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Trump for President
The cutlass sucks lol.
>this game will ever be released
Carrack best Waifu.
>>127284106
the moving thread thing is really obnoxious, it makes the general forum dull as fuck and dumps all the ship threads off into their own little incestuous circle jerk so the hornet, connie, vanguard et al fags can get even more cancerous.
I'm a huge sucker for light bombers, heavy fighter-bombers in general, once the Vanguard (bomber variant) becomes available, should I upgrade my reliant to it?
I have seen that the Reliant has really weak armament and propulsion, so I'm not too thrilled about how it's going to perform in actual combat.
I think the Vanguard is also more versatile
just asking if you guys have heard any deal breaking bad things about the vanguard, since it seems to be generally disliked here (I don't go on the official forums)
>>127285104
but hey it's not like the old days when posts would just mysteriously vanish...
>>127287424
It's bens personal "I WIN" ship. Sure you cannot haul cargo, but when you're a fat useless fuck who rates his life on how many kills on an internet scoreboard he has, then this is the ship for you!
>>127287424
>vanguard
>disliked here
u wot
The vangaurd seems pretty good, but the early implementations just weren't visually appealling to some. I think it looks great, I just hate the current textures.
>>127287648
what's the difference between an virtual kill scoreboard and a virtual credit account?
I already have a job, I don't spend real money so I can play having a virtual job
>>127288119
it gets a lot of hate around here from what I have seen, it looked odd at first to me, but when put next to the other ships it looks really appealing due to the large size and bulky front.
The only thing that has me still thinking is why the interior is wasting so much room in a rather small ship
>>127287424
>Generally disliked here
I don't think I've seen a more universally liked ship in SCG except for the reliant
It seems like everyone here has purchased the vanguard
>>127288720
>I don't think I've seen a more universally liked ship in SCG except for the reliantThats because /scg/ has a large contingent of wallet warriors who salivate in short sighted extacy over how overpowered the Vanguard appears at first glance
FOURTEEEEENTHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!Seriously tho, 14th. This month is going to blow your minds out.
>>127288962source
>>127288720
>except for the reliant
you spelt redeemer wrong there champ
>>127289820
I can't tell if you are joking or baiting but no one here likes the redeemer, sprout.
Who else Mercenary Marine here?
First for my cock is TOO hard
This is a game?
>>127288962
Is the 14th when you stop eating so much pussy?
fag
>>127290860
Yes, you have the arena commander side of the game which is just an arena fighter, kind of like warthunder but not as in depth and you have the persistent universe which is very barebones at the moment, basically fly around dicking players for shits and giggles.
>>127290860
It's a game in development. If you've got a problem with that then come back in a year.
Anyone else find their playstyle is optimized from sitting on a bplug while playing? My theory is the reduced bloodflow to my brain allows my eyes to move slightly faster, just enough to give me an edge
>>127291275
Been in development for a while then. Largest crowdfunded game as well yeah? Amazing amount of playable content has been produced.
>>127293547
2 years is actually not long at all for a video game's developement, nor is 100,000,000 dollars
>>127293894
but anon
more money = faster development, amirite?
>>127293547
>Amazing amount of playable content has been produced.
It is pretty amazing how much they've managed to develop while also building up development studios around the world and rewriting the entire game engine.
>>127288962
ayyy
what the fuck is that thing.Why does it have a vagina?Why do I want to fuck it?
>>127294069
I just hope CIG Germany doesn't get overrun with mudslimes.
>>127297636
Mudslimes can't code
What should I upgrade for my computer? I just pledged and got a avenger but my game stutters and sometimes crashes.
a) upgrade 8gb ram to 16gb
b) upgrade WD Black HDD that's about 3.5 yrs old to a Crucial MX200 SSD
>>127299480
>way too little RAM to still too little RAM
>literal piece of shit in your case with cords coming out of it to absolute basic necessity
>not even mentioning CPU or GPU
Fuck off console fag.
>>127299953
Calm your shit mate.
i5-4690k with slight OC@ 4ghz
gtx970
>>127300551
>i5
>>127300551
You can't even post here without dual titans, ausfag.
>>127299480
>16gb
Most gamedevs are getting really lazy about optimizations so you might actually need all that RAM.
Your i5 will be fine, you'll just not get Ultra on SC. Should be fine for most current gen games.
GTX 970 is a solid choice.
Don't let the memes get to you.
>>127300892
>>127300809
>implying I can buy anything with current exchange rate you lucky burger cunt.
