The Star Citizen Thread v5

[frostypaw]

Yes, but that's only employee running costs. There are mocap costs which are speclated to be around 60M. So that alone could mean that in reality CIG is quite short on cash ATM.

I don't think it's unfair to double the costs of the UK operation as a generously low estimate of the total running costs, then you add in the mocap and artist fees which will have been significant for a 3 film deal with such long scripts ....

The numbers seem really really ugly to me. Then you watch the funding graph and it back bumbling along at the grand an hour level and it looks like someone's trained a horse to within sight of winning the grand national, only they've had it on starvation rations most of the time while the food's gone to the jockey and now he's fat and the horse is stumbling to a halt

I was in "can't really be that bad" territory until the cash-only sales.

 

[Osmanthus]

Hey...

Am I the only one who sees the typo in Ortwin Freyermuth's name on that link?

https://beta.companieshouse.gov.uk/company/08882924/officers

How significant is this?

Also, his "country of residence" is apparently "German American", which isn't a country. His nationality, on the other hand, is United States. It seems like he meant to swap those two around.

Further edit: Yes, that's a swap. Chris Roberts's nationality is "British American" and his country of residence is United States.

 

[Esvandiary]

Am I the only one who sees the typo in Ortwin Freyermuth's name on that link?

How significant is this?

Much as it'd be fun for this to be some super-sneaky plot to escape responsibility for any problems down the line, I can't help but feel that Hanlon's Razor applies here. Especially since this is CIG we're dealing with.

 

[Osmanthus]

Much as it'd be fun for this to be some super-sneaky plot to escape responsibility for any problems down the line, I can't help but feel that Hanlon's Razor applies here. Especially since this is CIG we're dealing with.

Yes, I doubt it's something nefarious. But it is funny that CIG (or RSI?)'s incompetence extends even to things like these.

 

[Esvandiary]

But it is funny that CIG (or RSI?)

I think I might start calling the combined entity FIGRISC42... The middle bit even sort-of sounds like Idris.

 

[Osmanthus]

I think I might start calling the combined entity FIGRISC42... The middle bit even sort-of sounds like Idris.

BUY ONE

 

[shadragon]

(perhaps just being restricted to your own vessel so you can buy cosmetic ship furniture from the Frontier Store )

Oooo... Do you have any screenshots of the Frontier Futon?

 

[Dogeh]

Oooo... Do you have any screenshots of the Frontier Futon?

Buy a Futon!
Wait....

Now if this was RSI...

 

[metatheurgist]

I think I might start calling the combined entity FIGRISC42... The middle bit even sort-of sounds like Idris.

Maybe we should just call it the Chris Roberts Experience!

 

[Mu77ley]

So, did 2.6 go the the PTU yesterday in the end?

That was the last day of the target date range from their schedule (9th to 14th), and even then it would only give them 2 days testing in the PTU before their full 2.6 release "Aim Date".

 

[frostypaw]

So, did 2.6 go the the PTU yesterday in the end?

That was the last day of the target date range from their schedule (9th to 14th), and even then it would only give them 2 days testing in the PTU before their full 2.6 release "Aim Date".

Sorry - was distracted by FDEV's share price
What?

Oh.... reddit seems fairly calm about it, but aware. CIG will stay stumm until tomorrow I reckon, then make up some new date

 

[Stigbob]

Sorry - was distracted by FDEV's share price
What?

Oh.... reddit seems fairly calm about it, but aware. CIG will stay stumm until tomorrow I reckon, then make up some new date

Total silence from CIG/RSI/ and not a peep out of the backers ?, it's another SC milestone alright.

Situation normal not worthy of adding to THE LIST.

 

[GaryII]

They will refactor their schedule = all problems solved.
If we can believe DS twitter tomorrow they have live stream..

 

[Toumal]

Sorry - was distracted by FDEV's share price
What?

Oh.... reddit seems fairly calm about it, but aware. CIG will stay stumm until tomorrow I reckon, then make up some new date

CIG is doing Quantum Development. If you don't observe them, they're never late!

 

[Gregstrom]

CIG is doing Quantum Development. If you don't observe them, they're never late!

...so if Heisenberg applies we can't simultaneously observe what they're working on and when it's due?

 

[Cmdr Eagleboy]

They will refactor their schedule = all problems solved.
If we can believe DS twitter tomorrow they have live stream..

So "few days" were essentially "a week".

 

[frostypaw]

...so if Heisenberg applies we can't simultaneously observe what they're working on and when it's due?

Now you understand open development!

Let's hope they do try and do a livestream if they try and rush it out to be on time, I need something lighter in my life

 

[GaryII]

So "few days" were essentially "a week".

its hard to say, maybe next year...

https://twitter.com/SandiGardiner/status/809177683284234241

Whats RSI cup ?!

Is it 2.6 event..?!

 

[Cmdr Eagleboy]

its hard to say, maybe next year...

https://twitter.com/SandiGardiner/status/809177683284234241

Whats RSI cup ?!

Is it 2.6 event..?!

Hard to tell, but Twitter replies are sobering.

 

[Toumal]

Clouds forming at Crytek. A former employee is running a gofundme to fund legal action against Crytek for not paying wages for months.

https://www.gofundme.com/legal-action-against-crytek

Crytek has failed to pay salaries on time starting May 2016. Ever since May this year, salaries have been delayed. Today as I'm creating this GoFundMe campaign, 14th December 2016, it was 58 days since Crytek paid me my September salary. Two whole months have failed to make it to my account. The last salary I got was one month late.

It really makes no sense to delay wage payments. If your company dies when you pay wages on time, you're just delaying the inevitable. Sadly Crytek doesn't seem to have any hot irons in the oven, and the last few released titles (like that VR climbing sim) were decidedly meh.