Star Citizen Getting a 1.0 Release

They're finally talking about the release of Star Citizen, as well as getting server meshing into our hands. Let me tell you all about it. Sponsored by Incogni, Use code morphologis at the link below will get 60% off of Incogni: incogni.com/morphologis
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2:20 2023 Recap
2:47 4.0, Server Meshing, Pyro
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[@Morphologis]

So as always, I forgot something. Here's that link to the full letter if you want to read it yourself: robertsspaceindustries.com/comm-link/transmission/19848-Letter-From-The-Chairman

[@fredashay]

Hey Morph! I suggest you take a look at Starship Simulator...

[@Zergking100]

I kickstarted this game for 200 back when I was 13. I'm now 26...god, I feel old Fun fact, due to inflation, that's $266.42.

[@genotsSnor]

I've "already" been backing this game for three years, doesn't feel like three years. This game makes me realise how fast time goes by.

[@BertyBertsson]

I first heard of it in 2015 and backed it in 2016. I am almost 34 now and I have two kids ages 4 and 1. It's like 10+ years since the Kickstarter. I haven't played it for 2 or 3 years now but I'm thinking of it almost monthly. Maybe next week I'll give it another chance. My family will be out of town for a week so I should have plenty of time to play it at least a day. Is it worth it now? Last time it was unstable AF.

[@davidblalock9945]

I kickstarted this game when I was 13 and I’m 47… 😂😂😂😂 jk but you are way to young to be saying you’re old.

[@sinepilot]

In 1993 I taught myself how to build a 486 PC clone (without the benefit of the internet), took out a bank loan with my dad co-signing to buy the parts, just so I could play Wing Commander. You weren't even born yet! lol

[@-SirChop]

@@BertyBertssonwait for 3.23, or potentially a later patch when 3.23’s features gets its bugs ironed out. Longer you wait, the more you’ll be impressed.

[@markuskorriman]

The phrase "I'll believe it when I see it" seems relevant here. SC feels a lot like net-positive fusion power - always still a few years away.

[@shamanahaboolist]

Not really. It was always going to take at least 10 years from when they stopped doing stretch goals.

[@leeleavelle716]

We already have net positive fusion though

[@AssassinsFear]

Tbh we've hit the breakthrough on fusion. They've managed to hit ignition and collect more energy output than that hit the fuel. Next step is for private enterprise to do what it does best and to make everything smaller and more efficient. We've proved it can be done so now we're actually like 10 maybe 20 years from self sustaining fusion reactors.

[@markuskorriman]

@@AssassinsFear As noted, that only accounts for the power of the lasers hitting the fuel - not the other associated gear to make the place function. Positive power yes, _net_ positive not quite. Hard to make a power plant when the plant as a whole needs more power than it generates, no?

[@holan5041]

I've always believed our dreams and wishes will outpace any development CIG can do. So for me, it's also always a few years away - hopefully forever. In the 11+ years of backing this, it's been nice having it continue along when so many other projects, mmos and "stuff" has passed us by. I honestly wouldn't mind if it was a lifetime away at the rate they develop now. That just means a lifetime of progress and stability. Not so bad really for a one of a kind game.

[@DaxterSnickers]

I remember in 2014 how a friend talked about Star Citizen and that he can't wait till it's released in 10 years.

[@Rumply]

Lmao

[@vinct7023]

CB2077 took 8 + 2 years to approach what it was supposed to be at release. A single game done by a company with all resources at day one. CIG is doing two games from scratch including an MMO. Quality and innovation takes time, some seems to forget we got so called triple-A every 3 years because big companies keep using same games and assets over and over again.

[@agonyaunt6325]

I remember backers back circa 2014-2016 saying "SC will release as a finished polished product, unlike a certain other game" (meaning Elite). And here we are, 10 years later, 10 years after the release of that other game, and they are suggesting, maybe, in the next few years, they might release an unfinished unpolished product as 1.0.

[@agonyaunt6325]

@@vinct7023funny you say companies keep using the same assets while bigging up CIG for making two games... which will use the same assets. Also, CIG might, possibly, or not, within the next few years, release a game that is a fraction of what the said they could deliver for 65 million, for a cost of more than 10x that. The realistic among us were saying no way could CIG make the game in a few years and i used to get dumped on by the faithful circa 2014-2016 when i used to say 2020 was the earliest it was going to release. Turns out, i was being optimistic even with that, but no, i still got flamed for saying it. Meanwhile CR was constantly saying SC is getting close, just around the corner. In 2015 he said "By the end of the year backers will get everything they pledged for, and a lot more". Don't believe a word Chris says, he's been lying his ass off now for 12 years. Quality and innovation do take time, but you have to balance that with being realistic, and Chris doesn't live in the real world.

[@vinct7023]

@@agonyaunt6325 You realize that "unfinished product" is a valid commercial product with just not all 100 systems at release? because SC Alpha have already no competitors and wont have in 2 years either as ALL companies are hard at work at not using their billions $ cash to push the limits of what can be done IF only you decide so...

[@Adsin16]

I was excited ten years ago. I was still kinda excited five years ago. Now, I will believe that something feature complete is coming out about month after it releases. Roadmaps don't mean anything at all for a company that missed every single roadmap they made, and then just went and changed the roadmaps. Roberts spent all the "trust me, bro" credit.

