The long awaited 3.0 alpha patch for Star Citizen has been postponed again. The big update, which is supposed to bring the landing and exploration to the planet, among other things, has now been postponed from the end of August to the beginning of September.

The community was not exactly happy about it, delays and delays have plagued Star Citizen since the financing as a crowdfunding project. The original publication date in 2014 was shelved for a long time due to a comprehensive expansion of the project. But even in the recent past, delays have been increasing with many promised updates and features. The critical voices are increasing more and more whether and how many of the promises of Star Citizen developer and chief designer Chris Roberts can really be implemented.

The Star Citizen developers explain the problems

According to the developers, the current shift is due to the size of the update. Due to the many features implemented, there were stability problems of the client, which now have to be fixed. The work on the new patch system also slowed down the process.

Basically: “When you venture into unexplored territory, you don't foresee all the challenges. The work on Patch 3.0 has created new variables and problems that one could never have guessed and fixing these problems is time-consuming. "

“The size of 3.0 is not negligible, it requires a level of technology and program infrastructure that is far more complex than any previous update. Failure to meet the deadline is not malicious and could not be seen in advance. ”So the developers on their website.

The new date for Star Citizen Patch 3.0 is now set for August 4th to 8th. Let's hope that it works this time and that the new features will finally be playable.