Squadron 42 Trailer For Noobs - What Does It Mean?

The new trailer for Star Citizen's singleplayer campaign "Squadron 42" included tons of story details and references that a lot of people might miss if they aren't deep into the game's lore...
#squadron42 #starcitizen #citizencon

[@Lukrative]

Smart to make this video. The response from the general community has been that they're very confused on what to think. As one streamer put it, "can you fly from space to surface uninterrupted? I want to see it!" and all of us are just like uhm.... is someone gonna tell him? lmao

[@zekeaffy9647]

Are you saying about asmon? Because him and his viewers are like that in the stream lol

[@jordanmackay6746]

Yeah Asmon was skeptical at first about landing on planet but fell in love after the star engine video.

[@lordcommandernox9197]

Normies take KZbin reviews at face value, forgetting that most "reviews" are profitable hate bait. Meanwhile SC players enjoying the hundreds of hours they got out of "this scam" are reaching critical last laughter mass.

[@furyiv]

I think he already knows, he's constantly trolling the Starfield community with it

[@az_3kgt714]

I wish I could like your comment more than once lol

[@StarCitizenJorunn]

Absolutely fantastic work on this content LevelCap! Really well researched, great B-Roll especially comparing to the old Vertical Slice! The derelict ship at 15:32 is a large Xian Cargo Ship, we can tell by the holographic control panel at 15:40. We got some leaked sneak peeks of work on this many years ago and all of us that love Xian ships have been dreaming of this for so long!

[@NaughtyShepherd]

I watched both of your CitizenCon streams, and I don’t even own a PC to play the game. I just thought the tech was so damn interesting, and seeing Saltemike and your reactions to what was being shown helped me understand the importance of these breakthroughs and what their impact could be in other games. Thanks for that! 🤜🏼🤛🏼

[@UnderdogSMO]

its up in the air. but the Single player game here may be going to Console.

[@NaughtyShepherd]

@@UnderdogSMO well that would be amazing, we will see.

[@Smitty_Werbenjagermanjenson]

@@UnderdogSMO Knowing CIG, you'll have another ten years to save up for a gaming PC before release

[@szeddezs]

@@UnderdogSMO SC/SQ42 is a high end PC exclusive. It would need to be severly downgraded for console, and CIG always held to the principle of not committing resources to a console version if it means compromising the game for PC, that's what all other developers already do with every game.

[@JohnDoe-ph7pz]

@@szeddezs there are leaks that cig might be meeting up with certain companies to plan a console port, though again, it's a leak, so take it with a heavy dusting of salt

[@ardentdfender4116]

Not new to Star Citizen in the slightest, but for newer players you did an awesomely great job in explaining what was in the demo trailer. Even myself who barely keep up with the game continued development on a yearly basis was very impressed.

[@buzzfunk]

As a Wing Commander fan in the 90s ( I ordered all games directly from Roberts back when) its great to see Mark H and John Rhys-Davies together again. I have fond memories installing "heart of the Tiger" in 1994. Its still my fav. The FMV was amazing and its amazing to FINALLY see the true spiritual successor to Wing Commander. I never got into SC due its complexity and time needed. This looks just perfect. Well done.

[@WigganNuG]

I think the single player games will be fantastic for getting people up to speed to easily transition into the PU.

[@andreipendle1778]

Same here. Still have the original 5 1/2 floppies of almost all the WC games. Frankly I keep waiting for a Kilrathi to pop up somewhere along the line!

[@JohnFromAccounting]

The Xi'an cargo ship is not the Railen. It is a much, much larger ship which has not been named or sold. All we know is that it's huge and can carry thousands of SCU of cargo.

[@jackinthebox301]

I'm inclined to agree, but the scale is hard to pin down. It looks massive. The Railen is a big ship, but it ain't THAT big.

[@toombstone9596]

Yeah, I've not been sure what it is. But no matter how you spin it, I can't see the railen.....just doesn't match up image wise, even if destroyed. Star citizen gets scale very well.....but its also deceptive because being 1km away from a hammerhead the hammerhead doesn't look very big, it's not until you get closer that you realize it's pretty big. Whatever that was didn't seem very close......and it still filled a quarter of the screen.....I can't wait to get in the game and learn what it actually is.

[@Synthmilk]

Yea that's the thing I'm looking forward to about the Xi'An, their industrial capacity is as massive if not more massive than the UEE, so I can't wait to see their large scale.

