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

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The Titanic: Sep 15, 2016; Unsinkable

commando in tophat posted:

I haven't read the commando's rambling about living his life in video game city, but surely everything is possible when they managed to make NPCs talk while eating. I mean, we are approaching sims1 here already, and it has only been 10 years (in the talking while eating department, they wish they had NPCs on the level of sims1, lol)

But I also play Skyrim and just stop at that first town indefinitely. I don't really need anything else and the rest of the game is just extra fluff. :shrug:

# ? Aug 4, 2022 17:04

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# ? Jun 6, 2024 01:44

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

quote:

I think that this is the problem.... disconnecting the prep and shopping or anything else which might be frustrating from the idea of being "playing the game...."

It is ALL playing the game, actually..... taking an elevator is playing the game, waiting for the subway to come and stop is playing the game, taking a drink at a bar is playing the game... not just making aUECs or killing whatever that moves....

That is at least as I see it.

I mean, in our real life, everything is "playing the game"..... whether we need to go to the restroom, wait an hour for a Bus to come or stay in a line for some service or whatever....

People should start considering everything that they do in Star Citizen, regardless what it might be, as "playing the game" and not just restrict the concept of playing the game to only what they enjoy doing the most.... after all, in real life, how many things we need to do that we do not enjoy and, yet, they are still part of one's own life and, thus, fully part of "playing the game" of life ?

It has always been clear and well known....

" I don't want to build a game.
I want to build a universe. "

# ? Aug 4, 2022 18:23

Google Butt: Oct 4, 2005; Xenology is an unnatural mixture of science fiction and formal logic. At its core is a flawed assumption...

that an alien race would be psychologically human.

they really should just remove all the NPCs idg what they add aside from a horror aspect of being surrounded by remnant ai who've lost connection to the hive

# ? Aug 4, 2022 18:23

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

because Chris said he wants at least 10:1 ratio of NPC to PCs and also they will soon be indistinguishable from actual PCs once ~~icache~~ ~~server meshing~~ PES is complete

# ? Aug 4, 2022 18:26

The Titanic: Sep 15, 2016; Unsinkable

Looking forward to the npc life cycle where every killed npc has to slowly be replaced with one grown from npc childhood.

I bet you can even tailor the npc to hate certain people as they grow up too, so you can beat up an npc throughout school and say "and let that be a lesson to you, or my name isn't WilliamShatner42Towel!"

Eventually that npc will mature and be a killing machine, destined to raise an entire npc horde all hell bent on getting WilliamShatner42Towel.

And you can just tap your fingers together on the bridge of your space yacht and laugh as the NPCs bend to your genius and kill your enemies.

# ? Aug 4, 2022 18:35

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

Thank you CIG posted:

Hello CIG & Team,

I just wanted to take some time and say this platform is really wonderful, despite their being a few bugs, and it's still in development I just cannot help and appreciate the beauty of this. I work as a Solids control technician for drilling rigs, and sometimes I am gone for weeks at a time on the drilling rig performing a variety of stressful task, it is wonderful to come home after some months, and experience this.

1. being able to sit at a bar, or a restaurant and eat food, and drink
2. being able to open up my cargo bay, while hovering in midair, sit down and enjoy the planet
3. The Ships, and the Vehicles I can use (The Centurion, A2, Etc.)
4. New Babbage itself is amazing, walking into center mass and looking at the ship weapon's that are bigger than my body lol
5. Being able to bed log at night, go to work and not come back for weeks, and login in the same position I was in when I bed logged

These are just a few things that I truly appreciate, I know I left a few things out because there is so much but thank you
I will continue to invest my money into new ships, weapons, etc. whatever the platform needs Looking forward to seeing new ships on the website :slightly_smiling_face:

# ? Aug 4, 2022 18:37

The Titanic: Sep 15, 2016; Unsinkable

Thanks cig.

I appreciate your game where I am by day a struggling software project lady often depressed with scheduling and pushing people to meet deadlines and requirements... a world very alien to you I know.

But I'm glad that at the end of the day I can load into star citizen and look at things.

