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Here are 25 minutes of gameplay footage from Squadron 42
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Buggy Loop
Member
Croatoan
They/Them A-10 Warthog
This game is going to be incredible. All the haters can get fucked.
Dr. Wilkinson
Member
Isn’t this just one small part of the game, tho? And even this small portion still is nowhere near release?
Yikes. Talk about people pissing their money away. I’ve been sick of hearing about this game never coming out since *2015*.
JohnnyPhats
Member
How have I never heard of this
kutthoat5150
Member
that was one of the most incredible things I've seen. Being feature complete is huge though still feels at least 1-2 yrs away for polishing. Let the deniers deny I'll be there day 1
Gaiff
SBI’s Resident Gaslighter
It's close to one half of the game. Squadron 42 is the single player/fps module if I recall correctly. Star Citizen is the space faring and multiplayer aspect.
Croatoan
They/Them A-10 Warthog
Some of those environments are god tier level design.
Lord Panda
The Sea is Always Right
Looks amazing - I guess I better start saving for that 5090.
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Croatoan
They/Them A-10 Warthog
It’ll be out next Christmas I think. If not maybe spring or summer 2025
FIREKNIGHT2029
Member
Wow!
This is the moment I've been waiting for. Squadron 42 is the game that actually made me back Star Citizen all those years back. SC was a nice bonus but the main thing I wanted was SQ42 and it's looking unbelievable here. I can't wait!
This is the moment I've been waiting for. Squadron 42 is the game that actually made me back Star Citizen all those years back. SC was a nice bonus but the main thing I wanted was SQ42 and it's looking unbelievable here. I can't wait!
chromhound
Member
What exactly is Squadron 42? I'm confused. What's the difference between this and Star Citizen
Gaiff
SBI’s Resident Gaslighter
That's what it is.
One of the last phases is the optimization. If it does ever come out, it won't play like this.
Ribi
Member
Sq42 is a single player experience, SC is a multiple game. They both share the same assets and engine.
Buggy Loop
Member
•Squadron 42 was always single player focus. Think Freespace 2. Narrative driven, actors, dialogues, missions. Pure 100% single player space adventure.
•Star Citizen is a persistent universe MMO. Players can gang up and have a 50+ player driven massive ship, etc.
The tech from SQ42 is leaking into Star Citizen, but 80% of the budget for years at CIG was to make Squadron 42. So while peoples are complaining about Star Citizen being slowly updated, the vast majority of modules needed to make Squadron 42 happen was in development and the focus. Now, the past 2 days, most of the features at Citizencon that were shown for Star Citizen, are basically directly coming from SQ42, except the likes of server meshing as it's not needed for single player.
sendit
Member
Yeah, I have a hard time believing this. The entire Star Citizen franchise is in development hell.
Buggy Loop
Member
You crazy bastard
LiquidMetal14
hide your water-based mammals
Ok, I'm about 2 minutes in, is all this real time?
Buggy Loop
Member
Some stills from trailer
By the time of the next trailer release he should have at least four additional chins. People need to see where their money went!You crazy bastard
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Sleepwalker
Member
Count me in once this comes out, looks fucking incredible.
Gaiff
SBI’s Resident Gaslighter
Yes, it's all real time. Many cutscenes though and since I haven't played the game, I don't know how actual gameplay stacks up. It's a bit like Uncharted 4 or TLOU with real time cutscenes that obviously look better than the gameplay.
nemiroff
Gold Member
If people wonder why we're excited: This is the major/main part of Star Citizen that many of us pledged for on Kickstarter in 2012.. But now it's finally feature complete and in polishing phase and is already looking pretty good.
No matter what happens it can't continue to happen for another decade, so it feels a lot more tangible now. We might even get our hands on the complete game sometime next year.
No matter what happens it can't continue to happen for another decade, so it feels a lot more tangible now. We might even get our hands on the complete game sometime next year.
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Unknown Soldier
Member
Happy that I'll be able to play this during my natural lifetime. I'll just buy it retail when it's released and ignore the whole decade+ saga/drama with Star Citizen.
Ozzy Onya A2Z
Member
Looks bonkers, can't wait to dive in. Fingers crossed it's next year and not next decade.
MrTroubleMaker
Member
15 years later "we still in polishing mode, soon to release" while you wait, we have some more 1k ships for you to buy ......
StereoVsn
Member
Or maybe 2026. Or maybe Chris Roberts will decide to implement another boondoggle and it will be 2028 ready, just in time for Nvidia 6000 series and PS6.
Snake29
RSI Employee of the Year
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Schmendrick
Member
we´ve heard that before from scam lord roberts.
it`s always "just around the corner", and stays that way for years and years. I´ll believe it when I can actually play it,
it`s always "just around the corner", and stays that way for years and years. I´ll believe it when I can actually play it,
Buggy Loop
Member
TVexperto
Member
its always today + 2 years away. i dont believe one single thing he says anymore
LiquidMetal14
hide your water-based mammals
That was fucking unbelievable to me.
I don't get into the hyperbole and negative slant that some have taken over the years. I peek in and see the advancements as they've happened over the years.
It's taken forever yes. But what they showed looked truly unbelievable and I have to hope that it's as good as they say.
These guys have put a tons of work and they were appropriately thorough to show the fruits of their labor.
I can't say the last time I saw something that made me as excited like we are reaching a new level of robust, epic, and ambitious game play. Or seeing such high quality in the sum of the parts. It simply looks fun and somewhere I want to fully dive into proper.
I'm blown away and haven't backed shit yet.
I'll gladly hold the line, or whatever corny shit, after seeing that.
That's how you do this type of game. I'm pulling for this game.
I don't get into the hyperbole and negative slant that some have taken over the years. I peek in and see the advancements as they've happened over the years.
It's taken forever yes. But what they showed looked truly unbelievable and I have to hope that it's as good as they say.
These guys have put a tons of work and they were appropriately thorough to show the fruits of their labor.
I can't say the last time I saw something that made me as excited like we are reaching a new level of robust, epic, and ambitious game play. Or seeing such high quality in the sum of the parts. It simply looks fun and somewhere I want to fully dive into proper.
I'm blown away and haven't backed shit yet.
I'll gladly hold the line, or whatever corny shit, after seeing that.
That's how you do this type of game. I'm pulling for this game.
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