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Star Citizen Pre-Alpha: 'Arena Commander' Dogfighting
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not at all.
i've got a phoenix, M50 and a bantu merchantman.
and the next time a carrack goes on sale, i'm gonna get that too.
so no need to feel bad.
kutthoat5150
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Just noticed the first SC trailer music playing playing on yesterday's top gear episode when James was racing rally cross
The Shogun
Banned
umm, i don't know anything about the mustang, sorry.
you could look up a walk around tour on youtube to see if you like it.
fuck yeah !
thanks
Dubbedinenglish
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315p is probably more for what you want. Explorer without the higher price of a connie:
https://robertsspaceindustries.com/pledge/ships/origin-300/315p#buying-options
MrCunningham
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Watching now..
"Electronic Access bought out by Original Systems"
heh.
"Electronic Access bought out by Original Systems"
heh.
pooptacular
Member
Currently watching. Any word if VR is enabled in this next patch?
staticneuron
Member
Nice the phoenix was premium but lovely and a merchantman, very nice ships!
Thank you kind sir!
MrCunningham
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Still watching this, the new ship damage looks amazing. and the character animations and model improvements are a large improvement over last years version.
that Chris Roberts, so cheeky
I liked the ID reference, too, with Star Marine's cover art looking like Doom's, and Admiral Cool being a clear reference to Commander Keen. =)
ChoklitReign
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I heard from an unnamed source that this is free for a week using the code PAXEASTFREEFLY2K15. Now, I don't know anything about this game now. I read a ton about Elite: Dangerous and know all the mechanics of that. But first of all, how the hell does buying stuff in SC work? Does it have microtransactions for ships? What the heck is free and when?
Edit: Now that I've read the OP I still don't understand all the different buying options. This link says "All AC-ready Ships will be available in Fly Free Week" starting on Friday. The OP says AC is essentially the "gameplay" of the game and is EXTREMELY demanding (I have a 280x, 8GB of RAM, and a Core i5 2500 locked. Will I survive? How fugly is low settings? Why is it so demanding? Intentionally unoptimized at this stage?). But it also says to unlock hanger mode I need to spend at least $30. So what do I get permanently for free? I don't have a joystick and can't afford one this month but if I can get some of the game for free I would like to wait until the joystick and play around and see if I like it.
Edit 2: Made an account, I'm at the download screen after entering the promo code...and I need a fucking ship. Well WTF is the point of a free week if if you need to buy a ship on top of the basic game which normally costs you as well? This is a ripoff.
Edit: Now that I've read the OP I still don't understand all the different buying options. This link says "All AC-ready Ships will be available in Fly Free Week" starting on Friday. The OP says AC is essentially the "gameplay" of the game and is EXTREMELY demanding (I have a 280x, 8GB of RAM, and a Core i5 2500 locked. Will I survive? How fugly is low settings? Why is it so demanding? Intentionally unoptimized at this stage?). But it also says to unlock hanger mode I need to spend at least $30. So what do I get permanently for free? I don't have a joystick and can't afford one this month but if I can get some of the game for free I would like to wait until the joystick and play around and see if I like it.
Edit 2: Made an account, I'm at the download screen after entering the promo code...and I need a fucking ship. Well WTF is the point of a free week if if you need to buy a ship on top of the basic game which normally costs you as well? This is a ripoff.
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They were talking about DX 12, damage and volumetric particles, but we still dont have full info about details.
Yeah, i want this presentation so bad
Teknopathetic
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"Tomorrow (March 10th), we’re launching a Kickstarter for a re-imagined Descent-styled game with the goal of bringing back six degrees of awesome to pc gaming."
I wonder if this is related to Sol Contingency or if it's just an all new 6DOF shooter.
Edit: It seems it is something different.
I wonder if this is related to Sol Contingency or if it's just an all new 6DOF shooter.
Edit: It seems it is something different.
