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The Crystalline Entity is back and stronger than ever. For three weeks, from August 16th at 8:00 AM PST to September 6th at 10:00AM PST, Captains between levels 50-65 can queue up for our 10-captain “Crystalline Cataclysm” event to defeat the Crystalline Entity. Completing the event queue will earn you one Crystal Shard every 20 hours. After collecting 14 of them, players can complete a new Event Reputation project to be rewarded with the following: Crystalline Space Antiproton Energy Weapons (Account Unlock) Antiproton Matter Conversion Dual Heavy Cannons Antiproton Matter Conversion Beam Array 50,000 Dilithium Ore 500 Fleet Marks 250 Marks of their choice (Includes all current marks except Gamma) Once the main reputation project is complete, a bonus 1-Shard project will become available to slot. Completing this will earn players: 2,000 Dilithium Ore 50 Fleet

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NinjaLA

made this pretty nifty sketch inspired by the Raptor heavy fighter. He started with the familiar bones of the craft and then started filling in the connections in a radical way. There's a careful balance of authenticity and artistic license necessary, but it seems like this technique could be applied to a number of ships with wild results!

I have been experimenting with different blocking methods. I think this works fairly well. Throw down some two or three tone shapes and just start throwing lines in where it looks like they'd be.

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This report presents the latest data on starports experiencing technical issues as a result of Thargoid Sensor related interference.

The following starports are currently closed:

Caidin Base, Checha

Chaviano Dock, Hapats

Dantec Enterprise, Socho

Kanwar Enterprise, Cerno

Obruchev Orbital, Deive

Pascal Platform, Ahayan

Pordenone Port, Bonawen

Sinisalo Holdings, HIP 18305

Stackpole Platform, Manite

Unity, New Yembo

Meanwhile, the following starports are on the brink of closure:

Chiang Port, Gero Kiaku

Suri Gateway, Vesuvit

Scott Station, HIP 93685

Salgari Enterprise, Mawa

Wakata Port, Wandjera

Bruce Enterprise, Kabiku

Kubasov Station, HIP 90112

McDonald Platform, Hamlet's Harmony

Thirsk Enterprise, Montet

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Every week, designers, engineers and other developers from our five offices around the world answer backer questions submitted on SPECTRUM and voted on by YOU.

You can submit your questions for consideration in future episodes of Calling All Devs here.

And for info on becoming a subscriber, go to: Subscriptions - Roberts Space Industries | Follow the development of Star Citizen and Squadron 42

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Hello everyone,

Recently, we introduced our latest concept ship, the RSI Apollo, the Guardian Angel for rapid response and medivac operations. To celebrate the reveal, we’d like to give another Apollo away before the promotion ends! Find all the details on how you can win here, and as a reminder, the Apollo is still available here.

With that, let’s see what’s going on this week:

Every week on Calling All Devs, designers, engineers and other developers from our five offices around the world answer backer questions submitted on Spectrum and voted for by YOU. This week we talk about crime stats, physics grids, and more! Watch the full episode here.

Tuesday, or now better known as “Lore Day”, will bring us a Galactic Guide on the Gurzil system, as seen previously in Jump Point Magazine.

Thursday will welcome another episode of Around the Verse where we’ll look at the latest

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Today

DefianceIndustries

gave fans a sneak peek at the centerpiece of his next update to the Secret Ops

Model Upgrade Pack

. His highly anticipated TCS Midway is now ready to go! There's some gorgeous shots of it in action below, but the new carrier is just the beginning. Ships across the board will start to get new emit maps for new glow effects. This update should also be followed soon by another iteration that will include the Nephilim Hydra. There's lots to look forward to! Get your hands on the latest at the CIC

Birthday Party

this Saturday!

So good news and bad news. First the bad: we ran out of time on converting the Hydra for this release - (BOOO HISSSS - I know) the upside though is that it's almost ready and could be added as a fast follow on. Now the really good news: The package is ready and being assembled so we can release it in time for the CIC's Birthday party next weekend!

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Here are this week's major stories.

