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Narrative Director Dave Haddock takes us on a whirlwind tour of the Banu world of Bacchus in an all new Loremaker’s Guide to the Galaxy.
Remember that you can always explore the Star Citizen Universe yourself in our web-based Ark Star Map.
Star Citizen
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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. Since then, we’ve been gathering questions about the Apollo on Spectrum and are excited to bring you the answers you’ve been looking for. Make sure to keep an eye out on August 8th!
Also, if you were mining under a rock last Friday, make sure to catch up on the Letter From The Chairman and Reverse the Verse with Chris Roberts for the latest on Alpha 3.3, our video content, and UEC.
Lastly, read up on what our global studios accomplished over the last few weeks in our Monthly Studio Report.
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
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…Letter from the Chairman
Hello Citizens
I hope you are all enjoying Star Citizen Alpha 3.2.1. We’re having a great time checking out the community streams, videos, and screenshots that you’re creating. Events like the Spanish Community getting together for a 50-person Quantum Jump to Daymar and a huge coordinated mixed-arms battle give us all an exciting glimpse at the possibilities of the universe that we’re building.
CitizenCon and Star Citizen Alpha 3.3
We were very happy with the format of last year’s CitizenCon and felt it was the most successful CitizenCon yet – the community could spend a solid amount of time with the developers and had the opportunity to learn about the game in a way impossible from a single presentation. This year we are doubling down on this approach to make it even more like a convention, and we have some pretty cool things in store for you that we’ll be sharing in
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Game Director for Star Citizen and Squadron 42 Chris Roberts stops by to hang out and answer questions LIVE from backers.
I’ll get you next time, Jeremiah.
To watch Reverse the Verse LIVE each and every week, tune into Twitch.
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…Monthly Studio Report: July 2018
Welcome to the Cloud Imperium Games Monthly Studio Report for July. This month, the team patched Star Citizen Alpha 3.2, pushed forward on Squadron 42, and continued developing systems, ships, and features for future releases.
Let’s explore the details…
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LOS ANGELES
VEHICLE FEATURES
This month, the U.S. Vehicle Feature Team focused their efforts on fixing turret bugs and making improvements to the Alpha 3.2.1 patch. After it went live, they reviewed turret feedback and began working on additional improvements for the upcoming 3.3 release.
They also continued their work on Ping & Scanning, including moving the scanning infrastructure over to the servers, generating signals via blackbox entities, and implementing the various information that will be provided by transponders.
VEHICLE PIPELINE
The Art, Design, and Tech Art Teams worked
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Party down with the Spanish and French Star Citizen communities, Squadron 42 tech, and fun with Foley in this week’s update.
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…July 2948
MESSAGE FROM THE CEO
Reflecting on the Past, Focused on the Future
History ebbs and flows, often washing away what came before only to replace it with something more resilient, refined, or dynamic. To avoid the dustbins of history, one must ‘adapt or die.’ Whether a business, species, or even a star-spanning empire, constant evolution is an essential component to success and survival.
This month reminds us that an ambitious long-term vision is not new for Shubin Interstellar. Four hundred years ago, then-CEO Bernard Cousins received an offer from Fulcrum Mining Associates to purchase all of Shubin’s assets in the Centauri system. Back then, Shubin was a relatively small terraforming outfit struggling to survive in a highly competitive market. The company was hemorrhaging money, so Cousins made a bold choice: instead of selling and settling for a short-term gain, he risked everything to
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In-game screenshot by Corsair62
Hello everyone,
First off, congratulations to our winners of the RSI Apollo Astromedics Contest. The RSI Apollo is still available in the pledge store through August 22nd, so check out the Ship Shape and RTV to learn more about this Guardian Angel. We’ve also collected the top-voted questions from our Q&A gathering thread, presented them to our designers and will be posting the answers in a Comm-link soon.
From footraces, to massive FPS battles, we’ve thoroughly enjoyed watching the variety of events taking place in-game, organized by communities around the globe. We’ve been highlighting a few of the best in Around the Verse lately, so make sure to share your next event on social media using #StarCitizen so we catch it. We can’t wait to see what you all come up with next.