[@ranishkA123]

FYI, in the opening shot, they aren't just 4 Bengal Carriers. The Krugeri is the main large carrier in that fleet while the rest of the Bengals in that fleet are battleship variants of the carrier, sporting 3 to 4 of those super heavy rail gun turrets. Safe to assume that they trade their carrier capability with more space for ammunition and firepower emplacement. And it's the Idris Frigate, not corvette :) And the Hammerhead is a corvette, not a gunship :)))

[@LevelCapGaming]

Thanks for clarification on the carriers. I swear the info on corvette/frigate stuff must be different depending on where you look because the RSI website literally says Idris "Corvette" and Hammer is "heavy gun ship"

[@garrettlee4463]

​@@LevelCapGamingClassic CIG, having conflicting information between their different sources. 😅

[@jedi_drifter2988]

I wish CIG had sprinkled a few Perseus & Polaris in with them.

[@galece]

​@@LevelCapGamingI think the Idris was planned to be a corvette. But as it got sized up and became humongous, they decided to change the class to frigate.

[@SternLX]

To be fair, Frigate and Corvette are a Combat Roll designations. Not an indicator of size. I was USAF but many of my Uncles and my two brothers were Navy, they could give you all the in's and out's on how the exact same size ship from the same family of ship class can be given different combat roll designations... lord knows they corrected me enough over the years. lol

[@MyNameIsNurf]

Bought the Kickstarter and haven't really kept up with news since. 10 years later I am incredibly impressed and excited. This is my dream MMO.

[@hobog]

I'm like you, but 10 years was avoidable, much due to scope creep

[@gravity00x]

and you will wait another 10 years. its not even remotely finished.

[@Verinia]

I spent the whole weekend with you two. Thank you so much! What an exciting time for Star Citizen!!

[@camraid9]

Space is such a great thing for humanity to rally around. It should be a thing

[@nicholasgeffert]

Dude this looks siiiick 🌌🚀 Always down for any campaign or couch Co-Op especially in Deep Space! 🎮

[@passeeo3631]

This is outstanding work. Really good summary and explanation for those who missed certain bits of information in the showcase.

[@guapitok4]

I can't wait to watch another summary of the next showcase 2 years from now.

[@bawlzack7877]

Never played Star Citizen. Always excited to see you cover this and excited to follow this project through to completion. Even if it takes decades :)

[@texnorthman]

13:46 - That guy sweeping the muzzle of the shotgun at me makes me jump every time :P

[@Wylie288]

No it doesn't.

[@GUNNER67akaKelt]

Yeah, you would expect that from the pirate scum, but not someone in the military. Especially not the guy who works with the guns!

[@lyteswytch]

When the bagpipes kick in , my hair (much like yours) stood on end. REALLY well done trailer. At 2:05 , I believe the UEE Retribution Dreadnought is the largest NAVY vessel , sporting a length of 2,700 meters & a width of 700 meters , approximately 3 times larger than the Bengal Carrier. The Retribution will be attached to the 65th Battle Group, 2nd Fleet at some point during the Battle of Oberon. This game is going to be ground breaking! *Takes a hit of Copium* WOOO!

[@EvilestMinion]

It's a good thing for Bethesda that Starfield released before this

[@Tattle-by-Tale]

Yep, one is actually playable with several storylines and companions, and the other has real time planet to space flight. Too bad the physics engine wants to kill you all the time, but that's a worthy price since the game looks so pretty.

[@EvilestMinion]

@@Ash_Rackham from what I'm learning Starfield modding community may reach that level before this game comes out.

[@GrimGatsby]

Time to hold the line against the haters.

[@Mr.Canuck]

"Haters" = critical thinkers. This is a curated video, its only a game when/if people actually get to play it. This is CIG after all.

[@GrimGatsby]

@@Mr.Canuck Naw dog, haters = haters. Don't insult critical thinkers like that. There's a difference between being able to look at something unbiasedly so as to put it under scrutiny with valid informed criticism, and just echoing a bunch of headlines you read so you can act like you know better than other people when in actuality you can't be bothered to do any research or add anything of real substance to the conversation.

[@szeddezs]

@@Mr.Canuck The vast majority of SC detractors are mentally unstable zealots. Only a minority hold good faith scepticism with rational explanations for their scepticism.

[@rescuejake]

Did you notice on the Idris bridge that the screens the AI crew are interacting with are actually functional and seemingly reacting to their inputs (versus the the 2018 vertical slice)?. Super cool and immersive details! I hate it when AI characters poke randomly at random screens in games.

