Hello everyone, xē'suelen nyahyan

We hope you had a fantastic holiday break, whether that meant time with family and friends, staying cozy at home, or braving the frozen reaches of the Glaciem Belt in Nyx.

We wrapped up the year with Star Citizen Alpha 4.5: Dawn of Engineering, and it has been great to see so many of you diving into multicrew gameplay, running ships as engineers, and sometimes going down with them like true captains. While you were putting the new features through their paces, many on the team stayed busy behind the scenes, tracking data, reviewing feedback across every channel, and shipping a steady stream of hotfixes and tweaks to keep improving both 4.5 and future builds to come. That work also includes closely monitoring a number of issues and unintended behaviors that have surfaced, and the team is already taking steps to address them, with more to share soon.

With everyone back in the studio, our focus turns to Alpha 4.6 (Current Patch Notes: 4.6.0 EVO 11019052). We are leveraging the insights you shared and the experiences you had in 4.5 to continue our drive in the new year. As outlined in the Letter from the Chairman, we will keep building out the depth and playability of Star Citizen while pushing forward on the core systems that define how you play, from Engineering and Inventory to Genesis planets, Crafting, Social Tools, Dynamic Server Meshing, and so much more. We are also continuing work on modernizing long-running systems, including Item Recovery, Insurance, Inventory, and Cross-Patch Persistence.

2026 is already shaping up to be another great year. We are hard at work to bring Crafting to the Tech Preview servers, with Evocati up next.

The response to our recent Feedback Survey has been incredible, with nearly 34,000 responses and counting. Thank you to everyone who has taken the time to share their thoughts. You can still update your answers, especially after spending more time in Alpha 4.5. Everyone who completes the survey will receive a light-up Café Musain hangar flair, which will be attributed to your account after January 15.

We would also like to thank everyone who took part in the Luminalia 2955 Greeting Card contest. The Community Hub is packed with incredible submissions, so if you have not browsed them yet, be sure to take a look. We will be announcing the winners soon!

Looking ahead on the community side, one of the toughest and dirtiest races in the 'verse is right around the corner. The Daymar Rally 2956 kicks off on Saturday, January 24, bringing together pilots and drivers ready to fight for every meter of sand and every second on the clock. Catch the live broadcast and find all the details on the official Daymar Rally page.

Also from ATMO Esports, Enter ATMOSPHERE 2956 lands in Sydney, Australia on February 21, 2026, bringing the Star Citizen community together for a full day hosted by ATMO Esports. From high-speed ship racing and dogfighting showcases to meet and greets and time together in person, it is a full-throttle celebration of the Australia and New Zealand community. It is our first time returning to Australia in 10 years, and we cannot wait to meet many of you in person.

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

On Tuesday, a new Monthly Bundle appears on our store. Formerly known as Patch Bundles, these Bundles are limited-time items and cosmetic packs featuring themed color palettes. Starting in 2026, new bundles will be released on the second Tuesday of each month. Mark your calendar for these monthly drops you won't want to miss!

This Wednesday, the first Roadmap Update of 2026 arrives with many new cards for Alpha 4.6. As with 2025 before it, 2026 will bring a number of content delivery changes, including adjustments to how patches are scheduled, which we will discuss in more detail in the coming weeks.

As Star Citizen continues to evolve, we will also be experimenting from time to time with smaller, time-limited changes to the ‘verse that do not require a full patch release. The first of these rolls out this Wednesday as Commodity Trade Boost.

Due to recent increases in large-scale capital ship combat and their subsequent destruction, two vendors in the Stanton system have gained access to increased quantities of highly sought-after resources, including Atlasium.

While they may be selling it with a suitable markup, these vendors are also interested in purchasing several other resources above traditional market prices, at least until they have what they need.

Profit-seeking traders are encouraged to seek out and discover these prosperous vendors in the ‘verse, but beware that quantities are limited, and others may be seeking these fortunes in less-than-friendly ways.

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

a.thl'ē'kol, see you soon.

The Weekly Community Content Schedule

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This Week in Star Citizen

TUESDAY, JANUARY 13, 2026

Monthly Bundle

WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 14, 2026

Roadmap Update

Roadmap Roundup

Commodity Trade Boost

FRIDAY, JANUARY 16, 2026

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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: January 12, 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.

Sleighdancer

by FatBird

Even Pyro deserves some cheers during the holidays, so FatBird, Turnkey, and the crew returned to the infamous system with sick tricks in their bag!

Enjoy the video 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!

Photo Hunting in Nyx ‎ - InSlipper

Mirai Fury LX, ATMO Collection ‎ - LensNation

Pyro IV Farro Data Center - BreatheMore

A very Drake Luminalia - Blamsmith