The two Extremes of Pyro - Attacks from Players in Beautiful Locations - Star Citizen Gameplay

[@KriLL325783]

I'd argue that getting attcked and blown up right next to a station isn't something the gang running the station would want though, if you're allied with the gang you should be under their protection within their sphere of influence, if only for the selfish reason that random killing within their space would reduce commerse etc. Having turrets and or launched fighters "keep the peace" would make sense to me.

[@zeroxception]

Your not wrong gang controlled turrrets and patrol ships should happen at some point to make stations more secure if you have positive rep with them and more dangerous if you have negative rep. Gang patrol ships that patrol thier areas of space would be cool too.

[@EeroafHeurlin]

Stirring shit up in a gangs territory without their permission ought to have rather grave consequences, such challenges to their authority cannot go unpunished if the gang intents to actually stay in control. A massive rep drop ough to do it, then it's just a case of having actually working NPC patrols and defence turrets. Regardless; camping hangars and spawns is just about the lamest thing one can do, even ramming (talk to me how it's a valid tactic when the rammer has some **actual** consequences) is less lame.

[@walawala-fo7ds]

That's the intent. Nothing in Pyro is working

[@redshirt49]

@@walawala-fo7ds Well, the Pyro they let us test is a stripped-down version. They did mention this. Also, NPC law enforcement is a planned feature meant to replace armistice zones entirely in the feature. Breaking armistice is intended to come with harsh punishments and possibly being sent to new nasty prisons with much longer sentences.

[@Schmeeda-wt9wm]

I imagine CIG are going to have to add that stuff after Pyro releases. Players aren't going to enjoy being hangar camped for sure. Even if you want to argue the gangs don't care about policing the system, they'd still definitely want to police their own stations.

[@bbsp_airsoft]

that beautiful crash landing. I totally expected it to glitch around or go boom

[@LoftyAssertions]

With a splash of dirt up in the air and some good sound effects, crash landings could be truly glorious

[@TroutBoneless]

"if somebody jumps off the ship, you should also jump off the ship" amen brother

[@Citizen_Kate]

ZeroXception is a wise man indeed :D I did enjoy hearing him say that - and he's right of course :D

[@KriLL325783]

Day 1 of the Pyro tech preview everyone was sightseeing and having a grand ol' time, day 2-3 the m-hoboing took effect lol.

[@Citizen_Kate]

haha this is the truth right here for sure :)

[@C_L_M]

Your circumnavigation videos of MicroTech are what finally sold me on Star Citizen. Realizing that it was possible to traverse an entire planet in game was mind blowing to me! My 4 kids, husband, and I watch them together when you post them. So, your hard work is definitely appreciated. :)

[@briansterling5912]

I LOVED the circumnavigation episodes for what it was worth. Just the musical interludes were pretty great.

[@eavdmeer]

Can absolutely let you know that I thoroughly enjoy your circumnavigation videos! I always can't wait for the next one to see wild and undiscovered places on the planets we thought we'd seen

[@patrick106]

Yes, there will be many beautiful scenes in Pyro. Thanks for the contrasts shown. Unfortunately I didn't have a chance to test it during that time.

[@Citizen_Kate]

thanks for watching patrick :) I am really hoping we get another test run soon - with more people included as well - it's such a cool system to play in

[@aftabansari9723]

Enjoying these pyro videos a lot.

[@Citizen_Kate]

thank you aftabansari that means a lot and i appreciate you coming back to watch too! :)

[@aftabansari9723]

Gotta ask, Could you do Skunkwork videos with the esperia Prowler? I really liked the whole dropship concept.

[@j.d.4697]

When I saw that big Pyro sun on the horizon it looked amazing, but I wish they added visible sunspots to make it look even more realistic, especially considering how active the star is with all the CMEs.

[@Citizen_Kate]

Yeah i do kinda wish the stars were a little more like the Elite Dangerous stars in terms of visuals. like viewed throguh some kind of filter/shade so you can see the detail the closer you get.

[@Star-Trucker]

I would love to fly with you sometime. You just make this game seem more enjoyable. I also love your videos, because it's like watching a sci-fi program. Very well edited. Keep them coming! Star-Trucker

[@mweb586]

I like how well you spaced out the pyro content. Was not expecting anything after your part based series. This feels like a B roll haha and I am so here for it.

