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SaltEMike Try's Star Citizen 4.9 Wave 1...
⏱ 17 min video · 2 min read27 Jun 2026Worth watching
TL;DR
SaltEMike breaks down his live Star Citizen 4.9 Wave 1 PTU experience, covering new missile loading mechanics and new ship hit markers. He praises the hit markers as a genuinely good addition but harshly criticizes the individual missile loading system as needlessly friction-heavy and a poor use of development effort.
Key points
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Missile loading in 4.9 requires moving each missile individually with no stacking or bulk-load option, which SaltEMike calls a fundamentally broken and time-wasting experience
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New gamified ship hit markers (armor, shield, component hits) are added and SaltEMike considers them a welcomed improvement, though he suggests a size slider would help
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A new ore scan mission type was spotted that could allow higher-level players to find specific ore via missions rather than manual searching, though the implementation shown lacked a map marker
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Siege of Orison and server instancing may NOT ship in 4.9, as CIG community manager Jared implied stability and bug fixes are the current priority
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Patch 4.8.3 is expected before 4.9 goes live, and SaltEMike notes that PTU fixes only matter if they hold through to the live build
Key updates
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Missile loading: each missile must be moved individually to the freight elevator and then into the ship — no bulk stacking solution exists yet, making multi-missile ships very tedious to arm
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New hit markers distinguish between shield hits, armor hits, and component hits with distinct visuals and sounds — useful feedback given that ship combat typically occurs at 900m+ range
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Do not expect Siege of Orison or server instancing in 4.9; CIG has signaled stability fixes are taking priority, so temper expectations for major content additions
Notable quotes
“This is a waste of time and a waste of effort because the time and effort should be spent on making the experience around loading and unloading as enjoyable and fun as possible.”
“Again, as a company 100% focused on art and not function ever.”
“Oh my god, Mike sent something good. I thought he was critical about everything and just makes content hating about the game.”
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Worth watching if you want to see the actual PTU gameplay footage for context, but all the key impressions and arguments are captured here.
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