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Tokamak: Dec 22, 2004

ManofManyAliases posted:

Hi everyone!

I wanted to share our plans for the 2.6.2 release today as we're nearing the final stages before going to Live!

2.6.2e-521264 is currently on PTU and is available to all players for testing. The Buccaneer has been made available for all PTU testers!
We've got a singular issue left that we are identifying where all pads are full. This is due to ships not being cleaned up as players leave the game.
A code build has just been completed and is now in internal QA testing.
Provided it passes, we will publish this update to PTU at approximately 3pm CDT/9pm GMT.
This is a Live candidate, so we expect to leave it up for a few hours. Players with fast internet and no bandwidth caps are encouraged to help us stress test!
Assuming this all checks out, we will then be publishing 2.6.2 to Live around 7pm CDT/1am GMT.
Shortly after the publish, we will announce sales information.

Stay tuned for more information! We appreciate everyone's help in getting 2.6.2 out the door; we're almost there!

On a related note, I saw some questions about how more players would participate with the long-awaited delta patcher system. We're hard at work on this and are happy to say we're reaching some very critical milestones!

For more information on the Turbulent side of the delta patcher, check out https://youtu.be/CPJK3KozJo4?t=955.

It is April in Australia where some of the Star Citizen servers are located. Even /r/sc agrees since they have already changed over to the April fools theme.
You got Agent'd again :smug:

# ? Apr 1, 2017 03:02

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# ? Jun 3, 2024 18:48

Mr.Tophat: Apr 7, 2007; You clearly don't understand joke development

Space Crabs posted:

Never Free Tophat

# ? Apr 1, 2017 03:13

Colostomy Bag: Jan 11, 2016; C-Bangin' it

quote:

Star Citizen Newsletter - The Bucc Starts Here - 2.6.2 is Live!
March 31st, 2017

Greetings Citizen.
I recently returned to the Los Angeles studio after visiting the UK and Germany offices. Before I left, I was joined in Frankfurt by members of the production team from various studios to hold an overall project evaluation. Future sprints were planned and past sprints reviewed. It was a busy, yet exciting time as all the different offices collaborated simultaneously.

Of course, nothing is more exciting than 2.6.2 going live today! The Multi-Player Mega Map is finally in-game along with a host of other improvements and fixes. I want to again thank all the Evocati and PTU testers who submitted bugs over the past two weeks. Your time and dedication creates a better Star Citizen experience for everyone.

The most talked about addition in the 2.6.2 update is the Drake Buccaneer. Last month, we dedicated an ATV segment to the production of the Buccaneer, tracking it from concept to grey boxing. Part two of that feature premiered on yesterday�s ATV and followed the final stages in getting the Buccaneer flight ready. Both parts of the Ship Pipeline segment are packed with information and behind-the-scenes footage about the massively complicated pipeline that each of these ships take from idea to execution. If you haven�t seen it, you can find a link to yesterday�s ATV in the newsletter below. Also, if you�re a fan of Drake ships, we�re bringing them all back on sale this month. The Cutlass has a bit of a nefarious reputation in our lore, which may or may not be deserved, but we�ll dive into that a bit more in next week�s ATV.

-- Chris Roberts

Massively complicated pipelines. I've heard it all.

# ? Apr 1, 2017 03:23

The Titanic: Sep 15, 2016; Unsinkable

peter gabriel posted:

Can anyone do the maths on how much money in bandwidth has been wasted with the lovely patcher so far? That seems like the biggest waste of backer money that could actually be estimated and presented as a 100% Bad Thing to even the densest of backers

Bandwidth doesn't matter when you work with Charter Spectrum for your business needs. Meet those deadlines and download Star Citizen while also posting on the Spectrum, because you still have bandwidth.

Charter: Getting You On The Spectrum Faster

(Chris Roberts smile)

# ? Apr 1, 2017 03:43

WarpDogs: May 1, 2009; I'm just a normal, functioning member of the human race, and there's no way anyone can prove otherwise.

the fact this dropped like an hour before midnight GMT makes me think getting it out before April was very deliberate.

seriously though, what company does a release on a Friday? A Friday evening, no less? That's a stupid and unnecessary risk considering all the things that could go wrong in a deployment done by a competent company, let alone CGI

# ? Apr 1, 2017 03:46

Colostomy Bag: Jan 11, 2016; C-Bangin' it

SirPenguin posted:

the fact this dropped like an hour before midnight GMT makes me think getting it out before April was very deliberate.

seriously though, what company does a release on a Friday? A Friday evening, no less? That's a stupid and unnecessary risk considering all the things that could go wrong in a deployment done by a competent company, let alone CGI

They usually drop everything on a Friday evening. Bonus points that April's Fools is the next day.

