So it’s a 400 players Battle Royale game (1000 players coming soon!) but with less lag, with graphics like the Vanishing of Ethan Carter and where you can also track other players through tracks in the mud, broken branches, etc.
And destructible buildings. And wildfires.
Man, those are some promises. Star Citizen is going to have to step up its game.
I registered an account which I think will eventually give me access to open beta, and it looks like starting tomorrow you can sign up to be a Founder, which grants closed beta access (starts August and runs through September). No idea what the pricing for that might be. Rewards include:
Not that I ever had high hopes for it, but I was curious how close (or not) they might get with their server focus on large amounts of players on a somewhat dynamic map. I still think networking and AI are the two biggest dinosaurs in gaming.