Star Citizen 4.0 live schedule — server meshing is the credibility test

CIG locked the 4.0 patch cadence. Server meshing in Q2, persistent universe migration in Q3, Squadron 42 still 2027.

Cloud Imperium published a binding 4.0 schedule for the live universe: dynamic server meshing rolls out in Q2, persistent universe migration completes in Q3, and the planetary tech stack lands across all systems by year-end. Squadron 42 remains a 2027 single-player release.

The mesh is the credibility test. CIG has been demoing 1000-player shards for two years; this is the patch that has to put it in front of paying users at scale. If it ships clean, the funding pace gets a fresh leg up; if it slips a third time, the Q4 commercial number gets ugly.