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Star Citizen Gamescom Presentation Livestream | Today @ 9PM CEST / 3pm EDT / 12pm PDT
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Crow Pudding
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kutthoat5150
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haven't been that impressed by a demo since the HL2 unveiling, seriously impressive stuff
Overhyping is a dangerous thing but fortunately we actually see and try what they are doing with the game. With No Man's Sky, we just had to blindly trust what Sean was saying. I wonder how much different nms would have been if it also would have had a early access type development style.
Probably most people have different PC's then because today's high end PC's arent high end anymore when this game is released.
Aztechnology
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I wouldn't dock at that space station.
Tomeru
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You probably have a few more years until you can play this game like in its final form, so you'll have strong hardware by then.
Dictator93
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yep 100%
You will be able to buy every ship with in game money, bar something like a Bengal Carrier (super hardcore UEE military space carrier that is multiple KM long and has a crew of hundreds).
The engine got some serious upgrades. For example,
shadows are still visible down there. https://youtu.be/GucYhhLwIxg?t=1805
shadows are still visible down there. https://youtu.be/GucYhhLwIxg?t=1805
Not a new system but definitely a new graphics card. Deciding if I wanna really splash out and get a 1070 or play it more safe (with the missus) and get a 1060.
Dont even know ow if I can get a 1070 I my case yet :-/
Yeah, it probably would be bugged and not allow you to see other players
Yep, this should be fine for Medium/High settings for 1080@60.
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I'm amazed that we have finally SC thread without a single 'its a scam' drive-by post. Though after this presentation, it should be given
Yep, this should be fine for Medium/High settings for 1080@60.
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I'm amazed that we have finally SC thread without a single 'its a scam' drive-by post. Though after this presentation, it should be given
Yeah, no one can really say that anymore after that demo. As soon as the Freelancer started getting closer to the planet and landed, without any loading or issues, people realised that this game isn't a joke. Some people tried trolling in the chat but they were quickly silenced when the gameplay got interesting.
Can't wait for CitizenCon now.
So you need a whole pile of human players to fly one of those things?
If they can't be bought in game how do you get them?
Yep, this should be fine for Medium/High settings for 1080@60.
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I'm amazed that we have finally SC thread without a single 'its a scam' drive-by post. Though after this presentation, it should be given
Nice, thanks.
Aztechnology
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No I think that's a ways out. Open is currently 2.4 and PTU is 2.5
No you can hire NPC crew for basic functions. Players can do a better job but for many tasks NPC's will be just fine.
blastprocessor
The Amiga Brotherhood
I've given up trying to download the gamescon free download.
Looks like this tool uses torrent/p2p downloading. Browser and Steam connection stop working.
Had to reboot the router too.
Terrible software.
Looks like this tool uses torrent/p2p downloading. Browser and Steam connection stop working.
Had to reboot the router too.
Terrible software.
You can hire AI crewman.
I'm pretty sure Capital ships are purchasable in-game, all ships should be, but it's not something a single player can do on his own I'm guessing because it will be expensive.
Crimsonsky
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Still feels like I'm being catfished by Chris Roberts. "Oh, you were expecting a newer Freelancer?" Here goes Halo with ships.
TVexperto
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this is amazing
I've given up trying to download the gamescon free download.
Looks like this tool uses torrent/p2p downloading. Browser and Steam connection stop working.
Had to reboot the router too.
Terrible software.
It's always been pretty smooth for me. probably Has to do with all the new ppl downloading.
The stuff from the demo is coming in 2.7, now retitled 3.0 currently we are on 2.4 with 2.5 coming out next week. then 2.6 with luck after citizencon. following that will be 2.7/3.0 which i wouldn't bet on coming out til maybe early 2017 giving a pessimist guess.
Dictator93
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I've given up trying to download the gamescon free download.
Looks like this tool uses torrent/p2p downloading. Browser and Steam connection stop working.
Had to reboot the router too.
Terrible software.
It only uses p2p if you allow it to. The steam stopping responding and browsers stopping is because it is completely maxing out your connection. Throttle it down from "hyperspace" connection settings to something just below your actual internet speed. The problem with the client is actually that it is too fast.
I've given up trying to download the gamescon free download.
Looks like this tool uses torrent/p2p downloading. Browser and Steam connection stop working.
Had to reboot the router too.
Terrible software.
