Das Update passend zum Patch 2.4 ist verfügbar. [Link]

Wer es noch nicht kennt, hierbei handelt es sich um tabellarisch dargestellte Komponentendaten, die aus den aktuellen Spieldateien extrahiert wurden. Um sich z.B. alle aktuellen Schiffsgeschwindigkeiten anzuschauen, wählt man den Reiter "ifcs" und betrachtet die ersten drei Spalten. Dort findet man dann z.B. für die Avenger:

                       tuning        tuning        tuning
name                   SCMVelocity   ABMVelocity   CMVelocity
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AEGS_Avenger_Stalker   205           315           645
AEGS_Avenger_Titan     210           325           655
AEGS_Avenger_Warlock   200           310           620

Der Ship Scale Viewer in der Version 1.1 mit der Prospector, Buccaneer and Dragonfly ist verfügbar. [Link]

LOL. Ihr seid gut drauf!

Bezüglich PW+-, bei welchem Schiff kann man damit die Reaktorleistung nachvollziehbar regeln?

Naja, was ist schon "avionics"? So stehts auf der in-Game-Übersicht. Ich versuche mir darunter den Antriebskern mitsamt aller Flugsysteme vorzustellen. In dem Sinne wären Systeme, die das Schiff stabilisieren, Leben erhalten usw. "avionics".

Was macht eigentlich PW+ und PW-? Ich hab mich nicht getraut, die zu entfernen, habe aber noch keine Funktion entdeckt, auf die die Einfluss hätten.

Das muss ein Fake sein! Dort fehlen keine Komponenten und alles ist richtig geschrieben! O:-)

Edit: Sieht vielversprechend aus.

Ich spiele mit Tastatur und Maus und habe mich nun schon eine ganze Weile mit meiner Tastaturbelegung auseinandergesetzt. Ich zeige sie euch einfach. Vieleicht ist das Ganze jemandem hilfreich.

Details zu ein paar Tasten

Blauer Text: Standardauslösung

Grüner Text: Standardauslösung + M1

Roter Text: Standardauslösung + M2

TR: Target reticle

TNH: Target next hostile
H: Cycle hostile
F: Cycle friendly

Kurze Begründung

Ich habe versucht, die neue Tastaturbelegung aus Patch 2.4, soweit ich damit zurechtkomme, zu übernehmen. Ich habe die Anzahl der Tastenbelegungen auf das für mich Wesentlichste reduziert. Manche Belegung habe ich gelöscht, umsortiert oder an eine zusätzliche Modifikationstaste gebunden. Mir war besonders wichtig, dass Funktionen, die das Flugverhalten, wichtige Systeme oder den Blick beeinflussen, nicht versehentlich ausgelöst werden können; z.B. kam es bei mir vor, ich bin wohl nicht der Zielsicherste mit den Fingern, dass ich versehentlich die Waffensysteme (Taste 4) angetippt hatte, was die Waffensysteme ausgeschaltet hattte, wodurch ich vergebens versucht hatte, mit der Laserkanone auf jemanden zu schiessen, usw.

Es gibt stimmen, die behaupten, das neue Item-Port-System sei ein begehbares Holo(Horror)-Table!

Vieleicht ist das im FPS nicht anders als beim Kampf mit den Schiffen. Man bekommt keine Rückmeldung, dass man beschossen/getroffen wird und hat dann den Eindruck, dass man "ge-one-hittet" wurde.

So, hier nun der Beweis, dass die BSA nicht nur als Erste auf dem Mars waren, sondern sich von der UEE auch nicht vorschreiben lassen, wo sie was zu tun haben! Der Mars gehört niemandem und wir machen dort, was wir wollen! Im Hintergrund schweben Port-Mars und ne Reclaimer. Die Reclaimer gehört freilich nem BSA-Mitglied.

Bei der Glaive krieg ich langsam den Eindruck, dass die die mit Absicht schlecht machen/lassen. Ich schreibe wegen der auf jeden Fall keinen Fehlerbericht mehr.

Wie macht sich die neue Größe 3 Waffe? Ich warte noch auf meinen Download und kann noch nicht spielen.

