Star Citizen patch 3.17 is the first quarterly patch of 2022. For now, it is only open to Concierges and Subscribers, and will gradually be rolled out to other players. The developers explained that this first version is buggy but they need more data to be able to investigate.
Patch 3.17 brings:
- The refueling gameplay
- The sale of objects
- Lorville Hospital
- More varied clinics in space stations
- The first river
- coffee vendors
- Mining devices
- The ability to store and transport components in ships
- Storage boxes for sale in stores
- An update to the character faces
Other changes have been made:
- Desyncs should be less frequent/visible
- Changes in store inventories
- More stealth for ground vehicles
- A balancing of the acceleration boost (there is no longer a minimum cost)
- Shield balancing (size 2 shields now have two sides: front and back instead of a bubble)
- FPS weapon revamp
- Balancing hunger and thirst
And many bugfixes.
In the next few days, we will release articles to detail or illustrate most of these additions or modifications.