Star Citizen's Squadron 42 Report Points to Progress for Story Development | MMORPG.com

System · November 2020

Star Citizen's Squadron 42 Report Points to Progress for Story Development | MMORPG.com

The latest Squadron 42 monthly report from Star Citizen developers Cloud Imperium Games provide an update on story development.

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Eldrach · November 2020

It’s shocking how early they are in development

Tiller · November 2020

Eldrach said:

It’s shocking how early they are in development

/Generic SC fan defense system activated......

"You don't know anything about betas, alphas, fun and money"

/loop5

/sarcasm off

Slapshot1188 · November 2020

Original backer and "Golden Ticket" holder.

The only progress I care about now is release.

Eldrach · November 2020

They’re still pulling that same «laying the foundation» argument they’ve used since 2014..what the flying saucer haven’t you completed the groundwork for after 6 years for something that will be a fairly generic space/fps game

olepi · November 2020

The new business model SC is using is interesting, a full-time never-ending alpha, with no release date in sight. As long as they can keep pulling more money, there is no pressure at all to actually release a product.

And they are very clear on their website that money you give to SC is a donation, not a pre-payment for a game. They make it quite clear that if no game is produced, nobody gets their money back.

No actual investors or business people would ever finance a project like that.

Tiller · November 2020

olepi said:

The new business model SC is using is interesting, a full-time never-ending alpha, with no release date in sight. As long as they can keep pulling more money, there is no pressure at all to actually release a product.

And they are very clear on their website that money you give to SC is a donation, not a pre-payment for a game. They make it quite clear that if no game is produced, nobody gets their money back.

No actual investors or business people would ever finance a project like that.

It's crumugen funded by boomers. They think they are making an investment in something. This is why timeshares still exist, and why there are companies that help folks get rid of them.

Kyleran · November 2020

olepi said:

The new business model SC is using is interesting, a full-time never-ending alpha, with no release date in sight. As long as they can keep pulling more money, there is no pressure at all to actually release a product.

And they are very clear on their website that money you give to SC is a donation, not a pre-payment for a game. They make it quite clear that if no game is produced, nobody gets their money back.

No actual investors or business people would ever finance a project like that.

No actual intelligence is being used to fund SC's / SQ42's development.

FrodoFragins · November 2020

At least they have dropped the B.S. excuse of hiding progress due to story spoilers. This was all they ever needed to do.

"The story update includes work that has been done on an introductory chapter. The team explains that the development goal of this is to support code and design so they can blend “scenes via AI locomotion.” Apparently, progress here is looking good. The team is also working with Design to create scenes for Chapters 6, 7, 13, and 18."

As far as the meat of the report. Well, as always it is lacking in terms of remaining progress needed and delivery estimates.

Hopefully their goal is to actually deliver a beginning chapter or two, rather than milk it until EVERYTHING is completed.

But hey, this is at least a start.

Nilden · November 2020

Yeah.. uh huh.. "progress" and "story development" I mean it's not like we knew who the voice actors were five years ago and this should have been nailed down before they started recording.

Oh wait...

https://www.forbes.com/sites/erikkain/2015/10/11/gary-oldman-mark-hamil-join-the-amazing-star-citizen-cast/

Dr_Binks · November 2020

AAAAAAA,,, I thought the story was all ready,,,, I mean didn't they do the mocap in 2015? If the story not done why would you do the mocap?

Oh wait I know CR had to pretend to be a director and make it look like SQ-42 was soon to be out.

GrindcoreTHRALL · November 2020

The game is gonna be sick but is taking awhile.

JoeBlober · November 2020

olepi said:

The new business model SC is using is interesting, a full-time never-ending alpha, with no release date in sight. As long as they can keep pulling more money, there is no pressure at all to actually release a product.

And they are very clear on their website that money you give to SC is a donation, not a pre-payment for a game. They make it quite clear that if no game is produced, nobody gets their money back.

No actual investors or business people would ever finance a project like that.

LOL.... Actual Private Investors did invested 46M$ in 2018 plus 17M$ in 2020 on top of original investors.
Pre-payment is called Crowdfunding model and used successfully by ten thousands project over the past two decades.

