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In today’s video diary Chris Gregory talks us through the various techniques used to put together the Damocles video as well as discussing how it has helped advance the game. The video also contains some sneak peeks of the latest game build in action.

Greetings Citizens,

To be perfectly honest, I didn’t expect to have to write another letter so quickly. Damn you all for being the best, most supportive community in gaming! Hopefully you can forgive me for waiting until after the livestream for this post! The alien ships are a hit; we can’t wait to share more as they come together. Flying a Xi’An scout or a Banu merchantman will be a different experience than their human counterparts, and we’re dedicated to making it worthwhile. At the $32 million level, you’ve unlocked the Aegis Surveyor, a ship dedicated to salvage that also offers some emergent gameplay opportunities:

• Aegis Surveyor – The Surveyor, from noted military contractor Aegis, is an industrial-quality salvage ship. Equipped with a reinforced cargo bay, a long-range jump drive and launch pods for unmanned drones, the Surveyor is an ideal ship for taking advantage of deep space wrecks. Tractor beams, floodlights, scanner options and docking ports round out the tool chest on this capable, utilitarian spacecraft.

The winner of the $34 million ship role poll, in a photo finish, is smuggling! There are two typical paths for smuggling ships: fast, armored ships adapted to run blockades and escape the authorities when necessary and totally innocuous ships that keep their cargo hidden from prying scanners. Several of our existing ships, including the Banu Merchantman, are well-equipped for the former job and so we’ve going for the latter.

• MISC Hull C (Discreet) – Scaling from small “box trucks” to massive supertankers, the MISC range of cargo hulls (A-D) are the standard goods transporter in human space. Extremely configurable, MISC Hulls can be adapted for most any type of transport job: from standard bulk shipping on the patrolled spacelanes to armored cargo hauling on the frontier. While these pre-configured hulls are primarily used for legitimate purposes, the MISC Hull Cs have recently become the favorite for criminals who modify the ship with advanced sensor shadow technology, quick-decompress holds and a variety of hidden compartments without modifying the ship’s body so it will appear to onlookers as standard everyday transports.

Thank you for your incredible support; I hope you enjoyed the chance to interact with the team in today’s livestream. And don’t forget to vote: next up is the last phase of the fan ship role selection poll. By the process of elimination, you can expect to be choosing a new ship from Drake Interplanetary, maker of the Cutlass and Caterpillar. Choose wisely!

— Chris Roberts

Grattis till idrisen! snygg samling med skepp du har!

Greetings Citizens,

The final day of the Star Citizen Anniversary Sale is here!
Chris Roberts and the Star Citizen team will be hosting a four hour livestream starting at 11 AM PST. Check back here then to join in on the fun!

We’re offering two special ships available for sale for the next 24-hours: the promised Banu Merchantman and the Xi’An Scout ship. Both of these ships were unlocked by Star Citizen backers, and they both represent how additional funding is allowing us to expand the games in new and exciting ways. Remember, all of these ships will be available in the finished game. Purchases today help Star Citizen’s development!
Xi’An Scout

The Khartu is the light attack craft of the Xi’An military. Contrary to Human ship design, the Khartu doesn’t have a traditional main thruster, instead featuring an array of maneuvering thrusters on articulated rigs. This design allows for incredible agility, making them the bane of UEE pilots. The Aopoa corporation manufactures this export model, the Khartu-al, for sale to human civilians as a dedicated scout/explorer. Pick one up here!
Banu Merchantman

Banu traders are renowned for their merchant prowess, traveling the spacelanes and trading with everyone from humans to the Vanduul! Their sturdy, dedicated trading ships are prized beyond all other transports, sometimes passing from generation to generation of Banu. Pick up a Banu Merchantman for a whole new Star Citizen experience! You can pick one up here. (Pictured)
Idris-P

Additionally, a limited allotment of Idris-P corvettes will be available for sale throughout the day. Keep checking the store: we’re releasing four allotments of 100 each at times designed to give users around the world a shot. Idris-Ps will retain their original price for all backers and will include LTI for everyone. PLEASE NOTE: due to FinCEN regulations, packages over $1,000 can not be gifted. This includes the Idris-P corvette, so do not purchase one expecting to transfer it to another account! You can check for Idris availability here.

Xi’An Scout

Role
Scout

Manufacturer
Aopoa

Cargo Capacity
0

Max Crew
2

Upgrade Space
4

Max Power Plant Size
4

Max Engine (Primary Thruster)
N/A

Maneuvering Thrusters
18 x TR2

Max Shield
4

HARDPOINTS
Class-1: 2x Size 4
Class-2: 4x Size 2

NOTE: Ship specifications are preliminary and subject to change as the game is further developed and balanced.

Banu Merchantman

Role
Merchant Clipper

Manufacturer
BIRC

Cargo Capacity
60

Max Crew
4

Upgrade Space
6

Max Power Plant Size
4

Max Engine (Primary Thruster)
2 x TR6

Maneuvering Thrusters
8 x TR2

Max Shield
6

HARDPOINTS
Class-1: 2x Size 4
Class-2: 5x Size 2
Class-5: 2 available

NOTE: Ship specifications are preliminary and subject to change as the game is further developed and balanced.

