Star Citizen's Most Underrated New Feature: Racing
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Thank you so much for covering racing and spotlighting XGR! Appreciate your kind words 🥂
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We are not worthy of the greatness of Blackmaze and Osashes, and all the fantastic racers of XGR. Can't wait to fly head long into many walls, rocks, and man made structures.
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Congratulations on the Daymar Rally win, BlackMaze! Way to go, XGR team!
I'd love to see a racing route which requires you to plunge down into huge sinkholes in the ground, navigating caves and tunnels at high speeds before popping back out into atmo...like tight wormholes but made of rock and sand.
it would be cool if they put a race track on Delemar near Levski or something. Levski had big tunnels like that, It would work.
I was half expecting that on daymar as well, sand caves.
now thats pod racing!
great idea
@@DimePwnz you took the words right out of my mouth!
The fact that XGR is only about a year old (blackmaze only started playing SC about a year ago) and already has influenced CIG itself to add official racing tracks is insane
I’m really impressed with how they’ve rolled out these new racing tracks and added them as contracts. It really is going to give us something different to do, and I’m looking forwards to a lot of that and salvaging in the upcoming patch.
A meet up landing spot with a small medical building would be a nice addition to the race tracks.
That or have the ability for players to create their own contracts. Then you can have players or orgs post a contract saying "Medic with regeneration bed needed for race meetup/competition. Payment: 150,000 aUEC."
@@MiniSerphent0421 like sponsored vehicles looking to hire drivers
@@MiniSerphent0421 you already can do that to an extent. Just create a contract and tell people what it's for in chat, or just skip the contract and post it in chat.
And then you can respawn but have no ship? 😅
@@TheMordano you could ask a c2 pilot to ferry Merlins. I'm pretty sure you can fit like 4 at a time or more
Had a great time recording shots with you! Awesome video glad I could help out :)
I adore racing, thank god for XGR and the effort put into the community
Awesome video Morph! Racing is one of those activities that once you start your journey into it, you never want to stop because it’s just so damn exciting, addicting & thrilling. And my experience with the XGR community has been nothing but positive family vibes and a whole lot of fun. Cheers to Blackmaze and Osashes for starting it all and working closely with CIG for making it a reality! Cheers to them. 🍻 o7
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This is the video that prompted me to give Star Citizen a casual try just over a month ago and it is amazing. My son linked me, a 56 year old dude, to it, and I was immediately sold on giving it at least a look. Since then I've enjoyed a few different game loops a lot, and despite the bugs and jank and everything else, it's a lot of fun overall.
However.
The drive, accessibility, and sheer supportiveness of the XGR community is amazing, and Shacknu you're right - once you start racing (and I would add that learning HOW to control your ship while racing is a massive boost, huge thanks to you*), it is one of the best racing experiences I've ever had. I've sunk I don't know how many hours into plenty of racing games over the decades, but this one wins hands down.
* Shacknu runs a racing school organised in the XGR discord, and he explains everything you need to get started with REAL racing in Star Citizen. It's free, it's super supportive, and everyone there has been super cool. Can't recommend it enough.
Much more than CIG's videos, it's yours that really make me wanna jump in the game again. Thanks for the hard work :)
Also I need small racing "landing zones" next to the tracks with a little hospital, a hotel, some sort of stage and a press room, leaderboards, a little show room for the racing ships where you can rent them maybe. That would be really cool.
yeah the tracks are very bare bones like pretty much everything, though they could copy paste some assets in for added convenience. respawning in medbeds, treating wounds if a crash is somehow survivable, food, drink and somewhere to park large ships that carry in vehicles, a vehicle spawn and refueling area are all requirements
I think racing events/tournaments are also a huge possibility. Especially some rougher ones like the pod races in Star Wars could be a lot of fun.
