Squadron 42: Pre-Alpha WIP Gameplay - Vertical Slice w/ Director's Commentary

Watch the standalone Squadron 42 Vertical Slice Gameplay Demo with commentary from Game Director Chris Roberts, Technical Director of Content Sean Tracy, and Lead Writer Dave Haddock.
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[@SquaredMediaYT]

Glad to see a commentary from the man himself! I'm also glad that the gameplay was very in-game and largely unedited. I love the honest depiction of the status of the game rather than the clearly modified demos you get at places like E3.

[@MrRolnicek]

by largely you mean completely. There were so many things that could have been "fixed" for the demo and I too am very glad that they didn't do that.

[@wantoverneed]

Tirus12 its not that odd. Theres been a ton of cinematic and pre-rendered issues lately. Companies do this to present at conferences to bait out hype. Mostly in the past 8 years.

[@satannstuff]

I love the ones where it says in the bottom of the screen that you're watching "in engine footage". This basically translates to "This isn't what the actual game will look like, but at least we've decided on what engine we're going to use." You could do a demo for a brand new Unreal Engine game and just copy the footage of an older one and you'd still be able to claim it's in engine footage. It's utterly meaningless.

[@cy-one]

Sure, one could interprete it in that way... if one has not followed Star Citizen even remotely and only knows stuff like Watch_Dogs or Colonial Space Marines.

[@raf.nogueira]

When the game actually when out, will be outdated, and then they will not launch and say that need to rework animations and things. Then the circle will happens again until the game never came out, and transform it self in the biggest scam in history.

[@n3rdg4m3r]

Is it me or did anyone else enjoy the directors cut with commentary better than Chris Roberts on stage trying to instruct and lead a demo in live setting like citizencon. I found this approach to be much smoother and more enjoyable.

[@voynich7825]

The N3rdG4m3r Yes, also think so, as it seens more planned

[@NathanMoothVFX]

A million thumbs up for this. Hope they go this route in the future. While I appreciate them trying to run things live, we already know that what they show is real so let's just focus on making it a fun experience.

[@DanakarEndeel]

JARED! RED ONE! :P

[@chrisegg7936]

The N3rdG4m3r so much better this was a really excellent way to do thus

[@AndrewJHayford]

I think he seems more at ease. I think he gets a little twitchy and nervous in front of a live crowd.

[@midnight2600]

I LOVE that they show actual gameplay. Not time stamped cinimatic, not adjusted to make it lok perfect, just raw gameplay of the engine exactly how it is right now. I wanna see this games imperfections and issues in these gameplay demos, i want to know EXACTLY what we are getting when devs show their games. Not some bullshit senario or mission that doesnt exist in the actual game that runs 100x better than the real game like other companies do. Love SC, u guys keep doing what your doing, this game is amazing and the transparancy of the devs is fantastic. Love the weeky updates and everything you guys do to show the community what yall are up to. Keep up the hard work guys!

[@Telris86]

Well that's the power that you have when you're not bound by a corporate publisher and their guidelines. You can do what you envision and not what the publisher tells you to do. The development sure takes its time but I love every bit that they've come up with so far and can't wait for the full release.

[@AlbertoMartinez765]

I know I still see some idiots complaining that it wasn't a LIVE Playthru....I don't want a repeat of last years Xmas Special ( shudders) give us Recorded Real Playthru, Warts and All Thank you CIG.....

[@canisrah]

This game is going to change everything. It's so special... the attention to detail, the scope, the atmosphere, the quality. Every ingredient is there for something truly memorable. It is genuine magic. Imagine introducing this level of perfection to the current gaming scene which is characterized by mass produced, soulless trash. An entire generation of gamers will have their eyes opened and the veterans who know better will relive the magic of gaming they had thought lost. Thank you Chris, and CIG for this masterpiece. Keep going! This will change everything.

[@frozencheetos]

I encourage everyone reading the above comment to do it while listening to something epic or inspiring.

[@cagrsengul5701]

We will have our own spaceships before this game release

[@DaveK183]

exactly! to me it's been a VERY long time since the last really good shooters came out. for me it was probably Mirrors edge in 2009?... even Crysis 2 was pretty much a disappointment, and I can't even talk about the games after it. Half-Life 3 we probably will not ever get... Star Citizen seems like something which I can't even believe will happen.

