Herro!

So if I am understanding this correctly there is going to be a sale of some ships that are currently not up for pledge during gamescom correct?
I've been through the forums and it seems people are guessing and not sure which ships will be available and if in limited quantities. Or has there been mention of certain ships being available/limited?

Thanks!

Haven't heard anything Hydr. However, I'm traveling on business and haven't had much time to look.

Aegis Retaliator
Anvil Carrack
Drake Caterpillar
RSI Orion
Aegis Reclaimer
Khartu-al (Xi’an Scout)
Banu Merchantman

These ships will also be available online during the event for those that can not attend.

Thanks, was hoping the Vanguard would of been in the line up, will have to wait for another time then.

looks like we may also get a star citizen Hotas as well now

http://www.saitek.com/uk/blog/index.php/star-citizen-hardware-announced-at-gamescom

Was waiting for this. Knew it would come eventually.

This debate has been going on for a while in the Sub Den over in the SC Forums. Couple of key questions are still tied directly to thrust vectoring and if there will be any actual "AMC" or just a bunch of flying turrets jousting.

Second and more importantly, is the base going to be the X52 Pro, X-53, the X-54 Rhino or the X-55 Worthog? Price point matters and SC can get people in mass to pay 1,000's for pixels that don't even exist yet, so I expect it to be pricey. Which leads back to the first question and how much advantage are you really going to have with the second greatest SC debate: HOTAS+TRACKIR+VC vs. KB&M+VC when it comes advantage when all things are as equal as possible.

Which brings up the final issue. Straight up support for Stick configurations at a basic level. At least with signing up a top tier partner they get the chance to have a high probability of success in this area. Much like they did with the CryEngine lead developer who they poached from Crysis to lead the netcode and engine development for SC.

I really liken CIG to the 80's Era 49'ers when Dabartalo was using all the river boat money to not only buy the best at every position, but the second and third best, so no one else could have them. That's how you win Titles! Unfortunatly, I hate the Niners will every bit of my black and gold heart.

Black and gold! Our era is over for now, but our tradition is strong and we will return to our rightful place.

Tas what is VC in regard to KB&M+VC? Voice command?

Yes.

Just watched video of a guy explaining some simple mechanics of using voice commands in SC... so cool! Def adds to immersion and will make flying pretty interactive and fun.

Word is that VC will be incorporated into the client at live launch and that CIG is going to invest time/resources into tools to make the VC highly compatible and mod-able.

Basically the existing software and the community showed CIG what good VC looks and sounds like (proper bitching betty) and CR sucked it up like Whimpy on free hamburger Friday.

until then get voice attack a indi developer that that showed SC and ED what voice interaction really is for $8

http://www.voiceattack.com/

Yup! That is the software I saw him using on youtube!

I wish this sale lasted longer, I want to pick up a reclaimer, but paypal makes you open a new account when you link accts in a different country grrrr. Next time!

ya had to pick me up a carrack :)
thought i would say hello

Apparently the sale only ran DURING the presentation? By the time I found out about it - it had closed. They didn't really ANNOUNCE it either (that I saw).

*doh* Missed that...

I did pick up a Retaliator + modules though, so that is enough wallet explosion for a while.