Star Citizen: Death of a Space Thread?

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Blue On Blue: Nov 14, 2012

Tokamak posted:

No combos

Come on down to Roberts Shiphouse and pledge for your special ship special

I appreciated this reference

# ? Dec 12, 2016 01:06

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# ? Apr 19, 2024 00:01

DapperDon: Sep 7, 2016

TheAgent posted:

I can't remember anyone talking specifically about that

I can tell you that there's a lot of bad blood between CIG and crytek

Go on.

# ? Dec 12, 2016 01:12

Tokamak: Dec 22, 2004

XK posted:

Is this really from their test release? Really?

There's even more and worse if you follow the link in the quote, those are just a sampling.

I'm withholding belief on those pictures. They're just so bad.

They've shown off many of those screens in some form or another over the last year. Chris really has a hard on for UI's from the 90's that are designed for 800x600. Mobiglas is a clunky, low information console UI that PC gamers typically complain about. The menu design philosophy is a big middle panel showing an image and paragraph of text, and a side panel showing a scrolling list with only 4 elements visible at a time. It's pretty much just a rip off of Mass Effect's UI, except with translucent panels and thinner, 'lighter' fonts/borders.

Tokamak fucked around with this message at 01:15 on Dec 12, 2016

# ? Dec 12, 2016 01:13

Ash1138: Sep 29, 2001; Get up, chief. We're just gettin' started.

coming up with an in-universe name for your ui then referring to that name always is beyond stupid

# ? Dec 12, 2016 01:21

TheAgent: Feb 16, 2002; The call is coming from inside Dr. House; Grimey Drawer

DapperDon posted:

Go on.

crobbers poached almost every high level and experienced employee out of there in late 2014/early 2015

# ? Dec 12, 2016 01:29

DapperDon: Sep 7, 2016

Ash1138 posted:

coming up with an in-universe name for your ui then referring to that name always is beyond stupid

Here's the fun part. So the mobiglass thing is supposed to run as a holographic right? Well because there is no stratospheric ozone layer in space to shield anyone from UV radiation, all space helmet visors are polarized and coated with Kapton which would prevent the mobiglass to be seen. You can experiment with this yourself on a lower level when you put on a pair of polarized sunglasses and then try and look at an Iphone.

# ? Dec 12, 2016 01:31

DapperDon: Sep 7, 2016

TheAgent posted:

crobbers poached almost every high level and experienced employee out of there in late 2014/early 2015

Seriously? He poached from the very same company that makes his engine? I was always under the impression that those people were laid off from Cry and went there afterwards. That is beyond a dickmove.

# ? Dec 12, 2016 01:33

XK: Jul 9, 2001; Star Citizen is everywhere. It is all around us. Even now, in this very room. You can see it's fidelity when you look out your window or when you watch youtube

TheAgent posted:

crobbers poached almost every high level and experienced employee out of there in late 2014/early 2015

And then they left for other opportunities, except for a select few high level people who were paid off?

# ? Dec 12, 2016 01:35

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

# ? Dec 12, 2016 01:38

A Neurotic Corncob: Nov 12, 2016; A light wind swept over the corn, and all nature laughed in the sunshine.

Wolf Larsen presents...

quote:

As part of INN�s ongoing mission to inform and connect members of the Star Citizen Community, we are pleased to introduce the INN Volunteer Trailblazers Program or �Trailblazers� for short. Whether you are new to the community or an original backer, participation gives you the right to refer to yourself as a Trailblazer, and demonstrates your willingness and enthusiasm to share your love and knowledge of Star Citizen with others.

The Trailblazer Program is not just another Star Citizen Organization. There is no commitment, no forum, subreddit, or Discord channel. The Trailblazers are just normal citizens from every corner of the �Verse, who are willing to share their knowledge of Star Citizen and the community with others less informed than they are.

The Trailblazer program matches new Star Citizen settlers with veterans who have volunteered to share their experience and knowledge to assist in whatever capacity they feel is appropriate. There is no prescribed approach. After being connected, Trailblazing for a new Star Citizen settler could be as simple as a quick chat on Discord to answer a few questions or as in-depth as walking them through the process of backing, teaching them to fly, or bringing them to a local BarCitizen event.

There is also no minimum time to be a Trailblazer. If you�ve been in the game for a week and you�ve backed, you know more than the person who has never been on the RSI website. Trailblazing provides Star Citizen veterans with another opportunity to share their love and enthusiasm for the game on a more personal level, by welcoming new members to the Star Citizen community.

