{"id":51333,"date":"2020-12-07T06:00:45","date_gmt":"2020-12-07T11:00:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.shamusyoung.com\/twentysidedtale\/?p=51333"},"modified":"2020-12-07T10:06:47","modified_gmt":"2020-12-07T15:06:47","slug":"diecast-324-star-citizen","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.shamusyoung.com\/twentysidedtale\/?p=51333","title":{"rendered":"Diecast #324: Star Citizen"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>This is an unusual episode. At an hour and 26 minutes, this is the longest Diecast <a href=\"?p=34871\">since October 2016, when Diecast #171 ran for an hour and a half<\/a>. I can&#8217;t be sure, but I also suspect that this is the longest time we&#8217;ve ever spent on a single topic, with the Star Citizen discussion running for over an hour. And finally, this is the first time where Paul did most of the talking and I did most of the listening.<\/p>\n<p>This is the most fun I&#8217;ve had making a Diecast in years, which is why I let it run so long. I hope you enjoy it as much as I did.<\/p>\n<p><br clear='all'><audio controls><source src='\/diecast\/diecast324.ogg' type='audio\/ogg'><source src='\/diecast\/diecast324.mp3' type='audio\/mpeg'>Your browser does not support the audio element.<\/audio><div><small><a href='\/diecast\/diecast324.mp3' download='diecast324.mp3'>Direct download<\/a> (MP3)<\/small><br\/><small><a href='\/diecast\/diecast324.ogg' download='diecast324.ogg'>Direct download<\/a> (ogg Vorbis)<\/small><br\/><small><a href='?cat=287&feed=rss2'>Podcast RSS feed.<\/a><\/small><\/div><br \/>\nHosts: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.peripheralarbor.com\/\">Paul<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.shamusyoung.com\/\">Shamus<\/a>. Episode edited by <a href=\"http:\/\/steamcommunity.com\/profiles\/76561198087035658\/\">Issac<\/a>.<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.shamusyoung.com\/diecast\/diecast324.mp3\">Diecast324<\/a><\/p>\n<p><table class='nomargin' cellspacing='0' width='100%' cellpadding='0' align='center' border='0'><tr><td><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/n5P26EkKqHQ\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen class=\"embed\"><\/iframe><br\/><small><a href='http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=n5P26EkKqHQ'>Link (YouTube)<\/a><\/small><\/td><\/tr><\/table><\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p><strong>00:00 Google Poly is shutting down.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>No, that&#8217;s not a typo for Google Play. They also have a Poly. But not for long, since <a href=\"https:\/\/techcrunch.com\/2020\/12\/02\/google-shutting-down-poly-3d-content-platform\/?guccounter=1\">they&#8217;re shutting it down<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>07:43 Creeper World 4 is out!<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><table class='nomargin' cellspacing='0' width='100%' cellpadding='0' align='center' border='0'><tr><td><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/gHN8Hoc_zgU\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen class=\"embed\"><\/iframe><br\/><small><a href='http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=gHN8Hoc_zgU'>Link (YouTube)<\/a><\/small><\/td><\/tr><\/table><\/p>\n<p><strong>09:40 Mindustry Update<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>12:38 Introversion releasing their failed game prototypes<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>I really wish more companies did <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rockpapershotgun.com\/2020\/12\/03\/introversion-will-let-you-play-their-failed-prototypes-for-charity\/\">this sort of thing<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>14:22 Valve Prototypes<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Sometime a decade-ish ago, Vavle set their devs loose to build a bunch of prototypes. Some of the ideas wound up as part of <em>Left 4 Dead<\/em> and <em>Portal<\/em>. I can&#8217;t remember what this initiative was called, but I remember it was really interesting.<\/p>\n<p><strong>17:57 Mailbag: BioWare Exodus<\/strong><\/p>\n<blockquote><p>Hi!<\/p>\n<p>So, Casey Hudson and Mark Darrah are leaving Bioware (if IGN to be trusted \u2014 https:\/\/twitter.com\/IGN\/status\/1334605241271136258?s=20 ). Any particular opinion on this development?<\/p>\n<p>Best regards, DeadlyDark<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><strong>23:22 Star Citizen<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Join us as Paul takes us on a fantastic voyage through the universe of Star Citizen and all of the astronomical wonders this game holds. You will see things that no other game has shown us. <\/p>\n<p>Although, maybe there&#8217;s a good reason other games haven&#8217;t shown us these things. I dunnno.<\/p>\n<p>You might want to watch <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=n5P26EkKqHQ&#038;feature=emb_logo\">the YouTube version of the podcast<\/a>, which has the footage of his adventure.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This is an unusual episode. At an hour and 26 minutes, this is the longest Diecast since October 2016, when Diecast #171 ran for an hour and a half. 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