A ship transporting former rear admiral Riri McAllister has vanished. McAllister, also known as Nexus, was on trial for her crimes as the founder of terrorist group the League of Reparation. While it is likely that the ship was destroyed by the League's enemies, the possibility that McAllister was liberated by surviving members of the League has not been ruled out.

Meanwhile, campaigner Jarl Toredo has resigned from Unchain, the anti-slavery organisation he founded with Princess Aisling Duval. His resignation has prompted speculation about a possible disagreement between him and Duval, with commentators citing earlier rumours of a romance between the pair.

The Federal Intelligence Agency has apprehended further members of the Far God cult, to determine if the sect is communicating with the Thargoids. Some see the arrests as tantamount to religious

Wide Awake and Dreaming

Far away from the Crucible, you’ll find the first dedicated endgame destination we’ve created, home to our largest endgame experience ever.

You’ll discover the Dreaming City in Destiny 2: Forsaken.

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Gamescom 2948 is right around the corner, and we’re looking forward to meeting all the Star Citizen fans making the trip to Cologne. Team members will be on hand at Bar Citizen events in the evenings, with Friday’s meetup including a special town hall Q&A with guests John Crewe, Dan Trufin, Sarah McCulloch, and Brian Chambers. You can get all the Bar Citizen details below.

Plus, our community warriors Ulf, Tyler, and Jared have loads of exclusive goodies to give away, so if you see them, don’t hesitate to say hello!

Meetups in Cologne during Gamescom Week

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We’re taking every opportunity we can to meet with the community throughout the whole Gamescom week. We had so much fun last year that we’re planning a similar schedule!

Join your fellow Star Citizens and members of the CIG development staff at the following locations:

Wednesday, August 22nd

Join us at the Deutzer Brauhaus from 6pm to

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The CIC is now officially 20 years old! Time flies when you're having fun. We opened up wcnews.com on August 10, 1998 and never would have imagined we'd still be here all these years later. We've seen this milestone approaching over the last few years, but it's kind of mind blowing that it's finally here. What makes it so impressive is everything the community continues to do. Just look at the last couple weeks of news: there's multiple innovative hacks/mods to Wing Commander 1, gorgeous creative art, newly recovered movie footage, new programming tools, discovery of easter eggs and some great fan projects. And just last month we finished out the Baen ebook series. Thanks for being here with us to enjoy it all.

We're very much looking forward to the party, which will take place a week from tomorrow on Discord. Set your calendars for Saturday, August 18, 2018 at 7:00 pm EDT (4:00 pm PDT and

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Senior Character Concept Artist Jeremiah Lee has been trolling Jared for weeks with amusing concepts and shark costumes, but today will be a reckoning…

To watch Reverse the Verse LIVE each and every week, tune into Twitch.

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Rehsin

is back with an expanded mod to Wing Commander 1 faces. His first

test

a few months back explored changing the faces/hairstyles of the female WC1 characters. He's built on that further to now give most of the pilots a subtle but interesting new look. There's even a way to swap Bossman out for Hobbes! You can grab the update

here

and find instructions on how to install the mod with the

WC Toolbox

here

.

Hello everybody. I am a back.I finished new faces to Wing Commander 1.

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A malfunctioning mining robot has run amok through a settlement on Homeland in the Beta Hydri system.

The robot in question was a MacArthur Mining Ltd DG090 model, designed to extract and process minerals from asteroids. It was one of ten brand-new robots being loaded onto an orbital cargo shuttle.

Video feeds show the huge machine self-activating and breaking out of its container. It used its mining lasers, fusion drills and excavator claws to carve a path across the landing field. The robot then burrowed into the ground and disappeared.

Security Chief Sara Kulkarni gave the following statement to the media:

"Sensor drones are performing subterranean scans, but have not yet located the robot. We have therefore declared a regional state of emergency. Should the machine accidentally rupture a water main or pierce an underground power line, the potential for significant damage – even loss of

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A medical ship transporting the injured Riri McAllister has vanished and is presumed destroyed. Former rear admiral McAllister was on trial on Turner's World for her crimes as Nexus, the founder of terrorist group the League of Reparation. After being shot by the daughter of the assassinated Senator Nestor Cartesius, McAllister was to be taken to an advanced medical facility.

