{"id":46373,"date":"2012-10-25T10:51:41","date_gmt":"2012-10-25T08:51:41","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/?p=46373"},"modified":"2012-10-25T10:59:21","modified_gmt":"2012-10-25T08:59:21","slug":"star-citizen-why-you-should-care","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/features\/46373-star-citizen-why-you-should-care","title":{"rendered":"Star Citizen – why you should care"},"content":{"rendered":"

<\/em><\/strong>Just one week ago, Wing Commander creator Chris Roberts\u2019 new space combat simulator Star Citizen hit its Kickstarter<\/a> goal of $500,000, with a whole month to spare.<\/p>\n

That says a lot about the influence that Roberts and his legacy has on PC gamers; but what exactly is Star Citizen?<\/p>\n

Star Citizen is a pledge to return PC space sims back to their former glory, by offering a throwback to the classics, while introducing the genre to a new generation of gamers. But Star Citizen isn\u2019t just a nostalgic revisiting, as the game will take full-force of the current gen tech and resources available.<\/p>\n

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The game itself has been in development for quite some time through Roberts\u2019 own Cloud Imperium Games. The game will have a huge sandbox in outer-space, opening up a colossal-sized intergalactic playground for players.<\/p>\n

Cloud Imperium want the universe to be constantly expanding, and evolving and Roberts promises that instead of huge yearly updates, the game will feature weekly or bi-weekly add-ons to throw in new data, stories and campaigns.<\/p>\n

Modding tools will also be available, opening up endless amounts of customisation to Roberts\u2019 vision \u2013 including ship and item modding.<\/p>\n

Speaking of your ship, your interstellar war machine will be detailed extensively, with dynamic thrusters and components on your ship that, if damaged, affect how your ship manoeuvres and operate.<\/p>\n

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This level of detail extends to the whole game, as the Crytek Engine 3-powered Star Citizen is claimed to have 10 times the detail of current triple-A games.<\/p>\n

The online and community aspect of Star Citizen will be play a huge role, but that doesn\u2019t mean single-player fans can\u2019t get involved. There will be a \u201cWing Commander style\u201d single-player campaign, with co-op options also on the table.<\/p>\n

Roberts also wants to embrace the current (and future) technology that\u2019s available, and has said that Star Citizen will support the Oculus Rift headset.<\/p>\n

Cloud Imperium Games will continue posting updates to the Kickstarter page, which offers a host of options if depending on what you want to pledge to the project.<\/p>\n

Star Citizen is in development only for PC, and is expected to be released within 2014.<\/p>\n

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