Hello everyone, xē'suelen nyahyan

The year may be winding down, but we’re not slowing down just yet. Luminalia arrived last week, and the season of giving is officially underway. Spread some holiday cheer across the 'verse with new Luminalia courier missions, and don’t forget to stop by the Luminalia Calendar each day to claim your gifts.

As we put the finishing touches on Alpha 4.5, which we are aiming to launch later this week, we've also been thoroughly enjoying the reactions to something many of you weren't expecting. Early, experimental VR support is here and available on the current PTU! If you'd like to give it a go, Spectrum has everything you need to get started.

As a reminder, this is not our full VR launch. When that day arrives, we will make plenty of noise about it. What we've rolled out is an opportunity for some early hands-on time, very much in the spirit of Open Development, so you can jump in, see how things are shaping up, and help guide what comes next.

This is also your final call to take part in one of the filthiest and most iconic races in the 'verse. Sign-ups for the 2956 Daymar Rally are open until January 3, 2026, so rally your crew and lock in your spot.

And before the year wraps up, there’s still time to enter our latest giveaway. You could win a custom Star Citizen PC, along with one half of an exclusive panoramic tribute to Nyx, built by our friends at CLX. Entries close December 30, 2025 at 04:59 UTC, so be sure to get yours in.

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

This week, we’re rolling out Alpha 4.5: Dawn of Engineering, putting the next evolution of ship management directly into your hands. Alongside the release, a dedicated Engineering Gameplay Guide will be available to walk you through the new mechanics, roles, and systems, helping aspiring engineers get ready for the challenges ahead. We’ll also be wrapping up the Alpha 4.5 cycle with a Roadmap Update, including a small update to the Progress Tracker as we look toward what’s next.

A sincere thank you to everyone who jumped into Alpha 4.5 on the PTU and took the time to share feedback. Engineering is a foundational part of Star Citizen, and we’re committed to shaping it into something truly great. We’ll continue balancing, refining, and improving the experience to make sure it feels right. Please keep the feedback coming, enjoy, and remember: this is only the beginning.

Finally, don’t forget that the latest RSI Weekly Newsletter lands in your inbox on Friday. If you’re not subscribed yet, you can enable it anytime through your account settings.

a.thl'ē'kol, see you soon.

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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: December 15, 2025

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.

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Gaming with the girlfriend

by Boxyheadbry

Playing with your partner is always a great bonding moment, especially when there is loot involved. Boxyheadbry led the small squad toward new adventures, carefully watching for threats ahead… completely unaware that the real danger was right behind him! Wishing you both a wonderful Luminalia, full of red surprises and far fewer pointy things.

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Top Images from the Community Hub

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Doom Vibes - Reuzz

Trophy Scrapping - Urhu

Running security holding Hathor sites - HoloShade

Sunset Alpha Wolf - MakiStars