevicius
2020-09-10	A Fresh Start	100i preview New main menu using building blocks	Celeste Valentine Colin Baynard Daniel Dexter-Taylor Rob Reininger
2020-09-17	Taking Inventory	Personal inventory system Sprint report Cargo decks and refinery decks Planet tech updates Geology library updates Organics shader Ground textures Improved terrain tesselation Object scattering Terrain surfaces A moon of Pyro V Homestead 3D concepting	Chris Parry Ines Caldas
2020-09-24	Cargo Embargo No Largo	Cargo decks Preview of features coming in Alpha 3.11.0	Todd Papy Bob Rissolo Eddie Hilditch

Q4

Alpha 3.11.0 (released 2020-10-08)

Air Date	Title	Topics	Featured Guests
2020-10-22	Sweet Child of Mine	Mining UI changes Sprint report Cockpit lighting improvements for better performance 600i lighting improvements Preacher Taser Pistol Curelife MedGun Volatile cargo types Updated chaff effects Fire effects visual target test Refinery decks Derelict ship updates Ship to station docking whiteboxing	Dan Trufin Chris Speak
2020-10-29	Interface Showcase	Count Disco trying to make real content Count Disco taking care of the empty studio Squadron 42 ending revealed Growing potatoes at CIG Manufacturer-specific ship user interfaces Ship resource management: power relays	Count Disco and PicoBall William Weissbaum Benoît Beauséjour Chris Roberts Simon Bursey John Crewe Dan Trufin
2020-11-05	Interaction in Action	Dev tools: interaction zoo Sprint report Esperia Talon iridescent paint Radar and scanning system improvements Refinery deck exteriors Colonial style homestead evaluations	Calix Reneau
2020-11-12	Air of Refinement	Refining gameplay preview Weapon zeroing	Chris Speak Jonny Jacevicius
2020-11-19	New Conventions	Nomad showcase Tobin Expo Center and IAE 2950 showcase	Stephen Hosmer Elwin Bachiller Nic Etheridge Antoine Fauville Boy Sichterman Christian Doretz
2020-11-25	Project Mercury	Mercury Star Runner showcase Sprint report Gas cloud lighting Refinery deck lighting Ship to station docking observation decks Fire tech: convection propagation Hercules interior previews Nova Tank whitebox	Stephen Hosmer Michael Sizemore Elwin Bachiller Chris Smith
2020-12-03	Enter Perseus	RSI Perseus reveal Tractor beam attachment reveal	John Crewe Paul Jones Jonny Jacevicius
2020-12-10	Flight of the Talon	Esperia Talon preview Sprint report Behring FS-9 LMG preview Gemini A03 Sniper Rifle preview Crossbow reveal Aegis Gladius component pass Aegis Redeemer whitebox SDF shield tech tests Planetary POI polish pass Ocean buoyancy tests Deformable flora (touch bending) Homesteads progress	John Crewe Ben Curtis
2020-12-17	Year in Review	Refinery decks preview 2020 development highlights	Joel Azzopardi Daniel Feresteanu Fumio Katto James Denholm

2021

Q1

Alpha 3.12.0 (released 2020-12-17)

Air Date	Title	Topics	Featured Guests
2021-01-21	River's Edge	Developer tools: terrain modification system Prototype: procedural river generation Combat summit by developers Bonus: prototype terrain deformation from grenades	Will Hain Yogi Klatt Joe Edgeley Richard Towler Jonathan Young David Colson Michael Smith
2021-01-28	Logo To Go	Designing logos for in-game brands/orgs Sprint report Ship to station docking arms Orison space whale statue progress New respawn screen prototypes Hercules Starlifter interior lighting states Redeemer whitebox progress Nova Tank whitebox progress Homestead add-on structures	Chris Devine Simon Bursey
2021-02-04	Let Them Fight	Capital ship combat testing & balancing SDF shield tech testing on the Idris and Javelin	Richard Towler John Crewe Luke Pressley William Garman Mike Snowdon Caleb Essex Simon Bratel
2021-02-11	Dock of the Bay	Ship-to-ship docking Ship-to-station docking Sprint report Large cave type design experiments New harvestable concepts for the Pyro system Behring Door Breach Charge New in-game brands New props for homesteads New fine kiosk concepts mobiGlas reputation app preview	Tom McIntosh David Colson
2021-02-18	Sky High	Orison landing zone preview Systemic vehicle degradation effects	William Weissbaum Luan Vetoreti Manuel Heider Ben Curtis Peter Royle
2021-02-25	On the Gun, Off the Trolley	Mounted gun Character stagger animations Trolleys Sprint report Ship to station docking arms final art New harvestable: Degnus root [spelling?] Lyria polish pass Hurston ocean corals and starfish Homestead buildings whitebox phase & materials prototyping Brentworth Care Center whitebox Orison General whitebox Javelin wreck on-boarding testbed for the Montreal team	Chris Parry
2021-03-04	Cave Dwellers	Large cave entrances Cave runtime cubemaps Mining laser subcomponents Mining UI update Mining gadgets concept introduction	Florian Sollaneck Arthor Yang Dan Trufin Chris Speak
2021-03-11	Driving Force	Ground vehicle improvements Sprint report Refinery kiosk UI updates Mining UI updates Refinery decks non-commercial overlays Hab lighting improvements Brentworth Care Center progress Colonialism outposts whitebox progress Dying Star visual effects rework	Richard Towler David Colson Bjarni Hannesson
2021-03-18	Weapon of Choice	Non-lethal FPS weapons (tools) Multitool medical attachment Multitool salvage attachment Curelife MedGun Greycat FPS tractor beam Greycat FPS cutting tool Behring door breach charge Ultiflex crossbow New asteroids	Jonathan Jacevicius Paul Jones Sebastian Schroeder
2021-03-25	Making Your Reputation	Reputation system and mobiGlas reputation app Preview of features coming in Alpha 3.13.0	Ben Dorsey Rob Reininger
2020-04-01	A New Vision	Origin 404i	Paul Jones John Crewe Ben Curtis

