Star Citizen Alpha 3.24 RELEASED - What You Need To Know

The video starts with the release of Star Citizen Alpha 3.24, highlighting the absence of a wipe and the removal of consumables and volatile data. It introduces the AIS saberperagine, a fast dedicated racer. The patch fundamentally changes player interactions with belongings, introduces freight elevators for large item storage, and instanced hangers for persistent customization.

Hangers are now instanced, allowing for uninterrupted management of cargo, inventory, and vehicles. Ships are spawned via ship elevators, and item Banks replace local inventory. Personal and instanced hangers offer customization options and have various features like terminals, item Banks, and freight elevators.

The update introduces freight elevators for moving cargo to and from ships, hangers, and landing pads. Item Banks provide access to smaller items, with a focus on physicalized inventory inside ships. Players can manage cargo, inventories, and sub inventories like boxes using kiosks and tractor beams.

New cargo hauling missions involve transporting cargo containers between locations, with different quality grades and container sizes. Players can access, pick up, and deliver cargo using freight elevators and cargo loading areas. The missions are reputation-gated and involve various cargo transport challenges.

Players can purchase and place decorations in hangers. The patch includes ship updates like shield adjustments, cargo physics improvements, and increased ship gimbal health. Various fixes and tweaks are made to ships, ship debris collision physics, and performance improvements.

The video concludes with details about a new Blockade Runner Dynamic event, known bugs like Vulcan issues and server crash recovery, and updates on ship retrieval and server performance. The speaker also mentions upcoming hot fixes and prepares for Alpha 4.0.