>>127301207
Thanks. How much would a SSD help with Star Citizen? Would it eliminate the horrible sutters I get every 20 seconds?
>>127301965
>How much would a SSD help with Star Citizen?
Cuts down on load times quite a bit and believe me that's really useful when you're dealing with frequent crashes. Keeps you from tearing your hair out.
The FPS stutter is a server side issue, not hard drive related. Probably caused by whatever fix the implemented to reduce the client side crashes.
>>127301965
Well, maybe if your countrymen had had the balls to overthrow the limeys and make a new country all your own you guys wouldn't still be gobbling the queen's knob and paying a commonwealth lackey surcharge on all your imports.
I'm a buttslut looking to get picked up by a group of guys at a club. What ship am I?
>>127302126
Alright thanks guys I think I'll pick up a nice Intel 535 or Crucial MX200 sometime.
>>127303265
Avenger
How in cunting christ do you use the HUD on ships where it is integrated into the cockpit? It is so fucking tiny, I can't see a thing and half isn't even on my screen.
>>127304671
You're supposed to push the button that makes you look down at the screens. Or have a sysops officer on the ship to manage systems for you while you pilot.
>>127304671
doubleclick Alt, then hit an arrow key
>>127305904
Thanks, I'll give it a go.
In other news the combine ballistic canon is fucking A.
>>127305969
that reminds me, where the fuck is the Preacher select fire weapon we unlocked like 50 million ago that has ballistic and energy fire modes?
>>127306467
>Ballistic Gatling – Preacher Armament Inquisition XXII: Preacher’s Inquisition XXII is the weapon to turn to when you want complete target saturation. Its dual-ammo feed allows you to hotswap feeds without exiting your ship, giving every owner the ultimate flexibility to pick the ammo based on the situation. This Arena Commander upgrade will be given to all players who pledged before we reached the 55M goal.
Not seeing energy fire mode here
That said, there's also a fuckton of stuff that are in the stretch goals that we have literally no info on
I really want to see alien languages
>>127306720
yeah my bad, it's the ammo hotswapping I was thinking of
running over pieces of ships as I blast them off has become a serious issue for me.
>>127311737
wew
>>127311841
I knew it seemed just a hair slow. amazing what difference 10 fps makes
>>127311841
>>127312480
Maybe you should try becoming less of a shitter, confusion.
>>127283507
Is there any news on a radio?
>>127284915
>Carrack
>>127288962
da fuck is on 14th?
>>127316815
How much fuel can you fit in there you slut
>>127316815
>Carrack
Why is Slavshit so good?
>>127316898
Dont talk to your mother like that.
>>127316815
I hate this meme
>>127316815
>>127316913
>>127284915
>not seeing any station for a week
>swingin in random generated systems
>adventure after adventure with your mates
>ship damaged but holds on fairly
>gather route data or shit from planets
>no mutiny, come home
>cash in, research the shit you found
>share space shekels
>upgrade your shit, resupply lost drones n shit
>decide on a new route
>rest a few days, fuck around a bit.
>nod each other
>set course
Because its time for a new expedition bitches!
What's the best ship for smuggling? The Caterpillar?
>>127317018
same pham
>>127317545
So since the Carrack has 3 modules (2 of which are the repair module and medbay) is the 3rd one a cargo module? The rover seems to have his own dedicated garage.
>>127318076
every single player seeing your drake ship will automatically assume you're up to no good.
So what are the chance that the Reliant will be buyable again? I waited too long and now I can't upgrade to it anymore.
>>127318465
its a known fact you need to say that in order to turn on any drake like in harry potter
>>127318465
*any NPC
Caterpillar will be great for a number of roles, and piracy will probably be it's least utilized. NPC patrols will give it the hairy eyeball because muh lore but players will know that the real smuggler is [insert cargo meta of the month here]. it might be the freelancer, it will probably always be the hull C, it may even be the 300 series in systems where small high value contraband like drugs or rare fish are traded, but the ideal smuggler in any given situation will almost never actually be the caterpillarwhich makes it the perfect smuggling ship
>>127318675
Same, I had no idea the Tana would no longer be on sale after the 28th.
I'm guessing it'll be on sale again whenever it appears in hangar.
>>127319032
depends on your kind of smuggling
Hulls have no protection for the cargo, so if you expect to get some stray hits it's not ideal
The Freelancer will be the best ship to get trough blockades or run from patrols because it has an armored cargo bay
are there any new leaks yet? has Mr. Smart been proven_right?