# ? Apr 1, 2017 03:49

The Titanic: Sep 15, 2016; Unsinkable

Raskolnikov posted:

Is the joke that you only like games designed in the 90s?

I believe this is a requirement to be a huge CIG supporter. A cornerstone if you will.

CIG: "Persistence is in. Your data will be saved, sometimes! And not your position in the game or stuff, just if you like buy a hat or some YOULL HAVE THE HAT NEXT TIME!!!!!$))(:..

$&766"

"OMG I've never seen functionality of this caliber! Other games are jealous!!!"

CIG: "We have removed the tutorial!"

:homebrew:

"THIS IS LITERALLY MY DREAMS COMING TRUE!!!"

CIG: "We have built an FPS game using an FPS engine!"

:homebrew:

"I can't take genius of this caliber much longer!!! EA eat your dick off!!!"

CIG: "Chris Roberts is flying to England for more motion capture sessions!"

:homebrew:

"This poor man!!! Constantly slaving away for us plebs!!!! Take a vacation Chris!!!! Please!!!!"

CIG: "The promised features of this release have all been cut, but we are thinking about them. We have fixed a door, some spelling, and graphics!"

:homebrew:

*faints from hyperventilating*

# ? Apr 1, 2017 03:53

The Titanic: Sep 15, 2016; Unsinkable

AP posted:

Companies are lining up to buy Star Engine and license other features CIG made. They are redefining gaming itself for us, all without publishers and deadlines to tie them down. Thank god Chris Roberts came out of retirement from selling used cars and pornography to put his magical fingers back on the keyboard. His programming skill and knowledge is unmatched by anybody in the industry currently.

(YouTube of the one time Chris played his game and barely knew how to use a computer, and didn't know what he was doing, and bashed his own developers for the dumb chat system he clearly never saw before. But rest assured since then he has been 110% playing his game non stop and programming it)

# ? Apr 1, 2017 03:58

WarpDogs: May 1, 2009; I'm just a normal, functioning member of the human race, and there's no way anyone can prove otherwise.

Colostomy Bag posted:

They usually drop everything on a Friday evening. Bonus points that April's Fools is the next day.

Oh is that right? Weird! I'm certainly no expert, but releasing software on Fridays has been a no-no at companies i've worked at because of the nightmare scenario of poo poo going bad while all the devs are away

I filtered my own posts because I remember making a similar comment before, and turns out I did - they announced the Lumberyard stuff on a Friday...the night before Christmas Eve, no less, lol

What a strange company

# ? Apr 1, 2017 04:01

SelenicMartian: Sep 14, 2013; Sometimes it's not the bomb that's retarded.

SirPenguin posted:

the nightmare scenario of poo poo going bad while all the devs are away

So, another day at the office?

# ? Apr 1, 2017 04:06

Oscar Wilde Bunch: Jun 12, 2012; Grimey Drawer

The Titanic posted:

I believe this is a requirement to be a huge CIG supporter. A cornerstone if you will.

CIG: "Persistence is in. Your data will be saved, sometimes! And not your position in the game or stuff, just if you like buy a hat or some YOULL HAVE THE HAT NEXT TIME!!!!!$))(:..$&766"

"OMG I've never seen functionality of this caliber! Other games are jealous!!!"

CIG: "We have removed the tutorial!"

"THIS IS LITERALLY MY DREAMS COMING TRUE!!!"

CIG: "We have built an FPS game using an FPS engine!"

"I can't take genius of this caliber much longer!!! EA eat your dick off!!!"

CIG: "Chris Roberts is flying to England for more motion capture sessions!"

"This poor man!!! Constantly slaving away for us plebs!!!! Take a vacation Chris!!!! Please!!!!"

CIG: "The promised features of this release have all been cut, but we are thinking about them. We have fixed a door, some spelling, and graphics!"

*faints from hyperventilating*

We're outsourcing work to a Malaysian company so we can still deliver everything not on time.

