Zalusithix
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Depends on the Cutlass variant. Not all have the turret.
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Star Citizen Pre-Alpha: 'Arena Commander' Dogfighting
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Depends on the Cutlass variant. Not all have the turret.
I know he was strapped in, I was talking in general. Because if that is the case, then his only two options would be: 1. stay put 2. try to move to another section of the ship if possible, but I'm trying to ascertain how possible would number 2 be under such circumstances.
Player would definitely be flying there. Look how particles are accelerated by physics.
Where is the info about that?
You'd probably be better letting the pressure equalize then trying to get to a door.
In game render!
It really has a beautiful slime coat.
I like the fishically based rendering on this one.
Nice to see that the engine scales well.
staticneuron
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It is PBR, Piscene Based Rendering, the FBR is old tech by now.
I want to see some other species though. Maybe there's ray tracing.
Zalusithix
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I feel like I'm reading the comment section at RPS with all these puns...
Damerman
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this is simply amazing.
Yeah, it really helped that they reeled in those Crytek guys.
Here, I'll make you feel like you are reading actual NeoGAF comments:
Meh, why would I want to play a buggy unfinished demo? To think everyone has to spent at least $2000 on this, and all the devs do is riding around in Ferraris.
Mister_Bubbles
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Dave Haddock's influence on the game is getting out of control.
Yawn, the graphics are too realistic, they have no sole.
Yawn, the graphics are too realistic, they have no sole.
kutthoat5150
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In game render!
It really has a beautiful slime coat.
limited LTI sale incoming
Zalusithix
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Lmao... At least everything has managed to stay in that thread and not spill over into this one. That way we can talk about important things here, like fish, without getting side tracked.
Vulcano's assistant
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This is why we are here, this is the reason .
staticneuron
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Lmao... At least everything has managed to stay in that thread and not spill over into this one. That way we can talk about important things here, like fish, without getting side tracked.
I think I am done with that thread, it is just same stuff started to be repeated and not one mention of the Pisces Moya.
Dictator93
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Space whales. This game has everything.
staticneuron
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Is it apropos for SC to contain space whales?
I think the website is a tad confusing so I'm hoping for some info here. I do have reservations about buying in but I'm super excited for the potential.
so is ship damage important aside from numbers. Like can my hull get blasted and sucks the dude in the cargo bay outside. I guess what I'm really hoping for is ship damage like FTL. My friends and I would love to like divert power from lights or oxygeN to guns And have where the ship gets hit be important.
It looks Hella good right now though.
so is ship damage important aside from numbers. Like can my hull get blasted and sucks the dude in the cargo bay outside. I guess what I'm really hoping for is ship damage like FTL. My friends and I would love to like divert power from lights or oxygeN to guns And have where the ship gets hit be important.
It looks Hella good right now though.
Zalusithix
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Ship damage will potentially knock systems offline that'll require having to go around fixing. Power redirection is already a thing. Ships have limited power and you can divert the power between thrust, weapons, and shielding. Shielding itself can be strengthened in certain quadrants at the expense of others. In addition to power limitations, ships will also have a CPU limitation. So yeah, there's a lot of integrated systems.
Getting sucked out of the ship, on the other hand I'm not sure about. Pretty sure the boots are going to be magnetic to keep you in place to a certain extent. You'd also often be strapped in somewhere during combat.
Dictator93
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Hah! Very on the nose.
In game render!
It really has a beautiful slime coat.
I will travel to many star systems and land on many planets to find this fish.
Zalusithix
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And then on your way back to your hanger, it'll be stolen by a pirate.
Pretty sure it will be in some fish tank on a long forgotten planet.
That all sounds awesome thanks for the response. do we know if it'll take resources? Like can my repair gun always repair. It'd be awesome to Space Trucker it with some friends going across crazy distances.
This game does sounder great with friends. I hope there are lots of ship jobs like ,medic, captain, engineer, weapons, and more.
Anton Sugar
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Is there a good video or article that details the plans for exploration in SC? I've read that it's more like a "region-based" open world vs a true open world, as the galaxy isn't really to scale but each system is hand-crafted, that your controls in open space when exploring are kind on autopilot. However, I'm pretty sure this information is old, so I'd like to find the latest!
Zalusithix
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I'd recommend you read this: http://webcache.googleusercontent.c...i-Crew-Ship-Systems+&cd=1&hl=en&ct=clnk&gl=us (Google cached version to get around the April fools replacements.) Particularly the multi crew ship systems part.
On the subject of power redirection, it doesn't function like in FTL in that you have LESS than necessary power and need to choose. Even at 0 power (that the player sets, its more like a minimum power setting) weapons and shields still function. But if, say you're shields get blown out then increasing the power to shields will regenerate faster.
I've heard that power redirection further down the line will involve some puzzle mechanics, so we'll see.
I've heard that power redirection further down the line will involve some puzzle mechanics, so we'll see.
The divide in understanding this game is quite staggering. The derisson some people hold toward this game is just amazing. I have a friend who completely misunderstands what this game promises let alone where it stands in development. That thread on the wired article has shown even more unimaginable stances. Skepticism is welcome towards ambition, but my goodness the platitudes given towards Chris Roberts and the expectations of turnarounds is absurd.
PreFire
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I'm all for support, but I can't believe that one guy spent tens of thousands of dollars on digital ships lol
Really into space sims but I read Star Citizen doesn't have accurate star systems in terms of scale just to make traveling faster. I would rather them take the elite dangerous route and build an accurate 1:1 Galaxy, and just give us the ability to travel faster than the speed of light.