Xane
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It's different.. but somewhat related.
It might come off as a surprise or not, depending on how active you were involved in the community.
Well, given that there is apparently fly free for all ships starting Friday, why not wait and try it for yourself?
yessir
What did he say about Vulkan?Chris wanted to say so much more about DX12 and Vulkan in today's 10 for the Chairman and he couldnt
watching pax east presentation now, god damn that EA diss made me smile
edit: that Inter Dimensional Software joke, heh
edit 2: dayum that zero-G gamemode is a total 1:1 ripoff from Ender's Game, I like it!
FYI: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kVdOLG1rmDI Enders Game's "battle room"
edit: that Inter Dimensional Software joke, heh
edit 2: dayum that zero-G gamemode is a total 1:1 ripoff from Ender's Game, I like it!
FYI: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kVdOLG1rmDI Enders Game's "battle room"
staticneuron
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Well......
Oh good. so you found it. Maybe that will answer some...
I am going to assume this is a joke.
Don't people realize that this game is NOT f2p?
It will be a full priced game like every other one except that on release most of the people will already have it. There will be for sure many more customer's though and I think without this strategy a game like this wouldn't even be possible.
It will be a full priced game like every other one except that on release most of the people will already have it. There will be for sure many more customer's though and I think without this strategy a game like this wouldn't even be possible.
Zalusithix
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1) The game is designed around the premise of having a powerful computer at the time of launch. Any current GPU isn't going to be able to breeze through the game at high settings - even top of the line ones. Expect the game to heavily utilize DX12 etc in the future.
2)You get nothing for free permanently. SC is an online game and without logging in you get nothing. Once the free fly period is up, your account will be disabled from being able to play. From that point on you'd have to buy a package with beta access to actually do anything in the game before launch. Alternatively you'd buy a non beta access package and not be able to use the account until launch. The game can be played without a joystick anyhow if that's your concern.
And just in case it isn't...
Dubbedinenglish
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They're going to make me get a Gladius...Must be strong, must be strong.
Dictator93
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I mean, its cockpit is only drop dead gorgeous. Right?
Zalusithix
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Nah, they're going to make you get a 'Tali. Hanger ready and all.
Gladius wise, I wish there was a CCU path to it.Dictator93
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Nah, they're going to make you get a 'Tali. Hanger ready and all.
If there was, my wallet would have intense.. intense problems.
watching pax east presentation now, god damn that EA diss made me smile
edit: that Inter Dimensional Software joke, heh
edit 2: dayum that zero-G gamemode is a total 1:1 ripoff from Ender's Game, I like it!
FYI: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kVdOLG1rmDI Enders Game's "battle room"
The Cover art for the Star Marine game is straight up id. It is awesome.
EDIT: if you get what I mean
UpDownLeftRight
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Not impressed by the Zero G movement right now. It seems a bit sluggish and it appears to attach to any nearby object you have to be basically staring straight at them which renders it pointless in a fight. I am excited to try combat in gravity however, but for now Zero G seems slow and low on strategy turning into the all out blastfest the AC still currently is. Much more interested in the 8v8 map than the 16v16 map for now.
Zalusithix
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I expect there to be a lot of iteration on the zero G mechanics. Unlike the standard FPS, there isn't much industry experience with zero G FPS gameplay. Optimizing the experience and finding out what works and what doesn't is going to be rather trial and error. I fully expect the movement to be slower than ground based combat though.
Yeah, the lack of a CCU is arguably a good thing for me. It's not like I need a Gladius. I mean, I already have similar ships like the Mustang Delta, the Super Hornet and the Khartu-Al. I'm not exactly lacking in the small fighter department. My next fighter should really be the deep space one.
ChoklitReign
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So what am I able to fly for free without purchasing a bundle? Can I download and play it without a ship? Can I fly a ship outside of multiplayer? I understand now that it's like Steam's free weekends and time is ticking, but I don't get why it's so obtuse with what you're supposed to buy and what you get.
