Inside Star Citizen: Dev Diary - Server Meshing

Tune in today for an update from members of our Core Technology Group as they discuss their latest milestones in our Server Meshing technology and delve into the recent tests and developments paving the way to Alpha 4.0!
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[@KungLiGaming]

"I believe in the Tech." - CIG Tech Priest

[@Joyexer]

Explains why CIG tech is so good! 01010000 01110010 01100001 01101001 01110011 01100101 00100000 01110100 01101000 01100101 00100000 01001111 01101101 01101110 01101001 01110011 01110011 01101001 01100001 01101000 00100001

[@omnipresencetv8929]

I believe in star citizen Technology when required will be created, but one has to know what is required so feeling the flow from the project knowing what comes next before it's even announced is my thing. just have to draw inspiration from other sources . evolution.

[@jazzeroo8885]

Praise the Omnissiah

[@_vr]

Believe is something you do inside the church.

[@Skavenblight13]

Watch the Desk in 0:43. Looks like Trarzyn has his fingers in it. 😁

[@sethstewart6297]

I'm looking at that guy who went through the Pyro gate even after being told not to... There's always that one guy isn't there? :D

[@salwellingood1689]

FOR SCIENCE!

[@onefgaming]

Hey if they say to me "don't jump to pyro" is the very first thing i'll do after login 😂

[@robmccormick8155]

Does anyone know who this person was? They must he celebrated! Leeeroy Jenkins!

[@Battlemage4]

@sethstewart6297 LEEEEEEEROY JENKInnnsssssss [throws Merlin at the speed of plaid]

[@critic_empower_joke_rlaxtslife]

Pyro still not up?

[@DustinHarms]

I feel like Jared watched a lot of Mythbusters to prepare himself for narrating this episode

[@proinseasokiellig4388]

Nah...The Goonies

[@Arclein.]

I lol'd. I also felt there was a very dramatic narration on this one.

[@adaptiveaussie2216]

It sounds like AI to me

[@FullMetalGatto]

As a programmer myself i can only imagine the excitement of bringing all this alive.. and the depression when issues occours.... the "my code isn't working, why?" and the "why is my code working ?!?" dilemma 😂😂

[@donk8961]

Something this complex WORKING first try is almost more distressing LOL I feel that in my core.

[@defan5732]

Exactly this I find I’m actually more stressed when my code works first try 😅

[@FullMetalGatto]

@@defan5732 i know that struggle 🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@corombb]

I give it like a week post-launch before we see incomprehensible database corruption a la 3.18 😭

[@FullMetalGatto]

@@corombb for sure :D will be fun ! 🥰

[@HankW]

This series has been some of my favourite ISC content yet! Really loving the more in-depth look at some of the people behind this tech. I appreciate CIG's continued commitment to showcasing the devs behind the game!

[@Krytern]

A shame management won't take accountability for incompetence. How long has server meshing been in development for?

[@BurningZa]

I've seen this before. This job accelerates grey hair in humans.

[@AlbertoMartinez765]

or Baldness

[@Plexiei]

@@AlbertoMartinez765 baldness only when they work on the one shard :D

[@RosscoAW]

All short-haired, white male game developers should be provided Finasteride obligatorily.

[@Dung30n]

@@AlbertoMartinez765 I suffer from both. bald head, grey beard

[@Naitsabes68]

Because everything takes years

[@manuelmanouche]

There are people behind Server Meshing, and it's great that Jared is highlighting them.

[@Draccus]

So other companies can avoid hiring these con artists.

[@thevoodooview]

@@Draccus cry

[@Draccus]

@@thevoodooview your voodoo must be off because your comment made me smile 😊

[@haydenuwu]

@@Draccus I'll never understand people like you. You're literally the stop having fun meme lol. Shut up and move along.

[@GideonBlackbook]

Game wouldn't exist with its funding model without Jared reporting so professionally, the nearly transparent development of Star Citizen/SQ42. TY Server/Net infrastructure teams!!! Hope they pay you well.

[@jakeseward9035]

I just started playing today and I'm glad to be getting in when this technology is much closer to being implemented. Respect to the veteran supporters who have been playing for over a decade. I can't imagine how excited the long-term players must be to have this.

