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The Star Citizen Thread v5
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That's the beauty of star citizen, the author of the list is a visionary therefore proof, progress, sources and originality are not required.
Seriously though, someone did post a fully sourced list a while ago, but the sources were all CiG so it was links to endless marketing video's and INN transcripts. I think there's probably a self appointed keeper of the scrolls maintaining a fearsomely accurate list somewhere (complete with the original video's prior to "refactoring" and the new versions) but it would be beyond awful to wade through. There's so much sheer volume of star citizen drivel out there that even CiG can't keep track of what they said when.
Crikey $900 for a spaceship? Is this a new record? Chris Roberts continues to save PC gaming. =/
Also old news I'm sure but Squadron 42? Been saying for ages that SQ42 will be the litmus test, if they can deliver that and it's good then well there you go.
But I am now reading Squadron 42 has been delayed?
With a quote : "most of our base technology [for the game] is now complete".
Not finishing up or anything, they've nearly got the basics in?
I dunno, I can't help feeling it sounds like Sq42 is a long way off.
It also sounds similar to prevous Star Citizen quotes, paraphrasing from memory : "we are working toward getting the underlying framework together that will allow us to start building the game."
Also old news I'm sure but Squadron 42? Been saying for ages that SQ42 will be the litmus test, if they can deliver that and it's good then well there you go.
But I am now reading Squadron 42 has been delayed?
With a quote : "most of our base technology [for the game] is now complete".
Not finishing up or anything, they've nearly got the basics in?
I dunno, I can't help feeling it sounds like Sq42 is a long way off.
It also sounds similar to prevous Star Citizen quotes, paraphrasing from memory : "we are working toward getting the underlying framework together that will allow us to start building the game."
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Over at /r/starcitizen, but it's decidedly unnatural and NSFW.
Don't worry, their development has gone through some troubled fluids, but now solid technical foundations have been laid in, it's only gonna ramp up.
You mean like robust AI routines have been developed? All gameplay mechanics are in place (professions), netcode is finally stable, and mocap animations drop jaws?
That's all in game, you just don't understand it.
Oh and buy a Javelin and save PC gaming, will ya?
I would have thought SQ42 is far more likely to see a "release" given its a self contained set of linear gameplay branches with no multiplayer. Also, Foundry 42 have had a big team quietly working on it. My assumption is that the PU is still as "proof of concept" as it appears, but all the staff in Manchester must have something to show for the past few years, no real reason to think that part won't come together given that studio actually has some pedigree.
I am concerned that CR mentioned wanting to add the PG Planet landing stuff in during his presentation. That doesn't sound like stuff you simply crowbar in if your thinking of a Q1 2017 release.
I am concerned that CR mentioned wanting to add the PG Planet landing stuff in during his presentation. That doesn't sound like stuff you simply crowbar in if your thinking of a Q1 2017 release.
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Thats very cheap of him. His exact twitter:
https://twitter.com/dsmart/status/786310751443161089
CIG devs may only have one job, but if that is so, it certainly is not to hold their CEO accountable. Thats just not how things work.
Q1 2017 is the release of the new "vision" where Genuine Roberts explains the need to abandon everything done so far in the name of fidelity and improved immersion 
You mean /r/dereksmart
I'm not sure that's the correct use of the term "Breaking News"
It's more like a message.
Breaking News: hello mum!
So much this...it's all about graphical fidelity and when you make excuses for polish to FlM in beta you have a pretty obvious problem.
Pixar doesn't animate their films anywhere near print Rez...
Final fx shots in Star Wars probably come in a day before lock.
Gameplay is king where I come from. I had to use my imagination playing games growing up more than maybe some now.
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I agree. Not very diplomatic at all. If half the stuff you read about Roberts is true, if you told him he was wrong, you would be down the road anyway. I have been lucky in having always been in employment. Must be very stressful getting laid off. Feel sorry for them if this is true.
There's no need to get too invested convincing anyone here that the demo wasn't as impressive as they imagine - the funding goals chart speaks for itself. The next few months funding are all on that ship sale - nobody was particularly impressed it seems. We've seen sparse planets and mountains, these are easy bits
Those charts could be a complete work of fantasy. Until they publish their accounts we will never know. As I have said before, they could be buying the ships themselves. After all, they are using other peoples money.
I do not comprehend that place, nor do I wish to. It is beyond me.
"With a bit of luck, his life was ruined forever. Always thinking that just behind some narrow door in all of his favourite bars, men in red woollen shirts are getting incredible kicks from things he’ll never know." - Hunter S Thompson, Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas
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Oh, I don't know... They managed to make Cryengine look completely pants at rendering foliage - That's actually quite an impressive feat that nobody else has managed.
At least their PBR implementation and textures in general are absolutely on point.
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I dunno, they have earned almost 3.5 million dollars, and we're not even halfway through October. And while I can agree that their funding meter doesn't include refunds, I think otherwise it's largely truthful. Seriously, regular f2p mobile games rake in millions, and they have no macrotransactions like SC.
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