Our latest coverage of Star Citizen.
In the latest episode of the Star Citizen Live dev stream, Game Director Todd Papy outlines what’s in store for the space simulation MMO in the upcoming Alpha 3.17 build. Of significant note is the addition of a ship to ship refueling system. The existing refueling system will also be getting a balance pass to ensure that players won’t keep [...]
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Development roadmaps in the MMO world are generally meant to give players a rough guide on what’s coming to a game over a certain period of time and can change at a drop of a hat. Unfortunately, some players regard them as promises which sets them up for disappointment if a feature or content gets pushed back for whatever reason. [...]
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It’s been 11 years since Cloud Imperium Games started work on Start Citizen, 12 if you count the pre-production stage, and we still don’t have a release date or even a release window for the Kickstarted sci-fi sandbox MMO. Although it looks like we’ll be seeing Squadron 42 launch before the original game, if CIG’s estimates are correct. CIG Founder [...]
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Cloud Imperium Games is getting flak from the Star Citizen community after the studio failed to deliver most of the features promised in last week’s Alpha 3.16 update. The team had apparently released just three of the 18 features that were supposed to come with the update, with another two arriving in Alpha 3.16.1. The studio’s updated roadmap shows that [...]
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Star Citizen has gone a long way since its $2 million Kickstarter campaign back in 2012. While the game is still practically in Alpha after years in development, that’s not stopping players from buying in to the game and purchasing ships that they can use to explore the space simulation MMO’s vast “Persistent Universe.” As of this writing, the game [...]
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Star Citizen’s annual free-to-play event is kicking off today to give players a taste of what the sci-fi simulation MMO has to offer and give them a chance to pilot iconic ships as part of the in-game Intergalactic Aerospace Expo on Planet microTech. “During the Intergalactic Aerospace Expo, anyone can explore Star Citizen's incredible Persistent Universe for free. Even if [...]
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Cloud Imperium Games’ in-development space simulation MMO Star Citizen is free to download and play from now until August 27. The Free Fly event will include access to six free ship types that will allow new players to experience the different career paths and playstyles available in the game. The new Ninetails Lockdown Dynamic Event will also be kicking off [...]
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In the latest episode of the Calling All Devs video update, Star Citizen Core Gameplay Director Richard Tyrer talks up new gameplay features and mechanics that will be coming to the still-in-development space simulation MMO. These features include health, injury, and death mechanics and hacking. In the current health system, players have both an overall health pool and a health [...]
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As far as MMO’s go, NPCs play a big part in not just giving quests but also bringing the game world to life as they go about their day-to-day tasks in the background. While most developers simply place pathing guides and triggers for NPCs to mindlessly follow, some choose to take the harder route to make NPC behavior and personality [...]
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Let’s face it, it’s probably going to be a while before we’ll be able to attend any conventions, festivals, or any kind of mass gathering, thanks to COVID-19. The upside is that we’ll be able to watch them for free from the safety of our own homes, as is the case with Star Citizen’s annual CitizenCon. “As circumstances continue to [...]
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