Star Citizen Version 1.1 [Mar 22, 2015, 12:41 pm ET] – Share – Viewing Comments
The
Roberts Space Industries website announces that Star Citizen version
1.1 is now live, a major update that will require backers to reinstall the space
combat game in its entirety. The new version adds new ships to buy, a new
manual, new controls, and new systems, including takeoffs and landings. Cloud
Imperium also introduces the ability to rent ships and components using REC
earned within public Arena Commander matches. Here's a summary of new systems:
Most importantly, Star Citizen 1.1 includes the launch of a number of new systems. Some, like the 64-bit conversion, are entirely ‘under the hood,’ while others are available for use today. The game now includes a new character rig, with smoother and better animations. The new dynamic damage system has been launched with the Gladius, and will eventually be applied to all old and new ships. Arena Commander also now features a landing system (detailed below), a new Mounts system with the introduction of Gimbal Mounts to the store and, likely most interesting for today’s pilot, the launch of the REC system. This is our first pass at rental credits, aimed to allow payment-free progression in Arena Commander. You can expect plenty of balancing in the coming days, so get out there and provide your feedback! As promised, all existing backers will get 5,000 REC to start things off!
You can see the entire change list in the 1.1 patch notes here.
InBlack wrote on Mar 23, 2015, 03:29:
So is there any way to get ships without renting them with REC, or buying them for real money? As in can you get any of the ships without paying real money for them or 'renting' them for a limited amount of time? Can you earn them ingame, forever?
Not yet, dude. Anything purchased with real $$$ is bound to your account, of course, but anything you purchase with in-game money and it becoming your permanent possession is probably a long ways off. The game would first have to transition from pre-alpha to alpha and then to beta and then they'd have to announce the final wipe where the character data will become permanent and persistent. It is anyone's guess when that will be (2016? 2017? ... certainly not this year).
Also, REC is a temporary currency which will at some point be replaced with the official UEC currency once the PU is in a more advanced state (note that the PU is not even out yet). So pretty much as long as you hear "REC" mentioned you can be sure that it won't buy you anything for good (unless CIG decide to change it at some late point during the alpha or offer a 1:x conversion to UEC).
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