Q2

Alpha 3.13.0 (released 2021-04-22)

Air Date	Title	Topics	Featured Guests
2021-04-29	Armor Bearer	Upcoming armor set concepts Utilitarian expeditioner heat resistant heavy armor Greycat utility armor RRS heavy specialist Unnamed security armor Crusader Industries lore Orison preview Providence industrial platform preview	Jeremiah Lee Chance Rowe William Weissbaum Josh van Zuylen
2021-05-13	Capacity For Battle	Introduction to ship capacitor gameplay Ship operator modes Missile operator	Yogi Klatt Richard Towler Jonathan Young
2021-05-20	Sting Operation	RSI Scorpius introduction Sprint report Brentworth Care Center final art phase Improved planetary canyons R&D sprint Homestead plant props Homestead interior grayboxes Orison nighttime visual effects	John Crewe Paul Jones
2021-05-27	Labors of Hercules	Crusader Hercules Starlifter tour Tumbril Nova Tank tour	Mark Gibson Elwin Bachiller Michael Sizemore Sean Tracy
2021-06-03	Old Cat, New Tricks	Bringing the Bengal into the game for Invictus 2951 Sprint report Porting transit signage to building blocks tech Greycat mining armor Hacking chips and UI Aegis Redeemer interior graybox Constellation interactive cockpit experience updates Crusader Ares Starfighter whitebox Crusader transit shuttle Orison nighttime lighting work	Mark Gibson
2021-06-10	Plan of Gatac	Railen introduction Gatac Manufacture lore Alien cultures: Banu, Tevarin, Xi'an, Vanduul	Paul Jones John Crewe Cherie Heiberg Dave Haddock William Weissbaum
2021-06-17	Dynamic Range	Dynamic events: XenoThreat remaster NineTails lockdown Jumptown 2 tease Sprint report New corporation logos Eclipse Mutual Tax Collection Bureau Cousin Crow's Custom Craft Directional thruster dust effects Dynamic fire and smoke effects SDF smoke venting effects Aegis Retaliator revisions Aegis Redeemer graybox interior Crusader Ares Starfighter graybox Manufacturer-specific HUD for Drake Interplanetary Loot generation Prop placements for colonial homesteads GrimHEX hospital whitebox Space station clinic whitebox Orison lighting pass	Ben Dorsey Luke Pressley Edward Fuller
2021-06-24	Life Among the Clouds	Crusader / Orison soundtrack Orison preview Planetary volumetric clouds Preview of features coming in Alpha 3.14.0	Pedro Macedo Camacho Sebastian Schroeder Chance Rowe Chris Campbell Joyce Prunskiené Jake Dunlop Nic Etheridge

Q3

Alpha 3.14.0 (released 2021-08-06)

