Star Citizen 4.3.0 patch summary: what changed

Alpha 4.3.0 "Dark Territory" (released 16 August 2025, build 4.3.0-LIVE.10098575) centres on a brand-new investigation mission system, a fresh light fighter, and a sweep of quality-of-life improvements to core traversal and spawning.

New ship

• The Kruger L-21 Wolf is the headline addition: a fast, agile light fighter with Kruger's distinctive aesthetic. A hotfix was pushed during PTU to address early issues before it hit LIVE.

New locations & missions

• Roughly 100 abandoned Onyx Facilities are scattered across Stanton and Pyro — derelict ASD research sites with investigation missions, data recovery, puzzle-solving, and environmental hazards.
• This is Part 1 of a three-phase event (the Onyx arc), continuing the Frontier Fighters / regen-crisis narrative; Parts 2 and 3 follow in 4.3.1 and 4.3.2.

Flight balance

• Every light fighter (Gladius, Arrow, Hawk, Fury series, M50, Nox, Dragonfly, and more) received SCM/NAV speed adjustments, revised linear and angular acceleration profiles, and health-pool tweaks aimed at making each ship feel distinctly different.

Tech & environment

• Dynamic snow now responds to weather conditions on MicroTech and Bloom (using the same systems as dynamic rain); new cloud cover was added to Bloom's poles.
• Ladder traversal was overhauled with mid-point entry/exit, look-around freedom, jumping off while aimed, leaning to dodge obstacles, and proper actor-collision handling.
• Personal hangar spawning now drops players directly into their home hangar rather than a HAB room.

Fixes

• Approximately 100 bug fixes cover missions, cargo systems, ship components, interdiction, UI, and several client and server crash sources.

This is a high-level summary; always consult the official patch notes for the complete list of changes.