[@BestShifty]

Small note: Most of the "Bengal carriers" in the opening shot are actually Bengal Battleship types that we haven´t officially seen before. They have two absolutelly massive turrets on the top front half of the ship and one on the top rear, similar to the american fast battleships of WW2 and the Yamato. They were leaked in the internal SQ42 showcase video that was leaked a year ago or so. The same applies for what looks to be a Bengal support carrier version that is just a shorter Bengal without the internal hangar front.

[@kemikal5471]

Dude you’ve got me interested in this. Always down for a great campaign and space exploration 👍🏽

[@bradlambert4049]

I have know about star citizen for a long time but have never thought about playing it. Until I've seen how hyped you are about it.

[@BullsMahunny]

One thing I've noticed from some streamers that I managed to see in their chat is there are generally people in the comments who had NO IDEA that this game was even real. Like they legitimately thought it was a scam and to see it being played and shown off they were blown away. All of them had the same sentiment - every time a claim was made "Show me", "let me see", "this can't be real" and then the video would, almost as if they were responding directly, show them the claim that was made and prove it. CitCon turned a LOT of heads. More importantly, the heads of people who were skeptical or even hostile toward the project and those people can be the most ardent supporters. I'm not gonna be the one to say "This one did it, guys", but I think the player numbers are going to go up.

[@fellowasp6768]

It seems like it worked I was just looking at the funding section on the rsi site and they made over 30 million increasing on the 20th then peaking the 22nd and then going back down 🎉 I'm so excited for the future of SC 🎉❤

[@paul1979uk2000]

What's remarkable about that is that there's been many free weekends events that allow anyone to try Star Citizen out and see what all the fuss is about and clearly, a lot of those people that think it's a scam are thinking that because of what others are saying, either by news articles or comments online and it becomes an echo chamber where they don't know what they are talking about. With that said, I do think that CIG could make more effort at explaining what the big deal is with a lot of the core tech in the game and why it's so difficult to do, I see a lot in the comment sections where a lot of gamers don't realise what is actually going on and think it's nothing special compared to what they've seen in other games, a lot of us tech minded people see a lot of what's special about it and even we need reminders on that, but the average gamer is clueless on this and for me, it's underselling what CIG are trying to achieve with Star Citizen and I feel a bit of PR work on making it much easier to understand what's going on with the tech side could go a long way in winning over many of the average gamers don't know what's going on and end up falling for the echo chamber trap that we see online a lot.

[@thumpertron]

​@@fishstix4209The game can spot an unfair death, a few times I've tripped and died walking down my ship loading ramp and after about 20 seconds my character revived and just got back up.

[@L0K0M0T1V]

I have seen it too, and honestly it is really sad to think about it. How the gaming industry has changed and turned out to truly be nowadays. I mean we have gotten a couple of good releases past few years. But one usually remembers the bad more than the good and for sure one of the biggest blow was cyberpunk, that launch really shook the gaming world. Other disappointments including but not limited to, games like battlefield 2042, Overwatch 2, Anthem, fallout 76, Redfall, and countless others have destroyed the trust in the consumer. I think we all are just tired of this BS, that major game companies put us through, we really can't afford the luxury of being hyped about a game anymore. Because if we do, we will just eventually get stabbed in the back and left with broken trust and -60 dollars. I wish I honestly could say it has not effected me, but unfortunately i can't and I'm not convinced by trailers alone nowadays and it takes actual gameplay to gain sufficient trust for me to decide weather or not to buy the game. Hopefully SQ42 will not disappoint when it launches. But I have to be honest the framerate in the SQ42 "I held the line" announcement is not looking promising. I know this is just a pre-pre look in to the game but still, we have seen similar framerate in past games gameplay trailers and the games turned out have that exactly poor framerate even worse in some cases. Framerate is one of the most important and most recognized parts in games because everyone knows that if the framerate is below expected it will completely ruin onces experience. So the framerate in the announcement for sure don't help in gaining trust by people who haven't heard of SC before and as expected this was one of the key complaints I saw in Asmons stream. I guess we will just have to wait and see how this game turns out, but I for sure will wait until I see FULL gameplay until I'm convinced in whether or not to will buy the game.

[@TheFriendlyInvader]

​@@fishstix4209I actually know about the patch you are talking about, the infamous "faceplant" patch after the implemented force reactions :p That has been fixed since.

