Comment on Star Citizen relabels alpha 4.11 to alpha 5.0 and dates its next Intergalactic Aerospace Expo free-fly event

Tattorack@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

• Agent_Karyo@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

  And what if the complete parts game are the 30 hours of cutscenes of questionable quality? With gameplay not really being complete or well made.

  Remember that Chris Roberts wrote himself into the lore as both the saviour of humanity and person who made spaceflight be near universal!

  Roberts Space Industries was officially formed in 2038 on Earth by a young inventor named Chris Roberts, who established the core tenets of the company’s philosophy long before he began working on his first creation.

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  Earth was reaching a critical mass of overpopulation, and numerous wars erupted across the planet as the populace faced food, water, and energy shortages. Roberts formed a team to address some of the issues of the day. In 2043, RSI released its first product, a hyper-efficient battery converter for ground-based civilian vehicles. The company’s initial products ranged from a compact water-purification system to an energy-efficient power network, and included a small expansion into cricket farming.

  Because Roberts had long dreamed of making space travel more accessible, he met with the graduate and assembled a team to build a more affordable engine for spacecraft. The process was not without setbacks, but on 2075-05-03 RSI unveiled its prototype quantum core engine.

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  The Quantum drive technology was immediately recognized around the world. Exploration missions became feasible, as piloted vessels could now push further into the solar system. Various states (called “countries” at that time) that previously could not afford space travel were suddenly able to embark on missions of their own.

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  Making space more accessible did not solve the overpopulation on Earth, so Roberts pulled together a dedicated team from RSI’s various subsidiaries to develop the company’s most ambitious technology yet: terraforming a planet. This pursuit became Roberts’ obsession until he died in 2108. Although terraforming remained elusive during his life, the new CEO continued his corporate philosophy of seeking out innovators. After two generations of team members and almost forty years, RSI unveiled the world’s first Atmo-Processor on 2113-04-21, which laid the groundwork for terraforming a world.

  Don’t get me wrong, I enjoy Wing Commander: The Movie, it’s an entertaining and often very funny movie. Saffron Burrows is always very nice, and even Freddie Prinz Jr. and Lillard are fun. But I would not watch 30 hours of Wing Commander: The Movie, it’s just too much.

  Not to mention “Top Gun”-style American military space might have been ok in 2014, but it’s a bit passe in this day and age.

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  • Tattorack@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

    And what if the complete parts game are the 30 hours of cutscenes of questionable quality? With gameplay not really being complete or well made.

    Then it would be a shit game. But at least he’d have released something.

    I’m not saying it has to be good. Just finished out of his own volition. I don’t think Chris Roberts has ever done that. There was always friction.

    You know the story of Freelancer’s development?

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    • Agent_Karyo@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

      That’s a fair point.

      You know the story of Freelancer’s development?

      Yes, indeed. Good game with mods.

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