More than that, you can visit a fairly vast network of planets and stations, or be a passenger/crewman on a ship. You could probably play the game and have a fulfilling experience without ever flying/owning a ship.
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Star Citizen Pre-Alpha: Hangar Module
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More than that, you can visit a fairly vast network of planets and stations, or be a passenger/crewman on a ship. You could probably play the game and have a fulfilling experience without ever flying/owning a ship.
firehawk12
Subete no aware
Guys, 3 hours to go. Should I buy an Avenger just for kicks? lol
Yeah, I think I agree with this. They'll be tweaking the HUD based on dogfighting module impressions so at least it's not set in stone.
They said that HUDs would be in the alien language unless the ship is retrofitted for human use. The Banu and Xi'An ships are both special human-friendly models so you're good there. No idea if the Scythe will be in English or, um, Vanduul.
They said the HUD language on alien ships built for export is fine. Captured / salvaged alien ships are where it goes all squiggly.
Edit: beaten
Does anyone have an HD recording of the avenger video? This one's pretty...... bad.
With LTI finishing I have a final count on my ships. No more shuffling the deck like I have been for the past month lol
Final Tally:
Idris M
Banu Merchantman x2
Xi'An Scout x2
Freelancer
Cutlass
Starfarer x2
Hornet SWACS
Hornet GHOST
Super Hornet x2
Avenger
Gladiator
Retaliator x2
Aurora LN x2
Caterpillar
Constellation
Vanduul Fighter
350r
Final Tally:
Idris M
Banu Merchantman x2
Xi'An Scout x2
Freelancer
Cutlass
Starfarer x2
Hornet SWACS
Hornet GHOST
Super Hornet x2
Avenger
Gladiator
Retaliator x2
Aurora LN x2
Caterpillar
Constellation
Vanduul Fighter
350r
jesus hot damn
firehawk12
Subete no aware
Jesus Christ...
exmachina64
Banned
Yes.
Zod the Bear
Member
Rommel = 1 man GAF fleet confirmed.
If you ever want a Hornet to fly cover for you, or a Freelancer to, I dunno, fly loops around you or something, give me a shout!
You're an international arms dealer and/or own a lot of car washes.
Damn.. If I bought that many ships my wife would kick me in the nuts.
On another note... In the Banu Merchantman ship, Is that the bay door that's opened on the bottom, if that's the case then I'm going to plop $250 right now. I thought that was a permanent extension on the bottom, but if you look more closely at the picture you can see inside the under carriage leading me to thing that it's a bay door that's opened while it's hovering.
On another note... In the Banu Merchantman ship, Is that the bay door that's opened on the bottom, if that's the case then I'm going to plop $250 right now. I thought that was a permanent extension on the bottom, but if you look more closely at the picture you can see inside the under carriage leading me to thing that it's a bay door that's opened while it's hovering.
Car washes, most definitely... my business partner Walt keeps them humming
I think they might clear 40 million before the end of the year. If they can get a more high res version of that HUD in action I'm sure they'll have plenty of people that just have a general interest in the genre (like myself) throwing money at this game. I have never seen a HUD like that in any game ever.
firehawk12
Subete no aware
Welp. Now I have two ships. Fuck. lol
That little voice you hear? The one from your butt? That's your wallet. It is screaming "Don't do it!" but it is muffled by ass. Listen to it.
15mins later, 77k to go :lol
MasterOfPastures
Banned
If we clear 33 million, I'll be happy with the overall progress. After that, there could not be a ship I might want. A dedicated miner, salvage and exploration ship is more than enough to diversify the game. As long as any other goal from now on additional ships, then there should be no problem for the game to ramp up production and ship stuff faster.
That ui design is amazing. I was always impressed with how the huds and visual displays looked in iron man and now here he is for star citizen. I wish i had backed more during the kickstarter campaign because this game will be awesome.
I don't know who made the chart, but crowdfunding seems to give developers four times the money to put towards assets and gameplay so i can only imagine what they will be able to do with 33 million when its done.
I don't know who made the chart, but crowdfunding seems to give developers four times the money to put towards assets and gameplay so i can only imagine what they will be able to do with 33 million when its done.
TheForceWithin
Banned
My final list of ships:
-Freelancer
-Avenger
-Super Hornet
And I melted my Aurora/M50/Hornet Military hull upgrade to get a...
-Xi’An Scout
Paltry, but reasonable without going absolutely crazy.
-Freelancer
-Avenger
-Super Hornet
And I melted my Aurora/M50/Hornet Military hull upgrade to get a...