[@WigganNuG]

If you're older or just a fan, John Rys Davies also played Sallah, Indiana Jones' best friend in the movie series.

[@fizzywhizzbanger5610]

To me, he will always be Professor Maximillian Arturo, from Sliders.

[@tralala8980]

Thanks for the comparison of old and new showcases. That would make in interesting video in itself, with a comment by a graphic professional. Maybe a colab with Morphologis?

[@Grodstark]

Don't forget, Andy Serkis (Gollum) plays the role of the Vanduul leader seen in the trailer.

[@GrimGatsby]

out here lookin for his space precious (sidenote, this guy loves voicing freaky things doesn't he?)

[@ccgod]

I highly doubt the leader of their fleet is out their boarding ships. Other trailer shows his character in the bridge of the king ship where he would be

[@Grodstark]

@@ccgod he's not the leader of all vanduul but he's a highly ranked squad leader of their army.

[@ccgod]

@Grodstark yeah I just rewatched the video. I had it backwards the other guy was the leader and Andy is like Achilles

[@questingcrusader]

18:35 Would be kind of a neat thing to see if stuff like suit minimaps extracted their details from a host ship so if that ship were to be destroyed, the people relying on that ship's sensors to load up their maps with the most detailed information would lose that advantage. Otherwise seems pretty powerful to have something that can scan environments and highlight moving targets through concrete in only a worn suit. Where are all their sensors!

[@unbearifiedbear1885]

❤

[@madhaze0126]

This game looks insane! Hope we get to play it soon!

[@m6_jedi953]

Big shout out for showing my home city "Manchester" England at the beginning of the video 👍🏼

[@Odeezee]

this was actually a very informative video from the lore side of things, as i am mainly concerned with gameplay, tech, systems and features. it's great to see CIG, Star Citizen and Squadron 42 getting more recognition. now i just patiently wait for Ranger bikes, roads and camping gear 😥

[@GUNNER67akaKelt]

>>now i just patiently wait for Ranger bikes, roads and camping gear 😥 Amen! ...hol'up... I just had an epiphany. We just saw in 'Talking Ship' portion of citcon, an ursa rover and I was wondering why we'd need another ursa... could they have added a bed in back? Being able to go out exploring the planets/moons and then log in & out from it! That would be almost as good.

[@Odeezee]

@@GUNNER67akaKelt nah, i am pretty sure it will be a utility URSA for either recon, or medical. the devs did make a portable bed the for could bed log from during a SCL last year iirc, so there is hope there at least.

[@GUNNER67akaKelt]

@@Odeezee True, they did. I just want to go star camping across the galaxy.

[@The_Noblest_Roman]

About a quarter of the way through, and I think a really important detail you missed that gives context to this guide for those unfamiliar with Star Citizen and Squadron 42 is that Cloud Imperium Games generally avoids using conventional video game smoke and mirrors to accomplish any of their gameplay features, they go to ridiculous lengths to implement them with functional simulation and fidelity. For example, planets are fully modeled, and you can seamlessly fly in and out of atmosphere without or transit between different planets without loading. Someone who doesn't know this would look at LevelCap gushing over the boat section and say "right it's a token Call of Duty setpiece to start a level", when what it actually shows is that CIG has finished coding water physics and water vehicle physics that work with that same planetary body tech i described. Likewise they would look at him being awed by the view of the terraforming station from the ground and say "he's literally praising a skybox like it's real" when in truth that station is actually there, dozens of in-game kilometers above the planet's surface, and yet is so large it still dominates the skyline. What I'm saying is that without that context, LevelCap looks like an insane sycophant lmao.

[@jedi_drifter2988]

A very good vid for those that don't know what we do and listing actors that people don't recognize, cause many are English.

[@rapatouille]

appreciate the lore lesson, LevelCap! this game is massive!

[@tylerdobson7868]

This video was very helpful! I've heard of Star Citizen but never checked it out. I never heard of Squadron 42 and only watched this trailer a few days ago and I'm very impressed! visually the game looks incredible the detail in the models, voice acting and seeing the environments holy crap they look amazing but as a newbie to the universe, this video answered a lot of the questions I had. Amazing video! :D

[@springlobster45]

On the Galactapedia is says that the Railen was released in 2951 (with SQ42 taking place in 2945) though you mentioned it in the video. Is it a different ship or are they retcon -ing the Railen lore? I wonder.

