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Star Citizen SPOILER WARNING - Alpha 4.8's Tactical Strike Groups Are AMAZING!
Star Citizen
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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
Bring ballistic and missile loadouts to Tactical Strike Groups as power relays are immune or resistant to laser weapons.
Use heavy fighters for the internal trench run sections and exit immediately if distortion builds up to avoid being disabled inside the tunnel.
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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