Star Citizen’s Pyro System Will Go Live In A New ‘Wild West’ Test Server On October 31

Cloud Imperium Games took the wraps off Star Citizen’s new “preview channel” that will run alongside the Persistent Universe alpha server. The new test server will go live on October 31st and will feature the first playable version of the new Pyro System at launch.

The preview channel, however, will initially be available exclusively to a randomly selected group of Digital Goodies Pack owners, Concierge-level backers, and the most active testers. Everyone else will have to wait for an invite, which will be handed out in waves much like previous testing invites. It’s worth noting that Cloud Imperium changed their invite policies back in August which now takes playtime and player activity into account.

The studio compared the new preview channel to the Wild West and described it as “a true environment where experimentation is the norm and all bets are off.” Whether it will help speed up the game’s frustratingly slow development remains to be seen.

Meanwhile, those on the regular alpha server can now take on three new missions and jump into the cockpit of the new Crusader A1 Spirit bomber following the release of Alpha 3.21 ahead of the weekend.

More information about the new test server can be found on the Star Citizen official site.

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Starting October 31st, we'll open access to Pyro on the Preview Channel in waves using a randomized selection process.

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