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Star Citizen SPOILER WARNING - Alpha 4.8's Tactical Strike Groups Are AMAZING!
2 min read23 Apr 2026
TL;DR
Star Citizen Alpha 4.8 introduces Tactical Strike Groups, a multi-phase PvE endgame mission for 5-10 players involving fleet defense, trench runs, on-foot objectives, and a massive Vandal destroyer boss. The patch also adds a reworked Xeno Threat event with tiered rewards. Both features are currently live in Evocati PTU but are buggy.
Key points
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Tactical Strike Groups are 5-10 player PvE missions at 5 giant asteroid base locations, involving defending an Idris, destroying power relays with ballistics/missiles, flying trench runs to destroy coolant tanks and a core, and rescuing a captured pilot.
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The Vandal Mhler, a Javelin-sized destroyer, appears as a boss at the end of the Tactical Strike Group mission along with a small Vandal fleet.
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A mother ship rearm/repair/refuel mechanic (via an Idris) is part of the mission, though it is currently buggy and only partially functional.
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The new Xeno Threat event features 5 mercenary contracts ranging from solo missions to a 10-player coordinated Idris assault, with a tiered reward track including blueprints.
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The Evocati PTU build is currently unstable with 20-40 FPS performance, progression bugs, and 30k errors; Wave 1 PTU release is expected soon pending stability improvements.
Actionable insights
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Bring ballistic and missile loadouts to Tactical Strike Groups as power relays are immune or resistant to laser weapons.
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Use heavy fighters for the internal trench run sections and exit immediately if distortion builds up to avoid being disabled inside the tunnel.
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Group up before attempting Tactical Strike Groups as only 5 locations exist in the current build and they do not reset quickly, so solo players will struggle to access them.
Notable quotes
“This is the sort of combat scenarios that I have really dreamt of. Space is the limit.”
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