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Star Citizen - 10 For The Writers Episode 01. The Lore team answers your questions about Star Citizen!

The producers answer your burning questions about Star Citizen. Travis Day and Darian Vorlick are two of the producers at CIG in Santa Monica and they stood in for the Chairman when he was out of the country.

Producers Travis Day and Darian Vorlick answer your questions about Star Citizen!

Producers Travis Day and Darian Vorlick answer your questions about Star Citizen!

Producers Travis Day, Alex Mayberry, and Darian Vorlick answer your questions about Star Citizen!

This week lead technical designer Dan Tracy and technical designer Calix Reneau stop by to answer your questions. If you'd like to ask a question stop by the Star Citizen forums and become a subscriber! http://bit.ly/RSI_subscriptions Questions covered in Episode 1 0:52 - Organization advertising. 3:08 - New player tutorials 5:23 - Proper planetary orbiting. 8:57 - Joystick & gimballed weapons. 13:10 - Cannon rounds against shields. 14:47 - Shooting non-launched missiles. 17:16 - How turrets act. 20:22 - Non-detectable parking. 22:14 - Maneuvering thruster iteration. 27:24 - Unlink weapon firing.

The Santa Monica producers Travis Day and Darian Vorlick sit down to answer 10 questions from the community! If you'd like to ask a question stop by the forums and become a subscriber! 0:44 - Bugs and features prioritization. 4:04 - How ship changes occur in engine. 7:25 - Pet projects 9:05 - PVP mission creation. 12:32 - Player run radio stations. 15:20 - Decoupled flight in the pipeline. 16:52 - Coop vs AI in FPS 18:28 - Stock market for corporations. 20:00 - Improvised FPS weapons. 21:16 - Org logos/signs inside your ship.

Calix Reneau and Matthew Sherman answer 10 questions submitted by the subscribers. If you'd like to become a subscriber stop visit www.robertsspaceindustries.com! 00:46 - Repair System 03:17 - Physically Challenged Play 05:36 - Multi-Crew Stations 07:20 - Crafting System 09:03 - Environmental Impact on Flying 10:59 - Vanguard Redundant Systems 12:52 - Target Vectors 14:27 - USE Icon 16:22 - Persistence Duration 17:51 - Formation Flight

Two of the producers in Santa Monica, Travis Day and Darian Vorlick, answer your burning questions about Star Citizen. 1:05 - Retractable wings in space 2:35 - Radiating heat within your ship and masking for stealth 5:05 - Visual gesturing and communicating with others 6:59 - Facial capture and animating fans in-game 9:14 - FPS module release tease 12:35 - Backer-driven changes in-game 15:08 - Prioritizing bug fixes in development 19:35 - Balancing the damage system 22:00 - Upgrade variations between ships 24:15 - Top speed limitations and potential expansions

Two of the Artists at CIG Santa Monica, Lance Powell and Elwin Bachiller, answer your questions about Star Citizen! 1:17 - Functional ship interiors 4:05 - Starting a design & using reference materials 7:03 - Artist collaboration and workflow 8:25 - Alien animals and plants 11:24 - Designing ships in the art phase 14:50 - Awe-inspiring art in-game 17:00 - Customizing character clothing 19:36 - Starting to learn 3D art 23:05 - Cultural/regional differences of enviroments 25:50 - Dealing with negative criticism

Another week, another series of 10 questions. This time for our FPS Producer Travis Day. I KNOW! Pinch me. 0:43 - Solo vs NPCs? Or multi-player only? 1:35 - Maps requiring both flight & ground combat 2:56 - Interacting with immediate environment 5:13 - Changing equipment and armor in V1 6:54 - Fatigue in the FPS 8:06 - Player clothing & armor damage system 10:51 - Design factors in the FPS arenas 13:23 - Variety of character models, hangar animations, game demands 14:27 - Player population & the cloud 15:25 - Alien weapons in the FPS

