WORKAROUNDS
Current Star Citizen workarounds
Practical current actions, limited fallbacks, and reliable conclusions about what is not worth trying.
Mission cargo is missing from the pickup elevator
Synchronize the PC clock before relaunching and retrying the affected contract, but treat the mixed result as a bounded test rather than a fix.
Drake Command Module radar does not function
Undock and redock the Command Module, then check the radar. This is a docking-state workaround, not a confirmed repair of the underlying issue.
Hull C automated loading or unloading fails to transfer cargo
Use manual transfer only when the cargo exists and both endpoints have working external freight elevators; it is an alternate workflow, not a repair of Cargo Services.
Ironclad cargo body missing after quantum travel
Current evidence does not support a reliable recovery method. Same-shard re-entry is only a limited fallback; Alt-F4 is not recommended.
Ironclad body missing after retrieval
No reliable workaround is currently supported.
Repair, refuel, and restock options do not appear after landing
Wait several minutes after landing, then reopen Landing Services only when the options are missing from the app; this is official guidance, not an independently confirmed repair.
Quantum snare or dampener disappears after quantum travel
Make another Quantum Travel, then check the console again. This applies only when an equipped device is missing from the console.
Rental ship is missing from ASOP after the rental completes
Restarting the router and flushing DNS once is a low-risk fallback with mixed outcomes, not a dependable fix.
Aurora Mk I cannot be retrieved after Alpha 4.9
Try one alternate-location retrieval or stock-layout claim if the warning is acceptable; Aurora-specific recovery remains unconfirmed.
Golem mining modules are missing or cannot be attached
The prepared-head swap may be worth one cautious attempt, but head and module compatibility and exact hotfix applicability remain unresolved.
Hand-mined gems cannot be sold at a commodity terminal
Try a small sale from your personal inventory first, with your character selected; confirm payment before moving the rest of the haul.
Hull-A retrieval fails with cargo spindles extended
Fully retract the spindles before storing the Hull-A; no supported recovery is established once the ship returns unusable.
Star Citizen fails during PU loading or hangar traversal on Linux/Nobara
A physical swapfile alongside zram is a limited-support fallback when memory pressure or a host limit is relevant.
Distant terrain does not render cleanly from inside a ship
Enter r.TSR=0 for the matching in-ship smear, then compare the same view; expect more shimmer or aliasing because temporal antialiasing is disabled.
Velocity limiter: ship cannot maintain forward thrust
For the velocity-limiter symptom, releasing and pressing forward thrust again is the current action to try; it has Limited support and does not cover other no-thrust states.
Refinery work orders fail with ore on a stored ship
Move ore pods to local inventory before retrying only when the work order fails from a stored ship; this is official guidance, not an independently confirmed repair for every refinery failure.