There is a setting that limits download speed. Yes, it can kill your connection on Unlimited
Its a recurring joke that even launcher is demanding
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The 3.0 Alpha, which what they showed, will be playable in December or late November. It will be also in better shape than they showed.
blastprocessor
The Amiga Brotherhood
I would guess 2.4 alpha.
https://robertsspaceindustries.com/promotions/Gamescom-Free-Fly-2016
I have just found a post on reddit about the flaky downloader and l modded the config file to use HTTP. Download is now working perfectly fine.
https://www.reddit.com/r/starcitize..._how_to_download_star_citizen_without_p2p_or/
UpDownLeftRight
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I'm not so sure about the cap ships. I remember Roberts saying something along the lines of there being a limit on how many can exist and that you'd be either finding it or taking it by force or something along those lines.
MR ARCADE FOREVER
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You capture them, maybe salvage them.
dragonelite
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Ooh man i never had that many wtf per minute with a live demo ever.
Shiieeet need to get a new GPU.
Is there a video that shows what Star Citizen is all about?
Shiieeet need to get a new GPU.
Is there a video that shows what Star Citizen is all about?
Rephin
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Me. Otherwise there's no way my current computer can handle all that Idris action that's about to happen.
My SLI 1080s keep this game a perfect 60fps at 3440x1440 with max settings in the Arena Commander, but the way they have their Servers atm the fps is terrible, something that Chris touched upon in the stream. Someone OC'd a Titan XP at my res and wasn't able to hit 60fps. So if you want it to look like the stream etc you need the GPU power to back it up. Although if you were at 1440p or lower you'd manage lol.
Really looks spectacular though, what they show is 100% what you can get on your system in it's current state.
I'll properly check it out with 3.0 which will be out before the end of the year.
lucebuce12
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When this game releases, we'll have moved on from "See that tower way in the distance? You can go there!" to "See that other side of the planet? You can go there!"
It's still seems so unreal to me that a game of this caliber and scale is actually going to be made and released.
It's still seems so unreal to me that a game of this caliber and scale is actually going to be made and released.
Dictator93
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It took massive balls also to do something this complex live. So many variables, so many potential bugs from intermeshing systems... and we only saw one obvious visual bug.
Citizencon and procedural planets 2.0 should be rather interesting. Same with the SQ42 stuff we shall see. I imagine a full gameplay demo and final release date
I'm a backer, but I honestly don't follow that much. I have a feew questions, I hope someone can answer:
- 2.4.1 allows landing? I'm guessing not.
- Are there planets with vegetation/wild creatures?
- Is the PU still holding back performance (going by this demo, it seems so, but you never know when it's a stream). Last time I checked, it was 20ish for me, no matter the setting.
- Are controls improved over 2.0 and before? I mean character control, no ship control.
Thanks in advance. That demo looked super impressive and also very much fun (because coop).
- 2.4.1 allows landing? I'm guessing not.
- Are there planets with vegetation/wild creatures?
- Is the PU still holding back performance (going by this demo, it seems so, but you never know when it's a stream). Last time I checked, it was 20ish for me, no matter the setting.
- Are controls improved over 2.0 and before? I mean character control, no ship control.
Thanks in advance. That demo looked super impressive and also very much fun (because coop).
Set up QoS on your router and it'll never happen regardless of what you do.
You should start here: https://robertsspaceindustries.com/about-the-game/spaceflight
You can land on a few space stations in 2.4.1 but there are no planetary landings. That's set for 3.0 at the end of this year.
There will be vegetation and animals on planets but not yet. They're supposedly working on it, though.
The servers are still holding back performance in the PU, yes.
I'm not sure what you're asking about character control. It's basically the same. I guess we'll get more stuff like leaning in the 2.6 update a couple months from now -- that update will bring the Star Marine FPS module.
Landing on planets will be possible with 3.0 Alpha.
There will be planets with vegetation and creatures, maybe not in 3.0 Alpha, but definitely at the beginning of the next year. They are working on biomes right now and they will showcase them on CitizenCon in October. They are aiming at Crysis 3 fidelity in terms of planetary visuals.
Character controls improved a lot and will improve further with 2.6.
Yes, the server PU performance is still holding games back. It will improve in 3.0, but we dont know to what degree. They are working on rewritting netcode to handle full solar system, so it takes time.
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