CMDR_Orlando
Banned
They are simplistic but they are immersive, eva in & out of your ship is engaging, fun and dangerous (depending on the ship you can die
). A great example caught from reddit:
I had an experience last night that completely ramped my hype and love for this game to 9000, and I thought I would share:
I just recently acquired a Vanguard, so I was flying the ICC missions, getting used to the heavier ship and more powerful weapons.
That ended badly, when I careened into a pirate M50, blowing us both up. Upon respawning, I saw that the Vanguard has a 10+minute wait time. I called in my Avenger and decided to do something else while waiting. This is where the fun begins....
I checked the missions available, and the law-abiding citizens had activated all the comm arrays, so the only thing left was to go to Covalex Shipping Hub, a mission I had never done before. Off I went! The mission itself was intriguing, very eerie, floating there among the wreckage, listening to the audio recordings, and piecing together what happened. However, it was what was happening outside that made things interesting.
My first clue that things were amiss was the satellite link going out. Someone switched it off. I kept an eye on the indicator for my ship, hidden in the shadow of the station, and pressed on looking for clues. I was confident that my hiding spot was secure. I was wrong. A couple minutes after the link went out, I heard the sounds of cannons firing outside. Multiple explosions. The ships of the two others in the station blew...then the hud indicator for my Avenger went out with the last explosion. I was now stranded.
I decided to finish the mission, hoping the outlaw would get bored and leave. After finishing, I made my way out to the landing pad. All was quiet, not a ship in sight. I opened chat and sent out a mayday, asking for a pickup. No one responded at first. Then, I saw something blocking out the sun...it looked like a ship, just sitting out there! Salvation! I thought one of the others inside was sneakier and left their ship far away to avoid detection.
As I drifted closer, I saw that it was a derelict Freelancer, must have been left from the disaster at the station, and it was missing an engine. No good. Then, I saw what looked like another derelict floating to my right. Off I went! As I drifted in EVA over to it, I saw a pilot was responding to my request. Perfect. I would be saved regardless!
The other derelict was a Connie, in decent shape too! Looks like I didn't need rescuing after all. No sooner had I thought that, while opening the airlock, when I heard the roar of engines behind me and the sharp BOOM of ballistic cannons. The outlaw was still here, and shooting at ME! The outlaw, in a Sabre, hit the Connie sending it spiraling away from me. He must not have seen me because he followed it, blasting away. My hope shattered as the derelict exploded. Meanwhile, I saw that the pilot, one Viper_Six was on his way with another Citizen, Arie1100 with him in his Cutlass. I headed back to the landing pad to wait, watching the Sabre prowling around the station like a shark circling it's prey....
I see the swirl of space unbending around a ship exiting Quantum. A Cutlass soars overhead and immediately engages the Sabre. I felt like a fly, powerless, waiting to see what would happen. I hear shots fire, missiles launch, explosions from the other side of the station. What was happening?!? Then, in an instant, Viper_Six appears in his Cutlass hovering over the pad. Was the Sabre gone? I thought for sure these guys would be dead. I headed as fast as my EVA jets could take me to the ship. Suddenly, I hear the cannons fire again, and the Sabre rockets past. CRAP CRAP CRAP I thought. The Cutlass was holding position, turret firing away. My palms were sweating as I approached the rear ramp, and I took a huge sigh of relief as I entered the hold.
As soon as I got in, they took evasive action. I got to the cockpit, jumping in the rear seat just in time to see my foe explode. We were safe, setting course back for Olisar. The feeling I got when walking down the ramp to safety back at Port Olisar was unlike anything I had ever felt in all my years of gaming. Now, could I have ended this all a lot sooner by suiciding, then hopping in my Vanguard to go back there and take care of him myself? Sure...but I chose not to, because the other options were all far more fun and engaging. We got something special here, folks. I can't wait to see what 3.0 adds to the mix.
TL;DR: I got stranded by an outlaw at Covalex. Tried to rescue myself with a derelict. Outlaw blew that up, and I was saved by a couple of skilled rescue pilots in a Cutlass. Emergent Gameplay FTW!
source: https://as.reddit.com/r/starcitizen/comments/50hx4o/stranded_at_covalex_intense_immersive_experience/
I just recently acquired a Vanguard, so I was flying the ICC missions, getting used to the heavier ship and more powerful weapons.
