This January, in Star Citizen, exciting things are happening. With the estimated release of Star Citizen Alpha 3.18 for the end of the month here are some of the new features that the update will be bringing to the verse.
First is the whole new Cargo System Refactor, which means that cargo can now be picked and moved around on the ships cargo grid. This will be a foundation for when players will have to load their ships with the cargo they are taking or bringing on their ship.
We have the Persistent Entity Streaming, PES for short. This is a technology that will be a core element in the Star Citizen verse and it means that objects will remain in place where players leave them and can be then found again at the same place. Meaning that if a player leaves a mug or a plushie somewhere on a planet or a moon, these items will persist there until someone else finds them.
Salvage is making its grand entrance in the verse with Star Citizen Alpha 3.18. This will be the first iteration of the salvaging technology in the verse. Players will be able to strip hulls as well as repair them. And that can be done manually with the multi-tool, with a Drake Vulture or the Aegis Reclaimer. Salvaging is a brand new profession added into the verse.
And for Salvaging, we will be seeing the Drake Vulture make its first appearance into the verse. The Drake Vulture is a light savage ship with a total capacity of 12 SCU of salvage material. And from what I've seen, the value of a full Vulture would be between 90,000 aUEC to 100,000 aUEC when sold at a trade terminal. The Drake Vulture could become a favorite for the solo verse entrepreneurs along with the MISC Prospector.
In addition to the new things added, the PYRO Multi-Tool is getting a new salvage attachement that will allow for hand salvage as well as manual repairs of ships.
If all goes well for the next few waves of the 3.18 PTU we should be seeing Star Citizen Alpha 3.18 go live by the end of the month of January or early February.
For those that are currently looking at getting Star Citizen and joining the verse, maybe to start on the brand new salvage profession, use the referral code: STAR-9G4T-S5Y4 when creating a Star Citizen account to get 5,000 UEC (in game credits) as a sign-up bonus.
You can use this link that will open the Star Citizen enlisting form and will automatically populate the referral code box: https://robertsspaceindustries.com/enlist?referral=STAR-9G4T-S5Y4
We can't wait to see these new features and we'll see everyone in the Verse!