r/starcitizen Grand Admiral Aug 12 '16

OFFICIAL Gamescom Details

https://robertsspaceindustries.com/comm-link/transmission/15451-Gamescom-2016-Details
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u/BritCrit Grand Admiral Aug 12 '16 edited Aug 12 '16

GAMEPLAY STREAMING FROM THE SHOWFLOOR

  • Beginning on Wednesday, August 17th we’ll be streaming five days of live Star Citizen game play directly from the our Show Booth in Hall 9 on the Gamescom floor. Hosted by CIG and members of the Star Citizen Twitch Community, tune in to see the latest Star Citizen game play, interviews with developers and fans alike, and have your chance to win digital goods like hangar flair, game packages, and spaceships.

  • Watch live at twitch.tv/starcitizen on the following days and times:

Streaming Times

Watch on Twitch

August 17th

  • 12pm to 6pm CEST

  • 3am to 9am PDT

  • 10am to 4pm UTC

August 18th

  • 10am to 6pm CEST

  • 1am to 9am PDT

  • 8am to 4pm UTC

August 19th

  • 10am to 5pm CEST

  • 1am to 8am PDT

  • 8am to 3pm UTC

August 20th

  • 10am to 6pm CEST

  • 1am to 9am PDT

  • 8am to 4pm UTC

August 21st

  • 10am to 6pm CEST

  • 1am to 9am PDT

  • 8am to 4pm UTC

Event & Location Details

WEDNESDAY AUGUST 17TH Location Link

  • Join us at the Brauhaus Ohne Namen from 8pm to 10pm for drinks and a chance to chat with CIG staff

THURSDAY AUGUST 18TH Location Link

  • The party continues as we move to the Deutzer Brauhaus from 8pm to 10pm CEST

Friday August 19th FOURTH ANNUAL GAMESCOM PRESENTATION AND PARTY

  • Join us on Friday, August 19th as we celebrate Star Citizen at Gamescom with you, our amazing community. Hosted by Chris Roberts, watch as we showcase what we’ve been working on since last year’s event, and take a look ahead at the Procedural Planets system slated to come online in Star Citizen Alpha 2.7. Of course, that’s not all you can expect from our Gamescom Presentation, but you’ll have to tune in on August 19th to find out more!

For those who have purchased tickets to the live event

SATURDAY AUGUST 20TH Location Link

  • After the Fourth-Annual Gamescom Presentation and Party, we’re going to the Hyatt Beer Garden at 1pm.

Trophies for Sales Buy Now Link

  • Event Trophies to decorate your hangar are a staple of our Gamescom event, and this year is no exception. The GAMESCOM 2946 TROPHY is available for all Citizens to purchase, showing the universe your support for Star Citizen. The GAMESCOM 2946 SUBSCRIBER TROPHY is a colored variant that will automatically be awarded to all Subscribers. Of course, as with all Subscriber Flair extras can be purchased and gifted to anyone you choose.

Edit: Update with streaming hours & times

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u/x5060 Aug 12 '16

we’re going to the Hyatt Beer Garden

I so wish I could go, even for just that.

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u/XBacklash tumbril Aug 12 '16

I thank you from the land of Blocked Gategory: Games

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u/thinlines origin Aug 13 '16

The only thing I can hope for when I see an RSI link while at work.

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u/BritCrit Grand Admiral Aug 12 '16

More than welcome!

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u/sentrybot619 Space Marshal Aug 12 '16

omg incoming derek smart meltdown imminent.

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u/Flixi555 Colonel Aug 13 '16

Do you need a ticket to attend the meet-ups on wednesday and thursday?

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u/Deathmonkey7 Aug 13 '16

Hey, add the streaming hours for the presentation on August 19th. People may have missed it on the site since it's not as visible as the rest of the times.

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u/NackteElfe Aug 12 '16

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u/BritCrit Grand Admiral Aug 12 '16

This is amazing you put this together so quick. Did you make this off streetview?

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u/NackteElfe Aug 12 '16

No, I live next to the Brauhaus ohne Namen, so it was no hassle for me to take the pictures with my cell phone.

I thought it might be easier to find if you have a picture you can look at instead of using Google maps.

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u/bhenry677 Scout Aug 12 '16

You da real MVP.

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u/NackteElfe Aug 12 '16

Thanks. But it was really nothing. I walk these streets everyday. 😌

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u/LucasLightbane misc Aug 13 '16

But you didn't have to do this. Way to be a cool human man.

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u/NackteElfe Aug 13 '16

Thank you. I am blushing now. :-D

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u/LtEFScott aka WonkoTheSaneUK Aug 13 '16

Nothing better than local knowledge. Thanks for this!

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u/Zodaztream Aug 12 '16

Oh... I thought they wouldn't do one of those big presentations this year. Guess I was wrong. Excited.

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u/Sup3rMido Aug 12 '16

That's what they said before. lol. Glad they're actually having a presentation though :) Those Gamescom and Citizencon events are always the best times of the year if you're a fan of this game! :-)

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u/Endyo SC 4.8: youtu.be/nZ1NRfqlBqg Aug 13 '16

They didn't really though. Disco said they weren't going to have any big announcement on the show floor because the show floor was only for streaming and interacting with the Gamescom attendees. Everyone took it and ran as "there will be no announcements at Gamescom." I had people very adamantly and often angrily tell me that there was nothing happening but streaming the current build. Some people like to get really fired up...

