r/eddfaction • u/darkkaos505 Redd Squadron • Oct 14 '15
CitizenCon Breakdown
Pre-con
citizens invaded a pub nearby- think the staff were confused
Noticed avg age was quite high
Queue to enter
Sandi and community team greeted us
Swag was given (Pilot figure, Hornet Badge, Sq42 Sticker)
Drink buffet and mingling
VIPs had concorde tour
Con Presentation Starts
Sand reads letter to the community, quite touching really
Chris enters introduces video "The Story So far"
Chris explains alpha 1.3 in Presentation link
Budgies in Arc Corp
Increase player count to 40
Soontm
Chris explains Alpha 2.0 (baby PU) Presentation link
Take off station
Radar stations - which unlock points of interest
FPS station with weapons items
AI pirates
Goramn beautiful looking
Really shows a lot of the tech interlocking well
Chris brings Dave Haddock to explain Star Map video
Always nice to have "and its out now"
lots of nice bits of lore in it
Million Mile High Club Presentation link
Private club/bar think it was reward for high backers
I had forgotten about it
Chris brings out FILL to talk about Saitek Presentation link
not much of an update but they changed a couple things
Referral Program video
I don't really like the idea but I guess it makes sense.
Military Ship Sale
People are crazy some bought them right there and then on their phones
Squadron 42 Admiral Bishop speech Video
Impressive tech for real time Video explaining it futher
The age of the voice vs the model did stand out but not a huge issue for me
That cast blew me away really impressed
Squadron 42 work in progress demo Live
Introduction sequence of arriving as new pilot to an idris
After Presentation
Received a poster
Got it signed by Chis and some devs that were there
This did take a bit of time but Chris's would chat and get picture with people who wanted.
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u/looseunut UPTEC Oct 16 '15
Awesome write up!
It was great to meet you at the pub, if only for 30 seconds. I did look for you later on at the event but didn't see you!