Hello everyone, xē'suelen nyahyan

Last Wednesday, we released Alpha 4.8.3, bringing The Return of Xenothreat to Stanton with a new event featuring five ship combat contracts. From boarding an Idris to defending civilians and taking the fight directly to Xenothreat forces, brave pilots can earn new unique and powerful blueprints while helping push the invaders back. Since the release, the teams have been closely following your feedback on both the event and overall performance. We appreciate everyone who has taken the time to jump in, play through the event, and share their reports.

The latest Squadron 42 Newsletter also landed in your inboxes, introducing you to more members of the crew aboard the UEES Stanton and offering another glimpse into the people you'll serve alongside during the campaign. If you haven't already, make sure you're subscribed in your account settings so you don't miss future updates.

We published a new Roadmap Update, sharing the latest plans for content arriving throughout July and August. The corresponding Roadmap Roundup also gave an update on our ongoing initiative to improve the overall Star Citizen experience. Following Alpha 4.8, we've refined how we prioritize bug fixing, bringing together teams across Development, QA, Player Experience, Community, and Senior Leadership to focus on the issues that have the greatest impact on everyday gameplay. We're giving the teams additional time to validate the underlying technology for 4.10 and beyond, while Alpha 4.9 focuses on stability, quality-of-life improvements, and foundational fixes. Head over to Spectrum for the full breakdown.

We also published the June 2026 PU Monthly Report, offering a behind-the-scenes look at the work our teams have tackled over the past month.

Now, let’s take a look at what’s coming up this week:

On Tuesday, Subscribers can look forward to the July Subscriber Comm-Link & Newsletter, bringing the latest exclusive content and a cool new friend!

Then on Thursday, Inside Star Citizen returns with Patch Report: Alpha 4.9. Join the developers as they take a closer look at the upcoming release, highlight some of its biggest additions, and discuss the improvements and gameplay changes arriving with the next update.

On Friday, the latest RSI Weekly Newsletter also lands in your inbox. If you’re not subscribed yet, you can sign up at any time through your account settings.

a.thl'ē'kol, see you soon.

The Weekly Community Content Schedule

MONDAY, JULY 6

This Week in Star Citizen

TUESDAY, JULY 7

July Subscriber Comm-Link

July Subscriber Newsletter

THURSDAY, JULY 9

Inside Star Citizen - Patch Report: Alpha 4.9, on ( youtube.com/@RobertsSpaceInd )

FRIDAY, JULY 10

RSI Weekly Newsletter

Vision quest truth

Smuggling Origin 300

We offer this World to the Galaxy as a place to study and a place to meet We offer this World to the Entity as a place to study and a place to meet Known locally as Pinecone, this Poisonous Main Sequence Dwarf is situated on the further edge of the green band and is often overlooked when compared to Kallis VI Damn right it is. Point is, no damn AI system's ever gonna be as good as an experienced Chief engineer

Known locally as The Hive, this High-pressure Coreless Planet is situated on the further edge of the green band and is often overlooked when compared to Kilian XIII "Maybe you should have a Engineer have a look at you. Be sure." said Hester Polaris A further investigation of the planet revealed a cache of Kr'Thak weapons and war machines. "We don't have anythCore." Ernst said. The Being didn't like that answer.

COMMUNITY MVP: July 6, 2026

We're constantly amazed at the contributions made by the Star Citizen community. Whether it's fan art, a cinematic, YouTube guide, or even a 3D print of your favorite ship, we love it all! Every week, we select one piece of content submitted to the Community Hub and highlight it here. The highlighted content creator will be awarded an MVP badge on Spectrum and be immortalized in our MVP section of the Hub.

Visit the Community Hub.

Sacren's Plot

by HEBRAiST

Sometimes, having a massive bounty on your head can lead to the most unforgettable adventures! What started as a spontaneous 2-million-credit bounty at Sacren's Plot quickly turned into a full-circle encounter, proving that Star Citizen's best stories are often the ones you never planned for.

Follow HEBRAiST's story on the Community Hub.

Top Images from the Community Hub

Don't forget to submit your content to our Community Hub for the chance to see it here!

XenoThreat Demise - DRAG0NAUT

At The Edge Of The Unknown - Draal Iskaldur

The Continental, Combat Armor Clothing - RubenSaurus

Monox Morning, Surface Mining - Tango-86