[@Turanic1]

Roberts every 2 years : " We are 2 years away from greatness " 2 years pass , Roberts again : " But yeah we are two years away from greatness " 😂

[@RobertBerrier]

This.. sadly 😢

[@XxXnonameAsDXxX]

I don't want more trust me bro. For me CR letters and citcon are just straight yapping bullshit. I played 3.22 and I was good. I'm waiting 3.23 but I don't belive any of these things they are saying or showing. The more also won't be pyro this years surely.

[@bob-rg7vo]

If they open pyro this year i will stay a proud backer, if they don't, im sorry i just wont be young enough to care about the game was in my late 20s now hitting 40 soo not much brain power left for such high hopes. :( give me pyro or my end is near.​@XxXnonameAsDXxX

[@TonyStark-tj6il]

Cry more lmaooooo

[@RavenCraw]

Progress has been good it feels the last few months, vehicle tractor beams, progress on a new flight model, Pyro, and static meshing test. Much more visible progress than previous years; which has been a lot of glitter.

[@MishaDark]

Don't forget all the updates coming to the FPS gameplay in the next patch. It's a LOT more than just what you have mentioned! :)

[@frankiesslipal3730]

Of course, they were working on a lot of different plans too, their engine, SQ42, now everything is coming together

[@acouthyt2189]

That new flight model is terrible though tbh.

[@stromtrooper7118]

0:30 pyro is not yet released. If they do not have another 3-4 systems ready for deployment, some of us will die till the game will be playable.

[@Billy-bc8pk]

It's funny how much progress they're making in such a short time, yet majority of the comments is about "CIG is slow", "it's taking forever", "it's still not out yet", "I backed when I was...[insert age here]". The community really is sad, especially when you compare what CIG is doing to what Rockstar is doing with GTA 6, and everyone is flipping out how they can't wait for GTA 6, but all people do is crap on CIG for "taking too long", even though there is no new tech in GTA 6, and Rockstar didn't have to R&D a whole bunch of new middleware for it. The hypocrisy is quite sad.

[@KyrainMcLeod]

The one thing, that will signal "release" to me is when my 120 month insurance starts ticking.

[@TfNeb_]

I remember back when they said 3.18 was going to be revolutionary. But was also unplayable for 3 months. I can't wait to see the upcoming features but hope the game doesn't break.

[@MaLcH10R]

except the evo tests have been extremely successful, with almost 0 crashes.

[@QuotidianStupidity]

It was revolutionary, they weren't lying.

[@Luciphell]

@@MaLcH10R You must be new. That is generally how these things go. They hype a new feature, it works generally okay in Evo. Then they release it to more and it shits the bed. It comes down to having C-tier designers.

[@DeepStone-6]

3.18 made it so that as long as im playing with friends i dont worry at all about my client crashes its really good tech imo 👍

[@Matt-eg1vz]

I never had a problem. maybe 1 or 2 days of issues

[@axelhopfinger533]

What will arrive first: WW3 or SC 1.0?

[@Turanic1]

Realist here I see 😂, considering full SC release is about 100+ systems, betting on WW3 aint so pessimistic 😂

[@heru_ur6017]

The sun expanding into a red giant will happen millenia before CR lets his cash cow go.

[@RicoZaid_]

WW 4 👍

[@alpree]

“Mr. Trash” being the first guy to do a jump is crazy.

[@besgarknightshade3241]

David Bowie, Space Oddity. Ground control to Mr Trash... :D

[@CitizenScott]

MrTrash is Jared Huckaby. Go watch his original "Meet The Devs" ep when he's wearing a pikachu hat and he mentions it 4-5 min in...

[@_cyantist]

@@CitizenScott oh thats really cool

[@SETHthegodofchaos]

@@CitizenScott It is not Disco Lando? :D

[@tom.m]

​@@CitizenScottSo it was a staff member and they just used his handle to make it sound better to the backers? Referring to Jared "an evocati tester" is... Misleading.

[@xiqy1959]

nah don't even say that.

[@screech2730]

Lol

[@Mnerd7368]

Your not very specific.

[@Badd.G]

@@Mnerd7368video title

[@allthatishere]

@@Mnerd7368 Everything positive in the video.

[@mosiuoamohobane5588]

Don't give me hope.

[@MrAcuta73]

The idea that Pappy left concerns me. Hopefully doesn't cause too many issues. One guy who had that much influence suddenly departing could leave a huge void. Or not...we'll see I guess.

[@ludovics7078]

With rich tyrer coming back to star citizen I think we're good

[@SETHthegodofchaos]

base building shelved

[@vamperic]

@@SETHthegodofchaos Zero evidence of that whatsoever

[@SETHthegodofchaos]

@@vamperic its a joke... lighten up buttercup.

[@XxXnonameAsDXxX]

​@@ludovics7078wasn't even started

[@littleidols]

Put the commercial further in the video if you can; once you give a hype intro we just want to know the new information and tend to skip the commercial because of that. I'm less likely to skip ahead if you didn't just leave me hanging after your short intro. We also don't mind the commercial if we just had a lot of information, because it gives us time to digest the information during the commercial

[@Morphologis]

Interesting, thanks for the feedback. It’s something the sponsors usually request to have it in the first minute. Worth exploring at least.

