CitizenCon Direct: October 11, 2025
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Direct link to the stream/video, starts in 1 hour (19:00 UTC).
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Direct link to the stream/video, starts in 1 hour (19:00 UTC).
Nyx announced, releasing next month!
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Nyx announced, releasing next month!
And no need to go through Pyro!
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Direct link to the stream/video, starts in 1 hour (19:00 UTC).
- No need to travel through Pyro to reach Nyx is a very good decision.
- Levski looks cool. I expected more changes to the interior so seeing them sticking to the old look this much was a nice surprise.
- "Nyx won't be as complete as Pyro was on release." - didn't Pyro release in an incomplete state? Nyx is even smaller. Not gonna lie, this is a bit worrying.
- Well, leaks were right about
CylonsVanduul. - Good job spoiling the "surprise" of the mission?
- New planet tech looks great but it makes me worried about my hardware. I hope Vulkan will keep it playable until I'm able to upgrade.
- Multi-system cargo is a neat step forward.
- Of course they couldn't help themselves from including combat in MINING facilities.
- Paladin looks nice, not something I'm going to ever use but still cool. Not a fan of the good ol' "you can use it solo".
- Stinger looks... Vanduul, I guess. Can't say I care for alien ships much.
- Kitbashed Cutlass is interesting. Something people asked for for years now and it definitely adds some realism to the universe.
- I honestly forgot about concepts for Bubba's garage weapons. It's finally a proper hobo combat time!
- Binoculars are officially a thing! I've been waiting for this.
- Not gonna lie, I'd rather they keep the non-content segments to minimum. That wasn't particularly funny.
- First look at the new inventory UI! Looks pretty clunky for larger lists of items but it's just a work in progress so no point in worrying about it for now.
- Ooooh, ship ammo!
- Instanced dungeons next year, should be a great addition for non PvP combat players.
- Huh, Siege or Orison returning as an instanced mission is not something I expected.
- Look into Levski's future location is cool and all but what about the underground parts of Distribution Centres? Is that still happening?
- Road to 1.0 segment didn't really say anything new, could've been a part of an ISC episode.
- New group focused mission looks neat for org players.
- Ship hangar refuelling and rearming! Limited, sure, but finally.
- I feel like keeping the big-ass Vanull ship at the end of the mission could've been left secret for more effect. They really can't stop themselves from spoiling surprises for the new stuff.
- No updated Aurora reveal. Trash show, 0/10.
All in all it was alright though the lack of updates on social features and the reworked flight model feel like significant omissions. I expected a little more, not gonna lie.
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- No need to travel through Pyro to reach Nyx is a very good decision.
- Levski looks cool. I expected more changes to the interior so seeing them sticking to the old look this much was a nice surprise.
- "Nyx won't be as complete as Pyro was on release." - didn't Pyro release in an incomplete state? Nyx is even smaller. Not gonna lie, this is a bit worrying.
- Well, leaks were right about
CylonsVanduul. - Good job spoiling the "surprise" of the mission?
- New planet tech looks great but it makes me worried about my hardware. I hope Vulkan will keep it playable until I'm able to upgrade.
- Multi-system cargo is a neat step forward.
- Of course they couldn't help themselves from including combat in MINING facilities.
- Paladin looks nice, not something I'm going to ever use but still cool. Not a fan of the good ol' "you can use it solo".
- Stinger looks... Vanduul, I guess. Can't say I care for alien ships much.
- Kitbashed Cutlass is interesting. Something people asked for for years now and it definitely adds some realism to the universe.
- I honestly forgot about concepts for Bubba's garage weapons. It's finally a proper hobo combat time!
- Binoculars are officially a thing! I've been waiting for this.
- Not gonna lie, I'd rather they keep the non-content segments to minimum. That wasn't particularly funny.
- First look at the new inventory UI! Looks pretty clunky for larger lists of items but it's just a work in progress so no point in worrying about it for now.
- Ooooh, ship ammo!
- Instanced dungeons next year, should be a great addition for non PvP combat players.
- Huh, Siege or Orison returning as an instanced mission is not something I expected.
- Look into Levski's future location is cool and all but what about the underground parts of Distribution Centres? Is that still happening?
- Road to 1.0 segment didn't really say anything new, could've been a part of an ISC episode.
- New group focused mission looks neat for org players.
- Ship hangar refuelling and rearming! Limited, sure, but finally.
- I feel like keeping the big-ass Vanull ship at the end of the mission could've been left secret for more effect. They really can't stop themselves from spoiling surprises for the new stuff.
- No updated Aurora reveal. Trash show, 0/10.
All in all it was alright though the lack of updates on social features and the reworked flight model feel like significant omissions. I expected a little more, not gonna lie.
Levski looks cool. I expected more changes to the interior so seeing them sticking to the old look this much was a nice surprise.
Happy to get home again. and also explore Nyx 1.
Good job spoiling the “surprise” of the mission?
yeah that was... a strange way to introduce this story line. (And then later claimed that they didn't spoil anything? uuuuh okay)
Look into Levski’s future location is cool and all but what about the underground parts of Distribution Centres? Is that still happening?
Hope they don't just forget about those sub levels.
I feel like keeping the big-ass Vanull ship at the end of the mission could’ve been left secret for more effect. They really can’t stop themselves from spoiling surprises for the new stuff.
Yeah true, we will play it anyway so why spoil even that?
