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[Salvage] is coming into the game with this patch. How is it? Are we happy with where it's at? Is it coming along well?

TL;DRThe team is very happy with salvage for a first installation, and the speakers say combining it with PES opens many possibilities, such as salvaging abandoned ships and battle wrecks.

Todd PapyStar Citizen Live Game Director

I think our team is extremely happy with where it's at, especially for the first installation. I'm very proud of what they've been able to do, and I think they're excited about it as well, and seeing the reaction that players are getting. Seeing some of the tactics that they're building, like if they want to go take out an Idris, what kind of ships do they need, and then how many Vultures do they need versus how many Reclaimers do they need, and the thought process behind, all right, how am I going to earn as much money per hour by doing this? And then some of the multi-crew gameplay that's also been coming out of that, whether it be the turrets or in the back and how they operate, pulling out the cargo boxes and everything.

Benoit BeausejourChief Technology Officer, Turbulent

It looks great. I mean, Salvage, to be honest, I think combining PES with Salvage is a super big win, because the opportunities are endless at this point, right? Abandon a ship, and then somebody else just finds it and it's like, ah, interesting.

Todd PapyStar Citizen Live Game Director

Or even some of the event stuff, because the ships should stay there, or any sort of battles that happen, those ships should be there and then you can just come along and make some money.

Benoit BeausejourChief Technology Officer, Turbulent

For me also, you're talking about battles, but we could even use player battles to populate a piece of the world where it's like, oh, we want space debris from a battle. Well, let's just make one. Let's make a battle. And then that's it, you got your debris. All these opportunities will start to gel really well. I think adding game loops like Salvage is just one of the many things that will jive with this really well.

Star Citizen Live›All About Alpha 3.18·
Published on this date.27 Jan 2023
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