Upcoming features

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This article lists game features that have been mentioned or announced by CIG or its staff and are expected to be part of future game update for Star Citizen or for Squadron 42. Features on this article are subject to change and are not guaranteed to be included.

AI

Name	Description	Status	Anticipated release
NPC throwables	The ability for AI NPCs to use throwables, like grenades.	In development.^[1]	TBA
NPC driving	The ability for AI NPCs to enter and drive ground vehicles.	In development.^[1]	TBA
NPC transit systems	AI NPCs will use elevators, trams, etc.	In development.^[1]	TBA
NPC crouching	A navigation mesh that allows AI NPCs to travel through openings in a crouched position.	In development.^[1]	TBA

Armor and clothing

Name	Description	Status	Anticipated release
Frontier Clothing	Frontier-style clothing for players and NPCs to be used in outposts in Pyro.	In development.	TBA
Titan exosuit	Powered exoskeleton for combat purposes.	Unknown	TBA
UEE Environment Coat	Sold for a limited time in 2014.^[2]	Unknown	TBA

Characters

Name	Description	Status	Anticipated release
Boreal Stalker	Apex predator on microTech, created by microTech genetic engineers.	Concept	TBA
Devin Bautista	Mission giver in Orison.	Concept^[3]	Alpha 4.2.0^[4]
Eddie Parr	Mission giver in New Babbage.	Concept	TBA
Lisa Gibbs	Mission giver in Orison.	Concept^[3]	Alpha 4.2.0^[4]
Luca Brunt	Mission giver in GrimHEX	Unknown	TBA
Shoone (ma’xy.un)	A tall, herbivorous beast bred for its fine wool.	Concept	TBA
Tokyai (ma’tok.yāi)	A predator native to the Xi'an world Xi.	Concept	TBA
Pyro Crab	A four-legged land carnivore that can disguise itself as a rock. Native to a planet in the Pyro system.	Concept	TBA
Quasi Grazer	Seed animal also known as "Space Cow", native to Quasi.	Concept	TBA
Recco Battaglia	Mission giver in Levski.	Removed in Alpha 3.0.0.	TBA, to be reintroduced with the Nyx system.
Stormwal	A creature native to the gaseous planet Crusader, also referred to as Space Whale.	Concept	TBA
Tessa Bannister	Mission giver in Stanton system.	Unknown	TBA
Yengi cat (ngii / yao’yao)	A semi-aquatic domesticated mammal.	Concept	TBA

Core tech

Name	Description	Status	Anticipated release
Dynamic Door Alignment - Vehicles	Doors and elevators extend out dynamically within a certain range.	In development.	TBA
Origin Jumpworks M50 Engine Swap	The possibility of swapping out the bespoke M50 engines.	Unknown	TBA
Retaliator Room OC Swapping (formerly: Vehicle Module Swapping)	System to swap vehicle rooms and modules via mobiGlas app.	Unknown	TBA
Resource Management	Underlying system that allows items to produce, consume and store a resource such as: Power Energy Resources, Life Support, Item Maintenance, Relay Handling, Access Control and Gravity. It will be implemented on locations, vehicles and ships. It is required for engineering gameplay, player owned locations (base building), capital ships and other.^[5]	Unknown	TBA
Vulkan (graphics API)	Update of the graphics API from DirectX 11 to Vulkan.	Unknown	TBA

