Daztek posted:

Daztek posted:

TheAgent posted:

also holy poo poo, the new wolfenstein is makin people lose their loving minds

like only in 2017 could a game about killing evil mechanazis be seen as "an inaccurate portrayal of National Socialist values by liberal and most likely Communist game designers"

Solarin posted:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3DCbvu-uF4o

i'm in it, please like subscribe and parp

Blue On Blue posted:

I can agree with him that Battlecruiser 3000 is garbage, but so is Wing Commander

I don't understand why so many of the Roberts Church of Nerds place Wing Commander up on this golden pedestal of gaming

Everything from that era should be viewed with rose colored glasses, mostly because games were total poo poo but that's what everyone expected at the time.

I think back to my fondest gaming memories and realize they were fun at the time, but are not even worthy of an indie title these days no matter how much I squeeze that nostalgia and hope a gem pops out

Taintrunner posted:

Dreamworks face

Daztek posted:

Blue On Blue posted:

I can agree with him that Battlecruiser 3000 is garbage, but so is Wing Commander

I don't understand why so many of the Roberts Church of Nerds place Wing Commander up on this golden pedestal of gaming

Everything from that era should be viewed with rose colored glasses, mostly because games were total poo poo but that's what everyone expected at the time.

I think back to my fondest gaming memories and realize they were fun at the time, but are not even worthy of an indie title these days no matter how much I squeeze that nostalgia and hope a gem pops out

Daztek posted:

TheAgent posted:

also holy poo poo, the new wolfenstein is makin people lose their loving minds

like only in 2017 could a game about killing evil mechanazis be seen as "an inaccurate portrayal of National Socialist values by liberal and most likely Communist game designers"

Rantista posted:

At least WC4 was playable from the moment I got disks at the store, BC3K would crash on the first mission and I threw that garbage away. And Privateer was a lot of fun too, WC: Prophecy wasn't too bad too.

Jobbo_Fett posted:

This is good for Star Citizen because

Lack of Gravitas posted:

Never not be killing nazis is what I'm saying

his nibs posted:

Have you not heard of agile development? Gah!..

Toblakai posted:

Yeah, I've heard about and experienced agile development first hand. It is the ultimate excuse to do poo poo without any plan whatsoever and expecting that things will happen magically on their own.

Taintrunner posted:

He does that poo poo in every photo. It’s actually loving terrifying

big nipples big life posted:

Sounds like CIG are real professionals at agile development.

ZenMaster posted:

You know, if you think about Star Citizen as the work of one person in their garage pluckily working on their dream game for the last 6 years it all makes more sense.

Jobbo_Fett posted:

Where do you think they got the door?

MilesK posted:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9iHz08t-Z-8

tooterfish posted:

See, this kind of toxic work environment is why we need more unions.

If you think I'm killing Nazis for more than 40 hours a week you can get hosed.

MilesK posted:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9iHz08t-Z-8

peter gabriel posted:

Stuff like this is depressing. 30 secs before the big benny poo poo kicks in then it's the same old same old, port olooososiusiirssar and fuuuuuck yawn

peter gabriel posted:

Stuff like this is depressing. 30 secs before the big benny poo poo kicks in then it's the same old same old, port olooososiusiirssar and fuuuuuck yawn

MilesK posted:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9iHz08t-Z-8

Mirificus posted:

Quavers posted:

https://www.reddit.com/r/starcitizen/comments/78j9iz/more_30_spoilers_from_my_avocado_friend/

And I'm back with another email excerpt with a very busy Avocado friend. Here's more questions with a lot of long answers and no filter or edits.

Q: How's testing this week?
A: So far, we've had 4 new patches each smaller than 1GB, thanks to the delta patcher. We recently had a concurrency test in the USA server to help CIG stress the servers and give them valuable data. We all had to take a Gladius and QT to any moon and traverse around the surface. The past weekend, we had a Yela and Daymar challenge testing where we traverse Yela and Daymar looking for biota, derelicts and outposts, test quantum linking of ships to Quantum Travel as a fleet, cram as many ships as possible into GrimHex, get as many ships in formation low level flying along the surface of Yela and Daymar, try to have the largest biker gang on each moon, do canyon runs in fleet formation and do formation flying entering the atmosphere with atmospheric effects. Screenshots and video captures were sent to a specific ETF thread for CIG to collect and get amused. Other than that, testing is up to you as long as you follow the patch notes' directions.

