Dr. Honked posted:

If I hated SC, I wouldn't post about it, because hate is extremely unhealthy. I absolutely love the bizarre hubris and blatant pantomime of the whole thing. It's so, so irretrievably broken, but fans keep huffing Crobbler's farts and throwing money into his pot despite everything. I've derived more entertainment from SC than I have from actual released games that I've paid for, and I've never actually played it, and never will.

Hav posted:

All the early Gabriel is brilliant. Even Genesis.

Also I stan for the soundtrack to the Last Temptation of Christ - never seen the film, but the Peter Gabriel soundtrack is amazing.

Mirificus posted:

https://robertsspaceindustries.com/comm-link/spectrum-dispatch/17593-Empire-Report-Final-Five-Imperator-Candidates

no_recall posted:

So, I bought the DCS Hornet pack earlier this week since its on sale and I'm back with another trip report.

I've always wanted to get into DCS but never bothered due to the entry requirements. But with VR, everything is mostly simplified. I use a really old T-Flight Hotas X, which is still really good btw.

Day1: Mainly trying not gently caress up starting up.
Day2: Same as Day1
Day3: Cold start, into taxi and takeoff.
Day4: Learning the Radar systems.

I can see that Star Citizen tries really hard to follow what DCS has, or to promise what DCS is capable of now. And many many others have bought into the empty promises that Chris Roberts is trying to sell. Like DCS has this insane attention to detail, for their full fidelity airframes (planes that have fully pressable buttons in cockpit) and Star Citizen tries to Archer that to no end. I haven't even flown with my friends yet since we are all still learning the basics and trying to get our planes off the runway in one piece. Combat missions feel ever so far away.

Star Citizen and its fidelitous ships will surely pave the way for next gen DCS in space. Just you wait.

Buy an F8.

MarcusSA posted:

Except it’s in a game that actually works lol

Quavers posted:

colonelwest posted:

It’s hard to say goodbye, but I’m glad you found your fidelitous new life in space. I’m sure all of us haters will be forced to join you someday when Star Citizen hits release and brings about the singularity.


and an open wallet...

Zazz Razzamatazz posted:

You guys have to choose "spaceport" to get into the multiplayer PU. "Hanger" just takes you to the empty hanger. Last time I tried playing, you had to look at the floor and click on the blue dots on the ground to spawn in a ship.

Rech posted:

Since the universe seemed to consist out of 2 empty hangars, I decided to try the other games modes.

Star Marine promised me intense FPS action so I tried that next. The game had generously gifted me a bunch of weapons and armor I could use to build my loadouts. I picked a LMG and decided it was time for some action!

After sitting in that screen for several minutes I gave up only to find out the cancel button doesnt work. Had to open task manager to kill the game. Restarted the game and tried again only to get the same result. Oh well, didnt feel like playing a FPS shooter anyway.

Maybe Arena Commander will work? Immediately I was presented with the option of renting ships. Maybe this is where new players get to try different ships without having to pay real money for them?

Seems like it. Unfortunately I have 0 credits.

Poked around the menus some more and I found it! Free flight!

Is this finally it? Do I get to fly a ship now?

NOPE! (cancel button doesnt work here either)

Eventually I found the single player mode for Arena Commander and I managed to spawn in a ship. Flew through a glowing beam and exploded. After respawning and flying around a bit I decided to try landing on the planet. I collided with a wall in space and the front of my ship fell off.


Not a great experience for a new player.

MedicineHut posted:

FFS, been backing since 2013 and something about seeing the Ballista rolling down the Idris to the Lightning' roar out the Javelin brought a lump to the throat.

What a ride its been, really starting to see glimpses of what this game may eventually become.

Dooguk posted:

2 and 3 are unavailable for me.

sebmojo posted:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2jbRWM7FjO0

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8cqUJY70ncU

quote:

Star Citizen combines classic space sim gameplay with boundary-pushing visuals in a massively multiplayer setting with unprecedented fidelity. Live how you want to live: shift from cargo hauler to an outlaw, or an explorer or any other role, whenever you want. Play across multiple planets and moons, including vast cities and underground caverns, all created with a unique combination of procedural planet technology and complementary hand-crafted desig

The Titanic posted:

So I'm talking to myself here, but I think I know exactly what this game is like now... it feels and acts and looks like PlayStation Home except kind of science fiction-y-ish.


https://youtu.be/b9s9PcV9Mh4

Solarin posted:

Sure are a lot of new posts here. This video game better have gotten shittier or I'll be really upset

Inacio posted:

star citizen has a very limited scope so it's fine to add a few things now and then

Agony Aunt posted:

Hello fellow FUDsters. I'm here to spread FUD by posting a FUD video of my experience playing during the free fly.

None of what you are about to see is real. Its clearly FUD made to generate FUD and not a true representation of the game since backers report that they can play no problem. Its probably all my fault, the game is alpha, and its probably not for me.

Also, spent over an hour in free fly and didn't get to fly once... well, except in a rather unexpected way, as you will see at the end.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r_AkB5cRWC0

Sarsapariller posted:

You were at another surface vehicle spawn pad- that's why your ships weren't available. I don't blame you the layout of the spaceports is confusing as hell and there is absolutely nothing to differentiate the surface vehicle spawners from the space spawners.

It really is interesting watching a new person run through the game. The signage and "Tips" are all still designed around Port Olisar where the spawn -> ship console path is a 10 second corridor. As they've tacked on these bigger and bigger cities they've made absolutely no allowance for new people becoming confused and lost in their endless shopping mall labyrinths. It is almost anti-game design, at this point.

Martman posted:

From what I've read, it seems like this should read "suicide (press pretty much any button)"

The Super-Id posted:

Whelp. I made it to Olisar and the same thing happened. Shooting did nothing and getting close disabled my guns. Just landed on a random pad and got verbal warnings and nothing happened... until my ship disappeared and I spawned in the station. Great, I thought, they must have impounded it. I open up my mobiglass and have no crime stat. Also I was spawned partially in the floor which I then fell through to my death. Then I respawned back on the forestry station.

I've put a good several hours into this game now and it's been frustrating and totally devoid of anything approaching fun the whole time. If there is any gameplay on offer it is hidden away with no evidence of where to find it. The one thing I sought out seems to be oddly out of reach, which is just getting locked up. You think flying my spaceship into a space station at max speed would get me a fine or citation or something. Nope.

Scruffpuff posted:

It's all fine, nothing to the game but 3D models that clip through each other is something you fix in a few days, nothing about any of that is foundational nor does it speak to the skillset of the people responsible. Pledge more.