There is no pre-rendered video footage. The reason why it's so smooth is all this is in game. Canera is just moving and teleporting around. The people are physically on the ships. The people running to shelters are actually on the planet below. Every ship has an interior instead of just being an empty shell and the planets are fully physicalized. In mutiplayer you could travel to the planet below and see there's people, buildings, caves, clouds and weather systems, etc. They do some crazy stuff to get this all to work.
This gameplay demo was sooo good! People complain that it'll come out in 2026 but that's just 14 months away. It's just not that long away if you ask me.
nobody said anything about january 2026 and considering that the game crashed 3 times during the live presentation in the first hour of gameplay and had various bugs do you seriously believe it'll be ready in just 2 years?
@@solidsnake5051 But SQ 42 is not even out yet lmao, it's not comparable at all. This showcase wasn't just bugged, it crashed three times in just one hour PLUS a bunch of bugs on top. And it wasn't any random part of the game, but the very first hour of the game which is typically is the most polished and it was mostly cutscenes. If this doesn't scream "unfinished" to you I don't know what does.
@@Zigeuninja ofcourse its unfinished, but its normal for games to be buggy and crashy 2 years before release. so those 2 crashes mean absolutely nothing imo
This is the prologue for Squadron 42. That's why there's so little gameplay and it's mostly cutscenes giving us the setting introducing the setting and universe of the game.
@@Ashmodai In my experience, if I want a good scenario, there is a perfect medium for that: literature, writing. It's meant for that. Cinematography is best made as a movie. And video games are for entertainment though man-machine interactions. Which is why I'm not a big fan of what you could call "visual novels". In a video game, it's possible to narrate well through the gameplay and level design. So when everything is cutscenes, I feel cheated. For instance, the part when the aquadron attacks the Kingship by surprise, that would have been better played imo (although they made the decision at this point that you, the player, is a rookie that doesn't know how to fly at this time). If you want to feel like you are part of the grand scheme of things, you have to make it playable in a video game. You want to defend the fleet? Then develop the segment as such even after being kicked out of the turret. Make the decisions weigh in. So instead, you are brought to the bridge to change the course of the Javelin towards the enemy CV but it's kind of underwhelming imo because what stands out, is mostly repealign a wave of vanduuls boarding the ship again. TLDR: I would have made this prologue very differently if I were them and cut at least half of the cutscene time into more gameplay.
@@RonJeremy514 if evreyone in the game industry thought like you games like Wing Commander or Metal Gear Solid would have never been made and Kingdome Come: Deliverance would be 1 hour long because you already start as an acomplished Knight who singlehandly repels the cuman army.
The "trailer" you are referring to was also in the engine like this. The difference you see is because of two things. 1. Polish pass. 2. Updates to lighting and graphics.
So many people watching this love talking over the dialogue. They are reacting to the visuals, the famous actors, and their chats, but everyone misses THE DIALOUGE. Writing, and performing that goes into that is so important for a story, but everyone just frickin' yaps over it!
IMO this was all just a lead up to the start of your career in S42. Once you get in to the Idris and start flying missions, it will be much more hands on.
Its incredible to see this game's quality and visual fidelity. It definitely needs those 2 years to iron out the kinks, but regardless of all the perpetual "2 years away" jokes, when the game drops in 2026, it will make waves, and those haters and 😂😂 reacters will be paying close attention, excited for a game that no other can compare to, as per usual. See you in the verse o7
Yeah, I been here since 2012. I never complained about the game as I can just keep it in the backburner and play other things while they take this out of the oven at perfection.
see you in the broken botched never working verse! degraded LIVE servers during CITCON hahahaha... bro, every citcon is the same, failed promised broken dreams, nothing ever works, when will you all learn?
"No release date" he says, as the numbers "2026" are plastered in front of him big and bold. And no, the cutoff at the end was not intentional, there were about 2 - 3 minutes more left, as can be seen in the gameplay Rich Tyrer recorded and uploaded immediately after this presentation. Glad you liked it though.
There is no way to know with CIG if that 2026 is definitive. They already told us 2014, then it was 2016, then it was 2018, and since 2018 massive waiting. Now this. Two more years every time.
@@RonJeremy514 True, but on All those previous occasions the game wasn't feature complete as it is since last year. For the first time ever CIG gave a somewhat realistic timeframe. But I share some of that cautious excitement, we will probably know a lot more in one years time, next Citizencon or IAE 2025.
