Ep 77 | The Cargo Refactor Introduces a New Age of Piracy, Prepare Yourself (Ft. Mongrel Squad)

With the recent Starfield showcase, there have been many questions about how it might impact Star Citizen. There’s no denying Star Citizen has struggled with development speed, and many are ready for a more polished experience. But there is a reason people continue to play the game and many more reasons players might stick with it in addition to Starfield. In this episode, Youtuber Loud Guns joins me to discuss this reason and how players might look at these 2 games going forward. Today’s Guests: Loud GunsYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@LoudGuns Twitter: https://twitter.com/Loud_Guns Video Podcast: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLvpiPXCO7OVJOlBIclW9tbpb2g29gur3I Support This Podcast: Patreon Paypal Ko-Fi Follow Space Tomato on social media: Website  Youtube  My Other Youtube   Instagram  Twitter  Facebook  Discord

26 Juni 20231h 10min

Since 2017 Star Citizen has jumped back and forth between barely playable and passable. Throughout all this time a combination of server and client-side optimizations needed to be made to improve the game. Some of these optimizations have occurred, but many more are needed. So what does it take for your PC to run the game at 60 FPS, how long until we can all enjoy that stability, and is 2023 the worst performance we’ve ever had? Today I’m joined by Star Citizen benchmarker TenPoundFortyTwo to discuss. Today’s Guests: TenPoundFortyTwoYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@tenpoundfortytwo Video Podcast: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLvpiPXCO7OVJOlBIclW9tbpb2g29gur3I Support This Podcast: Patreon Paypal Ko-Fi Follow Space Tomato on social media: Website  Youtube  My Other Youtube   Instagram  Twitter  Facebook  Discord

19 Juni 20231h 27min

As a gamer who comes from the likes up KOTOR, Mass Effect, and Deus Ex for my sci-fi fix in gaming, RPGs have a special place in my heart. So a new space RPG has all of my attention. The sci-fi game genre has been struggling for quite some time, creating the chance for something new to tentpole the genre. Will Starfield be that mainstream, quality space game the industry has been waiting for? Today, I’m joined by The Astro Historian to discuss everything we saw in the Starfield showcase in June and give our thoughts on who might enjoy the game. Today’s Guests: TheAstroHistorian Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/theastropub YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@TheAstroPubLive YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@TheAstroHistorian Twitter: https://twitter.com/TheAstroPub  Video Podcast: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLvpiPXCO7OVJOlBIclW9tbpb2g29gur3I Support This Podcast: Patreon Paypal Ko-Fi Follow Space Tomato on social media: Website  Youtube  My Other Youtube   Instagram  Twitter  Facebook  Discord

12 Juni 20231h 13min

Star Citizen has a lot of things going for it, in my opinion, but it’d be pure denial to say there aren’t some crucial ways the game could improve for its players.  Today’s Guests: The Yamiks Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCo6p2NdDfoUvH2Iw3O3ipPg  Twitter: https://twitter.com/TheYamiks Video Podcast: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLvpiPXCO7OVJOlBIclW9tbpb2g29gur3I Support This Podcast: Patreon Paypal Ko-Fi Follow Space Tomato on social media: Website  Youtube  My Other Youtube   Instagram  Twitter  Facebook  Discord

5 Juni 20231h 34min

2023 is shaping up to be the best year for Star Citizen “gameloops” the core careers like mining, cargo hauling, piracy, salvage, engineering, and racing all seem to be getting major upgrades. Along with this, there’s just plenty of development going on. I invited Youtuber Farrister on the show for a mid-year check-in on what Star Citizen even is in 2023, and whether you should be trying it. Today’s Guests: Farrister Youtube - https://www.youtube.com/c/TheAstroPub Twitter - https://twitter.com/TheAstroPub ToC: 00:00 Introductions 2:30 What is Star Citizen Right Now? 07:20 Every Major Gameloop Explained 56:30 The Next Potential Career Path 58:00 Is Star Citizen More Unstable Than Ever? 01:09:45 Should Players Jump Into Star Citizen? 01:11:05 What Should The Game Focus on Next? Audio Podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/launchsequence Video Podcast: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLvpiPXCO7OVJOlBIclW9tbpb2g29gur3I Support This Podcast: Patreon Paypal Ko-Fi Follow Space Tomato on social media: Website  Youtube  My Other Youtube   Instagram  Twitter  Facebook  Discord