Air Date	Title	Topics	Featured Guests
2021-07-29	Loot En Route	Loot generation in the persistent universe Sprint report focusing on visual effects Directional thruster dust Player-influenced ground particle reactions New rotation effects for GPU screen space colliding particles Ship weapon impact effect improvements Theatres of War space station explosion sims New lightning effects Concept visualization of fire spreading in ship	Chris Speak Jacob Taylor
2021-08-05	Production Induction	Origin Story: Steph Bedford, producer Sprint report Ship to ship refueling prototype New bombing system prototype Intoxication effects on the player Aegis Redeemer interior previews Crusader Showroom concepts Nyx system planetary terrain previews	Steph Bedford
2021-08-12	Player Slayer	The role of PvP in the persistent universe Jumptown 2.0 Arena Commander remastered by Firesprite	Michael Smith Jonny Jacevicius Adam Bourne Ben Wheatley Yogi Klatt Tristan Snell Ben Dorsey John Dwyer
2021-08-12	Physician Admission	Hospitals, clinics and healing gameplay preview What does "gold standard" mean for ships?	Louis Rousseau Sean Giampietro Pierre-Luc Boulais Clement Dieu John Crewe Daniel Dexter-Taylor Lars Laukens
2021-08-26	Editorial Territorial	Origin Story: Justin Chambers, Editor Sprint report Maria Pure of Heart interior whitebox Hacking port concepts and iconography Hacking chip concepts Nyx system flora whitebox Agave succulent Aloe plants Nyx I geology assets Nyx I heightmap exploration designs Drake Vulture whitebox Drake HUD concepts IAE 2951 logo concepts First implementation of atmospheric pressure damage for players and ships Stormwal gameplay micro-concepts	Justin Chambers
2021-09-02	Ship Trip	Ship Shape Drake Vulture early whitebox Ares Starfighter late graybox Aegis Gladius gold standard Aegis Sabre gold standard Aegis Redeemer final art Sprint report VOLT weapon concepts Electron SMG Electron LMG Laser sniper rifle Laser trip mine gameplay preview Cousin Crow's Custom Craft preview Crusader showroom whitebox Auxiliary habitation lighting states Interior parallax shader for building windows Injury treatment UI preview Cybernetic limb replacement concepts	John Crewe
2021-09-09	Dealing With Healing	New injury, health, and healing mechanics	Rich Tyrer Chris Parry
2021-09-16	Inventory Repertory	Physicalized inventory Local inventory Home residence selection Ship inventory External inventory Personal inventory NikNax app	Chris Parry Rich Tyrer
2021-09-23	Report Purport	Oops, all sprint report Locked crates functionality and UI Laser trip mines ASOP building blocks UI upgrade Disconnection screens for monitors Mining gadgets preview Branded NPC uniforms lookdev Armor theta geometry preview RRS light specialist armor preview Digital Citizencon webpage tease Eject cam Player intoxication effects on vehicle maneuvering Ares Starfighter component bays and exterior preview Ship glow shader Aegis Redeemer interior final work Drake Vulture graybox Hull-A whitebox Bathroom space re-examination Hull-C updates New orbital position for Port Olisar
2021-09-30	Bombshell Clientele	Bombing gameplay Hercules A2 Preview of features coming in Alpha 3.15.0	Richard Towler

Q4

Alpha 3.15.0 (released 2021-11-10)

Air Date	Title	Topics	Featured Guests
2021-11-04	Sweet Gadget of Mine	Mining gadgets gameplay preview Sprint report Mercenary guild logo concepts Drake Vulture graybox progress Updated textures for character heads Customizable eyebrows teaser Quirinus Tech medium armor preview Outlaw graffiti murals Outlaw space station exterior thumbnail concepts	Dan Trufin Thorsten Leimann Guillermo Bilbao
2021-11-11	Future of Space Combat	Upcoming changes to space combat ,presented by the vehicle team	Yogi Klatt Richard Towler
2021-11-18	Spartan Warrior	Anvil Spartan introduction Aegis Redeemer showcase	John Crewe Ben Curtis Chris McCoy Celeste Valentine Robin Karlsson
2021-11-25	Freight Mate	Argo RAFT introduction Crusader Ares Starfighter showcase	John Crewe Mark Gibson Ben Curtis Alex Williams
2021-12-02	A Space Odyssey	MISC Odyssey introduction Sprint report MISC Hull A final art exterior and graybox interior MISC Hull C final art interior and building blocks UI test Greycat size 1, 2, and 3 tractor beam vehicle attachments MISC Starfarer refinery additions Drake Vulture final art interior RSI Scorpius whitebox exterior Banu Merchantman early whitebox exterior and interior, and animation tests Raftron: defender of the Persistent Universe	Paul Jones John Crewe
2021-12-09	NYOOOOOOOOOOOMMM	Gravlev rework Unnamed gravlev vehicle teaser Jumptown 2.0	David Colson Ben Dorsey
2021-12-16	Year In Review	Improvements and additions to Star Citizen during 2021 Look ahead at Alpha 3.16.0 Drake Cutlass Steel introduction

2022

Q1

Alpha 3.16.0 (released 2021-12-23)