[@zitruskiler]

15:35 i think you are wrong, this looks more like a Xi`an ship, not a Vanduul. on 16:32 we can se an unknown ship which is also looks like a Xi`an capital cargo ship (similar to Railen but definately much bigger, also the boxes are kind of similar but not the same), so the first scene is probably taking place inside it

[@LevelCapGaming]

yeah i think you're right. Xi'an interior space. Wonder how big a role Xi'an will play in the game.

[@Neptunesplayground0]

Correct, this specific xi'an ship was leaked years before the Railen was even a concept. I wanna put it around 2017-2018. It's a much much larger cargo ship for the xi'an and personally i'd love to see it in game as a hull series competitor.

[@seveneternal7988]

THANK YOU. Everyone is talking about SC. THANK YOU for sharing it, thank you letting people SEE by their eyes what SC is. No more bullshit clickbait media can trash talk about SC anymore. SC is now way too far from anything else.

[@THEDARKILLERS46]

Really good nreakdown of the trailer, mind blown

[@Mr.Canuck]

Its a curated video, its only 'gameplay' when/if people actually get to play it.

[@THEDARKILLERS46]

@@Mr.Canuck yeah I know that, that's why I said trailer, the game is gonna be really good tho, hope it'll be a good surprise for you

[@sascenturion]

Some great actors involved in this 😲😊👍

[@kent6430]

Been keeping an eye on Star Citizen for years, haven’t pulled the trigger yet. Excited to see that there’s massive movement. Really hoping it’s finally released soon, I’m over Starfield and need a consistent space fix.

[@UberNerd]

The gameplay with the boat is not in the Odin system as you can see atmospheric terraforming satellites in orbit from that scene. The Odin system was considered uninhabitable because it is a white dwarf system... so its just being used by mining corps and criminals, AND the vertical slice that we saw in 2017 was in the Odin system... not a system you'd want to do terraforming in. The Odin system is a planetary system in the United Empire of Earth (UEE). It is made up of two chthonian planets, one gas giant, an unusual cosmic anomaly, and a white dwarf star. The anomaly was created when the first planet in the system was destroyed by its star, leaving behind a unique asteroid field beset by constant electrical storms. Corporations and research facilities that deal in dangerous materials conduct testing on Odin II

[@Grovelaar]

So if it’s not odin, which System do you think It could be?

[@UberNerd]

@@Grovelaar I've been trying to look through the systems to see which ones have been recently terraformed or that are actively being terraformed. There are several I've narrowed it down to, but not enough info on the SC website to make any conclusive pick. However, I was thinking it was either Oya or Horus due to the recent colonization activities in both systems.

[@Jinkypigs]

Gameplay? That is more like an on-rail segment with almost zero real gameplay

[@GUNNER67akaKelt]

Lore can change. So don't 'read' too much into that.

[@Grovelaar]

Thanks for the Reply, Very interesting, I wonder how many systems are gonna be in SQ42 @@UberNerd

[@PCPAyLOAD]

To anyone who still thinks CIG is scamming people with SQ42 think about this for a moment.. Mark Hammel, Gary Oldman, Gillian Anderson and countless other respected actors have signed their names to this. No way in hell they all risk their reputations to a near billion dollar video game scam. I, as a very early backer, have been plenty skeptical at times and disagreed with CIG's sales tactics but never have I thought it was a scam.

[@Rummyson]

Heck, Henry Cavill came to CIG asking to be in the game haha

[@AKGeorge2790]

Scam or not, remember Cyberpunk 2077 with Keanu reeves? Anyone remember how that turned out to be? Yeah just because there are these so called "respected actors" doesn't mean squat. Especially considering Chris Roberts is poor project manager. The game is still in production for 13 years for heavens sake.

[@udesbeats]

dude....have you seen what they done to Cyberpunk? @@AKGeorge2790

[@JohnDoe-ph7pz]

@@Rummyson Really? That's amazing, where can I find more about this

[@Rummyson]

@@AKGeorge2790 to be fair, CP2077 is a solid game now. It was just released to early because they were forced to do so...

[@UnderdogSMO]

correction, the bit were your investigating the darelect is not a "cut scene"

[@Derdekify]

Just letting you know that the Javelin destroyer is also in multiplayer and can take part in fights during the Xenothreat event, in addition to what you already said

[@josephwhite1098]

Thank you for this, God I can't wait for this to come out. I just hope I'm alive to see it...

