Star Citizen: Death of a Space Thread?

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AlmightyPants: Mar 14, 2001; King of Scheduling; Pillbug

I wonder if the crobbler saw Rogue One. I ask because the facial animation tech in that was so loving good that I think it was actually starting to claw its way up out of the uncanny valley. No way it can be done in real time on a home computer anytime soon, but holy poo poo it puts good old Parping Gary Oldman straight in the ground. I can't wait to learn how they did it in the movie because I sat there in the theater with my mouth wide open in awe.

# ? Dec 20, 2016 09:55

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# ? Apr 26, 2024 04:53

Jst0rm: Sep 16, 2012; Grimey Drawer

i cant believe you guys let this slide by:

New thread title please ^^^^

:discourse:

# ? Dec 20, 2016 09:55

his nibs: Feb 27, 2016; Welcome to the
Dream Factory; Grimey Drawer

TheAgent posted:

3.0 networking is a massive, complete mess and won't be anywhere ready for 2017

While SQ42 nonsense will serve as a brief distraction, if 3.0 doesn't come out next year that will surely break even the most die hard Citizens.

# ? Dec 20, 2016 09:58

Dooguk: Oct 11, 2016; Pillbug

Grey whales migrate in spring.

# ? Dec 20, 2016 10:20

Tijuana Bibliophile: Dec 30, 2008; Scratchmo

SmokaDustbowl posted:

I just heard I could talk about clownpiece in here

Not sure I'm doing it right :shrug:

# ? Dec 20, 2016 10:33

Tijuana Bibliophile: Dec 30, 2008; Scratchmo

I won't google it because it's bound to be some anime crap and life's too short

# ? Dec 20, 2016 10:34

Bofast: Feb 21, 2011; Grimey Drawer

Ramadu posted:

Wouldn't that be, especially if there are multiple decks, the biggest world outside of maybe wow ever in a game?

Probably nowhere near it, really

http://www.hexapolis.com/2014/11/05/10-biggest-open-world-video-games-terms-map-size/

# ? Dec 20, 2016 11:01

Bofast: Feb 21, 2011; Grimey Drawer

TheAgent posted:

hello, some of this is prob rehashed

2017 is now looking like the last full operational year for CIG (*from the perspective of 2 people who recently left)

several office/staff moves (including the Brno move, disco lando, ben, etc) are still planned

roberts joked at one point "the cheap labor must flow"

the "must deliver" deadline is still march/q1 of 2017 for the sqlude

might be much less than what was planned to be released (think less than an hour of story content, highly repetitive missions to pad playtime, grind, etc)

sqlude will include the new footage shot earlier this year of hamill

direction/management are being shuffled around, some people with no experience are now in charge of dozens of employees

several employees and execs are now gone, including cashing out on promised bonuses or other monies when they left

motion capture problems include missing payments to studios where work was done (backend, most likely)

"If [we] didn't have money in the tank for refunds, delay. Delay, delay, delay. Promise, then delay. That was standard, yes."

had to cut one or several major characters from SQ42

additional mocap is required "to have the story make any sense" thanks to "constant" changes to the script

entire maps, levels, mocap, VA, music and SFX have been thrown out, reworked and thrown out again

what was promised for 2.6, especially networking, won't be in until late Jan/Feb 2017 at the earliest (maybe midyear)

3.0 networking is a massive, complete mess and won't be anywhere ready for 2017

"They are walking the design back on a massive scale. Try and get a refund."

^^ moma that one is for you because the guy who said it, lol, just lol

crunch time has continued now for over six months, some people over a year

if you're in this project for anything over $40, get a refund. get a refund like now. after 2.6 releases to the PU you're going to have a hard drat time getting anything back unless you pledged for the SQ42 package only

Fascinating.

# ? Dec 20, 2016 11:03

Fat Shat Sings: Jan 24, 2016

How could we possibly have seen that Chris Roberts was worried about making a Wing Commander: The Movie sequel that nobody asked for and nothing else?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZWq8ynUq7wM

It came out of nowhere when the company went bankrupt. No indications at all.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rc7ywfd1qe8

Years. Years and nobody suspected. Complete surprise.

# ? Dec 20, 2016 11:49

Kilmers Elbow: Jun 15, 2012

ArfJason posted:

Hey mod bro could you do something about the antisemitic imagery on this page, the posters that did it, and maybe something about the doxxing while youre at it? Thanks lots dude, keep up the good fight.

# ? Dec 20, 2016 11:49

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://www.twitch.tv/theastropub/v/108657053?t=340m24s

This is all there is.

