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Star Citizen 4.8 IS A BIT BROKEN… Full Wipe, Bricking Ships & DefenseCon Chaos!
⏱ 27 min video · 3 min read18 May 2026
TL;DR
Star Citizen Alpha 4.8 launched alongside Drake DefenseCon with significant bugs including broken command modules on the Caterpillar and Ironclad, broken chairs/turrets, cargo loss, and hanger issues. The video also covers new ships and pricing (M80, Pitbull, Ironclad variants, Starlite), the full economy wipe, ship bricking mechanics, and debunks claims that billions of aUEC are already circulating post-wipe.
Key points
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Alpha 4.8 launched with major bugs: broken command modules affecting Caterpillar and Ironclad, chairs/turrets trapping players, unknown ship status causing despawns, freight elevators eating cargo, and hanger access failures.
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The DefenseCon freefly portion has been delayed (likely to Tuesday 20 May 2026 at earliest) due to patch instability; CIG is deploying hotfixes and a mini patch.
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Full economy wipe went ahead — only real-money purchased items and blueprints were kept; Warbond ships were also wiped after initial pushback. Claims of billions of aUEC already circulating post-wipe were debunked by CIG's Zilo, who confirmed highest balances are only in the millions.
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New ships revealed with prices: Origin M80 heavy fighter ($275-$300), Drake Pitbull snub fighter ($50-$55, no quantum drive), Ironclad freighter ($525-$600), Ironclad Assault carrier ($575-$650), with the Starlite light refueler also launching.
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Ship bricking mechanic introduced as part of Item Recovery Tier 1 progress: claimed ships brick all snapshotted items within ~10 seconds of reclaim to combat duping, with full unbricking functionality planned for a later tier.
Key updates
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If you cannot press the route button in the star map, pressing R as a workaround will still set a route.
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Items lost in inventory can often be found using the search function even when they appear missing from the standard view.
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Buying aUEC with real money is against ToS and carries ban risk; CIG confirmed real-money traders are likely selling currency they do not actually have, making scams highly probable.
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The Ironclad Assault ($50 more than the standard Ironclad) offers a hanger for rearming, repairing, and refueling carried ships plus more turrets and armor, making it significantly more capable for most players.
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To enter the M80 Origin ship giveaway, comment on any BoredGamer video with DefenseCon in the title; one entry per video, ends before the finale.
Notable quotes
“It is even more stupid to buy alpha UEC... like it gets wiped. It is not even going to carry through to the full game. It is fleeting.”
“Claims that billions of aUEC are circulating just do not line up. We have got the numbers. We have got the data. There is not even someone with 5% of a billion yet.”
“I wish there was some sort of middle ground... I feel like I want to be able to just one time hotwire the ship to get away.”
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