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[GearDraxon]

If they ever make a spectator camera they should add a Jared mode.

It will figure out whose camera has an enemy / friend / shiny thing targeted, rotate 90 degrees away, and then do a nice dissolve to it.

Poor Jared - managing liveswitching between that many cameras, with all of them independently controlled, etc... that'd be rough.

 

[VulpX]

Multicrew Demo by itself

No Jared camera = win!

 

[Joseph Merrick]

Derek Smart, Derek Smart, Derek Smart... hopefully he well show up here now. Used to work back on Smothingawful, Sugashack and Slashdot.. dude is the Candyman

he won't show, after that demo derek smart is frantically trying to get his star citizenship back. no time for trolling

 

[TheMAK]

Less than 3 years. And putting any stock into what Smart says is..yeah.

That said, it is healthy to be sceptic. But it is also healthy to admit when something is amazing, and this demo very much was.

Demo was amazing. But the first ever trailer when the Kickstarter was launched was amazing too...:-(

 

[Danthrax]

And that, Derek Smart, is where the money has gone.

Demo was amazing. But the first ever trailer when the Kickstarter was launched was amazing too...:-(

good job on successfully trolling the thread; very commendable

The first trailer was a trick and I'm still not happy about it. They mocked up three models and a basic engine, made it look like some basic work on the game had been done so people would throw money at it, and then scrapped all of it.

Today's demo was not a trick, though. I believe him when he says that they got their zone system working and their multicrew gameplay installed. What we saw is the game we'll all play eventually. (I just hope they don't find some silly reason to scrap it all again, but thankfully it feels a little late in the game to do such a thing.)

 

[fanboi]

Demo was amazing. But the first ever trailer when the Kickstarter was launched was amazing too...:-(

And the relevence between the two is...?

 

[Raticus79]

After-show stream is still going on INN:
http://www.twitch.tv/innlive

Twitch archive:
http://www.twitch.tv/starcitizen/v/10047942

 

[tuxfool]

Demo was amazing. But the first ever trailer when the Kickstarter was launched was amazing too...:-(

Sure, it is fine not to be convinced. I don't think anybody is asking for your allegiance, just not come into SC threads to start some shit, as some are wont to do (not you, ofc).

 

[blastprocessor]

Will this have a single player campaign at some point?

Looks amazing and incredibly ambitious.

 

[Agremont]

Will this have a single player campaign at some point?

Looks amazing and incredibly ambitious.

Yep. It's called Squadron 42.

 

[blastprocessor]

Ok l missed that cheers

 

[Lucumo]

Yep. It's called Squadron 42.

Is it offline or have they still not remedied themselves from fucking over many of their backers?

 

[GearDraxon]

Will this have a single player campaign at some point?

Looks amazing and incredibly ambitious.

Here's a bit more detail on Squadron 42.

 

[Mudcrab]

Is it offline or have they still not remedied themselves from fucking over many of their backers?

What?

 

[Danthrax]

Is it offline or have they still not remedied themselves from fucking over many of their backers?

what are you talking about

 

[blastprocessor]

All these modules form part of the same games yes?

 

[Raticus79]

Is it offline or have they still not remedied themselves from fucking over many of their backers?

Yes, it's playable offline.
https://www.reddit.com/r/starcitizen/comments/2mno7g/squadron_42_playable_offline/

Were you thinking of Eliteangerous?

 

[Anton Sugar]

Must be thinking of Elite?

 

[Danthrax]

ohhhh, yeah, that makes sense now. He's thinking of Elite.

All these modules form part of the same games yes?

Yeppers.

 

[Zalusithix]

Must be thinking of Elite?

Has to be thinking of Elite, as CIG hasn't managed to do anything that I can think of to fuck over their backers. Unless you want to be really anal and claim delays or currently unbalanced controls are fucking us over.

 

[GearDraxon]

All these modules form part of the same games yes?

They're rolling out modules as they are developed/completed. Right now, Arena Commander (the "dogfighting module") lets you fly and shoot in multiplayer, single-crew space battles. Soon (we hope) to come will be Planetside (the "social module") and Star Marine (the "FPS module").

Eventually, all of these will be part of the Persistent Universe, which is the big, fly-around-the-galaxy while trading and shooting and etc. that people tend to compare to EVE/Elite.

The stream today was the first real look at multi crew ships being piloted and fighting, which has been what many of us were waiting to see!

 

[blastprocessor]

Cool thanks

 

[DrBo42]

Multicrew Demo by itself

As someone that barely believed this would ever be a game, that was rather encouraging. Obviously still super rough but they're really doing it.

 

[Grief.exe]

So what is the roadmap for the persistent universe at this point?

