Star Citizen (Thinly veiled 'How many Irish backing this?')

PirateShampoo

A question about ship weapons, how do i find out what power level cannons i can fit to my ship?

The_Valeyard

PirateShampoo wrote: »

A question about ship weapons, how do i find out what power level cannons i can fit to my ship?

There is a Stats page somewhere. Although cant exactly find it at present. I know Stats are given in the hanger holo table.

PirateShampoo

I'll wait for the DFM before I pimp my Ghost, probably go with a full Mass Driver set up to keep my signature as low as possible.

jumbobreakfast

Any mention of Oculus rift support for the DFM? I might get it if it does

PirateShampoo

Only 2600 Alpha spots left so don't wait to long.

McSasquatch

PirateShampoo wrote: »

Only 2600 Alpha spots left so don't wait to long.

TELL ME WHAT TO BUY!!!!!!!!

J/k, but I do need to make a choice soon. It's quite daunting having to pick just one ship (because I'm poor) without trying them out first. Suppose I should base my decision on what I want to be when I grow up career I want to follow in the PU.

PirateShampoo

You can buy as many as you want lol. I would recommend the Cutlass package or Freelancer. Personally I bought the Hornet Ghost, because I'm more into the pvp side of things but I'm probably going to have to invest in the Freelancer to make credits.

If you don't have a dogfighter then you will be supplied with a temporary free base model Hornet for the DFM.

McSasquatch

PirateShampoo wrote: »

You can buy as many as you want lol. I would recommend the Cutlass package or Freelancer. Personally I bought the Hornet Ghost, because I'm more into the pvp side of things but I'm probably going to have to invest in the Freelancer to make credits.

If you don't have a dogfighter then you will be supplied with a temporary free base model Hornet for the DFM.

Nice one, thanks! Funnily enough I was leaning towards the Cutlass, but that's great news re: the temporary Hornet.

The_Valeyard

Cant wait to try my Super Hornet when its released on DFM. Going to rip stuff to shreds.

humanji

Are you definitely allowed use your purchased ships for the DFM? I was under the impression that everyone used a hornet as that would mean they don't have to finish every current ship just to test the game engine. Any videos I've seen about the DFM (admittedly, not many) have all focused on it using the hornet.

PirateShampoo

humanji wrote: »

Are you definitely allowed use your purchased ships for the DFM? I was under the impression that everyone used a hornet as that would mean they don't have to finish every current ship just to test the game engine. Any videos I've seen about the DFM (admittedly, not many) have all focused on it using the hornet.

Once its a dogfighter class ship, and if you dont own one they will supply you with a Hornet to use for the DFM.

Now im not sure if they give you the Hornet if you already own one.

PirateShampoo

Fingers crossed we should have the DFM tomorrow.

EoinHef

PirateShampoo wrote: »

Fingers crossed we should have the DFM tomorrow.

Was there an announcement at PAX?

PirateShampoo

EoinHef wrote: »

Was there an announcement at PAX?

PAX should be starting in the next few hours and it's seems to be widely believed the DFM launch will be announced.

The_Valeyard

I am not staying up until 2am for this DFM reveal...

McSasquatch

Anyone watching?

PirateShampoo

It was on to late for me, I'll give it a watch after work. Still no release date for the DFM.

McSasquatch

Has anyone else had trouble accessing the official RSI forums? I can log onto the site no problem, but when I go to the forum section my status goes to offline. And if I try to log in via the forum page, I'm told my account/email doesn't exist.

humanji

It's working fine for me.

The_Valeyard

Mine works fine.
Maybe forum whining has broken the servers.

McSasquatch

It's my first time trying to use the forums, so maybe there's a cooling off period after registering??

humanji

Was there an activation email sent to you with a link to use?

McSasquatch

humanji wrote: »

Was there an activation email sent to you with a link to use?

When I backed the game, yeah. Activated it and can log into the site no problem, check my profile etc. Just when I try to use the forums specifically, it goes belly up.

humanji

Hmm, odd. As The_Valeyard says it could have been an overload on the servers or something like that. Have you tried logging in through a different browser? If it's still not working after a few hours you could always try to sign up with another email address and see if you can access through that. If not, then it could be a problem with your computer.

PirateShampoo

Here is a review of last nights PAX event.

http://www.incgamers.com/2014/04/star-citizen-dogfighting-module-details-revealed-full-report

McSasquatch

PirateShampoo wrote: »

Here is a review of last nights PAX event.

http://www.incgamers.com/2014/04/star-citizen-dogfighting-module-details-revealed-full-report

Bookmarked for a read later, thanks.

Here's a couple of videos showing only the actual gameplay footage from the event.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5TWQFSzQyeM

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wjp7Fuhloaw

Got my login sorted too by the way. The forum portion of the site didn't like my email address for some reason. I changed it in settings, logged on to the forums, and then changed it back to the original address. Seems fine now. Weird.

Wossack

helmet, helmet, helmet!

KilOit

Must be a free bar at that event

Burning Eclipse

Aaaaand I'm in. Dogfighting Module was too much for me to handle, couldn't resist any more. Jumped on board with the Aurora LN (big spender that I am). Hangar downloading as I type this.