Thank you for taking the time and reaching out and doing this. Great video overall. Hope you can come race with us someday and get your pro license
Racing is one of the most beautiful things
I can see the upvotes and this video apparently attracts a lot of racing fans, but I personally have to admit that I view any racing content as a total waste of dev time. They should've worked on a space game instead
@@hanswurst9866 agree
I was pleasantly surprised with how substantial the racing community is, and especially how organized they are. VERY glad CIG has decided to put some effort into implementing Racing in game, hopefully XGR will be an active pillar in the racing community for a long time coming.
Also the visuals in this video were some of your best, really stunning stuff!
Thanks to that minority for successfully distracting CIG from making an actual space game and taking resources away they could've used to finish ships people paid for years ago.
@@hanswurst9866 Racing ships and gameplay existed and were promised near the very start of development, it's deserves development just as much as any other gameplay loop.
@@Morphologis Yes but why now? It feels so out of place at this stage of development instead of building so many other assets that I would deem far more appropriate for years to come. Let those people create habitats for player bases or let them learn to make ships instead. Or different outposts and space stations that don't look all the same on the inside. Let them learn how to fix elevators...
@@hanswurst9866 There are some things the development team can do at the moment, and some that they can't due to the tech not being fully developed yet. One of the biggest reasons this game-loop has been focused on recently is because it was being neglected for YEARS. I've played the game since 2019, and one of the first things I noticed is they took out Racing not long after I started playing due to it not being functional to a polished level. Now that there's these locations, they don't have to just be used for racing. If Orgs are creative enough, they can use them for combat areas or other missions, a sandbox to play with. We've desperately needed more POIS Points of interest and these places fulfill that racing interest, and give those racing ships their actual purpose.
@@hotelvictortango Thank you for the interesting response and argumentation. We really do need many more POIs.
That science station with the Ice Breaker race track at 9:22 could easily be turned into a small city on that moon if they had a limited hanger selection added and maybe a store or two. Much more potential with that.
Thank you for your beautiful footage, kind words, and detailed breakdown of the feature! Around this time last year I was scouting locations and routes for what are now the Icebreaker and Sky Scraper / Club Track and I still find it unbelievable that they are now fully realized in game for everyone to enjoy. So many folks in the community and CIG worked so hard to make this racing dream a reality, and I appreciate you filming these gorgeous shots and sharing the history. Seeing those razors fly through the sexy holo gates in Arc Corp is making me tear up all over again ❤️ P.S. the new Sky Scraper track was placed about 10-20km away from the original XGR Club Track, which is almost identical to Sky Scraper, so you can even still fly that one in 3.18 if you want a quiet lap. o7
I spent 7 years racing the same 3 tracks. Was great to find the XGR community and race their tracks.
I am beyond thrilled that CIG has been putting in all this effort to bring racing to the PU and give us an official gameloop. The new tracks are fantastic, and I like what they did with the XGR tracks.
Yadar Valley is my personal fave 😍
Thanks for featuring racing in your video Morph! I am truly excited to see what the future holds for SC racing and videos like this help to pique interest and solidify its popularity.
Dude the community did there own thing and CIG added it as a gameplay loop for everyone to try out. This is what sets a good game apart from a great game
>players had to carry water for the devs
How is this worth celebrating?
@@Amfortas thats a glass half empty way of looking at things. Maybe the players appreciate devs going the extra mile to make space for something that probably wasn't planned until the players showed so much interest
@@Amfortas why are you so negative. This shows that CIG does watch and listen to the community. It shows that they are willing to work with them to make new content. That is a good thing my dude.
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Why are you so forgiving of terrible design? Go fall out of an elevator lol
If only CIG would also finish all the other stuff a majority of players wants to play and even paid for years ago, but instead they waste their time with racing content in a space game... I don't get it
Racing in cities should be "illegal" in game, part of some underground scene. Some cool in game loops could emerge around that, from illegal racing footage smuggling, to special parts unlocking, locations, characters, betting
The idea of "Street" versions of ships would be SO AMAZING.