>>127319565
smuggling is distinct from blockade running. ideally, a smuggler should not be getting shot at in the first place; they aim to get the goods in (or out) undetected. the hull C in it's initial design was in fact a smuggler; being just one in a line of cargo haulers that has a unique shielded secret cargo compartment for 'unofficial' inventory.
>>127319758
>_right?
not at any point in time. he's been BTFO of the spotlight entirely, I think even he's realized it's time to slink off and be forgotten.
>>127319758
>has Mr. Smart been proven _right
About?
>>127319950
about anything.
>>127319992
Nope.
RATTLER II cluster missile any good?
>finally get my holotable to work by changing my hangar, hopeful it will finally fix the "only default loadouts" shit
>now I can't connect online AT ALL to anything on the spectrum or Port Olisar
>>127321676
m-muh alpha
>>127312875
He shitposts on /v/ as well with his webms
>>127321936
I'm just so fucking sick of it. My ships all have garbage default set ups.
>>127318437
Seems like that so far. Such an amazing ship goddamnit.
>>127322404
As if the cutlass wasn't shit enough.
>>127322683
is it decent with a good layout and full members?
i have it rented and the default canon on pilot seat is suffering.
I love the way it looks though.
>>127322817
I honestly don't want it to be true because I loved everything about it but the way it functions it's a terrible shit. Literally a terrible flying turd.
Maybe the when the rework is complete it's more than a visual update. But that's highly unlikely.
>>127323383
we'll make it cutlass bro.
we're gonna make it.
we're all gonna make it.
>>127323619
>>127322817
The combine ballistic canon is pretty great, the turret is useless and you can't slave it anymore.
But yeah it can pack a nice punch.
In other news I FINALLY FUCKING GOT A CUSTOM LOAD OUT into a spectrum match.
>>127283507if only
Semi related, how to make the highest quality to lowest size ratio webms?
>>127323836
>and you can't slave it anymore.
Its meant to be gimballed, if thats what you mean. Just isn't yet.
>>127329683
By picking the right resolution, bitrate, and software to convert it.
So is there actually any point to buying ships anymore? Literally why not just earn themifthe game comes out in universe?
>>127331874
Because you're old/suck at video games
>>127331874
People have a short buzz when they buy virtual goods, therefore they continue to pay for them. Some also don't want to have to do smaller jobs and jump to the larger ships.
>>127331874
Cult reason: Support the (funded) game
Real reason: pay2notgrind
>>127332049
>Real reason: pay2notgrind
I thought everyone accepted this reason.
>>127331874
>>127331983
This. I got a Carrack because I want to jump straight into exploring. I don't wanna grind my way through the Aurora -> 315p -> Freelancer DUR -> Connie Aquila -> Carrack.
Outfitting your ship will take the most time anyway. I think people will quickly skip through the Auroras and Fighters and start using multicrew ships, unless they're doing piracy or bountyhunting.
>>127331874
I've got two LTI Auroras so I'll probably upgrade them into proper ships later, but other than that there's no point in buying ships without any LTI
>>127331874
>So is there actually any point to buying ships anymore?
They look pretty and I want it now.
>>127332172
Even here people have argued it's not the case, forums and reddit are worse
>>127332049
>>127332248
But how do you know what aspect you're gonna like? Case in point would be E:D, where most if not all of the game was boring and shit at release. Why commit hundreds of dollars to something which hasnt been made yet?
>>127332172
>>127332353
I don't, because its a stupid reason
A) If paying $100+ for a ship is preferable to the 'grind' of earning it, nobody will be playing this game, ever.
B) Buying a ship gets you the hull and some low-tier equipment. Most of the investment in a ship (quoted as 2-3x the cost) is equipping it right, which means you skip what, 1/4th of the 'grind'?
>>127332376
>Why should anyone crowdfund anything?
I dunno, maybe you write a thesis about it
>>127332423
>nobody will be playing this game, ever.
If the grind is superior to the endgame then that will happen pretty quick anyways
>skip what, 1/4th of the 'grind'
That's how it manages to be pay2notgrind and not outright pay2win
>>127332690
>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PPNCgX2FYnM
>implying you win when you have a bigger more expensive ship
How is that Constellation Phoenix, Admiral?
>>127332872
I didn't but that's the reason people buy a hornet over an aurora
>>127333059
It is going to be pretty boring when a majority of people are flying around in the best fighter. Wouldn't be like that in reality
>>127333470
>comparing SC to reality
retard detected.