Why do you think a 1million individual backers did join an Alpha? precisely because contrary to Publishers, there is no date pressure to deliver an unfinished crap which is indeed a res-skinned version of their previous games...
BY no means it is equal to forever alpha. Those saying that just ignore that finishing the project will gather way more cash than what they got over years.

JoeBlober · November 2020

Nilden said:

Yeah.. uh huh.. "progress" and "story development" I mean it's not like we knew who the voice actors were five years ago and this should have been nailed down before they started recording.

Oh wait...

https://www.forbes.com/sites/erikkain/2015/10/11/gary-oldman-mark-hamil-join-the-amazing-star-citizen-cast/

Why because Mark Hamil voice change in the meantime? The script was done years ago. Same than a movie. Captured footage are not wasted because it takes years to make a movie. Best example: Avatar. Does the sequel Avatar 2 and 3 are obsolete 7 years after the first episode? No

JoeBlober · November 2020

Tiller said:

olepi said:

The new business model SC is using is interesting, a full-time never-ending alpha, with no release date in sight. As long as they can keep pulling more money, there is no pressure at all to actually release a product.

And they are very clear on their website that money you give to SC is a donation, not a pre-payment for a game. They make it quite clear that if no game is produced, nobody gets their money back.

No actual investors or business people would ever finance a project like that.

It's crumugen funded by boomers. They think they are making an investment in something. This is why timeshares still exist, and why there are companies that help folks get rid of them.

Total no sense. Ten thousands of project are done through the crowdfunding models. Calling those individual boomers say a lot about your lake of understanding basics finance and development model.
At no time backers of ANY kickstarter are shareholder. Stop throwing BS because it shows

Nilden · November 2020

JoeBlober said:

Nilden said:

Yeah.. uh huh.. "progress" and "story development" I mean it's not like we knew who the voice actors were five years ago and this should have been nailed down before they started recording.

Oh wait...

https://www.forbes.com/sites/erikkain/2015/10/11/gary-oldman-mark-hamil-join-the-amazing-star-citizen-cast/

Why because Mark Hamil voice change in the meantime? The script was done years ago. Same than a movie. Captured footage are not wasted because it takes years to make a movie. Best example: Avatar. Does the sequel Avatar 2 and 3 are obsolete 7 years after the first episode? No

So what I'm getting from this is that anyone replying to you could probably post a picture of tide pods and call it a day.

Cygi · November 2020

JoeBlober said:

Tiller said:

olepi said:

The new business model SC is using is interesting, a full-time never-ending alpha, with no release date in sight. As long as they can keep pulling more money, there is no pressure at all to actually release a product.

And they are very clear on their website that money you give to SC is a donation, not a pre-payment for a game. They make it quite clear that if no game is produced, nobody gets their money back.

No actual investors or business people would ever finance a project like that.

It's crumugen funded by boomers. They think they are making an investment in something. This is why timeshares still exist, and why there are companies that help folks get rid of them.

Total no sense. Ten thousands of project are done through the crowdfunding models. Calling those individual boomers say a lot about your lake of understanding basics finance and development model.

At no time backers of ANY kickstarter are shareholder. Stop throwing BS because it shows

It's funny that talking about BS is coming from you.

lahnmir · November 2020

CIG Defense Force incoming in 3.....2...... ohh damn, they are already here to shout everyone down! Evacuate! Evacuate!

/Cheers,
Lahnmir

rensta · November 2020

What the heck?>???? still not out?? what is this. And some people still say its not a scam??? YOU WILL NEVER GET THE PROMISED GAME, GET OVER IT. OMG.

Kyleran · November 2020

JoeBlober said:

olepi said:

Why do you think a 1million individual backers did join an Alpha?

A couple of theories on this

Lemming effect

Cult of personality

Mindless zombies maybe?

I dunno, it's a puzzler for sure.

Babuinix · November 2020

The ones who can't have fun with gaming anymore...

Are probably the same ones who beat the dead horse jokes about games being delayed lol

Image: https://i.redd.it/sh1i0k0drfy51.jpg

Poor things.

