The work on the space MMO Star Citizen and the single-player offshoot Squadron 42 is progressing.
The story of Squadron 42 is told with computer-animated characters played by real actors. It is already known that, for example, Mark Hamill – known as Luke Skywalker from the Star Wars films – and Gillian Anderson – known as Agent Scully from The X-Files – have taken on roles. Now Andy Serkis has also revealed that he plays a role in Squadron 42. He takes on the role of the Vanduul Thul’Óqquray.
The Vanduul are an alien race that continuously causes trouble for humanity. In the game, players will learn more about this species and what exactly their intentions are. A video shows how Andy Serkis – who portrayed Gollum in The Lord of the Rings films – records his scenes using motion capture and how these are transferred in real-time to the character in the game.
Update 2.3.0 is coming
In addition, the developer studio Cloud Imperium provides a preview of the upcoming update 2.3.0 for the MMO Star Citizen. With the update, which is currently still on the test server, two new ships will be introduced. One of them is the Khartu-al ship, which is a scout of the peaceful alien race Xi’an. The light combat ship has been adapted for use by humans as an export item.
Moreover, you can sit in the cockpit of the transport and refueling ship Starfarer Base. However, the ship not only transports fuel but can also refuel other spacecraft. The Starfarer can also convert resources in space directly into fuel.
Also new are the two weapons Arrowhead sniper rifle and the Devastator-12 shotgun, which you can find in the Yela asteroid field and whose use is useful if you have the “Wanted” status, as new security forces are now present around Port Olisar looking for criminals. Additionally, there is an improvement to the component system, character animations have been revised, and numerous fixes have been implemented in the MMO Star Citizen. Update 2.3.0 is set to be rolled out to the regular servers soon.