The purpose of the Trailblazers program is to provide a friendly, personal welcome for new settlers in the �Verse, while simultaneously reducing the probability they might be confused, share misinformation, or drop-out as a result of a poor experience with:

- Backing: Difficulty understanding what�s needed to get started.
- Playing: Overcoming the learning curves on the early gameplay experience and technology issues.
- Expectations: Misunderstanding the nature of backing and playing a game in alpha release.
- Isolation: Difficulty integrating with the community.

If you don�t have time to help with Trailblazing but you�d like to donate funds to support our mission, please visit our Patreon page.

# ? Dec 12, 2016 01:42

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

# ? Dec 12, 2016 01:43

TheAgent: Feb 16, 2002; The call is coming from inside Dr. House; Grimey Drawer

crobbers even paid some of them to make their own offshoot company to work on SC

having shitloads of money is awesome

# ? Dec 12, 2016 01:44

Beet Wagon: Oct 19, 2015

A Neurotic Corncob posted:

Wolf Larsen presents...

Straight from INN's "Oh God I don't know how to actually DO anything! I'm an ideas guy!" department

# ? Dec 12, 2016 01:44

Tokamak: Dec 22, 2004

#IMAINN

# ? Dec 12, 2016 01:49

XK: Jul 9, 2001; Star Citizen is everywhere. It is all around us. Even now, in this very room. You can see it's fidelity when you look out your window or when you watch youtube

A Neurotic Corncob posted:

Wolf Larsen presents...

So INN has become even more worthless after the actual enthusiasts left?

Totally expected, since Wolf Larsen is only in it for the pay, and those other guys were drowning in the Flavor-Aid.

# ? Dec 12, 2016 01:52

TheAgent: Feb 16, 2002; The call is coming from inside Dr. House; Grimey Drawer

I guess you can argue if SC development is progressing or if it's a scam or if I'm full of poo poo or whatever

But there's absolutely no disputing Chris Roberts has made himself some serious money

code:

Ann Est 2008 $125000
Ann Est 2009 $90000
Ann Est 2010 $90000
Ann Est 2011 $100000
Ann Est 2012 $250000
Ann Est 2013 $350000
Ann Est 2014 $650000
Ann Est 2015 $800000

crobbs you're my hero

# ? Dec 12, 2016 01:53

alf_pogs: Feb 15, 2012

A Neurotic Corncob posted:

Wolf Larsen presents...

pretty soon chris and sandi and wolf and all the trailblazers are going to go live in a cool self-contained village in guyana

# ? Dec 12, 2016 01:53

Blue On Blue: Nov 14, 2012

A Neurotic Corncob posted:

Wolf Larsen presents...

So uhh he has created literal bible thumpers for CIG now?

# ? Dec 12, 2016 01:54

XK: Jul 9, 2001; Star Citizen is everywhere. It is all around us. Even now, in this very room. You can see it's fidelity when you look out your window or when you watch youtube

A Neurotic Corncob posted:

As part of INN�s ongoing mission to inform and connect members of the Star Citizen Community, we are pleased to introduce the INN Volunteer Trailblazers Program or �Trailblazers� for short. Whether you are new to the community or an original backer, participation gives you the right to refer to yourself as a Trailblazer, and demonstrates your willingness and enthusiasm to share your love and knowledge of Star Citizen with others.

The Trailblazer Program is not just another Star Citizen Organization. There is no commitment, no forum, subreddit, or Discord channel. The Trailblazers are just normal citizens from every corner of the �Verse, who are willing to share their knowledge of Star Citizen and the community with others less informed than they are.

The Trailblazer program matches new Star Citizen settlers with veterans who have volunteered to share their experience and knowledge to assist in whatever capacity they feel is appropriate. There is no prescribed approach. After being connected, Trailblazing for a new Star Citizen settler could be as simple as a quick chat on Discord to answer a few questions or as in-depth as walking them through the process of backing, teaching them to fly, or bringing them to a local BarCitizen event.

There is also no minimum time to be a Trailblazer. If you�ve been in the game for a week and you�ve backed, you know more than the person who has never been on the RSI website. Trailblazing provides Star Citizen veterans with another opportunity to share their love and enthusiasm for the game on a more personal level, by welcoming new members to the Star Citizen community.