PirateShampoo

And with only 1500 or so spots left.

Burning Eclipse

Really? I didn't realise it was a limited time thing. Where can I check the amount remaining?

Hangar runs like a dog on my system at 1920x1080 and high detail - not sure if it's because it's alpha, or because my system doesn't like CryEngine 3.

McSasquatch

When you land on the RSI homeworldpage, they have info about the funds raised/slots remaining etc below the top "story".

Burning Eclipse

McSasquatch wrote: »

When you land on the RSI homeworldpage, they have info about the funds raised/slots remaining etc below the top "story".

Wow, literally staring me in the face. Thanks man.

McSasquatch

Appropriately enough, £42M has now been reached. This has unlocked a few new goals, including the Gladius - "The Aegis Gladius is the UEE’s reigning light short-range patrol fighter. A single-seat ship with no room for expansion, the Gladius is fast, maneuverable and capable of punching far above its weight. The main advantage to the design is simplicity: cheap to produce, easy to repair and outfit and quick to train new pilots on. The Gladius is an aging design nearing the end of its life-cycle, although iterative updates have kept it the most nimble fighter in the active fleet."

Less than 900 slots left now too!

McSasquatch

If anyone feels like replaying some classic Chris Roberts while they wait for Star Citizen, the Wing Commander series is on sale on GOG

Maximus Alexander

I haven't been following this, but I am interested. Considering backing, but I'm wondering - when this is released will you still have to pay cash money for ships or will you be able to earn them in game? Is the buying of ships just a mechanism to reward you for giving them money at this point?

humanji

You earn money in game and buy with that. Though I'd guess you can also use real money. People can also hire you to fly their ships and you may be lucky enough to find a derelict one too.

Maximus Alexander

So if I was to just go ahead and put down the €100 for a Freelancer game package that wouldn't be a terrible idea? To be honest, I'm not really sure what to buy.

humanji

It's not that bad a deal, really. Taking into account the cost of the game at launch, the extra credits you get, the ship you get (I think you only get the Aurora ship when you buy the game at launch. Someone may be able to clarify that) the ship insurance and the other digital downloads, you're probably saving money if you were to buy all that in-game.

As for what to buy, it all depends on what you feel you may play like. Which is a particularly hard thing to decide before the game comes out. The Freelancer is probably a good choice as it lets you trade, which can earn a quick buck easily. And I'd say it wouldn't take too long to save up for something a bit more nimble. They've tried to stress that there's no ship that's particularly better than others, as it all depends on what you want to do.

Maximus Alexander

humanji wrote: »

It's not that bad a deal, really. Taking into account the cost of the game at launch, the extra credits you get, the ship you get (I think you only get the Aurora ship when you buy the game at launch. Someone may be able to clarify that) the ship insurance and the other digital downloads, you're probably saving money if you were to buy all that in-game.

As for what to buy, it all depends on what you feel you may play like. Which is a particularly hard thing to decide before the game comes out. The Freelancer is probably a good choice as it lets you trade, which can earn a quick buck easily. And I'd say it wouldn't take too long to save up for something a bit more nimble. They've tried to stress that there's no ship that's particularly better than others, as it all depends on what you want to do.

Cheers, I'll take a chance on it so. It includes beta access and some credits as well as the ship and the game so I can't go too far wrong.

humanji

The thing is, I don't know if it's going to have the dog fighting module access. I think the various modules aren't part of the beta, and that comes later.

Maximus Alexander

Yeah I don't think it does since I'm a little late to the party. You can buy access to the dogfighting module for €4 extra which I may do at some point, but I have other things to play.

I just wanted to get on board since I've been hearing intermittently about Star Citizen and I'm looking forward to it, but haven't been paying close attention.

The_Valeyard

DFM any day now...

We will have to arrange some pvp with peeps in here.

McSasquatch

The_Valeyard wrote: »

DFM any day now...

We will have to arrange some pvp with peeps in here.

Would love to, but I won't be able until I upgrade. The hangar module is a complete slideshow for me with my five year old dual core :pac:

McSasquatch

Here's a new vid from CIG. It shows the footage from the aborted PAX demo, but also adds some new footage from inside the studio - stuff they wanted to show off at PAX but couldn't due to the technical snafu. Skip to 22:40ish for the new stuff.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VE3WxpO4jW0

The_Valeyard

Still waiting for DFM.....

If they delay it again, the rage on the forums could actually break the internet... lol...

The_Valeyard

No news on DFM in WMH or in WMHO

Although "This is BS" -if ya saw it, you will get it

humanji

I'm away for the weekend, so hope it's delayed. :P

Maximus Alexander

I just realised my laptop with it's meagre GTX 760m has not a hope of running this. :pac:

The_Valeyard

Maximus Alexander wrote: »

I just realised my laptop with it's meagre GTX 760m has not a hope of running this. :pac:

Yes, I think CR is trying to murder all our computers.
But the DFM stress tests could lower the specs to allow more PC friendly ability.