the bigger chips, those with a crew, is that actually a single player ship with NPCs or do you need, or rather can u use it with friends?
Both ...
these ships are most efficient with an all player crew. You do not need to own a ship ... you could be a non-captain crewmember only (e.g. gunner, scanner operator, mining specialist etc.)
But you can also fly ship solo with an NPC crew ... better crew wants more (in game currency) fees. You can also train your NPC to become better if they stay on your ship longer. NPCs will have different (special) abilities ... areas where they are good at.
It is not recommended to fly a destroyer solo (intended for 25 players). Your ship can be boarded and without a player defense squad the boarding player marines will smear your remains across your bridge screen. There are no solo player pwnmobiles in Star Citizen, no EVE-Online style solo pilot Titans of 10+ km size.
Fun fact ... if your friends want to join you on board of your ship, they can take over temporarily one of your NPCs ("Agent Smith-ing") from anywhere in the Star Citizen Universe. With your permission.
Beware .... if an Agent Smith-ing "friend" is not a true friend but an enemy spy, this could mean that one of your NPC's suddenly can turn traitor and in principle could execute you in your pilot seat.
I don't know if VO was the first, but multiplayer ships have been around for a while. You can dock with other ships, repair, reload, or be someone's gunner. I've even run across abandoned player capital ships drifting through empty sectors. SC's implementation looks a bit more ambitious by actually letting you walk around through the ships' interiors, but we'll see how it goes.
"The simple is the seal of the true and beauty is the splendor of truth" -Subrahmanyan Chandrasekhar Authored 139 missions in VendettaOnline and 6 tracks in Distance
Just buy them in game with in game money once the game is in the stores. No one forces you to buy them NOW. No one holds a gun to your head and screams BUY NOW OR ELSE .....
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True, Buying now is to support the game development and its up to you if you do it or not.
Buying it now is people wanting the best ships from the get go. I think we are a couple of millions passed helping development at this point.
A limited number of Scythes were available to backers early in the campaign and there are no plans to sell additional ships. That said, we will absolutely make them available for everyone to try during designated free-fly weeks. Additionally, Imperator subscribers receive a token for additional Scythe time each month (past months stack, so existing Imperators will have a number of days when the ship launches.)"
Ever wanted to fly a Vanduul ship (for free) ? Soon, my young padawan, soon !
My instincts tell me these are all Unity Store assets. We need to hire a forensic graphic designer to comb through the history of every single model in 3D Studio Max or Maya to audit these, and make sure Chris Roberts isn't using any model to create a jet and fly his avatar around the world. If he doesn't agree to my demands I'm going to buy ad space to expose Chris Roberts, and then I'm going to demand that he resign tomorrow and suggest myself to be the new CEO.
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these ships are most efficient with an all player crew. You do not need to own a ship ... you could be a non-captain crewmember only (e.g. gunner, scanner operator, mining specialist etc.)
But you can also fly ship solo with an NPC crew ... better crew wants more (in game currency) fees. You can also train your NPC to become better if they stay on your ship longer. NPCs will have different (special) abilities ... areas where they are good at.
It is not recommended to fly a destroyer solo (intended for 25 players). Your ship can be boarded and without a player defense squad the boarding player marines will smear your remains across your bridge screen. There are no solo player pwnmobiles in Star Citizen, no EVE-Online style solo pilot Titans of 10+ km size.
Fun fact ... if your friends want to join you on board of your ship, they can take over temporarily one of your NPCs ("Agent Smith-ing") from anywhere in the Star Citizen Universe. With your permission.
Beware .... if an Agent Smith-ing "friend" is not a true friend but an enemy spy, this could mean that one of your NPC's suddenly can turn traitor and in principle could execute you in your pilot seat.