Yeah especially if they go through some of the lower parts of arc Corp. Would be awesome to see some illegal racers fly by the transit system for example!
@@Xcyper33 yup...And how hard can it be to implement? Racing imho has to be the "easiest" game loop to implement with some meat on it...right, CIG?
wasn't Star Citizen supposed to be a space game instead of some Playstation 2 fun racer? I so don't get this...
@@hanswurst9866 It litterally had racing as one of its first features you could try...
Wonderful video. Some really awesome camera angles throughout! Racing was one of my favourite aspects of the alpha several years ago before I stopped playing. Seeing your video, this might be enough to get me back in game and try these tracks out!
CIG should use the racing missions as a starter for a racing career path in the game with the top players competing under different ship companies for large prizes kind of like how formula 1 or 3 works
What I would love to see is actual versus racing. Right now you've shown time trials, but imagine the hilarious chaos if there are 10 pilots trying to get through some narrow checkpoints during a race. The ability to broadcast such championships would also immensely help with getting SC to an even wider audience.
The XGR league does exactly that, and exactly what you're imagining happens lol. You should check out a couple vods on @Blackmaze's channel.
@@Morphologis I've checked it out, thanks for the recommendation! Maybe include their new channel in your description? That way their stuff gets a signal boost from you.
I know you have their discord and website in there already, so if you choose not to I understand that as well, but maybe it'll help.
Now this is a Morph Video if I have ever seen one. Bravo sir, we could hear your exitement and borderline drunken with love from racing tone, and coupled with your fantastic editing, this one felt more you than most lately man. Nice work man
Would be cool if all platinum ranks unlocked an exclusive skin variant of the 350r, in the same vein as the pirate gladius we unlock the ability to purchase for beating pirate swarm or whatever.
I saw the stream where you tried to go sub 50 secondes on A18 track.
Its really entertaining to see you enjoy gameplay and being good at it.
Cant wait for you to compete in real events!
Excellent video! Appreciate the deep dive and giving this the coverage it truly deserves!
Morph I'm always baffled and amazed by your footage and how smooth everything looks.
Certainly not how things are usually on my end xD
It shall remain a miracle as to how you manage to avoid player desync
They've done a lot in recent years to reduce desync, but otherwise everything else just comes from years of practice. Thanks for your kind words!
Arc Corp, while incredibly/mind blowingly amazing being a full city planet, it feels a bit bare having only Area 18 as the main stop. With racing being a really cool fleshed out feature, I feel like we can fill the city planet with a bunch of racing spots. Imagine having a racing spot in the under belly of the city, where you have to navigate tight turns in the valleys beneath, not through the sky scrapers. Maybe it's like a criminal racing scene because it's dangerous for people living in the underbelly and you have to fly through the live traffic. Also, dedicated hospitals or room to respawn at for racing is definitely needed so players can easily jump back in. Adding in a rental spot right next to racing stops should also be added.
3.18 gives us the racing gameplay loop, a salvage gameplay loop, and with the cargo refactor... the full pirate gameplay loop. That's 3 careers in a single patch and 2 partial loops (the start of crafting/manufacturing and ship repair).Far more than any other patch other than 3.0. This is why core tech is so important. PES was needed for the cargo refactor, soft deaths and salvage. But it also allows for future content. Base building, player homes, personal hangars, org bases, player run stations, etc. needed this tech.
Hope with ability to build own settlements we also get option to set up own race tracks!
Agree 200% :D
Probably one of my favorite vids of yours Morph! I've enjoyed your insight and content production style and you did great job covering the racing aspect and it's evolution into the PU. Always cool to see the community hold the torch of innovation and creating a mark. The professional racing career has really taken off with the efforts of the racing community such XRG, SCR, among many others to make it possible. Hats off team. Way to go!
This was a great video. I have been away from SC for almost 6 months now due to moving and not having a good spot to setup my PC with HOSAS. This makes me very excited to return, hopefully soon.
