In April 2020, the developer of Star Citizen the biggest feature of Alpha 4.0 postponed: The gas planet Crusader and the cloud city Orison appear later. But the wait seems to be worth it. In the latest developer update, the team shows not only impressive gas clouds, but also dangerous plants.
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In the monthly development report, the team goes into further work and lets you take a look at two of the planets of the upcoming pyro system throw. Both were created entirely with the new PlanetTech v4. This will allow you to visit the first planet with extraterrestrial vegetation in Alpha 4.0.
The new plants should also not be purely passive, but pose a threat. The developer does not yet give details, but we can imagine that some of the plants will either in the style of a carnivorous plant attack or release toxic gases.
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The latter could then be new Features of the particle system are used to make gas clouds look particularly pretty. These include »Alpha Erosion«, »Angular Rotation«, »Child-Ribbons« and »Emission Size Scaling«. You can see the result in the following excerpt from the latest episode of Inside Star Citizen.
Inside Star Citizen: Night and Day | Gas Cloud Tech from r / starcitizen
You will find corresponding clouds in the whole universe. And of course it will too Gas giant Crusader and its landing zone Orison benefit from the improved technology. When both appear, however, is still uncertain. The roadmap update planned for today, May 8, could provide new insights.
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Very soon you will be able to try out the upcoming Theaters of War game mode in Star Citizen Conquest matches from Battlefield is similar, but combined with a seamless transition between the planet's surface and space. The first tests are scheduled to start in May.
Then the release of Version 3.10 to, which according to the currently known plans to insert the police version of the Drake Cutlass and also to expand the legal system. This opens up new opportunities for bounty hunters and outlaws.