This week Game Designers Pete Mackay and Matt Sherman stop by to answer your questions. 00:51 - Coop Missions in the PU 01:49 - Hull Breach! 02:45 - TR Talk 03:48 - Thruster Force 05:00 - Fuel Efficiency 06:18 - Weapon Sizes 07:34 - Escaping from a fight 08:40 - Ship speed and acceleration 10:10 - Cargo on Small ships 11:19 - Redeemer Talk

A few of the Artists from CIG Santa Monica answer your questions about Star Citizen in the second episode of Ten for the Artists! 00:41 - Fuel in the 'Verse 02:05 - Design Research 06:39 - Concept Ships Interior 06:58 - Influenced by other properties 09:28 - Beds and Living quarters 12:03 - Player vs NCP ships 14:35 - Culture in the 'Verse 15:09 - Art of Uninhabited planets 17:54 - Cultural Influences 22:23 - Custom ship colors 24:39 - Color and Shading

Travis Day and SPECIAL GUEST Ricky Jutley are here to answer ten more of your questions! Want your question considered? Become a subscriber and support Star Citizen! 0:44 - Using debris as melee weapons 2:15 - In-game chat system 3:16 - Controller balance on release? 6:29 - Romance/Relationships to add immersion 8:09 - Jump Point warfare 10:06 - Voice chat plugins 11:08 - Currency in the game & inflation 12:59 - 54M Stretch Goal - AI Behavior 15:32 - Third person camera in FPS? 17:46 - Radiation mechanic to affect play

Two of the writers at CIG Santa Monica answer your questions about the Lore of Star Citizen! 01:11 - Reputation System 04:31 - Eavesdropping on NPCs 06:03 - In-Fiction TV 08:26 - Search and Rescue 10:28 - Player Journal 12:01 - Politics 13:17 - Interactive Conversations 17:08 - Writing Process 19:35 - Approval Process 21:55 - Flashbacks

Two of the designers at CIG Santa Monica, Calix Reneau and Matthew Sherman, answer your questions about Star Citizen! 0:24 - Angle of impact in damage system 2:19 - Shielding weapon mounts 4:21 - Ship Role modification 5:55 - Small ship flight model changes ahead? 8:48 - Volumetric handling of ore and fuel 10:42 - Bigger shields on bigger ships? 12:25 - "The Calculator" 15:15 - Seat roles in multicrew 16:47 - Foregoing offensive for all defensive approach? 18:32 - Mix and Match armor pieces

Two of the artists from CIG Santa Monica, Forrest Stephan and Omar Aweidah, answer your questions about Star Citizen! 0:32 - Drawing inspiration from sci-fi 4:05 - Observing artists and the process through screen capture 5:28 - Finding inspiration for specific tasks 7:45 - Handling negative criticism 10:59 - Customizable character helmets and armor 16:19 - Cryengine's inverse square light falloff support 17:13 - Building out ship assets in pieces 22:48 - High specular faux-chrome paint job? 27:41 - Asteroids move and rotate in-game 28:16 - Blending textures to avoid patterns at a distance

Two of the producers at CIG Santa Monica, Travis Day and Eric Kieron Davis, answer your questions about Star Citizen! 0:37 - Development stability in module integration 2:59 - Accounting for the unexpected in development timelines 6:20 - Breaking down asset development by type 9:28 - Staffing a project 14:45 - Minimizing delays in production 18:49 - Difficult aspects of being a Senior Producer 21:28 - Planning (Science vs Gut Instinct) 25:29 - Sharpening your skills as a producer 31:50 - The process of implementing a new feature in Star Citizen 35:45 - Resolving creative disagreements during development

Matt Sherman and Calix Reneau, two of the designers at CIG Santa Monica, answer your questions about Star Citizen! 00:57 - Repairing your ship the way you want to 01:51 - Ship Repair mechanically 05:15 - Crafting and building structures 08:11 - Updating Damage States 09:45 - Automatic Ship Repair? 11:28 - Replacing Hull Panels 13:03 - Contributing While Offline 16:55 - Transporting Perishables 18:26 - Repairing in Saftey 20:34 - Open Hostility in the PU