I like that you can practice on the tracks slowly and carefully and gradually speed up before you actually enter into a race.
Too many race games don't let you do that, and force you to enter a race in order to practice the track.
I've rage quite so many of those game in frustration.
Nice video my guy , I'm glad CIG added racing on a whims notice for the community to have fun with
This gotta be one of the best videos from Morph! Everything is so perfectly and professionally presented!!
I love how the XGR logo looks like extreme G from N64-PS2 era. Just seeing XGR reminds me of XGRA for PS2 (Extreme G 4) and the whole series!
I would love to see simple LZs incorporated into the Yadar Valley and Icebreaker tracks. They could use the space station interiors. A few shops, habs, small ship spawning, trade terminals....Throw a refinery into Yadar Valley... Idk. They are cool locations to just exist for racing.
There's some music you've used in the past few videos that I knew I'd heard before but I couldn't remember where. It was the Blue Mars expansion trailer for Per Aspera. It fit that game so well I had no idea it was royalty-free!
Worth noting that the Constellation Andromeda and Aquila both include the Merlin, have custom docking to transport the snub ship, and spawn with it docked. The Phoenix comes with the Archemedes but it's limited availability.
You can actually dock a Arch to an Andromeda, if you undock the Merlin first. it'll even stay connected if the ship's stored (usually! lol). So having someone in a connie run as a ferry service for a group of them isn't unfeasable (just slow)
Loved the video and the presentation, which was informative and inspiring.
But what I almost liked the most are your suggestions at the end. Hospitals and ship terminals would be a great addition, as well as the general tracking and reward system. Good stuff, would be awesome to have that.
Thank you for this video about the new racing features.
Do you know if you also will do an architects review about the drake corsair?
I think they should try adding more types of racing as time goes on like ATV racing, hover bike racing, f1 style racing, could even add circuits to major locations and host player based races at set times and dates along with scheduled AI racing for betting or just enjoyment, they could make an entire lore based racing circuit and play it out like irl nascar
Very sick vid as always man, keep it up
Honest to Chris gameplay loop 😆
Hahaha you caught that XD
They should add illegal races where law enforcement chases you throughout, maybe when the enemy ship AI gets good enough to navigate the track
Just an extra note, a few of the racing ships can be rented in game too for very cheap.
Great video tho morph as per usual!
Some of those sweeping video shots are just fantastic. You do a really understated great job with that.
Im a shit pilot myself, but standing at these racing tracks and watch people zoom around is just amazing to see and i love doing it. Amazing video as always!
RSI Galaxy hospital could be amazing support ship for racers as it can fit few spare ships and provide respawn location for cutting down on time to get back to the more remote tracks.
Would be good to have race track right there at GrimHex where they already built racing area inside, but i guess there is more involved to build it there just alone for landing leaving traffic... They might could have just pause approach for people while active race, creating some tense scenarios with pirates and ships sitting and waiting there
I have been waiting YEARS for this! Now CIG just needs to improve atmospheric flight and it will be AMAZING!
At the higher reputation levels CIG could ad "sponsorships" from in game brands like Covalex, Kel-To, ArcCorp. It could work as a bonus system like the mission "A Call to Arms". The higher you place in a race the bigger the bonus payout, similar to the higher payouts for more dangerous criminals in A Call to Arms.
Also, Racing should give CIG a good reason the get the New Van camera turrets working on the Reliant Mako(?). It could work just like other remote turrets, but with a different HUD and add zoom and other camera features. Maybe getting the building blocks HUD system will facilitate this.
I love the format of your videos. Keep that up 👍
Such a great video! Always delivering
Really cool vid Morph, you are my favorite SC TH-camr!
Any idea how much aUEC can be made from doing these racing missions back to back in game?
