******Official Star Citizen / Squadron 42 Thread******
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I remember being corralled into spending £26 on the cheapest SC package a couple of years ago due to the split deadline.
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Yup at it's current unoptimized alpha state the game needs 16GB ram, be installed on SSD and if the Windows swap file is on SSD that helps too.
About the servers: i'm in 3.0 since 1st wave of PTU and rarely see FPS beliw 20... usually 20-30ish. Also the crashes and not working doors are usually connection issues, i might seen 1-2 of those in these 2 months. So it heavily depends on the computer and connection too.
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https://robertsspaceindustries.com/comm-link/transmission/15189-Package-Split-Information
"Are Star Citizen and Squadron 42 still connected?
YES! The package split does not change the fact that Star Citizen and Squadron 42 are part of the same game universe, or the fact that the games are functionally connected. You will access Squadron 42 through the same game client. "
Soldato
nice
Soldato
I'll shuffle some stuff around and put it on my SSD to see if that improves it, I do have 16gb of RAM
Can't see it being my connection, as I have a solid ~66Mb with me being the only heavy user
Soldato
Arena commander ran fine the 1 time i was able to get into it, but yeah PU is very hit and miss, when its finished loading its mostly ok, but still the occasional grind to a halt
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Caporegime
Eurogamer writer is underwhelmed by 3.0
I found Frybird's comments interesting:
I found Frybird's comments interesting:
from Coments section said:
Most people I've spoken to agree with him to be honest, I'm one of them. CIG is making a game which unless they introduce improved mechanics for cargo etc which they've promised (drones etc to assist) it's going to feel like going to work.
Soldato
I'm just glad I was able to resist getting involved. I check in here every few months and it's been the same story for years now 
All I wanted from SC was an MMO Elite with nice (not hyper real) physics. Like Eve but with gameplay.
All I wanted from SC was an MMO Elite with nice (not hyper real) physics. Like Eve but with gameplay.
Soldato
The problem with perfection (at least as far as video games go) is that it's a constantly moving goalpost.
If this game is finished in 5 years, then today's great graphics will most probably look pretty dated and the exclusive ground-breaking features will have probably been done a hundred times before...
Soldato
yea exactly.
They should just polish up 3.0 and release that. It has enough content to call it a fully fledge game. Space battles, exploring planets and fps combat. throw in some missions and you have a game with far more features and content then many
You're not wrong.
Some people out there would give you a public lynching for such heresy !
But that's the problem with this game, it has no solid foundation to build on, its clunky and generally quite nasty to play.
I have friends that will immediately get red faced and defensive is you dare as so much offer constructive criticism, but the flaws in this whole thing hide in plain sight.
This game has the opposite problem to ED , that has a very polished engine and solid mechanics, it just has a huge lack of content and AI/player interaction, SC on the other has has a dreadful engine, dreadful mechanics and an over reliance on wowing the player with superfluous features ," the game runs at 15 fps , the net code sucks, constant crashing and game breaking bugs ? don't worry about that , look at this amazing cargo door and toilet your space ship has"
What i'm trying to say is that they haven't even got the basics right , let alone anything else.
Soldato
You're not wrong.
Some people out there would give you a public lynching for such heresy !
But that's the problem with this game, it has no solid foundation to build on, its clunky and generally quite nasty to play.
I have friends that will immediately get red faced and defensive is you dare as so much offer constructive criticism, but the flaws in this whole thing hide in plain sight.
This game has the opposite problem to ED , that has a very polished engine and solid mechanics, it just has a huge lack of content and AI/player interaction, SC on the other has has a dreadful engine, dreadful mechanics and an over reliance on wowing the player with superfluous features ," the game runs at 15 fps , the net code sucks, constant crashing and game breaking bugs ? don't worry about that , look at this amazing cargo door and toilet your space ship has"
What i'm trying to say is that they haven't even got the basics right , let alone anything else.
Yea but my point is that given the FEATURES 3.0 has, it has a lot of features that no other similar game has and all they need to do is fix the net code, performance and mechanics and print it as retail.
Honestly just do that and add a few missions that will last players 20-30hours of game time and it will be fine.
release new features as a DLC or for star citizen 2 sequel.
Was rome built in one day and did settlers waited until it was fully built? No they build parts of it, people moved in and used it.
Why cant they do the same here? many video games do this approach. first game build the basic gameplay etc that will last you 10-20 hours and then in the next sequal build on top of the same engine and mechanics and make it bigger and better features etc.
Basicaly POLISH 3.0 AND RELEASE IT AS RETAIL
Soldato
TBH it sounds like you have low expectations of what you want from a game
All I can see from your posts is a game that has all the grind to get bigger ships, but no story arcs
Like yeah I played eve, and that's 90% player made narratives, factions battling for mostly the right to grind different areas.
But 3.0 wouldn't have enough players, or faction interaction to even that.
I'd say polish and release 3.0 is a straight up death sentence for SC and a terrible idea
All I can see from your posts is a game that has all the grind to get bigger ships, but no story arcs
Like yeah I played eve, and that's 90% player made narratives, factions battling for mostly the right to grind different areas.
But 3.0 wouldn't have enough players, or faction interaction to even that.
I'd say polish and release 3.0 is a straight up death sentence for SC and a terrible idea
Soldato
The story arc comes from the missions you do and follow.
think if it has GTA in space. except that you use ships to travel around different planets and do missions and follow a story arch from there either solo or coop.
It will be a huge success
Soldato
Yeah, I understand that,
but you're saying polish 3.0.
That's like playing GTA SA and having grove street with nothing but the desert in every direction.
It needs at least 3-4 decent crafted planets/stations with enough places to visit or the 'story arc' would be too hollow.
but you're saying polish 3.0.
That's like playing GTA SA and having grove street with nothing but the desert in every direction.
It needs at least 3-4 decent crafted planets/stations with enough places to visit or the 'story arc' would be too hollow.