[@nyforandring]

I love these videos where you're clearly just having an amazing time seeing new things!

[@Citizen_Kate]

the adventuring/exploration side of this game is my favorite aspect so thank you for picking up on that nyforandring - we've just run out of exploration in Stanton :D really looking forward to getting back to Pyro again :)

[@nyforandring]

@@Citizen_Kate I've seen you going on some adventures. I've been saving Pyro for when it's live. I want everything to feel a little more polished when I'm seeing it all for the first time. Maybe I'll join you out there one of these days. ~Fae Maeve

[@Godwinsname]

I loved the circumnavigating vids! I have to admit I may have skipped some parts.. but do not underestimate the power of just having done it and having proof and it living in people's minds despite them not watching it all. The fact that it's really all there and you did it can still influence WAY MORE people in a good way than have watched it all.

[@Irritated_Considerably]

I love the Circumnavigation videos. I'm sorry to hear that they are not as popular. Their loss. Thank you for all of them. :)

[@Citizen_Kate]

aww well thank you very much for being one of the peopel that watches them :) there will be more of the hurston expedition coming soon for sure - I will definitely finish out that series it's just finding the time :)

[@jedadiahtucker2132]

i also very much enjoy them

[@cobaltblue1975]

I remember a couple of years ago (the time flies), when you first started out in SC. There was a point where you were ready to sum up your thoughts on Star Citizen. When answering the question of would you ever go back to Elite. Your answer was "How could I?" I think if you ever wanted to put a photo next to that statement it would be at 17:22. Edit: Please don't give up on your series entirely. I love life on the Corsair. What kept me invested is your crew having to operate within the bonuses and constraints of that ship. It could either be good, or really bad. The best part is it never feels old because the adventures are non-linear so us viewers can start anywhere and be entertained.

[@Citizen_Kate]

oh no i wasn't talking about giving up on all series :) in fact we do have another Life Abaord series in the works - i was jsut talking about the Circumnavigation videos. i'll finish out the Hurston series when i have the time for sure but i doubt there will be more in future. I love making them but it takes sooo long because of the amount of footage per stage (3 perspectives usually with 6-12 hours of video each)

[@cobaltblue1975]

@@Citizen_Kate I totally get that. There’s an old saying about the juice being worth the squeeze. That’s a lot of work to invest for minimal viewer engagement.

[@zeroxception]

That was a ................ colourful day to be sure. Even the wild west wasnt this wild!

[@Citizen_Kate]

haha it was fun though right? :D the total randomness of it all definitely meant nothing got boring :D

[@da7thguest]

Sick at home, suffering on my couch. Your video made my day just a little bit better ❤

[@Citizen_Kate]

awwww well i hope you feel better soon Sark

[@da7thguest]

Thanks Katie

[@arathornd5613]

I love that opening engagement, crash landing whole team gets out and railguns the heck out of the pursuing ship!🎉❤

[@bloodzyAU]

Hi Kate, I found your channel with Pryo Ep1, and have watched them all, thank you for all your effort, I really enjoyed them

[@vmasing1965]

I love this style a lot, even more than all the SC cinematic movies. If anything entertaining happens it feels twice as entertaining if you know it's not scripted.

[@CaptainMike38]

Looks gorgeous! I'm not bold (or good?) enough rn to risk the PVP chaos of Pyro so thank you for sharing!

[@tom.m]

Just want to say that I really enjoy the circumnavigation videos. Not as pressure to do more (do what's best for you and your channel) but know your efforts are appreciated.

[@Praetoreon]

All I can say is, this video makes me want to buy a terrapin. 😮 Also props to the pilot on the hot drop landing.

[@Citizen_Kate]

haha that was definitely a crash :D the terrapin though is like maybe the only ship that could have survived it :D great if you are a terrible pilot and really prefer a daily driver that is good for getting you between on-foot/fps locations :) i recommend it!

[@redshirt49]

@@Citizen_Kate Some ships are just weirdly tanky, I've crashed the Glaive into the ground at full speed without taking significant damage. Retaliator is ridiculously impact-resistant as well.

[@MysteicVoltronus]

Lighting Bolt icon for missile means electromagnetic. you needed to pop noise, not flares.

