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Star Citizen Alpha 4.8.1 Maintenance Delayed - Secret Recording At Bar Citizen Drama!
⏱ 12 min video · 2 min read3 Jun 2026
TL;DR
Star Citizen Alpha 4.8.1 is delayed by roughly a day due to an exploit fix, with Thursday as the new target. The main focus is CIG community director Jared defending himself against secret recordings made at Bar Citizen Rotterdam, arguing clandestine recording violates trust and may cause devs to stop attending these community events.
Key points
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Alpha 4.8.1 maintenance was delayed (targeting Thursday) to include a fix for an undisclosed exploit, plus additional miscellaneous fixes; new space combat missions 'Defend Location' are still going live
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Jared (CIG community director) posted on X condemning secret, hidden recordings made without consent at Bar Citizen Rotterdam, warning he will stop attending if it continues
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Jared clarified he is not complaining about normal public recording or sharing of information discussed — only about concealed, clandestine recording devices used without disclosure
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June 2026 RSI subscriber items are alien-themed: a Banu guitar (the Oello) for Centurion/Imperator subs, a Gemini C54 SMG in Banu colors for Imperators, with ships-of-the-month including the Sulen and Santoki
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BoredGamer will attend the Manchester Bar Citizen and International Bar Citizen Weekender in June 2026, and is running a Gatac Railen giveaway throughout June for commenters
Key updates
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Alpha 4.8.1 is targeting Thursday deployment — the delay is minor and the build includes more fixes than originally planned, so it is worth waiting for rather than worrying about
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If attending Bar Citizen events, openly identify yourself if recording (camera visible, asking permission) — hidden recording violates community trust and risks devs withdrawing from future events entirely
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June 2026 RSI subscribers should log in to claim alien-themed items: the Banu Oello guitar display item and Gemini C54 SMG (Imperator tier), plus trial access to the Sulen and Santoki ships
Notable quotes
“If you hide a recording device and secret record a person without their consent, you are in the wrong and I get to be upset about it. Nothing about my job means I lose my rights to be so.”
“I just don't want to lose loving something I have loved more than a decade. It is really nothing more complex than that.”
“I certainly would not record someone secretly — I don't want devs to worry about saying something they should not, so I do not put that on blast in a video unless I know it is okay to say.”
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