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Article #106258Re: Chris Roberts' Star Citizen - Squadron 42 trailer
From: Mike S.
Date: Wed, 10 Oct 2012 21:10
Date: Wed, 10 Oct 2012 21:10
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On Wed, 10 Oct 2012 14:04:45 -0700, noman <no_m_an@zzzyahoo.yycom> wrote: >Yes, it's an MMO, but there's going to be a big single-player component >which will follow the Wing Commander example. That SP part is called >Squadron 42 for now, and those missions can be played co-op as well. > >The rest of the game is an MMO universe with dynamic economy hosted at >public servers. At the same time, players can host their own persistent >universes on dedicated servers. The game is supposed to be mod-friendly, >where folks can design in-game objects and then either use it on their >servers or sell it in the main game universe. > >It sounds very ambitious, and basically covers the space-sim genre from >all angles. Some more information can be found at ><http://www.rockpapershotgun.com/2012/10/10/wing-commandeered-chris-roberts-star-citizen-preview/> If this game can successfully combine the mission aspect from Wing Commander with the freeform exploration of something like Privateer, then I can't wait!
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