Air Date	Title	Topics	Featured Guests
2022-01-27	Duty of Dereliction	New crash sites designed by the Montreal studio Laser trip mines Long term vision for derelicts Crashes in different biomes Varying levels of decay Storytelling through level design Sprint report Maria Pure of Heart (Lorville) preview Mercy Hospital (Levski) preview Mining gadgets quick guide Cluster missile and cluster bomb viability testing and prototyping Drake Vulture interior previews RSI Scorpius graybox previews MISC Hull A exterior previews Banu Merchantman interior whitebox previews Drake Corsair exterior whitebox previews Pyro system gas cloud designs Outlaw space station designs	Lucas Comeau-Ponton Pierre-Luc Boulais Frederic Dupere
2022-02-03	Fuel Injection	Refueling gameplay preview Consolidated Outland HoverQuad showcase	Dan Trufin Thorsten Leimann Guillermo Bilbao John Crewe Thomas Hutton
2022-02-10	Sprint Stint	Oops, all sprint report Reclaimer derelict ship props Advanced traversal opportunities for outlaw space stations Space station small and medium hangars Exploring career level icons RSI Mantis cockpit lighting pass Orison executive offices Vulture final art phase MISC Hull-A final art pass Banu Merchantman interior whitebox Derelict colonial outpost concepts
2022-02-17	AI On the Move	Updated DNA head textures Skin texture blending New eye textures Eyebrow and eyelash choices Future plans More hairstyles Freckles, moles, scars Makeup Planetary nav meshes for NPC terrain traversal	Claudio Clemente Laura Beach Francesco Roccucci Marius Airinei
2022-02-24	Off Camera	Origin Story: Will Price, Gameplay Capture Artist All vehicle sprint report Drake Corsair graybox interior tour Drake Vulture final art Banu Merchantman whitebox interior explorations and landing gear animations RSI Scorpius MISC Hull C interior	Will Price
2022-03-03	River Song	First in-game river Biome object scattering Player underwater submersion Caustic effects Reputation and hostility systems improvements	Will Hain Ben Dorsey
2022-03-10	Hull of a Show	MISC Hull A showcase Sprint report Hurston cloudscaping Maria Pure of Heart interior preview Pyro "spacebox" development Pyro large scale space points of interest Pyro yucca brevifolia preview Unique props for Pyro space stations Outlaw space station clinics Colonialism outpost buildings and props Derelict outposts whitebox explorations	John Crewe
2022-03-17	Favoring the Bold	Upcoming changes to the loot system New shop kiosk interface Selling items to shops Upcoming changes to medical gameplay	Samuel Molina Ben Dorsey Chris Parry Cian Kearney Emily Hanson
2022-03-24	Player Experience	Origin Story: Player Experience Team Sprint Report High tech docking ports Drake Corsair interior graybox Drake Vulture prospective liveries Graybox of inhabited Reclaimer wreck housing modules Dynamic biome integration for wrecks Expanded derelict shader variety Handheld salvage beam VFX progress	Blake Cejner Brent Gunzinger Nathan Coy Kim Wan Leo Lee Dane Kubicka Anthony Blake Peter Brewer Brad Vincent Sam Regimbal
2022-03-31	Expanse Glance	MISC Expanse concept reveal Feature preview for Alpha 3.17.0 Jared Huckaby: warm-up routines highlight reel	Paul Jones John Crewe

Q2

Alpha 3.17.0 (released 2022-04-29)

Air Date	Title	Topics	Featured Guests
2022-04-28	Wear and Tear Affair	Summary of company internal Wear & Biome Accumulation presentation Sprint Report NPC pathfinding collision resolver New AI flight path features NPC downed state reactions NPCs using vending machines NPCs getting frustrated with malfunctioning vending machines Derelict outpost whitebox traversal test Early preproduction work on large-scale points of interest in space	Forrest Stephan
2022-05-05	Tools Time	A look at dev tools used to make the game Mighty Bridge: allowing any software to integrate with the game editor Cloud Test Launcher: server stability and performance testing by simulating player connections and activities	Benjamin Fremiot Valentin Caille Guillaume Cerdan Alex Clément dos Santos Megan S. Aleksander Wisniewski
2022-05-12	Oops, All Sprint Report III	Sprint report Procedural landing splines for AI ship traffic - will be used to bring in NPC reinforcements to locations Randomized NPC movement speeds AI pathfinding avoids walking between conversational partners AI interaction: eating Big Benny's noodles Frontier clothing line concepts, including cold-weather options: Overalls Vests Ponchos Exploring new "sand cave" archetype Start of new "underwater flora" library, such as river weeds Drake Corsair interior shots New physically-based ground vehicle handling Preview of ship salvage beam operation
2022-05-19	Unto the Breach	Anvil Legionnaire reveal & breaching gameplay concept The story of Invictus	Paul Jones John Crewe Adam Wieser Dave Haddock Will Weissbaum
2022-05-26	Pack Mule	Drake Mule reveal RSI Scorpius showcase 7th (EU) / 8th (US) floor of Manchester Goods Yard building, future home of the Manchester studio	Chris Danks John Crewe Daniel Dexter-Taylor Celeste Valentine Alex Williams
2022-06-02	Illicit Delivery	New illegal delivery missions coming in Alpha 3.17.2 Missions become available after a certain build-up of trust doing legal deliveries for Red Wind Linehaul New delivery items Upgrades to combat assistance service beacons More shots of the in-construction Manchester Goods Yard building, this time from the 8th (EU) / 9th (US) floor	Dan Trufin Ben Dorsey Andrew Hesse
2022-06-09	Nine Lives	Nine Tails lore New trade kiosk interface using building blocks	Will Weissbaum Adam Wieser David Haddock Ben Dorsey
2022-06-16	Inside the Merchantman	Banu Merchantman progress update (graybox / whitebox)	Ben Curtis Mark Gibson
2022-06-23	Second Life	New derelict shipwrecks on planets Planetary navmesh for AI Introducing the Siege of Orison dynamic mission	Nicolas Painchaud Cyril Bignone Luke Pressley Elliot Maltby Nic Etheridge
2022-06-30	A Siege Upon Us	Alpha 3.17.2 feature preview Siege of Orison: top seven pro-tips	Luke Pressley Elliot Maltby