Unrelated to the video itself: I am very put-off by their proposed ideas for Master Modes - while I am all for IFCS mode switching to enable better precision or operability in specialist roles (e.g. mining, scanning, salvage, landing, missiles, quantum navigation, wormhole navigation), this should never ever _ever_ preclude someone from shooting weapons (unless the mode takes over weapon controls, like scanning, missiles, or mining), going fast, or engaging quantum.
This is fantastic for the very small number of players who can actually play this competitively, but those of us with just mouse and keyboard and lacking the reflexes of an 18-yr old, this is a no-go and seems to be a lot more trouble than it's worth. Still, I'm happy the racing elite got recognition for what they enjoy doing. Wish more devs for other games were as receptive to their niche communities.
There should really be an Origin X1 Hoverbike racing series (think GTA races) where you race around different planets and earn uEC for coming in the top 3. Would be quite fun imo.
Just did a few laps the other day at Sky Scraper in VR.... Def going to be grinding a lot of these tracks when it hits live !! o7
I've tried running the Ice Breaker a few times in my M50. I think my best was between 1:35 and 1:45 with a mouse and keyboard. I recall the sun was low enough to be in my vision so I'm amazed I didn't hit the wall.
Having watched some of XGR's videos, I hope SC implements a "Community Event Creation" with the racing so that heats, divisions and the number of laps can be altered and kept track of!
And maybe a "cockpit upgrade" like a foam/air bag that protects/ejects you if you blow up, puts you into downed/stasis mode that a medic can revive you from?
This could open up and expand the medic gameplay loops - and because you're far from any civilization, would encourage community growth and inclusion.
This has made me want to buy the game and play it more than any other feature I've read about. I couldn't care less about FPS content in games, but this is right up my alley!
As a car enthusiast
And a star citizen lover
I’ve been so excited for racing and I cannot wait to race with the homies irl and then go home and whoop their asses in space 😂
Having tested a bit of racing in the PTU I honestly can't wait. It's just a ton of fun
1:30 Sauron ain't ded
I like the idea of separating flight suits from under suits. With flight suits giving helping you resist g forces and under suits having damage resistance. Gives you an opportunity to have your suit choice actually mean something and help your chosen play style.
I haven't tested this but I wonder if the contracts are sharable. I would love gameplay where you share the racing contract with some friends and the countdown doesn't start until all of the players are in the start zone. That way we can race head to head
Awesome job morph, love to see it :) keep up the amazing work.
My times on all of the tracks still suck, mostly cause I'm still getting used to them AND I'm using the Anvil Hawk to fly them. That ship is insanely drifty in Atmosphere which doesn't really help with my Laptimes either but its fun and quite challenging keeping her on track.
If they do add higher-tier racing flight suits to withstand higher G-forces at some point, they will need to balance that capability by adding some actor status effects to limit its use. For instance: requiring health treatment at a clinic or tier 2 med bed after wearing it for maximum an hour, and perhaps longer term effects when such character properties are added to the game. Bleeding edge racing has to be dangerous beyond the race itself.
you make this sound so interesting along the nice footage. also makes me thing how someone could probably make some money by offering to take people to and from the tracks using something like a starlifter
This definitely is getting me into Star Citizen, always wanted to play a Starship racing game but never seen one, while Star Citizen isnt just that, the verse already has me hooked with this.
Oooh nice. I've known blackmaze since his mods videos on space engineers. And i've watched some of his first racing videos in...whatever that other space game was, and then on SC, and began advertizing XGR.
great video and great suggestions :)
I didn't even know this was a thing! I'm a pretty new player, but it's awesome to see the community create things like this.
It's 100% something I'll want to look into and share with my friends who are also new, gives us something more casual to do rather than bunker missions etc.
Always love your attention to detail man!
Great history review mate. 😊
Set ranks that have seasonal resets and rewards each elo ranges. With exclusive paints to top 3 in that season records for specific track.
wow! this is amazing, very much looking to this. With a ranking system and live stats in the PU it would be even better!
