Star Citizen Alpha 3.8 Adds A New Planet, Melee Combat, A Law System, And More

Cloud Imperium has just released the Alpha 3.8 Update for Star Citizen called New Frontiers. The massive update features a boatload, or should I say, shipload of new features and content as well as a new frozen planet called microTech and the final explorable planet in the Stanton System.

“The home and HQ of the eponymous mega-corporation (makers of the mobiGlass among countless other things) was rendered mostly frozen by a terraforming accident and is now battered by brutal weather and unrelenting storms. Travelers should be warned that while New Babbage is certainly worth exploring, the weather outside is decidedly frightful most times of the year.”

Alpha 3.8 also sees the introduction of melee combat, new weapons, new missions, a law system, ship impounding, procedural-generated Rest Stops, multiple spawn locations, and the new Argo mining ship, The MOLE.

In addition, the update also comes with improved planetary visuals, new weather effects, and the addition of SOCS (Server Object Container Streaming). “The Star Citizen universe is vast, with dozens of planets, moons, and stations to explore, each packed with incredible detail,” says the devs. “Of course, the Stanton system is merely the tip of the iceberg - SOCS allows us to keep expanding and optimizing our ever-growing galaxy well into the foreseeable future.”

Find out more about Alpha 3.8 in the overview video below. You can also head over to the Star Citizen official site for the full patch notes.