[@oO0Xenos0Oo]

Long time backers have allready transcended to a state beyond feelings like hate or excitement.

[@jonathanp906]

@@oO0Xenos0Oo I dunno about that... I backed in 2012 and I'm pretty exited!

[@oO0Xenos0Oo]

@@jonathanp906 It is done, when it is in the game and actually working. We have been hyped up to many times for no reason so it it better to just relax.

[@marclamy364]

Welcome aboard! o7

[@arteoverby8433]

welcome to star citizen 🚀

[@latech7671]

Honestly, there was not that much new information in here for people who followed the development closely already... ...but it is a fantastic overview of what happened after the CitCon Demo with this tech for people who aren't looking out for every TECH-PREVIEW test that is being rolled out. Also, I support this video alone for the reason that the people who worked on this for so long can finally speak to us about it openly and confidently knowing that it is almost done (until they need to tackle making it dynamic 😬)

[@StrikerWolf91]

That may be so, but there are still a lot of people who don't know what we are getting and why. It amazes me how some people are upset by the aspect of physicalized cargo, even though SC has been talking about it for half a decade.

[@RosscoAW]

To be fair, most backers are ... severely ... lacking in domain-expertise, so something this redundant and reductive is necessary to communicate to them how successful these tests have actually been. Especially because so many people that interacted with the actual server meshing tests didn't appreciate that the server meshing was working, because there were secondary bugs caused by other systems being un-optimized. Laypeople are just... very, very bad at understanding engineering complexity in code/game dev. I mean, AAA game dev is comparable to large scale utility infrastructure projects both in terms of capital, labour investment, and are arguably far, far less complex than game dev (I honestly can't think of a better analogue, except maybe the design and manufacture of military infrastructure, like... an aircraft carrier). The fact that people don't appreciate this inherent complexity and difficulty is. . . so, so very depressing and demotivating. Frankly, laypeople should be forced to take at least a year of university software engineering (that they will inevitably fail out of, ofc) before commenting on AAA game dev complexity lmao.

[@BoatLoadsofDope]

@@RosscoAW What world are you living in? The tests barely functioned and were only open for a few hours... Again an ISC with a lot of talk and zero gameplay. And i was there for the second test a couple of weeks ago...

[@QuotidianStupidity]

@@BoatLoadsofDopeISC doesn’t explicitly imply gameplay.

[@ReLamas]

Ashes of Creation also introduced its Server Meshing this week.

[@yeawhateverdudesure]

Yes they did but we are yet to see it working at scale. I'm excited to see more of their implementation of Server Meshing (AOC's).

[@PhurPher]

@@yeawhateverdudesure There's a reason CIG released theirs a day later, they foresaw people getting mad that Intrepid had got it up and running in way less than a year. And we haven't seen it at scale, but we're about to in around 3 months or so.

[@SpaceTomatoToo]

@@PhurPher Wait. Are you saying CIG did all these tests this year because they forsaw another company presenting their version 3 months later?

[@noahallen5829]

@@PhurPher way less than a year can’t be true. They said they’ve been working on it behind the scenes for a long time! Either way, it’s exciting more games are trying to solve it.

[@maartent9697]

@@PhurPher Pretty sure CIG is also selling their tech to earn some money back from R&D or atleast share their findings to creating such a system

[@saosaoldian6742]

Well done Jared and team. Very professionally done.

[@TawkSmack]

It was good production which didn't fit into the topic they were discussing. Goofy as fk

[@Sieztt]

​@@TawkSmackWith the holy grail of Inside Star Citizen content? Are you sure?

[@yous2244]

I liked it not because it's fun but because it's hilarious and feels like a crimina documentary 😂

[@house382]

The amount of fire this team is attempting to start and the fact they are in disbelief that it's far less than they expected is amazing. Keep up the great work folks.

[@Krytern]

A shame management didn't have that same fire years ago. How long has server meshing been in development for?

[@RN1441]

Congratulations to CIG and Intrepid studios, the two companies in the world that have tested server meshing in 2024.