Q: How's performance in the most recent patches?
A: E and F were dogshit with constant 30K errors and CTDs. Patch G gave me 60FPS on the US server for the first time, and it didn't drop me to less than 30 FPS on a full server. Other Avocados reported occasional errors and CTDs, but I was able to test for a couple hours at a time and I was able to visit a few outposts in all 3 moons and Delamar without crashing constantly. Then H came around as an 800MB patch along with the Gladius-Moon focused testing and my FPS tanked back to the 20s, presumably because we were stressing full servers with as much Avocados as possible in staggered waves with military precision. That happened last night under Proxus and Underscore's direction while Ahmed pulled the server plug after each wave.

Q: Have there been more directed tests?
A: Besides the ones I mentioned already, no. Trading Kiosks are open for testing with the latest patch, so we might get cargo-trade-focused testing runs this weekend.

Q: Have there been new things to test since our last chat?
A: Some ships that were previously broken or floating off the landing pads are now able to be tested, like the Vanguards, Connies, Prospector, Merlin, and others. The Ursa is drivable again and the bikes are less jerky, so you can haul them to the moons and use the race track. Biker gangs are a thing now, and formation flying and QTing is online via quantum linking of ships using the COMMS MFD. Cargo and trading kiosks came online with H, so we can buy and sell cargo now with 0 profit. 1 SCU of cargo costs 10aUEC each and we can choose what ship to store them. The Caterpillar seems to have the most cargo capacity AFAIK. The Port Olisar to Levski run is the farthest and longest run, but it's satisfying to me. You can find cargo boxes you can carry from derelict sites and outposts that you can then sell, assuming you don't crash or get the dreaded errors.

Q: How accurate are the leaked patch notes?
A: Very accurate. It's an easy copy-paste leak.

Q: What's your favorite thing to do in 3.0?
A: Seriously? Cargo runs and exploring unmarked moon outposts. Each one has its own company or style, ie Rayari, ArcCorp, Benson, etc.. Some outposts are just small shelters, while other outposts have everything you need to settle in and take off your space suit because it has breathable atmosphere. You mean the interior? Yeah some have ASOP terminals, cargo boxes, office rooms, bunks, storage rooms, small kitchenettes, space weed rooms, laboratories, and creepy teddy bears. Outside the outposts, there are landing pads where you can spawn vehicles, various mining and industrial structures, solar panels, communication towers, and what look like moisture farms which explain the interior atmosphere in large outposts. Some outposts have NPC outlaws that you can kill to access the interior. This is done through the missions app with different categories like job, investigation and retrieval, but the mission system still needs some fixing and tweaking.

Q: How are the NPCs this time around?
A: CIG enabled them again, so they're running around Port Olisar and Levski, fixing poo poo, manning various stores, leaning on walls, scratching armpits, sitting on benches, having inaudible conversations, etc.. There's no NPC ships that fly around just yet. I'd prefer it that way for ETF testing because Port Olisar is busy enough as it is with space ATC enabled and dipshits loving around instead of following directions or using ATC. Miles still can't be interacted with, but I'm sure CIG is working on it.

Q: I'm sorry to ask again. When do you think we'll get PTU? CitizenCon?
A: That's way too optimistic. We just started the second phase of ETF testing aka cargo and trade. We've yet to really test the missions system. My honest prediction is not in November or December. I know the public is dying to get their hands on 3.0, but realistically don't expect it by Christmas to be brutally honest. There's a probability that CIG will open it up to PTU on New Years' Eve, but that's pure speculation and optimistic at that. I don't like to speculate, so please stop asking me about dates.

Yeah, I'm optimistic. Yeah, my friend knows about me leaking this private conversation. Yeah, that was stupid of me to not blur out his PC specs, but I think he'll be fine. Please don't send me threats this time around. I'm not the one who signed the NDA and I'm sure I'm not breaking any subreddit rules.

Enjoy and discuss.

Colostomy Bag posted:

From the avacado friend thread...



I guess I don't understand transparent development.

MilesK posted:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9iHz08t-Z-8