Its not, just launch the game.
Teknopathetic
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"It's different.. but somewhat related."
Now that it's been announced and the kickstarter went up, I see why you say it's somewhat related (I was aware of the C&D that hit Sol Contingency).
Now that it's been announced and the kickstarter went up, I see why you say it's somewhat related (I was aware of the C&D that hit Sol Contingency).
Thanks!
Irobot82
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That promo code you used. Did that work? If it did work and Free-Fly week is currently active right now, I would suggest you load the game. Once in the hangar hit esc (this might have changed I think if 1.1 is out) Load Arena Commander, when it's menu is up near the bottom left there should be a drop list with ships to select from.
That's assuming the promo code works?!?
Otherwise
Aurora MR
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Mustang Alpha
that is $45. It gives you a ship, Arena Commander Pass and Beta access to the PTU (which will then become the PTU, and Squadron 42)
Camp Freddie
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On the assumption that you aren't a troll and you're just confused by the shitty layout of the Star Citizen web-store thing:
You can fly the Anvil now for free using the PAX code (it's what I'm doing, I am not a buyer or kickstarter and have paid nothing).
You can play the arena commander mode (2 small maps, basic 'horde mode' combat against 'vanduul' ships)
On Friday, you can fly any ship that's currently in the game.
On the 15th, your access stops and you need to buy the game.
That costs a minimum of $30-ish for the basic game and starter ship (no beta access), or $50-ish if you want a slightly better starter ship and beta access.
You can also buy extra individual ships or bundles for an extortionate amount of real money.
All ships will be purchasable with in-game money, but no one knows how much in-game effort/time it will cost.
All speculation on the pay-to-win aspects are just speculation at the moment. Chris Roberts says there's no pay-to-win, so it depends on how much you trust him I guess.
Iced_Eagle
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https://robertsspaceindustries.com/account/settings
You just go there, and click "Public Test Universe" and it will walk you through the process.
It was taken down yesterday though, in anticipation of the public patch (potentially today!). They don't keep it up all the time, only when they want early testing on a patch.
That's only for backers. I don't think people using the PAX code to try out the single-player stuff will get access to all the ships.
Zalusithix
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This imagery this provides amuses me greatly.
Outside of imagining a giant anvil flying around space, Anvil Aerospace is an in game company that makes ships. There are multiple models built by said company. In this case you'd be flying a Hornet variant. Should be the equivalent of the not for sale military variant if its like the trainer hornets were (has the ball turret). It's a pretty damn nice ship for a free test. Certainly more interesting than flying the RSI Aurora around IMO.
Did they clarify that one way or another? I don't think it'd hurt anything to allow them have the same privilege. If anything it might get them to shell out for the game.
Edit: On an unrelated note, when the 'Tali goes up for sale again, great restraint on my end is going to be needed. I love the way the ship looks, but I have absolutely no interest in bombing runs. Especially bombing runs against ships large enough to need a 'Tali. It'd be one thing if it could be retrofitted to be a kick ass transport, but it's pretty low yield on that front. Not much cargo room even with the torpedoes being sacrificed.
I have the Mustang Beta, this despite also having the Freelancer DUR that I can't fly yet. The Mustang Beta is the "Explorer" variant and comes with a jump drive and very nice living quarters in the back... something the other Mustangs do not have. I also really like the amazing visibility you get sitting in the cockpit, and it makes for a solid starter explorer package. I've only had the Beta for about a month now, but it's a fun little ship to drive, and even with the DUR I can see me hanging on the Beta just because the first impressions have been so positive.
Check out this walkthrough video of the Beta, as it's a great little ship: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X6_6VEjQvxY
Dictator93
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The game currently doesnt have any AA beyond SMAA1x. You can downsample if you want.
I also have the beta and I love it.
playing on 1920x1080, don't think I will downsample :l
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