Slapshot1188 · November 2020

Babuinix said:

The ones who can't have fun with gaming anymore...

Are probably the same ones who beat the dead horse jokes about games being delayed lol

Poor things.

How can a game be fun when it's not launched nor even playable? This post makes ZERO sense. I cannot play Squadron 42 today. Not even in a test mode. It's a game I bought 8(?) years ago but still have nothing.

So maybe stop dismissing the complaints of people who have been here since day one (well, before day one) and see no end in sight.

lahnmir · November 2020

Slapshot1188 said:

Babuinix said:

The ones who can't have fun with gaming anymore...

Are probably the same ones who beat the dead horse jokes about games being delayed lol

Poor things.

How can a game be fun when it's not launched nor even playable? This post makes ZERO sense. I cannot play Squadron 42 today. Not even in a test mode. It's a game I bought 8(?) years ago but still have nothing.

So maybe stop dismissing the complaints of people who have been here since day one (well, before day one) and see no end in sight.

It happens often. Babs also confuses succesful funding with a high quality product, bugs with features, Twitch with anything and a tiny part of a game in Alpha stage with a full blown product. Perhaps he can blind us some more with really big numbers and pretty pictures. He also confuses critique with hating and trolling with ‘just stating the facts.’ Don’t hold it against him.

/Cheers,
Lahnmir

IceAge · November 2020

HAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHA

AAAAAAAHAHAHAHHAAHAHAHAH

...releasing a "AI COMBAT VIDEO", with that quality, says EXACTLY where they are : early, early development.

I mean, one would think, after the "glorious" marketing, including that video with Gary Oldman, that this game is..pretty close to release.

Nope, isn't and isn't Breaking News also.

There is your "money" , whales. This happens exactly with SC too.

PATHETHIC !!!

Babuinix · November 2020

Slapshot1188 said:

How can a game be fun when it's not launched nor even playable? This post makes ZERO sense. I cannot play Squadron 42 today. Not even in a test mode. It's a game I bought 8(?) years ago but still have nothing.
So maybe stop dismissing the complaints of people who have been here since day one (well, before day one) and see no end in sight.

All the gameplay from Star Citizen is applied to Squadron 42. Which you didn't bought, you backed. If after all these years you still don't know the difference that's on you to figure it out.

I have as much right to dismiss every complaint of uniformed people has they have from complaining about stuff they don't understand

Hence the back and forth.

lahnmir said:

It happens often. Babs also confuses succesful funding with a high quality product, bugs with features, Twitch with anything and a tiny part of a game in Alpha stage with a full blown product. Perhaps he can blind us some more with really big numbers and pretty pictures. He also confuses critique with hating and trolling with ‘just stating the facts.’ Don’t hold it against him.

None of those are mutually exclusive. Something very easy to follow to anyone who actually understands what crowdfunding and game development is. Basic homework who should have been done before going on endless griev(f)ing campaigns on gaming forums.

lahnmir · November 2020

Babuinix said:

Slapshot1188 said:

How can a game be fun when it's not launched nor even playable? This post makes ZERO sense. I cannot play Squadron 42 today. Not even in a test mode. It's a game I bought 8(?) years ago but still have nothing.
So maybe stop dismissing the complaints of people who have been here since day one (well, before day one) and see no end in sight.

All the gameplay from Star Citizen is applied to Squadron 42. Which you didn't bought, you backed. If after all these years you still don't know the difference that's on you to figure it out.

I have as much right to dismiss every complaint of uniformed people has they have from complaining about stuff they don't understand Hence the back and forth.

lahnmir said:

It happens often. Babs also confuses succesful funding with a high quality product, bugs with features, Twitch with anything and a tiny part of a game in Alpha stage with a full blown product. Perhaps he can blind us some more with really big numbers and pretty pictures. He also confuses critique with hating and trolling with ‘just stating the facts.’ Don’t hold it against him.

None of those are mutually exclusive. Something very easy to follow to anyone who actually understands what crowdfunding and game development is. Basic homework who should have been done before going on endless griev(f)ing campaigns on gaming forums.

Good advice, you should follow it.

/Cheers,
Lahnmir

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