Citizen Central

CitizenCon 2024 has come to pass, and thoughts around the game have changed. Whether it was the Squadron 42 demo or the solidified vision of Star Citizen 1.0, it’s hard not to feel like something changed in expectations for the project overall. Today Citizen Central takes a deep dive in to the biggest talking points to discuss the highlights and surprises of the event.

Guests

TheAstroHistorian

Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/theastropub

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@TheAstroHistorian

RedMonsterSC

YouTube: : https://www.youtube.com/@RedMonsterSC

Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/redmonstersc

Hav0k

YouTube:https://www.youtube.com/@Hav0k

Twitch: ⁠https://www.twitch.tv/hav0k7

TenPoundFortyTwo

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@tenpoundfortytwo
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We are less than a month away from CitizenCon, but with no schedule for the big event released just yet, the possibilities of what we might see range wildly. Today several creators will join me to discuss what they think we will see at CitizenCon, and what their plans are for the big day.

Bored Gamer

Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/team/boredgamer

YouTube: htts://www.youtube.com/channel/UC7W5LTUy7DJYpx0cpVKJe0g

DedLeader

YouTube: : https://www.youtube.com/@DedLeader

Crucian (ATMO Esports)

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/ATMOesports 

Twitch: ⁠https://www.twitch.tv/atmoesports

The5Star

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCu5mFFDgC36xrGOEIRHv6Wg  

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Star Citizen 4.0 has taken quite a while to reach players, the player base has all kinds of opinions about the game, but what’s really going on. On the latest episode of Citizen Central, I’m joined by several creators from across Star Citizen to discuss what’s going on with the game and where it is going.

Morphologis

Twitch: ⁠https://www.twitch.tv/morphologis

YouTube: ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.youtube.com/@Morphologis 

TheAstroHistorian

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@TheAstroHistorian

Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/theastropub

Beyond The Verse (Sulyce)

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@BTV_Cast  

Twitch: ⁠https://m.twitch.tv/beyondtheversepodcast

Voidude

Twitter: https://twitter.com/Voidy_Says

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/voidyvids

ToC:

00:00 Messaging and Marketing

42:30 Star Citizen 4.0

01:06:00 Why Still Just The Basics?

01:29:00 Is the Game Becoming Too Complex?

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Exploration in space games can come in many different shapes and sizes, but Star Citizen has never comprehensively defined all the parts of its own version. I wanted to discuss the things we know, the things CIG has hinted at, and what the community has speculated may be included.

For this talk I brought together members of the community from touring, industrial surveying, deep space exploration, and org-based gameplay to discuss their own perspectives.

This is a speculation-heavy discussion, but you’ll find a good amount of CIG-sourced info about the gameplay as well. Hope you enjoy!

LordSkippy

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@TheLordSkippy
Verse Guide: https://verseguide.com/

RedMonster

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@RedMonsterSC
Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/redmonstersc

King Dimitrius

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@kingdimitrius6309

Eagle

Spectrum: https://robertsspaceindustries.com/community-hub/user/DK-Eagle 

Star Citizen’s new character customizer offers players a great base for building their unique avatar. But there is a lot more that goes into customizing your persona than just that initial character-building session. Today I’ve invited a few creators to join me in discussion the new creator, what make a good one, and how customization goes beyond this tool.

TheAstroPub

Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/theastropub

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@TheAstroPubLive

BusterTheDestroyer

Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/busterthedestroyer

CaptainSeriousFun

Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/captainseriousfun

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCI_fjP60MjyQpN9kp-Zy0yA 

ToC:

00:00 Introductions

09:00 What Games Have Great Character Customizers?

35:50 How Can Star Citizen Go Above & Beyond?

38:00 The Importance of Choice

47:00 Consequences for How You Look?

52:00 Star Citizen’s New Character Customizer

01:10:20 But I Only Wear Helmets

01:20:00 Extra Questions and Stuff

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While Star Citizen players have been expecting a feature update after Squadron 42 was completed, we didn’t know how or when it exactly it may happened. After this week’s Star Citizen live, we are aware of most ofthese additions coming in 3.23. Today I’m joined by Croncy, Olli43, and Beyond The Verse to discuss these sudden developments, and what they could mean for the rest of the year.

Olli43

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@Olli43

Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/olli43

Croncy

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCQf5oiPtJmG2WjS3oPh9r3w

Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/croncy

Beyond The Verse

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@BTV_Cast  

Twitch: ⁠https://m.twitch.tv/beyondtheversepodcast

ToC:

00:00 Introductions

03:30 Are They Communicating More?

06:15 Star Citizen Alpha 3.23

01:13:00 Is It Time To Play?

01:17:00 Dam Breaking Moment?

