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So we're leaving Area 18. Where are we going?

TL;DRThe player gets a short, fairly straight flight around the city with objective markers and pop-up hints, so they learn basic ship controls on their first time in the ship.

James KayLead Content Designer

So they've left their hangar and we're giving them just a basic flight around Area 18. It's nighttime at the moment, so you don't get to see very much, but the idea is that you get an idea of how to fly your ship, because this is the first time that the player's been in their ship. So the path is pretty straight. You can see objective markers appearing, giving them new places to go to. So we keep them pretty much in line, so they're not appearing off to the side and you're having to sort of swerve your way around. But we're also popping up hints that give them basic controls. So at the start it'll say, hey, you need to raise your landing gear, and this is your throttle and how to adjust your speed, and just various basic hints like that, just so they get an idea of how to fly.

Star Citizen Live›Gamedev: New Player Experience·
Published on this date.12 May 2023