Star Citizen is a game so wildly ambitious that the miserable cynic in me can’t help but assume that it'll all fall apart at the seams. Luckily, developer Cloud Imperium Games knows that there are plenty of appalling pessimists like me out there and it's on the case: as of this Friday, it's opening up the Star Citizen alpha for one whole week of free play, so that the world at large can see how the game is progressing.
For the uninitiated, Star Citizen’s elevator pitch is basically ‘the mother of all space sims’. It’s a game designed by Chris Roberts, the man responsible for the classic Wing Commander series, and on paper looks like a laughably unrealistic proposition.
It's one part massively multiplayer space sim and one part (entirely separate) single-player and co-op story campaign, and its feature list looks like the kind of thing a five-year-old, unfazed by the crushing limitations of reality, would come up with if you asked them to imagine their perfect space game.
Just scratching the surface, Star Citizen is set to include first-person space exploration, ship combat, on-foot shooting, mining and trading - all in a sprawling, persistent universe. Which, I’ll admit, sounds pretty appealing - and clearly not just to me, given that the game has so far amassed a staggering $110 million in crowd-funding cash.
If you want to see exactly how the game is shaping up (and, who knows, maybe even wipe away some of those doubts you might have), Star Citizen’s Free Fly week starts this Friday. To join in the fun, you’ll need to register for a free account and download the client before you can strap on your space helmet.
8 comments
NeilJWD
14 Apr 162#1
Looks hot, worth trying for free, a week is a good amount of time to make it worthwhile.
D/L will be available Friday. New players can enter this (*my*) referral code to get 5000 free in game currency.
Edit: Use Kyhas'(below) code over mine, I'm unlikely to buy-in unless the alpha is amazing, he's more likely to benefit from any bonus than me. :smiley:
Kyhas to NeilJWD
16 Apr 16#4
aww thanks, yeah savings over time allowed me to build up a few choice ships. I'm looking forward to it!
Kyhas
14 Apr 161#2
There will be three things you should be able to do upon launch of the free trial.
Hanger will let you go to your hanger and view your ships. For new players they usually put up one of the better ships to look at in there.
Now from universe you can go to Arcorp for the 'social module' Designed to look around, take in the sights and chat with others. Or you can go to port olisar which is where Some form of the game is, basically a sandbox of various missions, other players, combat etc.
Lastly you can go on electronic access, there is an arena commander mode for fighting waves of enemies. Also training can be found in arena commander but at the moment it gets more reports of being unplayable hence i left it for last to mention.
Finally for balance, STAR-2MX9-YH35, My refferal code. I believe anyone who uses one of these codes get 5,000UEC currency in game. I get nothing from it unless that person upgrades to a game package of $40+. I don't mind if you use it with no intention of upgrading, just help yourselves. :smiley:
Tic174
14 Apr 16#3
Why was my comment deleted?
pedrorq
20 Apr 16#5
Can the game itself still be "preordered" etc?
Kyhas to pedrorq
20 Apr 16#6
If by pre ordered you mean no money taken till the game is out then no.
There are game packages giving a ship and access to the game however in the pledges section of the site.
pedrorq
20 Apr 16#7
Thanks! I used your referral key and started looking at the pledges... starting at $55... ouch!
eraldo
21 Apr 16#8
The package costs are ridiculous, i wouldnt be surprised to watch this game flop and turn free to play and soon vanish as another kickstarted failed project.
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Opening post
For the uninitiated, Star Citizen’s elevator pitch is basically ‘the mother of all space sims’. It’s a game designed by Chris Roberts, the man responsible for the classic Wing Commander series, and on paper looks like a laughably unrealistic proposition.
It's one part massively multiplayer space sim and one part (entirely separate) single-player and co-op story campaign, and its feature list looks like the kind of thing a five-year-old, unfazed by the crushing limitations of reality, would come up with if you asked them to imagine their perfect space game.
Just scratching the surface, Star Citizen is set to include first-person space exploration, ship combat, on-foot shooting, mining and trading - all in a sprawling, persistent universe. Which, I’ll admit, sounds pretty appealing - and clearly not just to me, given that the game has so far amassed a staggering $110 million in crowd-funding cash.
If you want to see exactly how the game is shaping up (and, who knows, maybe even wipe away some of those doubts you might have), Star Citizen’s Free Fly week starts this Friday. To join in the fun, you’ll need to register for a free account and download the client before you can strap on your space helmet.
8 comments
D/L will be available Friday. New players can enter this (*my*) referral code to get 5000 free in game currency.
Edit: Use Kyhas'(below) code over mine, I'm unlikely to buy-in unless the alpha is amazing, he's more likely to benefit from any bonus than me. :smiley:
Hanger will let you go to your hanger and view your ships. For new players they usually put up one of the better ships to look at in there.
Now from universe you can go to Arcorp for the 'social module' Designed to look around, take in the sights and chat with others. Or you can go to port olisar which is where Some form of the game is, basically a sandbox of various missions, other players, combat etc.
Lastly you can go on electronic access, there is an arena commander mode for fighting waves of enemies. Also training can be found in arena commander but at the moment it gets more reports of being unplayable hence i left it for last to mention.
Finally for balance, STAR-2MX9-YH35, My refferal code. I believe anyone who uses one of these codes get 5,000UEC currency in game. I get nothing from it unless that person upgrades to a game package of $40+. I don't mind if you use it with no intention of upgrading, just help yourselves. :smiley:
There are game packages giving a ship and access to the game however in the pledges section of the site.