[@KWW0321]

Robyn cd project red is great as well

[@Jenartik]

are you feeling it now mr krabs?

[@davidnfilms]

I'm So happy for this Directors commentary. More! Moreeee! delicious!

[@astaroth7188]

yep very informative ...please more!

[@whoisthatthen]

Another reason to watch the gameplay again.

[@Hunter_Bidens_Crackpipe_]

Simon They put it public 6 minutes after the original, you guys are too early.

[@whoisthatthen]

TomaCukor “you guys”? I am only one person. It’s not Simons.

[@Hunter_Bidens_Crackpipe_]

Simon Who wrote Simons?

[@celadewallace474]

This by-far the most magical Star Citizen experience I've had since I got into early testing of 3.0. I'm ready to download my mind once this is done.

[@nadijathajan20]

@@celadewallace474 "like that's ever gonna happen"

[@WhiskyTangoFoxtrotCA]

Great to have the commentary. It's already answered a lot of questions for me.

[@wilhellandmagiocrity3642]

It really answered a lot of the questions and criticism people were coming out with.

[@jediwarlock1]

When i first heard about Star Citizen, i really imagined it being as the world of ''Guardian of the Galaxy'' or ''Valerian and the city of a thousand planets'' big grand spaces, biospheres, living breathing future hi tech space habitats. becoming a citizen of the stars. where not all is gray and black. but maybe a couple thousand years further ahead than what this is currently.

[@wilhellandmagiocrity3642]

There are plans for those things, they have made the easier planetary bodies first. So far the only splash colour items in the game are the plants on Levski and the hydroponic farms.

[@jediwarlock1]

I truly hope for it.

[@dominicgunderson]

@@jediwarlock1 While some places in Star Citizen are grey and lifeless, there are also many places that are beautiful and unique. There are planets and moons for almost every type of biome, and i'm sure some of these places will give you some of those GOG vibes. Here's all the systems: starcitizen.tools/System

[@samisuhonen9815]

I'm happy that for once a recorded gameplay clip is actual gameplay and not some tricks pulled off to make the game look better than in reality. Like with 99% of ubisoft games that got massively downgraded in graphics and mechanics after the inital E3 show -.-

[@123reivaj]

+1

[@AcheliusDecimus]

Wish i could like this comment twice

[@AlbertoMartinez765]

The crazy part is this isn't even finished so its the REVERSE of a UBIsoft, its going to look better when its finished...)

[@spadeb57400]

You mean The Division lol

[@TruthIsKey369]

PC games doesn't have the limits as what the consoles do

[@wilhellandmagiocrity3642]

Really happy you did not fake anything for the capture. I am also really happy with the progress :)

[@Randiezorzorzor]

sorry to bust your bubble, but by the looks of it they've been editing the gameplay capture.

[@wilhellandmagiocrity3642]

OK, if you watched the video, you would know what I am referencing as they specifically say what they don't fake for the capture. I won't drop spoilers on you though.

[@grimzod]

@randi you are showing your ignorance here

[@frozencheetos]

- "Are we supposed to be scared of him, or something?" - "Yeah" ;)

[@AlysianahNoire]

The commentary answered many of the questions I saw in the chat. Great job! I liked watching the demo free of commentary during the show and having this to watch afterward.

[@AlbertoMartinez765]

yeah this ans a lot of my worries in lighting and small hiccups we see.

[@quecksilber457]

Yeah he even came up with my thought of the guy not hearing the door. :) That made me smile. Another proof that Chris is always aware of the smallest issues.

[@Whitewingdevil]

When I first heard about and backed Star Citizen, my hype for the project was a raging thing, full of passion and fire. I would rant on and on about the project to friends, debate it hotly online, and generally was quite annoying about it. Today my hype is still there, but it is a softer, more patient thing now. I'm still confident in the project, its direction and its goals, but I am content now to wait and watch as it develops before me, and slowly resolves itself into something with the potential of being very special. I'm glad I supported the project, and I will see it through to the end, with patience and excitement in equal measure.

