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Welcome to SQ42 Updates. This account tracks all official news, statements, trailers, interviews, and key milestones related to Squadron 42. • Fast updates • Clear context • Speculation clearly labeled Not affiliated with CIG. #Squadron42 #StarCitizen

[FLEET WARNING:] Beware of Vanduul Cleavers, used to penetrate the hull and have Vanduul warriors board our vessels. Proceed with caution. #squadron42 #starcitizen

[SQUADRON42 VS STARCITIZEN] While developed side-to-side by @CloudImperium there are a lot of core differences between the projects #squadron42 and #starcitizen: 🌀Squadron 42 is an epic story-driven singleplayer campaign, while Star Citizen is developed as a persistent MMO universe. 🔥Squadron42 is action packed and directed narrative played, while Star Citizen gives the player various options and professions to perform in the 'Verse. 🖥️Squadron42 is set to be released Q2 2027, while Star Citizen is still under heavy development (even though its current state is referred to as playable) and has no set date for it's 1.0 release yet. Both projects share the same universe lore and foundation in the StarEngine. A comparison with GTA5 and GTA online is sound, though the technological ambitions of Star Citizen reach far further in that difference of MMO.

[STORY DRIVEN GAMEPLAY] Because #Squadron42 is mainly a story-driven game, here are some of the highlights on that gameplay from the testing sessions: 📽️Cutscenes will not be skippable in your first playthrough 🖥️The only load screen will be when you die. Everything you experience will also be rendered in real-time and in-game, without the use of DLSS5. 🚸There will be no Co-op 📜All story lines will have a conclusive end. Despite the uttered intention of producing more episodes to Squadron42, this statement puts that in a different perspective. #squadron42 #starcitizen

It is believed that Vanduul Clans operate as a martial meritocracy that shares some similarities with a military unit. The primary goal for most Vanduul Clans encountered in Human-settled space seems to be the collection of resources through raids on settlements and even other Vanduul Clans.

A teaser of the playsession test weekend just dropped. The main word for #squadron42 remains immersive and the event decore is another example of that. #sq42 #starcitizen

[PLAYTEST NOTES - CITIZEN OF THE VERSE] We also have a chat with Citizen Of the Verse @AnthropicDualiT about his experience with the playtest of #Squadron42. The highlight notes out of that: 📸The game has an advanced camera mode, which pauses the game and opens photomode. He still needs to compare it with his own third party camera tools to make a decent comparison, but the game does offer a photomode. 🫡 As a US Navy Vet he was especially impressed how authentic the feeling and vibe was he got on the UEES Stanton. The interactions amongst the crew, the yelling and conversations, the rituals for junior officers, everything felt on point. 🏠The UEES Stanton is immense and has a lot to offer as a homebase, including a gym and even an arcade hall (with playable minigames). 💠There are various collectibles in the game, such as ARK cards, pico's and posters. It will be possible to decorate your own room. 📡The other locations they visited all felt immensely alive, such as the Shubin station, with broad stores, dozens of NPCs in their own flow and a very solid sound environment. "It felt like you were walking through a real living place." ✳️There are various kinds of puzzle elements in the gameplay, such as hacking and power panel circuit puzzles. 💀The enemy AI is very impressive already. Flank manouvres, ambushes and pathfinding was solid. Thank you for the elaborate chat and your time @AnthropicDualiT and we'll see you in the Verse with your amazing photography! #squadron42 #sq42 #starcitizen

[PLAYTEST NOTES - FARRISTER] We had a chat with @thomasfarrister whom was one of the playtesters of #squadron42 past week. Some notes from him on what we can expect: 💠 The game playtest played mostly lineair, though expectation is there will be some occasions for a smaller sidequest. 💥 While we mainly had a glimpse of the destruction tech Maelstrom in FPS during the previous CitizenCon demo, Farrister especially experienced it in ship combat now. 🔍 The level of detail is very impressive, from the details on spaceships and their functionalities till the uniforms personalized to your own character, all in full detail. Farrister described the experience into one word as ‘cinematic’. #squadron42 #sq42 #starcitizen

[HIGH DETAIL MOTION CAPTURE] Chris Roberts is both a gamedeveloper but also a movie producer. That combination brings an immensely detailed experience in story-telling to #squadron42. To achieve that, several challenges were tackled: 📸Highly detailed scans of all the actors were made to increase the overall detail quality and realism. 🎚️There will be no use of DLSS5 since the original models and textures of the actors are now true-to-realism. 📽️The original motion capture shoots took 66 days in March to July 2015. It included everything from full body movement till facial expressions, capturing each actors full performance and not just dialogues. #squadron42 #starcitizen

[SQ42 BRIEF 12-OCT] The hypetrain around the upcoming #squadron42 project has taken off with the playtest sessions and Wishlist addition to Steam past week. Intel rundown: ❤️Overall feedback on playtests has been very positive, smooth gameplay, outstanding soundeffects and award worthy soundtrack by @GeoffZanelli. ▶️The game has been added to the Wishlist library on Steam with an ETA of Q2 2027, new trailer and several new ingame screenshots. People will be able to buy the game via the route they purchased it, so either RSI Launcher or Steam. 📀Physical collectors edition will also release. 📡A compound 42-day marketing campaign is expecting prior to launch. A choice that coincides with the decision to postpone the initial launch out of the way of #GTA6 and its marketing push. 💪Your character can increase certain skill levels by doing certain activities like visiting a gym on the main Idris ship. ⏯️Playsessions were cut in slices of the game. Everything happens in real-time first including putting on your clothes or spacesuit. After the initial animation you are able to skip the animation the next time. Stay tuned for more news, we hold the line so you don't have to! #squadron42 #starcitizen

The first milestone of 100k Wishlists on Steam has been reached for #squadron42. Additional notes: 🌐Besides Steam it will run on the inhouse RSI Launcher, so if purchased through RSI, it will play through RSI. 💿It will also have a physical collector's edition. #squadron42 #starcitizen

The official #Squadron42 poster is styled like a movie poster and the cast that is included in this game via capture motion and voice acting is immense. The cast includes: #MarkHamill #GaryOldman #MarkStrong #JohnRhysDavies #HenryCavill #BenMendelsohn #LiamCunningham #AndySerkis #JackHuston #RhonaMitra #EleanorTomlinson #SandiRoberts #HarryTreadaway #DannyHuston #JonathanBailey #GillianAnderson If there are cameo's in the game as easter-eggs is yet unknown, but with a cast like this and a hollywood buzz of this size it's certainly an option. Who would you like to find as a cameo surprise?

On the #squadron42 Steampage a badge of new ingame screenshots is added, including this screen that shows a puzzle element. 💠 Will a similar puzzle system flow over into #StarCitizen as part of the hacking- or data-gameplay-loops?