[@SandyGe]

I like this comment. Some people acting like it's a competition. Really they should share the tech with each team and get the best out of both. Something that would benefit the games that need it.

[@RN1441]

@@SandyGe If and when either one of them, or rockstar with GTA6, or some other studio I haven't heard of gets it working in a live game (working well) it will be a a great step for gaming so it's good news no matter who reaches the finish line first. As a star citizen backer since 2012 though it's a bit disappointing that CIG has taken so long that what was once a potentially industry leading feature has become just another face in the crowd.

[@1aatlas]

Although only one of them has tested it publicly so far. 😉

[@RN1441]

@@1aatlas Aren't evocati testers under NDA, or did it make it to their other other test environment that isn't the alpha?

[@laduzitv5019]

this is kinda like a documentary and i really like it. ty

[@drakedge2000]

I can’t wait until server meshing is implemented. That’s the best of any of the updates planned for Star Citizen. I love the idea of being able to explore a massive, seamless universe with thousands of other players. It will be mind blowing to be able to have a persistent, dynamic experience in such a vast world. I can’t wait to take on missions with other players and just explore and have fun.

[@QuotidianStupidity]

When they get it in, they will probably have to redo almost every landing zone

[@BoredGamerUK]

Looking forward to this! My chair is gonna get sooo punched.

[@DrSmugface]

Punch it !!

[@j.d.4697]

Why? Whiny Mike's mom allowed him to sleep over?

[@TheElcentralen]

The salt sylure got some punch this year.

[@4hire565]

Hahahahaha

[@sharxbyte]

I have been punching all of my furniture to speed up development

[@riggaden4248]

Love that this is what happened not this is speculation about what will happen. This was interesting.

[@mitcharbiter3371]

SOON(tm)

[@fmartingorb]

Nice to see Clive Johnson after all this time

[@LucidStrike]

Really. Dude's been grindin' and offering us insight for years and years. For sure at least deserves a plaque and a bonus when 4.0 goes Live.

[@RangerAndRice]

We're watching gaming history in the making! Just imagine what this technology would do for other large scale games!

[@VictorOrange]

pretty sure they are keeping this to themselves too lmao

[@cmdrls212]

More games with desync. Great

[@aguy446]

​@VictorOrange They would be stupid to not license it out

[@Insane-Saint]

This will be like the "seed" in Sword art Online :D

[@Insane-Saint]

@@VictorOrange nah i think they will rent there engine for future income besides there games just like UE5

[@omegaclark5248]

Bravo guys, very good job. Proud to be one of the SC Family

[@breadtoaster1408]

"We didn't actually make it in time" Yeah go figure

[@RobertTheCoder]

I'm looking forward to dynamic server creation where even a single massive ship like a Javelin can have it's own server, and multiple Javelins hosted on different servers can all fight each other.

[@XxXnonameAsDXxX]

Hope to see this in two - three years

[@DayLateGamerWill]

Ok now THIS is an ISC! Love it

[@ericwollaston5654]

I agree. Some want only gameplay ISC but these Dev Diary episodes are really an example of the INSIDE part.

[@chrisajokinen]

To the CIG teams, fantastic work! This tech is a tipping point for the PU. More polish is still needed but honestly what you have already done is truly great.

[@dianeweaver8379]

This sounds like amazing news, and hats off to CIG for accomplishing Server Meshing. Now, if they could crush the de-syncs that makes the game unplayable with friends. My experiences in 3.23.1a revealed the worst de-syncs I have ever experienced, which was during Xenothreat, to the point where could not complete the series, after numerous attempts. I hope dynamic meshing will ultimately solve de-syncs once & for all.

[@garrettthefrank1903]

meshing definitely solves a lot, if not all of the de-sync, we didn't have any occurring when I participated in the Tech Preview.

[@Thor_Asgard_]

@@garrettthefrank1903 The tech preview was hosted locally... completely different szenario

[@garrettthefrank1903]

@@Thor_Asgard_ what do you mean by this, that it wasn't AWS?

[@JoshSnowden0]

I believe it was the Indris' fault, after doing some research.

[@barthsarafinprod]

Well done! What great production quality for a revolutionary dev diary!