[@Ratswallow]

That goes the same for me! Great way to put it into words! :)

[@kovenmaitreya7184]

My passion is still there is slowly transforming into calm certainty of it's development being iteratively improved and completed.

[@DominicanMarine129]

My passion is gone, I have given up on this game, my faith is diminished. This game will never come out. Mark my words

[@Whitewingdevil]

So marked.

[@AAhmou]

I didn't like how people (Back in 2014) claimed this game would be released by now. The star citizen community used to be so immature (As a community not as individuals) but I am quite glad to see it becoming a warm one instead of a blazing hot with hype thing.

[@MrCristopher99]

I want Sean Tracy to be beside me while i play and point out everything amazing!!! :D

[@Naviss]

Thank you so much for uploading this version. It totally changed everything from the original demo. Answered a lot of key points of interest I myself had and others. Merry Christmas all.

[@onclesamm]

In that that little slice I ve seen more mature writing then all the games of 2017 I ve gotten combined - thx for caring about the all too often forgoten part of games - the story!

[@grimzod]

you shoudl see the script... its huge, and i still havent ninja'd a copy, still trying

[@attackhelicopter7403]

if i play a military story mission based single player campaign, i hope it gets a lil bit cheesy and full of cliches ;) they have good writers, i have no worries about the rest of the story... this was only an optional mission who you get to do...

[@AAhmou]

Starts ok... But that's how 90% of the games I love start until they shape up to be the greatest things ever.

[@NaughtyNimitz]

The love and dedication you can hear from the directors is inspiring!

[@nuir9474]

This is great idea. Love director commentaries

[@jone3038]

Wow! Slowing this down to integrate the procedural tech was worth the wait and creates an awesome sandbox feel. The motion capture is amazing. The music is stirring. The burgeoning subsumption AI looks very promising. We don't know state of the other missions and there is clearly a lot of work to do but the bones of something awesome is slouching toward release.

[@tomsmarkovs1946]

was it? . . do you feel the same now? 50 years have passed, but I do not age.

[@IvoGrissom]

Fun revisiting this after citizen con. Everything seems to be in a much better place now all around.

[@terraint3697]

Ooh another reason to watch it again! The demo got me so excited for S42!

[@gamerscubeixxi2152]

Hearing all the AI tech they are putting into this certainly gives me hope for hiring Npc’s for crew..great job as always...but what is sad is most people will never take the time to appreciate the level of detail..they just can’t comprehend how much effort was put into the details...I’ll certainly take my time..I wanna enjoy the experience..

[@bagiee1]

It doesnt matter. This game is not made for "Most People". Its made for the ones who can appreciate this kind of gameplay.

[@Macabujita]

Hear, hear. Well said.

[@FKProds]

Yeah this is exactly the kind of game for me. I love relishing the details. I'm happy it doesn't appeal to everyone. That makes it more special that it can exist because of crowdfunding. The game publishers wouldn't make, but needed to.

[@SirAroace]

not consciously but I bet they will feel it.

[@Drmikaeru]

I will. I’m in love with their attention to detail.

[@possibly_a_retard]

"We don't have the mop tech working yet" MFW I realize that's not actually a joke, and Chris Roberts is serious.

[@DayLateGamerWill]

lol seriously, as you hear Sean laugh you can almost HEAR the look Chris gave him, like "What are you laughing at? I expect Mop Tech and have this working"

[@marneus]

Well, new roadmap and the mop and bucket tech is an item now.

[@possibly_a_retard]

@@marneus Amazing. I really need to fix my 2factor auth and get back in

[@raf.nogueira]

When the game actually when out, will be outdated, and then they will not launch and say that need to rework animations and things. Then the circle will happens again until the game never came out, and transform it self in the biggest scam in history.

[@Kothar-]

@@raf.nogueira Considering they just mentioned raytracing will eventually be in star citizen with vulcan implementation, I highly doubt this. Not exactly a whole lot to improve graphics and options wise.

[@fromthewreckage]

You had me at Director's Commentary.

[@mr3lion]

The level of details in every aspect is scrupulous. The directing, the cut, the music, the graphic. You guys are nuts. This rises the bar to the unreachable height.