[@DarkSpaceStudios]

The Sponsor always has requirements and usually is not open to letting you break their rules, even when it would literally be better for them.

[@QuotidianStupidity]

Its good to know what your customer base wants though. Personally I only watch adverts when the creator puts some effort in. @@DarkSpaceStudios

[@-_Nuke_-]

​@@DarkSpaceStudiosExactly. Stupidity is unbeatable.

[@Jasta85]

Full multicrew support with all of the systems involved in that (stations, ship systems, etc) and AI crew implementation are the key features I'm waiting for before I jump back in. I imagine that's still quite a ways off. Squadron 42 could definitely be playable before that given it's a campaign and more scripted/linear.

[@WatcherCCG]

Same. I don't trust people in large games like this (too many horror stories from EVE and personal experience in Elite) and would prefer to have AI crew once I'm able to afford a capital ship.

[@Day_Chap]

I'll believe it when I see it

[@AtlasM8]

I love your vids! the just feel so polished and pretty.

[@josephfox2550]

Great video as always Morph!!

[@moviemaker2011z]

very excited for the changes happening here, i just hope that with the "reduction" of staff it doesnt bottleneck things worse than they have already been. and on top of that hopefully the new structure can get things moving faster. i look forward to a full 1.0 release.

[@NeverduskX]

The biggest deal to me about a 1.0 release is that it'll mean no more wipes. Afaik, they haven't had to do one in a while - but once 1.0 is out, it likely won't be an option at all. That'll mean they'll need to really make sure they get everything right first.

[@102728]

Thumbnail: "CHRIS ROBERTS TALKS:" Yes he does that sometimes, doesn't he

[@cptcarot]

It sounds like great progress has been made. I wait in anticipation for meshing, multi systems & jumps to arrive in the PU before I get too far ahead of myself. I don't really want any future disappointment from missed goals or promises. GL to all teams involved & thank you for the work you have done so far. 🎉

[@cosm0850]

Morph is fully on the hype train this year. I can respect it but ive been hurt before and cant bring myself to believe anything CR says

[@agonyaunt6325]

"By the end of the year backers will get everything they pledged for, plus a lot more" Christopher "Pinocchio" Roberts, 2015.

[@Sarsour_]

Awesome content, great updates!

[@Jezato]

Backed in ealry 2014, excited then, still excited now.

[@agonyaunt6325]

RemindMe! Another 10 years.

[@JohnDoe-lx3dt]

My big question is after 1.0 how will ship sales work? Will new ship designs go straight into the PU to be bought in game or as a funding magnet will they continue to keep them purely a real world purchase until they’ve squeezed enough money out before putting them to the in game shops.

[@QuotidianStupidity]

I'd expect them to follow the same model as now - some ships shown early to generate hype, with people able to buy in advance, then after about a year of development it makes its way into the verse. With some other ships, and ground vehicles they will go straight in. they will make more money from the game being good, and ships being in the game, then from trying to rinse the players

[@S4lty_D0g]

CIG uses some of the worst FOMO tactics I've ever seen and it's paid off big time. I doubt they will stop using their predatory business practices, if not make them even worse.

[@RicoZaid_]

They will always sell ships. Money 💰😊

[@Zr0din]

Are we close yet? Within a year for the squadron 42? Within 3 for the game?

[@abduhlrivers7519]

How do i fix my character spinning and going thru the wall and falling to death?

[@litterbox2010]

I've been following star citizen since the very beginning, and honestly just getting 1.0 where wipes stop will be enough to make me happy. I just want to play.

[@mspenguin5139]

I'm very excited to have joined when I did a few months ago. It's exciting to see the strides being taken by CIG to make this a good experience

[@Vioblight]

I hope they make progress. Ever since I joined in 3.18 I couldn’t play for months. All I have seen are delays and lack of progress. Videos on Fake promises from over a decade ago that still haven’t happened… game will be promising if they finally get it together. Cheers, they deliver so you aren’t salty like me.

[@Aerodune]

been around since 3.16 I have a really good feeling about this, seems like CIG kicked into next gear! bout time haha@@Vioblight

[@Vioblight]

@@Aerodune seems that way. Hope so. I’ll stay pessimistic until I get my hands on stuff in game.

[@agonyaunt6325]

Ah, the rose tinted glasses of the new backer. Wait until you've been watching this shitshow for a few more years. Some of us have been watching for 12 years and are long jaded from the years of lies, gaslighting backers, and failure to deliver on what they said they would.

[@mr_confuse]

​@@Vioblight well, i joined in 3.6, progress has steadily become faster and 30ks have been on a steady decline since then. Keep in mind, back then they were developing two games in parallel. We are now merging those two projects and progress will most likely speed up drastically because of that. The evocati tests are *really* positive, historically they have always gone poorly hehe.

[@AgentZ7]

Bought my Cutlass Black pledge back in 2018. Good times, and to many more. 🥂

[@TheLegitAlpha]

Welcome to star citizen. After 10 years of development, hopefully it would’ve been worth the wait.

