Space Tomato is joined by a new guest every week to discuss Star Citizen development in regard to their expertise or perspective. Hear from industry professiona...
EP 199 - From Performance to Content, Star Citizen Is Actually Improving! (Ft. TenPoundFortyTwo)
Better FPS with new CPUs, improved server performance, little feature improvements, ship balances, and new content. The playability of Star Citizen has proven to be moving in a positive direction in Q1 of 2025. Youtuber and SC benchmark TenPoundFortyTwo joins me to discuss this gradual improvement to Star Citizen this year, and how CIG can continue the momentum moving forward.Today’s Guests:TenPoundFortyTwoYoutube: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@tenpoundfortytwoToC:00:00 Introductions03:20 Performance Optimization in Gaming06:00 How The Game Engines Work20:00 Star Citizen Minimum & Recommended Specs31:00 Is Star CItizen Performance Really Improving?51:30 Are The Graphics Falling Behind?58:30 Star Citizen 4.1 OutlookVideo Podcast: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLvpiPXCO7OVJOlBIclW9tbpb2g29gur3ISupport This Podcast:Patreon Paypal Ko-FiFollow Space Tomato on social media:Website Youtube My Other Youtube
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EP 198 - Star Citizen 4.1 Is Catching Players By Surprise (Ft. The5Star)
After a quiet first couple of months, Star Citizen has opened up March with a number of information drops including an exciting monthly report, Star Citizen 4.1 PTU, and insight into Item Recovery. I’ve invited shadow patch notes legend, The5Star, to discuss what we’re seeing from Star Citizen now and in the near future that bodes well for players, and what more we would like to see.Today’s Guests:The5StarYoutube: https://www.youtube.com/@the5starxToC:00:00 Introductions04:30 Is The New Strategy Working?09:30 Star Citizen 4.130:00 Item Recovery in 4.153:20 Narrative & Mission ImprovementsAudio Podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/launchsequenceSupport This Podcast:Patreon Paypal Ko-FiFollow Space Tomato on social media:Website Youtube My Other Youtube Instagram Twitter Facebook Discord
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EP 197 - Star Citizen’s New Strategy: FOMO, Fixes, & Less Features (Ft. MrKraken)
Entering into March we are coming up on the release window for the first typical update every year. With a different strategy in 2025, it’ll be interesting ot see how this year differs. But with the first update to the roadmap since 4.0, Star Citizen’s strategy has come more into focus. Today I’m joined by Youtuber MrKraken to discuss this changing strategy, how it’s going so far, and what we might look forward to in the coming months.Today’s Guests:MrKrakenYoutube: https://www.youtube.com/c/mrkrakenTwitter: twitter.com/realmrkrakenToC:00:00 Introductions02:15 What is Supply or Die/Fight For Pyro11:00 How Should Rewards Work? FOMO & Stuff22:55 Are They Really Fixing The Game?29:30 Mission Givers & Better Missions PLZ43:10 Is The Narrative Working?54:00 What’s Coming Next?01:02:10 Is This Overall Strategy Working?Audio Podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/launchsequenceSupport This Podcast:Patreon Paypal Ko-FiFollow Space Tomato on social media:Website Youtube My Other Youtube Instagram Twitter Facebook Discord
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EP 196 - Star Citizen Wants To Be an Enjoyable Game | Here’s What They Should Do (Ft. Space Cutlet)
With all the promises of a focus on stability and content in Star Citizen this year, everybody has their own opinion on how right or wrong the strategy is. From small bugs, to game breaking systems falling apart, there are plenty of places CIG could focus on stability and performance as well as content. Today I’m joined by PvP addict and pirate Space Cutlet to talk about how both content and stability should be handled in 2025. Solo play, group play, narrative play, or something entirely different?Today’s Guests:Space CutletYoutube: https://www.youtube.com/c/spacecutletTwitch: https://www.twitch.tv/spacecutletTwitter: https://twitter.com/space_cutletToC:00:00 Introductions05:00 Piracy & Star Citizen14:00 Content, Stability, & A Reaction to Bad Signs?28:30 Is The Game “Feel” Going The Wrong Direction?42:00 Content Isn’t All Star Citizen Needs51:00 How Exploits Could Impact 202501:00:00 Too Much Solo Player Focus?01:14:50 What Content Do You Want To See This Year?Watch & Subscribe on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLvpiPXCO7OVJOlBIclW9tbpb2g29gur3ISupport This Podcast:PatreonPaypalKo-FiFollow Space Tomato on social media:Website Youtube My Other Youtube Instagram Twitter Facebook Discord
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EP 195 - Star Citizen Combat: PvP, PvE, and Staying Alive (Ft. Johnathan Winters )
From master modes to control surfaces, ballistic weapons to engineering, PvP to PvE, there are a lot of ways Star Citizen’s combat scene can vary between encounters, but it’s still missing a lot. Nonetheless, there are many things that EVERY player can learn to survive and thrive in Star Citizen, because no matter what, you’ll always want to be wary of your surroundings. Today I’m joined by combat enthusiast Johnathan Winters to discuss combat right now, combat going forward, and how players can prepare for what Star Citizen has in store.Today’s Guests:Jonathan WintersYoutube: https://www.youtube.com/c/johnathanwintersVideo Podcast: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLvpiPXCO7OVJOlBIclW9tbpb2g29gur3ISupport This Podcast:PatreonPaypalKo-FiFollow Space Tomato on social media:Website Youtube My Other Youtube Instagram Twitter Facebook Discord
Space Tomato is joined by a new guest every week to discuss Star Citizen development in regard to their expertise or perspective. Hear from industry professionals, game developers, Youtube content creators, and more as we explore the ins and outs of what makes Star Citizen work, how it got to where it is, and what people love (or hate) about it so much. Learn the latest about the latest features and developments in Star Citizen and other space games once a week every week, full of info, humor, wisdom, and a couple of rants.
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