******Official Star Citizen / Squadron 42 Thread******

theaterix said:
Looking to get into this game, from a complete newbie standpoint... Rig is in the spec with upgrades coming at christmas (5820k, motherboard, 16gb RAM and new case) and would love to get this game and start playing. I dont have a HOTAS or anything, what would you lads recommend to me??
I love the idea behind space games, and Star Citizen really interests me (aswell as Elite Dangerous) and I appreciate the MASSIVE amount of work put into them.
Could anyone recommend a good starter setup for me? With everything yous think I will need including the game :p
What ships are good also?
Do I need to buy more expensive ships? Advantages or disadvantages?

Cheers lads!
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1. It's not a game, yet. It's still very much in development, there's no persistent place to play as yet and likely won't be for 12 months + Your progress isn't saved, you can't lose your ship (just keeps getting insta replaced) and it's basically a selection of test areas.

2. It's no where near as well optimised at Elite Dangerous, you'll likely be able to run it fine eventually but even people with monster rigs are having issues at the moment due to the latest patching bringing a lot of new unoptimised content. I've still put about three times as much actual play time into Star Citizen as it is as compared to ED and I backed Ed in kickstarter. SC is just more challenging and varied, although I love EDs sound effects.
3. Keyboard/mouse work fine for Star Citizen it's meant to be controller agnostic, grab a joypad, stick, HOTAS, keyboard/mouse and off you go with what you want, or mix them up. There are arguably issues with it but KB/M is easily the best at the moment for ease of control.
4. Any ship you can buy at the moment you can earn in game, they sell ships to help fund the game. I'd strongly recommend grabbing the cheapest package you can and sticking with it for a while, dont' get sucked into the ships buying lark like many of us have :p

These are the current starter packs, there is not "best" out of the two. I do have a soft spot for the Aurora though, it's doors fascinate me.. and I do call mine the Space Bucket/Coffin.

https://robertsspaceindustries.com/pledge/Packages/Aurora-MR-AC-Starter

https://robertsspaceindustries.com/pledge/Packages/Mustang-Alpha-AC-Starter

Between the two arguably Aurora is slightly more sturdy, Alpha is slightly more nippy. The Alpha is technically considered move valuable due to being a newer ship and it's value reflects this on the upgrade page ($30 value for the alpha compared to the $25 Aurora MR).

You can see the upgrades here:
https://robertsspaceindustries.com/pledge/ship-upgrades
 
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You can already pledge for Squadron 42 (single player) on it's own, no idea why you would though lol.

Honestly I've put in 300 hours + into the game (or tech demo as some call it) over the past couple of years, been to Citcon UK and made tons of mates through mine and other orgs. Seriously more involved you get the more fun you'll squeeze out of it like most games.
 
Tried the Steam controller using this config earlier it was actually OK. Not sold on the idea yet though.

I still prefer HOTAS (CH pro throttle + T16000M) or Throttle/mouse over all. I find it hard to switch between them though so I'll need to make my mind up one way or the other, I can't see me getting the SC branded Saitek HOTAS at least at release. I'll wait until the reviews are out and the inevitable Saitek first production run issues have been ironed out before considering it. It does look good (saw it at Citcon UK) but I'd rather see how they intend to use all those buttons and functions. At release the SC HOTAS will have an insane amount of fanboy love so it'll be hard to get to the facts about the device.
 
dirtybeatfreak said:
I have the same but with an x55.

M+KB may be more accurate, but I MUCH prefer the hotas, a lot more immersive etc.
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I've just been messing around with my HOTAS (CH pro throttle + T16000M) so many nice options now in the config, the saturation on the throttle Z axis means I can configure the entire thing within the client without having to fire up the CH software and apply a profile which is damn handy :D

I do prefer flying with HOTAS, it's just more fun but have to confess I'm more accurate with a mouse on gimbals.. not really surprising though with the way it's currently configured.
 
First death was to an org mate, floating helplessly in space.. he "help me out" Cheers Worzel.. lol

Awesome fun, can see many daft moments to come whilst "testing" :D
 
Use ;) We've a couple in PAGAN and I fully intend to be sitting about drinking virtual coffee whilst we go down in flames!

Actually more interested in the Carrack and Endeavour though those look like fun to be on.
 
We'll have a few groups on at the weekend at various times, tried tonight but a little too unstable so going to hold off now.

plenty of Connies and Cutlass in the org for use anyway :)
 
BaDBoY_uK said:
Okay... after being a Humbug for so long, I caved and bought my first ship. What have I done???

It should look nice on the new Pred X34. Got a joystick also.

If I like it, I'll buy a few more ships.

Any advice for a complete newbie?
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Start with the hangar module if you haven't been in it before, movement of the character is pretty dire still but it's a good idea to have a look around, check your FPS and tweak as much as you can then try Free flight so you've an opportunity to get the basic controls nailed.

Then it's really up to you, I'd say racing, vanduul swarm were worth messing about in, I grew bored of the racing quick quickly but always enjoyed swarm :D even though I was never great at it!
 
I love the doors on the Auroras, have since day one - Cockpit visibility is pretty awesome especially when head tracking was working (not sure if it is again yet).
 
If that wasn't meant to happen you can bet your backside they'll make it happen now lol. That's awesome :D

BTW folks the "unmelt" option is now available so it you previously had a package you melted, you can get it back. Personally I'd say hold off until bugs are ironed out, few reports of LTI not being reapplied but that might just be down to those who are unmelting picking packages that never had it to start with.
 
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