@@robertmandl9326 Personally I think 2026 is realistic for the polishing phase, but past that, they have to give something to play, even just a demo of SQ42's prologue otherwise I'm done. No mroe feature creep. The problem is that SQ42 has to be the same game in the core mechanics as Star Citizen, so now SQ42 has Master Modes and given how unpopular it is, if they decide to remove it or rework it again, that will postpone the release yet again because now they have to rework how the missions play out with a different flight/combat model. That's a bit scary.
@@RonJeremy514 ... why should they release the prologue on its own as a demo when 1.) they showed it in a live play session and 2.) the prologue only has very basic gameplay and no flight, apart from that short bit with the Gauntlet? I also don't get the issues some people have with master modes. They work well enough for me. Then again I have no ambition towards becoming a wannabe space top gun poser. So you're done if they do or don't do this? Funny, but irrelevant. Because when the day comes you will play it. And at the off chance you won't... well, doesn't matter anyway. You do you.
@@robertmandl9326 Wouldn't hurt them to actually give a piece of the game like MGS V's Ground Zero after so many "two more years" though. So regarding 2), what's the problem with that if it's just basic gameplay? I have been waiting for 12 years already. 12 fucking years and that's backer money and crowfunding promises they have to fulfill otherwise it's a scam. It really wouldn't bum them to give us just this one hour part of the game as a proof that we finally get to play it especially since most of their devs are working on SQ42. In 2030 this game will end up being outdated, I hope you realize that as it kind of already is because of the feature creep fest and "We have developed another 100 tools to accelerate the development but somehow it's still painfully slow just like before". They are developping tools, physics and visual features which are already standard now in other game engines, I hope you realize that. Not hating, but they are wasting time in several ways just like that time when they hired Illfonic to make the FPS part, then they fired the incomptent studio after two or three years. Two or three years of our money that went into almost thing but a waste of time. So at this point they better deliver. Talk is cheap.
This is all game play in engine as you will get when the game is released in 2026. This is a live demo played on stage in front of the crowd, it crashed twice.
the special hornet everyone is asking about is definitely a F7A mk2 variant gotta remember the mk1 f7c had a bunch of variants derived from f7amk1 variants
Henry's is an F8A Lightning, and F7A Hornets. a very rare F7A Hornet UEE military version. Not many players have them they were a very limited sale years ago. They use to offer the F7A in the $42,000 Lagotus ship packs. Not sure if that's true anymore
Star Wars is dead, Starfield is a train wreck. I really hope this succeeds. Because many great game studios are either killed by DEI infections or about to be killed by DEI parasites. If CIG pulls this off, then EA, Blizzard, Bethesda, UbiSoft and all the other AAA studios will be put to major shame.
@@HollowBagel People not hired for skill but hired based on superficial traits are what destroy them, because insteadof hiring engineers on merit (i.e., skill) they are hired because they hit a checklist. It's how we get a lot of the AAA games we're getting, which have super long dev times and launch super broken and with fewer features than games we had 20 years ago.
The gameplay for Squadron 42 was limited, with 99% consisting of cinematics that crashed during the demonstration. CIG tried to blame the computer, but a quick look at the live server reveals otherwise. Those who donated computers for giveaways, which CIG used, might contemplate a defamation lawsuit against Chris Roberts.
@@maxjergens The live server has exact zero to do with a gameplay demo at a convention. Maybe I don't understand quite what you are getting at but it sounds like nonsense.
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There is no pre-rendered video footage. The reason why it's so smooth is all this is in game. Canera is just moving and teleporting around. The people are physically on the ships. The people running to shelters are actually on the planet below. Every ship has an interior instead of just being an empty shell and the planets are fully physicalized. In mutiplayer you could travel to the planet below and see there's people, buildings, caves, clouds and weather systems, etc. They do some crazy stuff to get this all to work.
This gameplay demo was sooo good! People complain that it'll come out in 2026 but that's just 14 months away. It's just not that long away if you ask me.
nobody said anything about january 2026 and considering that the game crashed 3 times during the live presentation in the first hour of gameplay and had various bugs do you seriously believe it'll be ready in just 2 years?
People were waiting for "2 more years" since 2016. It was a lie every time. No reason to believe them this time.
@@Zigeuninja 2 years to fix bugs, thats how long it took cyberpunk 2077 to fix it's bugs after release. So i'm betting on "yes".
@@solidsnake5051 But SQ 42 is not even out yet lmao, it's not comparable at all. This showcase wasn't just bugged, it crashed three times in just one hour PLUS a bunch of bugs on top. And it wasn't any random part of the game, but the very first hour of the game which is typically is the most polished and it was mostly cutscenes. If this doesn't scream "unfinished" to you I don't know what does.