Während ich auf meinen zäh herunterladenden 2.4-live-Patch warte, bin ich auf diesen [Link] hier von einem 360°-Foto der Marsoberfläche gestossen. Ich finde es phänomenal, insbesondere im Hinblick auf die ingenieurstechnische Leistung, die dieses Foto erst ermöglicht hat.

...

Mir ist grad langweilig und da hab ich mal schnell ne Prospector zum Mars geschickt.

Ich hoffe, die bekommen das Spiel mit der Zeit gut stabil und sicher hin.

Wenn man nicht die durchschnittliche Netzwerkdatenrate bergrenzt sondern einfach nur, bei theoretisch hoher Bandbreite, die Datenpakete zum "stottern" bringt, wäre das ein weiterer Ansatz zur Implementierung eines "Lag-Switches"? Im Prinzip hätte man eine messbar hohe Datenrate mit ggf. auch kurzer Latenz, aber z.B. während eines Kampfes würden die Datenpakete gezielt Pausen einlegen. Die Pausen könnte man in der Länge variabel machen, so dass sie im Server-Log nicht auffallen.

LOL. Marcel! Die Musik dazu! Aber jetzt weiss ich, warum du beim spielen so entspannt bist.

Wenn man im SC-Launcher auf den weiterführenden Link klickt, kommt eine viel größere Patch-Note-Liste mit "Updates and Fixes". Das ist ungefähr nochmal so viel wie die allgemeinen Features.

Du hast recht mit dem allgemeinen 2.4 Text. Kennt das wirklich shon jeder? Man bekommt es auf der RSI-Site nur im PTU-Sandbox-Modus zu sehen. Falls ich hier nur schon Bekanntes gepostet habe, kann ich es wieder rauslöschen. Sag einfach, ob ich die obigen Posts rauslöschen soll.

Ich will das Forum nicht für riesige Texte misbrauchen.

Ships:

The MISC Reliant (Base) has been added as a Hangar-Ready ship.
The Starfarer (Base) and the Starfarer Gemini are now flight-ready, and available for pilots to summon in Crusader.
Ship health has received a balance pass across the board.

Ships that will have seen an increase in health include the Mustang (All), 300i and Freelancer.
Ships that will have seen a decrease in health include the Aurora (All), 325a, 315p, Hornet (all), Gladiator, Vanguard and Constellation Andromeda.

Ship armor and shields are currently going through a review for rebalancing, and may experience adjustments during the 2.4.0 PTU process.

First Person:

A whole slew of animation changes have been made to support the new shopping experience.

We have added a slew of new items from armor to civilian clothing that players can obtain and use through the Shopping experience.
Our initial selection of civilian clothing includes five styles of jackets, three different shirt styles (in a wide variety of colors), six styles of pants (also in a wide range of colors), shoes and hats!
We also have familiar Marine and Outlaw armors, flightsuits and the full assortment of FPS weapons.

User Interface:

The keyboard, mouse and gamepad default keybindings have received a massive update to better unify controls between different peripherals and also between flight and FPS modes. Major changes include:

mobiGlas is now on F1 on the Keyboard.
Spacebrake is now on “Left ALt+ X” (Keyboard) and “LeftShoulder+B” (Gamepad).
Exit ship/Exit seats is now on “Left Alt+F” (Keyboard) and “LeftShoulder+Y” (Gamepad).
Cycle Countermeasure is now “G” (Keyboard), and “Dpad Down” (Gamepad).
Launch Countermeasures is now Hold-“G” (Keyboard), Mouse Button 4, “RightShoulder” (Gamepad).
Throttle Min/Thottle Max is now “Backspace” (Keyboard) as a toggle.
Self-Destruct and Force Respawn are now by holding down “Right Alt + Backspace” (Keyboard), and “LeftShoulder + RightShoulder + B” (GamePad).
The keybinding changes are very extensive. More detailed information will be coming in the near future, and in the interim, we strongly recommend that players review the keybindings in-game.
We strongly encourage players to use the default keybindings during the PTU phase, so as to provide us with as much constructive feedback as possible regarding the changes.

Game Systems:

Bounty and Reputation System

Crusader Industries has identified a potential weakness in their criminal monitoring network at the understaffed Security Post Kareah.

