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Star Citizen Pre-Alpha: Hangar Module
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Gareth Bale
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Applied to join the neogaf org
Buggy Loop
Member
Will this game support Track IR ?
Oculus is nice and all but long time gaming could be a bit too harsh on our poor minds and with a A-10 warthog HOTAS, not seeing all the buttons could be a big painful. For sure i want oculus rift if almost solely for this game but for casual playing, i hope trackIR is supported.
Oculus is nice and all but long time gaming could be a bit too harsh on our poor minds and with a A-10 warthog HOTAS, not seeing all the buttons could be a big painful. For sure i want oculus rift if almost solely for this game but for casual playing, i hope trackIR is supported.
Dictator93
Member
yes. In fact, I think it was recently reiterrated (for like the 6th millionth time) in a recent "10 for the Chairman" episode.
$38M letter is up: https://robertsspaceindustries.com/comm-link/transmission/13550-Letter-From-The-Chairman-38-Million
It was so close that they're just making both.
It was so close that they're just making both.
Most of the stretch goals since the initial campaign finished have been kind of pointless. It's publicity. The next one sounds interesting though:
The_Hitcher89
Member
Dictator93
Member
That does look very nice, can't wait to see how it looks ingame. Same with the idris
On Wingman's Hangar today, Eric Peterson mentioned that there are new development studios that have partnered up on Star Citizen but he couldn't give the names of yet, and said something about there being more modules that haven't been announced yet.
I wonder what that's all about.
And if I may be cynical for a moment, I'm not sure they should add more modules when they're already having trouble getting out their second module, and their first module is sparsely updated and only includes half the content (and by content, I mean pledge ships) that it's supposed to have. But what do I know.
I wonder what that's all about.
And if I may be cynical for a moment, I'm not sure they should add more modules when they're already having trouble getting out their second module, and their first module is sparsely updated and only includes half the content (and by content, I mean pledge ships) that it's supposed to have. But what do I know.
Doesn't mean much as they work on the modules in parallel.
If you're familiar with how traditional game dev works, think of modules as development milestones. Hangar module was the first deliverable - they got the game in a state functional enough to be played outside of a dev environment. Dogfighting module will be the first gameplay vertical slice: minimum mechanics working to make the basics of some systems fully playable. Extrapolate that for each successive module. Not having and reaching reaching milestones would be a big problem, though these being publicly available is not necessary - though fantastic for morale, PR, and getting additional funding.
As for the delays, we've seen the DFM. We know it's working, we know it looks pretty good. Its release is waiting on other systems to be implemented, a network system that would otherwise not need to be finished until about a year from now. That is what is important imo, that we know that they are doing good work and progressing on development, not necessarily that we're play it right now. Now this wouldn't be the case if they weren't so open and just said it was delayed and shyed away, instead of asking the community if they wanted them to spend their money, effort, and time into developing a release that in the long run was only a detractor (original plan for small scale DFM not being based on the actual SC systems would require additional dev that would eventually be tossed anyway + inferior and unrepresentative player experience).
FPS module I think would be one of them.
The DFM is a very big part of the game they need to get it right before they release it as it will be the first introduction people will have to the gameplay.
kutthoat5150
Member
Maybe a new studio working on seamless space to planet flight focusing on procedural stuff for later after the game is released. That's been my dream for this game since it was announced so it would be cool if he said that they started work on it even if its not going to be available for launch
Well, Star Citizen is a Q4 2017 game, so who knows, if it's announced - which it won't be, as they have enough on their plate as it is - it just might be available for launch.
Dictator93
Member
This is a dream of mine. No loading screens, having to go through atmosphere. etc...
Looks like your dream might come true at some point:
"And then doing things like investing in sort of longer-term graphical performance research and we’re also investing in some procedural stuff. I can afford to have a team that is just doing some procedural work in research."
http://gamingbolt.com/star-citizen-...ts-on-building-a-space-simulator-for-the-ages
This also sounds pretty cool:
Ravi Sinha: Will most of the exploration take place via ships? Or do you have other plans for expanding on first person exploration?