Its going to be cool when racing has in game events and people have favorite racers that are actually players
The only track I've done was Snake Pit but I still managed to pull out a 1.01 time in a C8R which my friends constantly told me that I shouldn't be using for racing ship.
The visual phenomenon that XGR is putting out is eye-popping.
I'd just report this stuff, but TH-cam doesn't have a "fucking fraud" option for their reports.
I’ve always played SC more as a sim than a game. The contracts were always cool but this is a gameplay loop for players who literally just want to fly the ships. I think it’s perfect.
Awesome content as always!
I have to say, "Miner's Lament" is a WAY cooler name than any other circuit names, simply because unlike the others, it evokes an imagined history behind the track. It makes you imagine that miner after miner came here, only to lose cargo or ships or people over and over again, with the prospect (no pun intended) of a good payout keeping them coming back for more. None of the other track names do this, they describe the location, but don't give any indication of the history behind it.
Ever since seeing the original trailers for racing in this game I've been really looking forward to it.
I have been using the snake pit in 3.17 to try and get used to my new HOSAS setup and it has been a challenge.
One of my org mates came out to the pit today and took his carrack fora lap. Handled it pretty well and I would love to see official times of the big ships.
Meanwhile I installed the game last week and have been curious about whether the best move for flying might be to simply connect my ps5 controller. I can't imagine doing this kind of stuff with a mouse and keyboard combo.
@@Mocorn another org mate uses an Xbox controller and seems pretty happy with it so I would assume a PS5 controller would be similar. You would still need the keyboard for the overflow of controls, there are so many buttons.
@@AVOG_Toxin ah indeed. I'm thinking just for the flying itself.
I was thinking RIGHT before you said the last track how cool it would be to have a track in a asteroid field haha
I can't wait for the "designated viewing zones" where I can pull up in my Cutlass, pop the side door, and crack open an ice cold beer as I watch the top racing pilots in the 'Verse live from the comfort of my own ship.
They should add ground tracks also. We already have the Daymar Rally, but would be cool to have a cup like the F1 in game.
I want to see you do the Lorville race in a Buccaneer so that I can see where I place.
I'm very happy that CIG is finally giving racers some love. I agree with your suggestions, but as a PU profession, how is dying repeatedly going to fit with the whole Death of a Spaceman concept?
OH MY GOD I'm salivating at this. The 350R was one of my first pledge ships, and I can't WAIT to get out and litter these courses with my corpse.
I love the element of non armistice zones like you mentioned with miners lament
I can already see something like is happening in Trackmania, that game doesn't give you anything, no real rewards for completing a track, but, the part that people love the most about that game it's beating someone's time for not even a second, finding shortcuts and just pure racing, some tracks are like... 10 years old and people still battle for the world record
Was sad to see all the original racers vanish but it was bound to happen without any official support for so many years. Hopefully this new generation will do a lot better now its been added properly to the game.
It's the experience you thought you'd never get outside a good scifi flick.
*It's the experience I never knew I needed in my life, now I'm hooked.*
This looks actually surprisingly fun, GJ CIG. Thanks for a nice video also!
Not only CIG. First and foremost to thanks is the XGR comunity for pulming CIG's attention toward these improvised racing tracks.
Awesome job on the video Morph! Agreed that racing is brutally under rated at the moment. I expect to see it explode after a week or two of 3.18 being live when everyone can try it out
Morph, you mentioned your Space Engineers days and I remembered that the first time I saw you, you were playing SE with Captain Shack and Wasted Space and I’ve always wondered, why didn’t they play Star Citizen with you? I believe I saw Shack playing SC a couple of times over the years but I don’t think he’s ever been a regular.
Racing is something I've wanted for a LONG time. It just adds a nice unique loop from the normal shooting and killing. Not that I'm very good at flying, but will be fun to try and fly some weird ships through the tracks and goof around with my friends!
Wait a second, did you put a reflection on the ship at 4:57 or is it rendered in game?