As a result, Crusader Industries has constructed a much improved security station, armory and are looking to contract reliable pilots in the area as security guards to help protect it.
“Defenders” who repair enough Comm Array or ICC Probe missions will get offered a contract from Crusader Industries to protect Security Post Kareah from nefarious parties.
Newly recruited security guards will receive a weapon from Crusader Industries armory, and will need to defend the station for 10 minutes without dying or allowing any criminals to breach the main security terminal.
Security guards are authorized and encouraged to eliminate any trespassers that enter the station, with a 100 AUEC bonus instantly awarded per trespasser that is dispatched.

Outlaws in Crusader will now receive a mission from mysterious allies to kill the new security guard at Security Post Kareah.
Outlaws and Defenders in Crusader will receive missions to hunt one another in Crusader, with varying rewards.

Defenders will lose their mission to hunt Outlaws if they are killed by an Outlaw.

Outlaws who have a bounty on them can no longer be tracked via mobiGlas if they are outside monitored space.
Both “Defender” and “Outlaw” missions award AUEC.
Crusader Industries has tightened their monitoring on deactivating Comm Arrays.

Deactivating a Comm Arrays can now take players all the way to Wanted Level 5.

The timer for Outlaw Wanted Levels only counts down while the account is online on Crusader.
Outlaws no longer receive a special loadout when they respawn.

Instead Outlaws names will be in red on Augmented Reality when you approach them on foot, and they will appear as hostiles when targeted in space.

Outlaws at Wanted Level 5 will no longer get kicked from the server when they are killed.

Outlaw Wanted level will instead persist between sessions, until either enough active play time passes between criminal actions to return to a 0 Wanted level, or until the Outlaw takes actions to erase his wanted level via the Kareah security terminal.

Each Outlaw Wanted level now persists for a number of hours (not minutes) equal to the rank of Wanted.

Wanted level 1 persists for 1 hour, Wanted Level 2 persists for 2 hours, ect.

Wanted Level 5 would persist for 5 hours. Going all the way from Wanted Level 5 to Wanted 0 without taking actions to decrease the Wanted level would take a total of 15 hours.

The “Defender” reputation of a character on Crusader will persist between sessions.

The “Defender” reputation of a player in Crusader is not currently displayed on the HUD.

A players “Defender” reputation is permanent assuming no criminal actions are taken. Performing any criminal action will instantly erase any good reputation earned, and place them at Wanted Level 1.

Alpha Currency (aUEC)

We have added a new currency type that can be earned in-game specifically for testing purposes – Alpha UEC.
aUEC is currently awarded from performing both Outlaw and “Defender” missions in Crusader, and can also be earned by salvaging rare valuables in the asteroid fields around crusader.
The Covalex PI Mission rewards more or less aUEC depending on the ending you receive.
aUEC can be used to purchase items in both Port Olisar, Crusader and Area 18, ArcCorp.
Every account will start with 2750 aUEC.
aUEC can be tracked in-game via mobiGlas and will be periodically wiped as needed throughout the Star Citizen Alpha.

Repair, Restock, Refuel

Repairs, Restock, and Refuel in Crusader now cost aEUC.
When a ship lands on a Cry-Astro pad, the mobiGlas of the pilot will open automatically to the Cry-Astro app and show the character which service they need and how much each one costs.

The pilot can then select which ones they wish to purchase and then “Confirm” the service purchase.

Shopping Experience

We have introduced the first iteration of the Shopping Experience to both Port Olisar and Area 18!
Shopping is accessible through Augmented Reality.
Mousing over any item you are interested in while in AR will give you the name, description and price of an item.
It will also present you with two options – “Try on” or “Buy Now”, which users can toggle between via the mouse wheel or dpad down on Gamepad.

Either option can then be selected via the standard “Interact” keybinding, which by default is via “F” on the keyboard or “Y” on the gamepad.

“Try On” will bring up a dressing room preview of how the item looks.
“Buy Now” will take you to the checkout screen, where you can confirm your purchase before it is delivered to your locker on Port Olisar.

There is also a option called “Deliver To” that is greyed-out, pending implementation in a future iteration.

