Well, I mean, I would have launched it first (as an AAA game), but I’m no game developer. 🤷 And neither are they, from the looks of it. Good at perpetually raking in money for himself and his family, though!
They’ve had a “basic world” for a long time at this point, unfortunately it still doesn’t go beyond “tech demo” levels of development.
Squadron 42, their single player game set in this universe, is supposedly nearly completely finished and coming “SOON™”.
If Squadron 42 actually releases it would mean Chris Roberts has finally managed to start and finish a project without a parent company ordering him or taking away the project from him.
Chris Roberts has always had the ambition for a space sim where you could truly do anything, but never had the resources to actually create it.
So what is Star Citizen supposed to be?
An open world sandbox where you, a citizen of the stars, can choose to be Whst you want. A space trucker? A pirate? A bounty hunter? A smuggler? These aren’t new things in the space sim genre, but Star Citizen wants to make these aspect less like a game and more like a life sim.
So instead of clicking a few buttons to fly your spaceship, your character wakes up in bed, has to manually walk over to the ship hangar (maybe take the train there, if you’re on the city planet. Yes, the train runs on a schedule), manually access the hangar via elevator, climb into the ship, activate the ship, request take-off from control, wait for the hangar doors to open, and then you fly your spaceship.
This level of granular detail is meant for every aspect of the game and is the reason why Star Citizen will never get done!
I’d rather have no Trek than whatever bullshit is posing as Trek right now.
Or to use your metaphor, There is good beer, there is better beer, there is bad beer, and then there is that weird warm yellow liquid that turns out to be actual horse urine that got sold to you like beer. That’s what NuTrek is.
The meaning of woke changed. That is to say, TNG isn’t woke in the same way STD tries to be.
TNG is about self reflection, self improvement, professionalism, materialism, humanism, striving every day to make tomorrow better than yesterday.
STD is about emotions, entitlement… And honestly I struggle to find what the show actually says. There’s a focus on CGI spectacle. But since STD contains a black woman as captain, a gay couple, and a non binary individual, criticism of its lack of depth isn’t allowed.
We see the writers pat themselves on the back for things Star Trek has already done in the past, just to give themselves social brownie points, and if you don’t like it you’re a sexist bigot. That is what woke means today. It’s not true progressivism.
Despite resounding victories on Super Tuesday, there are indications that Donald Trump is still struggling to get strong, united Republican support, which he may need in the presidential election....
I’ve managed to switch from GNOME to KDE, removing GNOME afterwards, and it was quite painless.
KDE 6 isn’t available yet, though. The first one to get the new KDE is the distro it’s made for, so Arch, I think. Everyone else gotta wait, and it could be a while.
As someone who didn’t have a computer and had to install everything on a USB drive at some point, I absolutely LOVE portable .exe’s. Don’t see why anyone would have a problem with it. Don’t see a problem with aopimages either.
The Israeli government has failed to comply with at least one measure in the legally binding order from the International Court of Justice (ICJ) in South Africa’s genocide case, Human Rights Watch said today. Citing warnings about “catastrophic conditions” in Gaza, the court ordered Israel on January 26, 2024, to “take...
Warframe’s community is the nicest, least toxic community I’ve ever encountered. Not saying there aren’t toxic ass holes, there certainly are, but compared to other online game communities I’ve been part of the Warframe community is a breath of fresh air.
Except plant never developed language or even neurons to process thought. You drink the “Talk to plants” potion and the world is just as silent as it was before.
It would also cover strength. And courage, considering you’re a freaking dragon! And depending on the type of dragon, poison breath could be covered too.
I don’t understand how someone can have 10 or more tabs open. The times when I have “many” tabs open is when I’m looking for references while doing art, and that still hardly ever surpasses 5 tabs! XD
Steam Next Fest, which is a regular event for showcasing upcoming games, is happening now on steam and will continue until February 12 at 10:00 AM PST (UTC-8)....
The studio doesn’t make games for the good ideas, but to make money. Shocker, I know. But get this; the developers are paying for this parser that determines what kind of product will sell well, based on social media.
The developers have admitted to using something like that to decide what kind of games they’ll make.
No, retro is for those old school upskirts. You know the ones; where this curly haired blond girl is all “eeek!” on a really small stool and the camera is looking right up the skirt.
Hmm… I think what determines nudity to be artistic instead of porn is the presence of urns. Yes, if there’s an urn you can immediately tell it’s intended artistically.
Have you been spending hours trying to pass a level? Or maybe you are completely addicted to a newly bought game. Do you have a question about a game or would like to share something else? In the Weekly Discussion Thread, you can do it all!...
Other developers have already voiced their opinions on Baldur’s Gate 3. And it’s been “Oh no! Baldur’s Gate 3 is ruining the expectations of gamers about what a game is.”
Meanwhile most people playing BG3 have been saying “Finally, some good fucking food.”
