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[–] warbond@lemmy.world 1 points 2 weeks ago (5 children)

Is there a Lemmy community for people who don't just shit on the game? Tired of just hearing about how it's a scam. Does anybody play this and enjoy it?

[–] Retrograde@lemmy.world 5 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

I play it and enjoy it. Haven't spent more than $45 and have put in hundreds of hours with friends.

There is a Lemmy SC community but it's pretty dead unfortunately

[–] warbond@lemmy.world 5 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

I think being on Lemmy is part of the issue. The Venn diagram of people who left Reddit for Lemmy and the people who support pie in the sky games like SC doesn't have a whole lot of overlap in the middle, I wouldn't think.

Anyway, any particular gameplay loop you're excited for?

[–] Cagi@lemmy.ca 2 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

My personal loop these days is singing along to my show-tunes paylist while delivering space cargo, which is (usually) super chill. But I'm excited about expansions to multicrew stuff. I'm a fly boy, a big aviation nerd irl. I want to fly, and I want a Chewbacca to help with the other stuff. It's just a matter of tricking a player into swearing a life debt...

[–] Retrograde@lemmy.world 1 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) (2 children)

Too true about the venn diagram. If SC was on Linux, I bet the Lemmy community would be thriving lol.

As for what I'm excited for, honestly just new star systems. I'm getting really tired of the original Stanton system as I've done and seen pretty much everything it has. The new system Pyro is apparently supposed to release before the end of the year so that would be really cool to see.

In the meantime we've been doing illegal bounty missions which has you destroying law abiding NPC ships and pirating their loot- it's pretty fun and you can make a fortune doing it :)

[–] QuadratureSurfer@lemmy.world 1 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

Instructions to run SC on Linux can be found here: https://github.com/starcitizen-lug/knowledge-base/wiki

The Linux User Group organization is one of the largest orgs (currently 13th) in Star Citizen.

Edit - link to orgs sorted by size: https://robertsspaceindustries.com/community/orgs/listing?sort=size_desc

Edit 2 - While SC can be run on Linux today, it's not officially supported yet, but they do have plans to support it now that Vulkan can be used:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2tSoZJ0649s&t=1335

[–] Fades@lemmy.world 0 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Yes, because the problem is the OS it runs on and not that the devs can do nothing but lie.

Squadron 42 was nearly complete and needed polish in 2023 and now we learn a year later it’s delayed till 2026.

Just like the game itself started production in 2011 and has since missed date after date after date and produced an expensive and constantly broken tech demo mess.

But yeah if only it were on Linux and has nothing to do with the misuse of funds and said broken promises

[–] warbond@lemmy.world 1 points 1 week ago

I take it you're not excited for the game. If they could deliver on all of their promises, do you think that you could find some part of it to like?

[–] Schmuppes@lemmy.today 4 points 2 weeks ago

You mean something like r/LowSodiumCyberpunk?

[–] Cagi@lemmy.ca 3 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

I really enjoy Star Citizen as it is right now. They push out huge updates every quarter so it's getting better and better. I paid $45 and have hundreds of hours of fun. The energy people spend hating this game, inventing conpiracies, and circle jerking misinformation is super irritating. The hive mind's assumptions are wrong, the lived experiences of a growing number of players is fact. This game would have gone bust long ago if it wasn't fun, a scam, or not making steady progress. Instead it's revenue and player counts go up every year. The people who try it stick around more often than not.

[–] UltraGiGaGigantic@lemmy.ml 2 points 2 weeks ago

There was a big convention recently where they dropped details and a demo.

AI media enjoyers are looking to get your clicks!

[–] DerisionConsulting@lemmy.ca 2 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

You can always make one if there isn't, but you will likely need to heavily moderate it.

[–] warbond@lemmy.world 1 points 2 weeks ago

I thought of that, but I don't think I'm the best fit for that kind of time investment.