Have fun
soo, robert is actually the first one who got multi player ships to work?
neato
thanks for the info
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No, Vendetta Online had multiplayer ships 6 years ago:
http://www.mmorpg.com/gamelist.cfm/game/154/feature/3080/Multiplayer-Ships.html
I don't know if VO was the first, but multiplayer ships have been around for a while. You can dock with other ships, repair, reload, or be someone's gunner. I've even run across abandoned player capital ships drifting through empty sectors. SC's implementation looks a bit more ambitious by actually letting you walk around through the ships' interiors, but we'll see how it goes.
"The simple is the seal of the true and beauty is the splendor of truth" -Subrahmanyan Chandrasekhar
Authored 139 missions in Vendetta Online and 6 tracks in Distance
--> No Agent Smithing back then, however. Only escape pods to leave another ones ship.
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The Vanduul Bomber information has been declassified :
https://robertsspaceindustries.com/comm-link/transmission/14774-Classified-Report-Vanduul-Bomber-Identified
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Merlin snub fighter has been reworked . Many more pictures in the SC subscriber The Vault section.
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Buying it now is people wanting the best ships from the get go. I think we are a couple of millions passed helping development at this point.
1) Development goals have gone up ... much more of the planned stuff will be available on day 1
2) There is enough reserves to keep the servers running a few years, even if no extra money comes in (unlikely)
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https://robertsspaceindustries.com/comm-link/transmission/14773-Preview-Flying-The-Scythe
"How can I fly the Scythe?
A limited number of Scythes were available to backers early in the campaign and there are no plans to sell additional ships. That said, we will absolutely make them available for everyone to try during designated free-fly weeks. Additionally, Imperator subscribers receive a token for additional Scythe time each month (past months stack, so existing Imperators will have a number of days when the ship launches.)"
Ever wanted to fly a Vanduul ship (for free) ? Soon, my young padawan, soon !
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From the pages of "Jump Point" magazine - 44 pages of pictures and text about the "Retaliator". Now available for all on the RSI homepage.
https://robertsspaceindustries.com/comm-link/transmission/14628-WIP-Retaliator
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The LH307 Genesis passenger liner has been introduced. Going places in style for 40 passengers and 8 crew.
https://robertsspaceindustries.com/comm-link/transmission/14801-Introducing-The-Genesis-Starliner
And you are not hauling anonymous closed boxes like in EVE. Ferrying passengers is a profession, with its own tasks and "mini-games".
https://robertsspaceindustries.com/comm-link/transmission/14804-Design-Civilian-Passenger-Transport
Do not like the mini-games ? Hire an NPC crew to do it for you.
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Inside the Scythe cockpit ... customizable of course ....
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Origin free fly test this week (Origin 300i and variants 315p, 325a and 350r) (no matter what ship you pledged for)
https://robertsspaceindustries.com/comm-link/engineering/14826-Test-Drive-The-Origin-Jumpworks-300-Series
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CIG has added their own ship status list on their forums
https://forums.robertsspaceindustries.com/discussion/272231
The Progress Key:
Design
Concept
White Box
Grey Box
Final 3D Art
Animations
LODS
Tech Setup (Hangar)
Hangar Ready
Damages States
Tech Setup (Flyable)
Flyable
Update Pass (If Necessary)
So here it is (Status 18th July 2015)
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AEGIS DYNAMICS
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ANVIL AEROSPACE
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CURRENT STATUS
CONSOLIDATED OUTLAND
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CURRENT STATUS
CRUSADER INDUSTRIES
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My instincts tell me these are all Unity Store assets. We need to hire a forensic graphic designer to comb through the history of every single model in 3D Studio Max or Maya to audit these, and make sure Chris Roberts isn't using any model to create a jet and fly his avatar around the world. If he doesn't agree to my demands I'm going to buy ad space to expose Chris Roberts, and then I'm going to demand that he resign tomorrow and suggest myself to be the new CEO.
DRAKE INTERPLANETARY
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MUSASHI INDUSTRIAL &
STARFLIGHT CONCERN
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ORIGIN JUMPWORKS
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ROBERTS SPACE INDUSTRIES
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AOPOA
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BANU
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ESPERIA
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KRUGER INTERGALACTIC
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MANUFACTURER TBD
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VANDUUL
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