>>127331874
I sold off my carrack, my caterpillar and my superhornet once the Reliant Tana came out. It's like the best ship to start out and seems fun the whole way to earn those bigger ships senpai.
>>127333059
The base Hornet is pretty shit, even an LN is better.
>>127333562
>not using realistic parallels for a supposed "immersive" sim centric game
double retard detected
>>127332423
So why are people buying them?
>>127334105
>sim centric game
What game would this be friend?
>>127334223
Because people are hyped out of their assholes for an immersive space sim they always dreamed about. Lots of sim players tend to be old wealthy fat white men too
>>127334298
>white
das raciss
>>127334298
>sim players
Man those old men are going to be so disappointed when it turns out that Star Citizen is just a space combat game.
>>127334223
Kind of a personal motivation, anon.
I spent more on SC than almost any other game because I want it to be made. I haven't spent anything recently though and I don't plan to. There are those that simply want to 'collect' all the ships, others that think it will help them win.
Not like its one blanket reasoning.
>>127334538
They might be if that was even slightly going to be the case
>>127334298
>immersive space sim they always dreamed about.
You mean Rogue System?
>>127334589
>They might be if that was even slightly going to be the case
Have you actually played the parts of this game that exist? Cause m8 I don't how to break this to you but this ain't a sim.
>>127334669
>but this ain't a sim
Its more simulator than any number of the hundreds of games that use the term space sim. Nobody was expecting nor was wanting Orbiter. Don't know why you think they are.
>>127334538
Depends on how the final product is. The way the damage system/subsystem/need for stations managing crew members on bigger ships/repair system and potential clickable ship UI elements might make it enough of a sim.
>>127334765
You've clearly never been on the official forums
>>127334846
>You've clearly never been on the official forums
Regrettably I have, anon. I still don't know what you're talking about, nor why you don't consider SC to be a space sim.
>>127334765
It's absolutely nothing like a sim, you've clearly never played any proper sim.
Anyone that thinks SC will be a sim is completely retarded. It'll have "realism" close to Arma at bestwhich is not a sim
>>127335209
This post is absolute autism
Protip: When someone says "space sim", they do not mean "real life simulator".
>>127335301
When certain niche groups say Space Sim they mean DCS in Space. When most normal people say Space Sim they mean X-Wing and Wing Commander.
It's all about expectations.
>>127335301
Yeah, as someone who love DCS, people need to take their retard levels down when reading space sim. We're not fucking talking about NASA Shuttle simulators
>>127335393
>When certain niche groups say Space Sim they mean DCS in Space
These certain niche groups are using words wrong.
Why is this general always so aggressive? Play nice.
>>127335026
>>127335026
It's is though. it simulates EVA space. It simulates flight mechanics.
>>127335494
Yes, yes they are.
But there's a fair number of very deep wallets using the words wrong.
>>127335209
>Arma at best which is not a sim
Not any of these anons but I've seen hundreds of pages of autistic arguments on the official forum, specially about how since Roberts promised a Sim that the game needs to model everything down to taking a shit.
There's going to be such a shitstorm at release.
>>127335530
They have PTSDPost Traumatic Shitpost Syndrome
>>127335530
>>127335846
Come on guys this all pretty tame. /scg/ can get much much worse.
>>127335793
>ugh the lower intestine mechanic is broken as fuck, shit game 2/10
Can't wait tbqh senpai
>>127335968
Most of the regulars here are frustrated anons reading dumb shit on Reddit, RSI, SomethingAwful, and Furaffinity. They don't want to damage their e-rep or lose internet points by voicing their opinions, so they come here to vent, unfortunately.
>>127335846
>PTSS
Has anyone attempted to play using a 360 controller? How is it?
>>127336443
>reading dumb shit on Reddit, RSI, SomethingAwful, and Furaffinity.
I do this too. I don't know how to stop. It's a disease and all I have to show for it is rage.
>>127336649
using gabepad, gyro works wonders. should be uber comfy with heavier ships.
>>127336443
I unironically believe that the quality of posting in /r/starcitizen is of a generally higher quality than here.
It has a large contingent of whales, forumdads and retards, but apparently so does here, with the added bonus of shitposting.
>>127336649
Shit. just use kb/m like Lord Roberts intended.
>>127336649
It's okay.
