The studio CIG behind Star Citizen has postponed Alpha 3.0 again, but is working hard to deliver it soon. The update is said to be much larger than anything before.
Alpha 3.0 is the next major milestone in the space giant Star Citizen. Originally, this was patch 2.7, but it has been elevated to patch “3.0” some time ago because it is such an important milestone.
The first moment when Star Citizen comes together
3.0 is considered the first moment when Star Citizen comes close to what is expected later. Planetary landings are said to be possible. Different systems interact for the first time, everything is dynamic and incredibly exciting.
This is the first step in giving players the tools to create outposts and communities later.
It’s about the streaming technology that allows players to take off from one moon, fly through a system, land on another moon, then pull out the beautiful buggy and race across the whole planet – and all this without loading screens.
Much larger than anything done before
Everything sounds fantastic. The reality: The schedule for 3.0 has now been postponed. Originally, 3.0 was planned for June, then it was postponed to August, and now the patch is intended for early September.
Players have spotted this in the Production Schedule. The delay has raised concerns among fans. Star Citizen has now responded and issued a statement:
- First, fans are reminded that the schedule, which is publicly viewable, is actually internal assessments that can change easily.
- 3.0 is also much more complex and important than all previous patches.
- Integrating all of this into the game requires many more bug fixes than previously thought.
- The problem is that 3.0 is much bigger than imagined a year ago.
- Anyone who thinks that dark intentions are behind this delay is misinformed – such delays in software are to be expected in a project as complicated as this, as anyone who has done it before can confirm.
The whole studio, yes the whole company, is working hard to finish 3.0.
You can read the post by Will Leverett on behalf of CIG here in the original English version.
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