# ? Apr 1, 2017 04:09

The Titanic: Sep 15, 2016; Unsinkable

Oscar Wilde Bunch posted:

Interesting SC namedrop in this article about Malaysian outsourcing.

http://www.polygon.com/2017/3/31/15125824/games-companies-outsourcing

They just are confused because when CR goes on an all night long programming binge and solves all the problems other lesser coders have, his code phrase is "I'm going to get the Malaysian outsourcing group on this." But it's really just him being literally the best programmer on earth, redefining internet communications and serialization and also inventing subsumption AI. All things that other companies, not even game companies, will pay top dollar for.

# ? Apr 1, 2017 04:14

starkebn: May 18, 2004; "Oooh, got a little too serious. You okay there, little buddy?"

SirPenguin posted:

Oh is that right? Weird! I'm certainly no expert, but releasing software on Fridays has been a no-no at companies i've worked at because of the nightmare scenario of poo poo going bad while all the devs are away

I filtered my own posts because I remember making a similar comment before, and turns out I did - they announced the Lumberyard stuff on a Friday...the night before Christmas Eve, no less, lol

What a strange company

What, you think the developers get to go home on the weekend?

# ? Apr 1, 2017 04:18

WarpDogs: May 1, 2009; I'm just a normal, functioning member of the human race, and there's no way anyone can prove otherwise.

quote:

The most talked about addition in the 2.6.2 update is the Drake Buccaneer.

That Buccaneer is some kind of something. Boy, this Buccaneer is all anybody's ever talking about. So sick and tired of hearing about how brilliant that Buccaneer is. Overrated!

# ? Apr 1, 2017 04:25

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

SirPenguin posted:

Oh is that right? Weird! I'm certainly no expert, but releasing software on Fridays has been a no-no at companies i've worked at because of the nightmare scenario of poo poo going bad while all the devs are away

I filtered my own posts because I remember making a similar comment before, and turns out I did - they announced the Lumberyard stuff on a Friday...the night before Christmas Eve, no less, lol

What a strange company

It makes perfect sense if you're CIG. The company's primary goal is not to make a game - the company's primary goal is to steal money.

People get paid on Friday, so patches and updates release the same day, to wring maximum cash on that day and over the weekend with the illusion of progress.

Everything CIG does makes sense in the context of them being nothing more than a money-sucking scam.

# ? Apr 1, 2017 04:26

boviscopophobic: Feb 5, 2016

Apparently concept sales are more exciting to whales than... whatever you'd call this Drake sale. Time is shown out to 24 hours to give a sense of likely progression.

# ? Apr 1, 2017 04:33

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

The latest fidelity gun is getting upcoming blockbuster space game Star Citizen grognards mad

https://www.reddit.com/r/starcitizen/comments/62l5yc/cig_i_know_this_is_asinine_but_please_dont_have/

# ? Apr 1, 2017 05:40

Goobs: Jan 30, 2016; Doxcat is watching you PU.

Lime Tonics posted:

Canada Post Mail Carrier VS Attack Cat....EVERY SINGLE DAY....

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yafmOA3iJOo&app=desktop

We have a hearty breed up here. We breed them for war.

# ? Apr 1, 2017 06:02

Wise Learned Man: Apr 22, 2008; by Jeffrey of YOSPOS; Lipstick Apathy

Thoatse posted:

The latest fidelity gun is getting upcoming blockbuster space game Star Citizen grognards mad

https://www.reddit.com/r/starcitizen/comments/62l5yc/cig_i_know_this_is_asinine_but_please_dont_have/

Pffffft, as if futureguns would even eject brass. Just tell them it's a vent to emit gentle puffs of space-gas, or that the wires are made of indestructable interstellar adamantite or some poo poo. Like it matters.

Hire me, CIG. I'm shameless enough to troll shitizens from within the scam for a reasonable salary.

# ? Apr 1, 2017 06:04

Goobs: Jan 30, 2016; Doxcat is watching you PU.

Mirificus posted:

He said , laughing insanely as he presses the post button in the Derek smart subreddit, devoted entirely to Derek smart.

# ? Apr 1, 2017 06:04

WarpDogs: May 1, 2009; I'm just a normal, functioning member of the human race, and there's no way anyone can prove otherwise.