Q3

Alpha 3.17.2 (released 2022-07-28)

Air Date	Title	Topics	Featured Guests
2022-07-28	A Centurion Among Us	Automatic river placement on planets Anvil Centurion showcase	Will Hain Chris Danks Alberto Petronio
2022-08-04	Star Kart Racing	Snake Pit racetrack makeover Buggy Track Racing at Orison's Vision Center	John Crewe David Colson Nemanja Panic Martin Milz
2022-08-11	Sprint Showdown	Vehicle sprint report Drake Corsair graybox Argo SRV graybox Banu Merchantman graybox First look at vehicle salvage HUD Salvage beam in operation Hammerhead internal power relay retrofits In-engine tests of the UI card system
2022-08-18	Doing Time	Preview of the Security Post Kareah makeover New player-triggered mission to defend Kareah New prison activities	Lars den Herder Elliot Maltby Luke Pressley Max Southerton
2022-08-25	New Wave Caves	Preview of the sand cave archetype "New" new player experience	Sebastian Schroeder Todd Papy
2022-09-01	Persistence Existence	PES Report Deeper look into persistent entity streaming development progress	Benoit Beausejour
2022-09-08	Derelicts of Daymar	Previews of new 600i and Mercury Star Runner crash sites on Daymar Progress on features previewed a year ago Colonialism outposts Outlaw overlays for colonialism outposts Sneak peek of new service and repair station Refinery buildings for the upcoming resource management system Outlaw space station teaser	Nemanja Panic Nicolas Painchaud Clement Dieu
2022-09-15	Vulture Venture	Intro to hull scraping gameplay loop as part of the salvage career Ship-operated salvaging lasers Operation of scraping lasers to remove ship surface hull material Converting hull material into Recycled Material Composite (RMC) RMC is transferred into cargo boxes, which can then be stored in the salvage ship's cargo hold Travel to a trade post to sell the commodity FPS-operated salvaging lasers A new attachment for the Pyro RYT Multi-Tool Salvaged material can immediately be used to repair another ship Repairing with salvaged material is not 100% perfect and will leave behind "battle scars" Closer look at the near release-ready Drake Vulture	Jacob Taylor Johan Joeis Holmér Thorsten Leimann Stephen Hosmer Chris Smith
2022-09-22	Occupation Localization	Introduction to the new Localization Team Siege of Orison retrospective	Jagoda Lupicka Brice Fajardo Jonathan Lowndes Laura Palestrini Yannick Simonklein Yujin Choi Luke Pressley Elliot Maltby
2022-09-29	Q3 Follow Up	Alpha 3.18.0 feature preview	Will Hain Stephan Dammrau Elliot Maltby Sebastian Schroeder Nemanja Panic Thorsten Leimann

Q4

Debut of the The Only Constant set.

Air Date	Title	Topics	Featured Guests
2022-10-27	Further Underground	New underground bunker designs, and the planning process involved in creating new PU locations Progress update on the Gen 12 renderer	John Griffiths Silvan Hau
2022-11-03	The Cargo Show	New cargo refactor RaStar showcase: tool for developers to quickly create planetary outposts	Chad McKinney Dan Griffis Morgan Minardi
2022-11-10	Race Chase	Embedded testing: inside look at a QA team's tasks Previews of upcoming game features IAE 2952 New outposts Pyro space stations New racetracks	Harun Ali Michael Bradbury Tom Kellaway Cairo Goodbrand
2022-11-17	A Cut Above	The role of starter ships in the 'verse Introducing the Drake Cutter Company portfolio: Drake Interplanetary Origin 600i internal concept rework	John Crewe Chris Danks Lars Laukens David Haddock Mark Gibson Ben Curtis
2022-11-24	Galaxy Class	In troducing the RSI Galaxy Introducing the Anvil C8R Pisces Rescue	Mark Gibson John Crewe Ben Curtis Gavin Rothery Simon Bulmer
2022-12-01	Finding the North Star	Inside look at how the Tools Team validates in-game assets, and the new tool they've made for this task Polaris concept model internal layout rework	Sean Tracy Martin Senior Mark Gibson John Crewe Ben Curtis
2022-12-08	Reverberations & Applications	Journey to 4.0 - Audio concepts for the Pyro system: utilizing reverb to shape the soundscape	Matt Gabnai
2022-12-15	Year in Review: 2022	Improvements and additions to Star Citizen during 2022 Preview of upcoming features in Star Citizen Alpha 3.18.0