[@VandleValsher]

In regards to your comments about the circumnavigation series; do you think that condensing them into a single long video might make them more worth doing? They are by far my favorite series of yours and I'd hate for them to disappear completely.

[@Citizen_Kate]

I personally love making them - from a creative perspective it is the chance to do something totally different to the usual videos, you know? and there will be more - at least finishing out the Hurston series - for every stage of the journey though there is between 6 and 12 hours of footage that has to be scanned though and edited from 2-3 perspectives :D it takes about 3 days to do that for each stage of the trip so really it's just about finding time to get it done if we did one in future - like a Pyro planet for example - i think maybe making it a single video could work for sure :) noting the most memorable moments as we go could help - we didnt really do anything like that on either Microtech or Hurston and it would serve as a better way to maybe condense everything down in the moment as opposed to trying to find it all in the edit afterwards :D

[@kal-nor]

Same, I really enjoyed those videos so a +1 from me.

[@AcheliusDecimus]

Attacks were mainly due to fear, and some due to loving the fact they can. I am assuming this was before you got your new system. Pyro was loading perfectly fine for me, and I had no frame issues anywhere it was very stable. That mission should really be clearable with bombs, so I hope CIG fixes that, and that seems like an oversight. Some of those vistas are beyond beautiful. I am sorry to hear people are not watching the Circumnavigation videos, for those are some of the most well-edited musically and visually you do. I enjoy them very much. I shared with you in Discord that the upgraded monitor is performing well, I am getting 25-70 fps at 5k, but in the 100 fps region with dips to 40 at 2k. If you upgrading monitor make sure it has a high refresh rate, for uncapped in some games I get up to 275 FPS. Then cooling becomes an issue lol, so I am good to play at 2k on SC and 5k in other games.

[@Citizen_Kate]

yes this was before my new system - it's actually the reason i decided to upgrade even :) i figured that it was a sign it was time to commit to something that would stand up in the future - as for the mission yes i completely agree. i think it is probably a bug. Critical did mention to me that up until quite recently bombs could not destroy bunker turrets either so there is a precident for this kind of bug :D oooh lol it's you Tlove! :D haha yes your feedback on a high resolution monitor was very helpful thank you! I am most deifnitely considering it!

[@CaptianInternet]

1:00 - WHAT A LANDING X-D I will call it a Terrapin Plumb. - Just go down, smash into the ground and trust that the ship can take it. Love it.

[@bruced.1472]

27:04. Nice overhang and cliffs in the background.

[@jacksonbarkerthebluehairedfox]

The first part if the video really makes me hope for more survival mechanics in Star Citizen. Imagine getting shot down onto a planet with your crew, and having to make a trek across the planet to a settlement or other POI to be rescued.

[@kal-nor]

When you found that small outpost with the shop terminal, was the suit that protects you from radiation in there? I believe there’s one going to be in pyro. Might help with being on the ground with those solar flares

[@Citizen_Kate]

ooooooh thats what the radiation suit is for! that makes a lot of sense, well we know for the future now haha :) thank you

[@catsyrup5455]

When the rest of Pyro is released you should do a trip across the big obsidian valley. It would be shorter and be very interesting terrain.

[@Citizen_Kate]

Yes that would be very interesting! and as you say would be a more contained expedition! :)

[@NoblePathwaysHQ]

Great showcase! I am excited for when it comes to the PTU!!!

[@rarurorook4872]

Love watching your vids Kate ! Love the roleplay and the commentary !

[@Citizen_Kate]

Aww thank you rarurorook that is very kind of you to say! :)

[@harbringerf9416]

I love all your pyro videos and can't wait to see it for myself.

[@raymondape]

Spoiler below.. . . . . . . That was the most exciting video I've seen. Great job getting to the ground then taking out the attacker with a rail gun. Amazing.

[@Eir_of_Volheim]

We're not in Kansas anymore.

[@Citizen_Kate]

haha no we most definitely are not! :D Cant wait to return to Pyro though :)

[@hitokitty]

I'm glad the fun you and your group can have in the Verse, but man I bet your group/handle gets a ton of griefers. I Had the pleasure of checking out Pyro this last test release, and didn't have one single hostile player interaction. Granted I play pretty much solo, so I guess I'm easily ignore-able. Most of my time was just exploration with a few missions sprinkled in, but it was a blast!