[@animusnocturnus7131]

19:25 This actually looks more like a Pioneer.

[@sonatine3266]

Can't wait for this! Looks amazing. :)

[@I3ladefist]

John Rhys-Davies - one of the friends of Indiana Jones! To summary - a very good breakdown of the trailer! C U in the verse!

[@bobbyb6053]

Top video. Little correction: Idris is a frigate, Polaris and Hammerhead are the corvettes.

[@hansyolo9649]

The red room is probably not a Vanduul ship but the Xi'an hauler Cal Mason mentioned, the triangle design can be found in the Karthu-Al ror example. And the shifting gravity platform is probably Xi'an as well, the Xi'an are big in gravity tech.

[@tree0311]

There is only one Bengal Carrier in the scene, there are two cruisers behind and two the right, as well as what we suspect are two escort carriers. These were briefly shown in the SQ 42 leak that came out last year, and while they have a similar aesthetic to the Bengal, they are unique classes of ships and are currently unannounced. They are however from the stretch goals from WAY back when.

[@thundersummit4994]

I have been following CIG and the development of Star Citizen for a few years now. I don't really have a horse in the race, I don't follow hype trains or hate trains, but I must say, the progress over the years has really been incredible to watch. When I first heard about it and looked it up almost all I could find was videos calling it a scam, never going to be finished, and on and on. It's been interesting watching all the negative voices slowly fading into obscurity as more and more updates have come out. The more I have looked into it the more confident I have become that if anyone could pull of this, essentially breaking into the first AAAA game, it's CIG. They are passionate about it, they don't care about defending themselves from haters, they just let time and work do it for them, they don't care how long it takes, they have a vision and they will see it brought to fruition. Once Squadron 42 finally comes out, if it comes out good, its going to cost me a lot, because I'm going to be building a flight simpit and a new computer with 4090 and 13900 and 128 gigs RAM

[@WarriorPleb]

As soon as you mentioned Star citizen universe at 30 secs in, I checked out 😂

[@sigvar6795]

Thanks Level Cap. Id like to say Im excited but I have been watching clips for 10 years. When SQ-42 is actually out.. I'll be prepared to wait a month before I try to play it. Hell I am not even playing Live anymore ..

[@LegendsSeeker]

We did have gravity boots when we had only Port Olisar and a few missions in space.

[@Naviss]

Great overview! Idris is a frigate now. :) Polaris took over the corvette role.

[@5hane9ro]

This was the part of Star Citizen I was the most hype for, and I'm glad to see squadron 42 turning turning out well. Hoping for a Ps5 port!

[@francisquebachmann7375]

Probably wait for PS10. This game took a decade just for a unpolished base single player game.

[@dgochez]

I wouln't hold my breath, I have a good pc with an RTX 3070 but can't run the multiplayer well because it needs 32gb of system RAM, the PS5 has 16gb just like my machine.

[@aldious4360]

I don't think ps5 can handle this game, it will be perform poorly on ps5 if they force to release it.

[@vadim6656]

yah another scam trailer to scam new players into buying it. They probably have to wait another 10 years

[@simonwaugh5519]

Great job! Well done.

[@cookiejarvis3856]

We also see some ships that we don't even know of yet during the intro.

[@edt6290]

Nice break down. Thanks.

[@Anonnymouse53]

A lot of people have been waiting a lonnng time for this little confidence boost in the project. Whilst we've heard similar things before, we haven't seen it. Many have been patiently waiting, some are upset and cynical about the delays. But regardless this is good news for everyone & in any case it's technically marvelous. For the folks out there who haven't been following and just figure "whatever, wake me up when it's done" - that's the right way to approach this bananas early-access mega-project, but now may actually be the time to put it on the radar. This demo was very much aimed at their own internal audience, it doesn't really show much about the game for the average gamer.

[@Mr.Canuck]

100%. This SQ42 is a finely curated video passed off as gameplay, a honed tactic they've been using very successfully for over a decade to drum up hype and money. "Soon! Imagine! Buy a jpeg! Limited quantities! Feature complete!" Those devotees rife with sunk cost fallacy, cognitive dissonance and lacking critical thinking is CIGs core audience, it works.

[@Anonnymouse53]

​@@Mr.Canuck So you're in the "upset" camp. I think it's a bit pointless casting aspersions. Plenty of people are fully apprised of the situation and fine with it. Don't assume everyone who funds the product are idiots, they just have a different look on it. They've only said it is feature complete, which it is. People do with that information whatever they want.