If I'm misinformed and Star Citizen is actually making a 1:1 accurate Galaxy, please post a link showing it
I'm looking forward to it though.. These ships are gorgeous
SC is certainly not doing 1:1 scale. Elite ended up focusing on procedural generation and SC on hand crafting/design - both with their ups and downs, but it makes real scale infeasible with the allotted time/money in which SC is to be produced with.
e: It will still be at a large scale. There will be two forms of fast travel: worm holes interconnecting system-scale distances in absolute locations and a ship autopilot sub-ftl fast travel to traverse large distances within systems. As I recall hands-on flight is planned to measure system traversal in terms of hours.
PreFire
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Thanks for the quick reply OP.
So a 1:1 scale world drawn/designed by artists would either have to be relatively small, or it would take a decade and a billion dollars to make? (Give or take?)
If I fix my pc any time soon (or buy a mini itx gaming build) I'll jump on this. $40 to get into the testing team and your own ship is cool. I'll spend $20 more on ships (if possible) and enjoy it until it comes out
I love space sims. And landing on planets and actually combatting is fucking amazing
Not sure if this is authoritative, but found some calculations around this subject.
http://www.reddit.com/r/starcitizen/comments/2pdw92/the_scale_of_star_systems_in_star_citizen/
PreFire
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Cool, that definitely gives you an idea of the scope. But I sort of agree with the first reply
But like OP said, it's infeasable for them. But I wouldn't want it to take four months to get to my destination lol
Yeah I'm curious how all this will work while simultaneously keeping the player(s) engaged.
staticneuron
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When you hear that crossing a system takes 30 mins, that does sound like it is on the short side. When you consider they talk about adding 130 systems then that gives you some numbers to mull. To cross it all that is 3900 minutes. Roughly 65 hours in transit alone. Not including any event's, planets, or satellites to scan or explore, encounters with alien races or dedicated missions. You also have to think of it this way, a system most likely isn't going to be 30 mins in only one direction. Think about volume of contained system, so if you deviate to alternate points within the given system then it is going to take you alot longer than 30 mins to "explore" the system. The game sounds like it is going to be large yet try to find a balance between empty space sim and the more unrealistic but exciting encounter based space sim.
That 30 minute figure looks to be in relation to the cruise mode. That is for hands-off A to B travel (like the warp drive common in sci-fi universes) in which you would only be subjected to chance encounters with players or AI that cross your path. Actual hands-on flight, which would be used for exploration or specific activities as opposed to planned routes would be much slower.
The 30 minutes figure is for cruise mode, which is hands off. For hands off travel, it's actually pretty long as all the "exploration" you would will get to do during that time period is staring at a star field. I guess it would be a good time for people to take breaks or check their inventory, but I wonder if there would be other ways to make the 30 minutes fun (other than warding off the occasional pirate, of course).
Soooo... apologies if it's been asked a bunch, but has the Vanguard made my Gladiator redundant? Seems like it is the ship I expected the Gladiator to be. Big, fast, heavy, powerfully armed, and capable of acting independently a bit. Not seeing how the Gladiator fits that any more with the changes they made to it.
And I hate the new turret on the Gladiator
Edit: Also, I am feeling foolish but I can't find confirmation that using a CCU on my game package means I keep all the items and lti of that package. Can anyone confirm? Looking to go from a 325a in an Arbiter package to a Cutlass.
And I hate the new turret on the Gladiator
Edit: Also, I am feeling foolish but I can't find confirmation that using a CCU on my game package means I keep all the items and lti of that package. Can anyone confirm? Looking to go from a 325a in an Arbiter package to a Cutlass.
Zalusithix
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Soooo... apologies if it's been asked a bunch, but has the Vanguard made my Gladiator redundant? Seems like it is the ship I expected the Gladiator to be. Big, fast, heavy, powerfully armed, and capable of acting independently a bit. Not seeing how the Gladiator fits that any more with the changes they made to it.
And I hate the new turret on the Gladiator
Edit: Also, I am feeling foolish but I can't find confirmation that using a CCU on my game package means I keep all the items and lti of that package. Can anyone confirm? Looking to go from a 325a in an Arbiter package to a Cutlass.
The Gladiator is a carrier based bomber (air to ground) with torpedo capabilities designed to operate in strike groups with hornets. The Vanguard is a larger, heavier, long ranged fighter that also has torpedo capabilities that'll often be alone or only with ships of the same class. Other than the fact that they both can carry torpedoes, they're apples and oranges.
CCUs change the ship, and don't modify anything else in the package.
https://de.linkedin.com/in/cwenzel
This guy now works for CIG in Frankfurt office
Confirmation in latest ETV - https://youtu.be/fmrAVHGWmio?t=1158
This guy now works for CIG in Frankfurt office
Confirmation in latest ETV - https://youtu.be/fmrAVHGWmio?t=1158
Zalusithix
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How long before Crytek doesn't have any employees left to steal?
Anton Sugar
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Yeah, I've been trying to find information on the exploration side of things for Star Citizen. The unofficial wiki doesn't have much in their FAQ, and the only other info I have found is actually from the Elite wiki FAQ, which makes me doubt its accuracy. Regardless, they do have sources:
Does anyone know if this is still accurate?
I couldn't say anything about the specifics, but the broad strokes seem right.
Most of it looks pretty accurate. Although it's all been phrased to make Star Citizen sound sloppy and restrictive while making Elite look like it's full of freedom and unicorns and rainbows, LoL
One thing that doesn't look right is the part that says you can't travel to a spot in a star system without it being a known area first. I'm pretty sure you can go wherever you want, it just takes longer than when you go to "autopilot" mode, which, as that FAQ describes, is a sped-up mode for getting to a waypoint.
Anton Sugar
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Yeah I was hoping to find some other sources but no luck.
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