[@attackhelicopter7403]

yeah, i really will enjoy the game awards in the year this releases... if this game doesnt get every award it can get, its rigged ;) there is nothing out there what could compare to this...

[@AAhmou]

Cinematically this game's great!

[@amiththomas3884]

+Attack Helicopter Yes, you will enjoy Game Awards 2025

[@Chris-kw7nx]

I appreciate the honesty with the gameplay. I'm tired of the fake gameplay trailers from e3 by established publishers. Take your time with this game and keep bringing us updates as you progress development. It has huge potential. Love the open choice dialogue system! I've been looking forward to a massive sci fi rpg experience.

[@ferco202]

Well they are really taking their time, LMAO.

[@rolinthor]

But this *is* fake gameplay...

[@Appolonius10]

I'm commander shepherd and this video has the best commentary on the citadel.

[@AdnanAhmed]

Reminds me so much about Crysis. Sandbox gameplay with incredible detail and giant maps, but of course in at a much bigger scale.

[@TheScure]

10 years later we finally get something "next-gen".

[@misterPAINMAKER]

It uses the CryEngine so...

[@misterPAINMAKER]

I totally disagree it was a very good game.

[@amiththomas3884]

+extrememeskins04 Crysis was a really good game. Crysis Warhead was one of the best FPS games I've played.

[@Needkey.]

This is EVEN MORE AMAZING with the commentary. So many little details.

[@coonstar6163]

You did an awesome job on the facial animations. I can totally understand why they are so amazed about it.

[@brittensomerville8883]

We have Luke Skywalker and now Davos from Game of Thrones? Im sold on this game.

[@wilhellandmagiocrity3642]

There are a lot of really good film and TV actors in this project.

[@wilhellandmagiocrity3642]

including Gary Oldman (Dark Knight, Leon: The Professional), Gillian Anderson (The X-Files, The Fall), Mark Strong (Kingsman: The Secret Service, Sherlock Holmes), Mark Hamill (Star Wars), John Rhys-Davies (Raiders of the Lost Ark), Andy Serkis (The Lord of the Rings, Rise of the Planet of the Apes),

[@r.daneel.90]

And Henry Cavill (Superman, Mission Impossible Fallout)

[@Omaricon]

@@wilhellandmagiocrity3642 John Rhys-Davies was also in The Lord of the Rings , he played Gimli and Treebeard.

[@Wbroach24]

@@wilhellandmagiocrity3642 I didnt know he was in The Professional, I'll have to watch it again. I remember him most from The Fifth Element :)

[@kityhawk2000]

Hey SC just thought I'd point out when you talk about not being able to see the deck crew signals due to the lighting @25:00 instead of having more lights you could put some of that glowing florescent stuff that is on their torso, on their hands and arms as well so we could see the signals that way.

[@VictorECaplon]

Man this still looks good in 2022. Faces and animations need a bit more polish but I expect it is already done. I hope we are closer to release, it is starting to be long. Cannot wait for more SQ42 to come to us!

[@Creamagination]

Ill name my character "Loot Tenant Tonk"

[@ZionZah]

I'll call my Mustang "Le Moose Tonk"

[@taskforce876]

Haha golden comment xD

[@Charok1]

I'll be Lt. Lawrence Arabia Since there are so many British blokes around the ship.

[@Dowlphin]

That reminds me that you will not find any military personnel on a Cutlass anymore. twitter.com/Dowlphin/status/944638127871840256

[@eddiegaltek]

Well, if you are, don't forget it's lef-ten-ant, and not loo-ten-ant.

[@nahuelcutrera]

so awesome !! I love how they won't rush it at all, they would polish everything until it's actually ready

[@170166]

Totally blown away by the scope of this. Awesome!

[@drewsmagicallegacy]

I love the actors that are in the OMC scene both on the OMC and the UEE side. Incredible tension between both sides.

[@AbbreviatedReviews]

57:43 Give the player a sense of pride and accomplishment.