With that, let’s see what’s going on this week:
Every week on Calling All Devs, designers,
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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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It’s the end of the week, so we’re going to kick back, hang out and play Star Citizen Alpha 3.2 with the Lore Team.
Okay, it’s the highest voted thread in Spectrum history, Jeremiah.
To watch Reverse the Verse LIVE each and every week, tune into Twitch.
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Display MoreJump Point Now Available!
Attention development subscribers: the July 2018 issue of Jump Point is now available in your subscription area. You’ll learn about the development of the Drake Vulture, meet the team behind upcoming AI combat enhancements, learn about the Vasil Fragment Stone and more!
Interested in becoming a development subscriber? You can learn more here.
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Scramble Races, Marauding miners, and a Ship Shape pipeline report in this week’s update.
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…Writer’s Note: The Knowledge of Good and Evil: Part Three was published originally in Jump Point 2.11. Catch up on the story by reading Part One and Part Two.
Then someone walks up to me.
“Oh, you ‘lone, Sister? Ain’ i’ late?” the man says.
Strangers don’t just walk up to you in Bazaar Street.
“Or ‘hapse you ain’ Sister. Null tha’. is i’ rat. Yeah. Gear rat. Street rat eve’.” The man had taken another few steps towards me and stopped again when I backed away.
What did he say? All the panic of a few minutes ago shoots back into my mind and stiffens my spine. I don’ eve’ got a slag.
I turn to look at the man for the first time. He’s rough and poor looking, but better dressed than I’d expected. He is shaved but unremarkable. I see the shadow of a face I remember well.
Boss Dirk.
“Ya remember me? Got. I remember you, rat. I remember that you owe me.”
Dirk and I face off outside the rail station.
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More Papy, More Questions, More Answers, Less Skype.
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,
Last week saw the reveal of our latest concept ship, the RSI Apollo. No matter how dire the circumstances, this rapid response medical ship provides critical aid and is available in the pledge store until August 22nd. Check out the Ship Shape and RTV to learn more about this Guardian Angel, or post in our Q&A questions gathering thread if there are still questions you want to see answered. We’ll collect the top-voted questions, present them to our designers and post the answers in a Comm-Link soon.
Did you crack the 100,000 points yet? You have until the end of today (11:59 PM PDT), to reach a score of 100,000 points or more in the retro-inspired Astromedic browser game, unlock the Guardian Angel badge, and enter a prize draw for an RSI Apollo Astromedic ship pack. Good luck to everyone and don’t be afraid to share your score in the comments below!
And before we
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John Crewe, Paul Jones and Corentin Billemont join us this week for a discussion of the all-new RSI Apollo and the future of medical gameplay in the Star Citizen universe.
You’ll never get the upvotes, Jeremiah.
To watch Reverse the Verse LIVE each and every week, tune into Twitch.
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Ship Shape
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Ship Shape breaks out on it’s own! Host Jared Huckaby takes us on a tour of the ship making their way to the development pipeline with updates on the 890 Jump, the 300 series and an introduction to the new RSI Apollo medical ship.
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Medical Gameplay
How It Works Today and What’s in Store for the Future
Following the vision for life and death mechanics detailed in Death of a Spaceman, and the announcement of the new RSI Apollo medical ship, this design post will bring details and clarification about what future medical gameplay will entail. While some elements have evolved from the manifesto written a few years ago, it is still very much the basis for how players will experience injury and death in the persistent universe, so is still a relevant read.
Read the original Death of a Spaceman (Feb 2013).
Taking care of injured players is one of the several non-combat oriented careers in Star Citizen and is an important element in building a believable universe. It’s crucial for us to make it a fun and impactful part of the game.
How Health Works in Alpha 3.2
In Alpha 3.2, we’re using a damage system that consists of
Screenshot by MrKoddy
Fan art by STARMEDIC
