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Star Citizen INCOMING - Roadmap Updates, Ship Teasers & New Sub Items!
2 min read6 May 2026
TL;DR
BoredGamer covers the latest Star Citizen news for early May 2025, including May subscriber rewards, the upcoming Drake Defense Con 2956 event launching May 14th, Alpha 4.8 PTU patch notes, and two newly teased ships: the Drake Pitbull and Origin M80. The video also previews the week's scheduled content drops from CIG.
Key points
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Drake Defense Con 2956 launches May 14th at the Bevic Convention Center in Area 18, Arcorp, featuring ship showcases and a possible battle cruiser experience atop the IO North Tower.
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Two ships were teased on Twitter: the Drake Pitbull, a tiny snub or light fighter loaded with weapons (2x size 2, 4x size 1 guns, ~6 missiles), and the Origin M80, a heavy fighter/interceptor with size 4 weapons and large engines.
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Alpha 4.8 PTU patch includes crossbow damage nerf (140 to 123), grenade duration buff, tactical strike group polish, difficulty rebalancing for Xeno Threat missions, and new flight suits added to Lorville vendors.
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May RSI subscriber rewards include Drake Dragonfly Black and Cutlass Black loaner ships, R6 Pro Jagger aviator glasses, and a Bearing P8 AR Dominion camo rifle for Emperators.
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CIG is actively working to fix 41K and 19K server errors; Alpha 4.8 is expected to go live before Fleet Week on May 14th.
Key updates
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If you want lifetime insurance on a desirable ship, consider buying the cheap Drake Pitbull at Fleet Week/Defense Con and upgrading from it to lock in LTI on a more expensive hull.
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Watch the Star Citizen Live vehicle Q&A dropping Friday and the Inside Star Citizen 4.8 episode Thursday for official dev commentary on upcoming features.
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Commenting on any BoredGamer video in May enters you to win a Misc Hull B or Anvil Valkyrie ship package with lifetime insurance.
Notable quotes
“It looks like it is a little cockpit turret covered in weapons.”
“CI like to have a really cheap ship like this with lifetime insurance that you can buy. You can then upgrade to something else that you want at Fleet Week or Defensecon to get the lifetime insurance on that hull.”
“I recommend almost everyone builds it or gets it in game when it is available.”
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