Citizen Central – Details, episodes & analysis

Star Citizen 4.0 has taken quite a while to reach players, the player base has all kinds of opinions about the game, but what’s really going on. On the latest episode of Citizen Central, I’m joined by several creators from across Star Citizen to discuss what’s going on with the game and where it is going.

Morphologis

Twitch: ⁠https://www.twitch.tv/morphologis

YouTube: ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.youtube.com/@Morphologis 

TheAstroHistorian

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@TheAstroHistorian

Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/theastropub

Beyond The Verse (Sulyce)

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@BTV_Cast  

Twitch: ⁠https://m.twitch.tv/beyondtheversepodcast

Voidude

Twitter: https://twitter.com/Voidy_Says

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/voidyvids

ToC:

00:00 Messaging and Marketing

42:30 Star Citizen 4.0

01:06:00 Why Still Just The Basics?

01:29:00 Is the Game Becoming Too Complex?

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Exploration in space games can come in many different shapes and sizes, but Star Citizen has never comprehensively defined all the parts of its own version. I wanted to discuss the things we know, the things CIG has hinted at, and what the community has speculated may be included.

For this talk I brought together members of the community from touring, industrial surveying, deep space exploration, and org-based gameplay to discuss their own perspectives.

This is a speculation-heavy discussion, but you’ll find a good amount of CIG-sourced info about the gameplay as well. Hope you enjoy!

LordSkippy

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@TheLordSkippy
Verse Guide: https://verseguide.com/

RedMonster

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@RedMonsterSC
Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/redmonstersc

King Dimitrius

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@kingdimitrius6309

Eagle

Spectrum: https://robertsspaceindustries.com/community-hub/user/DK-Eagle 

Star Citizen 3.19 brought with it a huge rebalance to mining and resource distribution across Star Citizen. This was a surprise, and ended up being a layer or polish that helped make last year’s gadgets and all other components make more sense. I brought in the most well known mining enthusiasts in the community to make a consensus. Has basic mining gameplay reached a level we are satisfied with?

Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/saltemike

YouTube:https://www.youtube.com/@SaltEMike

Twitter:https://twitter.com/SaltEMike?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Eauthor

Twitter: https://twitter.com/RedMonsterSC

Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/croncy

YouTube: ⁠https://www.youtube.com/@Croncy

Twitter: https://twitter.com/Croncy1

Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/loudguns

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@LoudGuns

Star Citizen 3.18 was a rough patch cycle, Star Citizen 3.19 shows promise, but is it enough to bring the spirit back to the community? I’m joined by Xerostate, Dedleader, and Myre, 3 Star Citizen content creators, to discuss the upcoming features of 3.19 and how they can build on the weird situation that was 3.18. Enjoy!

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DedLeader:

Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@DedLeader

Xerostate:

Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@XeroStateLIVE Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/xerostate 

Twitter: https://twitter.com/XeroState 

Myre:

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/myre 

Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/myre 

Twitter: https://twitter.com/myre_test 

There’s a lot of debate around what is and is not acceptable for Star Citizen, especially with the recent (very) rough launch of Alpha 3.18. Given the feature and backend additions, constant balancing and tweaking, and overall unfinished state, it does feel like an alpha, but with marketing and a timeline that would lead some to believe more, that can be confusing.

I’m joined by Youtubers Jack Axton, Dedleader, TenPoundFortyTwo, and Erad to discuss this interesting situation, and set expectations straight for the road ahead!

DedLeader:

Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@DedLeader

Jack Axton:

Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/c/JackAxton

Twitter: https://twitter.com/JackAxtonSC

TenPoundFortyTwo:

https://www.youtube.com/@tenpoundfortytwo

Erad*Prime:

https://www.youtube.com/@Erad_Prime

The lead up to Star Citizen 3.18 has been long and confusing, and the same can likely be said of Star Citizen 4.0. But this isn’t the first time Star Citizen’s updates have caused frustration in the lead up to a major change to the game. This month I am joined by SaltEMike, TheAstroPub, and BusterTheDestroyer who were covering content during the days before 3.0 to discuss what things are similar to that time, and how things have changed since then.

The Astro Pub:

Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/theastropub

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@TheAstroPubLive

Twitter: https://twitter.com/TheAstroPub

Buster The Destroyer:

Twitch:https://www.twitch.tv/busterthedestroyer

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@BusterTheDestroyer

Twitter: https://twitter.com/BusterDestroyer

SaltEMike:

Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/saltemike

YouTube:https://www.youtube.com/@SaltEMike

Twitter: https://twitter.com/SaltEMike

Plenty of new players are hopping into Star Citizen every week, but the game itself might not be ready for everyone. It is still an alpha game heavy in development, and there are a lot of things to consider. This month, I’ve brought on 4 Youtube content creators (VoidyVids, DigitalMaster, BeardofOz, Certified Gumbo) who all got started in the last year or so, to talk about what they’ve noticed going from casual players to everyday followers. This episode is all about whether they feel what they’ve experienced is something you should try too.

Watch this podcast in video format: https://youtu.be/I3rjgSUr5Kw

Today’s Guests:

BeardofOZ:

Twitter: https://twitter.com/OzBeardof

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC47fcws7qlU1MsqnPhl7zhw

Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/beardofoz

DigitalMaster37:

Twitter: https://mobile.twitter.com/digitalmaster37

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC04JE1ZAt6HvhymW8nUfMiw?app=desktop

VoidyVids:

Twitter: https://twitter.com/Voidy_Says

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/voidyvids

Certified Gumbo:

Twitter:https://twitter.com/CertifiedGumbo
YouTube:https://www.youtube.com/c/certifiedgumbo

A lot is happening in Star Citizen right now. With Persistent Entity Streaming being implemented, Server Meshing “around the corner” and crucial game systems and features in the mix for 2023, there is a lot to consider. Today I am joined by Olli43, XeroState, Leadnap Gaming, and RedMonsterSC to discuss the current and future of where Star Citizen is headed.

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Ever since the inception of Star Citizen, space ships have been at the front of the hype and development trains. This has led to incredible success, and a lot of controversy. 

Today I'm joined by  @HybridVAudio ,  @Lokenplays ,  @LoudGuns , and  @TheSpaceCoder  to discuss these ship sales, the ships we still miss, and how Star Citizen could do better in the future.  

Star Citizen has always touted open development as a key feature of the project, however it has become clear they are sharing less in much different ways than before. While we have seen successes on this front, hesitation in sharing bad news, and withholding information until it’s convenient have started to wear on the community. In this episode, we talk about the little things CIG could be doing to build trust again with the community.