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No CitizenCon This Year?! BUT Big Features Still Coming!
Star Citizen
BoredGamer

No CitizenCon This Year?! BUT Big Features Still Coming!

⏱ 10 min video · 3 min read8 May 2026
TL;DR
BoredGamer covers major Star Citizen announcements: no CitizenCon in 2026, Alpha 4.8 launches next week with tactical strike groups and hangar services, and CIG reconfirms Squadron 42 is still targeting a 2026 release. A detailed roadmap through Alpha 4.9 in July is also outlined.
Key points
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CitizenCon 2026 is cancelled entirely — no physical, digital, or any other format event planned
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Squadron 42 release is still targeted for 2026, possibly around the traditional CitizenCon date of October 10th
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Alpha 4.8 launches next week, featuring tactical strike groups, station assaults vs. the Shattered Blade, and first-iteration hangar services (rearm, repair, refuel) on select motherships including the Idris, Carrack, 890 Jump, and 600i
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Post-4.8 patch cycle: 4.8.1 adds defend location missions, 4.8.2 (mid-June) brings Alien Week and the Gatac Railen ship, 4.8.3 (end of June) returns Xenothreat missions, then Alpha 4.9 launches in July
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Later in 2026, CIG plans to deliver Genesis Planets Tech V5 (Nyx system, new biomes, Staricter placement), Siege of Orison rework with instancing, multi-stage Municipal Works Operation, Starwear clothing/armor system, and the Apex Sand Valar (sandworm) boss fight
Key updates
Alpha 4.8 includes item recovery via ship/vehicle snapshots at ASOP terminals — pay extra to reclaim a custom loadout after loss, excluding consumables; this is a precursor to full Item Recovery Tier 1 expected in 4.9
Fleet Week / Drake DefenseCon will introduce several new ships: Drake Pitbull, Origin M80, Aegis Tiburon (beam corvette), Drake Ironclad and Ironclad Assault, and the MISC Starlite — the Tiburon is flagged as a potential Perseus replacement
The transport system update (auto-repair of trains and lifts across landing zones) is limited to GrimHEX in 4.8 live due to risk during DefenseCon/Fleet Week; expansion to other locations expected in 4.8 point patches or 4.9
New FPS additions in 4.8 include plasma grenades, G-force resistant flight suits, and a crossbow — blueprints for the crossbow are obtainable from tactical strike group rewards
Notable quotes

No Citizen Con. They have said they're focused on delivering updates and getting Squadron 42 out.

I think we could see a Squadron 42 release around CitizenCon's date. So around the 10th of October instead of CitizenCon, there's a Squadron 42 release maybe.

No Citizen Con doesn't mean no content and Squadron 42 is still planning to release this year.

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