Using jump points in Star Citizen is not entirely without risk.
Alpha 4.0 for Star Citizen is scheduled to be released in 2024, although developer Cloud Imperium Games has not yet revealed an exact date. With the update, players can explore a completely new star system. Pyro is a place for outlaws and pirates where players can live out their outlaw fantasies.
As the studio reveals in a Q&A video, the trip to Pyro can be quite a risky undertaking.
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A leap into the unknown
To get to the new star system, you have to Jump Points At these jump points you can open a wormhole that will take you from the previously available Stanton system to Pyro.
While navigating through the wormhole, you may encounter Turbulence Smaller spaceships are particularly susceptible to this. But larger ships also have a disadvantage because they are more easily attacked by debris or other obstacles can be made.
If your ship is damaged too much, the wormhole may spit you out somewhere in space and you will be left with severe damage. stranded in the wasteland of space.
Your ship can even completely destroyed which will take you back to your starting point.
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How the Jump Points work
There will be a fixed jump point between Stanton and Pyro and several that will only be available for certain periods of time.
Prerequisites for using the Jump Points:
- Your ship needs a jump drive and enough quantum fuel
- Size of the drive and amount of fuel depend on the size of the ship
- Flight safety control must clear you for the jump
- If your criminality status is level 3 or higher, you are not allowed to jump
- You have to bring your ship to the jump point manually, during the jump you are in navigation mode
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Using the jump points is not entirely without risk. Because Pyro is supposed to be a bit like the Wild West of Star Citizen, the danger on arrival is actually quite fitting – anyone visiting the new star system is looking for an adventure. The release of Alpha 4.0 is officially planned for the third quarter of 2024.
