A Neurotic Corncob posted:

Chris has made a rare appearance on his weird discord knock-off in order to provide the base with some fresh talking points for the new year.

https://robertsspaceindustries.com/spectrum/community/SC/forum/1/thread/star-citizen-alpha-3-0-performance-tidbits

Beet Wagon posted:

my friend.

Dementropy posted:

Incitatus posted:

Titanic, does the word alpha mean anything to you?

Scruffpuff posted:

I'm gonna zero in on this point because it contains something that bugs the poo poo out of me. This insistence from Chris Roberts, and the cultists, that you need a "powerful PC" to play his game, the implicit statement being that his game is an avatar of gaming perfection that requires more than a mere mortal vessel to contain it.

The reason it bothers me is because for years I've been fighting one of the most pervasive lies in PC optimization history regarding the need of a "powerful PC" and why that might be the case. There are precisely two, and only two, reasons you need an absurdly powerful PC to play a game (or do anything else):

1) The game is using new graphics technologies that are just now in their infancy and might not even be optimized or build into the GPU architecture, they're pushing the edges of realistic physics calculations, they're pushing the edges of how many on-screen players can be in a single battle - anything where the developers are 100% aware that they're pushing it, and usually realize that in a couple of years hardware will be more than capable of handling it. "Max Settings" for these games is usually nothing more than hedging their bets.

2) The game is complete poo poo that fails to optimize nearly anything, wastes CPU cycles on nonsense that doesn't affect the player, overheated GPU contributions that are not visible to the player, constant calculation of irrelevant AI, and just wastes I/O through poor decisions and logic.

Star Citizen is #2 masquerading as #1. Star Citizen is not doing anything that hasn't been done before, far better, by smaller teams, and for cheaper. But there's an undercurrent to their bullshit that they're the next Crysis (engine choice deepens this illusion) and they're pushing the envelope so hard you guys that your PC running Star Citizen well is the de facto test for whether or not your gaming testicles have dropped.

It's all bullshit. It runs like poo poo because it is poo poo, and the only thing better hardware will do is allow Star Citizen to crash faster.

Mne nravitsya posted:

My non-goon Christmas post for the devs who are hurting

I know some of the devs (as I have been in the same position as some of these guys once before in my career) are having a mental breakdown over christmas, and are seriously debating whether or not they can go back to work for this idiot in the new year: or would rather quit, have a clean start, and find a new job.

I honestly empathize for those who are. It’s not pretty when you’ve been overworked all year, your brain is fuzzy with exhaustion and stress, your family has had enough of you not being present in their lives, and the head jackass continues to tell you everything is your fault, when in reality it is he (and his inner circle) who refuse to be accountable.

For any of the devs (reading this) with an ounce of talent (or passion) for making games: this not the way it is everywhere. There are better places to work, and sometimes great games get made by people who all get along and talk to each other, collaborating as equals - regardless of title.

There are companies who care about their staff from the top down, and leadership that holds itself accountable to the press and the team when they screw up.

To the devs who read this, and are not still under the “fear and stockholm syndrome” influence: Don’t gently caress yourself (and your families) up mentally and emotionally for this. It is not worth it. The big guy will sail with millions of dollars in the end, and you will be broken and bitter, left holding the empty bag, when he waltzes out the door.

I know: I’ve been there.

Have a good break and get some rest. Think about what you love to do, and in the new year - if it is this - then do it. If it isn’t, do what’s right for you.

Merry Christmas

The Titanic posted:

It’s definitely number 2

G0RF posted:

That’s long been my working theory, that Starfield is Starflight (or highly Starflight-like), because the latter is the most Bethesda-esque sci-fi title of the classic PC era, a younger sister to the Ultima style of exploration/agency heavy gaming that Howard idealized and embraced to such success.

CrazyLoon posted:

An alpha game for alpha males.

Hobold posted:

I've noticed this over the decades, and oft wondered if its an artifact of art being unable to keep pace with engineering, or eating all of the budget.

The Rabbi T. White posted:

Remember back in the initial pitch where they said that you'd be able to play it without a dedicated GPU, just with the onboard card? Ahahahahaha.

Krycek posted:

They basically said anything that popped into thier heads to sell pledges. The scam was alive and kicking even then. So basically nothing has changed.

ComfyPants posted:

They finally made it.

https://twitter.com/PixeLemonade/status/817893355195547649

ComfyPants posted:

They finally made it.

https://twitter.com/PixeLemonade/status/817893355195547649

ComfyPants posted:

They finally made it.

https://twitter.com/PixeLemonade/status/817893355195547649

Mr.PayDay posted:

„As someone new to the verse and just coming aboard I cant tell you how important this post is and the impact it has on everyone with concerns over performance.. It is truly epic of The Creator to produce this message to all the backers and citizens supporting this games development. The Mr. Roberts has taken the time to address this issue or even make a post at all is very encouraging and signifies that he truly does care and that this game is moving forward and a steady pace.

It gives me great confidence to know that The Creator lays out a technical post such as this and makes me glad to be a part of this. I realize I am new but I have pledged a enormous amount by my standards and was already feeling guilty for doing so but this just boosts my faith in the development and the Creator of Star Citizen.

Thank you for your efforts and thank you to all the fellow backers of this game old and new. Just imagining what this game will be once performance is optimized and running at even 25% of the features planned for this game gives me chills and excitement. Its ground breaking and I hope that modern day servers can even handle it.
I also hope they work on SLI and Crossfire support in doing so maybe take the load off the servers.

Happy Holidays to all. A big Thank You to The Creator! AKA Chris Roberts but can we just call him The Creator? That should be his handle..“

Sarsapariller posted:

Pixel Lemonade is offline now. I guess they only paid for one year's worth of hosting on their fake site for the single positive article.

Drink up that pixel lemonade, backers. Drink it all up.

Solarin posted:

XK posted:

I'm still banned from WTFo's Twitch, apparently permanently, because 6 months ago I suggested he play something fun that doesn't make him so miserable.

Can somebody queue up a song on his stream (https://www.twitch.tv/wtfosaurus) for me? The lil jon bake a cake remix: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K5tVbVu9Mkg

And also wish him a Merry Christmas for me, too.

FailureToReport posted:

Want me to wish him a Merry Christmas from XK? Or another name?