[@Vyshada]

Starfield was in development for 10 years, and look at it now.

[@EsKimoS0]

​@@Vyshada don't bother he keeps reposting the same joke over and over again

[@TheLegitAlpha]

@@EsKimoS0 it’s an older joke sir, but it checks out.

[@Dumbrarere]

@TheLegitAlpha here's hoping that your SC ship is equipped for salvation and fitted with the crispest, whitest sheets in the galaxy. :) (Yes, I saw your avatar, and I had to! 😂))

[@user-ps8nn3bj8m]

@@Vyshada starfield said they development 10 years , but no one know they actually development how long , may be only 2 or 3 years

[@Jeanbose]

I remember the first great accomplishment of the game I saw that was when they switched from 50 player cap to 100, and now we're talking about 400 players, it's safe to say the game will feel way more alive now

[@inrevenant]

Great summary! Thanks, Morph! 😊Though you must have misinterpreted their condition for accruing their F7A upgrade; they already clarified that you don't need to own the F7C MKII ahead of time; you can just earn it without owning the F7C MKII (even if you have nothing to apply it onto) 😉

[@raoulblackburn5237]

a SC 1.0 release is what we all been waiting for. as a backer since 2014, I cant wait.

[@0BuLLeT01]

In DCS there is a running joke that the ETA for every module or feature is always "2 Weeks". In Star Citizen it seems to be "2 Years". I am excited for a concrete vision, but I'm not fooling myself into thinking that this kinda talk means we're nearing any kind of release. It's been a long time since anything regarding this project has excited me. I guess we'll see what this year holds.

[@Minimeister317]

I constantly joke that my Constellation Taurus might get a gold pass sometime soon™ in the 2030's.

[@festersmith8352]

Exactly! So many getting some imaginary time line from this LFC. All it says, is we are focusing our ideas on what it would take to get a release candidate. Nothing about when that will happen. Anything about when, is false info/hype created by the community. Something the same community gets mad at CIG for.

[@chrish813]

We are so back

[@Aldibar]

I sincerely hope there will be useful accessibility options for people like me.

[@dysonraf]

So when 1.0 arrives what will be the funding method to keep cig smashing out content year after year. No more ship sales right? So will it be relying entirely on game sales or is there a plan to gate content behind dlc, microtransactions for cosmetics etc?

[@velocitymg]

Ship sales will still be a thing

[@dysonraf]

@velocitymg I thought they'd said at release that they wouldn't sell real ships for money? Which is what makes me wonder where the money will come from seems that's a massive amount for them!

[@agonyaunt6325]

CIG said on release ship sales would stop. Of course, that's going to be impossible now since 1.0 will still be missing a ton of stuff they still need to deliver on and they need to keep the servers running. Ship sales are the future (and sales of in-game credits).

[@QuotidianStupidity]

I would expect them to continue to sell Ships and cosmetic items, there is no reason not to, if you don't like it then buy the items in game. Hopefully SQ42 will take most of the burden away from the ship sale funding model.

[@agonyaunt6325]

@@QuotidianStupiditydepends on how many copies of SQ42 they sell. A lot of backers already own it. For the public at large to buy it in numbers enough to make a difference, its got to be good. Did you ever read the leaked script they had way back in in 2014-ish? It was laughable, trope city. Rookie joins the navy, isn't respected by the "old man", goes to fight the Kzin... erm, Kilraithi, erm Vaduuls, humanity has losses, turns out there is a traitor to humanity, at the end, humanity prevails, but "old man" dies, but with his dying breath tells rookie that he now respects him. End of Part 1, which is to be followed by SQ404 Part 2 "Behind Enemy Lines" (which a lot of early backers already paid for).

[@llillian4055]

Pity that CIG made so many promises that are so far from completion that SC 1.0 as a 'commercial release' that is not years from now will trap them in false advertising for some of their very, very late ships. Crucible, Endeavor, Genesis, Kraken, BMM ... and the gameplay pitched for each in their ship and module sales ... that's a good five years off.

[@QuotidianStupidity]

I don't agree, they could very quickly create a huge set of star systems with nothing in, then after 4-5 have one which is rich for mining... then the big mining ships have their purpose. With big targets like that, people will need big defences, or big offence... in comes the Kraken. If people are living on those worlds, they will need large trading vessels... theres your BMM It won't just be Hurston and Pyro, they are already working on Nyx.

[@Vengeanceforhat4924]

1.0 is just as far off

[@faithmacgregor340]

I bet we get S42 in end of 2025 and SC 1.0 end of 2026. Seems that once they got server meshing working it will open the flood gates. I suspect they have 2-3 additional star systems well developed and can launch 1.0 with 3-5 systems.

[@toyahinata]

Im a broken record, but... I'll believe it when I see it.

[@pulzie8790]

I have been critical of this project in the past as it seemed just to drag on indefinitely, however there was always interest from me as the core vision seemed to have potential. Though at this point I'm not sure what to think and I'll just wait for it to release and see what they consider their 1.0 product before investing any time or money into it.

[@Gamer-kn7fi]

Wouldn't the 1.0 also mean that ship pledging would stop as its was always just meant to finance the game till the release...

