Space sim Squadron 42 is "feature-complete" and gunning for Starfield's lunch with massive new video

cambriakilgannon , 8 months ago

Backed the kickstarter, still excited. Even in its current state it’s one of the more interesting games I’ve ever played. There’s probably a reason no one else has tried to make star citizen before. If SQ42 ever launches, hopefully in a decent state, assets will start getting moved to the multiplayer side of things.

GunnarRunnar , 8 months ago

What exactly is Star Citizen? And how does it differ from everything else?

bermuda , 8 months ago

It’s a space MMO sandbox game that’s been in development for like 11 years now I think? It’s still in the alpha stage. I think at one point it was the highest backed Kickstarter in history. Some people think it’s fraud and they’ll never deliver, others think they’re working on it just slowly. I think at this point universally though, people are just starting to give up hope. The game is available and in a playable state, it’s just nowhere near the promised state.

It also doesn’t help that a lot of ships in star Citizen can be bought with real life cash for pretty exorbitant amounts. A cursory Google search (haven’t played the game) tells me that the “600i Executive Edition” is the most expensive ship in the game, available for $25,000 real life USD.

I’ve heard the best comparison for the game is the presently finished game Elite: Dangerous. Star Citizen is basically saying they’re E:D but better.

stargazingpenguin , 8 months ago

The Javelin is the most expensive ship you can actually buy, at $3,000. The 600i Executive Edition is something that you’re given when you have spent $25,000 on other ships.

mercury , 8 months ago

Backed the game, excited to see it when it comes out!

When it comes out.

Until then, zero expectations of quality, or timelieness.