Star Citizen 4.4.0 patch summary: what changed

Alpha 4.4.0 — 'Welcome to Nyx' — is the biggest structural expansion to the persistent universe since Pyro, adding a third star system and a sweeping slate of new gameplay on November 19, 2025.

New System: Nyx

• A lawless third system reachable through jump points at the edges of both Stanton and Pyro
• Levski, the smuggler landing zone on the Delamar asteroid, returns with visual and audio upgrades after years away
• The Glaciem Ring is a dense asteroid belt around the Nyx star, full of abandoned stations and wreck sites suited to pirates and independent operators

Gameplay & Missions

• Vanduul NPC pilots flying Scythes, Blades, Glaives, and Stingers make their first appearance in the persistent universe inside Nyx
• Interstellar Hauling missions now route cargo procedurally across all three systems in various sizes, factions, and difficulty tiers
• The Sworn Enemies Operation tasks InterSec-reputation players with tracking Vanduul tech smugglers through abandoned QV Logistics stations
• A full Nyx Mission Pack adds system-flavored bounty, courier, patrol, and support contracts against new enemies

Ships & Weapons

• IAE 2955, hosted at the Vision Center in Orison, ran during the patch and introduced several new ships including the RSI Perseus, Kruger L-22 Alpha Wolf, Drake Clipper, RSI Salvation, and Greycat MDC
• Two new FPS weapons arrived: the TripleDown shotgun pistol and the Boomtube single-shot rocket launcher
• PDT damage was cut by 50% and missile/torpedo health was reduced to match; several flight-performance tweaks hit the F8C, Hawk, Arrow, and others

Tech & Stability

• Over 180 bug and crash fixes since 4.3.2, including 31 sourced from the Issue Council, plus core improvements to spatial partitioning, memory allocation, and audio streaming

This is a high-level summary — always check the official patch notes for the complete and authoritative list of changes.