[@WhitefoxSpace]

Looks amazing and I'm super excited, but don't expect this _any_ time sooner than 2025, and even 2026. AAA Polish takes tons of time.

[@bingbong6422]

We have seen triple AAA polish it's not been great lately. Hopefully they get it right before release.

[@WhitefoxSpace]

@@bingbong6422Yes true, and it varies project to project- but 2024 as a SQ42 release is virtually impossible. I'd love nothing more than to be wrong on this though.

[@JayCord00]

"AAA polish takes tons of time" Well thanks for the laugh bud 🤣🤣

[@WhitefoxSpace]

@@JayCord00 never said they do a good job of it (:

[@bawlzack7877]

I think just over a year, early 2025 on the latest

[@nathanarman8796]

a "storm in space" plus the design of the vandel ships give me huge star trek (2009) romulan vibes

[@vamsterr]

I am beyond Keen for this holy fuck does this look incredible already :O So bloody keen

[@kemo_l7350]

The game is taking a nostalgic shape so cool

[@brutusthecat6044]

For the barrel puzzle, everyone seems to think they were just making it heavier, but if you look at the screen output they were making the contents of the barrel unstable, and thus I assume explosive.

[@HaasTheFirst]

This isnt just a game, this truly deserves the title "simulation", insane. Star Citizen that is.

[@bananaear23]

This video is my first introduction to Star Citizen. It feels like I went from never knowing it to a livelong fan, I don't even know how to explain it

[@valderhide1674]

The only reason I can think of for having a modern aircraft carrier style launch in zero-G at 14:10 is to maximize your exit velocity to make it harder to kill exiting ships. You don't need to generate lift in zero-G because, well there is no gravity to fight

[@juveroff]

Available in 2026. Wow!!!! Only 15 years developing this master piece. I can't wait for the episodes 2 and 3.

[@tlove21]

All I can say, it looks polished enough already from what they showed us. However, it is a huge game, so I can imagine many places need a touch up.

[@Tattle-by-Tale]

Yeah, optimization is non existent and the server lag is truly something to behold. There's not a lot to do but at least it looks pretty.

[@vadim6656]

yahhh looks reallll niceeeeee we probably gotta wait another 10 years since they took 5 years to make this trailer. scam citizen at its finest

[@theprime2748]

great breakdown!

[@RockSolitude]

I look forward to playing this game in another 20 years.

[@oldkayakdude]

For us old dogs, its a new version of Wing Commander.

[@kiekeyz]

I’m a complete noob to star citizen but the tech looks really impressive. Really excited to try it

[@Secretsofsociety]

I was really young when I was playing the wing commander games but I remember the story being pretty good. Hopefully this will be too.

[@ridethespiral1219]

Great video. Glad the $40 I spent 7 years ago will actually get me something.

[@unbearifiedbear1885]

Considering this was all just someone's idea once, its pretty crazy how far this project has come

[@Stoobers]

Excellent breakdown :)

[@Stoobers]

lol at Jared (DiscoLando) hat tip

[@COddietsch]

If this game comes out and plays anything close to as good as it looks, I am so looking forward to it. I have researching a lot over the past few months Star Citizen trying to decide on whether to buy it, since Bethesda's Starfield in my opinion so horribly failed. This makes them look this just amatuers. I think before I buy I just wish Star Citizen would allow a DEMO if they are so confident in their game and take a chance on us wanna be Star Citizen gamers instead of just showing us clips of the poilished game. It looks 1000% better than SF but that doesn't mean it plays better or I can navigate it better. It has all the elements I am looking for though. Great video.

[@wordragon]

Five years for the first vertical slice video, six for the second, so we will be due for another video in 2030. Can’t wait!

[@sonofguns1016]

I’ll get Star Citizen when Squadron drops. I’m excited for it.

[@Mr.Canuck]

SQ42? Years....and years, if at all.

[@Tattle-by-Tale]

See you in 2027 at the soonest.

[@GUNNER67akaKelt]

@@Tattle-by-Tale Possibly. Too bad Cyberpunk and some of those other games that came out in crappy, broken condition didn't take the time they needed to release it when their games were ready.

[@stevenvaughn52]

Just before the 6 min mark. "A boat providing ground transportation" lol

[@MartinNephilim]

19:26 That's actually a Pioneer variant cargo/tanker, the bridge is the same minus the VTOL side engines!

