TheAgent posted:

moon turned me gay, thanks chris roberts

darkarchon posted:

Nothing screams fidelity like a seam on a moon.

Ursine Catastrophe posted:

Honestly on the one hand yes, but on the other hand the "premature optimization" saying usually comes from the idea that if you're faced with a choice of "we have a finished application but the hardware isn't beefy enough to run it", versus "we have an optimized application but it's not done yet", one of those is a hell of a lot easier an issue to solve quickly by throwing money at it. A 12 player cap in an MMO isn't "well we just need to optimize" territory anymore, especially when that's the case on the best hardware money can buy on a LAN (at gamescon).

That said, the upshot is that we're all sitting on the shore, watching the Titanic sink and debating amongst ourselves what brush would have been better for applying stain to those deck chairs they're rearranging.

AlbieQuirky posted:

Nobody here understands moonseam development.

tuo posted:

Unironically, that would be the best use for all the assets. Scrap the whole MMO idea, gently caress netcode, take what you have, and make a good first person arcade space game out of it. With pretty graphics, stupid missions and cutscenes but much pewpew, get 6.5/10 average score. Allow backers to use the ships they bought from the very beginning, and just call it the MVP. I'm actually dumbfounded that they don't put much more emphasis on SQ42 to buy themselves some time and release something. The die-hard backers will be okay with at, as long as they get SOMETHING. The netcode no longer hinders them, they could salvage some of the mo-cap stuff, and could actually show REAL progress. It might even be semi-good...

big nipples big life posted:

Do we have any idea how owned we are yet? The suspense is killing me.

AP posted:

https://go.twitch.tv/videos/180188846?t=01h16m19s

darkarchon posted:

Nothing screams fidelity like a seam on a moon.

darkarchon posted:

Nothing screams fidelity like a seam on a moon.

happyhippy posted:

I like how there are only craters on flat bits.
Asteroids don't hit mountains.

TheAgent posted:

moon turned me gay, thanks chris roberts

tuo posted:

player count reduced to 6 for "testing purposes". goddamn...

CrazyLoon posted:

Seriously, if anyone ITT is going to CitCon this year, please be careful. I know it's silly for me to about whatever loser whales might still go there to defend CIG being any kind of threat to a sane individual, but there's still an awful lot of them and the longer this shitshow goes on, the less likely they are to bathe. Please consider that at least.

darkarchon posted:

Nothing screams fidelity like a seam on a moon.

quote:

The September Monthly Report posts:

September was a great month for the Character Team as they created new concepts for the Persistent Universe and Squadron 42 characters which they are excited to start modeling this fall.

The Titanic posted:

Standing by!!! On pins and needles here!!!

Do I flagellate now, or rub now??? Which is the best option!

Bofast posted:

I read you more as the guy in Monty Python's Holy Grail that collects mud and complains about the violence inherent in the system.

quote:

DERBY ANIMATION
The Derby Studio was busy moving into the new studio! After spending four months split between two offices, they’re finally back together under one roof where there’s a lot more space.

The Motion Capture and HeadCam systems were set up to run tests with the Audio team, who came down from Wilmslow in preparation for an upcoming shoot. The team also completed a bunch of facial animation and polished cinematic facial animations.

Over the past month, the Animation Team created assets for the Alpha 3.0 release and beyond. They have been updating the placeholder animations for the Player stopping. The goal is to provide a higher visual fidelity and realism to how Players move within the new speed gearing system. Animators also worked on jumping. They needed to balance Star Citizen’s signature high-fidelity look with a manageable amount of assets for when the animation bank is extended to the female model and various stamina types. Plus, they worked on stealth takedowns.

In addition, they worked on developing daily routine and life animations for characters and mission givers. A recent shoot in the Austin office focused on these behaviors, which the Derby team is now tracking and solving. The animators also added more life to the Star Citizen world with conversations characters have as they go about their routines. Finally, on the ship side, the team delivered updates for the Sabre ship set and captured enter/exit animations for the new ground-based vehicles.

Mirificus posted: