Star Citizen: $48,000 is only $334/month for 12 years

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Fidelitious: Apr 17, 2018; MY BIRTH CRY WILL BE THE SOUND OF EVERY WALLET ON THIS PLANET OPENING IN UNISON.

I rescind this post.

Cyberpunk was being actively worked from at least some point in 2014 so it's nearly as old as Star Citizen.

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Fidelitious fucked around with this message at 18:19 on Nov 7, 2019

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Zazz Razzamatazz: Apr 19, 2016; by sebmojo

Zaphod42 posted:

Look, you have to agree to this before Chris lets you give him money!

Chris bless us, everyone!

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Mirificus: Oct 29, 2004; Kings need not raise their voices to be heard

Mirificus posted:

# ? Nov 7, 2019 18:21

Hav: Dec 11, 2009; Fun Shoe

Mirificus posted:

redchris18, an intellectual.

Hav fucked around with this message at 18:38 on Nov 7, 2019

# ? Nov 7, 2019 18:29

Agony Aunt: Apr 17, 2018; by LITERALLY AN ADMIN

Mirificus posted:

[timg]https://i.imgur.com/dudkqnh.png][/timg]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=arvF2rdUg3Q

# ? Nov 7, 2019 18:32

Bofast: Feb 21, 2011; Grimey Drawer

Dreadwroth2 posted:

Is it me, or does it seem like the True Star Citizens are getting crazier lately?

The craziness triples every second, don't you know?

# ? Nov 7, 2019 18:33

Scruffpuff: Dec 23, 2015; Fidelity. Wait, was I'm working on again?

zcrow posted:

Anyone know how to make a deep fake?

CIG does. It's called "Star Citizen."

# ? Nov 7, 2019 19:12

DapperDon: Sep 7, 2016

Scruffpuff posted:

CIG does. It's called "Star Citizen."

# ? Nov 7, 2019 19:26

Dementropy: Aug 23, 2010

https://twitter.com/gomovies_app/status/1192516661963821059

"ScreenRant posted:

Is Star Citizen still going to be released? That seems to be the case, but the situation surrounding the game isn�t that simple. Cloud Imperium Games, the developer of Star Citizen, was founded to produce the game by Director Chris Roberts. The crowdfunded campaign for the game is the most successful in entertainment history.

One reason why so many people invested in the game is for Chris Roberts, the renowned creator of Wing Commander. Star Citizen initially aimed to be a space-flight simulator with dogfighting and trading across the galaxy. Fans of Wing Commander imagined that Star Citizen would be its spiritual successor, with updated graphics and the potential for VR. In 2012, the game immediately past its first fundraising goal. In turn, Cloud Imperium Games was forced to adjust the scale of the game to match the excessive amounts of investment money coming in. Although originally planned as a game with a maximum budget of four million dollars (the previous record for crowdfunding), Star Citizen has climbed to over 230 million dollars.

For all the considerable fundraising achievements Star Citizen has hit, the game has also been plagued by mishandled money and lack of focus. To be fair, Cloud Imperium is being transparent with their investors and player base. In their �Star Citizen Monthly Report: October 2019� Cloud Imperium made clear exactly what the development team has been working on. The October updates included small additions like new props and weapon art. As well as major improvements like better AI and more consistent lighting.

Later this month, Cloud Imperium Games will be hosting CitizenCon 2949 in Manchester, England. This marks the seventh community convention that Cloud Imperium has hosted. In the past, the developer announced timeline updates for the game through community forums at its conventions. In addition to the ambitious flight simulator mode, there will also be a single player addition to Star Citizen called Squadron 42. The single player campaign has grown into a separate entity with a different investment package. As of today, you can pledge 45$ towards development of Squadron 42.

It�s clear that Cloud Imperium Games is in over their heads with the development of Star Citizen. The game was initially planned for a 2014 release, six years later it seems its no closer now than it was then. It�s hard to blame the developer as they never could�ve imagined the games scope would be as large as it has turned out to be. It�s good that they are communicating with their player base, both online and at conventions. There�s no lack of money with Star Citizen, nor lack of obvious talent.

