Sonik
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Here was my last run before it crashed claiming I need 16777215.9 TB of memory
I really loved the bug where it teleported me back to the bed.
What kind of cheap bastard doesn't have 16777215.9 TB of memory?
Here was my last run before it crashed claiming I need 16777215.9 TB of memory
I really loved the bug where it teleported me back to the bed.
Do you really think they will stop selling concept ships after the game has 'launched'? Fear not, these 'helpless' gamers wallets will continue to drop their panties the moment a new ship is announced. Better figure out how to put a Chastity belt on it now before it is too late!Because it’s a clear case of taking money from idiots. Launching it would mean the end of the wallet rape.
Why? All they have to do is keep selling ship skins for thousands of dollars a pop. No game release requiredI don't think you can easily launder money in game development because the funding you receive is supposed to pay employees. It would be better to release the game, and then claim you received X number of sales.
After all, it has proven to be an effective business model. Just as every ship can be bought in-game after launch. Everyone has to know for himself how much he is willing to put into a game.Do you really think they will stop selling concept ships after the game has 'launched'? Fear not, these 'helpless' gamers wallets will continue to drop their panties the moment a new ship is announced. Better figure out how to put a Chastity belt on it now before it is too late!
The game makes way more money than what’s needed to pay his employees.I don't think you can easily launder money in game development because the funding you receive is supposed to pay employees. It would be better to release the game, and then claim you received X number of sales.
After all, it has proven to be an effective business model. Just as every ship can be bought in-game after launch. Everyone has to know for himself how much he is willing to put into a game.
Thats not a memory issue, thats how much of a donation you need to send to carry on.What kind of cheap bastard doesn't have 16777215.9 TB of memory?
The point of money laundering is to disguise an existing revenue stream. As it says in the article you linked to:Why? All they have to do is keep selling ship skins for thousands of dollars a pop. No game release required
If the revenue stream is "genuine" the money isn't being laundered.The game makes way more money than what’s needed to pay his employees.
Where do you think the rest goes?
No, they would still sell it for $60+ and people would still complain about the price.Because it’s a clear case of taking money from idiots. Launching it would mean the end of the wallet rape.
On the plus side, you're helping Chris Roberts and gang have a job.
Some people will have graduated, had kids and moved on in life by the time this releases.From someone who has been following the development on this game, its still years away. So yeah the game will keep triggering many of you for a long time yet.
Well I got a bit further yesterday..
Having a look using process monitor it seems that it didn't like riva tuner. Updated that and it started to behave.
Well that's if you consider 12 to 55 FPS as behaving.
I had to watch a video to find out where my ship was. I then had to watch anther video to work out how to retrieve it.
I managed to get on board but couldn't work out how to retract the ramp or start it.
At that point I gave up because I couldn't be bothered to watch anther video.
Ugly graphics.
Terrible performance. GPU at 30%
Constant bugs.
Constant crashes.
Useless memory utilisation. Was using 26gb according to rtss. Loads more committed to page file as well
Unfriendly introduction.
I took the hit so you don't have to
The reason why people call it a scam is because they promise the moon to boost the crowdfunding, only to push it back and change the goal. It's dirty and it's done on purpose.I'm having some fun with it, there's some good tech and ambition in it, but the pace of development just seems too slow. It's hard to see right now how they will tie the systems together into a cohesive experience. There are a bunch of individual game loops, most pretty barebones but others actually pretty good (mining and salvaging, both pretty good rn). Nothing really ties them together, there's no narrative, limited rep, the economic simulation stuff isn't in, etc. So a collection of tech demo game loops is probably the best description of the game right now, which I guess is what an alpha really is. But it's difficult to see the end. It feels like there's excessive waste; it has the sense of a meandering, decadent project; of people just throwing money and trying things out rather than working to an ordered program. It doesn't feel like a scam to me, but it does feel like they're in a vicious cycle of needing to raise more money to keep going but they aren't sure where they're going so they need to raise more money to keep going ... and on and on. I wish them luck!
The reason why people call it a scam is because they promise the moon to boost the crowdfunding, only to push it back and change the goal. It's dirty and it's done on purpose.
Well, it's on purpose in the sense that they sit down and brainstorm what they put on the docket. Even if they know it's a small chance they will manage to produce the content they list, they use it as propaganda to keep the game alive and funded. They have been doing this too long now. I can forgive some delay, but it's been too long now, they know exactly what to say to hype fans.I see what you're saying. I suppose there is truth to that, but I just don't get a sense that it's done maliciously or exactly "on purpose". I think they keep stretching the goals and making the game more ambitious because of the money coming in, and now they've lost the plot. Scam seems like too harsh a term because it conveys a sense that the deception was planned from the beginning; I just don't believe that. If that's ever found to be the case, with proof, then yes I agree that's absolutely terrible. Rather I think it's just gotten out of hand and now it's mis-managed.
Well, it's on purpose in the sense that they sit down and brainstorm what they put on the docket. Even if they know it's a small chance they will manage to produce the content they list, they use it as propaganda to keep the game alive and funded. They have been doing this too long now. I can forgive some delay, but it's been too long now, they know exactly what to say to hype fans.
Just look at Squadron 42, they said that it was gonna be released in 2014, then added a bunch of stars and whatnot, made players fund it separately from Star Citizen, and revamped it. They have been saying it's gonna come out in a year or two for 6 years now. It's still far away. They hope to get it out around 2024 now, apparently.
They release tidbits like "we have added clothes for the soldiers" or "we developed a new scanning method" and stuff like this to keep players paying. They have perfected giving little updates every month to drip-feed everyone who wants it to be great.
I find the whole thing insidious.