\### Ships & Vehicles  
\- More non-combat focused alien ships this year.  
\- Ironclads weapon loadout will differ from concept. Will also have a larger cargo hold.  
\- Kraken is confirmed non-modular. Dragonfly bay was moved downstairs and connects to the cargo hold through a vehicle ramp. Privateer variant releases after the base version.  
\- Javelin not flyable in 2026. When it does arrive it will include its modularity with a T1 medical and a cargo module.  
\- No plans to allow swappable main weapons on the Polaris or Javelin (as the Idris has), but it is not ruled out long-term.  
\- New  medium fighter teased (manufacturer unknown)  
\- Origin heavy fighter m80  
\- Kraken has two medical beds of unknown tier  
\- Odin confirmed as a combat battlecruiser  
\- No new player-flyable Vanduul ships planned, but more AI Banu ships can be expected  
\- Gaps in the ship matrix will be filled so players have manufacture options across all roles  
\- Suit lockers are actively being worked on. Prototypes already running to retrofit into older ships  
\- The reworked Idris model from SQ42 will not be brought into the PU until after SQ42 launch.

\### Flight Model  
\- A New Flight Experience is in development. Full overhaul covering flight, weapons, bullet speeds and engagement ranges. (NFM)  
\- Team tested lowering bullet speeds and extending engagement rates for more cinematic, tactical combat where players can dodge fire. It won't ship as tested but shows their direction  
\- Light, Medium and Heavy fighters are being reworked to have distinct identities. Ship classes should not be a linear progression, a player can stay in a light fighter their entire career.  
\- Missile unreliability is largely a network issue. Goal is to slow them down and replace binary countermeasures with manoeuvre based dodging.  
\- Missiles and torpedoes use a similar flight model as ships do and are affected by atmosphere  
\- Torpedoes are exclusively for massive targets. Using one on a small fighter should feel wasteful. No stealth torpedos planned.  
\- The current armour system is a placeholder for Maelstrom, which will replace health pools with physical material simulation. Current armor tuning is groundwork for that.  
\- Ammo resupply and missile resupply is wanted to be separate, but no timeline  
\- Apollo drones are not being worked on, not a priority.

\### Multi-Crew & Capital Ships  
\- Capital ships will have map tables and holographic radars.  
\- A Commander role will let players survey the battlefield and push designated targets to all gunners on the ship.  
\- Ship cross-sections are now detectable via active ping  
\- Advanced radar ships will be able to pull more detailed info on nearby ships  
\- Installing matching radars on the same ship will provide a radar buff  
\- Fleet command UI is something the team wants but no details yet

\### Gameplay & Careers  
\- Base Building T1 will not require a specialized ship. The Pioneer will also not be flyable alongside T1s release.  
\- Manned turrets will not support AI blades  
\- Damaged turrets can be repaired from the inside of the ship, as long as they are not destroyed.  
\- Ship Hangar service in 4.8 will not allow larger ships to rearm using their own cargo. (Potentially in the future)  
\- Auto cargo loading at major ports is still planned  
\- Crafting / Upgrading ships will provide performance gains only. No visual or hardpoint changes.  
\- Drones are a major component of the base building loop. Once the underlying tech is complete, drone rooms on existing ships will become functional. Drones will operate automonously with player instructions.  
\- Ground physics currently react too harshly to terrain. Ground Vehicles are essential for basebuilding and combined arms.  
\- L and XL hangars will not get additional pads for now. Modular hangars are a long-term plan.  
\- Temporary jump points are planned for 1.0 and could lead to brand new locations.  
\- Stellar Storms confirmed (CMEs, Solar Flares...)  
\- Underwater exploration is planned but not in the near future.

Regarding Tiburon, JC was presented with this image, and remarked 'there will not be so many turrets, and the turrets will not get smaller beam weapons'.

It is not clear yet how the main beam will be controlled, one rumour from BC suggests it will be pilot controlled. All subject to change

\## Some additional missed information due to length of the post

\### Gameplay & Careers (cont.)  
\- Economy-focused updates are coming in the next few months.  
\- Food buffs possibly within a year.  
\- Food and Medical fabricators are planned.   
\- Research gameplay is something the team wants but has not had the time for.  
\- LLM-based NPCs are being explored. Not soon.

\### Tech  
\- Dynamic Server Meshing is expected to resolve a portion of current instability. This years issues are largely attributed to frequent small patches  
\- Features are now being rolled out in smaller increments. Too many changes with Engineering made feedback impossible to parse.  
\- Many combat and vehicle features were build for SQ42 first. Porting to the PU is significantly more complex due to its open-MMO nature.  
\- Gamepad support needs a full rework including UI for the PU. SQ42 improvements will be ported to the PU

\### Questions CIG refused to answer  
\- More ships coming off limited-sale.  
\- Constellation Series MK6.  
\- The Origin ship teased by the sound team in an SCL. (Now known to be the M80 Heavy Fighter)  
\- Kruger S65

Corrections from above:

It is \*Vanduul\* ships, not Banu, that have no new planned player ships.

Also, it is the Kraken which has 2 medbeds - not Arrastra.

Much more informative breakdown of Beijing Bar Citizen SCL and CIG talks courtesy of LGriffin - thank you so much! [PIPELINE]