Alpha 2.5 is now LIVE!

Obsydian · August 25, 2016, 11:13:52 PM

As per the title, patch 2.5 has now gone to the live servers.

You might want to get yourself a cuppa before you take a look at these...
The comm link article is here: https://robertsspaceindustries.com/comm-link/transmission/15471-Star-Citizen-Alpha-25-Available
and the patch notes are here: https://robertsspaceindustries.com/comm-link//15490-Star-Citizen-Alpha-250

[video=youtube;DVK8syx-Y-w]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DVK8syx-Y-w[/video]

ZigZag · August 26, 2016, 09:23:09 AM

Hopefully it'll have downloaded and finished murdering by bandwidth by the time I get home from work. Can't wait to get back into SC properly.

smilodon · August 29, 2016, 03:43:36 PM

I've been floating about Space seeing what I can find. Happily the three Tarantula Ballistic Guns on my Cutlass Black can once again be reloaded (bug fixed) so I'm actually able to get out there and fight some pirates.

I found Grim Hex which looks amazing although the landing pads are a weapons free blood bath. There's a very real chance that you'll get obliterated by some griefer as you run to your ship. There is a fair bit more co-operation though and on Sunday I did watch the chat and saw two players fly out to Grim Hex just to kill a Hornet that was camping the landing pads. As soon as they engaged the enemy, myself and the other two players who were trapped on the ground got airborne and helped with the kill.

There are still plenty of odd bugs about, sometimes my HUD vanishes and then reappears. Also the HUD system is in transition to V2 so some ships (Cutlass) actually don't have a proper HUD at all. However there are no crashes for me and most of the time things are running very smoothly. There's actually a mini game there of sorts and multiplayer is starting to happen with players grouping up and crewing Constellations and Cutlass's.

Unfortunately I did fall foul of an odd bug/glitch. I was attacked by some loon in a Freelancer who I assume missed me, so when I returned fire and hit them I was flagged as the aggressor and am now a wanted man! The Law is an Ass! So now I spawn in Grim Hex and get attacked by the Police anytime I go near Port Olisar :sad:

A quick Vid of me walking through Grim Hex (the stuttering is from Nvidia Shadowplay and not the game which runs smoothly

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RogueTaylor · August 29, 2016, 04:48:27 PM

Please teach me this game ! Haha everytime I am on here I seem to do nothing I walk around and never get to fly my ship. I get too look at them on my hanger but that's all. I would love to do anything that you have done above smilo. After play empyrion and flying in my ..... Currently crap ship I want to be able to fly a decent ship and to see this beautiful universe that is star citizen ( or what's built of it )

Would anyone be able to show a noob how to play this game properly ? Show me what I am spending my money on? Not sure if that's what this flight school is for but would love to spend an hour or two learning this game more and flying around in one of my ships or someone else's ship I ain't fussed haha just want to learn this game more. Of possible ?

smilodon · August 29, 2016, 07:55:28 PM

No problem, give me a shout when you're online.

ZigZag · August 29, 2016, 08:04:15 PM

Likewise, Rogue. If Smilodon or one of the more knowledgeable types isn't on, I'll join you and when can muck around for a while.

RogueTaylor · August 29, 2016, 08:35:30 PM

Quote from: ZigZag;416132Likewise, Rogue. If Smilodon or one of the more knowledgeable types isn't on, I'll join you and when can muck around for a while.

Quote from: smilodon;416131No problem, give me a shout when you're online.

Thanks both of you, I am normally on after work at around 3-4 and normally on for about 3-4 hours depending on what shift my gf is on. If you think I need longer or none one is free at this time please say and I will try to fit around your schedule. I would love to spend more hour on this game and really want to learn it. Thanks ever so much for both your offers. I am normally in ts so feel free to join me or if you want a game join and ask I am normally not to busy

ZigZag · August 29, 2016, 10:26:30 PM

I've added you to my contacts now - I'm around weds-friday and can be on from about 6:30 to whenever if you'd like to have a go then. You might need someone more knowledgeable about GrimHex but the rest I can do.

albert · August 30, 2016, 10:30:53 AM

I know what you mean ZigZag, I run around a base and generally don't do much. I think I need to give it a deeper look.

RogueTaylor · August 30, 2016, 10:11:57 PM

Any one around This Friday and fancy a good fly around of this new 2.5 world ? I got the day off and should be free most evening and was wondering if people where free if they wanted to hope on ts and explore the galaxy and kicks some bandit ass together. Is just an idea I am sure most of you have busy lives but a star citizen night sounds like fun

smilodon · August 30, 2016, 10:52:53 PM

I'll be about.... probably...... catch up with you on TS.

ZigZag · August 31, 2016, 12:24:05 AM

Sounds good Rogue, it'd be fun to get some people together in one instance. Especially if some of us have some swag multi-crew ships. HEM HEM. I'll be one from 7pm onwards on Friday.

albert · August 31, 2016, 07:47:11 AM

I'll join you. Try and get my joystick doing something useful before hand.

BrotherTobious · August 31, 2016, 09:47:23 AM

Quote from: albert;416220I'll join you. Try and get my joystick doing something useful before hand.

I need to get my stuff sorted for this get my HOTAS in space

when shall we meet?

RogueTaylor · August 31, 2016, 10:51:40 AM

Quote from: BrotherTobious;416226when shall we meet?

Maybe 7-30 or 8 that should give us a few hours of flying around together ? I will be on ts most the and if your on and I am in a different channel send me a poke and I will join you in the star citizen ts when ever you all get on