Star Citizen -- Free This Week!

Marcus Brody · Posted: Mon Sep 01, 2014 2:38 pm Post subject: Star Citizen -- Free This Week!

Go here to register an account:

https://robertsspaceindustries.com/promotions/dragoncon-2014

Use promo code dragonflight2k14 to get the free week.

Read this for flight mechanics:

https://robertsspaceindustries.com/comm-link/transmission/13951-Flight-Model-And-Input-Controls

And thank Mishler next time you see him, cause he gave me the info.

Viscount · Posted: Mon Sep 01, 2014 10:43 pm Post subject:

trying to install it, but i've run into some sort of issue. The error message:

Please resolve the following:

A newer version of Microsoft Visual C++ 2010 Redistributable has been detected on the machine.

Marcus Brody · Posted: Mon Sep 01, 2014 11:19 pm Post subject:

Just hit close. The installation should proceed without issue.

Marcus Brody · Posted: Tue Sep 02, 2014 1:49 am Post subject:

Yup...gonna need a better computer when this comes out.

Buck Futter · 00:JERK Joined: 03 May 2013 Posts: 491

I can't even walk around the hanger. Just the hanger gives me 1 FPS. I need a better graphics card.

Harrypeaches · Posted: Tue Sep 02, 2014 8:50 am Post subject:

Buck Futter · 00:JERK Joined: 03 May 2013 Posts: 491

I have my graphics set to "Low" and it still crushes my PC.

Harrypeaches · Posted: Tue Sep 02, 2014 9:56 am Post subject:

That sucks. Hopefully I'll be ok to play it. Of course, that's assuming I have time to play it this week.

Marcus Brody · Posted: Tue Sep 02, 2014 11:26 am Post subject:

I mean, it's a pre-alpha, so you're not missing a ton if you don't play it. It's kind of just a really shiny tech demo.

And I can do some basic space combat with settings on "low," but it's definitely not running well enough to be enjoyable in the long run.

We can also probably assume that the final version will have slightly tighter code and be a little easier to run. Or it'll be even prettier and harder to run. Who knows...

Harrypeaches · Posted: Tue Sep 02, 2014 1:16 pm Post subject:

Ahh gotcha, that makes more sense. I thought it was just a free week of the finished game. I know nothing.

Marcus Brody · Posted: Tue Sep 02, 2014 3:15 pm Post subject:

If you haven't done any reading on it yet, it's a spiritual successor to Freelancer, made by the guy who made Freelancer (and a couple of Wing Commander games, I think). Jeremy and I have been geeking out about it for a while, so I had assumed everyone knew what it was.

For anyone who can't run it, these pretty much show you what the current release has:

^Make sure you're in 720p and skip ahead to about 3:30ish.

^This one actually has 1440p and 2160p options, too.

Viscount · Posted: Tue Sep 02, 2014 7:21 pm Post subject:

Still kicking myself for not jumping on the Kickstarter when i had the chance for this one.

Buck Futter · 00:JERK Joined: 03 May 2013 Posts: 491

Has anyone here checked out Elite:Dangerous ? It looks fairly similar but moreso to the tune of Freelancer.

Marcus Brody · Posted: Thu Sep 04, 2014 12:41 pm Post subject:

I don't think ED is necessarily going to be any more like Freelancer -- they're just further along in their development, so they're closer right now (they have open space and system travel, while SC is still just a dogfight module). It looks pretty decent too, though. I've seen a few videos, and they seem to have an inordinate amount of space debris, and enemy ships that take a TON of pounding to destroy. Other than that, it looks good -- also looks easier to run than SC.

Jacob · HATES FIREWORKS Joined: 11 Jan 2004 Posts: 3273

It runs pretty well for me at max settings. I do get some weird artifacting sometimes in the hangar reflections. It seems pretty fun for what it is. Definitely want a flight yolk for it though. My mouse doesn't have enough buttons and the HUD is hard to interact with with just mouse + Keyboard.