[@samisuhonen9815]

well at least in s42 it's from solving a problem or playing well xd not from dumping 50 dollary doos into lootboxes :D I'm kinda sad over the fact that some people will have amazing ships in the MMO version just from buying them with real money during the development. But that's the price that we have to pay for these games to be free of publishers like EA. The difference is that those greedy publishers would push out the game as an incomplete mess, have no interraction with the fans while making it, and they would keep real money ship purchases in the finished game.

[@slash213]

>But that's the price that we have to pay for these games to be free of publishers like EA. This is completely wrong, my friend. This project would be just as successful without the bullshit pre-order tier system.

[@matthiasjoppien3525]

slash213 Statistics prove You wrong

[@Williljam]

nachoguy5 It's basically just deluxe versions of the game, and within the deluxe versions there are cooler in-game spaceships.

[@shepard77]

Where do you think the money would come from. The initial kickstarter was 9 million. You can only dream to have a game like this for 9 million.

[@chrisegg7936]

this was really really really entertaining and informative to watch. I always thought Chris’ whole “well this is kinda bad right now but we’ll work on it” thing whenever he was live-directing these videos was something unique to him, but with this you can see how that mentality trickles down throughout the entire dev team. And that mentality exists because they’re not satisfied with just checking some boxes off on a list of features and implementing them in whatever what’s easiest. You really see the amount of time and effort and attention to detail that’s gone into Star Citizen so far, and how they’re gonna continue to approach development going forward.

[@TheLordDeliverence]

After how they treated Mark in Star Wars the latest star wars movie, I'm glad to see him back in a Sci-Fi role that suits him.

[@Quotate]

"We don't have the mop tech running yet" OML

[@jonmkl]

The absolute madman!

[@CarlR4243]

Love that you did a Commentary version! do more of these!!

[@123reivaj]

This Director's Commentary is a great idea, thanks a lot and Merry Christmas! :D

[@AdityaWaghmare]

Would have been fun to see this same mission again at this year’s Citizencon. Well I guess we will only see after release

[@marcsman07]

The acting is phenomenal.

[@absboodoo]

This is worth the wait.

[@MegaPointlessGuy]

Mark Hamill and Liam Cunningham.

[@partack1]

i'm personally excited for john rhys davies' appearance =D

[@tobytoxd]

Liamark

[@Merwanor]

Remember just a few years ago, lots of people where shouting that this game was a huge scam. If so, then this is by far the most elaborate scam ever. The game looks absolutely amazing. My favorite thing about these developers is that they focus so much on the immersion aspect of the game. The best games ever had always something about them that pushed the immersion forward to the next level. And to see all these small details in the game, the part about it all actually happening real time and not just artificially, is truly the next level. I am just sitting here watching this and I am in awe of how good it looks and these guys are just there pretty much nitpicking ever tiny detail I would not even notice. That shows me they truly do care about everything. I am so looking forward to this game, it can become the best game ever made. But I think I should try and keep my expectations lowered just in case. But I can't help but feel that this is going to be something truly spectacular. I can't wait to see Mark Hamill in a new Sci Fi role too, at least they can't go an completely ruin his character this time as they did with The Last Jedi. And they also got Liam Cunningham in the game, one of my favorite actors from Game of Thrones. I will be sure to beef up a new computer to be able to run this game at max on launch, just so it all looks as it should.

[@SkegakisInc]

This series is an excellent, unexpected Xmas present. A big thank you to subscribers and CIG! Btw, anyone else get that notification that Alpha 3.0 will go Live "tomorrow"? Wondering if that's 12/23/2017 12:00am PST. I couldn't believe my eyes. Just want more of a sanity check. Thanks in advance for any conf.

[@Odeezee]

SkegakisInc yes alpha 3.0 releases tomorrow to live alpha servers, so anytime before 11:59 pm PST

[@SemperFine]

Does game package prices increase upon live release?

[@Adelarium]

What?! How do you know?

[@RosieAwen]

email was sent out last night

[@tucci06]

That was siiiiick. I'm totally sold now. I don't care if this makes even my 1080 Ti cry. PC deserves it's next Crysis. Please never downgrade this insane gorgeousness!