If you already own an item, the UI will show “Equip” instead of “Buy Now”.
Cubby Blast (ArcCorp), Live Wire Weapons and Garrity Defense (Port Olisar) offers all of our currently available weapons and 6 armor sets.
Casaba Outlets offer civilian clothing in the form of hats, footwear, pants, shirts and jackets.

The main Casaba Outlet store on ArcCorp has a much larger selection of attire.

Items purchased via the shopping experience will also persist from session to session.

Please note that throughout the alpha and beta of Star Citizen we will periodically wipe items back to a clean state status for further testing.

Persistence

One of the biggest features we’ve implemented in Alpha 2.4.0 is our first iteration of true server-side Persistence. Persistent databases are what allow us to store information on items, ships, questions, locations, and actions that a player has taken, such that they can return to exactly where they left off session-to-session. This is a huge step forward into the “Persistent” part of making the “Persistent Universe” the vast universe we all look forward to.

During this first iteration, the following items will now “Persist” on the database and be saved from session to session.

aUEC
Item Purchases
Hangar Configurations
Ship Loadouts
Character Loadouts
Crusader Reputation (Criminal and Defender)
Ship Ammo and Missiles (Crusader only)

Persistence from build to build will not be available at this point in testing. We are wiping the database with each deployment. Thus when a new build is published to PTU, your character’s persistent related information will be wiped clean.

Port Modification App

What is this? What does it do? What doesn’t it do! This handy application allows pilots from all over the ‘verse to directly modify the loadouts of their ships – just by looking at their ships and activating the appropriate nodes!
This fun-filled new option is housed in mobiGlas and currently can be accessed by pressing the “home” key on your keyboard.
Once the Port Modification App is activated, your AR vision will show you interaction points in both the Hangar and Ship where you can place flair items, ships and modify components.
The Port Modification app works in both the Hangar and Crusader. Changes made in the Hangar will carry over to your Arena Commander Simulation sessions, and changes made in Crusader will carry on in the ‘verse from session to session.
It also allows you to select what ships you wish to have in your Hangar without use of the RSI website, and allows you to select where and which Flair items you want to place!

Social Module

mobiGlas now shows both AUEC (Alpha UEC) and UEC in the top right corner of the main mobiGlas page.
Augmented Reality is now on by default.
It can still be toggled on and off with the F2 key.

Für alle interessierten, die keinen PTU-Zugang haben, hier die 2.4 Features im Ganzen zum Durchlesen. Mitlerweile sind die Patches bei 2.4.0n(!) angelangt. Da tut sich immens viel.

Das hier sind "nur" die "new features". Die vollständige große "bug fixes"-Liste ist nochmal so lange.

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Star Citizen Patch v2.4.0

Star Citizen Patch v2.4.0

Alpha Patch 2.4.0 has been released to the PTU, and is now available for players to test! This patch provides access to our new Shopping experience, full Hangar interactivity from within the game client via new options and the Port Modification App. Many changes to Crusader and Port Olisar including the implementation of new missions, Alpha Currency and Defender reputation. Tying all these new features together and making them truly possible is our first iteration of server-side Persistence – our first persistent server databases! With this we can begin storing information about in-game characters, items, currency and reputation so they can be recalled between game play sessions. We also have our first pass on control unification between flight and fps controls which promises a greater experience to players, new flyable Starfarer and Starfarer Gemini, the hangar-ready Reliant and numerous fixes across the game. During this initial testing phase, PTU access will be restricted to a small group of players that we will expand on over time as required.

Your launcher should show “2.4.0-352849” as the client version. It is strongly recommended that players delete their USER folder for the Test client after patching, particularly if you start encountering any odd character graphical issues or crash on loading. The USER folder can be found (in default installations) at C:\Program Files\Cloud Imperium Games\StarCitizen\Test.

Please take full advantage of our PTU Issue Council area of the Community site (https://ptu.cloudimperiumgames.com/community/issue-council) to report any bugs you encounter, as well as contribute to other players submissions.

Important Callouts:

Arena Commander has been disabled for this portion of testing.

The keyboard, mouse and gamepad default keybindings have received a massive update to better unify controls between different peripherals and also between flight and FPS modes.
The major highlights are listed in the UI section below. More detailed information will be coming in the near future, and in the interim, we strongly recommend that players review the keybindings in-game.