2023

Q1

Air Date	Title	Topics	Featured Guests
2023-01-26	Lorville Revisited	New derelict ship wreck states debuting in Alpha 3.19.0 Lorville redesign	Nicolas Painchaud Jason Tonks Maxime Guindon
2023-02-02	In The Arena	Upcoming changes to Arena Commander	Sean Tracy Mark Abent Duncan Bunting Kirk Tome
2023-02-09	Interior Design	Concept previews of city building interiors	Ian Leyland
2023-02-16	Meshing Together, Part 1	Server Meshing Strike Team Q1 2023 Development Summit Post-Meeting Review (name pending)	Roger Godfrey Christopher Bolte Benoit Beauséjour Lucie Rabeyron
2023-02-23	This Life of Mine	Upcoming mining gameplay changes, updates, and fixes in Alpha 3.19.0	Thorsten Leimann Bastien Cruette
2023-03-02	Underground Playground	In-engine whitebox preview of new underground bunkers	John Griffiths
2023-03-09	Design Brief: Engineer	Journey to 4.0: in-depth look at the goals of engineering (a.k.a. resource management) gameplay	Thorsten Leimann
2023-03-16	Mission to Module	Acknowledging 3.18 Live launch issues Conceptual description of the new modular mission system to be implemented in Alpha 3.19.0 and beyond Description of new salvage mission types and the branching possibilities they present	Jorrit de Locht Lars den Herder Elliot Maltby
2023-03-23	Tractor Factor	Conceptual description of future gameplay additions for tractor beams Preview of changes coming to tractor beams in Alpha 3.19.0: component stripping/replacement for ships, ammo restocking	Thorsten Leimann Yaroslav Kuszcz
2023-03-30	One Fifty	Q1 2023 Sprint Report and Clambake Showdown Ships Origin 600i remote turret update Argo SRV final art phase - exterior RSI Lynx greybox phase - exterior & interior Crusader Spirit greybox phase - exterior & interior Aopoa San'tok.yāi greybox phase Environment Boids AI test - flying condors and swimming fish Interactable objects weights Star Kitten, Big Benny's, and Finley coffee mugs electronic posters grasping weevil eggs Planet Hurston atmosphere update Planet microTech forest update Crusader hotel clusters - new mission locations Hurston security station local law enforcement - whitebox Building interiors pre-production whitebox explorations Procedural tools - space clinics Characters Nomad and light outlaw - technology updates - layer blend version 2 Lorville 2.0 nighttime lighting Cursed elevators montage

Q2

Air Date	Title	Topics	Featured Guests
2023-04-27	Moreville Lorville	Brief history of Lorville Preview of the redesigned Lorville premiering in Alpha 3.19.0	Alice Pepin-Desjardins Ka Jonh Liu Maxime Guindon
2023-05-04	Track Star	Highlighting developer "ninja missions" between main tasks: New PTV tracks, themes, obstacles, and overall improvements	Stephan Dammrau
2023-05-11	Settlers of Stanton	New derelict settlements Introducing the Mirai performance division of MISC Sneak preview of the Mirai Fury	Jason Tonks John Crewe William Weissbaum
2023-05-18	Get Furious	Introducing the Mirai Fury and Fury MX	John Crewe William Weissbaum Chris Danks Dan McCabe
2023-05-25	Storm Warning	RSI Lynx showcase Introducing the Tumbril Storm	John Crewe Chris Law Henry Tobitt Kingsley Vaughan Walker Simon Bulmer Alberto Petronio Thomas Hutton Jeremy O'Cooney
2023-06-01	Arena Reborn Part One	Changes coming to Arena Commander in Alpha 3.20.0 Unified frontend and improved UX New maps and updates to existing ones Changes to Pirate Swarm	Duncan Bunting Samuel Baus
2023-06-08	Arena Reborn Part Two	Changes coming to Arena Commander in Alpha 3.20.0 Improved VFX Bug fixes Map additions Experimental modes Single Weapon Elimination Gun Rush Tonk Royale Race betting	Duncan Bunting Samuel Baus
2023-06-15	SAN'tALK.YāLL	San'tok.yāi progress update - greybox phase Hull-C progress update and preview	Elwin Bachiller Jr Stephen Hosmer John Crewe Chris Danks Ben Curtis
2023-06-22	Mission: Cognoscible	New unlawful salvage missions New Orison platforms for more mission locations New consignment missions Mission difficulty increases as players take time to finish Law system: ship owners can now defend themselves against trespassers New Crusader cargo barge heist mission	Lars den Herder Luke Pressley Jorrit de Locht Max Sutherton
2023-06-29	Behold... Seraphim!	Preview of Seraphim Station, set to replace Port Olisar in Alpha 3.20.0 CitizenCon 2953 promotion Unsolved mysteries: What happened to Port Olisar?	Todd Papy Cairo Goodbrand