29 Maj 20231h 15min

As is tradition, the final weeks of May have revealed new ships and possible new plans for Star Citizen as a whole. But the new ships this year tell a slightly different story than before. This week I’m joined by Launch Sequence regulars The Astro Historian and execute from the Inforunners to discuss the new Mirai Fury, Tumbril Storm, RSI Lynx, and what their arrivals may mean for the immediate future of Star Citizen. Today’s Guests: TheAstroHistorian Twitch - https://www.twitch.tv/TheAstroPub Youtube - https://www.youtube.com/c/TheAstroPub Youtube - https://www.youtube.com/c/TheAstroHistorian Twitter - https://twitter.com/TheAstroPub Execute Youtube - https://www.youtube.com/c/inforunners Twitter - https://twitter.com/TheInforunners Audio Podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/launchsequence Video Podcast: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLvpiPXCO7OVJOlBIclW9tbpb2g29gur3I Support This Podcast: Patreon Paypal Ko-Fi Follow Space Tomato on social media: Website  Youtube  My Other Youtube   Instagram  Twitter  Facebook  Discord

22 Maj 202359min

The Banu Merchantman, the MISC Expanse, the Hull C, these large ships have been sold with big promises of exciting and unique gameplay, but most still haven’t arrived. Today I’m joined by one of the biggest voices in star citizen ship content on Youtube STLYoungblood. We’ll be talking about the most exciting ship concepts, and what they could do for the game when they are built. Recorded: May 12, 2023 PS. Yes, we missed the Endeavor, we couldn’t get to everything unfortunately. Today's Guests: STLYoungblood YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@STLYoungblood Twitter: https://twitter.com/STLYoungblood Audio Podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/launchsequence Video Podcast: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLvpiPXCO7OVJOlBIclW9tbpb2g29gur3I Support This Podcast: Patreon Paypal Ko-Fi Follow Space Tomato on social media: Website  Youtube  My Other Youtube   Instagram  Twitter  Facebook  Discord

15 Maj 20231h 17min

Welcome to the Launch Sequence episode 100, it’s a long time coming, but I couldn’t be more proud of it. I hope you enjoy it! 8 different interviews were conducted over the last few weeks to understand the thought process of people covering Star Citizen after the most turbulent update in the game’s history. With so many questions about the priorities of the game, who the game is currently being made for, and if it’s even worth playing right now, I couldn’t just get the answer of 1 or 2 people!  Today's Guests: TheSpace Coder Twitch:https://www.twitch.tv/thespacecoder YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/thespacecoder Twitter: https://twitter.com/TheSpaceCoder1  Morphologis Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/morphologis YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@Morphologis Twitter: https://twitter.com/Morphologis  Tree0311 Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/tree0311 YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@tree0311 Twitter: https://twitter.com/Tree0311_SC  Nazeris YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@NovaforgeEngineering Croncy Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/croncy YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@Croncy Twitter: https://twitter.com/Croncy1  TheAstroHistorian Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/theastropub YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@TheAstroPubLive YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@TheAstroHistorian Twitter: https://twitter.com/TheAstroPub  Jorunn Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/jorunnsc YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@StarCitizenJorunn Twitter: https://twitter.com/Jorunn_SC  SaltEMike Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/saltemike YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@SaltEMike YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@saltemikereacts Twitter: https://twitter.com/SaltEMike  Audio Podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/launchsequence Video Podcast: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLvpiPXCO7OVJOlBIclW9tbpb2g29gur3I Support This Podcast: Patreon Paypal Ko-Fi Follow Space Tomato on social media: Website  Youtube  My Other Youtube   Instagram  Twitter  Facebook  Discord

8 Maj 20231h 12min