And sometimes look at different things.

Then I can save my game and usually load it again and be at the place I saved it.

This is some incredible stuff here guys and girls. It really makes me appreciate all the hard work you do day in and day out.

Much love. <3

# ? Aug 4, 2022 18:46

Gravity_Storm: Mar 1, 2016

Back in my Amiga days, there was an april fools prank by a games mag that always stuck in my mind when I think about SC... Cyber Assault 556

https://amiga.lychesis.net/knowledge/CyberAssault556.html

# ? Aug 4, 2022 23:55

Thoatse: Feb 29, 2016; Lol said the scorpion, lmao

https://i.imgur.com/wa9QlCr.mp4

# ? Aug 5, 2022 05:58

FishMcCool: Apr 9, 2021; lolcats are still funny; Fallen Rib

Mirificus posted:

Bar Citizen: taking a drink at a bar is playing the game

# ? Aug 5, 2022 07:58

commando in tophat: Sep 5, 2019

FishMcCool posted:

Bar Citizen: taking a drink at a bar is playing the game

I prefer to spend my gaming time by "waiting for the subway to come and stop"

# ? Aug 5, 2022 08:04

Kosumo: Apr 9, 2016

FishMcCool posted:

Bar Citizen: taking a drink at a bar is playing the game

I feel sorry for the real life bar tenders at the Bar Citizen events due to the citizens telling them they are doing it wrong.

# ? Aug 5, 2022 08:07

Hizawk: Jun 18, 2004; High on the Lions.

commando in tophat posted:

I prefer to spend my gaming time by "waiting for the subway to come and stop"

Remember the Freeport to Kaladim boat in Everquest?

Twenty minutes wait for the boat. Board the boat. Twenty minute+ boat ride across three loading screens. Arrive to location.

# ? Aug 5, 2022 08:20

Dwesa: Jul 19, 2016; Maybe I'll go where I can see stars

it seems they want to add kart racing to SC

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g6eYaIBuPKc

edit:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=taA9h_A-2mY

Dwesa fucked around with this message at 09:47 on Aug 5, 2022

# ? Aug 5, 2022 08:27

commando in tophat: Sep 5, 2019

Dwesa posted:

it seems they want to add kart racing to SC

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g6eYaIBuPKc

Somewhere in the dark depths of spectrum, some citizen is going "actually, this is a test-bed for carts being means of transportation on javelin, and also this will open whole city planet for exploration, once the server mashing kicks in, you will all see"

# ? Aug 5, 2022 08:33

Hizawk: Jun 18, 2004; High on the Lions.

Dwesa posted:

it seems they want to add kart racing to SC

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g6eYaIBuPKc

Jesus christ

# ? Aug 5, 2022 08:39

Kesper North: Nov 3, 2011; EMERGENCY POWER TO PARTY

welp, my mind's blown

# ? Aug 5, 2022 08:55

Hizawk: Jun 18, 2004; High on the Lions.

Kesper North posted:

welp, my mind's blown

LOOK AT ALL THAT EFFORT.

GAZE UPON THEIR WORK, IN DESPAIR!

# ? Aug 5, 2022 09:11

Kesper North: Nov 3, 2011; EMERGENCY POWER TO PARTY

this really is just a series of intern projects isn't it

# ? Aug 5, 2022 09:14

Kaewan: May 29, 2008

Looking forward to the Mario Golf update.

# ? Aug 5, 2022 09:15

Kosumo: Apr 9, 2016

Dwesa posted:

it seems they want to add kart racing to SC

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g6eYaIBuPKc

Hahahaaahahah

# ? Aug 5, 2022 09:28

Kosumo: Apr 9, 2016

Hahahaahahaa

# ? Aug 5, 2022 09:29

Kosumo: Apr 9, 2016

Hahaha

# ? Aug 5, 2022 09:29

Kosumo: Apr 9, 2016

Hahahaahaahhahaahaaa

# ? Aug 5, 2022 09:29

Kosumo: Apr 9, 2016

/Kosumo is dead.

