This Week in Star Citizen: Alpha 3.20 Testing Begins and CitizenCon Updates

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The Star Citizen development team is making significant progress on Alpha 3.20, with Evocati testing now underway. Early feedback on the upcoming Arena Commander updates has been extremely positive, and testing on the Persistent Universe is set to begin shortly. Players can expect Wave 1 PTU release in the near future as development continues.

CitizenCon 2953 tickets are now available for the highly anticipated in-person event happening October 21-22. The popular Community Booths will be returning bigger than ever this year. Interested organizations can apply for a booth presence on the show floor to showcase their projects to attendees.

This week brings several exciting updates for the Star Citizen community:

On Wednesday, the first of many CitizenCon updates will be shared as preparations ramp up for the October event. Players should watch Spectrum for opportunities to get involved.

Thursday marks the last week of the Inside Star Citizen hiatus, with the weekly development update show set to return next week.

Friday will see the delivery of the RSI Newsletter, as well as a special live stream featuring Concept Artist Alberto Petronio. Tune in at 8 AM Pacific / 3 PM UTC to watch Petronio create new vehicle concepts in real-time on Twitch.

The Foundation Festival event continues through July 31st, offering rewards for both new and veteran players who help fellow citizens.

The development team is also wrapping up their internal postmortem on Alpha 3.18/3.19 and plans to publish findings to the community very soon.

With Alpha 3.20 testing progressing and CitizenCon on the horizon, it's an exciting time for Star Citizen as the project continues to expand and evolve. Stay tuned for more updates as development milestones are reached in the coming weeks and months.

The Concept Artist's Cosmic Conundrum

As the Foundation Festival drew to a close, Alberto Petronio, the renowned concept artist for Star Citizen, found himself in a peculiar predicament. He was scheduled to livestream his creative process for new vehicle designs, but his imagination seemed to have taken an unexpected 30K error.

Desperate for inspiration, Alberto decided to seek help from the Star Citizen Referral Code Club. He had heard rumors of their ability to find fun in the face of adversity, and hoped they might spark his creativity.

Upon joining their Discord, he was greeted by a cacophony of voices discussing the upcoming Alpha 3.20 and the excitement surrounding CitizenCon 2953. One member, going by the handle "What_Code_to_Use," caught his attention with an outlandish idea for a ship that could transform into a giant space crab.

Intrigued, Alberto asked the group about their experiences during the Foundation Festival. The stories that poured in were a mix of hilarious mishaps and heartwarming moments of players helping each other navigate the vast expanse of the Stanton system.

As he listened, Alberto's mind began to race with ideas. The Referral Code Club had unknowingly provided him with a wealth of inspiration drawn from the very community he was designing for.

With renewed enthusiasm, Alberto prepared for his livestream, grateful for the unexpected muse he found in The Star Citizen Referral Code Club. As he began to sketch, he couldn't help but smile, knowing that his designs would now carry a touch of the community's spirit – bugs, 30K errors, and all.

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