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Alpha 4.7.2 adds nearly 100 new contracts across 13 archetypes in Nyx, including ship wave attacks, bombing runs, bounty hunting, delivery, and salvage missions
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Alpha 4.8 introduces item recovery vehicle loadouts: players can save and claim vehicle loadouts via ASOP terminals, with old unclaimed vehicles being bricked after a new claim
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Component duping is being addressed in 4.8 via a major refactor of the entitlement service and extension of the item imprint system
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Alpha 4.8 main feature is Tactical Strike Groups: multi-role fleet battles assaulting giant asteroid stations with trench runs and ship hangar servicing (repair, rearm, refuel from a mothership)
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Alpha 4.8 wave 1 PTU release is expected very soon, also likely tied to Fleet Week with new ships including Aegis Hammerhead gold standard and Drake Ironclad variants