[@patrickm.7817]

This is why I look forward to star citizen for more than 5 years. I will never regret the thousands of dollars invested. Star Citizen will revolutionize the world of video games and simulation, to all sides! GG to all the developers and Chris for this world to discover in the coming years. That a Beast! ^^

[@RudalPL]

lets just hope it won't end up like Crysis did... A benchmark for PC when it came out that got downgraded in later iterations for consoles ...

[@patrickm.7817]

No it will simply be optimized at any time or it will require it. Chris is very demanding and fussy about graphic design

[@randomnickify]

Guilds Tech since other devs will never have access to similar amount of money and unlimited time SC will not change anything, it will become next gen Crisis, expensive PC Benchmark.

[@CAPFlyer]

Didn't see this in the comments I scrolled through, but I quite liked the "Lieutenant" greeting. While repetative, it's a fairly common thing to hear aboard many Naval vessels (officers greeted by rank and not "sir"/"ma'am"). It's one of those little details that many miss but makes the immersion even better.

[@josiahct]

This is now my favorite video. Super insightful and breathtaking.Thank you.

[@Weyoun359]

@starcitizen you guys out did yourselves! Awesome job! Can't wait to get my hand on SQ42!

[@Johnny_Awesome]

Mind your step. Love that Engineer, going in his own pace. Great

[@lacrosix]

Only seeing this now - ITS AWESOME!

[@sayansengupta5791]

10:55 the jab at Mass Effect Andromeda's animations [EDIT] The jab at EA in general 57:42

[@GizStudPrez]

Hey guys, looking great! Tell all the folks hello from Wingman. We are loving what CIG is doing and can't wait to pay it....looks epic....Happy Holidays !!! WM

[@lyndonmacdonald4513]

Eric Peterson Merry Christmas wingman. Hope you sneek into the game as an NPC at somepoint mate.

[@OniMetsuki]

Really been missing you this last while and some, have some fun memories from those good times. Have a good Christmas and hope to see you in the 'verse Korai

[@pirateradio8420]

Glad you guys gave us this commentary. There is no way I would have picked up on all of the little details. This game is amazing. Nothing comes close.

[@Ryvucz]

Thought I'd get bored 10 minutes in, but nope. Kept my attention the entire time. Great work and commentary.

[@protovack]

awesome job guys, I'm speechless. The overall feel is looking GREAT. Couple suggestions--while walking your head remains perfectly level. There should be SOME sway to give an impression you are actually walking, not floating. Characters eyes need more movement, as someone else said, they look dead. The planet tech is awesome but, to be honest it looks out of place with the hand crafted stuff next to it. The boulders and rocks on the planet look completely fake and procedural. It's early days and even though nothing is ever perfect, I'm sure I will enjoy this game. Keep up the incredible work.

[@attackhelicopter7403]

They actually had this, but ppl got ill and the head boboing was really bad, so they worked on a solution and took a mechanic in from chickens. :D Chickens never headbob.

[@neonwidow2195]

This was worth the delay.

[@King-mj2bn]

Is it?

[@MarshaII-D-Teach]

Squadron42 était déjà à l'époque une claque, que ça soit graphique, gameplay, cinématique, acting et labiale.... Celui de 2017 foudroie de gros jeu sortie ces dernières années mdr Que dire maintenant? Bientôt il nous offrira le premier véritable jeu next gen, merci CIG, merci Chris!

[@muf6861]

This was so great to watch with the commentary. Everyone should listen to this as many of the questions from the demo really are answered here :)

[@hanswesker8455]

gdamn. Better than watching a movie! What they're doing with this is insanely impressive imho.

[@StarBadger07]

this was four years ago

[@Broccoli_32]

Absolutely insane.

[@daytrading9731]

@@Broccoli_32 imagine what S42 looks like now....

[@O-.-O]

@@daytrading9731 Probably the same since they didn't really worked on it till now.

[@Ophois47]

@@daytrading9731 Right, all we can do is imagine, because they won't show us.

[@tevarinvagabond1192]

@@O-.-O no...they use the same engine and assets from Star Citizen, meaning...it looks a lot better now

[@Whiskeyagogo519]

After rewatching this in 2021 .. We had all this in 2017 .. why don't we have sq42 in 2021 ?