We strongly encourage players to use the default keybindings during the PTU phase, so as to provide us with as much constructive feedback as possible regarding the changes.
The Port Modification tool does not currently work in Crusader.

However, modifying your ship in your hangar will allow the loadout to persist into other game modes.
Additionally, the Port Modification tool has only limited access to ship parts at the moment, so modifying ship loadouts should not be a focus of testing in this initial push.
Some of the Port Modification nodes in the Hangar are causing ships and flair items used in the node to disappear. This is a bug, and your ships and flair items are NOT permanently lost, only invisible.

There is a high chance when loading into the Hangar that you will load into empty space.
Reloading the Hangar will generally fix this.
aUEC is sometimes resetting to a seemingly-random amount.
There is missing geometry at far distances in the SelfLand hangar.
FPS weapons are not dealing damage outside of interior physics grid ships.

New Features

Star Systems:

Crusader

Port Olisar has been renovated. While some areas are still under construction, completed sections include an improved atrium and the opening of several new shops, including Casaba Shopping Outlet, Garrity Defence and Live Wire Weapons.

Crusader Industries has made lockers available in both the EZ Hab rooms and near the Port Olisar airlocks, to allow pilots to change their clothing during long stops.

If a player wishes to change their default civilian clothing, they will need to go to the shops in Port Olisar or ArcCorp and “Equip” items they have purchased.

This is a very temporary implementation until we have a better equipment access system implemented.

Characters now spawn into Port Olisar in their civilian clothing by default.
Characters who exit Port Olisar in civilian clothing rather than a spacesuit will die.
Respawning in Crusader now costs AUEC.

The charges are only for deaths by “natural” causes (ship blown up, shot by FPS weapon, spaced in the airlock, ect).
Characters are not charged for respawning if a user becomes stuck and has to use the respawn command.
If a player does not have enough AUEC, they will still be able to respawn.

New landing pads have been added to all of the Port Olisar struts to allow them to hold larger ships.
The asteroid fields around Crusader have proven to be incredibly dangerous to shipping traffic after the veritable flood of pirates into the area.

As a result, enterprising salvage-hungry pilots may find many more wrecks and valuables in need of recovery in the Yela asteroid fields then previously.
Likewise those who are enlisted by Tessa Bannister out at the local ICC Probe Station to investigate the more remote asteroid pockets may also find the odd keepsake of the poor lost souls who perished.

ArcCorp, Area 18

After months of construction, the Casaba Shopping Outlet has opened up on ArcCorp!

Interested pilots can now purchase the latest fashions from around the frontier at affordable prices.

Cubby Blast has also fixed the main sales computer, and is ready to sell eager pilots weapons and armor sets.
Hangar

Players can now select which of their available Hangars they wish to use from the Main Menu of the game!
Inside of the “Options” menu, in the Game Options section, there is a drop-down menu that will allow players to select which Hangar they would like to use.

This selection will persist between sessions.
Players who change their default Hangar while still inside the Hangar will need to exit and re-enter the hangar to see it update in the game-client.

The expansion bays for each Hangar are temporarily out of service.

This is temporary while we rework certain aspects of the expansion bays to function alongside the Port Modification App.
The VFG industrial central hangar is being expanded to allow owners of large ships to spawn craft in while the expansion bays are worked on.
Likewise the Revel & York central hangar bay is now Extra-Large to allow owners of the Starfarer to spawn it in while the expansion bays are worked on.
Hangar selections made via the RSI website will no longer work or be registered by the game client.

The character load out selector has been removed from the Hangar.

Characters now all load in with the same RSI space suit by default.
New civilian clothing and armor can be obtained from ArcCorp and Port Olisar.
Clothing can be equipped from the lockers on Port Olisar, or by interacting with previously-purchased items in ArcCorp.

The Holotable has been removed from the Hangar… for now.

Players will be able to modify their ships via the Port Modification App going forward.

Die Sentinel wird, zumindest konzeptgemäß, ein sehr inressantes Schiff. Ich bin sehr gespannt, wie sich die passiven und aktiven eWar-Fähigkeiten der Schiffe (Avenger, Herald, Tracker, Sentinel, ...) unterscheiden werden.

