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[–] SexUnderSocialism@hexbear.net 29 points 2 years ago (2 children)

I see Chris Robert's retirement fund shows no signs of stopping. It's unlikely it will anytime soon anyway. The other day I saw a clip of last year's CitizenCon with Chris entering the stage, with a giant ass CitizenCon logo behind him, and the crowd going apeshit when he appeared and screaming: "Chris! Chris! Chris! Chris! so-true" He couldn't help but smirk and revel in his status as God of bazinga universe.

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[–] ShinkanTrain@lemmy.ml 29 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (1 children)

Me normally: games should focus more on physics simulation, they haven't evolved past the PS360 era and in some cases regressed. How is it that a 2006 Bethesda game is ahead of the curve in this compared to modern titles?

Me after seeing this video: Please make every object stactic and uninteractible.

[–] thelastaxolotl@hexbear.net 29 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Trump in order to secure the g*mer vote should promise to finish Star Citizen, its probably more realistic than Biden promise to cure cancer

[–] CarmineCatboy2@hexbear.net 19 points 2 years ago (2 children)

add star citizen funding to the pentagon bill

[–] PolandIsAStateOfMind@lemmygrad.ml 11 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

That would be genuinly better use of money than current though. Like the Pentagon budget chart goes like that, from best to worst use:

Anything useful for people (impossible) -> slop -> embezzlement and corruption -> actual working weapons

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[–] daniyeg@hexbear.net 26 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (1 children)

they've spent most of the money a long time ago. since then they've been on the death spiral, in order to keep going they have made stretch goals ane ship packs that are increasing the scope, therefore increasing the budget, which they need money for, down the spiral they go.

i don't follow the game but my impression is that the huge amount of money they raised is shackling them to the wrong technical decisions they made many years ago. they can't start over otherwise that would be millions of donor money wasted. if this was a normal company they would've either cancelled the project or salvaged what they can and start over.

it also looks like most of the experienced people quit due to mismanagement and most of the staff are new hires. all i can say is i wouldn't wanna work on a project like that.

[–] kleeon@hexbear.net 25 points 2 years ago (1 children)

I remember in 2014 there was a lot of hype around star citizen so I decided to check it out on youtube. However all I could find were videos of middle-aged men soy facing while walking around an empty hanger. That was the moment I realised star citizen fans are completely delusional

[–] Alaskaball@hexbear.net 20 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Oh no you've returned to star citizen posting.

The countdown to UlyssesT logging out of hexbear to ~~resurrect kissinger to kill him once more~~ touch grass has started once more

[–] EstraDoll@hexbear.net 20 points 2 years ago (1 children)

that door clearly says "Do not block" and you blocked it anyway smh my head

[–] miz@hexbear.net 20 points 2 years ago (2 children)

"zero gravity" does NOT mean "zero mass"

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[–] WIIHAPPYFEW@hexbear.net 17 points 2 years ago

That’s like a million a week jfc

[–] nothx@hexbear.net 17 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Star citizen was doing NFTs before NFTs.

[–] Huldra@hexbear.net 17 points 2 years ago (1 children)

After over a decade in development they have replicated Roblox physics that I experienced back when I was 12 years old.

[–] SorosFootSoldier@hexbear.net 16 points 2 years ago (1 children)

It's not about the finished game at this point and more about the vibes and the vibes are this game will make white people great again.

[–] Awoo@hexbear.net 16 points 2 years ago (1 children)

I missed your star shitizen posting ulysses

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[–] WeedReference420@hexbear.net 14 points 2 years ago (1 children)

I'm definitely no expert but I'm pretty sure a big reason the physics are always so borked is because Chris Roberts insisted (and insists) on it using a weird, heavily modified version of the Crysis engine where everything has to be super tiny which is peak Bazinga brain

[–] aaaaaaadjsf@hexbear.net 14 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (8 children)

For such an expensive game that's supposed to run on some crazy high spec PC, I hate to say it, but the graphics aren't even as good as I expected. Like yeah it looks very good, great even, but so do most exclusive PS4 and PS5 games, that run on consoles that cost a fraction of what a top of the line gaming PC does. This isn't some revolutionary leap in graphical fidelity. And looking at videos like this, you can't say that the physics are any better either. What's the point of spending so much money on stuff like this?

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[–] GayTuckerCarlson@hexbear.net 13 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (2 children)

Isn't No Man's Sky what star citizen is trying to be?

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[–] DengistDonnieDarko@hexbear.net 12 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

Store Citizen kelly

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