Chris Roberts: Definitely ships exploring space but now that we’ve got greater funding, I will also invest some money into building some sort of on-site exploration stuff. If you follow some of the stuff we had with the character Tonya Oriel but she’s like sort of a historian/archaeologist/space explorer. I kind of want situations like that where you go to a planet and then there’s this deserted alien city and you can go down and exploring or spelunking and find some artefacts. So we’re definitely going to build a few things like that. I think it will be a lot of fun.
And another hint at the procedural generation stuff:
Thursday 11:10 a.m. - 12:45 p.m.: "procedural gen of solar systems, planets & asteroids"
http://imgur.com/2N724Nj
Kabuki Quantum Lover
Member
I want to be Summer Glau.
I hope to get a chance to spacewalk and explore derelict ships, stations etc. for resources and whatnot.
Would be so cool.
Thats pretty much a given.
Hell You will not only be exploring in zero gravity ship, but You will be fighting in zero gravity conditions!
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Nice: 10:05
Lighting solutions
Aliasing
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Fluid dynamics and volumetrics :O
Gareth Bale
Member
We should have a footy-gaf sub-organisation
What ship did you buy?
There would be like 5 of us max! I can't even remember what I got. I bought it ages ago
Why do you want Star Citizen to fail?
Next Great Starship ep 2 is up https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4TXIezhaOiM
Rogue_Ledr
Banned
Is it too late to fund this? I wouldn't mind throwing some money into this sucker.
The game is funded, but you can still effectively pre-order it or get testing access. Otherwise wait until 2015.
There's only a 5 dollar difference. Are these pledge hangars permanent or do you have to lease them in the full game? Can't seem to find specific info.
masterkajo
Member
I did just pledge for an Aurora MR+ package which comes with Alpha and Beta access. Down the line I will surely "melt" my package to get the money back and invest in a ship of my liking. For me, there is still a lot of information missing to make an adequate ship decision yet.
You are actually supporting the development of the game and as a reward you get a ship. I know it is basically buy a ship... This will stop though once the game gets released. Having a bigger and "better" doesn't mean you are better than someone in the starting ship that can actually fly and handle his ship perfectly. It has been said a lot that it is not a pay2win game.
All hangar fees are supposedly waived for anything acquired before launch. What those fees entail when it comes to purchasing new hangars and ships is anybody's guess, though. The game is still a long way out.
Well, that will only last for the pledge campaign. After the game is live that won't be possible anymore.
CitizenVectron
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They've publicly said they will allow people to pay cash for in-game currency. They will limit the amounts, but there will still be elements of pay to win.
Yes, all players can grind to make money and unlock the items that people could buy with real cash (by converting, or buying in a pledge), but it still allows people willing to pay to skip ahead of other people and have an advantage.
I'm looking forward to this game very much, but I am also aware of the flaws it has, including allow any real life cash to be transferred into the game (which is a huge mistake, in my mind).
There's nothing to skip ahead to, there is no end game or levels. If this game is not fun to play in itself then no lack of being able to use money to supplement play will change anything.
I'm concerned about this as well. The best point in our favor is that a system that is too geared to whales will be shouted down by the very people who funded the entire game.
He talked about buying ships, that was what I answered to.
edit: Also, the microtransaction thing will make or break this game. It's more of a risk than the feature creep imho.
Hmm...Well I went for the Avenger package since it was cheaper than the 325A and came with longer insurance and a much nicer hangar. Now it's just a matter of waiting.
This game is basically the same as how ISK in EVE Online works.
Yeah. There are a lot of games that have something similar, like lockbox keys in STO. I am not worried about it really.
Buggy Loop
Member
Made a pledge for a 325a
Couldnt resist anymore. This game could potentially change the face of PC gaming in the future.
Couldnt resist anymore. This game could potentially change the face of PC gaming in the future.