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The 3.18 that will be the next release is not the same 3.18 we would have gotten if we had released it in September. What has the extra time allowed us to do?

TL;DRThe extra time made 3.18 a much bigger patch with continued server and stability fixes, PES-related tech work, and new content such as the racetracks, but no new feature work after the end of December.

Todd PapyStar Citizen Live Game Director

Basically, end of December, there's no new feature work or anything like that. But obviously, if you're talking about from the September aspect, then yes, everything else just keeps on going into 3.18. So it is a much bigger patch than what it would normally be. And then obviously, really the only kind of new tech development stuff is the stuff that Benoit was just talking about, just to make sure that the PES functions the way that we need it to function.

Benoit BeausejourChief Technology Officer, Turbulent

So always a bunch of server improvements that always go in, because it's constant work.

Todd PapyStar Citizen Live Game Director

We always hotfix and try to... usually the way it goes is, like Ben said, the first thing that comes in and is fixed is server crashes, because that affects everybody. And then from there, it's client stability and client crashes that are fixed. And then from there, it's a lot of the gameplay features.

GuillaumeDirector of Development

It's not only fixes, but there's also entire pieces of content, like the racetracks were actually developed after September, when 3.18 should have been released, right? So that was another gigantic thing that was added.

Todd PapyStar Citizen Live Game Director

Well, that was meant for the December release, whatever name or number it was. But the idea was that, yes, we were aiming for that in that quarter.

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Published on this date.27 Jan 2023