-Xi’An Scout
Paltry, but reasonable without going absolutely crazy.
quoting one of these twice in one day...
https://robertsspaceindustries.com/comm-link/transmission/13400-Letter-From-The-Chairman-33-Million
I want to see all of them, silly
e: except for a "black hole event horizon". I see that's got an early lead in the votes, but really all that would be a is a big back drop, it wouldnt be practical to do anything near it
https://robertsspaceindustries.com/comm-link/transmission/13400-Letter-From-The-Chairman-33-Million
I want to see all of them, silly
e: except for a "black hole event horizon". I see that's got an early lead in the votes, but really all that would be a is a big back drop, it wouldnt be practical to do anything near it
Cameron122
Member
This will either be my favorite game ever made or my most terrible disappointment.
Unless you have the proper equipment and use it as a worm hole to travel to previously uncharted parts of the Universe!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aVaR1wHRWX0
They finally uploaded the official HD version of the avenger clip!
They finally uploaded the official HD version of the avenger clip!
VindicatorZ
Member
Guys, I'm new to Star citizen and I have a question. What will the flying in space be like in this game? I'm specifically wondering about the scale of the planets. Will they be massive and take you minutes (hours?) to orbit?
I saw a video of somebody flying and the distances and scale were so dissapointing. He flew over a planet in mere seconds. But maybe this was just some early footage that wasnt indicative of anything at all. Is it going to be different in the final game?
It'd be incredible to have these majestic planets actually be to scale (especially for Oculus Rift.) It would take a good amount of time to fly over entire continents and stuff. And speaking of that, will we be able to to actually fly down and enter the atmosphere and land on planets without loading? Or how is that gonna work?
This with Oculus Rift is going to make me buy a gaming PC for the first time in many years. I think I need this.
I saw a video of somebody flying and the distances and scale were so dissapointing. He flew over a planet in mere seconds. But maybe this was just some early footage that wasnt indicative of anything at all. Is it going to be different in the final game?
It'd be incredible to have these majestic planets actually be to scale (especially for Oculus Rift.) It would take a good amount of time to fly over entire continents and stuff. And speaking of that, will we be able to to actually fly down and enter the atmosphere and land on planets without loading? Or how is that gonna work?
This with Oculus Rift is going to make me buy a gaming PC for the first time in many years. I think I need this.
Little annoyed. Roberts doesn't want to take my money. Tried to pay directly with my credit card and it keeps getting declined. Phoned my card company and they have no record of the card being used so something is wrong on Roberts' end and customer service hasn't gotten back to me. Anyone else have similar issues?
kutthoat5150
Member
great catch, I do agree with the targeting circles needing to be dialed down a tad but I do love how they each have depth to form a sort of 3D cone to line up with the pilots eye at the proper angle.
Holy sh~ I can't wait to hear a piece of that music. I am a huge fan of Orchestra music, especially this adventurous, bombastic kind, not sure how to describe it.
I wonder if this is how ship component tweakers will test out their gear when tuning it. Like trying to tune the power output, does a short shooting session on a test range like this and hope to god it doesn't explode.
There's now "multi-ship packages" available in the store... oO...
There's still "War Packs" with Idris-P's available. Let's see for how many minutes...
Might be worth it to switch to those instead of having multiple individual ships for some of you guys, if there's some kind of bundle benefit. I dunno, I haven't done the math.
EDIT: Now keep in mind some of those multi-ship packages don't have LTI ("only" 12 months), for what it's worth.
There's still "War Packs" with Idris-P's available. Let's see for how many minutes...
Might be worth it to switch to those instead of having multiple individual ships for some of you guys, if there's some kind of bundle benefit. I dunno, I haven't done the math.
EDIT: Now keep in mind some of those multi-ship packages don't have LTI ("only" 12 months), for what it's worth.
Mister_Bubbles
Member
Good to leave some stuff to gain in game. I really wanted a Cutlass and a Banu, but figured that besides not really wanting to outlay another $350, I will aim for those early in the game.
Hopefully there will be a lot more ships in each class/role by the time the game launches.
At CIG:There's now "multi-ship packages" available in the store... oO...
There's still "War Packs" with Idris-P's available. Let's see for how many minutes...
Might be worth it to switch to those instead of having multiple individual ships for some of you guys, if there's some kind of bundle benefit. I dunno, I haven't done the math.
EDIT: Now keep in mind some of those multi-ship packages don't have LTI ("only" 12 months), for what it's worth.
That's exactly the intention, yeah - they mentioned this in the stream
Awesome!
Interficium
Banned
Not been following the SC development much since the announcement way back when.
The constant, and rather aggressive monetization/fundraising for a project that is still such a long way off is really odd to me.
I mean, at what point is the check that gamers have given to Roberts too big for him to cash?
When features start getting pushed back and/or delayed (and if you know anything about game development you know it's folly to assume they won't), are people going to start freaking out?
The constant, and rather aggressive monetization/fundraising for a project that is still such a long way off is really odd to me.
I mean, at what point is the check that gamers have given to Roberts too big for him to cash?
When features start getting pushed back and/or delayed (and if you know anything about game development you know it's folly to assume they won't), are people going to start freaking out?