# ? Nov 7, 2019 20:07

Rotten Red Rod: Mar 5, 2002

Kind of a nothing little piece that just sums up some stuff. Expect Joe Blobers in the comments in 3... 2... 1...

# ? Nov 7, 2019 20:09

Popete: Oct 6, 2009; This will make sure you don't suggest to the KDz
That he should grow greens instead of crushing on MCs; Grimey Drawer

quote:

Star Citizen initially aimed to be a space-flight simulator with dogfighting and trading across the galaxy. Fans of Wing Commander imagined that Star Citizen would be its spiritual successor, with updated graphics and the potential for VR. In 2012, the game immediately past its first fundraising goal. In turn, Cloud Imperium Games was forced to adjust the scale of the game to match the excessive amounts of investment money coming in. Although originally planned as a game with a maximum budget of four million dollars (the previous record for crowdfunding), Star Citizen has climbed to over 230 million dollars.

It really is a shame that CIG was forced to expand the scope because people kept giving them money. Really it's your fault for giving Chris money and making him promise things he couldn't achieve.

# ? Nov 7, 2019 20:11

Mirificus: Oct 29, 2004; Kings need not raise their voices to be heard

# ? Nov 7, 2019 20:33

Kosumo: Apr 9, 2016

Popete posted:

It really is a shame that CIG was forced to expand the scope because people kept giving them money. Really it's your fault for giving Chris money and making him promise things he couldn't achieve.

I just think it really nice of Chris to allow people to give him money.

# ? Nov 7, 2019 20:40

Mr.PayDay: Jan 2, 2004; life is short - play hard

https://youtu.be/a3m4Zk5XhAI

CaptainBerks detonates 100 Ships in Star Citizen on Daymar
https://reddit.com/r/starcitizen/comments/dstisj/captainberks_detonates_100_ships_in_star_citizen/

Absolutely smooth high end visual fidelity. Obviously next gen technology

# ? Nov 7, 2019 20:53

Beexoffel: Oct 4, 2015; Herald of the Stimpire

Agony Aunt posted:

Overwatch 2? That's a gamble. The first game is still going strong and people have a lot of time and money invested in it. I wonder how many will move to the new version. They risk fracturing the playerbase.

They want to capture the enormous and yet untapped Goon audience.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7E0ot9iJm_k

# ? Nov 7, 2019 21:50

colonelwest: Jun 30, 2018

So basically...

�Funding Chris and Sandi�s lavish Monaco vacations, 4 million dollar mansion and puerile dreams of Hollywood stardom/moguldom is a privilege and a blessing and I�m grateful for it.�

Lol these people really deserve Chris Roberts. At some point it must go into the realm of their own personal fantasies and wish fulfillment. Like they�re vicariously living their dream of being a super nerd entertainment mogul making the greatest video game ever through Chris, and they just imagine it�s them with a hot wife wake boarding in the Mediterranean.

colonelwest fucked around with this message at 22:04 on Nov 7, 2019

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his nibs: Feb 27, 2016; Welcome to the
Dream Factory; Grimey Drawer

I've noticed a lot less Kayak since this thread moved from it's own hugbox of ~dreams~

anyway here is another pet

https://i.imgur.com/asS4hz0.mp4

# ? Nov 7, 2019 22:04

G0RF: Mar 19, 2015; Some galactic defender you are, Space Cadet.

YOUTUBE: Inside Star Citizen - Mission Control

Watch in amazement as they preview the new 890 Jump rescue mission, which pits the player against their garbage AI puppet hijackers AND a ticking �unhack the hacked computers� timebomb scenario.

Absolute crap that only space dads and Redbull-sponsored buttrock streamers could possibly get excited about.

