Star Citizen

[Freland]

btw (from the livestream): the multiplayer dog fighting module probably will be postponed to early next year but they might release the dog fighting module vs bots in December.

[Banok]

OK can someone explain practically speaking what I am missing out on by not pre-ordering. I've read/watched quite alot about this game but what I don't get is;

The pledge ships, can I not buy these ships in game? why are people so keen(obsessed) about buying ingame items with real money?

Ok I know and read about the "life insurance" thing and FAQ, but is it really a big deal? Isn't it essentially just buying extra ingame money? Or is it going to make me permanently poorer than many, and put me off buying the game?

[Freland]

Benefits of preordering:
- access to Hangar module to inspect your ships (has been released but only some ships are ready)
- access to dogfighting module against bots/other players
- alpha/beta access
- getting the game for a cheap 35$
- original backers get hull lifetime insurance - so you still lose all you're upgrades if you have no special insurance for that. They said many times that this will only be a tiny advantage.

They said that it takes you about 60 gameplay hours to afford a Constellation (one of the bigger PC ships - think Millenium Falcon) - so no point in spending those 200$.

BTW: everything there is to know about Star Citizen is in here https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/46095085/The%20BIG%20Star%20Citizen%20Admirer%27s%20Manual.pdf

[Banok]

They said that it takes you about 60 gameplay hours to afford a Constellation (one of the bigger PC ships - think Millenium Falcon) - so no point in spending those 200$.

Thanks, the quoted bit was most relevant, I knew about beta access etc. my questions are basically about how my copy of the game will differ at release. I had seen that manual and its a million pages long, I did read some faqs but I almost feel like pledge stuff is avoided.

It worries me that you can seemingly buy power, one of the reasons I'm cautiously hyped for this game.  I read somewhere some of the pledge ships are (or were) exclusive, I'd much prefer if what they were selling is exclusive skins/cosmetic stuff for said ships.

[Kafein]

I wouldn't even be surprised if this game sold less copies after release than before.

[Freland]

I read somewhere some of the pledge ships are (or were) exclusive, I'd much prefer if what they were selling is exclusive skins/cosmetic stuff for said ships.

Yeah that I only sold 400 of the the Idris-Corvette which is a pretty massive ship for 10 people. Even though it cost over a 1000 $ they were gone in seconds. I have to admit I don't like these kind of sales but all of those ships will be availabe ingame as well.

[Senni__Ti]

Only two of the ships are exclusive, the military idris and the vanduul fighter.

You can get them ingame, but no insurance.

[Kafein]

What does "insurance" actually mean ingame anyway ?

[Butan]

Pretty much like in Freelancer and Eve Online I think. Someone with more knowledge will confirm or not.

[Christo]

Pretty much like in Freelancer and Eve Online I think. Someone with more knowledge will confirm or not.

Freelancer has insurance? lol

[Freland]

What does "insurance" actually mean ingame anyway ?

If your ship gets destroyed you'll get it back. You can also buy insurance for all of your ship upgrades and weapons but your cargo will be lost.
There are some star systems which are not covered by the insurance. So you'll go there at your own risk but probably have higher chances for a reward.

[Kafein]

And what happens if I destroy my last ship ? Permadeath ?

[Freland]

And what happens if I destroy my last ship ? Permadeath ?

What happens if I don’t have insurance?

Your character will have to buy a new ship with any credits he has, or if he doesn’t have enough credits fly missions for a third party (both NPC and player) until he’s earned enough to buy his own ship again.

https://robertsspaceindustries.com/comm-link/transmission/12820-Insurance-FAQ-And-Update

[Vovka]

And what happens if I destroy my last ship ? Permadeath ?

 U will be forced to join my janitor squad  and maybe one day you entrust to wash the captain bridge, but 1st as a beginner all toilets will be yours 
btw u can already start training

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[Kafein]

Good thing I ordered a new graphics card, the HD4870 that I currently have happens to support up to Dx10.1, but not Dx11. This is the first time I encounter a DirectX version issue