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Star Citizen AMA - Let's Talk About DefenseCon, Alpha 4.8 Almost Here & Ship Reveals!
⏱ 73 min video · 3 min read11 May 2026
TL;DR
BoredGamer covers the lead-up to Star Citizen's Fleet Week / DefenseCon event (starting May 14), the imminent Alpha 4.8 patch, and a wave of new ship reveals including the Anvil Odin battle cruiser, Aegis Tibberon, and others. The stream also discusses major balance changes to ship armor, shields, reclaim costs, and ordnance pricing in 4.8.
Key points
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Alpha 4.8 is expected to go live Tuesday or Wednesday (before May 14 DefenseCon/Fleet Week start), with no release candidate confirmed at time of stream
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Ship reclaim costs were briefly spiked to up to 16 million aUEC before being corrected back down to around 10,000-20,000 aUEC in 4.8
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Armor changes in 4.8 give larger ships 2.5-3x higher armor thresholds, requiring size 5+ high-alpha-damage weapons to effectively engage them
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New ship reveals include the Anvil Odin battle cruiser (~750m long, estimated $4,500-$6,000 real money), Aegis Tibberon (Hammerhead chassis with giant fixed laser, est. $700-$900), Consolidated Outland Starlite refueler (est. $70-$100), and MISC M80 heavy fighter (est. $250-$300)
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Ironclad and Ironclad Assault owners were expected to get PTU access the same day as the stream, with the Ironclad Assault featuring onboard repair, rearm, and refuel hangar services
Key updates
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If you own an Ironclad or Ironclad Assault, check the PTU for access — CIG planned to push a build the same day as this stream
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Watch Twitch streams with drops enabled during Fleet Week to earn the Tailwind flight suit and helmet — requires linked RSI and Twitch accounts
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Hold off on expensive ship purchases at DefenseCon if possible — all ships will eventually be earnable in-game, and the Ironclad is expected to see roughly a 20% price increase on full release
Notable quotes
“I never want to encourage someone to buy a spaceship in Star Citizen that cannot afford to do so.”
“There is no way that you are hitting a ship like that with the Idris K with that laser. There is no way you are doing that without pre-planning it.”
“I have dedicated 13 years of my life to covering Star Citizen. So can you put a price on that? Well, probably.”
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