The purpose of the Trailblazers program is to provide a friendly, personal welcome for new settlers in the �Verse, while simultaneously reducing the probability they might be confused, share misinformation, or drop-out as a result of a poor experience with:

- Backing: Difficulty understanding what�s needed to get started.
- Playing: Overcoming the learning curves on the early gameplay experience and technology issues.
- Expectations: Misunderstanding the nature of backing and playing a game in alpha release.
- Isolation: Difficulty integrating with the community.

If you don�t have time to help with Trailblazing but you�d like to donate funds to support our mission, please visit our Patreon page.

Ok, I actually read all that this time before replying.

lol embarrassing

I hope he's not still being paid by CIG, but considering that he's still trying, he must be getting paid. That poo poo is sad as gently caress.

# ? Dec 12, 2016 01:56

TheAgent: Feb 16, 2002; The call is coming from inside Dr. House; Grimey Drawer

fyi that's just finished on his CEO position, I'd estimate some of those numbers in 2013 and 2014 twice or three times higher

# ? Dec 12, 2016 01:56

XK: Jul 9, 2001; Star Citizen is everywhere. It is all around us. Even now, in this very room. You can see it's fidelity when you look out your window or when you watch youtube

TheAgent posted:

I guess you can argue if SC development is progressing or if it's a scam or if I'm full of poo poo or whatever

But there's absolutely no disputing Chris Roberts has made himself some serious money
code:
Ann Est 2008 $125000
Ann Est 2009 $90000
Ann Est 2010 $90000
Ann Est 2011 $100000
Ann Est 2012 $250000
Ann Est 2013 $350000
Ann Est 2014 $650000
Ann Est 2015 $800000
crobbs you're my hero

I'm totally rethinking my lifestyle of being an honest, loyal, reliable, and upstanding person.

XK fucked around with this message at 02:02 on Dec 12, 2016

# ? Dec 12, 2016 01:57

MeLKoR: Dec 23, 2004; by FactsAreUseless

quote:

The purpose of the Trailblazers program is to provide a friendly, personal welcome for new settlers in the �Verse, while simultaneously reducing the probability they might be confused, share misinformation, or drop-out as a result of a poor experience with:

- Backing: Difficulty understanding what�s needed to get started.
- Playing: Overcoming the learning curves on the early gameplay experience and technology issues.
- Expectations: Misunderstanding the nature of backing and playing a game in alpha release.
- Isolation: Difficulty integrating with the community.

This reads like the mission statement of a PR firm, not a grassroots fan news site.

Oh, wait...

# ? Dec 12, 2016 02:00

TheAgent: Feb 16, 2002; The call is coming from inside Dr. House; Grimey Drawer

XK posted:

I'm totally rethinking my lifestyle of being an honest, loyal, reliable, and upstanding person.

a very very rich person told me once "don't trust anyone worth over 5m dollars"

in my experience she was 100% right

# ? Dec 12, 2016 02:01

XK: Jul 9, 2001; Star Citizen is everywhere. It is all around us. Even now, in this very room. You can see it's fidelity when you look out your window or when you watch youtube

TheAgent posted:

fyi that's just finished on his CEO position, I'd estimate some of those numbers in 2013 and 2014 twice or three times higher

I'm going for it, as soon as I figure out my Kickstarter. You guys will shill for me, right? I'll cut you in.

# ? Dec 12, 2016 02:02

A Neurotic Corncob: Nov 12, 2016; A light wind swept over the corn, and all nature laughed in the sunshine.

https://forums.robertsspaceindustries.com/discussion/360988/so-no-sq42-for-holiday-live-stream/p3

quote:

Atleast I didn't spend money I couldn't afford to loose. This makes the pain of constant disappointment a bit easier.

# ? Dec 12, 2016 02:02

Cao Ni Ma: May 25, 2010

MeLKoR posted:

This reads like the mission statement of a PR firm, not a grassroots fan news site.

Oh, wait...