01:24:40 Final Hot Takes

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With another IAE over many citizens are walking away with new ships. And recent additions both concept and in-game like the Zeus Mk 2, Hull C, Syulen, & Arrastra have helped make November 2023 the biggest funding month in Star Citizen’s history. But is there a possibility of ship redundancy and overlap, and is that even a bad thing? Today me and several Star Citizen youtubers discuss the newest ships, and whether there is such thing as too many ships in Star Citizen.

TheAstroHistorian YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@TheAstroHistorian Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/theastropub Loken YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@Lokenplays Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/lokenplays Marcuss Wynn YouTube: ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.youtube.com/@marcuswynn89 Inforunners YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/inforunners Twitch:⁠ https://www.twitch.tv/inforunners

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Star Citizen has had a less-than-stellar reputation amongst casual gamers for most of its life, but with CitizenCon, Server Meshing advancements, increasing new features, and Squadron 42 reaching the polishing phase, it does feel like things are shifting a bit. I’m joined by fellow YouTubers  @SaltEMike , @HybridVAudio , @RedMonsterSC , and  @Farrister  to discuss recent Star Citizen news and events, and what it could all mean for the future of the game. SaltEMike YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@SaltEMike Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/saltemike RedMonsterSC YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@RedMonsterSC Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/redmonstersc Hybrid V Audio YouTube: ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.youtube.com/@HybridVAudio Farrister YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@Farrister Support The Podcast: Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/SpaceTomato Paypal: https://paypal.me/SpaceTomatoPays?locale.x=en_US Giveaway: https://www.spacetomatogaming.com/giveaways Gaming Community: https://discord.gg/DZ7tvSU Star Citizen Organization/Guild: https://gii.spacetomatogaming.com/ Start a Star Citizen account with 5000 extra credits in your pocket with the link or the referral code below. https://robertsspaceindustries.com/enlist?referral=STAR-TH4D-PPQL

Every year Citizen Con brings features near and in the very distant future, and every year it is tradition to guess what we might see. This year I’m joined by SaltEMike, Bored Gamer, VoiDude, and Olli43 to guess at what we might see at the event this year, and what of that might matter for players anytime soon.

SaltEMike

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@SaltEMike 

Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/saltemike 

Bored Gamer

YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/user/BoredGamerUK

Twitch: https://m.twitch.tv/boredgameruk

VoiDude

Twitch: ⁠https://www.twitch.tv/voidude

YouTube: ⁠⁠⁠⁠http://www.youtube.com/channel/UCoMc7KVInwWQgbpo7PezIJQ

Olli43

YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/channel/UC1B69atOskLhfhFrcZ8FI1A

Twitch:⁠ https://www.twitch.tv/olli43

ToC:

00:00 Introductions

05:30 Jump Points in Star Citizen

14:00 Does Data Mining Affect Exploration?

28:40 CitizenCon Expectations

52:00 Is PES Broken?

59:50 Ships At CitizenCon

01:05:00 More CitCon Features

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We have been on the road to 4.0 for a few years, now. 2023 is looking less and less likely to be that year. The flow of information has slowed, and player feels meaningful changes are slow due to PES slowing down deliveries. Is it really that bad? How does this compare to the pre-3.0 drought? What can we expect for the rest of the year? All this and more today on Citizen Central with a few of the longest running Star Citizen content creators on Youtube.

SaltEMike

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@SaltEMike 

Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/saltemike 

TheAstroPub

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@TheAstroHistorian

Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/theastropub

Morphologis

Twitch: ⁠https://www.twitch.tv/morphologis

YouTube: ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.youtube.com/@Morphologis 

Tree0311

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@tree0311 

Twitch:⁠ https://www.twitch.tv/tree0311

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Star Citizen can be wildly unpredictable year by year, and in 2023 it has made many frustrated with stability issues. Today I'm joined by Montoya, Liefx, AbdiYohan, and GallagHero to discuss the cycle of pain and hype surrounding Star Citizen, and when players should consider taking a break until things get better.

Montoya

YouTube:⁠https://www.youtube.com/@MontoyaTEST

Liefx

YouTube 1: ⁠https://www.youtube.com/@LiefxRL

YouTube 2: https://www.youtube.com/@Liefx⁠

AbdiYohan

Twitch: ⁠https://www.twitch.tv/abdiyohan

YouTube: ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.youtube.com/@AbdiYohan

Gallaghero7

Twitch: ⁠https://www.twitch.tv/gallaghero7

YouTube: ⁠https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCGH078h6mpJKm6XBVwWax1A

This is the follow-up Q&A filmed after my most recent Citizen Central podcast.

Join  @SaltEMike   @RedMonsterSC   @Croncy  &  @LoudGuns  to find out! Full Episode: https://youtu.be/f4_dP1aOfnY

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Star Citizen 3.19 brought with it a huge rebalance to mining and resource distribution across Star Citizen. This was a surprise, and ended up being a layer or polish that helped make last year’s gadgets and all other components make more sense. I brought in the most well known mining enthusiasts in the community to make a consensus. Has basic mining gameplay reached a level we are satisfied with?

Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/saltemike

YouTube:https://www.youtube.com/@SaltEMike

Twitter:https://twitter.com/SaltEMike?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Eauthor

Twitter: https://twitter.com/RedMonsterSC

Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/croncy

YouTube: ⁠https://www.youtube.com/@Croncy

Twitter: https://twitter.com/Croncy1

Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/loudguns

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@LoudGuns

Star Citizen 3.18 was a rough patch cycle, Star Citizen 3.19 shows promise, but is it enough to bring the spirit back to the community? I’m joined by Xerostate, Dedleader, and Myre, 3 Star Citizen content creators, to discuss the upcoming features of 3.19 and how they can build on the weird situation that was 3.18. Enjoy!

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DedLeader:

Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@DedLeader

Xerostate:

Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@XeroStateLIVE Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/xerostate 

Twitter: https://twitter.com/XeroState 

Myre:

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/myre 

Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/myre 

Twitter: https://twitter.com/myre_test 

There’s a lot of debate around what is and is not acceptable for Star Citizen, especially with the recent (very) rough launch of Alpha 3.18. Given the feature and backend additions, constant balancing and tweaking, and overall unfinished state, it does feel like an alpha, but with marketing and a timeline that would lead some to believe more, that can be confusing.

I’m joined by Youtubers Jack Axton, Dedleader, TenPoundFortyTwo, and Erad to discuss this interesting situation, and set expectations straight for the road ahead!

DedLeader:

Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@DedLeader

Jack Axton:

Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/c/JackAxton

Twitter: https://twitter.com/JackAxtonSC

TenPoundFortyTwo:

https://www.youtube.com/@tenpoundfortytwo

Erad*Prime:

https://www.youtube.com/@Erad_Prime

The lead up to Star Citizen 3.18 has been long and confusing, and the same can likely be said of Star Citizen 4.0. But this isn’t the first time Star Citizen’s updates have caused frustration in the lead up to a major change to the game. This month I am joined by SaltEMike, TheAstroPub, and BusterTheDestroyer who were covering content during the days before 3.0 to discuss what things are similar to that time, and how things have changed since then.

The Astro Pub:

Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/theastropub

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@TheAstroPubLive

Twitter: https://twitter.com/TheAstroPub

Buster The Destroyer:

Twitch:https://www.twitch.tv/busterthedestroyer

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@BusterTheDestroyer

Twitter: https://twitter.com/BusterDestroyer

SaltEMike:

Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/saltemike

YouTube:https://www.youtube.com/@SaltEMike

Twitter: https://twitter.com/SaltEMike

Plenty of new players are hopping into Star Citizen every week, but the game itself might not be ready for everyone. It is still an alpha game heavy in development, and there are a lot of things to consider. This month, I’ve brought on 4 Youtube content creators (VoidyVids, DigitalMaster, BeardofOz, Certified Gumbo) who all got started in the last year or so, to talk about what they’ve noticed going from casual players to everyday followers. This episode is all about whether they feel what they’ve experienced is something you should try too.

Watch this podcast in video format: https://youtu.be/I3rjgSUr5Kw

Today’s Guests:

BeardofOZ:

Twitter: https://twitter.com/OzBeardof

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC47fcws7qlU1MsqnPhl7zhw

Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/beardofoz

DigitalMaster37:

Twitter: https://mobile.twitter.com/digitalmaster37

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC04JE1ZAt6HvhymW8nUfMiw?app=desktop

VoidyVids:

Twitter: https://twitter.com/Voidy_Says

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/voidyvids

Certified Gumbo:

Twitter:https://twitter.com/CertifiedGumbo
YouTube:https://www.youtube.com/c/certifiedgumbo

A lot is happening in Star Citizen right now. With Persistent Entity Streaming being implemented, Server Meshing “around the corner” and crucial game systems and features in the mix for 2023, there is a lot to consider. Today I am joined by Olli43, XeroState, Leadnap Gaming, and RedMonsterSC to discuss the current and future of where Star Citizen is headed.

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Ever since the inception of Star Citizen, space ships have been at the front of the hype and development trains. This has led to incredible success, and a lot of controversy. 

Today I'm joined by  @HybridVAudio ,  @Lokenplays ,  @LoudGuns , and  @TheSpaceCoder  to discuss these ship sales, the ships we still miss, and how Star Citizen could do better in the future.  

Star Citizen has always touted open development as a key feature of the project, however it has become clear they are sharing less in much different ways than before. While we have seen successes on this front, hesitation in sharing bad news, and withholding information until it’s convenient have started to wear on the community. In this episode, we talk about the little things CIG could be doing to build trust again with the community.