>>127336896
>forumdads
Those aren't ours. They're refugees from /edg/
>>127336896
>forumdads
Yeah, reddit has an assload of these. Shiposting helps bring balance to the force so it's pretty bad when you can't be critically negative about a game without being downvoted by fanboys
>>127335846
SOME PRETTY THICK AND STRONG DICK
>>127337105
>>127337194
No seriously, those aren't ours.
/scg/ was devoid of dadposting right up until a few months after E:D was released.
>>127329683
2-Pass VBR is your best bet. Dumbass 4chen doesn't allow VP9, so you're stuck with using VP8. Use a fairly slow rendering profile as well. Then you'll have to juggle resolution, length and bitrate. This one I just did for example should've been lower resolution since it's a mess at this length/bitrate.
>>127336898
Why does Lord Roberts play with a controller, or did he stop that shit?
>>127337448
>Why does Lord Roberts play with a controller
Because they're easy to carry around and set up.
And it makes Hotasses mad so that satisfies me personally.
>>127337448
Because he's a director not a game developer
>>127337581
>not a game developer
>>127337528
If the game ran perfectly with a gamepad then they did something terribly wrong
>>127337765
What?
>https://forums.robertsspaceindustries.com/discussion/310996/forget-the-idea-about-extremely-large-orgs-in-sc-general-distrust-simply-won-t-let-it-happen#latest
They're reading out minds
>>127337383
tfw no purchaseable F7A
I much prefer the regular hornet proportions and colour scheme but the non-SHs are shit fighters.
>>127337726
Seriously though dat cast
>>127338027
Yes, what about it?
>>127337965
I can't wait for the first Bengal to be stolen EVE style
>>127338151
They're bigger names than I expected
>>127338016
Hornet looks too goddamn big to be a fighter. It should be a fighter-bomber
>>127335530
I've actually wondered that also, some posts are so disproportionately angry compared to what they are replying to that it's almost comical
>>127338240
>They're bigger names than I expected
Uh huh.
>>127338252
Its the same size as a modern jet fighter other than the cockpit, which is simply out of scale.
>>127338384
>Uh huh.
?
What ship is the best at sucking dicks in the back alley?
>>127338859
Again, the Avenger.
Also...
>thinking of upgrading to freelancer
>rewatch freelancer commercial
>cutlass getting one shotted
kek
Funny how that came to be true.
>>127338546
You're an idiot, and I'm not even the guy you're replying to.
>>127339391
I was thinking the same thing a few days ago.
>>127316913
>Carrack
>slav
what
>>127338443
>>127338252
Fighters can be quite big anons
>>127340520
Anvil Aerospace was originally founded in Nova Kiev. Hence why it's slavshit. Know your lore, anon.
>>127341051
Neat
>>127340720
dem F-15s
hnng, planes are not allowed to be that sexy
>>127340720
I remember doing customs on a C-5 when I was stationed in Japan in 2001. Those things are fucking massive on the inside. It was shipping two Humvees and the passenger cabin fits a good amount of luggage.
Why the fuck is there such a massive circle in the center of the hornet? Looks like a VTOL fighter
>>127341418
all of anvil's ships have the big ol circle because space
im not a big fan of it either
>>127341418
Gimmick
Makes sense in the Hornet as that's where the ball turret sits, same for the Carrack as i believe that's a huge radar.
Makes no sense on the Gladiator as that's supposedly the power plant cooling except the Gladiator has one of the smallest power plants of the single seaters.
>>127341730
>Glad
>singleseater
>>127341931
yeah, because it's totally 'multicrew' right?
>>127341730
>except the Gladiator has one of the smallest power plants of the single seaters.
Its actually the highest performing S2 in the game.
>>127342048
I mean its a two seater anon I don't know what to tell you
So what will be the P90 of SC?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NjlCVW_ouL8
>>127342832
The Redeemer
>>127342832
I'm not sure the game has an overpriced .22 yet
>>127342953
Its only overpriced .22 for dirty civillian scum
>>127342904
to be quite honest, the redeemer has a lot of small guns on it, so this is accurate.
>>127343469
>small
>size 3/4s
>>127342832
>P90 sniper rifle.
I hope to never see this outside of counter strike
>>127342832
>the P90
Well, it was a prototype long-range escort/fighter-bomber.
It was also redesignated F-90.
It was damn heavy, made by Lockheed and lost to the XP-88.
Which was also redesignated F-88.
And was not built because the USAF decidede that having fighter escorsts was no longer a good idea.
All in all, this sounds like something Drake would build.
Gentlemen, it looks like we have the baseline concept for the not-yet-implemented Drake fighter.