# ? Dec 20, 2016 12:10

moveable shape: Oct 18, 2015

Colostomy Bag posted:

At this point this debacle is a freight train headed to hell hauling dumpsters of trash and they are all on fire.

TheAgent posted:

hello, some of this is prob rehashed

2017 is now looking like the last full operational year for CIG (*from the perspective of 2 people who recently left)

several office/staff moves (including the Brno move, disco lando, ben, etc) are still planned

roberts joked at one point "the cheap labor must flow"

the "must deliver" deadline is still march/q1 of 2017 for the sqlude

might be much less than what was planned to be released (think less than an hour of story content, highly repetitive missions to pad playtime, grind, etc)

sqlude will include the new footage shot earlier this year of hamill

direction/management are being shuffled around, some people with no experience are now in charge of dozens of employees

several employees and execs are now gone, including cashing out on promised bonuses or other monies when they left

motion capture problems include missing payments to studios where work was done (backend, most likely)

"If [we] didn't have money in the tank for refunds, delay. Delay, delay, delay. Promise, then delay. That was standard, yes."

had to cut one or several major characters from SQ42

additional mocap is required "to have the story make any sense" thanks to "constant" changes to the script

entire maps, levels, mocap, VA, music and SFX have been thrown out, reworked and thrown out again

what was promised for 2.6, especially networking, won't be in until late Jan/Feb 2017 at the earliest (maybe midyear)

3.0 networking is a massive, complete mess and won't be anywhere ready for 2017

"They are walking the design back on a massive scale. Try and get a refund."

^^ moma that one is for you because the guy who said it, lol, just lol

crunch time has continued now for over six months, some people over a year

if you're in this project for anything over $40, get a refund. get a refund like now. after 2.6 releases to the PU you're going to have a hard drat time getting anything back unless you pledged for the SQ42 package only

# ? Dec 20, 2016 12:10

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

his nibs posted:

While SQ42 nonsense will serve as a brief distraction, if 3.0 doesn't come out next year that will surely break even the most die hard Citizens.

They'll just do the usual and dribble out something they call 3.0, but with all the features it was supposed to have pushed to a future patch that will never arrive.

# ? Dec 20, 2016 12:13

skaboomizzy: Nov 12, 2003; There is nothing I want to be. There is nothing I want to do.
I don't even have an image of what I want to be. I have nothing. All that exists is zero.

AP posted:

https://www.twitch.tv/theastropub/v/108657053?t=340m24s

This is all there is.

is this dude streaming himself playing the lovely SC PvP while wearing a preschooler's spaceman Halloween costume?

# ? Dec 20, 2016 12:15

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

nawledgelambo posted:

Got a sore throat but I still burst out laughing at this.

Where's that Hindenburg jpeg?

# ? Dec 20, 2016 12:27

Crazy_BlackParrot: Feb 1, 2016; Christ Roberts is way better than toilet lord...

skaboomizzy posted:

is this dude streaming himself playing the lovely SC PvP while wearing a preschooler's spaceman Halloween costume?

Why do they all look like the bad kind of nerds?
I don't always say basement dwellers... but gently caress me.

# ? Dec 20, 2016 12:28

janssendalt: May 7, 2015

I come to SA for my SC news now

how hosed up is that

hey guys

# ? Dec 20, 2016 12:29

Daztek: Jun 2, 2006

janssendalt posted:

I come to SA for my SC news now

how hosed up is that

hey guys

hello, did you like the holiday livestream? bought any new ships? got a refund?

# ? Dec 20, 2016 12:33

Truga: May 4, 2014; Lipstick Apathy

janssendalt posted:

I come to SA for my SC news now

how hosed up is that

hey guys

long time no see

welcome to the good side

# ? Dec 20, 2016 12:35

Chalks: Sep 30, 2009

janssendalt posted:

I come to SA for my SC news now

how hosed up is that

hey guys

It is a little. So are you in the angry about the xmas livestream "my wallet is closed" camp, or the "all is perpetually forgiven no matter what" camp these days?

# ? Dec 20, 2016 12:40

Slow_Moe: Feb 18, 2013

Tijuana Bibliophile posted:

Not sure I'm doing it right

loving game development, how does it work???

# ? Dec 20, 2016 12:50

Sandweed: Sep 7, 2006; All your friends are me.

Chalks posted:

It is a little. So are you in the angry about the xmas livestream "my wallet is closed" camp, or the "all is perpetually forgiven no matter what" camp these days?

The "my wallet is closed" camp got moved to concern.

# ? Dec 20, 2016 12:55

Galarox: Sep 23, 2015; Fun Shoe

SelenicMartian posted:

Got a sore throat but I still burst out laughing at this.

Where's that Hindenburg jpeg?