[@TheRubsi]

The game looks awesome. Even if this project fails completly gamers are forever in your debt for even attempting something like this.

[@patrickarmstrng2240]

Who else cannot wait for the game to come out.

[@Vagabundo96]

That high tech broom lol

[@SweRaider1993]

This was awesome. So much good info, well done team!

[@WabbitCrouton]

Thanks for the commentary! Happy Holidays!

[@cjerome8599]

Thanks for the Christmas present Chris & Team! Can't wait to fly with Old Man. If you want to out-do yourself next year get Mark Hamill to share some commentary about the character.

[@corbinking7549]

This game will change the industry, I'm amazed

[@O-.-O]

That was a good one xD

[@Jacob-gs5ov]

Seeing those volumetric space clouds in warp made me realise once again how incredible this game is and os going to be... i am extremely impressed

[@ThunderRod]

I really hope we get something like this at Citizencon this year

[@ThunderRod]

@Cloud Citizen it certainly did not lmao

[@NickChronic01]

first thing to turn off , motion blur and depth of field . but man it all looks amazing i can`t wait to play .

[@tomasslastan2250]

and V sync if its enabled

[@sgbench]

Also chromatic aberration

[@keeperofthefate]

6 years already? Still holding tight to my SQ42 package. Especially now, when it was removed from the store. Little birds say it will return 3 times more expensive (like $60+).

[@SledgeNE]

Crazy to be a member of this game. Squadron 42 looks awesome.

[@Icat4228]

I have more confidence about this project after listening to this. CIG has a loyal citizen from me for sure.

[@tharaxis1474]

Loved the commentary, it's really cool to hear what people's thoughts are with what's being shown. I'm super amped for the game. It's very rough admittedly, but it's coming along nicely, and there are some points within the demo that are truly exceptional (especially as far as art direction is concerned). I'm hoping that with the "vertical slice" done, the rest of the game can start coming together and we can start seeing the polish being applied in particular.

[@deeraz]

I agree with the comments praising the commentary. It was interesting and informative, and highlights yet again the commitment to transparency that CIG team has. I wonder if it would be possible to add in-game commentary to the final game? I think it would be fascinating, kind of like the commentary track on blu-rays. Valve did that a while back with TF2 I believe - basically you could load levels with commentary, which would take the form of a floating icon and when you clicked on it you would get a short commentary on something relevant to the room or the map or some such. I'm thinking that in SQ42, after you finish it once, you could unlock the commentary mode, and if you turn that on when replaying the campaign, then in certain place or situations you would get prompt in the corner, something like "press F10 to hear commentary". Anyway, just an idea.

[@marcusperry7461]

100 points for directors commentary !

[@Bobamelius]

Love that weapon check animation. Careless armorer not checking it before handing it to you though =P

[@GorBane]

I noticed in an episode of... something, when Steve Bender (IIRC his name) was handed a weapon to demonstrate some things he was animating, both the person who handed him the weapon and Steve cleared the weapon. It made me so proud. He also maintained trigger discipline. Was heartwarming to see :D

[@attackhelicopter7403]

armorers dont need to cheack the weapon, it comes out of the rack in the armory... they get checked when get stored in... i never saw an armorer check it when they give it to you, you do that when you take it...

[@GorBane]

That's no excuse. Every armorer I had in the Army checked the weapon before handing it out. It's just good practice, and a good way to build the habit. It doesn't matter how many times you clear it, respect for the weapon and the safety of everyone takes priority. You may have checked it 10 minutes ago or 10 days ago, but you should always check it again before handing it to someone. It's the same reason you should always check a weapon when it's handed to you. There's a saying one of my NCO's used to say all the time. "Trust, but verify." I mean, there's always that one guy that goes to clear a weapon, sticks the rifle in the barrel and boom, forgot to take the round out of the chamber. That's why we check weapons, regardless of when it was last used. It's just good practice. Maybe I'm just paranoid. *Shrug*

[@attackhelicopter7403]

im the same, i was 4 years drill instructor, i trained over 900 recruits in shooting and handling a weapon. Thats why the first lesson is allways, check the weapon when you get it and when you give it. but maybee doubble checking in the timespan of 20 secs is necessary ;) in the german army the armorer was allways present when you checked it, so i guess we can agree on that. But you are right, you cant be to paranoid with weapons... And trigger safety is like god, you may not believe in him, but it can allways happen and you stay infront of him faster than you thought...

