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STAR CITIZEN, Chris Roberts' (Wing Commander) New Game [$25 million funded]
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You are my hero sir.
70"? Come on, man, go all out and up that to 110"+ with a 1080p projector! Be careful, though, b/c it has a high disapproval rating among wives......until they see it in action :-D
People seem to be a bit concerned about the cockpit taking so much space on the screen ...
If you think about it, it's a bit ridiculous that we'd still have framed cockpits in the future, considering today planes like the F-22 no longer have any framework whatsoever, just a pure bubble canopy. However, Josh Strike (HUD designer) posted that: "Historically, in Chriss games, the higher-end / more expensive ships tend to have more open and undivided viewport areas in the cockpit than the basic models. Just sayin." Makes sense. That enemy fighter concept art they released seems to indicate just that.
That second cockpit looks AMAZING.
I don't think it's all going to drop at one time. Expect the various things to come out kind of piecemeal. It'll eventually get to what their describing, but definitely not at launch.
That's something that a lot of Kickstarter and projects have in common. It's not that different from when a studio is pitching a game to a publisher. You tend to shoot for the stars and scale back from there.
What is it that you guys find so impossibly ambitious? It is no doubt a very big and ambitious game and were it to be funded only by Kickstarter / RSI site, that would be a big cause for concern. That is not the case here however. Furthermore, if you look at games like EVE and the X saga ... those are some pretty fucking huge games too.
Dunno, with someone as experienced as Chris Roberts at the helm it seems more than doable. Not all at once, obviously, but doable nonetheless.
Dunno, with someone as experienced as Chris Roberts at the helm it seems more than doable. Not all at once, obviously, but doable nonetheless.
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Nope, unfortunately had nothing to do with it
TheVoidDragon
Member
From what i've seen of this, it looks very good.
Am i expecting too much by wanting first-person versions of EVE online style battles, with each ship crewed by players and not just having the player crew magically teleport onto a gun?
Am i expecting too much by wanting first-person versions of EVE online style battles, with each ship crewed by players and not just having the player crew magically teleport onto a gun?
Did you see the playable alpha footage. He already has a working framework and some assets.
The more money they get, the more features they'll be able to include from launch. It's in their long term plan to ultimately get all those features in eventually - the launch money just helps it along; allowing them to hire a larger staff to get the work required done essentially.
Zero-Crescent
Member
Looking at the current funding status, they're getting very close to meeting their funding goals on both the Kickstarter page and in the overall picture. The Kickstarter is at $443,263 (9911c, $44.72 avg), and it should be on track to hit the $500,000 mark tomorrow. The RSI page is close to $1.3 million ($1,298,077; 14457c, $89.79 avg). When the Kickstarter hits its funding goal, its funds will be added to the total displayed on the RSI page, putting their overall position at $1.8 million, a "mere" $200k away from the $2m funding goal.
Cameron122
Member
Really? I thought the kick starter and website funds were already pooled together on the pledge counter. Great if not!!
thunker 9000
Member
I came in at the Wingnut level, which grants me a Bronze Citizens Card.
Is there any info on what the physical Citizens Card is?
Is there any info on what the physical Citizens Card is?
exmachina64
Banned
Something akin to an identity card your character will have in the game.
I've never played a space sim in my life but after watching that Kickstarter video my mouse went to the "pledge" button at FTL speeds. Holy goddamn shitcakes on goldplated sandwiches, this sounds and looks like the greatest game ever.
edit: Wait, do they already have additional funding from private investors or not? I'm getting conflicted messages from the video and this thread.
edit: Wait, do they already have additional funding from private investors or not? I'm getting conflicted messages from the video and this thread.
I think 1st teaser trailer is the best
The extended one and pitch video didn't have music like that and this music with combination of gameplay and cutscenes is just godly.
Nope they aren't pooled yet. About to hit 1.8 million and they are still early.
It will probably reach 500k on Kickstarter today.
Then once it reaches the 2 million, there will be another flood of media reports on the game, getting more pledges.
At least for me, its sad because I don't think I can afford to contribute to the game. I'm a poor college student and $30 is just too much for me right now.
Its so sad for me too because I've been following this daily and this seems like the perfect project for me to endorse.
I'm really digging the frequent site updates and info bits, fiction included. Ships info is also on the way, so we're good on that front. They'll reach 2M$+ soon enough, but they really need to do something about the stretch goals if they want to keep the momentum going. They are too generic, vague and waaay too spread out. They should follow Project Eternity's example and add something cool every 300K$ or so. Stuff like "300.000$ more and we will hire Mark Hamill for voice acting!" One million between goals is too much.
They should take notes from Project Eternity - clear stretch goals that grow as progress is made and clear breakdowns of what is offered in each tier. They REALLY need to get the concept art/specs out for the various ship types that are in each tier. Should have had that ready from the start.
Ben Lesnick (community manager) six minutes ago via twitter:
"Hey, we hit our $500,000 goal on Kickstarter! Onward to $3 million! New stretch goals and a ships plan SOON!"
Chris Roberts:
"We have some updates coming VERY soon that youve all be waiting for. For everyone in Europe, they will be waiting for you when you wake up!"
kutthoat5150
Member
Hell yeah, wake your ass up Europe!
exmachina64
Banned
Awesome!
It's 9am here in germany - I'm ready!
kutthoat5150
Member
go to the RSI link on the right side under the amount raised so far, its here
http://www.robertsspaceindustries.com/star-citizen/
then click on stretch goals under the % raised