Q3

Air Date	Title	Topics	Featured Guests
2023-07-27	Preparing Prototypes	Developer interviews about the game mechanic prototyping phase Early preview of the munching prototype	Jacob Taylor Thorsten Leimann
2023-08-03	Hey Now, It's a Rastar	Demonstration of Rastar, the in-house planetary location building tool	Cairo Goodbrand Morgan Minardi
2023-08-10	Life of VFX	Highlighting work done by the VFX team, importance to Star Citizen's ambiance, and new VFX currently being worked on	Mike Snowdon Leo Vansteenkiste Francesco Litrico Alexander Maier Callum Whiteley Kevin Meurling
2023-08-17	First-Rate Resonate	A closer look at Claudius, the developer tool used for adding sounds to the game, focusing on resonant sounds caused by various types of impacts	Scott Edgar Graham Phillipson
2023-08-24		- no broadcast due to Gamescom -
2023-08-31	This Sounds Like Ship	How audio shapes the Star Citizen experience Examples of the new systemic vehicle audio system: Every manufacturer has a distinct sound palette Status of individual ship components contributes to the overall ambience Updates to thruster sound feedback New localized and descriptive impact sounds	Dan Meadowcroft Corentin Grenier
2023-09-07	On Racing	Internal racing playtest report Fury LX reveal Alpha 3.20.0 feature preview: updated wheeled vehicle physics	Richard Towler Dan McCabe Chris Danks Kingsley Vaughan Walker Callum Norris Yogi Klatt Will Price Joshua Goddard
2023-09-14	Design Brief: Cargo Career, Part I	Formation of the NAPU developer team to handle large feature sets in Star Citizen High-level introduction of new features planned for the improved cargo gameplay: Freight elevators Instanced and persistent hangars Inventory container boxes Improved cargo grid snapping to include any reasonable item	Todd Papy Chad McKinney Kristofor McMahan Mitch Fieri Mathieu Lacasse-Potvin Kevin Lin Ye
2023-09-21	Design Brief: Cargo Career, Part II	Why care about cargo? What the cargo gameplay loop contributes to Star Citizen's overall goal Physicalized inventory changes Hangar kiosks and inventory containers New cargo transport missions Economy rebalance Unique item recovery	Mathieu Lacasse-Potvin Chad McKinney Kristofor McMahan Kevin Lin Ye Mitch Fieri Todd Papy
2023-09-28	Mission to Make	Showcasing new mission types under development Data Heist missions contracted by Bit Zeros Blockade Runner global event, to replace Nine Tails Lockdown	James Tyler Edward Fuller Nick Urko
2023-10-05	Sprin’tok.yāi	Showcasing the in-development ship trespass system Improved player experience in New Babbage Improved control over tractor and salvage beams Anvil Hawk potential new methodology for loading and unloading a prisoner Demonstrating improved cargo grid snapping	Chad McKinney

Q4

Air Date	Title	Topics	Featured Guests
2023-11-09	Inside CitizenCon	Behind the scenes look at CitizenCon 2023	Jake Bradley Dan Houbrick "Galaxt1ka" Ulf Kürschner Tyler Witkin Michael Smith John Raine "Crucian" "Cor5air" Ben Curtis Todd Papy Will Hain Mike Snowdon John Griffiths Chris Roberts
2023-11-16	Gatac's Back	Introducing the Gatac Syulen Crusader C1 Spirit showcase Tumbril Storm showcase Work in Progress: "How Not to Host"	John Crewe Dan McCabe Joshua Goddard Lloyd James Ben Curtis Alberto Petronio Adam Parker Lars Laukens Henry Tobitt Thomas Hutton Nathan Lange Jeremy O'Cooney
2023-11-23	Arrasted Development	Argo SRV showcase RSI Arrastra introduction The Developers of Our Vehicles by Disco Lando	Ben Curtis Daniel Dexter-Taylor Adam Parker Lloyd James John Crewe Mark Gibson
2023-11-30	To Play in Pyro	A look a the Pyro Playground	James Kay Eddie Hilditch Elliot Maltby Todd Papy Stephane Charre Kaan Cakir Lewis Thompson
2023-12-07	Salvage Operation	Showcasing new structural salvage gameplay debuting in Alpha 3.22	Thorsten Leimann Jacob Taylor Michael Donati Ben Curtis
2023-12-14	Shipping Out	New vehicles available in Alpha 3.22 Aopoa San'tok.yāi Origin X1 Drake Cutter Rambler Disco Lando's Star Citizen Twenty-Twenty Forecast: new features expected in 2024 Master modes Persistent hangars, freight elevators, freight kiosks, cargo transaction system FPS combat improvements Player character updates New character customizer mobiGlas and Starmap updates Distribution centers New vehicles Tentative release target for Alpha 4.0 in summer 2024	John Crewe Ben Curtis