That ended badly, when I careened into a pirate M50, blowing us both up. Upon respawning, I saw that the Vanguard has a 10+minute wait time. I called in my Avenger and decided to do something else while waiting. This is where the fun begins....
I checked the missions available, and the law-abiding citizens had activated all the comm arrays, so the only thing left was to go to Covalex Shipping Hub, a mission I had never done before. Off I went! The mission itself was intriguing, very eerie, floating there among the wreckage, listening to the audio recordings, and piecing together what happened. However, it was what was happening outside that made things interesting.
My first clue that things were amiss was the satellite link going out. Someone switched it off. I kept an eye on the indicator for my ship, hidden in the shadow of the station, and pressed on looking for clues. I was confident that my hiding spot was secure. I was wrong. A couple minutes after the link went out, I heard the sounds of cannons firing outside. Multiple explosions. The ships of the two others in the station blew...then the hud indicator for my Avenger went out with the last explosion. I was now stranded.
I decided to finish the mission, hoping the outlaw would get bored and leave. After finishing, I made my way out to the landing pad. All was quiet, not a ship in sight. I opened chat and sent out a mayday, asking for a pickup. No one responded at first. Then, I saw something blocking out the sun...it looked like a ship, just sitting out there! Salvation! I thought one of the others inside was sneakier and left their ship far away to avoid detection.
As I drifted closer, I saw that it was a derelict Freelancer, must have been left from the disaster at the station, and it was missing an engine. No good. Then, I saw what looked like another derelict floating to my right. Off I went! As I drifted in EVA over to it, I saw a pilot was responding to my request. Perfect. I would be saved regardless!
The other derelict was a Connie, in decent shape too! Looks like I didn't need rescuing after all. No sooner had I thought that, while opening the airlock, when I heard the roar of engines behind me and the sharp BOOM of ballistic cannons. The outlaw was still here, and shooting at ME! The outlaw, in a Sabre, hit the Connie sending it spiraling away from me. He must not have seen me because he followed it, blasting away. My hope shattered as the derelict exploded. Meanwhile, I saw that the pilot, one Viper_Six was on his way with another Citizen, Arie1100 with him in his Cutlass. I headed back to the landing pad to wait, watching the Sabre prowling around the station like a shark circling it's prey....
I see the swirl of space unbending around a ship exiting Quantum. A Cutlass soars overhead and immediately engages the Sabre. I felt like a fly, powerless, waiting to see what would happen. I hear shots fire, missiles launch, explosions from the other side of the station. What was happening?!? Then, in an instant, Viper_Six appears in his Cutlass hovering over the pad. Was the Sabre gone? I thought for sure these guys would be dead. I headed as fast as my EVA jets could take me to the ship. Suddenly, I hear the cannons fire again, and the Sabre rockets past. CRAP CRAP CRAP I thought. The Cutlass was holding position, turret firing away. My palms were sweating as I approached the rear ramp, and I took a huge sigh of relief as I entered the hold.
As soon as I got in, they took evasive action. I got to the cockpit, jumping in the rear seat just in time to see my foe explode. We were safe, setting course back for Olisar. The feeling I got when walking down the ramp to safety back at Port Olisar was unlike anything I had ever felt in all my years of gaming. Now, could I have ended this all a lot sooner by suiciding, then hopping in my Vanguard to go back there and take care of him myself? Sure...but I chose not to, because the other options were all far more fun and engaging. We got something special here, folks. I can't wait to see what 3.0 adds to the mix.
TL;DR: I got stranded by an outlaw at Covalex. Tried to rescue myself with a derelict. Outlaw blew that up, and I was saved by a couple of skilled rescue pilots in a Cutlass. Emergent Gameplay FTW!
source: https://as.reddit.com/r/starcitizen/comments/50hx4o/stranded_at_covalex_intense_immersive_experience/
Imo it beats delivering text back and forth from procedurally generated "passport photo avatars".
2 weeks took them to model that actor saying those lines, after they have a bunch of guys scanned into a "npc database" they can make them say anything they want and move the lips has they want, same with mannerisms and facial expressions.
Just like if they take 2 years to flesh their first system it's not gonna take the same time for every other system because most of that time is developing and optimizing the tools to do it faster and more quality. Same with ships and avatar design/creation.
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