@@Zigeuninja ofcourse its unfinished, but its normal for games to be buggy and crashy 2 years before release. so those 2 crashes mean absolutely nothing imo
This is the prologue for Squadron 42. That's why there's so little gameplay and it's mostly cutscenes giving us the setting introducing the setting and universe of the game.
Aaaaand... it's a Chris Roberts game... expect a VERY cinematic heavy experience. That's part of the deal...
@@Ashmodai Aaaaaand that's still a bad idea.
@@RonJeremy514 Well, that depends on personal preference.
@@Ashmodai In my experience, if I want a good scenario, there is a perfect medium for that: literature, writing. It's meant for that. Cinematography is best made as a movie. And video games are for entertainment though man-machine interactions. Which is why I'm not a big fan of what you could call "visual novels".
In a video game, it's possible to narrate well through the gameplay and level design. So when everything is cutscenes, I feel cheated. For instance, the part when the aquadron attacks the Kingship by surprise, that would have been better played imo (although they made the decision at this point that you, the player, is a rookie that doesn't know how to fly at this time).
If you want to feel like you are part of the grand scheme of things, you have to make it playable in a video game. You want to defend the fleet? Then develop the segment as such even after being kicked out of the turret. Make the decisions weigh in. So instead, you are brought to the bridge to change the course of the Javelin towards the enemy CV but it's kind of underwhelming imo because what stands out, is mostly repealign a wave of vanduuls boarding the ship again.
TLDR: I would have made this prologue very differently if I were them and cut at least half of the cutscene time into more gameplay.
@@RonJeremy514 if evreyone in the game industry thought like you games like Wing Commander or Metal Gear Solid would have never been made and Kingdome Come: Deliverance would be 1 hour long because you already start as an acomplished Knight who singlehandly repels the cuman army.
massive props on them for doing a live demo, that was a risk. Was awesome experiencing this on-site
The "trailer" you are referring to was also in the engine like this. The difference you see is because of two things. 1. Polish pass. 2. Updates to lighting and graphics.
So many people watching this love talking over the dialogue. They are reacting to the visuals, the famous actors, and their chats, but everyone misses THE DIALOUGE. Writing, and performing that goes into that is so important for a story, but everyone just frickin' yaps over it!
100% agree for gameplay we have SC here i want a story
IMO this was all just a lead up to the start of your career in S42. Once you get in to the Idris and start flying missions, it will be much more hands on.
That’s what I’m saying! You know with such a sick lineup the story is gonna be awesome
Its incredible to see this game's quality and visual fidelity. It definitely needs those 2 years to iron out the kinks,
but regardless of all the perpetual "2 years away" jokes, when the game drops in 2026, it will make waves, and those haters and 😂😂 reacters will be paying close attention, excited for a game that no other can compare to, as per usual. See you in the verse o7
Yeah, I been here since 2012. I never complained about the game as I can just keep it in the backburner and play other things while they take this out of the oven at perfection.
see you in the broken botched never working verse! degraded LIVE servers during CITCON hahahaha... bro, every citcon is the same, failed promised broken dreams, nothing ever works, when will you all learn?
Always gonna be haters for literally everything lmao but they’re not really the type of people we wanna game with anyway 😌
Even if we don’t learn why does it hurt your feelings so much? 🗿
@@Lank dunno maybe cause you start to feel played lol, by the game.
rumors say, that cavill did it for free, because he loves the project and is a nerd XD
I doubt it was free but he definitely came to Chris and asked for if he could play a small part in the campaign
That EVA part has such masterful atmosphere, it's one of my top 10 moments of any game.
Even with the glitches and crashes it’s very impressive. Do you play sc?
"No release date" he says, as the numbers "2026" are plastered in front of him big and bold. And no, the cutoff at the end was not intentional, there were about 2 - 3 minutes more left, as can be seen in the gameplay Rich Tyrer recorded and uploaded immediately after this presentation.
Glad you liked it though.
There is no way to know with CIG if that 2026 is definitive. They already told us 2014, then it was 2016, then it was 2018, and since 2018 massive waiting. Now this. Two more years every time.
@@RonJeremy514 True, but on All those previous occasions the game wasn't feature complete as it is since last year.
For the first time ever CIG gave a somewhat realistic timeframe.
But I share some of that cautious excitement, we will probably know a lot more in one years time, next Citizencon or IAE 2025.
