Star Citizen Alpha Patch 4.5 RC1 Alpha Patch 4.5.0 PTU has been released and is now available for all testers! Patch should now show: VERSION 4.5.0-PTU.10957089. Audience: All Waves Server Info: PTU Channel - US Only Long Term Persistence: Enabled Starting aUEC: 15,000,000 Testing/Feedback Focus Stability & Bugfixes Engineering, Armor, Ship Balance Vulkan Renderer and Graphics Settings Updates Physicalized Helmets Snub Fighters and Interceptors balance pass PU Loot Refresh/Collector Rebalance Additional Hairstyles Experimental VR Mode Known Issues Multi-System - PU - ASOP Terminal / UI - Incorrect ship is displayed on the ASOP Multi-Location - PU - ASOP Terminal / UI - There is a chance that a blank information of the Vehicle will appear on Hangar Delivery Request using the ASOP Terminal Multivehicle - PU - Vehicles / Engineering / Components / RN - UI / Kiosk - When using the Engineering Kiosk, the vehicle model can become offset by the actor moving around it PU - Missions / Interactables - "Vanduul-Tech Smugglers" auxiliary station laptop with the code is missing PU - ASD Onyx Facility - Research - Locations / Interactions - Loot room door doesn't open after selecting " Override " Multivehicle - PU - Stanton - Dynamic Atmosphere / Vehicles / Engineering / Resource Network - Room connectors for external doors can be slow to update when entering or leaving station hangars PU - Multivehicle - Fire Alarm - Engineering / Game Code / Audio / Vehicles - Fire Alarm SFX persist after Fire is extinguished until re-entering the affected room SC - VFX Code - Vehicles - Deathmask VFX Does Not Always Trigger Features & Gameplay Gameplay VR: Added option for automatic recenter upon entering FPS ADS Removed confirmation and cancel buttons from ASOP quick search Ships and Vehicles Slight Talon thruster output increases Size 1 BEHR Ballistic Gatling PDC Overheat Balance Weapons and Items Added 'Cambio Lite SRT canister' & 'Cambio SRT Canister' & Full RMC canisters to shops Bug Fixes Potential Fix: PU - Locations / Instanced Hangars - Ships spawn under the pad when Retrieved from Lobby ASOP after relog (STARC-173593) Potential Fix: Multivehicle - PU - Not all Powerplants are going to 0 at hull critical 0 Potential Fix: RSI Zeus MKII - ALL Variants - PU - Vehicles / VFX / Engineering - Fire can remain within vehicle geometry making it difficult for the players to ascertain where the fire is taking place Potential Fix: VR - Aiming System - VR aim offsets do not work when gimbals are unlocked and slaved to head Potential Fix: PU - UI / Menus - Controls / Interactions - The "Toggle Inventory" and "Toggle Loot-Screen" keybinds are both labeled as Personal Commodity Inventory ( Toggle ) Potential Fix: PU - Vehicles / Systems - Engineering Gameplay - Capital ships are obliterated when the power plant is destroyed Potential Fix: Aegis Retaliator - PU - Vehicles / Art - Aegis Retaliator hovers above the hangar pad after retrieving it from the ASOP Terminal Potential Fix: Multivehicle - PU / AC – Vehicles / MFD / Vehicle Components – Switching from SCM to NAV mode turns off engines (STARC-188654) Potential Fix: Inventory access removed from game pad in 4.5 PTU (STARC-189058) Potential Fix: PU - Missions - Gilly missions are missing in contract manager Potential Fix: PU - Pyro - Ghost Arena - Ruin Station - Locations / Elevators - The elevator at the security checkpoint in the Ghost Arena hub is backwards Potential Fix: ARMA Barrel Compensator reduces speed instead of increasing Potential Fix: PU - Stanton - Landing Zone (LZ) - Grim HEX / Levski - Locations / Design - Large double doors remain perpetually open after they have been opened Potential Fix: PU - Locations / Art - Specific warehouse building exterior is missing at all PAF locations Potential Fix: PU - Jump Points - Locations / Design - Players encounter a large drop in client framerate as they approach the exit of a jump point Potential Fix: Multi-Location - PU - Stanton - Locations / Art / Graphics - Some ASOP Terminals will Flicker with Upscaling enabled Potential Fix: PU - Locations - Multivehicle - Vehicles / Art / Resource Network / RN - Vehicles on display for sale will catch on fire due to Power Plant Failure with the Resource Network Potential Fix: Hornet power plant is offset Potential Fix: Argo Raft has a missing thruster Potential Fix: PU - Nyx - Levski - ASOP / Locations - Cannot retrieve ground vehicles in Hangar's ASOP Terminal (STARC-184441) Potential Fix: ARGO ATLS - Vehicles / Mounts - Tractor Beam - The tractor beam arm / tether is not working properly when trying to move cargo/items (STARC-189374) Technical Fixed 2 Client Crashes (including STARC-189956) Fixed 2 Server Crashes Fixed Multiple VR Specific Crashes Room System Client Performance Improvements