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Star Citizen Alpha 4.8 WIPE INCOMING - DO THIS NOW - CHANGES YOU NEED TO KNOW!
⏱ 10 min video · 3 min read12 May 2026
TL;DR
Star Citizen Alpha 4.8 launches on Wednesday 14 May 2026 with a major wipe covering aUEC balances, earned items, reputation, executive hangar ships, and Wiccolo gear (excluding blueprint-earned ships). The patch introduces Tactical Strike Groups, sweeping armor/shield/weapon rebalancing, mothership hangar services, and ship claim snapshots.
Key points
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Wipe includes: in-game aUEC, purchased alpha items, earned vehicles, reputation, executive hangar ships, and Wiccolo gear/items (ships from Wiccolo blueprints are kept)
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Tactical Strike Groups are a new multi-player PvE mode requiring Intersect rank 3+ and completion of the Intersect intro mission, located in the Nyx system
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Major combat rebalance: capital ship armor health increased 2-3x, shields lose ~20% health but gain ~60% regen, and stock weapon loadouts are now ineffective against armor
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New ship claim system lets players snapshot a custom loadout at the ASOP terminal and claim it later, with the original ship and components bricked after claiming to prevent duping
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Mothership hangar services now available on the Carrack, Idris, Polaris, 890 Jump, and Ironclad Assault, allowing rearming, repair, and refueling of docked ships using on-board commodities
Key updates
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Spend your resources now to claim any Wiccolo ship or vehicle before 4.8 goes live, as blueprint-earned ships are the only vehicles that survive the wipe
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Set your spawn point to Area 18 / ArcCorp on patch day to access Fleet Week and Drake DefenseCon (starting Thursday 14 May at 16:00 UTC); choose Nyx if Tactical Strike Groups are your priority
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Download the PTU now, update it, then rename the folder to 'live' when 4.8 releases to minimise download size; delete your shader folder after updating and save your character customisation file beforehand
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Wear an optimised flight suit rather than armor when piloting combat fighters, as armor worn over a flight suit reduces GeForce resistance
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Do not expect consumables (missiles, torpedoes, bombs, ammo) to be returned when claiming a ship, but note these items are significantly cheaper in 4.8
Notable quotes
“Please bear in mind that sometimes when wipes occur, stuff that's not supposed to get wiped gets wiped. It's alpha for a reason.”
“Your weapon loadout is really really going to matter. As is the ship that you bring to any mission now, really.”
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