# ? Dec 20, 2016 12:59

janssendalt: May 7, 2015

I'm neither, tbh

Haven't been keeping up with SC for a while

Just like you guys more

# ? Dec 20, 2016 13:00

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

janssendalt posted:

I come to SA for my SC news now

how hosed up is that

hey guys

Glad you're safe we were worried about you after the December live stream.

# ? Dec 20, 2016 13:08

Runa: Feb 13, 2011

janssendalt posted:

I come to SA for my SC news now

how hosed up is that

hey guys

Hey what's up

# ? Dec 20, 2016 13:10

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

Daztek posted:

hello, did you like the holiday livestream? bought any new ships? got a refund?

I think I asked him before and he sold ships till he was in profit, so he doesn't need a refund.

# ? Dec 20, 2016 13:12

MeLKoR: Dec 23, 2004; by FactsAreUseless

janssendalt posted:

I come to SA for my SC news now

how hosed up is that

hey guys

How are you liking Star Marine?

# ? Dec 20, 2016 13:14

Wrecked Angle: May 12, 2012; "JURASSIC PARK!"

AP posted:

https://www.twitch.tv/theastropub/v/108657053?t=340m24s

This is all there is.

Nice pings there m8

# ? Dec 20, 2016 13:14

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

Janssendalt if you're finally come to your senses feel free to just relax and enjoy the end times. People are going to tease you a little but at least you got out in time unlike moma.

# ? Dec 20, 2016 13:17

Fat Shat Sings: Jan 24, 2016

AP posted:

Janssendalt if you're finally come to your senses feel free to just relax and enjoy the end times. People are going to tease you a little but at least you got out in time unlike moma.

MoMA has a fool proof escape plan if things start to go sour.

Just offload $8,000 of spaceship jpegs on the grey market in the next 6-7 months.

Because the first thing people will do when there are signs of trouble is pay $8,000 for more spaceship jpegs.

Luckily there aren't tens of thousands of people with hundreds of thousands of ships that would be immediately worthless five seconds after a downsizing / studio closure or something.

Fat Shat Sings fucked around with this message at 13:36 on Dec 20, 2016

# ? Dec 20, 2016 13:33

Amarcarts: Feb 21, 2007; This looks a lot like suffering.

Clown Stimperium "Games" presents a Crobblers Space Toilet Stimdustries joint: Paaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaarrrrrrrrrrrpppppppp

# ? Dec 20, 2016 13:42

Cao Ni Ma: May 25, 2010

MOMA trusts his insiders to warn him about an immediate collapse of CIG so he can offload his stock before its too late.

# ? Dec 20, 2016 13:45

Slow_Moe: Feb 18, 2013

Why offload it? If CIG collapses, the .jpgs will be priceless collectors items.

The value will go up uP UP

# ? Dec 20, 2016 13:47

Tijuana Bibliophile: Dec 30, 2008; Scratchmo

Slow_Moe posted:

Why offload it? If CIG collapses, the .jpgs will be priceless collectors items.

The value will go up uP UP

In two years, I'll be here posting screenshots of Citizens' stories of how they're the "proud owner of a non-refunded $20k account" and how they wouldn't have it any other way :allears:

# ? Dec 20, 2016 14:10

Tijuana Bibliophile: Dec 30, 2008; Scratchmo

Tijuana Bibliophile posted:

In two years, I'll be here posting screenshots of Citizens' stories of how they're the "proud owner of a non-refunded $20k account" and how they wouldn't have it any other way

Random citizen, January 2020 posted:

So yes, it didn't turn out the way I would have wanted it to - but the implications of Star Citizen's ceased development are much less important than the fact that it was attempted in the first place. With hindsight, it might be easy to proclaim its goals to be impossible, but the fact that the destination wasn't reached does not imply the journey was in vain. I'm proud to have been a (small but loyal and sincere) part of Star Citizen's history, and I wouldn't trade my part of it for any amount of money - the dollars I can (very easily) replenish, the experience is unique.

# ? Dec 20, 2016 14:15

Slow_Moe: Feb 18, 2013

Random citizen, January 2020 posted:

So yes, it didn't turn out the way I would have wanted it to - but the implications of Star Citizen's ceased development are much less important than the fact that it was attempted in the first place. With hindsight, it might be easy to proclaim its goals to be impossible, but the fact that the destination wasn't reached does not imply the journey was in vain. I'm proud to have been a (small but loyal and sincere) part of Star Citizen's history, and I wouldn't trade my part of it for any amount of money - the dollars I can (very easily) replenish, the experience is unique.

This is a real quote from a real citizen, right?

# ? Dec 20, 2016 14:41