[@QuotidianStupidity]

unless SQ42 makes GTA/COD levels of income I doubt it.

[@lights4bre890]

CIG will still sell Starter ship packages - and that is the Biggest earner

[@Kleavers]

Just two more years guys.

[@SETHthegodofchaos]

@@nahbro3240 and give it to the next one?

[@ScottMannion]

I kickstarted this game when I was 13, and now I'm dead. How many others have died without ever seeing the game.

[@restwellcloud-ix8ee]

He paved the way for another 12 years with that letter 😂

[@Magnek]

starting to doubt the 1.0 now with another wave of layoffs, the longer it takes now the income from pledges will go down, most who has been interested have already bought their ships and the black market will keep growing as people give up on the game, so I wouldn't be shocked if they run out of funding before they are in beta. I missed the Release eta part in this video so I might be wrong, it just seems we are a long way from 1.0

[@youwonder472]

I backed in January 2014 and I must say Im glad they took this longer route. I wouldnt be playing this game now if they wouldnt make planet landings and other techs which significantly prolonged the game release. I always had my doubts about whether meshing servers will ever be possible, so I'm now more hyped than ever tbh.

[@JackDaloots]

No thoughts, no feelings, no vibes until server meshing gets us at least 1000-4000 per server.

[@ranggaid8884]

dang 5 minute ago, also hope to get to play the game again in the next year because pc issue and been busy, hoping to get some new stuff/content when i get back on

[@ryanjones4106]

I’ve been saying for a while once they finished SQ42 they’d be able to focus on finishing Star Citizen. It seems that is coming true

[@thomaselliott5704]

I hope this means 4.0 we’ll get out more into the same shard that we played in last

[@declinox]

Really wishing CIG would set up an office in Atlanta. I'd be happy to work for them there :-)

[@voodoochild1975az]

For years it was 'If it ever releases it might be the greatest game of all time' As of now, we can drop 'If' and substitute 'when'. We are not there yet, miles to go to finish line....but SQ42 is feature complete, those features are migrating rapid fire to the PU, server meshing was the last serious tech challenge... And it has been achieved. It's not over yet, miles to go. But we can see the finish line and it's all downhill from here. Star Citizen is officially inevitable. We are getting this game. And it's going to be one of the best in history. Maybe the best. Rest in peace BDSSE (Best Damned Space Sim Ever). CIG will miss this target. But only because they are shooting right past it and making the BDGE... Best Damned Game Ever. Edited to add: I am way beyond fired up. I genuinely feel I got in on the ground floor of the greatest game of all time. My fleet.... My god... I have a 100% LTI fleet, fighters, bombers, industrial ships... And caps. In the absolute worst case scenario of somehow getting completely wiped out in this game and restarting from zero.... Well... My zero has a fully loaded Polaris ready to exact righteous vengeance. I am grandfathered in. I get to play this game until the last server is shut down. And of all the games to have a backstage pass to the 'making of', interaction with devs, and a straight up wicked starter fleet... I get this on the end all be all game of my dreams. This is a victory for CIG. For all backers. But it also feels like a personal victory.

[@phillip_mcguinness7025]

Just the intro is mindblowing looking back. You and 50 other people are on a ship, walking around INSIDE while it flies through space. This was unheard of even 5 years ago. "There were some bumps along the way to PES" Evo remembers that hell, we relished in it.

[@Jeanbose]

I pledged for the game on 2021, when 3.12 was just out, I was 15 years old, now I'm 18 and the game is just about to get to 4.0 I'm very happy to say the evolution of star citizen was great even if we didn't get that many feature updates, after 4.0 that's gonna change

[@MishaDark]

I'm first because I'm cool like that. Even before the inappropriate bots. The F7C MK II is fantastic, and I am having a ton of fun doing the Overdrive Initiative event with the boys.

[@latech7671]

Very short comment (I hope): 1. I really liked that you DID NOT get into wild speculations what mention of 1.0 means for a potential release-date but more that after Core-Tech is now almost complete and SQ42 is Feature-Complete they can finally think about what features they want for SCs release 2. I am still most excited about a SQ42 Release-Date and Release above everything SC can do right now (except if something impossible happens like it releasing in a good state before SQ42) 3. I personally don't even think a 1.0 Roadmap needs or even should have Timeframes for every feature that is listed (at least not for the open community). I would find it a good strategy to be honest if they just list all the features, maybe in which general order they will be worked on, and then take features from that 1.0 Roadmap and put them into the Quarters-Roadmap once they are more confident about the progress they are making. That way we do know what we can except from SC 1.0 and have a general idea of the order these features will be developed (some also depending on others) but they don't need to go back to a multi-year roadmap that will especially towards the end be completely inaccurate.

[@chawkes70]

Any date that CR and CIG give has to be filtered through the "Squadron 42 will be out in 2014/2016 when its ready." filter. I think its a 5% chance at best they will meet the end of 2025 deadline... more like 2028. SQ42 will most likely be 2025 if they dont decide to go back and refactor the entire game yet again. Look at this critically and past performance. They didnt even get a Q1 patch out this year just a minor bug patch in 3.22.1 and 3,23 will end up being rushed and dropping or scaling back features to meet ILW dates. Its happened time after time.