[@j.d.4697]

Now that AGI is around the corner, by the time SC will be finished I can ask AI to upload me into the game and live there! 🥳 ...and then I get killed by an elevator. 😐

[@CathrineMacNiel]

Great documentary style! Can't wait to see this in our hands.

[@eCoLL77]

This is one of your best videos so far! I really enjoyed seeing how you experienced the tests from your side. 4.0 here we come :D.

[@xtodmanx5900]

It is wonderful to see My FAITH they could do it finally come true after 10 years.. Very exciting.

[@Cameronise1]

A lot of SC critics do not realise the absolutely ground breaking tech going into this game. As a software engineer myself it has been fascinating to watch!

[@ozancanacar8237]

This was one of the best documentaries I've ever watched. I completely agree with 20:10 by the way, simply, no one.

[@DupreeHD]

This was awesome. Loved the insight but also the production of the video as a whole.

[@antwan1357]

6214 hours space trucking in elite dangerous and listening to star citizen videos.

[@GeekyGizmo007]

amazing game changing tech. This will set standards for the future of gaming. Well done.

[@AAX1975]

Absolutely brilliant! My love to all of you for the epic work! It's so fantastic to see this happening.

[@paultunnell1191]

Y'all are freaking awesome! Thank you for what you all are doing. Stay motivated! We got your back

[@islingrelda]

the cut at 0:04 already sold me on the rest of the video. Now onto the rest xD

[@DerpMcDerp101]

You can tell that man is very passionate about this project.

[@Daggre]

CIG and especially Jared and the core tech group: THANK YOU for this video it’s my favorite ISC so far. More excited than ever to be a backer of the game and the people behind the game! Bring on the tech preview builds!

[@xoda1609]

This video is on par with the Veritasium channel. I understood every word about server meshing and will understand it for the next 20 seconds after I close this video... then it'll leave my brain forever.

[@simonpuech432]

Much love to the devs! Keep up the great work and I hope the working conditions are good on such a long dev! Love the work can't wait to hop back on in the verse!!

[@erasmuus]

keep up the great work team. Excited for what the future holds for us all.

[@Jazzynupe1911]

Excellent video! Love dives like this & retrospectives... Well done team, thank for innovating.

[@yexiu5649]

I actually thought this was a SC exclusive thing but ashes of creation already did and its implementing it for its close alpha 2 this year. To be completely fair, SC is a really huge game so its definitely harder to implement with a large number of players. hope we see it completely implemented in the game soon on a grander scale.

[@3eowvlf]

Server meshing already exists yes, but server meshing in the way cig is attempting is a first.

[@yeawhateverdudesure]

100% SC tested working server Meshing before AOC did and that's not up for debate, you can literally watch it on KZbin from last year's presentation. There has been a ton of misinformation from AOC backers claiming they had it down "First" ... This is simply incorrect, I backed both games from the start and I'm getting frustrated with this AOC did it first nonsense, it shouldn't even matter.

[@wafflesinsanity]

Great job on this one Jared. I was there for many if these tests, seeing it all work was astounding. Just like they said, that first jump was proof of the vision. It reignited my passion at least, and hopefully the next test sre even better (after all this cargo and hangar adjustment in 3.24) Thank you for sharing the process with us

[@DjCtavia]

My favorite video of the yeat, finally the continuity of Server Meshing diary. Well done and edited, amazing work guys

[@PbPomper]

Amazing episode about really interesting stuff. Verty well edited and presented as well. Props! Awesome achievement by the tech team!

[@photogasm5]

I just want to say you're all doing a fantastic job. I am so happy to be a part of this project.

[@malkano8621]

nice to see tech that has been a thing mostly in eve online for years be talked about like it's new.

[@Bala2289]

yeah what are doing here then. Go play eve online which is better than SC.

[@Strange-Viking]

This video is amazing! Not just the content, insight and openness but the whole set up and style is utterly crazy good! 💪

[@veeeepeeee]

this is really serious and groundbreaking stuff. thanks so much to everyone involved hither or tither on this project!

[@ValterUngerson]

Hard work gives the best results 💚Lovely team.