>>127344930
Fucking planefags get out of that flying chair
>>127344930
>Heavy
>Lost its military contract to better design
>Described as redundant
You're literally describing the Cutlass.
>>127303265
Avenger, clearly.
>>127319992
Yeah, sure.
Sandi is in fact Chris's wife-- something he tried to keep secret for years. Here's the thing: who cares? Does anybody doubt that Sandi is one of the best marketers in the video games industry? The one thing you could ding her on is managing expectations, but her team never says anything that Chris doesn't say first. And even detractors like DS admit that Erin Roberts is a first rate guy.
So while the nepotism is a little shady from a PR/backer relations perspective, ultimately both are wildly competent.
About the HR stuff that came out this fall? Who knows? Some high-profile departures, sure, but I've been on big software projects and you get bad blood like that.
As for whether SC can be delivered? I think we all know the answer: we'll get SOMETHING. It's not just going to fold up and die. It won't be and can't be everything every single person expects. It'll probably be very, very late.
But will the game be good enough? Worth playing? Worth buying hardware (HOTAS, trackIR, maybe even Oculus Rift)? In my opinion, the Alpha release puts paid to those worries once and for all. What I'm seeing is a buggy, incomplete, unbalanced, and absolutely mindblowingly awesome game. They'll fix the bugs. The core game looks fucking awesome.
If Derek really is Smart, he'll STFU about Star Citizen, and go back to fighting the good fight of gamergate.
>>127340720
This. The MiG-25 doesn't look unusually large or weird until you put it next to another fighter. Then you realize how fucking immense it is.
BTW I'm wondering when we'll see a MiG-style ladder up to the cockpit through the wheel well. It seems like an arrangement that would work particularly well for the 300 series.
Which they're redoing anyway. Personally, I'm picking my ship based on the models (interior and exterior) and general concept description. The stats will get reworked a hundred times, so IMO there's no point trying to guess where the game balance will end when the music stops.
I hunger for another chance at LTI, though.
>>127348043
Derek doesn't actually believe anything hes saying fyi, hes just staying relevant and enjoys the attention he gets every time he shit talks CIG.
He jerks off to the idea people think hes Woodstein or some shit.
>>127349074
>The stats will get reworked a hundred times, so IMO there's no point trying to guess where the game balance will end when the music stops.
I wish more people had this in their minds when they bitch about things.
>>127349074
Gladiator has that except fancier and more complicated
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SSzatY3WeCM
>>127349473
>Gladiator has that except it's shit and over-complicated
I love the Gladiator but i fucking HATE the chair lift gimmick shit.
>>127348043
>talking shit
>hoping you don't get hit
>>127349434
Exactly. Like, say, the Cutlass.
However, I do get the point of bitching on the CIG forums. There you're whining to catch the attention of the devs. The squeaky wheel gets moved to the top of the bug fix priority list.
>>127350985
Cutlass complaints are hard to fully appreciate right now because theres zero use for cargo space and range on ships right now.
It's gonna be hard to be a pirate in a Hornet or Sabre unless you plan on stealing the contents of someones glovebox.
>90:10 population
>Limited player capped instances
>going to be dadmode or worse by the time the tech exists to not have these
EVE Citizen when
>>127349596
hate the seat lift, but I love the turret access ladder.
>>127351208
When Google wipes all other ISPs off the planet and installs fiber everywhere.
>>127351163
I'm not a drakenigger but they do need to be competent in a fight for a pirate group to take one over a freelancer or other hauler
>>127349473
Yeah, that's another way to do it.
I personally would like them to just stick crossbars on the wheel strut and climb up that. You can use the wheel well as an air lock. It seems like a good way to do long range fighters like the Mustang Beta and 315p, where you plan on living there.
>>127351459
Cheap clearly not being an acceptable advantage I suppose. Honestly they should just turn it into a cargo hornet to make drakeniggers happy.
>>127349229
The funny thing is that I like many of the non-SC-related things Derek Smart says. He's just been such a bitch about someone else's game project that he's hard to like even if you're inclined to it.
It's funny how aggressive the gamer media is about talking down Star Citizen at every opportunity. Until this fall that kind of made some sense, but these days it seems like either trolling or following their $$$ by shooting down a game not funded traditionally by the studios and venture firms that pay their bills.
>>127348043
>If Derek really is Smart, he'll STFU about Star Citizen, and go back to fighting the good fight of gamergate.