Gameplay

Name	Description	Status	Anticipated release
Actor Feature - EVA T2	Addition of EVA fuel and improvements to zero-G push&pull movement.	Unknown	TBA
Actor Feature - Ladders T1	Improved traversing of ladders, ability to use FPS weapons, heal and perform one-handed actions.	Unknown	TBA
Actor Feature - Lockers & Inventory	Functional lockers to store clothes, armor and items in a physicalized state. Also includes a method of storing items on shelves and attachment surfaces.	Unknown	TBA
Actor Tech - Physicalized Weapon Handling	Character animations while interacting with FPS weapons.	In development.	TBA
Artificial gravity (part of Resource Management)	A system to control gravity on a per room basis to be used in ships, outposts, etc.	In development.	TBA
Cutting T2	Updating the FPS cutting feature and addition of free-form cutting.	In development.	TBA
Docking - Ship to ship	Ability for smaller ships to dock in larger ships while in space.	Unknown	TBA
Fire Extinguisher - Tech	Functioning fire extinguishers, will work alongside the fire hazard system.	Unknown	TBA
FPS Radar / Scanning	Improved signature system that supports much greater distances and the dampening of signatures by environmental interference and larger entities.	Unkown	TBA
Hacking T0 (formerly: Hacking - Tech)	FPS minigame displayed in the HUD visor to unlock access to systems and areas.	In development.	TBA
Hangar Manager App	A mobiGlas app that emulates the functionality of ASOP terminals.	Unknown	TBA
Life support (part of Resource Management)	A ship component that allows the management of oxygen generation on board ships.	In development.	TBA
Long Distance Probing	Quantum-traveling probes that can detect signatures at extreme ranges far beyond the reach of ship scanners. The signatures can ultimately be used to identify point-of-interest and plan quantum travel.	Unknown	TBA
MFD rework	Redesign and rebuild of ship MFDs with Building Blocks UI.	In development.	TBA
NPC Taxi Mission T0	Mission type that requires to transport NPCs between rest stops.	Unknown	TBA
Persistent Habs	Ability to personalize player character habs and store FPS items.	In development.	TBA
Persistent Hangars	Ability to own Persistent Hangars. This will bring changes to the Cargo gameplay loop by allowing players to buy cargo and send it to their hangars. Note: Player owned hangars included in pledges is a separate feature.^[6]	In development.	TBA
Player Interaction Experience	The Player Interaction Experience (PIE) is a holistic array of complimentary features and systems, all related directly to the player. Player status, item status, environment status, as well as interactions with both the game world and the objects within it, are covered under these systems.	In development.	TBA
Player Slide	Ability to slide short distances along the floor.	Unknown	TBA
Prone	Improvments to prone movement.	In development.	TBA
Ship CPU (part of Resource Management)	Designing and implementing computer blades for ships. Includes various blades that can be used to modify or improve certain aspects of a ship's functionality, such as unlocking more complex targeting abilities.	Unknown	TBA
Skills	Player character skills. Physical: Strength, agility, endurance, fitness. Techniques: Takedowns, traversal and more.^[7]	Unknown	TBA
Space Mines	Ability to release different types of space mines in a coordinated fashion, in an attempt to trap, damage and capture enemies, or set up defensive perimeters.	In development.	TBA
Charge/Drain T0 (formerly: Weapon Charge/Drain T0 - Tech)	All back-end tech tasks related to creating the first pass of the charge/drain feature that will be used in future location and mission updates.	Unknown	TBA
Mag Stripping/Refill (formerly: Weapons - Magazine Stripping Refilling)	Ability to refill and unload magazines for FPS ballistic weapons.	Unknown	TBA
Weapon Misfire & Wear	Adding the potential for certain weapons to misfire or malfunction depending on various factors.	In development.	TBA
Zero-G Push & Pull	Adding the ability for the player to traverse surfaces in zero-g by pushing and pulling with their hands.	Unknown	TBA

Locations and planets

Name	Description	Status	Anticipated release
Aaron Halo	A gateway to travel through the asteroid belt between Crusader and ArcCorp.	Unknown	TBA
Lorville Cityscape	Rework of the Lorville skyline and buildings.	In development.	Alpha 3.19.0
Nyx system Incl. Nyx I, Nyx II, Nyx III	Completing the initial foundational work needed to implement the Nyx system into the game.	Unknown	TBA
Outpost Homestead – Independent & Outlaw (formerly: Small Home - Outpost - Colonialism^[8])	A small home for AI to live and shelter. They consist of a central hub and a few optional internal and external modules. They provide the basic necessities to support a small group of people for an indefinite amount of time.^[9]	In development.	TBA
Pyro system Incl. Pyro I, II, III, IV, V, VI, Akiro Cluster, Ruin Station	Completing the initial foundational work needed to implement the Pyro system into the game.	In development.	Alpha 4.0.0
Seraphim Station	Unknown.	In development. (exterior complete)^[10]	TBA

