Get in now before you're locked out......

[smilodon]

The Roberts Space Industries web sites has a nice status feature on the front page that amongst other things counts down the number of Alpha slots available to buy (pledge for). At the time of this post it's sitting at about 17,000  slots left. As a rough estimate this number is dropping by several hundred a day. Pledges are running at about $400,000 a month.

There was a change to the subscriptions recently that removed a few perks. In the run up to those changes the number of pledges leapt to about 1000 a week and revenues jumped to £3,000,000 a week. It's quite possible that as the number of remaining free Alpha slots drops there will be a mad rush to get in before it's too late. Also in April the dog fighting module will be released and we'll actually have a game of sorts to play. If there are any Alpha slots left by then I imagine they will disappear vert quickly.

So anyone who is thinking of getting in quick and joining us in Star Citizen, should get a hustle on and get that pledge in quick.

[sulky_uk]

damm yoouuu!!!...bought :boxing:

[Jamoe]

aye, this prompted me also. Can't wait... for the wife to question the transaction on the CC bill :doh:

[Gunnzie]

Could someone give me a quick overview of what this game is about and what you do in it. I've read so much about it yet I'm totally confused as to what type of game it is.

Also, which package are people buying. I don't really understand the difference entirely. Is it just the ship you start with? Anywhere you can see the differences in the ships?

To be honest their website is rather poor. Go to the about game page and it doesn't explain the game at all. I was more confused after reading it than before.

[Tutonic]

Damn it!

Now the proud owner of a Cutlass (yarr!).


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[BrotherTobious]

Hahaha Tut your resolve is weak welcome aboard.

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[suicidal_monkey]

The resolve is weak with this one too...
https://robertsspaceindustries.com/citizens/s_monkey

[smilodon]

Could someone give me a quick overview of what this game is about and what you do in it. I've read so much about it yet I'm totally confused as to what type of game it is.

Also, which package are people buying. I don't really understand the difference entirely. Is it just the ship you start with? Anywhere you can see the differences in the ships?

To be honest their website is rather poor. Go to the about game page and it doesn't explain the game at all. I was more confused after reading it than before.

This kind of explains the game concept

the ship types can be found here

As for packages, it's as much about how much you can afford as what you get. All ships will be obtainable in game. The pledge is about supporting the development and making the game a reality. There are no big publishers like EA or Activision pulling the strings and controlling what gets released. It's all funded by players and game lovers. The ship you buy now will just be a freebie when the game starts but a few months in I doubt it will make a big difference as you will have been able to save up and buy a different ship in game if you wish.

Another 500 slots gone since yesterdays post

[Gunnzie]

Thanks

[TeaLeaf]

Gunzie, 'the game' is actually two games:

-a single player called 'Squadron 42'
-an MMO called Star Citizen

The RSI 'store' sells a variety of things, but the main thing to look at are the 'Single Ship Packages'.   These packages serve several purposes:

-your purchase/investment pre-funds the game development (Alpha/Beta during 2014, release scheduled 2015)
-every purchased 'single ship package' gives you the chosen in-game ship and also gives you a 'free' copy of both the single player and the mmo games
-with the purchase of every $40 (or more) ship package you also get access to the Alpha & Beta versions of the game

The buzz for many of dMw about this game is not just the features listed in the above video, but the coop element that the game is intending to provide.   A BF4 comparison might be a couple of helicopters where you might be working with a pilot and 2 gunners for a couple of minutes within the smaller map, but the Star Citizen equivalent might be a fleet of many ships of varying sizes, each playing different roles on a mission across a star system which might takes minutes or hours where you might have anything from 1 to 10 or more people manning each ship and taking on different roles within the ship.   That's something we've not seen from a space mmo (or any mmo) yet.

[Tutonic]

I downloaded the hangar module and had a quick poke about my totally badass looking Cutlass.

Its got room for a gunner position!

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[TeaLeaf]

....and now there's just 15,000 slots left.    2,000 slots went in last 3 days, so we're probably a month from total closure for Alpha access (although there's bound to be a last-minute rush when we get a bit lower).

[Gandalf]

So tempted to jump in, but I really don't know if I'd have the time to play the game when it's released anyway. Plus it'd mean a new PC too! Ohhhhh why do you all torment me so!

[Sn00ks]

So tempted to jump in, but I really don't know if I'd have the time to play the game when it's released anyway. Plus it'd mean a new PC too! Ohhhhh why do you all torment me so!

Ditto, arrrgh. Do I pledge or not, decisions decisions. I guess $45 is not too bad for a game but I just don't have a lot of time for gaming nowadays. But then it's only money.

[suicidal_monkey]

I really don't know if I'd have the time to play the game when it's released anyway. Plus it'd mean a new PC

Welcome to my boat!

The hangar module loaded on my i5 m430 @2.27, Mobility HD 5650, 4Gb laptop, which is maybe half the minimum spec. I was able to run around and do stuff with a lot of lag... Spacebar... Wait1s... Camera briefly moves up and down in a sort of binary motion... 1s... Noise of hitting ground. It was quite funny the first time