[@cptcarot]

I hope you're wrong, but we have seen this before. I have been waiting for features to drop off the next patch, as they are not up to the expected standard or some other reasoning. Again, I hope this doesn't happen & it's plain sailing from here.🤞

[@QuotidianStupidity]

"3.23 will be rushed"... after making the point that they are spending more than a Quarter developing it. This is probably the biggest drop of content in the games history.

[@baldmista1907]

Pretty sure they stopped promising dates for SC. SQ42 seems likely it will come either 2024-2025 because of the fact that progress has been much quicker with SC the past few months meaning more devs are moving over from sq42 to SC.

[@bable6314]

SQ42 is feature complete. The game is literally done, they're just polishing.

[@PlayWithMePlease]

This is Star Citizen. Believe it when it’s downloadable. Otherwise it’s always “two more years” indefinitely.

[@SouvikAhmed]

Anyone know what the music is at 5:47 ?

[@TheCODGUY21]

The source is in the description

[@stefanw2500]

Yes, 1.0! But.. I'm still very worried for several key aspects to be fixed or even optimized. Like physics, balance, NPCs 9:1 etc.

[@Strange_Man1911]

I remember seeing videos of Star citizen when I was around 10 years old. I didnt get to try it until I was 16yrs old.

[@Wyldren]

Wasn't CR in Manchester? Like I remember them saying that him and his family are moving there from LA and now its LA to Texas.

[@burningphoneix]

Yeah he was in Manchester to finish up SQ42 and moved to Austin. That's why he mentions timezone reasons since contacting the US and Montreal teams from the UK was problematic. (Though that means the Frankfurt and Manchester teams are now in the same position)

[@agonyaunt6325]

He quantums around you know!

[@madbone978]

So a 1.0 release has been set, that means we are finally close to a playable game, just about 1000 more years to go.

[@EffortlessEthan]

Nice vid!

[@S4lty_D0g]

I'm very confident that after the game releases (if it even does at all) it will just end up having an extremely predatory monetization scheme. No one will want to give up the cash cow of space ship macro-transactions.

[@lights4bre890]

Predatory for some, i guess.. somehow, i guess... I payed $45 dollars for a starter ship and have to spend time scrolling through my list of ships when i reach the terminal. All those ships were bought with in game currency. A Drake Corsair costs $250 dollars on the web store.. thats HUGE $ ..but i can buy that same ship with 3.4 million in game currency and i can be crew on a reclaimer for an evening and earn that much. Predatory would be - If you want to fly a Drake Corsair, the only way you can do it is pay us $250 dollars. Instead of Predatory some people say 'pay to win'.. but its the same argument.. if a guy can buy a fighter with store purchase - and i can turn around and buy that same fighter with in game currency. After SC releases (If it does) they will still sell starter ship packs and thats the #1 earner. Squadron 42 and its next 2 chapters will also add some $ to the pie. I think they will also license out the StarEngine because it runs circles around the Cry/Lumberyard engine they started with.. so the $110 million they earn today make the $50 million they earned in 2020 look small .. CIG has a 'cash cow'?..they earn a fraction of what they will be earning in 2024 and beyond

[@user-vi5wv9ht8l]

Thank you for the update.I think we all feel older and it has been a long time but sometimes you have to play the long game.I was supporting back in early 2015 after they really started to get it together and organized,I believe I only gave 50 dollars to the kickstarter at the beginning but now I am deep into financially supporting them, but I can honestly say I am glad I did it, not just for myself but for everyone and the entire game industry,It proves it can be done right and so it can improve the gaming industry over all and maybe they will stop putting out junk games and wasting everyone's time and money,when they fail just months after release for many reasons such as having to contend with shareholders to force the unfinished game out to the public full of bugs glitches and incomplete content or broken storylines that fail all the time not allowing you to level up or continue the story at all (not pointing any fingers but Starfield for instance a waist of a hundred hours of my time trying to make it work and being very disappointed anyway in the end result,but did like the ship building )and bad game engines that should have never been used or just garbage content and execution of the premise of the game. I am now past the Space Marshal title which is far past where I thought I would be in the whole investing in Star Citizen but it's now like my hobby to play find problems report them and enjoy the new ships and game play, so yes it's fun for me and have a lot of ships and skins as well as gifted many ships and skins to my family and friends.Very exciting time.Also will be buying the new skins and the new Hornet MK2.Everyone out there have a great weekend stay safe and hope to see you in the verse, have fun and play, that is what it's all about, relax take it all in and know you are in a very special time in history to have all this technology at your fingertips, none of this was even possible just a few years ago.Enjoy it :)

[@Trampus10-4]

Best fix the Ui on startup screen and global chat dropping.

[@gamingfishchu2d2]

A poor technical analogy but one that hits my emotions well: It's like my NFL team didn't get to the post-season and their promising next year they will make the playoffs and maybe win the superbowl. Is my team exciting and fun to watch and will I still support them? Yes; absolutely! Do I hope they make the playoffs and win the superbowl? Yup! Is it possible? Yup! Gonna actually happen? Who knows, I may be dissapointed next year and the odds are stacked against em. Maybe I'll still be playing buggy SC Alpha while watching my team have a bunch of wins and a few too many losses.