I'll go with this. If Derek focused used his shitposting prowess for gamergate and pissing off sjws, he'd actually do some good. He can move goalposts with the best of them.
>>127349596
How the fuck do you live with yourself. The chair lift is sick af familiar
>>127351969
It looks stupid, belongs on an Aegis ship and makes no sense being on a military bomber.
Sorry you have shit taste though
>>127351495
>You can use the wheel well as an air lock
>Mustang Beta
the mustang uses fixed landing struts so that wouldn't work. But I do wish they'd just let you enter via cockpit like on the mustang racers. The airlock on the Beta seems especially buggy. If you glitch out of the ship, you're screwed because the cross plank will block you from re-entering.
>>127352046
>Belongs on an aegis ship
Excuse me sure, aegis makes proper military vehicles, and as such just uses ladders.
>>127352423
>such just uses ladders
>Vanguard original design
>Pilot chair travels half the ships hull distance to greet you at the door
>>127352229
Yeah I was just using the Mustang because it's an example of the mission concept I have in mind.
The kind of "have spaceship, will travel" model of having a fighter one or two seats, a small living area, and an FTL drive. Just enough that you can do long meandering solo adventures but still not so big that you can't dogfight competently.
>>127351208
>Limited player capped instances
Why would you go on the internet and tell lies, anon?
>>127351885
Sites are starting to change their tune now that squadron 42 news is starting to circulate around in addition to Mark Hamill bringing in the star wars hype.
The only people who legitimately listen to Derek are the ones who need to jerk their hate boners or generally have no clue who he is.
>>127352630
Yeah but it doesnt now
The saber and gladius have some of the best entrance and exit animations of any ship except foromega mustang
I dream of that fly ass hop out exit animation and simple ladder animation as I attempt to enter my delta mustang then eventually give up because its impossible unless you are landed
>>127352687
Unless I've misread the entire population of the PU can't just turn up to a station without being separated
>>127348043
>If Derek really is Smart, he'll STFU about Star Citizen, and go back to fighting the good fight of gamergate.
lolwith someone like him it'll probably just hurt their reputation more wouldn't it?
>>127351163
I think pirates should need to have a transport like the Caterpillar as support so the Cutlass can actually does its job
I hope they make a rebel group in game, with the leader called Merrik Fhart
>>127352942
>Not just ejecting everytime you need to leave your ship and having an internal cartridge of pilot seats that slide back into place.
>>127352687
why would you even voice your fucking opinion about a game you don't know shit about
>>127353193
>I think pirates should need to have a transport like the Caterpillar as support so the Cutlass can actually does its job
>All pirate activity will be fleet based
See how stupid this shit gets, literally no one can judge how useful the cutlass is because 2\3rds of the gameplay required for it to shine doesnt exist yet.
>>127353526
I mean like, the Cutlass should just be a fighter with the ability to tractor stuff and have a fuckhuge cargo box strapped to it, but it won't be anywhere near transport capacity so you can just have it work as a cheap fighter if you don't need the cargo capacity
>>127352682
Hopefully the Avenger rework will include a nicer living area, since that seems the closest to your concept.
>>127352713
Yeah but the mainstream gaming press has picked up the slack in replacing him. Kotaku, Polygon... all the usual suspects are digging up every possible reason to attack them. Here's an example from rooster teeth:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=caFVu0ATi6w
They start by neutrally discussing the crowdfunding and game concept, then slowly segue into criticism, then begin just flat-out ridiculing the game by the end. The biggest one being "why are they still raising money?" For whatever reason, the gaming press has decided that Star Citizen must die. I suppose it's because the crowdfunding effort replaces traditional advertising for SC, and if that works, then the gaming press's ad revenue model is fucked.
That's not to say that some of the critiques aren't valid, merely that from the tone it's clearly a hit piece rather than a neutral discussion of the risks and potential of the SC project.
>>127353773
Literally the whole concept for the Cutlass.
It was supposed to be a fighter awkwardly mated to a cargo hold.
A fighter not so much focused on cargo.
What we have is a cargo ship.
>>127353773
Yeah, that probably would have been the best and no ship currently has that role.
What we got was the white work van of star ships. Which personally I'm ok with as well, I just dont think Cutlass owners should have to settle for a ship wildly different from the one they were sold on.
>>127353158
Nah, you're right. There's on-the-fly instancing. Apparently it'll be limited by number of ships rather than number of players.
It's the kind of thing where I expect the instance limit to gradually go up as the code gets better optimized. Remember, we're still in alpha. BUT, you're right in the sense that there will always be SOME limit.