 

[Lucumo]

Yes, it's playable offline.
https://www.reddit.com/r/starcitizen/comments/2mno7g/squadron_42_playable_offline/

Were you thinking of Eliteangerous?

Ups, sorry. Yeah (which is why I wondered).

That's pretty cool.

 

[Sinatar]

So what is the roadmap for the persistent universe at this point?

2018 probably.

 

[superdeluxe]

Is it offline or have they still not remedied themselves from fucking over many of their backers?

nevermind heh,

 

[mercenar1e]

that looked amazing.

 

[Grief.exe]

2018 probably.

Apparently the wiki is outdated.

Squadron 42

Approximate date: Beginning of 2015.
Will be released as polished chapters/episodes

Persistent Universe Module / Beta

Approximate date: End of 2015(a minimum of 4 months after the first Squadron 42 chapter is released.)

 

[Danthrax]

Apparently the wiki is outdated.

little bit

People probably gave up on it as CIG stopped giving timeframes, or kept changing timeframes and not sticking to already given ones.

 

[GearDraxon]

Apparently the wiki is outdated.

That poor Wiki hasn't been touched in forever, it seems. It's a shame, because CIG definitely isn't good at presenting a comprehensive "this is where everything is, timeline-wise, in the project" overview.

 

[Dictator93]

Multicrew Demo by itself

This is gonna need a new thread,

edit: anyone comfortable with me making a thread for this?

 

[Lucumo]

nevermind heh,

It's what happens when you have the wrong two tabs next to each other.

Other thread was: http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?p=174609255#post174609255 <-- too much Elite: Dangerous in there

 

[injurai]

I wish them luck resolving the animation issues. A lot of this game is looking really good. Once they get past all those technical implementation issues it will be smooth sailing focusing on content.

I foresee this game having some insane post launch support for years to come. It's only been indev for 2 years and normally we don't see any of this out in the open. But it looks really great and has come a long way.

Also Thanks Jared.

 

[DrBo42]

This is gonna need a new thread,

edit: anyone comfortable with me making a thread for this?

You don't need our blessing, go for it. It's thread worthy.

 

[Raticus79]

If anyone wants to make GIFs, Instagiffer is really good. It's a desktop app that can handle Youtube links.

This is gonna need a new thread,

edit: anyone comfortable with me making a thread for this?

Go for it. Might as well include the twitch archive link for the full presentation too.
http://www.twitch.tv/starcitizen/v/10047942

 

[Dictator93]

Fresh off the press. This was demonstrated live at a much slower pace showing off all the systems and what not during the live stream. This is a well cut direct feed version.
Link to 1080p Version from PCGamesN

Things you can see in the video:
-Localized physical grids: station has its own gravity, emptiness of space does, inside ships you have your own physics, etc..
- Zone system: no lag and no unecessary rendering
- Huge world: solar system sized map (here just a tiny portion of it
- Multi crew gameplay: multiple people on a ship doing different roles 8command chair, engineer, co commander, gunners
- Retrieve, Recovery, and EVA: go out of your ship into the void, board other ships, get them in working order for missions
- IDRIS

 

[Mylene]

Connie Explosion closeup from Twitch Stream

 

[Raticus79]

I posted a bunch of GIFs on that new thread.
http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?p=174629226

 

[RK9039]

Connie Explosion closeup from Twitch Stream

Damn.

 

[CyberPunked]

Connie Explosion closeup from Twitch Stream

Those particles!

 

[SnowTeeth]

Scam

 

[Raticus79]

Nice, the youtube archive's up and it has the audio intact. Link with start time:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TuuCRbFb-PI&t=4925

 

[The Dear Leader]

Scam

World's most elaborate scam, these con artists are going as far as making a whole game to scam people into giving them money to make a game!

 

[Spuck-uk]

All aboard the inevitable disappointment train. Game still looks amazingly shoddy and a glorified tech demo.

 

[Zabojnik]

All aboard the inevitable disappointment train. Game still looks amazingly shoddy and a glorified tech demo.

That's because ... Eh, nevermind. No point in it. Have a nice day.

 

[Zalusithix]

World's most elaborate scam, these con artists are going as far as making a whole game to scam people into giving them money to make a game so they can buy Ferraris!

Fixed

 

[SnowTeeth]

World's most elaborate scam, these con artists are going as far as making a whole game to scam people into giving them money to make a game!

Diabolical! *chuckles*

All aboard the inevitable disappointment train. Game still looks amazingly shoddy and a glorified tech demo.

*sigh*

 

[tuxfool]

*sigh*

He saw your comment, and felt that you enabled him. This is all your fault.

Spoiler

 

[SnowTeeth]

He saw your comment, and felt that you enabled him. This is all your fault.

Spoiler

Oh I know. It was a drunk post. I'm so embarrassed and wont shitpost again.