This Week in Star Citizen - April 20, 2026

Happy Monday, everyone!

Last week, the crafting and inventory teams joined us on Star Citizen Live, diving into your questions, what's already in your hands, and what's still on the way. If you missed it, the VOD is up on YouTube. We also saw the release of the April Monthly Bundle on Tuesday.

This week, Alpha 4.7.2 continues the expansion of the Nyx System following the introduction of QV Breaker Stations and social hubs in 4.7. Nearly 100 new contracts are coming online across 13 archetypes, including the return of entry-level favorites like 'Courier' and 'Delivery Pilot' for anyone looking to get their start in transport. Some of these contracts also introduce new gameplay opportunities to Nyx, with select missions offering unique blueprint rewards.

Looking ahead, Evocati testing for Alpha 4.8 is right around the corner. If all goes to plan, Wave 1 could open before the end of the week, with additional waves following shortly after. We're also preparing a new Tech Preview build featuring Instancing in the coming days.

Now, let's see what's going on this week:

Wednesday will see Alpha 4.7.2 arriving with a host of new contracts and returning favorites for the Nyx System.

Wednesday also brings the Roadmap Update and Roadmap Roundup, your regular window into where development stands and what's on the horizon.

Friday will have the latest RSI Newsletter zip into your inbox with your weekly hit of what's happening across the 'verse. And Subscribers, your Jump Point April issue will be headed your way on May 2.

This weekend, April 24 through 26, we're heading to LVL UP EXPO at the Las Vegas Convention Center with AMD and CLX Gaming. We'll have a Star Citizen booth on the show floor, with members of the dev team on hand all weekend to meet, chat, and get you in-game.

Across all three days, you can jump into Vanduul Swarm at stations set up with awesome hardware from both Virpil and Tobii, check out the custom CLX Gaming PC being given away, and take part in absolutely no shortage of giveaways. Be sure to stop by the booth to earn extra entries for the PC, with even more available if you show up in cosplay. We'll also be hosting a Bar Citizen as part of the official LVL UP EXPO afterparty on Saturday night, so grab your tickets and we'll see you all there!

On the other side of the Atlantic, the Danish community has organized and is hosting a booth at Gamebox Festival in Herning this weekend, with plenty to check out, followed by a Bar Citizen on Saturday. We'll have a few team members dropping in to spend some time with everyone, and we hope to see you there!

Fly low, and fly fast!

The Weekly Community Content Schedule

MONDAY, APRIL 20, 2026

• This Week in Star Citizen

WEDNESDAY, APRIL 22, 2026

• Alpha 4.7.2
• Roadmap Update
• Roadmap Roundup

FRIDAY, APRIL 24, 2026

• RSI Weekly Newsletter
• Star Citizen @ LVL UP EXPO

SATURDAY, APRIL 25, 2026

• Star Citizen @ LVL UP EXPO
• Bar Citizen - LVL UP EXPO Afterparty, Las Vegas
• Bar Citizen - Gamebox Festival, Herning, Denmark

SUNDAY, APRIL 26, 2026

• Star Citizen @ LVL UP EXPO

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: April 20, 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.

VOLT Prism

by Slingshot-Cal & Deep Space Crew

VOLT doesn't build conventional weapons, and the Deep Space Crew didn't make a conventional review. This week's MVP is a cinematic breakdown of the Prism Shotgun that's as fun to watch as it is informative.

Go check it out 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!

Try making a helmet poster - ShanHe200585

ASD Special Forces - iNEEDAPEA

For Science Golem Swarm - WhosButWhyTho

Hey you, dont you dare touching my UTV, ok? - Draal_Iskaldur

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