Two of the writers at CIG Santa Monica answer you burning questions about the lore in Star Citizen. 00:52 - UGC with Galactapedia 02:21 - Language in 2945 04:43 - Priority of Canon 06:30 - UEE as the Roman Empire 09:00 - Players being entered into the Galactapedia 11:45 - UEE military testing 14:22 - Updating the Galactapedia 16:50 - Principal of non interference of medical services? 19:16 - Size of the Galactapedia 20:56 - Writing for mechanics

Two of the producers at CIG Santa Monica, Darian Vorlick and Eric Kieron Davis, are back to answer your questions about Star Citizen! 00:42 - Producer or Project Manager 03:12 - Smoking while dogfighting 05:15 - Being a 3D Environment Artists 08:55 - Merging AC and SM builds 11:09 - How to be a Producer 14:30 - Rapid iteration of an in Alpha Game 17:03 - Project Status Page 19:46 - Time frames 23:15 - Fighting Feature Creep 27:43 - From idea to Completion

While the Chairman was away prepping for Gamescom, we sat down with Artists Forrest Stephan and Omar Aweidah to take 10 questions from our Subscribers. 00:37 - Rejected Concept Art 04:44 - How to Stay Motivated 06:34 - Buying a New Ship 09:03 - More Concept Art 10:48 - Visualizing Interiors and Size during Conception. 13:10 - Ranking Possible Influential/Inspirational Material. 16:43 - Helmets on Multi-Monitor Displays 18:29 - Style Guides 21:47 - Closed Back of Helmets 25:59 - Alien Races

We sat down with Darian Vorlick and Lisa Ohanian to take 10 questions from our Subscribers. 00:41 - Setting Release Dates 03:37 - How Many People Work on a Ship 05:51 - Setting Work Time Frames 09:53 - Component Pipeline 11:58 - Bug Fixing Timeline 14:06 - Working Between Studios 17:56 - Supporting Network Devices. 20:01 - Working on a Crowd Funded Game 24:12 - Pipeline for Writers 26:58 - When an Employee Leaves Cloud Imperium

Will Weissbaum. Adam Wieser. Two Writers. Your Questions. Let's roll. 00:44 - Alien Technology 03:38 - Aspects of Exploration 05:20 - Writing for a Developing Game 06:52 - The Vanduul 08:50 - Jump Point Short Stories 10:35 - More Community Story crossovers 13:07 - Current Projects 15:18 - Live NPCs 17:28 - Galactapedia 20:30 - Multi-part Stories

Designers Kirk Tome and Randy Vazquez answer questions from our development subscribers. 00:45 - Xi'an Scout 03:33 - Modularity of the Caterpillar 05:34 - Thruster Placement during Development 10:27 - Reattaching the Command Module 12:23 - HangarReady Designs 15:56 - Designing the Herald and Caterpillar 18:11 - Ship Weight 21:48 - Caterpillar Stretch and Contractions 23:05 - Staffing with NPCs 26:32 - Designing Heavily Modular Ships

Producers. Designers. Artists. Writers. Let's just do em all at the same time! 01:03 - Where Ideas Start 02:40 - Evolution of the Pipeline 08:16 - Starmap on Smart Devices 09:29 - Restructuring CIG 11:13 - DataForge 13:37 - Understanding Open Development 20:59 - What Computer Games Do We Play Home! 23:42 - Peaceful Gameplay 28:05 - Star Citizen Logo in the Game 31:37 - Thoughts on Re-Build or Re-Design

This week Eric Kieron Davis and Darian Vorlick answer questions from our development subscribers. 00:51 - Favorite Assets 02:47 - Maintaining and Overview 07:09 - Duration Estimates 09:41 - Organizational Changes 12:20 - Managing Difficult Projects 15:30 - Staff Changes in Different Departments 21:46 - Multiple Development Streams 25:57 - Managing Component Complexity 30:42 - Mad Max or Jurassic Park 34:51 - Jira