Deputy Inspector Mara Klatt made this statement:

"Having lost contact with the vessel we despatched ships to its last known location. We found only debris, suggesting the ship was attacked and either vaporised or hijacked. Either way, we assume the transport's crew to be dead."

"This may have been another act of vengeance from those affected by the League's fanaticism. Alternatively, someone connected to the League may have wanted to silence McAllister to prevent her from revealing information. It's also plausible that

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Hello everyone,

After the initial round of addressing high priority stability and performance issues, the team have been working intensely on a large number of gameplay fixes and improvements. As always, thank you for playing the game and taking the time to report any issues you encounter!

We have now released update 1.55 to PC, PS4, and Xbox One, which includes the fixes and improvements detailed below.

Bug fixes:

• Fixed a memory leak in the UI
• Fixed a number of crashes to do with freighters
• Fixed a crash that affected particular planets
• Fixed a crash that could occur while creating a race track in a borrowed Exocraft
• Reduced texture memory usage to improve overall stability
• Fixed an issue where players would get stuck in The Purge mission
• Fixed an issue where players would get stuck in the Ghost in the Machine mission
• Fixed an issue where players would receive incorrect mission instructions while returning with the

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Filthy Rovers on Daymar, improving Group system UI, and turret fever drives us crazy in this week’s update.

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General: Resolved an issue which would occasionally cause queues in the Gamma Battlezone to not start if a previous attempt to start one was declined by a player. Added names to the Memorial Plaque including: Harlan Ellison Roger Perry Doug Grindstaff Dan Uhrich

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The Lobi Crystal Consortium is pleased to announce their latest featured sale! From Thursday, August 9th at 8AM PST til August 13th at 10AM PST, shrewd Captains will be able to choose from their wide selection of wares, just by visiting the in-game Lobi store. All items in the Lobi Store will be 20% off for this entire sale! Now’s the best time to take command of a Kelvin Timeline Intel Dreadnought Cruiser, or get your hands on a Boolean Heavy Assault Cannon, or fly the stars in a Vaadwaur Astika Heavy Battlecruiser. Enjoy, Captains! .share-footer a { margin: 20px 10px 10px 0; background: url(d7afaaa14e96d0d973f76157ae31ec5b1466398539.png) no-repeat 0 0; opacity: .5; display: inline-block; height: 60px; width: 60px; padding: 0; border: 1px solid transparent; -webkit-transition: opacity .3s; transition: opacity .3s; } .share-footer .TI {

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Temporal Anomalies have opened a hole to an alternate universe, one with a fantastic sale, Captains. But this Flash Sale will only be available for a limited time – from 12pm – 12am PT, today, 8/9. Hurry and grab yourself some items at a one of our largest discounts ever, before the portal shuts and it’s all lost. Today’s Flash Sale is: 25% off R&D Packs, which can open into a T6 Starship! Don’t wait! The Flash Sale Anomaly can be gone before you know it! .share-footer a { margin: 20px 10px 10px 0; background: url(d7afaaa14e96d0d973f76157ae31ec5b1466398539.png) no-repeat 0 0; opacity: .5; display: inline-block; height: 60px; width: 60px; padding: 0; border: 1px solid transparent; -webkit-transition: opacity .3s; transition: opacity .3s; } .share-footer .TI { background-position: 0 20%; } .share-footer .YT { background-position: 0 40%; } .share-footer

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We most recently saw

Adm_Maverick

work on a large upscaled

Tallahassee cruiser

, but now he's gone in the opposite direction. His latest creations are a pair of tabletop gaming miniatures. They look very crisp and detailed, so it's hard to believe these are just cardboard layers with ship art printed on them. It's pretty amazing what people can do - even without a 3D printer!

I'm slowly getting back into my various projects. One thing I have done is built several game piece mock ups so I can at least do some play testing and development. They're fairly simple builds, just strategically shaped layers of cardboard glued together.