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Star Citizen Updates REVEALED – New Fighters, Custom Hangars & Cooking
3 min read4 May 2026
TL;DR
BoredGamer summarizes reveals from a Shien Bar Citizen event in China, featuring Q&A with developers John Crew and Eron Roberts covering upcoming ships, gameplay systems, and long-term Star Citizen roadmap items. Key announcements include a new unrevealed medium fighter, Origin M80 heavy fighter teasers, cooking/crafting systems, hangar customization, and major exploration/hacking gameplay plans.
Key points
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A new unrevealed medium fighter is confirmed for release this year, and an Origin M80 (or M380) heavy fighter is teased for Fleet Week concept or release
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Drake Kraken is not releasing this year — expected in 2027 with a two-bed medbay; Javelin will not be flyable this year either
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Cooking will be a full crafting career with food buffs; item/asset manager tied to in-game economy coming to Mobi-Glass in the next few months
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Hangar customization is coming, including modular placement of elevators and facilities, and ground vehicles like the Nova Tank can be brought up via freight elevators in XL hangars
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Exploration gameplay will include temporary and undiscovered jump points, underwater biomes, weather improvements, and eventual science gameplay — hacking is planned but not yet ready for Star Citizen
Key updates
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Ship upgrades across five tiers will be stats-based (speed, toughness, agility) with no additional hardpoints — visual exterior changes are undecided and would be subtle at most
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Rearm/repair/refuel will allow separate restocking of ammo, missiles, and torpedoes so players avoid unnecessary costs
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Tier 1 base building will not require a specialized ship — a drone and base-building cart will suffice; the Pioneer ship will not be ready for initial base building release
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Tracking/radar ships like the Terrapin and Hornet Tracker now support only one radar but gain a modifier item that significantly boosts that radar's effectiveness
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AI blades will be limited to remote turrets only — manned turrets will not support AI blades
Notable quotes
“Making food is basically going to be a crafting career almost.”
“It is not an MMO without fishing.”
“The Anvil Odin battle cruiser is very big. And that is all they wanted to say about the Anvil Odin.”
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