Writers Will Weisbaum and Adam Wieser answer 10 questions from our development subscribers. 00:43 - Live News 03:16 - Narcotics 04:56 - Infamy of Players 07:19 - Major Player Driven Events 09:17 - Collaborating with Real Scientist 12:33 - Underground Racing 15:10 - Reading Log Entries 16:59 - Literature in Game 19:04 - Handling of New Systems 21:39 - Handling Alien Language Barriers

Gone to Texas with Jason Hutchins and Jake Ross! 00:54 - Developing Game Play Mechanics 03:39 - Continued Roll Out after PU launches 04:45 - Storyline of Starmarine 06:44 - Challenges of Restructering 08:21 - What I'm Proud Of 10:12 - How much time is spent updating 14:49 - How do Keep Track on a Weekly Basis 17:53 - How do you plan on building out the Persistant Universe 21:16 - What the Team is Excited baout Working On 24:18 - Casaba Outlet

Mix and Match! Designer Matt Sherman and Writer Dave Haddock answer 10 questions from our development subscribers. 00:56 - Developement fiction 03:04 - Belly Cameras 04:01 - Alien Races vs Humanity Writing Challenges 06:03 - Holding Areas for Items 07:31 - 4th Starship 08:53 - Seeding Clues In the Lore 11:00 - Will Players Eventually Be Recognized by Inhabitants 13:28 - Ships Owned by Orginizations 14:46 - Advanced Alien Tech 17:11 - Viruses

This week writer Will Weissbaum and Artist Jeremiah Lee answer 10 questions from development subscribers. 01:24 - New Details 05:30 - Battlefield Medic 08:25 - The Next Great Star Citizen Writer 10:57 - Pilot Armor 13:22 - Citizenship after SQ42 15:28 - Designing PowerArmor 19:24 - Item Ports System 23:40 - Mark Hamill 25:38 - Leveraging Assets 28:40 - UEC's Move Away From Paper Money

CG Supervisor Forest Stephan and Senior Producer Eric Kieron Davis answer 10 questions from our development subscribers. 00:45 - Alien Ship Concept 04:26 - Ship Pipeline Improvements 09:23 - Aquila, Phoenix, and Taurus Remodel 12:34 - Implementing the New Damage Tech 15:15 - Creating Characters 20:55 - Pipeline for Minor NPCs 22:58 - Clothing Style Guides 25:44 - Character Customization 27:49 - Retaliator Commercial 30:11 - Non-Human Character Updates

They said it couldn't be done. They said is SHOULDN'T be done. In today's 10 for the Developers we pair Tech Director Sean Tracy and Animation Director Steve Bender to answer 10 questions from our development subscribers. 01:13 - Vanduul Chest Piece 03:40 - Variable Character Heights 07:41 - Emotes 11:44 - Manual Ladder Climbing 16:16 - Realistic 3rd Person Animations 20:08 - Animation Changes During Injury 25:16 - Collisions 28:26 - FPS Combat 41:17 - Melee Combat 43:38 - The End of Star Citizen

Associate Producer Randy Vasquez and Quality Assurance Lead Vincent Sinatra take 10 questions from our development subscribers. 00:48 - Frustrating Game Aspects 01:44 - Bug Hunters 03:12 - Issue Council 04:26 - Support Testing Better 08:14 - QA Team Work Load 10:20 - Retesting Bugs 11:56 - Making Feedback More Useful 15:50 - Future PU Plans 18:10 - Developing Priorities 21:05 - This Year in Review

Kirk Tome and Darian Vorlick answer 10 questions from our development subscribers. But why only 8 timestamps... 00:46 - Technology of Xi'An Scout 06:19 - Alien Manufacturers 09:36 - Component System 19:58 - Knowledge of Producers 24:05 - Sizing Components 31:25 - Pressure with Patch Releases 38:48 - Coordinating Feature Releases 41:11 - Ship Size Affecting Planet Landing

Vehicle Artist Elwin Bachiller and Cool Guy Patrick Salerno answer 10 questions from our development subscribers. 00:49 - Best Part of Development 01:54 - Currently Working On 03:18 - Successful Ship 04:18 - Optimization 06:13 - Realism vs Function 07:34 - LODs 08:52 - Caterpillar Benchmark 12:15 - Ship Pipeline 15:17 - Customizing Ships 19:54 - Damage State