All in all, I am happy with the projected progress and that we get Nyx next month. Also I am quite interested in that Kitbash Ship (why does it not have a toilet, come ooooooon The Lancer has one and the Asgard/Valkyrie has one :/)
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Levski looks cool. I expected more changes to the interior so seeing them sticking to the old look this much was a nice surprise.
Happy to get home again. and also explore Nyx 1.
Good job spoiling the “surprise” of the mission?
yeah that was... a strange way to introduce this story line. (And then later claimed that they didn't spoil anything? uuuuh okay)
Look into Levski’s future location is cool and all but what about the underground parts of Distribution Centres? Is that still happening?
Hope they don't just forget about those sub levels.
I feel like keeping the big-ass Vanull ship at the end of the mission could’ve been left secret for more effect. They really can’t stop themselves from spoiling surprises for the new stuff.
Yeah true, we will play it anyway so why spoil even that?
All in all, I am happy with the projected progress and that we get Nyx next month. Also I am quite interested in that Kitbash Ship (why does it not have a toilet, come ooooooon The Lancer has one and the Asgard/Valkyrie has one :/)
and also explore Nyx 1.
I have to ask since I'm not an expert on Star Citizen lore - is it me or did they retconned another system? I thought Nyx had no planets? Either way, it'll be nice to visit Levski again.
(why does it not have a toilet, come ooooooon The Lancer has one and the Asgard/Valkyrie has one :/)
They could've even used the one in Cutlass Red (and Blue, I think?) as a base. Just trash it up a little to make it fit with the rest of the ship.
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and also explore Nyx 1.
I have to ask since I'm not an expert on Star Citizen lore - is it me or did they retconned another system? I thought Nyx had no planets? Either way, it'll be nice to visit Levski again.
(why does it not have a toilet, come ooooooon The Lancer has one and the Asgard/Valkyrie has one :/)
They could've even used the one in Cutlass Red (and Blue, I think?) as a base. Just trash it up a little to make it fit with the rest of the ship.
I have to ask since I'm not an expert on Star Citizen lore - is it me or did they retconned another system? I thought Nyx had no planets? Either way, it'll be nice to visit Levski again.
That's strange regarding the planets of Nyx. I also was under the impression that the System had no planets, but it does at least since 2015 https://robertsspaceindustries.com/en/comm-link/spectrum-dispatch/14365-Galactic-Guide-Nyx-System but according to it Nyx 1 sounds way less beautiful than it looked in the presentation.
They could've even used the one in Cutlass Red (and Blue, I think?) as a base. Just trash it up a little to make it fit with the rest of the ship.
Yeah or from the red/blue. Just a sad thing but I will call it home either way for a while. The Blue Blossom paint job will fit nicely with the iconography of Levski and the PALs.
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I have to ask since I'm not an expert on Star Citizen lore - is it me or did they retconned another system? I thought Nyx had no planets? Either way, it'll be nice to visit Levski again.
That's strange regarding the planets of Nyx. I also was under the impression that the System had no planets, but it does at least since 2015 https://robertsspaceindustries.com/en/comm-link/spectrum-dispatch/14365-Galactic-Guide-Nyx-System but according to it Nyx 1 sounds way less beautiful than it looked in the presentation.
They could've even used the one in Cutlass Red (and Blue, I think?) as a base. Just trash it up a little to make it fit with the rest of the ship.
Yeah or from the red/blue. Just a sad thing but I will call it home either way for a while. The Blue Blossom paint job will fit nicely with the iconography of Levski and the PALs.
Ah cool, thanks for fact checking me. That's definitely a much older source than expected.
The Blue Blossom paint job
Oh, I just saw this skin. Looks really cool and unique.
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Direct link to the stream/video, starts in 1 hour (19:00 UTC).
Good show. Nice to see them talk about things coming in the next year, and not a bunch of gameplay concepts 5+ years out.
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Direct link to the stream/video, starts in 1 hour (19:00 UTC).
Random thoughts after digesting for a day:
Overall the scope of the show was what I expected from 2 hrs VOD presentation. I didn't expect to hear that much about major changes so I was quite happy to hear about PlanetTech / Nyx 1 and proto-crafting going into tech preview by EOY. I like that they're dribbling Nyx out to us and we get it so soon! And the 2026 content looks great. And I like that they're getting the Vaduul into the game, including the capital ship. And I really need to find a way to be able to be on mic when I play.
Tiny disappoint: I assumed the distance between Nyx and Stanton would be the impetus for introducing data-running gameplay (along with interstellar missions) so I'm a just a little bummed they're adding the temporary jump point in Stanton. If only because I'm itching to have a reason to fly a Drake Harold. I'm guessing (in addition to getting more players into Nyx) it will also let them run Pyro in fewer server shards because it won't become a major highway.
Bigger disappointment: I feel like the "Road to 1.0" segment at the end was lacking a big picture focus. To be honest what I want to hear from CIG is what state they're trying to get the PU to before SQ42 launches; since we're expecting it to launch before SC 1.0. I'm sure that will be a topic once there's a firm release date for Squadron, but CitCon seems like the place they should be talking about it.
Edit: And I'm trying to talk myself out of a Shiv. It checks all my boxes, seems like a great scavenging ship or a gem mining camper. And a $135 LTI token is attractive. But I'm really frustrated they didn't take the time to give the Cutlas part a gold-pass with accessible components.