Gratulerar! Kikat in lite på sidan under dagen, verkar som att pledgetakten har ökat en aning... Om en får lov att fråga, hur många/vilka skepp har du nu? Har för mig att du postat tidigare om att du hade alla basskeppen. Galen samling i så fall, det är såna som du som höjer $/pledger till nya höjder!

Själv har jag till slut kommit till ro med att nöja mig med min LTI Freelancer. Skaffade mig alla hardback-böcker också (modding manual, Squadron 42, Making of...) så känner att jag donerat vad jag kan motivera.

http://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/city.html?n=24

Tiden borde stämma om du kollar här.

Greetings Citizens,

It’s exciting to see sales of the Starfarer tanker push us past another stretch goal. To me, that says that backers understand that Star Citizen is going to be deeper than just a combat game… that we’re going to make unique experiences for all kinds of players, from pirates to refuelers.

Hitting $31 million means you unlock the first of the player-selected role ships, the RSI Orion! Like the Starfarer, the Orion is the kind of ship you probably wouldn’t have flown in Wing Commander… but we intend to make it just as interesting as a fighter or a bomber!

RSI Orion – Roberts Space Industries’ goal has always been to make the stars available to individual Citizens. Now, with the RSI Orion mining platform, RSI is letting individuals take over a process formerly controlled by megacorporations. The Orion’s features include high-grade turret-mounted tractor beam arrays, durable exterior-accessible ‘saddlebags’ for mineral storage and a cabin designed by the team that brought you the Aurora and Constellation!

The voting is a lot closer now, but it looks like “Explorer” has edged out the crowd to be our next ship!

Anvil Carrack – The Anvil Carrack has been the vanguard of every UEE exploration effort in recent years. Featuring reinforced fuel tanks for long-duration flight, a highly advanced jump drive array and a dedicated computer core room that allows it to put the maximum processing power into jump charting operations. Originally a military exclusive, the Carrack is now available for civilian use as a pathfinder spacecraft. Features on-board accommodations to allow for truly self-sufficient flight, including crew medical and repair facilities, and a mapping-oriented sensor suite capable of always charting a route home!

You have two more chances to vote for a new ship role! By the process of elimination, you’ll be choosing a ship from either Drake Interplanetary, makers of the Cutlass and the Caterpillar, or MISC, makers of the Freelancer and the Starfarer. Choose wisely!

Thank you for your support. Please join me tomorrow at 11 AM PST for a four-hour anniversary livestream direct from Cloud Imperium headquarters in Santa Monica, California. The team is excited to get another chance to interact with the community, and we’re looking forward to talking about some of the work we’ve done in the past year!

— Chris Roberts

Bytte ut min Super Hornet mot en "Space truck" nyss- Så nu vet ni vart ni kan ringa om det börjar bli ont om bränsle.

The BIG Star Citizen Admirer's Manual (BIG S.C.A.M) is designed to provide a service Star Citizen currently lacks: A single, reliable source of general information on the entire game. Information on Star Citizen is currently spread across dozens of episodes of WingMan's Hangar, many livestreams, website posts, website articles, screenshots and others. There is no central source for Star Citizen and I aim to fill that gap.

Jag funderar på vad skillnaden mellan hauler och trade kommer att innebära. Hur tänker ni?

Traders are small timers. They go where the big boys don't, buy myriad goods and specialized cargos then take them places and/or in volumes someone with heavy overhead of a cargo hauler wouldn't make a profit. Normal privateer types who live on the edges, in the margins of the economy filling in the cracks that hold the greater together. A traders ship is going to need to be able to deliver its payload in areas that may be less than ideal so expect more versatility.

Cargo Haulers are all about profit per square foot. The super tankers and modular haulers of the Terran oceans. They would never stop at an isolated port to drop off cargo but stick to major distribution centers to maximize profit. Expect much slower ships with an eye on tonnage that you do not risk on sketchy systems without proper security.

Traditionally that is the difference how it plays out in SC obviously is not really known but I would be willing to bet it will play along the above lines

Fin fint, men då kan jag passa på att fråga eftersom jag inte följer spelet så jättemycket på senast. (Har dock mitt Misc Freelancer skepp )
Går det att byta skepp eller går det bara att köpa till skepp på sitt konto?

Helt klart Själv hade jag gärna sett ett par dogfighters och åtminstone något mindre till medelstort transportskepp från samtliga tillverkare och sedan utöver det någon "specialinriktning" med 2-3 skepp, om inte mer.. Men kanske gapar man efter för mycket om man vill ha Freelancer-stil på mängd och variation på skeppen.. Detaljnivåerna skiljer sig ju trots allt "en aning"..

Ang. nästa skepp håller jag med, efter mining och salvage är ett riktigt fett transportskepp näst på önskelistan, även om man naturligtvis även här hade önskat sig ordentlig variation i lastutrymme, pris, hastighet och försvarsmöjligheter, men men.

Kikade lite på starcitizen.wikia.com på jakt efter nån lite mer komplett bild över vilka galaxer som finns och hur dem ligger i förhållande till varandra, men hittade inget av direkt värde.. Någon som vet vart man bör vända blicken? Och appropå det, vet vi om galaxerna kommer "förhålla" sig till varandra i tre dimensioner eller blir det ett "platt" universum som FL?