[@thant0s]

There we go, that's a lot more like I was expecting. Looking phenomenal, nothing less than was hoped for.

[@Fizzlefuse]

I love how Chris mentions the mop-tech isn't in yet :D That cracked me up. The Reclaimer scene just blew my mind. As a Reclaimer captain i really want stuff like that in the PU. so good.

[@samisuhonen9815]

This game (just the single player mode) could have amazing potential for a long life, if you tell the background stories in a dark souls style. Meaning that you could find story told in the environment around you (like some character's room and stuff on a ship), by finding items like books and such, and reading through them. And of course by talking to characters. Maybe talking to some characters in a set order could trigger a bonus conversation option, that could change the story of those characters.

[@grimzod]

many of the missions in the ptu/alpha already do this

[@Rob_Moilanen]

Keep in mind a lot of that is diagnostic data transfer that is particular to the test server environment. It should clean up somewhat when it's live.

[@patrickarmstrng2240]

Yes! This would be amazing.

[@davidmuller9385]

Amazing job guys. My compliments to the chefs, this is gonna be absolutely delicious once its finished.

[@kevinmulholland357]

I love Director Commentaries . Thanks for doing this!

[@rifasmohamedniyasudeen5227]

really good, love seeing progress

[@gabrielsandstedt]

Procedural mop tech confirmed 18:20 xD

[@RoballTV]

mop tech, best tech XD

[@MrBlackjimrogan]

The director's commentary made this even more awesome :) - Shout out to everyone at CIG - enjoy the holiday and get back to work soon :)

[@Hunikengt]

Chris Roberts: "Solid Snake" "Tactical Visor: Homage to Crysis" "Stealth like Solid Snake levels"

[@satannstuff]

Nearly every stealth based game is inspired on Metal Gear or Metal Gear Solid game mechanics so this isn't exactly a contradiction here. Kojima basically invented stealth in video games.

[@Hunikengt]

satannstuff not all true, but stealth in games mostly was from Japanese title Tenchu series, it's the grand master of stealth.

[@lawrencemorales6728]

@@Hunikengt Thief by Eidos/Looking Glass is the grand daddy of stealth games.

[@Hunikengt]

@@lawrencemorales6728 Theif was a great game, I loved it!

[@michalzboril7522]

can you shoot the same gameplay again , so we can see the difference in 4 years?

[@anubitus]

Is it possible to give us a update on the game? Been a few years since this awesome slice of SQ42 gameplay...

[@Riflez0ne]

By the time this comes out VR headsets will make this breath taking.

[@michaelbergstrom614]

This was great, loads of questions answered! Great work everybody.

[@MD4564]

p.s. it's always darker on youtube because it's youtube compression.

[@SETHthegodofchaos]

well, i kind of expect them to color grade their videos already. It is a known issue, espacially when it comes to videogame gameplay.

[@Brendan2097]

All Star Citizen ship interiors have very low lighting though, as well. It is an issue many backers have asked to be addressed (ie: brighter, more evenly lit ships)

[@quantumlotus6033]

It's good to hear the devs remaining so excited about where they're headed!

[@Smarty901]

Hey Guys! Just wanna say I'm SO impressed with this squadron footage. The facial expressions of sophie @ 23:15 really convey emotion in her character. That in itself is just one major take home amongst many & really gives you a feel for whats to come in this "game". Jesus, what will walking around Bengal carrier be like (I assume we WILL be able to in squadron)? Do we have a projected release date for Squadron 42 yet? Outstanding work guys!

[@samisuhonen9815]

Star Citizen and SQ42 in a nutshell, is Chris jokingly saying "we don't have the mop tech yet", while proceeding to explain how the AI can move around with his mop and bucket to clean up puddles and procedural dirt due to his subsumption AI.

[@Vyrus__]

And if you look at the progress tracker, mop and bucket tech is currently in development for Squadron 42. He truly wasn't joking.