Thoatse posted:

The latest fidelity gun is getting upcoming blockbuster space game Star Citizen grognards mad

https://www.reddit.com/r/starcitizen/comments/62l5yc/cig_i_know_this_is_asinine_but_please_dont_have/

man, now they're archering the non-fidelitous parts of Elite: Dangerous?

though in ED's case it's a mostly tongue-in-cheek thing; there sure are a lot of Serious Posts there about, uh, the "rule of cool"? :confused:

# ? Apr 1, 2017 06:19

Raskolnikov: Nov 25, 2003

Colostomy Bag posted:

Massively complicated pipelines. I've heard it all.

Pictured: CIG's massively complicated pipeline

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# ? Apr 1, 2017 06:29

tuo: Jun 17, 2016

Lime Tonics posted:

Canada Post Mail Carrier VS Attack Cat....EVERY SINGLE DAY....

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yafmOA3iJOo&app=desktop

Pgabz in disguise :argh:

# ? Apr 1, 2017 06:50

Shemp the Stooge: Feb 23, 2001

You can play the game Star Citizen on this 9 screen laptop.

http://promotions.newegg.com/nepro/17-2173/index.html

April Fools! Star Citizen isn't a game.

# ? Apr 1, 2017 07:03

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

Raskolnikov posted:

Pictured: CIG's massively complicated pipeline

# ? Apr 1, 2017 07:07

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

Santaball was included in 2.6.2

# ? Apr 1, 2017 07:10

Samizdata: May 14, 2007

Fatkraken posted:

LOD is the Pug of videogames. Fundamentally broken, wheezing and farting it's way through life, and yet entirely inoffensive and endearing in it's own special way.

I'm not sure what SC is in this analogy.

It is some sort of dog that looks all sweet and cuddly and lovable, then, once it sees an opening, it jumps in, and starts savaging you mercilessly. It never seems to want to finish you off, but it just keeps attacking and attacking, drawing out the agony more and more...

# ? Apr 1, 2017 07:36

Exinos: Mar 1, 2009; OSHA approved squiq

2.6.2, the nothing patch full of absolutely nothing has dropped and multiple reddit threads are popping up with hopes and dreams of 3.0.

What will it be? Radio silence? 2.6.3 schedule report? 2.7 maybe? A crippled 3.0 showing as being months away at best?

I'm sure whatever it is will not be posted until the drake sale ends. Can't put out bad news during a sale when funding is already way down.

# ? Apr 1, 2017 08:09

alf_pogs: Feb 15, 2012

will the end never come for star citizen

# ? Apr 1, 2017 08:14

alf_pogs: Feb 15, 2012

someone should take this project out the back of the cig barn and put a bullet in its head

# ? Apr 1, 2017 08:15

Hopper: Dec 28, 2004; BOOING! BOOING!; Grimey Drawer

Have we ever considered they don't actually want to improve the patched? If you have to download the full "game" every time it discourages the majority of people to check every new patch out. If you could do that with only a 1 gbp of download imagine how much faster the majority of people would drop out when they see there are literally no changes between patches...

# ? Apr 1, 2017 08:21

Daztek: Jun 2, 2006

Now it's time for the Star Citizen Alpha 3.0 Schedule right??

# ? Apr 1, 2017 08:35

Tank Boy Ken: Aug 24, 2012; J4G for life; Fallen Rib

boviscopophobic posted:

Don't disparage SC's tech; at the current rate it won't be too long before they are able to fit all Star Marine players into a single instance.

# ? Apr 1, 2017 08:41

AP: Jul 12, 2004; One Ring to fool them all
One Ring to find them
One Ring to milk them all
and pockets fully line them; Grimey Drawer

https://twitter.com/SandiGardiner/status/847962961616396288

# ? Apr 1, 2017 09:11

Harold Stassen: Jan 24, 2016

All-you-can-snort space cocaine? :confused:

# ? Apr 1, 2017 09:24

Samizdata: May 14, 2007

The Titanic posted:

They just are confused because when CR goes on an all night long programming binge and solves all the problems other lesser coders have, his code phrase is "I'm going to get the Malaysian outsourcing group on this." But it's really just him being literally the best programmer on earth, redefining internet communications and serialization and also inventing subsumption AI. All things that other companies, not even game companies, will pay top dollar for.

Well, you have to be online at the right time so the peon running Skype on a laptop can wander around the Malay sweatshop so Chris can properly micromanage those that most obviously have no idea how to layer on his vision...

# ? Apr 1, 2017 10:00