[@GUNNER67akaKelt]

You might have something there. That looks a lot like a pioneer. It would also coincide with the player housing starting development. Which is why, I think, the Galaxy is next in line for development after the Polaris, because it's one of the outpost building ships. So yeah, the Pioneer might be further along than they let on. 👍

[@MartinNephilim]

​@@GUNNER67akaKelt I agree with you. The thing that makes me think its a Pioneer variant is that its concept and what we have so far already looks like a freighter that has side "arms" to hold cargo, base modules, you name it... It looks future proof in that regard. For example, the VTOL engines are exclusive for the base builder variant due to the need for it to get in atmo. Also, another thing is, these ships in SQ42 don't have to be completely finished, especially if their movement is scripted, and they can showcase them in the campaign as concepts and if there is an interest for it, they will take advantage of that fact! :D

[@TeardownSystems]

Missed a few more actors- eleanor tomlinson(the redhead at the end of the table in the mark hammil scene) shes in quite a few bbc shows. Henry Cavill, mission impossible, man of steel. Yea the cast for this is loaded more than any game ive seen.

[@GUNNER67akaKelt]

And Andy Serkis, who plays one of the Vanduul (aliens).

[@MrMcbear]

I am 100% all about zelda style physics puzzles in a game that looking as good as SC. Super excited.

[@ExtraCritty]

This is what they needed after Starfield. Bethesda has hyped up the Star Citizen players and now we get this. Nice

[@ONEMINUTEGROWER]

Let's nit forget this is a very small bits and pieces video of what will be ingame. All of the epic ship battles are still for us all to discover when we actually get to play it in 5 more years. The polish phase can be delayed and halted for many many reasons so keep your high hopes in check.

[@OrcCorp]

Finally! We will be able to play this game in 2054! The wait is almost over!

[@mr.p5864]

"soon to be released game" made me lol

[@Mr.Canuck]

The hype overrides common sense and CIGs less than stellar track record. Its a finely curated video and nothing more at this point.

[@oldfrend]

i was one of the first backers of the game; one of the original golden ticket holders. been keeping a wary eye ever since. doesn't seem real we're finally this close to release.

[@vadim6656]

whenn release 10 more years?

[@redrum3405]

I bough5 this ten years ago and never played it. Looks good.

[@miracoli8540]

17:52 has some Event Horizon Vibe going on. My guess is that this is some kind of artificial black hole device which allows the vandul to jump in a real havoc.

[@robotsix6268]

I want to BELIEVE, but I've been burned too much and too often.

[@skorne7682]

One question I still have as an original backer of SC/SQ42 is, is this the whole of SQ42 coming now or is it still supposed to be a 3 game series?

[@TheFriendlyInvader]

This is still just Episode 1, so there will still be the 2 other Episodes.

[@GUNNER67akaKelt]

I hope you're young so you'll still be alive to play them. Granted, it should be a lot faster now that the tech is near where it needs to be, but hopefully they finish SQ42 and then focus on SC and get it in a better state before they move on to SQ42:Ep 2 & 3.

[@lesh.354]

This is much needed since it's creating a lot of buzz since Citizencon and it's annoying as hell that lots of commentary on starengine and this is a Cutscene and not showing the game tech that's completed

[@jakeberry2172]

What a game this is gonna be can’t wait

[@Tpachal]

17:34 I think it’s just that the ring you’re running on is spinning, creating artificial gravity.

[@thekingofinfinity]

I know this is single player but is it going to be just a linear campaign? Or will I be able to fully explore Odin and Vega systems like Stanton from SC when I'm not doing a mission?

[@ccgod]

I believe it'll be more like a last of us type linear game. Like here's an area you can explore until you find the path to the next area. But with it being this size it'll be a much larger area to explore. You have to remember you're a fresh pilot in the military you can't just wonder off into space and freely explore.

[@thekingofinfinity]

@@ccgod After 10+ year development, 800 devs and 600 million $, if all we get is a 20 hour linear campaign, it'll be pretty disappointing. I really hope we can explore the systems like in SC. I'm sure they can come up with an excuse storywise.

[@ccgod]

@@thekingofinfinity should be 40+hrs

[@ccgod]

@@thekingofinfinity it's 26 chapters/missions

[@thekingofinfinity]

@@ccgod That's not bad. I'd still like to explore Vega and Odin though. I hope at least they add them to SC when Squadron releases.

[@Oluabayo]

I wonder how much of the verse we can explore with SQ42.