The only reason why an Unreal game looks like an Unreal game is because the developers just use the default settings for environmental lighting and LUTs.
If your intention is to make a game with a specific look you can absolutely create your own lighting and LUTs. You can make an Unreal game look like whatever you want.
Man, and I only just got mine… And considering the insides are all changed, I doubt I can simply upgrade my current one by switching out the screen and battery.
VLC Media Player Plans to Add Online Media Streaming (news.itsfoss.com)
You Trekkies sure are a contentious bunch (lemmy.blahaj.zone)
Star Citizen's first-person shooting is getting backpack-reloading, dynamic crosshairs, procedural recoil, and other improvements to 'bring the FPS combat to AAA standard' (www.pcgamer.com)
Well, I mean, I would have launched it first (as an AAA game), but I’m no game developer. 🤷 And neither are they, from the looks of it. Good at perpetually raking in money for himself and his family, though!
Bad faith actors putting on a performance about their hate for new Trek (or anything progressive) (lemmy.world)
Historic Portrait of Lord Balfour Slashed by Pro-Palestine Protestors (news.artnet.com)
A painting of Lord Balfour housed at the University of Cambridge’s Trinity College was slashed by protest group Palestine Action....
Helldivers 2 boss apologizes for 'horrible' dev comments, says Arrowhead has 'taken action internally to educate our developers' (www.pcgamer.com)
Donald Trump Is Not as Popular as Everyone Thinks (www.newsweek.com)
Despite resounding victories on Super Tuesday, there are indications that Donald Trump is still struggling to get strong, united Republican support, which he may need in the presidential election....
KDE 6 FOR ARCH LINUX IS HEREEEEEEE (lemmy.ml)
Switching from GNOME to Plasma 6 on Ubuntu - what makes the most sense?
Hi all!...
Don't use Appimages (a writeup about all the reasons they are a pain for users) (github.com)
Appimages totally suck, because many developers think they were a real packaging format and support them exclusively....
Nintendo is suing the creators of Switch emulator Yuzu (news.bloomberglaw.com)
Nintendo’s full case filing...
Israel Not Complying with World Court Order in Genocide Case (www.hrw.org)
The Israeli government has failed to comply with at least one measure in the legally binding order from the International Court of Justice (ICJ) in South Africa’s genocide case, Human Rights Watch said today. Citing warnings about “catastrophic conditions” in Gaza, the court ordered Israel on January 26, 2024, to “take...
Fans of Pokémon-inspired MMO Temtem are arguing with the developer about what MMO means after Crema CEO says it's 'not feasible' to keep adding content forever (www.pcgamer.com)
Germany passes law to legalize cannabis - the ninth country to do so (www.msn.com)
Gemini summary:...
Skull and Bones - Skill Up Review (youtu.be)
Let’s see how the industry’s first quadruple A game pans out.
I hate my mind (literature.cafe)
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Misunderstanding rule (lemmy.world)
Firefox Devs Working on Tab Previews (www.omgubuntu.co.uk)
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Hogwarts Legacy has officially cleared Zelda as 2023's best-selling game worldwide (www.videogameschronicle.com)
Steam Next Fest is currently ongoing - which demos did you like/dislike? (store.steampowered.com)
Steam Next Fest, which is a regular event for showcasing upcoming games, is happening now on steam and will continue until February 12 at 10:00 AM PST (UTC-8)....
Palworld isn’t slowing down, hits 19 million players across Steam and Xbox (www.theverge.com)
The Day Before studio say the game's downfall was thanks to "a hate campaign" (www.rockpapershotgun.com)
Twitch will now allow "Artistic Nudity" following the viral topless meta (www.dexerto.com)
Twitch Updated their Sexual Content Policy:...
The Weekly 'What are you playing?' Discussion (lemmy.world)
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Stardew Valley creator confirms he's made "a ton of progress" on update 1.6 (www.eurogamer.net)
Baldur’s Gate 3 Patch 5 Adds New Playable Epilogue With 3,589 Lines of Extra Dialogue, Much More (www.ign.com)
Court rules Gabe Newell must appear in person to testify in Steam anti-trust lawsuit (www.pcgamer.com)
CD Projekt quest designer discusses the "challenge" of developing Cyberpunk 2 for Unreal Engine (www.rockpapershotgun.com)
Article based on the interview at by The Neon Arcade at www.youtube.com/watch?v=4b_o5ueZRF0
Here are all the Golden Joystick Awards 2023 winners (www.gamesradar.com)
The big winner is - not entirely unexpected I suppose - Baldur’s Gate 3, scoring 5 categories directly.
Steam Deck OLED announced (www.steamdeck.com)
New OLED screen. New APU. And lots of small hardware improvements.
isn't it weird how newer games manage to look more realistic than older ones? - GST Channel [5:32] (www.youtube.com)