It really cant be more blatant

# ? Dec 12, 2016 02:02

TheAgent: Feb 16, 2002; The call is coming from inside Dr. House; Grimey Drawer

btw I guess some peeps are looking into a CIGs personal finances

should be interesting

# ? Dec 12, 2016 02:03

Beer4TheBeerGod: Aug 23, 2004; Exciting Lemon

TheAgent posted:

I guess you can argue if SC development is progressing or if it's a scam or if I'm full of poo poo or whatever

But there's absolutely no disputing Chris Roberts has made himself some serious money
code:
Ann Est 2008 $125000
Ann Est 2009 $90000
Ann Est 2010 $90000
Ann Est 2011 $100000
Ann Est 2012 $250000
Ann Est 2013 $350000
Ann Est 2014 $650000
Ann Est 2015 $800000
crobbs you're my hero

LOL if you don't think he gets far more than that in company perks.

# ? Dec 12, 2016 02:04

XK: Jul 9, 2001; Star Citizen is everywhere. It is all around us. Even now, in this very room. You can see it's fidelity when you look out your window or when you watch youtube

MeLKoR posted:

This reads like the mission statement of a PR firm, not a grassroots fan news site.

Oh, wait...

quote:

Misunderstanding the nature of backing

I really, really, love this one.

# ? Dec 12, 2016 02:04

spacetoaster: Feb 10, 2014

A Neurotic Corncob posted:

Wolf Larsen presents...

lol

# ? Dec 12, 2016 02:08

TheAgent: Feb 16, 2002; The call is coming from inside Dr. House; Grimey Drawer

Beer4TheBeerGod posted:

LOL if you don't think he gets far more than that in company perks.

beer you don't understand, crobbers takes a minimal salary and sandi would never get paid for acting in sq42...

# ? Dec 12, 2016 02:08

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

TheAgent posted:

btw I guess some peeps are looking into a CIGs personal finances

should be interesting

:parpcorn:

# ? Dec 12, 2016 02:11

spacetoaster: Feb 10, 2014

Beer4TheBeerGod posted:

LOL if you don't think he gets far more than that in company perks.

Sports cars are perks, right?

# ? Dec 12, 2016 02:12

XK: Jul 9, 2001; Star Citizen is everywhere. It is all around us. Even now, in this very room. You can see it's fidelity when you look out your window or when you watch youtube

spacetoaster posted:

lol

Did he really not use a registrar anonymizer? Like, seriously, I have my own website, and the whois anonymization is about $2 per year.

# ? Dec 12, 2016 02:19

spacetoaster: Feb 10, 2014

XK posted:

Did he really not use a registrar anonymizer? Like, seriously, I have my own website, and the whois anonymization is about $2 per year.

He did, but he only did it for a few INN sites. He went and created INN everything websites, but only did the anon thing for the main couple.

# ? Dec 12, 2016 02:21

XK: Jul 9, 2001; Star Citizen is everywhere. It is all around us. Even now, in this very room. You can see it's fidelity when you look out your window or when you watch youtube

spacetoaster posted:

Sports cars are perks, right?

Is hobo really doing the Santa thing again?

Also, there's that Porsche.

# ? Dec 12, 2016 02:21

spacetoaster: Feb 10, 2014

XK posted:

Is hobo really doing the Santa thing again?

Also, there's that Porsche.

No that's last years photo. I posted it because you can see "somebody's" 500,000 dollar limited edition sports car in the background.

# ? Dec 12, 2016 02:23

XK: Jul 9, 2001; Star Citizen is everywhere. It is all around us. Even now, in this very room. You can see it's fidelity when you look out your window or when you watch youtube

spacetoaster posted:

He did, but he only did it for a few INN sites. He went and created INN everything websites, but only did the anon thing for the main couple.

Somehow a halfwit like me would be better at that job than this guy getting who knows how much money to run a front for a video game so poorly that all the content creators mutiny and split off to make their own site.

That's such a long, poorly structured sentence, that I gave up, and have no idea where to put the commas, so deal with it as best you can. That sentence wasn't much better.

# ? Dec 12, 2016 02:29

XK: Jul 9, 2001; Star Citizen is everywhere. It is all around us. Even now, in this very room. You can see it's fidelity when you look out your window or when you watch youtube

spacetoaster posted:

No that's last years photo. I posted it because you can see "somebody's" 500,000 dollar limited edition sports car in the background.

Oh, ok. I was going with the "7h" time stamp.

# ? Dec 12, 2016 02:30

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CubicalSucrose: Jan 1, 2013; Phantom my Opera and call me South Park: Bigger, Longer, & Uncut

spacetoaster posted:

Sports cars are perks, right?

I'm the danger sign that has seen far too much.

Edit: Tax and one of the sources for the above costume.

# ? Dec 12, 2016 02:32

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