[@RatikusuCh]

Honestly, our mindset and expectations as players shouldn't be in the same vein as CIG or CR. Regardless of what they are confident about, we should only be judging the state of the game as it is now and what it will be in the short term. If we get too excited about an alpha 4.0 release or a 1.0 release, and we expect too much out of what they would consider what it looks like, we could be setting ourselves up for disappointment. But if they do, in fact, deliver, then we'd at least be more than pleasantly surprised. Either outcome works out in the end if we temper our expectations.

[@tree0311]

How do you figure they doubled their payroll costs by adding approximately 150 to the headcount of a studio that was over 900 at the time? CIG was already paying for those costs at Turbulent, it's under the contracted dev costs line item. If anything merging with Turbulent has reduced their costs, not added to them. The other important thing of note is a huge chunk of the expenses in 2022 were capital expenditures for building out the new studios in Manchester and Frankfurt. Those are largely one time expenses, hence why capital expenditures was so much less prior to that time. Even if they barely beat 2022 in 2023, they are still doing just fine financially and there isn't any reason to think otherwise. Comparing it to the rest of the market simply isn't accurate.

[@PensacolaOboist]

I keep saying it and I acknowledge it's likely a pipe dream but I still think CIG has been actively developing other systems besides Pyro that are also linked to Stanton. I still think 4.0 will introduce all the systems linked to Stanton (like Magnus) at the very least.

[@divinedragon392]

Ok, but did they say anything about miria gaurdian???

[@parasecglenkwyst4835]

If there was no bad blood with Todd Papy, thwy realy should have done some segment to celebrate his contribution to the game.

[@wjohnsaunders]

I don't think you need to buy the ship to get the upgrade. You just need to complete the missions to receive an F7A upgrade token, and presumably that could be applied anytime in the future after you purchase the F7C mk II. Might be wise to also buy a Sabre to F7C mk II CCU for $5 just in case it is not offered at the various sales in the future.

[@mattstephen7494]

I've now watched 4 videos on The Letter but each time my eyes glaze over and my mind wanders off and I can't recall a single thing. It's like my brain refuses to let me absorb anything of what Chris says, like some sort of coping mechanism to avoid disappointment.

[@QuotidianStupidity]

Have you tried reading it yourself?

[@th3orist]

to me a 1.0 release could already be a fully polished stanton system with several working professions, no bugs, glitches, crashes, good framerate, no wipes. and then just take it from there and expand the universe. to me it feels that most of what sits in the way of a 1.0 version is mostly tech stuff, not so much gameplay. you can offer rudimentary gameplay loops and people will engage with the game as long as the technical foundation is very strong, which currently in SC it does not feel that way when you play.

[@reamoinmcdonachadh9519]

Just remember People, the Letter from The Chairman is Chris's only chance to do a Peter Molyneux, and (for some reason) THIS Letter from The Chairman was remarkably restrained !! We will be lucky to see 4.0 and Pryo before end of this year. 3.23 seems to be coming around the time of Invictus / Fleet Week. That probably have some 'extra' features not spoken about and (of course) some ship sales and a Free Fly Event. So much for the patch release cadence. Then there will be the Point Patches to deal with what 3.23 will inevitably break. The long and short of it is this...keep your expectations realistic.

[@fredashay]

We're obviously not gonna get 100 systems at launch, but we might get anywhere from 5 to 10. The rest will have to be added gradually after launch. And if CIG is smart, they will implement procedurally-generated systems in addition to the hand-crafted systems in order to keep exploration fresh and interesting.

[@QuotidianStupidity]

The planets are already procedurally generated.

[@fredashay]

@@QuotidianStupidity For the most part, yeah, but you know what I mean...

[@QuotidianStupidity]

@@fredashay at some point there will be some empty systems, for mining etc. so these can be done very easily with this method.

[@pootmahgoots8482]

4:03 Balls. (IYKYK)

[@artiesykes]

at least they made the mark2 hornet a ccu thing and allowed the use of store credits instead of a warbond restricted thing. i know its not perfect but it's not the worst thing.

[@river4175]

i built a gameing rig and bought controllers for space sim and had a vr set ( it was crappy vr...developers kit...but still). i got everything ready to enjoy this game when it comes out....now all that is out of date, i´m 40...in a week 41 never got to enjoy star citizen on its full glory. and even when it comes out now...or....who knows how many years from now....i dont have money for games no more....it really was my dream game. but thats our world now.....unfinished half products with massive bug fest and whole lot of micro transactions.

[@Platinumsniper]

Todd Pappy will be missed. I wish him luck in his future endeavors.