Ships

Name	Description	Status	Anticipated release
Apollo Medivac	Medium medical ship made by Roberts Space Industries.	Concept, not in active development.	TBA
Apollo Triage	Medium medical ship made by Roberts Space Industries.	Concept, not in active development.	TBA
Bengal	Fleet carrier with integrated runway and hangar made by Roberts Space Industries for the United Empire of Earth Navy.	Unknown, not in active development. Flyable by NPCs.	TBA
Crucible	Large heavy repair ship made by Anvil Aerospace.	Concept, not in active development.	TBA
Endeavor, Endeavor Discovery, Endeavor Hope, Endeavor Olympic	Capital science ship made by Musashi Industrial and Starflight Concern.	Concept, not in active development.	TBA
F7A Hornet	Small one person medium fighter made by Anvil Aerospace.	Unknown, not in active development. Flyable by NPCs.	TBA
F8A Lightning, F8C Lightning, F8C Lightning Executive-Edition	Small one person heavy fighter made by Anvil.	Unknown, not in active development. Flyable by NPCs.	TBA, after the release of Squadron 42
Genesis Starliner	Large passenger transporter made by Crusader Industries.	Concept, not in active development.	TBA
Hull B	Medium heavy cargo ship from the Hull series.	Unknown	TBA
Hull C	Large heavy cargo ship from the Hull series.	In development. Final Art.	TBA
Hull D	Capital heavy cargo ship from the Hull series.	Concept, not in active development.	TBA
Hull E	Capital heavy freight ship.	Concept, not in active development.	TBA
Idris-K	Upgrade kit for the Idris-P.	Unknown, not in active development.	TBA, after the release of Squadron 42
Idris-M	Capital frigate made by Aegis Dynamics.	Unknown, in development for Squadron 42. Flyable by NPCs.	TBA, after the release of Squadron 42
Idris-P	Capital frigate made by Aegis Dynamics.	Unknown	TBA, after the release of Squadron 42
Javelin	Capital destroyer made by Aegis Dynamics.	Unknown, flyable by NPCs.	TBA, after the release of Squadron 42
Kraken	Capital multi-role light carrier.	Concept, not in active development.	TBA
Kraken Privateer	Capital multi-role light carrier and commerce ship.	Concept, not in active development.	TBA
Liberator	Large vehicle and ship transporter made by Anvil Aerospace.	Concept, not in active development.	TBA
Merchantman	Capital commerce and cargo ship.	Not in active development. Interior & Exterior in whitebox.	TBA
Nautilus, Nautilus Solstice Edition	Mine laying, disarming and sweeping ship made by Aegis Dynamics.	Concept, not in active development.	TBA
Odyssey	Expedition ship with onboard refinery made by Musashi Industrial and Starflight Concern.	Concept, not in active development.	TBA
Orion	Capital mining ship made by Roberts Space Industries.	Concept, not in active development.	TBA
Pegasus	Capital escort carrier made by Roberts Space Industries.	Unknown	TBA
Perseus	Large gunship made by Roberts Space Industries.	Concept, not in active development.	TBA
Pioneer	Capital heavy construcion platform made by Consolidated Outland.	Concept, not in active development.	TBA
Polaris	Capital patrol corvette made by Roberts Space Industries.	Concept, not in active development.	TBA
Railen	Xi'an based cargo ship made by Gatac Manufacture.	Concept, not in active development.	TBA
Retaliator Base	Base variant of the Retaliator series.	Unknown, not in active development.	TBA
San'tok.yāi	Small one person medium fighter made by Aopoa.	In development. (Greybox)^[11]	TBA
A1 Spirit, C1 Spirit, E1 Spirit	Small multi-crew ship from Crusader Industries in the variants: bomber, medium freight and VIP transport.	In development. (Greybox)^[11]	TBA
SRV	Small one person crew tugboat made by Argo Astronautics.	In development. (Go/no-go meeting in march)^[10]	TBA
Vulcan	Two person crew medium refuel and repair ship made by Aegis Dynamics.	Concept	TBA
Ship Shield-Emitters	Converting ship shield-emitters into physical objects that can be targeted and destroyed, giving players the ability to permanently disable enemy shields.	Unknown	TBA
Unannounced ship	N/A	In development. (Passed LOD0 review, now final-art)^[11]	TBA
Unannounced variant	N/A	In development. (Passed greybox review, now LOD0 phase)^[11]	TBA
Unannounced vehicle	N/A	In development. (greybox)^[11]	TBA
Unannounced vehicle	N/A	In development. (greybox)^[11]	TBA
MISC Fury	A ship or vehicle of unknown size and role. The name was revealed by VFX Director Mike Snowden during the live show Star Citizen Live: Talkin' VFX on Friday March 3, 2023.^[12]	In development.	TBA