Personally, I'm fine w/ that. Those huge EVE battles never appealed to me. The lag was unbelievable and largely unplayable.
>>127353193
>with someone like him it'll probably just hurt their reputation more wouldn't it?
He's already supportive of gamergate, and good for him. So given that he's already paid the price in the media for it, why not double down on the just cause and abandon the Star Citizen hate?
>>127353232
I'd love that.
>>127353773
Yes, that was the original concept back when it was going to be the catipillar's escort fighter. Before the "its a light freighter!" people showed up and suddenly the cutless was suppose to need escorts of its own to do anything.
>>127353773
Actually scratch that, Drake should just be a manufacturer with ships that you can kitbash together
>>127354207
I mean, that article got called out on being the "kind of journalism gg claims it's against" wasn't it? Even if he just stopped focusing on SC his reputation within should be pretty bad, I doubt it'll sound good to backers who aren't aware of such things
>>127353773
I think the sweet spot will be just enough cargo capacity that one or two can cherry pick the very best cargo off their victims, then get it to a dedicated transport that can fence the loot. In other words, aimed at a pirate fleet where a few fighters disable the victim, then the cutlass arrives with the boarding party and grabs the loot, then runs to a planetary base or transport-based fencing/money laundering operation.
In that model, you've got a fighter that can awkwardly transport a few tons of valuable loot.
The other possibility is that this will be designed for a very small crew of pilots operating solo. In that case, you want a ship that can eliminate enemy escorts, disable a transport, deploy a boarding party, and then haul the loot back. Something pretty shitty against determined resistance, but perfect for a pirate band of 4-6 friends playing together.
That model calls for a heavy transport that can handle itself vs transports and an escorting fighter or two.
Fighter that can transport? Or a transport that can fight? Or a little of both? Either way, you know it'll have to make compromises. Otherwise it wouldn't be fair to dedicated fighter or transport designs.
>>127353858
>first 5 seconds
>twitter handles, dyed hair, thick glasses, nerdy xD shirt, hipster beard
>>127353816
Yeah. Not a fan of the avenger's look, but I agree.
Right now, if the game hit release today, I'd go w/ the Mustang Beta for this. If they can fix the 315p's interior, then I'd go for that.
>>127354896
Yeah but at least he doesn't claim to be a neutral media source.
I totally agree that he's ruined his reputation w/ SC fans, but it's not too late to fuck off and focus on gg which he has some legit points on. And yeah his personal blogging about SC is precisely the kind of shitty self-serving "journolistm" that gg stands against.
>>127353253
>Mustang
>eject
silly billy
>>127355142
Oh, absolutely. Yeah. They go from zero to douche very, very fast.
If I'm going to post an example, why not make it an egregious one? Watch the first 2 min and then skip to the end if you don't want to watch them slowly get more negative. It's jarring how by the end they're just openly ridiculing it.
>>127355708
There is no reason why you couldn't eject from a mustang aside from CIG's arbitrary bullshit about no ejection seats on starters
>>127356337
Which I absolutely don't believe they'll stick to. At some point they'll have to bow to the inevitable. No ejection makes no sense either as a game mechanic or as a setting conceit.
Norris, please stop posting on RSI, thank you.
>>127357472
They're already cheating on it somewhat by sticking lifepod beds in the Reliant fighter, even if its mostly as an excuse to reduce cargo room.
>>127358326
Is this supposed to be a funny joke, or what?
>>127358326
desu I'm hoping I can make my character a THICK muscle girl
>>127359697
In all seriousness, I'd like eventually to be able to have 12 character types for each gender: short/medium/tall, thin/athletic/fat/muscular. Then be able to customize hair/face/skin/eyes.
Personalization is what separates an MMO from a game like EVE or E:D, where your "character" is essentially a ship. You want the experience, at least face to face, to be as personal as feasible.
>>127358326
Watch out Amazonian women, he's single
>>127361124
>>127361124
This is all a joke right
This is just ironic shitposting or something
r-right
>>127288962
thats the ugliest fucking dog ive ever seen in my life
>>127364750
She gets paid more than you'll ever make, so you fucking leave Lena Dunham alone, asshole.
>>127364532
>This is all a joke right
Yes.
It's just a joke told by a person that is completely awkward in any sort of social situation and on an internet forum, i.e. an environment where sycophantic yes-man-ship is rewarded with le upboats.
The lesson here is something something official forums nothing but faggotry something.