# ? Nov 7, 2019 22:09

Dementropy: Aug 23, 2010

G0RF posted:

YOUTUBE: Inside Star Citizen - Mission Control

Watch in amazement as they preview the new 890 Jump rescue mission, which pits the player against their garbage AI puppet hijackers AND a ticking �unhack the hacked computers� timebomb scenario.

Absolute crap that only space dads and Redbull-sponsored buttrock streamers could possibly get excited about.

# ? Nov 7, 2019 22:14

monkeytek: Jun 8, 2010; It wasn't an ELE that wiped out the backer funds. It was Tristan Timothy Taylor.

Dementropy posted:

drat they are desperate for anything at this point. Soon a shadow in the background will be proof the sand worm is real.

# ? Nov 7, 2019 22:27

Pixelate: Jan 6, 2018; "You win by having fun"

G0RF posted:

YOUTUBE: Inside Star Citizen - Mission Control

Watch in amazement as they preview the new 890 Jump rescue mission, which pits the player against their garbage AI puppet hijackers AND a ticking �unhack the hacked computers� timebomb scenario.

Absolute crap that only space dads and Redbull-sponsored buttrock streamers could possibly get excited about.

* AI runs straight at gunfire like armoured battle lemming *

-Ex �Embedded AI Quality Assurance� guy: �I hope that people really see that this is what we�re pushing at moving forward�

# ? Nov 7, 2019 22:54

colonelwest: Jun 30, 2018

G0RF posted:

YOUTUBE: Inside Star Citizen - Mission Control

Watch in amazement as they preview the new 890 Jump rescue mission, which pits the player against their garbage AI puppet hijackers AND a ticking �unhack the hacked computers� timebomb scenario.

Absolute crap that only space dads and Redbull-sponsored buttrock streamers could possibly get excited about.

300 million dollars and 8 loving years for this.

It's just so lovely and janky. The enemies just run up to you and come to a dead stop then start shooting at random corners of the room. The devs had to make them ridiculous bullet sponges just to give some illusion of difficulty. They also had to keep cutting away to hide the enemies t-posing after they died and sinking into the floor.

There are dozens of failed crowdfunded projects from the early 2010's that had low 6 figure budgets and were being worked on by 5 dudes in a basement which produced FPS combat lightyears beyond this. This is some sophomores at Full Sail University screwing around in a computer lab after class level poo poo.

colonelwest fucked around with this message at 23:33 on Nov 7, 2019

# ? Nov 7, 2019 23:31

AlbieQuirky: Oct 9, 2012; Just me and my 🌊dragon🐉 hanging out

his nibs posted:

I've noticed a lot less Kayak since this thread moved from it's own hugbox of ~dreams~

anyway here is another pet

https://i.imgur.com/asS4hz0.mp4

droola droola

# ? Nov 7, 2019 23:34

Popete: Oct 6, 2009; This will make sure you don't suggest to the KDz
That he should grow greens instead of crushing on MCs; Grimey Drawer

colonelwest posted:

300 million dollars and 8 loving years for this.

It's just so lovely and janky. The enemies just run up to you and come to a dead stop then start shooting at random corners of the room. The devs had to make them ridiculous bullet sponges just to give some illusion of difficulty. They also had to keep cutting away to hide the enemies t-posing after they died and sinking into the floor.

There are dozens of failed crowdfunded projects from the early 2010's that had low 6 figure budgets and were being worked on by 5 dudes in a basement which produced FPS combat lightyears beyond this. This is some sophomores at Full Sail University screwing around in a computer lab after class level poo poo.

This 10 second sequence where the guy is just unloading 30+ rounds into a NPC standing still and never having to reload and then the ship jittering around is just too good.

It's so much worse than I imagined and this is their curated version of the mission. Unloading hundreds of rounds into NPCs that just stand there, the player seemingly taking no damage.

# ? Nov 7, 2019 23:42

serious norman: Dec 13, 2007; im pickle rick!!!!

Has anyone said Shart Shitizen yet?