[@blazemonger1]

The letter really did not tell us much more than what could be reasonably extrapolated from the last citcon. I've said before that I believe we got what CIG sees for 1.0 during that event and that outside of base building (which wil include crafting), most of the groundwork is coming in 3.23 and development of the actual game will accelerate form there. That will likely also mean that patch will get spread out over several .x patches as the amount of changes is substantial and the 0 patch will probably be a disaster. And i di expect Alpha 4.0 is next with pyro which will come end of this year at the earliest. SQ42 going beta Q1 2025 will be the announcement for this year's Citcon with the beta period probably being fairly short. I could see it release at Citcon '25 actually, if not sooner. I can see a path where, If there are no breaking issues along the way from here, late 2025/early 2026 SC itself will go feature complete with the move to beta early 2027 and a release 2029/2030 with Stanton, Pyro and Sol I honestly think that is not an unreasonable timeline. The talk about "an MMO is never finished" generally means that a push will come to release with less content that initially committed to to then build that out after. A MMO is never complete sure, but the initial Featureset completing is what defines a 1.0 release. A big question will be what happens to the business model, While I can see ship sales remain a thing, the revenue from that will drop significantly once the game releases and so alternate revenue is needed as well as a reduction in workforce. I still believe that CIG will move more towards and expand the subscription model. A game like this really can't survive without it.

[@RN1441]

I'll believe it when I see it, but in the recent letter form the Chairman Chris reported that he's no longer the 'one' in charge on decision making (they hired a co-director), so maybe that's a reason things may finally be moving.

[@QuotidianStupidity]

Things are moving because Squadron is complete. that was taking up like 80% of all the resources, now they have all the SQ42 assets, UI etc. to port over, and loads more devs to kick things on.

[@RN1441]

@@QuotidianStupidity The reason I have trouble beliving that is that they haven't put out the SQ42 alpha or beta yet. Beta used to be by definition when something was 'feature complete', and they have announced six (missed) dates for that in the past. I'll believe it's done when it's running on people's computers.

[@QuotidianStupidity]

They have said that SQ42 is not in the polishing stage, so of course it's not going to have been in beta. They only just finished adding everything. @@RN1441

[@bdubyah89]

@@RN1441They aren't doing EA with SQ42 though. It is being treated as a normal, AAA game in that when it releases it is complete. 3.23 looks to have a chunk of content, and if the next few major patches this year have the rest of what they promised, this will easily be the biggest year for SC content. Obviously the grain of salt will always be there for SC, they have earned that. But it definitely seems like a shift has/is happening for SC's development speed. And it very well may be that Chris not being the (only)top decision maker is good. Fresh eyes and a different approach have been needed to get development organized and more efficient. If Rich impacted SQ42 that much in the last couple years, then hopefully he can bring that impact to SC.

[@bable6314]

@@RN1441 You don't have a beta for a story game lmfao

[@defi5]

I’ll believe it when I see it. Backed the game since 2015

[@Luciphell]

I will be excited when I finally see a release that does not contain a "KNOWN BUGS" section. Until then I won't hold my breath.

[@kishkin8743]

Ummm, CIG would have to focus on the 70% of the planned features not yet at tier 0 that doesn't have anything to do with combat before we get anywhere near being "release" ready. Since they're not focusing on those things, 1.0 looks like it's years and years away.

[@QuotidianStupidity]

Such as?

[@JoeFrogz]

I suspect they are going to have to push out 1.0 sooner rather than later to try and recoup some revenue. They won’t want to be too far behind squadron 42 to try and capture some of the players that buy in off the back of squadron.

[@Vengeanceforhat4924]

They still have episode 2 and episode 3 of squadron they can capitalize Star Citizen on

[@GeneralHiro]

I don’t know, i think the game will only truly next level once the pool tables are functional mini games :P Poll hall hustler should totally be a viable career :P

[@Aravanus]

"Large updates every quarter" What is this, the third time at least they have promised this?

[@littlefoot2869]

some reason i highly doubt

[@LothlorianOG]

I want to believe!

[@Jess_2k]

The fact that we're even mentioning 1.0 makes me giddy

[@PlayerSalt]

"no release date" well its more of a mention of a mention that they will mention something that may potentially have a release date lol

[@qpSubZeroqp]

7:08 you can only grow so much though. There shouldn't be anything wrong with making the same amount or a little less than last year. That's life and there will be ups and downs. I never understood that mindset where a company just absolutely has to grow and grow and grow all the time. There's going to be a point where there's a ceiling. If we were growing beyond our planet, and continued to grow overall financially as humans, okay I could understand but since we aren't there's going to be a limit. Let's say hypothetically that everybody on the planet is playing Star Citizen and is dedicating as much of their paychecks as possible to the company, where else could there be money to be made from if everybody is already giving as much as possible?

[@fredashay]

I remember not too long ago when everybody was saying that CIG would never put base-building and crafting in the game...

[@QuotidianStupidity]

There are still idiots that talk about it being a scam...

[@fredashay]

@@QuotidianStupidity Ignore the idiots and the haters. The game has advanced very far since the early days!

[@festersmith8352]

Yet it has been planned for a very long time. More false info created by the community.

[@Killertomato84]

i believe they'll go through a full 1.0 release, but it won't be anywhere near finished. 2, maybe 3 star systems is a far cry from what was promised, but here's the thing. if they finish enough game loops to keep those 2 or 3 initial systems interesting then i'll call it a success. they can always add more later, and by that point creating new content will be much easier because the hard work will be done.

[@Vengeanceforhat4924]

We'll have 5-6 by the time 1.0 is on the horizon.

[@Xellky]

I’m so glad I decided to pick up this game when I did. I joined back in 3.12 and to see how much this game has progressed in a short amount of time brings me so much joy. Can’t wait to see you all out there o7