Im letzten ATV wird die Herald explizit als in Tandem mit einer Buccaneer gut geeignetes Vorausschiff beschrieben, das seine Daten an eine Flotte weitergibt. Wenn man eine Herald kurz auf dem Radar sieht, sollte man stehts aufpassen, weil es sein kann, dass kurz darauf eine Flotte Schiffe auftauchen kann. Das beschreibt für mich klassisches "Scouten". 

Wir haben Bilder von Kuchenstücken (Konzeptschiffe) und vereinzelt unvorhergesehen geartete Kuchenstückexperimente (Schiffe) in einem Esszimmer eines Messys (PU). Da das Gehirn ständig konstruieren und vervollständigen muss, erfordert es schon ein wenig Disziplin, trotz der vielen Köder im "aktuellen Spiel" "kein Spiel" zu sehen, sondern eine Testumgebung für ein Alpha-Build.

Ich finde CIG macht da ein paar verwirrende Dinge, die nicht so ganz trivial zum Durchschauen sind:

• Trotz der eigenen Hinweise, dass dem nicht so ist, werden wir immer wieder zum "Kauf" von Schiffen motiviert. Wir kaufen also Schiffe, wenn wir eigentlich nur Geld spenden sollten. Ansprüche auf Leistungen sollten dadurch nicht entstehen, tun sie aber doch irgendwie, weil Spende und Kauf nicht sauber getrennt werden. Für unsere "Spenden" werden uns tatsächlich spätere Leistungen versprochen, im Sinne von Schiffen und Versicherungen.
• Trotz der eigenen Hinweise, dass dem nicht so ist, wird in vielen Bereichen trotzdem suggeriert, es gäbe gut funktionierende Spielinhalte. Nur dem ist nicht ganz so. Wir sind eben auch erst in der Alphaphase.

Würde CIG nicht mit "kaufen" und "spielen" ködern, gäbe es viel weniger Verwirrung in der ganzen Anglegenheit.

Ich finde Star Citizen freilich weiterhin toll und viel versprechend und drücke dem Projekt weiterhin die Daumen und werde hier und da was spenden.

Wie siehts eigentlich mit Bodenfahrzeugen aus? Da müsste auch was in der "Pipeline" sein.

Ich habe eine Scout. Die Scout ist aber ein sonderbares Schiff. Das fängt beim unmöglichen Namen an und hört bei einem fehlenden zweiten Sitz trotz Übergröße auf. Optisch ist das Teil toll. Die Flugeigenschaften sind/werden sehr gut sein. Empfehlen kann ich es allerdings nur jenen, die die Optik toll finden und das Schiff trotz aller unvernunft haben wollen. Hier meine Gedanken:

Rennen

Das Schiff ist für einen Einsitzer sehr groß geraten und ist für z.B. den Murray Cup nicht gut geeignet.

> Besser: M50, 350R, ...

Arena Commander

Uff. Nicht die beste Wahl. Hat stets ein "pfannkuchenartiges" Trefferbild. Hat mittelmäßige Schilde und Bewaffnung.

> Besser: Beliebiger Jäger

Aufklärer (Scout)

Egal welche Sensoren sie bekommt, die Sensoren der Herald werden besser sein.

> Besser: Herald

Schmuggeln

Ich wüsste nicht, das die Scout auch nur ein einziges Schmuggelfächlein hat.

> Besser: 300er Serie, Buccaneer

Leichter Begleitschutz

Ggf. für eine Ablenkung gut genug.

> Besser: Beliebiges andere Schiff

Mit Stil von A nach B fliegen

> Gut geeignet

So. Das war mein "Senf". O:-)

Zur Zeit ist einfach eine sehr wichtige Programmier- und Konsolidierphase. Ich gucke bei den Patches, wir sind schon bei "L", nur noch kurz rein, mache ggf. ein paar Fehlerberichte und lasse es wieder gut sein. Geduldig auf seinen Kuchen zu warten, wenn die Kuchenstücke schon auf dem Teller liegen, aber das Besteck zum Essen gebrochen ist, ist gar nicht so einfach.