Search results

I don't know what you're saying here, but I am sure they have a very coheisve version control and broad QA system. But this iterative process is part of their QA system, so these player tests are going to include a lot of issues.

I don't know about SC but this is very common for one 'experimental build' to be more stable. It's also very common for the X.1 build to be more stable than X.0, because X.0 adds a bunch of features and X.1 fixes them.

horizontal scrolling was not a good choice in that ship matrix. I can see capital ship gameplay being really amazing, but I'm not sure how much constraints would need to be put in the game to ensure capital ships make sense. I could see some fun gameplay where PRX could have a massive...

Merry Christmas, everyone.

I did a thorough analysis of all the C++ logging libraries a few years ago and found our own, somewhat basic, system was superior for our needs. There's so much variety to what you can do with logging that other people's libraries will have cruft you don't want. But rolling your own logging...

So anyone who signed up can play the game now? How many people are online at a given time? Also when is the javelin destroyer goign to be in the game? Or any other large-player ownable ships.

I bet there's some diminishing returns on how fast rubber can contract. We will have to build a series of trampolines to mitigate this issue.

A key component here is that the rocket can be damaged and worn by all stages, not just the touchdown moment. Previous stage 1 rockets aren't re-usable and didn't have to overcome that wear from repeated use. This one does.

I still want to see a good space-rocket launch thing. Maybe using magnetics, maybe using huge bungee-cords!

Don't do it! We automated a thing earlier this year by creating a javascript API that would support very basic routines. It was pretty successful. I'd recommend using an existing scripting language and not try making your own. Making your own will add a lot of development cost, will be...

Re: Christmas time and prime slots. Mine and my wife's family have always been super accommodating with timing for birthdays, Christmas, Thanksgiving etc. I mean we'll celebrate birthdays a week or two away from their actual date, and Thanksgiving/Christmas can be whenever. There is no...

Tolan, I don't really know what argument you're making here, so let me restate my argument: Having a smooth landing on the rocket is a massive step toward attaining their goal of an inexpensive refurbish and refuel, but it's just one step. I imagine they have a lot more work to figure out all...

There is nothing gentle about what that rocket did, and that rocket is in no way cheap.

I don't think we'll be able to maintain a counterweight at 100,000km, keep it in a clean orbit and build a ribbon that is light and strong enough.

I don't think space elevators will ever work =\

Ikindof see it here: edit: You know, I don't see it. I agree with you.

Is Luke really all that powerful in the canon universe? I know that he's supposed to be messianic in post-movie fiction, but is that eradicated with the new movies?

Please enjoy the newly enabled BB Code in this thread.

Are you talking about motorcycles/cyclists driving between cars in traffic? Assuming yes, I don't know what they specifically do. Or what they do if they are parked and some jackhole comes and stands close to the vehicle. This presentation might give you some idea of how their processing...

I agree and think his quest/disappearance is related to this balance nonsense.

Oh and as far as predictions/theories, here's what I think: 1. Rey is Luke's daughter and was a jedi prodigy. Luke mem-wiped her. Possible he thought she was dead and someone else mem-wiped her. She is going to be awesome and won't turn to the dark side. 2. Luke better have a damn good...

I enjoyed the film, 8/10. I generally agree with everyone here. Without having read the novelization and obviously not having seen the next two movies here is what I would change. 1. I liked Kylo's character being hyped as Vader but is shown to the audience as a whelp later. But they...

I'm more than happy to do so considering I put myself inside my own murder machines on a regular basis!!! The part they talked about with autonomous vehicles being cautious by nature isn't talked about enough though. People want to focus on swerving away from school buses, but when...

The interview was good and worth reading.

I haven't tried the SamsungVR, but the big deficiencies are no positional tracking and less rendering ability (my graphics card along weighs like 5x as much as my wife's samsung, haha). When you're playing a video / porn those two differences don't matter. But when you're in a game world they...

Reuse within 24hr seems incredible.

You guys are getting wrapped up in some very specific corner cases. I know in my driver's ed the mitigation strategy to avoid nearly all collisions is to slam on your brakes. I imagine that's the planned directive for almost all crash-related scenarios. I've personally avoided some nasty...

Pretty sure it's like those farmville friend requests you get from fat bitches you know on facebook. If you use the referral code Mist gets 5% off on some virtual space weed or something.

Nobody thought it would be simple. Google is trying to solve the whole shebang in one go, but most OEMs and tier1s are trying to just solve cruising on freeways. Tesla already rolled out their super-cruise system. Here's one preventing a really bad accident: For a human driver this is a...

Sure, but the entire purpose of this venture is to reduce costs. If they find out that building a re-usable rocket and refurbishing it everytime is more expensive than building a one-shot rocket, well, that'll be disappointing. I don't think that's the case though. And I'm sure they've put a...

That's one of the big questions I think everyone has. Now that they've landed it, what will it take to make it launch-worthy again? I have to imagine there are a lot of engineering decisions made to minimize weight based on the assumption a rocket is only used once. Having to reinforce...

spaceX discussion in this thread: The Astronomy Thread

I think people are hoping to reskin Star Citizen to be Star Wars on private servers. So 100 million I guess....

Speaking of which, is there a breakdown on how much this reduces cost of delivery?

So cool. I'm super-pumped for this and hope this enables the kind of cost-savings for LEO delivery that Elon is hoping for.

Thanks for the answer. I think the difference between us is A: I don't think a permanent, self-sustaining base on mars is feasible in the next 30 years. B: I don't really value a longitudinal study on the effects of low gravity or radiation on humans. C: I think whatever mars-base projects we...

Does the game world in AO reset after some period of time (Like Crowfall)? Because that's the best way to stop us from dominating a server to eternity. There is a lot of other stuff you can try, but whatever it is won't matter. The cream will rise to the top!

Oh. Well, I doubt it's going to be jedi knight. Or rather, I doubt it will make me FEEL like a Jedi Knight.

Jedi's Uncharted Creed? As in Jedi Knight + Uncharted + Assassin's Creed? Sure. As long as the gameplay is similar to the previous games. As in, when I see high-level gameplay it better look like Qui Gon Jinn fighting Darth Maul or the TOR cinematics. Not some stilted, slow, target-based...

Yep. Or just move super fast in turn based games. Ex: pokemon.