2024

Q1 - Q2

Air Date	Title	Topics	Featured Guests	Jared's Job Title
2024-02-01	Extra-Vehicular Particulars	Improvements to EVA / zero-g traversal coming in Alpha 3.23 New player interaction experience / player interaction system	Chris Parry Cian Kearney Gannady Strievich Alexis Martineau Ines Caldas	Somehow Still Works Here
2024-02-08	Expanding Branding	The importance of in-game branding for immersion and story-telling How existing brands have been updated to make them stronger Designing graffiti styles for Pyro Working with the Character Team to design tattoos	Nicolas Fortin Francis Carrier Stephanie Rowan Maxime Bourgeois	Wears Powerpuff Trainers
2024-02-15	Distribution Allocution	Preview of Distribution Centers (DCs) slated for release in Alpha 3.23 Description of DC variants Player playstyles and accompanying mission types at DCs	James Kay Samuel Rogers John Griffiths	Never Puts Baby in the Corner
2024-02-22	Masters and Blasters	Showcasing new master modes Showcasing precision targeting Removal of gimbal size penalty	Kraig Winterbottom April Dillon-Carlsvard Mattia Monticelli Richard Towler Joshua Crowder Yogi Klatt Stefan Groothius	Ain't No Passing Craze
2024-02-29	Tactical Capital	Tour of and director's commentary on the reworked Idris featured in the new PU capture mission	John Crewe Nathan Dearsley	Makes the Spice Flow
2024-03-07	First-Person Assertion	Updates coming to weapons in Alpha 3.23: Backpack reloading Magazine consolidation Exploring future options for other consumable items New procedural recoil system Raised ADS camera position Scope shaders and peripheral visibility Dynamic crosshair Future changes Wear and tear Bullet blocking	Atil Koçkar Nick Peers Zac Preece Pascal Greim	A Royale with Cheese
2024-03-14	Avatar Repertoire	Showcase of the new character creator coming in Alpha 3.23: DNA, sculpting, and skin Hair, beards, eyebrows, and hair colors Makeup Overview, randomization, saving and loading characters Challenges to the community: Make a realistic Jared Make a realistic Chris Parry Future additions Tattoos Piercings Stubble Scars Eye settings	Sean Tracy Jacob Ward Joe Dines Gabriel Hector	Traumatized Ornithologist
2024-03-21	To and Fro with Cargo	Showcasing cargo- and hangar-related features in Alpha 3.23: Persistent instanced hangars Freight elevators and kiosks Item banks ASOP terminals Increased hangar sizes Automated cargo loading	Chad McKinney Nic Etheridge Manuel Heider	This Space for Rent
2024-03-28	Vision Revision	Showcasing lens- and visor-related interface changes in Alpha 3.23: Widgets Notification updates Minimap Different helmet visor interfaces Loot screen Shopping interface	Paul Gill Cian Kearney Gabriel Hector Ines Caldas Toni Arias	Never Rhymes Up with Up
2024-04-04	Maps and Apps	Showcasing mobiGlas changes in Alpha 3.23: Updated home screen New health app Updated contract manager Updated starmap	Gabriel Hector Simon Bursey Zane Bien Emily Hanson	The Way of the Future
2024-04-11	Initiative Indicative	Developers discuss the Overdrive Initiative	Lars den Herder Elliot Maltby Alejandro Lopez Muñoz Ian Duforet Johan Joies Holmér	Ran out of Memes
2024-04-18	The H2O Show	Showcasing upcoming changes to Star Engine's water simulation	Will Hain Alan Murta Marc Rivoira	Level 12 | Changling | Bard
2024-04-25	Commander Gander	Updates coming to Arena Commander in Alpha 3.23 5 new race maps Engineering mode Custom lobbies Custom characters VOIP Updates to various game modes New ships in Pirate Swarm Achievement updates	Duncan Bunting Thorsten Leimann	Not as Fast as Croncy
2024-05-02	Patch Dispatch 3.23	Preview of features coming in Alpha 3.23 Updated character customizer New mobiGlas interface based on building blocks Updated maps app FPS minimap Updated player interaction system Default item actions New shopping interface New looting screen Updated firearm scopes Ammo repooling and loading from backpack ADS tuning Dynamic crosshair Revamped EVA mechanics Personal persistent hangars (coming in a 3.23.X patch) Item banks (coming in a 3.23.X patch) Freight elevators (coming in a 3.23.X patch) Master modes Precision targeting Weapon mount / gimbal changes Arena Commander additions Distribution centers and new missions Debut of fauna NPCs: Marok and Kopion (there are no poop mechanics... yet) Initial Vulkan render engine implementation DLSS, FSR, TSR, and upscaling Updated water rendering and simulation Replication layer implementation Invictus Launch Week 2954 Introducing the Mirai Pulse series	John Crewe Ben Curtis Alberto Petronio	More Issues than Jump Point
2024-05-09	Paws and Claws	Showcase of the first fauna in the persistent universe, the Marok and Kopion	Zac Preece Adam McEwen Camil St-Pierre Andrew Davies Michael Clarke	Rhyming Titles Were His Idea
2024-05-16	Firebird is the Word	Invictus Launch Week, part 1 Gold Standard pass on the Sabre Raven Introducing the Sabre Firebird Introducing the Ursa Medivac	John Crewe Ben Curtis	Making Tomorrow's Mistakes, Today
2024-05-23	Ironclad is Rad	Invictus Launch Week, part 2 Introducing the Drake Ironclad Greybox showcase of the RSI Polaris	John Crewe Ben Curtis	It Ain't The Years, It's The Mileage

Q3

Air Date	Title	Topics	Featured Guests	Jared's Job Title
2024-06-20	TBA