[@jonathanp906]

That was amazing! So glad I backed! Looking forward to 4.0!

[@ColPoutting]

Fantastic show. Very nice to have you cover subjects in a more sober and serious way Jared. Makes for a good change of pace once in a while. Now to the achievement of tech teams, it is incredible what CIG managed to bring forth from their devs, teams and managers. Incredible visionary team effort! This clip is a well deserved testimonial to people, managers and leaders and the company, to what can be achieved by sheer will, effort, time and financing. Congratulations!

[@TheKOzality]

In it's current state as of 3.23.1, Server Recovery is a top tier quality of life improvement the alpha Persistent Universe so desperately needed.

[@merclord]

I can't stress enough how important this is, not only for SC, but for the gaming industry at large. I'm sick and tired of people saying how "it can't be done..." or "this tech isn't new.." and all the other BS out there. The fact is CIG is the only company on the planet with the money, patience, and balls, to get this working in the manner they have.

[@BH-ci1xo]

@tenaarCIG can sell their engine to other MMO creators. It will also provide a roadmap for other companies to create similar systems in the future.

[@elkneto4334]

my god wake up they are making a fool of us since 15 years... they are now STARTING to evaluate server meshing.. its a joke

[@xefiporhouseofzen8383]

@tenaar To start with... No other company is doing it on this scale. When other companies talk about firing up other servers it's a single server instance that only supports a limited number of payers. It's like D4 where you have different game worlds. And you can switch from one game world to the next. They are not the same game world they are just different copies of the same world running on different servers. What happens in one world does not have an effect on the other. The closest thing to this would be EVE online. But they do not have true server meshing. They do have server clusters that can run a single system when load is needed. But it does not do what CIG is trying to do. And Eve online has a different graphics model, so less physicalized data they need to worry about. Anyway, to go to your 2nd point. Even if they do not share their code. The fact that they are able to get it to work is enough to change the face of online gaming. The ability to say, "look it can be done!" is enough to push gaming forwards. It is the same as far back as with Ultima Online did multiple shards. And when computer games went from 2d to 3d graphics.

[@YS-xz9ip]

@tenaarthey undersold it, this kinda tech could benefit everyone. This level of intricate synchronization of data is basically the holy grail of networked applications. A lot of apps already use a form of this (think text messages over different systems and devices). But never to this degree of intricacy. Meaning they just proved that we could mesh data is such a way that it would be seamless for anything to work together. The fact that it is a game, and it needs to work in real time, is beyond impressive.

[@fwdcnorac8574]

Completely unhinged and unnecessary energy from the peanut gallery. The haters invest more energy into this project than the backers. It's wild.

[@Xzor]

Really enjoying the "NoClip" style editing of these videos. Great job! 👍 Server meshing is one of those things that isn't going to work, until it starts working.. and once it does, in the live environment, It's going to be game-changing.

[@DropelFurG]

nice cant wait for server meshing

[@4hire565]

The IT crew!! My People!!!

[@jlalone]

NGL, I want that Origin hoodie.

[@srgxor]

This is brillant. I tip my hat to you guys and can only say great work. Words can not express the size of this achievement. Now I need to go punch my chair 🤜🏻💥

[@michaelpalmiere9923]

So cool you are part of building something so cool and meaningful to so many of us, keep up the great work. And thank you.

[@claiyc]

I always love hearing about server meshing. It is by far the technology in SC that interests me most. Would have liked this video to be even more technical, but it was very good netherless. Congrats to the networking team!

[@NineKeysDown]

This was such a good video and explained soooo much! Thank you!!!

[@sc5118]

This is crazy tech. Good job guys, i also never lost faith that it will work at some point

[@holan5041]

I loved this video. Nicely done and cheers to the whole team.

[@griffingamingrpg]

Thank you CIG for this video! My hope that that backers really appreciate even more the hard work that has gone into SM for SC!

[@AmeeraTanoMama]

This was so cool to see how passionate and proud they are. I love this game and this community so much. It truly is like no other.

[@JawasRandomStuff]

Much love as always to anyone involved

[@sorecgaming]

Great job CIG! We’re almost there!

