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Derek Smart has taken to his personal blog and launched a long piece about Star Citizen, how it has taken vast sums of money from backers who appear to, as Smart alleges, be willing in all that is spoken about the game without much actually being shown. It is Smart’s contention that fans will never see a product that will approach its actual cost. With $85M in the coffers, Smart feels that dollars are being burned through very quickly with a staff of 300+.
The Star Citizen team has come out to address several concerns raised by both the backer community and the larger MMO community over the preceding week. Addressing each individual concern, players are given information that counters what has been spread.
Chris Robert’s Letter from the Chairman is an interesting one where he discusses the work being done with performance capture. His hope is that Star Citizen will feel more visceral as a result of using one to three camera’s on each actor’s face, and up to fifty cameras capturing the movement of each player’s body. According to Roberts, this amount of intensive performance capture will allow more emotion, nuance and subtlety than in any game he’s ever created before.
One of Star Citizen’s most valuable ships is the carrier class Bengal. Intrepid fans uncovered a partial URL left by one of the staff that led to a huge data pile of images and footage of the Bengal. Once released into the wild via torrents, fans cobbled everything together to give a first hand look at an impressive ship. Check it out and let us know what you think.
Fictional corporation Roberts Space Industries this week announced the addition of a new diversion to the Star Citizen universe – Hyper Vanguard Force IV. This retro, Galaga-like shooter gives starship commanders the opportunity to test their fighting skills without risking their livelihoods.
The Star Citizen team has sent word that the Aegis Vanguard ship is on sale from now through April 6th. The ship comes with lifetime insurance and sports a $250 price tag.
Star Citizen players will need to check out the latest patch notes and the news that previous versions of the game will need to be uninstalled prior to downloading the new client version. The patch notes are huge but some items of significance include
The Star Citizen team has released an awesome new trailer from this past weekend’s SXSW event to give fans and players a look at the way the persistent world being created for the game is shaping up. It’s an early sneak peek at the inter-connectedness of Star Citizen and five minutes of pure joy. Check it out and let us know what you think!
Want to know what all the fuss is about with regard to Star Citizen? Look no further than a PAX East code given out last weekend that entitles users to download a flight demo and try out the game for free through tomorrow, Sunday, March 15th. The demo client is about 20Gb and requires an account on the Star Citizen site. Once the account is in place, enter PAXEASTFREEFLY2K15 and start soaring through the stars.
The Star Citizen team has kicked off a brand new video series that will celebrate player and fan creations focused on Star Citizen. The series is hosted by Jared "Disco Lando" Huckaby who will shine the spotlight on podcasts, fanfics, videos, sites and more. Check out the first episode to see what it’s all about.