[@Citizen_Kate]

no it really is the wild west. at one station (Patch City) even the habitation deck of the station had no Armistice zone!

[@hitokitty]

@@Citizen_Kate Oh definitely, you just have the unfortunate fate of being known by a large swath of people.

[@Citizen_Kate]

huh thats weird that reply was actually to another comment (about Pyro being a dangerous place where even landing at stations is dangerous) :D My reply i mean - but ended up on yours. Sorry what I would have replied is that yes I definitely do get a couple of peopel after me specifically from time to time - but it does at least give a nice storyline for the video that follows it :) when you make gameplay videos the 'idea' for a video is the hardest part of the process after a while - if you want to try and keep tihngs original anyway :D and incidents liek that can often get you going on a video right away :)

[@hitokitty]

@@Citizen_Kate You Morph and Jale are the ones I find most interesting for the Verse, the rest are just fluff under the good stuff. Keep documenting your amazing adventures, I look forward to your travels!

[@deadlyhydra]

that curving Laser is really interesting haha

[@j.d.4697]

Typical Star Citizen, a constant back and forth between INCREDIBLE and outright broken. Overall I really like the change of pace in Pyro from what I'm seeing in terms of danger lurking around ever corner. And I absolutely ADORE the sense of exploration. But to tell how fun and healthy it truly is I think we will need at least a few months of experience with it and unfortunately the sense of exploration will be very much a temporary thing unless they added a ton of stuff and keep adding more fast enough.

[@Flufflestuff]

Can't wait for pyro to go live and every hangar to just be perma-camped on day 1

[@Doogie429]

Pyro reminds me of that TV show Firefly, the lawless outer rim of the verse.

[@Citizen_Kate]

yes! this is definitely the feel of it!

[@DawnstealerGaming]

hahaha - that poor corsair: "the moment you realize the A2 is actually fully crewed.....oops"

[@The_Opinion_of_Matt]

At the beginning of the anime "Outlaw Star" the main character defines an outlaw as someone that isn't always law abiding and isn't a pirate. Instead an outlaw is someone that does what they want/need to do and sometimes that falls outside the law and sometimes going outside the law is the right thing to do. Thus outlaw is someone that is someone that lives outside the law, but that doesn't make them evil. For example, the Hurston Family lives inside the law, but the Hurstons are evil. Xenothreat is outside the law and they are evil. Citizens of Pyro is outside the law and, in my opinion, they are good. Skunkworks are outlaws, but not evil. Edit: It isn't the beginning of the first episode, but early in the series.

[@Metriximor]

my guy in the corsair coulda just chilled on that settlement, but nooo time to shoot a random passerby so no one can have fun :/ gg on making him eat his own lead tho nice work

[@unlimitedurp5823]

Ok im convinced i gotta hop back on star citizen

[@originalgameronline3457]

Your music selection just keeps getting better & better! o7

[@amd1031]

Great video on pyro and my A2

[@FunkyWombat]

Tagline should be Pyro: Blood and Beauty Also, I've been watching the Hurston series! Reminds me of the Long Way Round\Down\Up series' with Ewen McGregor.

[@Sly_Fi_SC]

Great Video. Thanks Katie.

[@Citizen_Kate]

thank you too ruminskirl for watching :)

[@EeroafHeurlin]

AFAIRecall that mission text even suggested using a bomber, it must be a bug of some sort that the bombs did not affect the fuel tanks.

[@Citizen_Kate]

oh did it really? well that is definitely more evidence that it was a bug! thanks for letting me know! :)

[@harrycross9359]

I love your circumnavigating videos and I hope you do one on Knox vs dragonfly

[@DismayingHades6]

can't wait for Pyro!

[@reamoinmcdonachadh9519]

I watched them all. And they were great. I think you SHOULD do similar for the Planets of Pyro, but I suspect you will too much interference from both the Mass Ejection and Players.

[@Citizen_Kate]

I do love doing them - the trip and the videos. And thank you very much for watching them :) the Hurston series will be finished at some point I promise, as for Pyro planets at the moment i feel like I wouldn't do it but I said that after Microtech too and the adventuring bug bit me again in the end so you never know :D

[@coina-dig-tion6322]

always enjoy your videos. take care.

[@Citizen_Kate]

thank you very muhc for watching Coina-dig-tion :)

[@johnny_magalhaes]

Wow, pyro is going to be extremely hostile. Not even when leaving the stations will we be safe and calm.