# ? Aug 5, 2022 09:30

jarlywarly: Aug 31, 2018

They have gotta be trolling on purpose now right?

# ? Aug 5, 2022 10:26

The Rabbi T. White: Jul 17, 2008

Holy gently caress. No you don�t get the game you paid for, no Arena Commado will not be fixed, neither will Star Marine and don�t even think about asking about THEATRES OF WAR. Have a lovely, laggy driving game instead.

Ahahahhahahahahahaha. That is like a punch in the face.

# ? Aug 5, 2022 10:44

bandaid.friend: Apr 25, 2017; My first car was a stick

I assume a critical story scene in Squadron 42 will occur during a go-kart race

# ? Aug 5, 2022 10:54

FishMcCool: Apr 9, 2021; lolcats are still funny; Fallen Rib

bandaid.friend posted:

I assume a critical story scene in Squadron 42 will occur during a go-kart race

High-adrenaline final race for the season trophy between Pusher and Commando Falcon, and you, as the player, have the red shell...

# ? Aug 5, 2022 11:06

Blackstone: Feb 13, 2012

Dwesa posted:

it seems they want to add kart racing to SC

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g6eYaIBuPKc

edit:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=taA9h_A-2mY

The Murray Cup was always meant to be a go-cart event.

# ? Aug 5, 2022 11:27

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

Hizawk posted:

Remember the Freeport to Kaladim boat in Everquest?

Twenty minutes wait for the boat. Board the boat. Twenty minute+ boat ride across three loading screens. Arrive to location.

Ah, but I bet you felt very immersed in the fidelity of the travel experience. I suspect many people were clamouring for the ship journey to be extended to multiple hours so that they could properly enjoy it.

# ? Aug 5, 2022 13:11

The Titanic: Sep 15, 2016; Unsinkable

Dwesa posted:

it seems they want to add kart racing to SC

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g6eYaIBuPKc

edit:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=taA9h_A-2mY

Oh.. oh my goodness. Oh wow.

I mean... huh! :thunkher:

This is literally the epitome of directionless teams, inventing busy work for themselves it seems.

Is nobody at the helm of anything at all, and things that are made and happen to blend into the rest of the game literally dumb luck?

# ? Aug 5, 2022 13:14

The Titanic: Sep 15, 2016; Unsinkable

Kesper North posted:

this really is just a series of intern projects isn't it

Yep.

It looks like people are just making whatever they want, and it's thrown into the big space game. It's like an amalgamation of student projects. It's so crazy.

# ? Aug 5, 2022 13:17

The Titanic: Sep 15, 2016; Unsinkable

Can't wait for the flappy bird mini game somewhere in there.

# ? Aug 5, 2022 13:20

marumaru: May 20, 2013

Dwesa posted:

it seems they want to add kart racing to SC

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g6eYaIBuPKc

edit:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=taA9h_A-2mY

jesus loving christ

# ? Aug 5, 2022 14:19

JugbandDude: Jul 19, 2016; Remember when you were young, you shone like the sun

Shine on you crazy diamond!

Well, a lot of our developers like speed... and people like speed you know, they like going fast.

So here is a sub-5fps module that nobody asked for, because we can't make the loving game.

No refunds.

# ? Aug 5, 2022 15:34

Star: Jul 15, 2005; Guerilla war struggle is a new entertainment.; Fallen Rib

They do not only have the best cars, they also have the best AI https://reddit.com/r/starcitizen/comments/wgs3fi/fastest_bunker_run_031236_will_try_to_wear_a/

# ? Aug 5, 2022 15:40

Zero_Grade: Mar 18, 2004; Darktider 🖤🌊

~Neck Angels~

that kart racing looks like total dogshit. Sterile, boring, slow, and pointless; completely on brand.

Dwesa posted:

also some insane dreams.txt from

I feel like this game doesn't focus enough on the major advantage it has on all other space sims...cities. Where are the goals for metropolitan living? What if we really could make ArcCorp home? What if, there was enough on ArcCorp that leaving was just for fun?