Greetings Citizens,
The go/no-go meeting has happened and the word is GO! Arena Commander V0.8 is currently being uploaded to our server partners. If all goes according to plan, the module should be available to play later tonight! There’s no need to keep reloading your Star Citizen Launcher: we will post here as soon as the download is available.
In the meantime, we’ve put together a quick gallery of what we call “body horror” screenshots collected by the team in Santa Monica over the past several months. These show off some of the more bizarre bugs we’ve run into during the game’s development. We expect you’ll find a lot more once you start helping us test Arena Commander… but hopefully these have all been eliminated!

Hey guys! I'm sorry for the radio silence for the past few hours, but the team has been working hard to get Arena Commander V0.8 out the door TONIGHT. The good news is that we can now confirm that is HAPPENING! Look for an update to your Star Citizen launcher very soon, and the download itself shortly after. We've just updated the front page to reflect the fact that AC is coming tonight, along with a gallery of some of the bugs we've been encountering.

Please be aware that this update will delete your USER folder. If you have screenshots or anything else saved there, move them NOW!

Edited to add: the May Monthly Report will publish as soon as the patch is available to the public.

We are very happy to finally share with you the first public build of Arena Commander!

The build we are releasing today is what we’re calling Version 0.8. You can download it by either updating your existing Hangar through the launcher or by accessing the Star Citizen Download page. V0.8 will give every qualified backer access to the Vanduul Swarm and Freeflight modes and includes the ability to fly the Aurora, 300i and Hornet. If you haven’t pledged for one of these ships, we’ll give you a loaner that is the closest in class to what you fly; we want everyone with Alpha access (or an Arena Commander pass) to get their first taste of spaceflight!

WARNING: the updated version of the Star Citizen launcher will replace the USER folder when it patches. If you have any saved screenshots or other content, please move them before downloading Arena Commander.

Arena Commander V0.8 also includes multiplayer functionality for the Battle Royale and Team modes. These modes will be available for a small number of players today. As we hunt down lag and synch issues and spin up servers, we will open these modes up to more and more players in the coming weeks.

Remember: V0.8 is just the beginning. It’s the start of a hard push for the development team as we head towards V0.9 and finally V1.0, at which point Arena Commander will be ‘feature complete’ with the modes, maps and options promised at PAX. By the time V1.0 drops, we aim for the entire community to have access to the multiplayer game modes!

As we move forward to Version 0.9, we will focus on adding the following improvements:

Improved client and multiplayer server stability
General performance optimizations and fixes for hardware specific issues discovered during community testing
Audio improvements with additional SFX, music, mix, and improvements to the dynamic music system
Improvements to the HUD to better differentiate the manufacturers, improve ITTS, and add mouse control functionality
Additional character animations to add immersion to the cockpit and resolve outstanding animation issues
Further flight model upgrades to better handle unique thruster power combinations and refine the control of each ship
Additional ship, weapon, item, and thruster tuning to improve the balance of Arena Commander based on community testing
New multiplayer game mode for public testing along with AI improvements and updates to Vanduul Swarm.
Hangar bug fixing along with enhanced visuals and animations.
Cockpit polish with improved damage effects and more dynamic lighting that responds to gameplay events and ship status.
Some additional weapons and items for use with Arena Commander.
Update player breathing sound effects and responses to incoming impulses and g-forces

how big if full release !   

How is the game? worth pledging now or keep wallet for other games