# ? Nov 7, 2019 23:56

Strangler 42: Jan 8, 2007; SHAVE IT ALL OFF
ALL OF IT

serious norman posted:

Has anyone said Shart Shitizen yet?

Said it? I have it tattooed across my butt!

# ? Nov 7, 2019 23:59

Hav: Dec 11, 2009; Fun Shoe

Popete posted:

This 10 second sequence where the guy is just unloading 30+ rounds into a NPC standing still and never having to reload and then the ship jittering around is just too good.

It's so much worse than I imagined and this is their curated version of the mission. Unloading hundreds of rounds into NPCs that just stand there, the player seemingly taking no damage.

Rock solid heart-rate, though.

I skipped back a bit; apparently they hadn�t really considered the whole running around in ships before the 890 Jump. I mean far from me to point out to a developer that was still in school when the project started that �boarding actions� turned up the instant they pivotted to the FPS �star marine�.

# ? Nov 8, 2019 00:40

AlbieQuirky: Oct 9, 2012; Just me and my 🌊dragon🐉 hanging out

Popete posted:

This 10 second sequence where the guy is just unloading 30+ rounds into a NPC standing still and never having to reload and then the ship jittering around is just too good.

It's so much worse than I imagined and this is their curated version of the mission. Unloading hundreds of rounds into NPCs that just stand there, the player seemingly taking no damage.

That looks like abject poo poo.

# ? Nov 8, 2019 00:59

phosdex: Dec 16, 2005

AlbieQuirky posted:

That looks like abject poo poo.

go back to your console and yearly cod reskins you hater.

# ? Nov 8, 2019 01:04

Zaphod42: Sep 13, 2012; If there's anything more important than my ego around, I want it caught and shot now.

Popete posted:

This 10 second sequence where the guy is just unloading 30+ rounds into a NPC standing still and never having to reload and then the ship jittering around is just too good.

It's so much worse than I imagined and this is their curated version of the mission. Unloading hundreds of rounds into NPCs that just stand there, the player seemingly taking no damage.

I love how the muzzle flashes lag behind and don't sync up with the end of the gun when he turns.

Also the ship sitting in dock has itself a hiccup and does a little dance on the pad.

# ? Nov 8, 2019 01:11

Rotten Red Rod: Mar 5, 2002

Lol not even the SC subreddit can kid themselves about the state of the AI it seems

# ? Nov 8, 2019 01:20

Zaphod42: Sep 13, 2012; If there's anything more important than my ego around, I want it caught and shot now.

I really hate how that video opens with Disco Lando saying "who here hasn't dreamed of..."

Its so loving scummy

Still the same scam of selling dreams from CRoberts' initial pitch, "who hasn't dreamed of being a hot shot space pilot, saving the galaxy..."

Yeah but you haven't and apparently can't build that! Stop selling dreams!

# ? Nov 8, 2019 01:31

MostlyRandom: Nov 1, 2019

Dementropy posted:

https://twitter.com/gomovies_app/status/1192516661963821059

Star Citizen:Lack of obvious talent

# ? Nov 8, 2019 01:39

Dementropy: Aug 23, 2010

# ? Nov 8, 2019 01:42

Regrettable: Jan 5, 2010

Dementropy posted:

Buck up kiddo. Soon you can be the rich rear end in a top hat in the space yacht. All you have to do is successfully complete the mission 5,000 times in a row, assuming you get those 30 kills every single time.

# ? Nov 8, 2019 01:59

Mirificus: Oct 29, 2004; Kings need not raise their voices to be heard

# ? Nov 8, 2019 02:16

Dooguk: Oct 11, 2016; Pillbug

Regrettable posted:

Buck up kiddo. Soon you can be the rich rear end in a top hat in the space yacht. All you have to do is successfully complete the mission 5,000 times in a row, assuming you get those 30 kills every single time.

And hope the AI doesn't, by some programming fluke, kill you.

# ? Nov 8, 2019 02:21