Ground vehicles

Name	Description	Status	Anticipated release
Cydnus	Manned quadruped mining vehicle.	Unknown	TBA
Lynx Rover	Ground vehicle made by Roberts Space Industries for the Constellation series.	In development.	Alpha 3.19.0
G12, G12a, G12r	Two person ground vehicle made by Origin Jumpworks.	Concept	TBA
Ranger CV, Ranger RC, Ranger TR	One person motorcycle style vehicle made by Tumbril Land Systems.	Concept	TBA
X1, X1 Force, X1 Velocity	One person gravlev vehicle made by Origin Jumpworks.	In development.	TBA

FPS weapons and items

Name	Description	Status	Anticipated release
Door Breach Charge	Explosive door breach charge made by Behring Applied Technology.	Unknown	TBA
FACTION-9 Baton	FPS non-lethal weapon.	Unknown	TBA
Fresnel LMG	Laser LMG made by Verified Offworld Laser Technologies.	Unknown	TBA
Fire Extinguisher	Fire extinguisher.	Unknown	TBA
Industrial Cutting Tool	Cutting tool made by Greycat Industrial.	Unknown	TBA
Industrial Salvage Tool	Salvage tool made by Greycat Industrial.	Unknown	TBA
Industrial Tractor Beam	FPS tractor beam made by Greycat Industrial.	Unknown	TBA
M34 Restraint System	Handcuffs.	Unknown	TBA
Novia Crossbow	Compound style crossbow made by UltiFlex.	Unknown	TBA
P8-AR Ballistic Rifle	Select fire ballistic assault rifle made by Behring Applied Technology. Available in PTU Alpha 3.15.0 for a short duration.	Unknown	TBA
Parallax Rifle	Electron assault rifle made by Verified Offworld Laser Technologies.	Unknown	TBA
Quartz SMG	SMG made by Verified Offworld Laser Technologies.	Unknown	TBA
Taser Pistol	FPS non-lethal stun pistol.	Unknown	TBA

Vehicle weapons and items

Name	Description	Status	Anticipated release
AMX-1 Repair Droid	Ship drone.	Unknown	TBA
Arame Laser Beam	Size 4 laser beam made by Trident Attack Systems.	Unknown	TBA
Eventide Repeater	Size 5 ballistic repeater made by Apocalypse Arms.	Unknown	TBA
Exodus Laser Beam	Size 10 laser beam made by Hurston Dynamics.	Unknown	TBA
Kombu Laser Beam	Size 5 vehicle laser beam.	Unknown	TBA
M3-A Multifunction Space Drone	Ship drone.	Unknown	TBA
M9A Cannon	Size 7 laser cannon.	Unknown	TBA
NEMO Drone	Mine retrieval and disarm drone for the Nautilus.	Unknown	TBA
Nightfall Repeater	Size 6 ballistic repeater.	Unknown	TBA
Shade Repeater	Size 4 ballistic repeater.	Unknown	TBA
Stor*All Big Box Model A	Storage container for Aurora CL.	Unknown	TBA
Stor*All Mini	Storage container for Aurora series ships.	Unknown	TBA
Wakame Laser Beam	Size 6 laser beam.	Unknown	TBA