Sean Tracy and Forrest Stephan answer 10 questions from our development subscribers. 01:12 - Planet Persistence 04:23 - Animation challenges 06:54 - Continuous Beam Weapon 10:54 - Weather Regions 15:18 - Physics Grids 19:22 - Navigation System 21:54 - Biggest Headaches 26:42 - Female Model 31:20 - Barber Shops 37:31 - Procedural Generation

Writer Adam Weiser and Character Artist Omar Aweidah answer 10 questions from our development subscribers. 01:10 - Appearance Variations 05:26 - NPC AI 08:46 - Female Characters 12:51 - Lore Polling 16:00 - Physical Types 19:02 - Novels 22:36 - What Would You Wear? 24:57 - Local Group and Planet Support 27:16 - Character Customization 30:21 - Alien Language in Lore Post

This week, Senior Producer Eric Kieron Davis and Associate Rigger Gaige Hallman answer 10 questions from our development subscribers. 00:57 - Style Guides 01:54 - Clothes Layering System 04:32 - CIG Careers 08:49 - Realism 10:14 - Personal Lives 13:29 - Innovative Contributions 14:53 - Character Creator 16:43 - Loose Clothing Physics 18:17 - Evolution of SC 20:32 - Favorite Cloth

Associate Producer Randy Vasquez and Programmer Mark Abent answer 10 questions from our development subscribers. 01:20 - Cynical Bugs 03:54 - Mistakenly Easy Fixes 07:21 - Open Vs. Closed Development 09:57 - My Own Bug Smashing 12:47 - Bug Fix Ripple Effects 16:26 - Company Devotion to Releases 20:10 - Internal Development Tools 25:18 - Transition to Producer 31:39 - Preparation for PTU Push 35:20 - Bug Reports

Lead Writer Dave Haddock and Director of Community Engagement Ben Lesnick answer 10 questions from development subscribers. 01:10 - Updated Writer's Guide 03:01 - Whisperer in the Dark 05:31 - Fascinating Parts about Writing 06:48 - Star Citizen Novella 08:52 - Community Influence and Plot Holes 14:59 - Background Ships 17:30 - Endeavor 18:53 - Citizen vs. Civilian 21:12 - Wing Commander or Star Citizen 23:22 - Ship Release Pipeline

This week, Development Director out of Foundry 42 Frankfurt Brian Chambers answers questions from our development subscribers. 00:51 - What drew you to Star Citizen? 02:45 - Working with 4 Studios 04:45 - Creating Procedural Locations 07:12 - Procedural Planet Generation 08:59 - Technical Challenges 11:29 - Cinematics 13:14 - German CS Team 16:26 - AI 18:27 - Game Development Priorities 19:48 - Squadron 42 Procedural Worlds Bonus Questions 21:06 - DX12 25:33 - Animation Drawbacks 28:26 - PC vs Console Brian’s Fire Round 31:53 - VR, Head-tracking Support? 32:17 - Spinning Planets 32:27 - Space Limitations 32:44 - Bed Head 32:55 - Procedural Tech 33:15 - Weapon Effects 33:31 - Game Play Systems 33:52 - Pilot Enter and Exit 34:04 - Born this Way

This week, Archivist Cherie Heiberg and CG Supervisor Forrest Stephan answer 10 questions from our development subscribers. 00:52 - Teamwork 04:22 - The Hornet 06:47 - Star System Size 09:08 - Banu Merchantman 10:21 - Next Hangar Ready Ship 13:21 - Organizing 16:42 - Wrangling Art Assets 19:22 - Galactapedia 21:16 - Character Creation Pipeline 25:26 - Loremakers

Chris Roberts sits down with Josh Herman to discuss Character Heads and Character Customization with never before seen footage in an all-new 10 for the Chairman: Special Edition.

Chris Roberts is joined by the Director of the Persistent Universe, Tony Zurovec, to answer subscriber questions about 3.0 professions with an emphasis on cargo and mining.