4.8.1

Star Citizen Alpha 4.8.1 LIVE - Hotfix 11952564

LIVEHotfixJune 6, 2026

Bug Fixes(25)

  • Escort Ship missions are currently unavailable while we test fixes for blocking issues. Once the fixes are confirmed as resolved, the missions will re-appear in your Contracts Manager on LIVE.
  • This update includes multiple client and server stability improvements and crash fixes.
  • This update also includes half a dozen exploit fixes. Due to the nature of these, they will not be listed.
  • We've completed further technical work to address the character repair causing a number of accounts to "brick" and have included that in today's hotfix.
  • Potential Fix: Issue where the active route would reset when switching between SCM and NAV modes on ships equipped with the Command Module
  • Potential Fix: Issue where vehicles would stop mid-flight or during Quantum Travel and the Command Module would undock on its own
  • Potential Fix: The interaction prompt for the Cargo Module disappears after reclaiming insured vehicles with the Cargo Module equipped
  • Potential Fix: Issue where Quantum Travel markers did not behave correctly when a route was set on an Ironclad or Caterpillar spawned with the Command Module attached
  • Potential Fix: Issue where the "Route" button's clickable area did not match its visible UI element on the Starmap
  • Potential Fix: Issue where players were unable to dock at spaceports using Docking Collars across multiple systems
  • Potential Fix: Issue where the MISC Starfarer's external fuel tanks could be detached via the fuel console without first unlocking the vehicle item ports.
  • Potential Fix: Issue where Meteor weapons could be swapped out for generic Size 5 weapons
  • Potential Fix: Issue where the Aegis Tiburon pilot lost their targeting pips when another player entered a remote turret.
  • Potential Fix: Issue where targeting pips jittered out of place in the Aegis Tiburon
  • Potential Fix: Issue where Mustang Delta rockets used incorrect ammunition and carried too few rounds
  • Potential Fix: Issue where Bit Zero's ship would not spawn in the hangar during the Easy Pickings mission in Pyro
  • Potential Fix: Issue where the UtiliFlex Crossbow bolt appeared as a white box instead of the correct visual
  • Potential Fix: Thruster textures are missing on some Anvil Hornet variants
  • Potential Fix: Issue where a generic transaction error was displayed at the end of a successful AI refueling transaction.
  • Potential Fix: Issue where multiple panels in Riker Memorial Spaceport displayed placeholder images
  • Potential Fix: Issue where doors in the Specimen Cache Room at Lazarus Complex in Stormageddon remained open after a reset.
  • Potential Fix: Ship Hangar Services - Mustang Delta rockets use S9 ammo and way too little of it
  • Potential Fix: Issue causing the Syulen buttons to be difficult to press
  • Potential Fix: Defend Bunker Friendly NPCs despawn once the timer reaches 00:00
  • Potential Fix: Fuel Nozzles bought on refinery shop does not appear on local inventory