From originally only being available to a limited Evocati user base to being made incrementally available to supporters who met certain criteria, Star Citizen Alpha 3.18 has finally been made available to all backers via the Public Test Universe (PTU). Pending any apocalyptic occurrence, this will be the final testing period for this specific Alpha update before going live on the main live servers.
A full patch notes for this latest PTU update can be found over on the next page, but for those curious on what they can expect from Star Citizen Alpha 3.18, the feature set includes:
New Locations: Daymar Crash Site, New Rivers in Stanton, Sand Cave Archetype, Greycat PTV Race Track
Gameplay Additions: Cargo System Refactor, Sandbox Prison Activities, Security Post Kareah Reactivation, New Missions in Orison, Time Trial Race Missions, Hull Stripping (Salvage)
New Ships: Drake Vulture, RSI Scorpius Antares
Weapons and Items: Greycat Multi-tool Salvage Attachment
Core Technology (A major focus of this update): Persistent Entity Streaming, Gen12 Scene Renderer