[@Citizen_Kate]

Oh for sure it is the wild west out there! :) it's a good idea to go in with the expectation you will be attacked and sometimes die - that way you can just roll with it and enjoy the experience :)

[@TheGaryinWales]

They said their target FPS is 60 (30 on the server). So anyone getting that is ok. I get 60 to 70 on my 3090 TI. No doubt they will need to have graphics reduction options for people on lower spec rigs.

[@Citizen_Kate]

that is good to know thank you TheGaryinWales :) I have since upgraded myself so next time Pyro rolls arounD hopefully it will be smoother :D

[@alundavies2]

Awesome videos you do with your team kate but damn who does the the music fantastic

[@Citizen_Kate]

hey there alun thank you very much for your kind words :) the music comes from a service called EpidemicSound :) i absolutely love them they have a huge library and its all amazing

[@ranger275th9]

Pyro looks really cool! I can't wait to die all the time there in my Connie :)

[@mitchelvandermeer1421]

Beautiful area

[@tysonburns9535]

Thanks

[@ytsks]

nice!

[@TheBaldrickk]

These Pyro videos just remind me of my "recent" Jumptown experiences - where everyone just goes there to shoot other people, and no-one actually manages to do the objective... It just ends up as a total cluster. While it gave some fun ship battles, there was no further content to it. I ended buying a Shrike to bully ships with missiles though - not because I can't fight, but people were just jumping out as soon as they took damage, and the missiles gave a chance to stop the jump as they needed to dodge and break the lock.

[@jockcop4205]

Heh. Great video as always. Have you guys opened up recruiting again?

[@tomastore4381]

good luck! hope i can win the game

[@EeroafHeurlin]

It's kinda sad that Terrapin is literally the best dropship, all of the supposedly heavily armored and "made for hot drops" ships are made of paper in comparison.

[@walther007]

The PU in general is NOT optimized. Don't think it's just here or there in Pyro.

[@Pandobanzz]

Yall kinda missed an opportunity to bring the new tank could have brought 2 or 3

[@Citizen_Kate]

I dont think the new tank was an option during the pyro playground - it was only added to PTU 10 days ago :) next time Pyro is opened up thoguh we'll try it out ther for sure ;)

[@olivierpelletier9643]

That intro .... Hahaha!

[@RobinHartJones]

That Corsair was such a dick when you consider that you could have dropped a bomb on his head when you first saw him but you let him live 🙄. In many ways an A1 OR A2 could be the perfect Pyro ship if you subscribe to the "shoot first; ask questions later" ethos which, to be honest, is the more sensible way to go if we were not so nice. Arrive at village. See another ship. 'cleanse' village to be safe 😅

[@EeroafHeurlin]

The NPC faction would probably frown upon the collateral damage and reputation is going to be everything in pyro, one *has* to stay friendly with at least one faction that controls stations. Completely indiscriminate murderhobos will not be able to survive in pyro for long, when every faction hates them they better have the backing of an org with a full support fleet of Starfarers, Crucibles etc. And when we have social network affecting rep, very few orgs are going to want to incur the wrath of every faction in Pyro for supporting the murderhobos. Those Starfarers and Crucibles need to get their resources from somewhere too...

[@jimmy5322hk]

Wait..you can lower your gun???

[@Citizen_Kate]

yes, although there is no keybind for it yet (there REALLY should be) you have to use inner thought (hold F and look at your gun) and select 'carry lowered' :)

[@offgrid1461]

1st 1st 1st😁

[@Citizen_Kate]

awww i think Chrysaor just beat you by seconds! but no shame in silver medal either :D also thanks for watching Offgrid! it's good to see you! :)

[@offgrid1461]

@@Citizen_Kate You as well Katie, nothing better than an opening with Katie and her beloved.....deadly Railgun!!

[@Whatever-org]

Ohh new Video!!

[@Citizen_Kate]

haha yes a fresh one :D thank you very much for watching!

[@taida_9105]

Another happy landing

[@Citizen_Kate]

haha i honestly think that were it any other ship that would have been an explosion right there :D i am a terrible pilot but fortunately the Terrapin lets me get away with literal crashes :D

[@Sabishi_YukiOnna]

Pitch black riddick vibes anybody?