[@waleri884]

2 years from being 2 years away? ;)

[@captainjoules]

Well done guys! Thanks for doing this.

[@kevinm3751]

Hands down the BEST ISC I have ever watched and was motivating. Thanks Jared, you just set the bar higher for yourself because you did an outstanding job!

[@stuarth317]

A phenomenal effort from all involved. I can't wait for 4.0 and SC making the next step towards becoming the game we all want it to be.

[@purplearmy.]

The future of gaming is here with Star Citizen. We with the vision know it's brilliance.

[@MrBlackBones]

Big Respect "To infinity, and beyond!"

[@archerkee9761]

Thank you Jared and Team!

[@MrTim4pc]

Amazing work! Love you all! "I held the Line"!

[@scifrygaming]

Big shout out to the Tech Dev team!

[@WarEagle77]

This was a great episode! Very informative, organized, serious, and professionally done. I appreciate the seriousness and professionalism. It feels equivalent to watching a documentary series on the Discovery or History Channel. I'm looking forward to more episodes that bring this level of information, insight, and professionalism.

[@thomasinlondon2849]

It's the only game dev company that can deliver this type of game. I think within the game, it would be good to focus on momentum, collision detection, and general physics in 2025.

[@edgelordcutting]

Amazing well done everyone. Some people really have no idea how incredible what we have been building is. Ive been playing star citizen for the last 5 years pretty consistently and it was pretty brutal, but I'm so glad i did because ive got to watch the game evolve and it feels like we are getting pretty close now to something truly out of this world.

[@pocarisweat_jp]

Loved the music for this episode, super well done!

[@Julius413]

I would love a documentary or a series from wing commander to Star Citizen. The universe gives me ready player one vibes and it is my favorite place to be in the digital realm and chris roberts is gonna end up as big of influence as james halliday.

[@jetstream01]

This tech (along with everything else SC is doing) is the most exciting and cutting edge stuff in game development.

[@WingZeroType]

loved this setup. Keep on experimenting, ISC team. You folks rock

[@jgdogg441]

As someone that 3D prints, I LOVE the little 3D printed 3D printer complete with Benchy inside! That is awesome!

[@ArterialCanine]

Awesome tech, awesome teams and an astonishingly awesome outcome for the game. Bravo.

[@TheRealChappie]

Really enjoyed this one and while I wish I could've got on for the big pyro test, I think its fun to say 'I remember when that happened' Really gives the project its own lore and history unique to itself.

[@Creepy-Girl]

Love the overall dramatic theme of this episode :'D

[@ThePolysyllabist]

Keep at it. The core tech is mind bogglingly amazing when it all just works. I remember when multiple physics grids were a hot mess and there was wild uncertainty. And I know that this team is going to get the server meshing to that same state where it just works and you stop realizing just how much craziness is working in the background.

[@njroinnsson9904]

This one reminded me of the old school "How It's Made" show. Loved it!

[@nemesis851_]

I enjoyed contributing to the server-meshing Tech Preview It was exciting to see it WORKING/and reporting when we were on a server would never crash/hang but had failed

[@boogerpicker8104]

I love you guys. Art in motion. Groundbreaking stuff.

[@TheTekKo10]

"this years 4.0" , are you sure 'bout that? ^^

[@Thor_Asgard_]

3-4 years more likely.

[@RonJeremy514]

Or they'll cut content and features from this update, release it unfinished, and claim "See? We released it."

[@Thor_Asgard_]

@@RonJeremy514 and he missing features will be 4.4 a year later. Look how amazing we are and how much we added.

[@DoomerONE]

Became a backer in 2020 and have never been disappointed since. Truly love this game.

[@stormfire962imastarcitizen5]

To all at CIG thank you for everything you do for us backers in building this amazing game.

[@Drivertilldeath]

Thank you to all at CIG for making this tech a reality. Amazing work and happy to be a backer since 2016. Side note, when did you guys get Tech Priests?! The Emperor protects.

[@erickmolnar4643]

History in making

[@nutamaximilian3741]

It would be nice to see the server boundry implemented as a game mechanic , when you run from pirates would be fun to use it, The dream is happening xD