@@robertmandl9326 Personally I think 2026 is realistic for the polishing phase, but past that, they have to give something to play, even just a demo of SQ42's prologue otherwise I'm done. No mroe feature creep. The problem is that SQ42 has to be the same game in the core mechanics as Star Citizen, so now SQ42 has Master Modes and given how unpopular it is, if they decide to remove it or rework it again, that will postpone the release yet again because now they have to rework how the missions play out with a different flight/combat model. That's a bit scary.
@@RonJeremy514 ... why should they release the prologue on its own as a demo when 1.) they showed it in a live play session and 2.) the prologue only has very basic gameplay and no flight, apart from that short bit with the Gauntlet?
I also don't get the issues some people have with master modes. They work well enough for me.
Then again I have no ambition towards becoming a wannabe space top gun poser.
So you're done if they do or don't do this? Funny, but irrelevant. Because when the day comes you will play it.
And at the off chance you won't... well, doesn't matter anyway. You do you.
@@robertmandl9326 Wouldn't hurt them to actually give a piece of the game like MGS V's Ground Zero after so many "two more years" though. So regarding 2), what's the problem with that if it's just basic gameplay? I have been waiting for 12 years already. 12 fucking years and that's backer money and crowfunding promises they have to fulfill otherwise it's a scam. It really wouldn't bum them to give us just this one hour part of the game as a proof that we finally get to play it especially since most of their devs are working on SQ42.
In 2030 this game will end up being outdated, I hope you realize that as it kind of already is because of the feature creep fest and "We have developed another 100 tools to accelerate the development but somehow it's still painfully slow just like before". They are developping tools, physics and visual features which are already standard now in other game engines, I hope you realize that. Not hating, but they are wasting time in several ways just like that time when they hired Illfonic to make the FPS part, then they fired the incomptent studio after two or three years. Two or three years of our money that went into almost thing but a waste of time.
So at this point they better deliver. Talk is cheap.
I like how the vanduul capital ship controls aren't really practical, they just designed it to make you feel like a wizard.
Space goblin wizard money gang 🗿
This is all game play in engine as you will get when the game is released in 2026. This is a live demo played on stage in front of the crowd, it crashed twice.
the special hornet everyone is asking about is definitely a F7A mk2 variant gotta remember the mk1 f7c had a bunch of variants derived from f7amk1 variants
It’s the God Emperors special ship
Henry's is an F8A Lightning, and F7A Hornets.
a very rare F7A Hornet UEE military version. Not many players have them they were a very limited sale years ago.
They use to offer the F7A in the $42,000 Lagotus ship packs. Not sure if that's true anymore
The F7A was opbtainable in an event too not so long ago.
The purple guys are called the Vanduul. :D
Purple guys where
I heard Cavill asked to be a part of this when he saw it
The UEE is also at a disadvantage, it is not even.
1:01:19 that scared the crap out of me I jumped
I’m sorry 😭
12:30 the UEE have never won once 😂 so everyone in that battle was expecting to die right there
No it would only be Ma'am in the military lol
Wait…… is that an OW2 formal Cassidy cosplay?
Who where 👀
Star Wars is dead, Starfield is a train wreck. I really hope this succeeds.
Because many great game studios are either killed by DEI infections or about to be killed by DEI parasites.
If CIG pulls this off, then EA, Blizzard, Bethesda, UbiSoft and all the other AAA studios will be put to major shame.
L take. Touch grass. Talk to women. Hit the gym. Your life will be league more enjoyable if you stop going down this rabbit hole, little one.
You think games are solely destroyed by DEI? Touch grass.
@@HollowBagel People not hired for skill but hired based on superficial traits are what destroy them, because insteadof hiring engineers on merit (i.e., skill) they are hired because they hit a checklist. It's how we get a lot of the AAA games we're getting, which have super long dev times and launch super broken and with fewer features than games we had 20 years ago.
Only 2 years away again....... 😂😂😂😂😂
I mean it's basically 2025.
The gameplay for Squadron 42 was limited, with 99% consisting of cinematics that crashed during the demonstration. CIG tried to blame the computer, but a quick look at the live server reveals otherwise. Those who donated computers for giveaways, which CIG used, might contemplate a defamation lawsuit against Chris Roberts.
Sq42 is not the PU. Be happy that you can't be sued for talking nonsense on the internet lol
@@madrooky1398 Nonsense? Thats what happen at Citizen con during the 42 demonstrations.
@@maxjergens The live server has exact zero to do with a gameplay demo at a convention. Maybe I don't understand quite what you are getting at but it sounds like nonsense.
Absolute nonsense, you're lucky you're not accountable for what you say on the internet
@@maxjergens Squadren 42 is not on the Live Server.. Star citizen is :P