After a whole lot of teasing, talking, and showcasing, Star Citizen has finally released alpha 3.23, bringing with it a few new mission features and several quality-of-life updates to the sci-fi spaceship sandbox experience.
In terms of directly playable content, alpha 3.23 features new industrial hubs that serve as a focal point for many different mission types, along with a bunch of new gameplay modes for its Arena Commander module. The vast majority of the new build is focused on quality-of-life, with improved and revamped UI features, a deeper character creation tool, and several improvements to FPS and EVA gameplay. There are changes to ship-to-ship combat as well, primarily with the introduction of the master modes power distribution system.
For those who want to get into the nitty gritty of all this new build has on deck, the patch notes share all of the details, or there’s the usual flashy release trailer waiting below as well.