Windows Star Citizen

You've got tickets to CitCon? Damn, thats dedication (and an excellent excuse for a nice holiday too)

 

Not sure what is more surprising out of those two pieces of information! Congrats buddy

 

I was thinking about it but the cost of getting to LA put me off. Have fun though!

 

Thanks guys, having an ISA mature is what paid for this!
Besides, I haven't been to California for 15 years, (spent March 2001 in SF area).

I found a cheap flight:-

Ethiopian Air fly Dreamliners direct from Dublin to LA on Wednesdays, Fridays & Sundays for around £350 return, just add £30 of Ryanair connecting flights (from Liverpool - nearest to me).
Then, a reasonable hotel for under £50/night for 2 weeks.
Total, around £1000 plus spending money for a fortnight in LA!

The only downside is having to spend the night on a bench at Dublin due to a 6am flight.

BTW:- PTU is now at build "e". Getting close to a hotfix release for live server.

 

Also don't imagine there'll be much food on an Ethiopian Air flight.

 

I tend not to eat on airplanes anyway, so no loss!

 

I went to an Ethiopian restuarant once. It was disgusting - I really should have known better, as that is not what that country is known for.

 

Since I'll have to be at Dublin airport at 3am to check in for the flight, my plan is to have a full Irish breakfast before boarding. That should last me the 10.5hrs to LA!

 

How many pints of black is the full Irish?

 

Hopefully, not enough to stop me flying!

(To be serious, it's a lot like a full English, but with white pudding as well as black)

http://www.discoveringireland.com/the-full-irish-breakfast/

 

AtV 2.26



THE PROCEDURAL WORLD OF TODD PAPY
This week, we chat with Design Director Todd Papy, explore the streaming community with Captain Richard, and get an update on the continuing development of procedural planets.

01:38 – Intro
05:44 – News from Around the Verse
20:11 – ATV Interview: Todd Papy
28:11 – ATV Rewind: Drake Cutlass Commercial
30:58 – Wonderful World: Captain Richard
40:39 – MVP w/ Tyler Witkin
41:27 – ATV Fast Forward: Procedural Planets
42:23 – Outro

Gameplay Bumper:


EDIT: Concierge flair CONFIRMED!

 

I shouldn't have, but I did grin...

 

Ah, the long predicted top hat and monocle.

 

Sadly, just hangar flair, not wearable (yet)

 

10 for the Chairman time again (Episode 82):-



02:58 – Built in Starmap
04:43 – Ship Trials
05:42 – Future of Go Live
07:35 – EVA While Moving
10:13 – Repairing on the Fly
11:54 – Catapult System
14:59 – Cataclysmic Events
16:32 – Forward with Concept/Designs
19:51 – Bigger Hangars
23:31 – Stage a Terrorist Attack

 

MISC Prospector concept sale announced.

 

Creation of hype for new concept sale. Consumer psychology 101: give a glimpse or mention of new desirable product.

Consumer psychology 102: hint that the price is a time limited special.

Reality: they have a massive backlog of ships to build, and a game to build. We have already pledged massive amounts. I ain't buyin'

 

You can bet that someone will be buying, though, and as long as people are buying, CIG will keep on selling.

 

Truer words...

 

Actual reality - people bitched and moaned when they announced new sales out of the blue, so CIG said they'd warn us a week in advance, to reduce moaning by an optimistic 5%

Yes, this might work very well for them, but they were happy to simply let it drop at the end of AtV, 24hrs or so beforehand. Its misrepresenting reality to suggest its anything but that, and god knows theres enough people actively trying to do this as it is.