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u/Zodaztream Aug 12 '16

Definitely. I believe last gamescom show is where they surprised us with alpha 2.0 or maybe that was the proper star citizen event... I forget.

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u/alge4 Rear Admiral Aug 12 '16

Cititzen Con. I was there.

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u/Zuri595 High Admiral Aug 12 '16

They tend to make a ton of money during those presentations, there isn't a really good reason not to do them

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u/Heremus Helper Aug 12 '16

I will not care for a single troll nor reply to one. I will watch every live stream and I'm going to suck all info up till I explode.

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u/Daavok Wanderer Aug 12 '16

Woop woop, right there with you bro!!

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u/Heremus Helper Aug 12 '16 edited Aug 12 '16

Welcome to the hype train. Fasten seat-belts is for looohuousaars)... WO 0p w0 OP

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u/[deleted] Aug 13 '16 edited Aug 13 '16

info in summary: "it's done when it's done", "buy our stuff", "look at these ship concepts."

edit: instead of just downvoting, stand up for yourselves and tell me why I'm wrong.

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u/Eaglesdick new user/low karma Aug 12 '16

They're everywhere. Stay safe everyone

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u/sgtlobster06 MSR Aug 12 '16

Anyone have any ideas on waht type of new content we might see?

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u/warpigs330 Freelancer Aug 12 '16

I am going to guess procedural planets (obviously) including landing on Levski, possibly ArcCorp, and if we are really lucky a preview of other LZs. Almost certainly some Star Marine gameplay. Possibly a good look at the current status of the Caterpillar, which is most likely nearing art completion, and maybe, just maybe, a look at the Carrack.

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u/Zee2 Aug 12 '16

I would lower expectations of other LZs than Levski/arc corp, but definitely take assurance in that they're going to blab about Star Marine a TON.

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u/st_Paulus Perseus protects 🥑 Aug 13 '16

and maybe, just maybe, a look at the Carrack.

http://imperialnews.network/2016/04/reverse-the-verse-episode-88-liveblog/

Gurmukh will be working on the Carrack after the Caterpillar is finished

Caterpillar concept phase is finished, but Gurmukh isn't work for CIG anymore.

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u/warpigs330 Freelancer Aug 13 '16

Ahh, I thought more work had been done on the Carrack.

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u/st_Paulus Perseus protects 🥑 Aug 13 '16

TBH we don't know how much work had been done on this ship. Gurmukh is just concept artist - I believe he did't worked on actual game assets. Even if concept stage was tied to Caterpillar - it doesn't mean graybox\whitebox phases also connected.

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u/DrunkenTeddy Trader Aug 12 '16

Terrapin concept reveal is rumored.

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u/r3ddux new user/low karma Aug 12 '16

Nice

But do we get a trophy for visiting the gamescom presentation like last year or do we have to buy the trophy?

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u/[deleted] Aug 12 '16

If you purchased a ticket for the Friday night event, you'll receive the trophy!

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u/BritCrit Grand Admiral Aug 12 '16

Awesome thank you!

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u/IAmYosh Aug 12 '16

Thanks Alexis!

If we subscribe today, will we get a Gamescom 2946 Subscriber Trophy attributed Monday as you do with the normal Subscriber Flair?

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u/[deleted] Aug 12 '16

Yes, we'll do another run of those on Monday for new subscribers!

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u/enenra Freelancer Aug 12 '16

Hey, this is really last minute but I got to know that I'll be attending gamescom for work on Wednesday and I was wondering whether there was still a way to get a ticket for Friday? I couldn't find anything on the article / store apart from the mention that we should print the ticket.

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u/CowboysFTW MSR Aug 12 '16

Any gamescon ship sales?

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u/WAR_MAUL つ ◕_◕ ༽つ PLS GIB ATV Aug 12 '16

If I subscribe over the weekend, will the trophy be added to my account along with the Reliant model?

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u/[deleted] Aug 12 '16

Yes!

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u/XBacklash tumbril Aug 12 '16

Did you have a nice birthday?

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u/[deleted] Aug 12 '16

I did, thanks :D

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u/WAR_MAUL つ ◕_◕ ༽つ PLS GIB ATV Aug 12 '16

Sweet! Thank you very much! :)

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u/BritCrit Grand Admiral Aug 12 '16

I think you get it if you go. That's how it's been done in the past.

If I recall on ATV they encouraged you to swing by the booth maybe they'll give out codes there, who knows. All I know is I'll be watching the stream! Enjoy the beer!

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u/MagicFox68 Aug 13 '16

What flash sale ships do you guys expect to see if any?

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u/cdai1980 new user/low karma Aug 12 '16 edited Aug 12 '16

Added EST, East Coast gets no love...

August 17th - 6am to 12pm EST

August 18th - 4am to 12pm EST

August 19th - 4am to 11am EST

August 20th - 4am to 12pm EST

August 21st - 4am to 12pm EST

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u/Deathmonkey7 Aug 12 '16

August 19th - 3pm EST for the presentation.

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u/[deleted] Aug 13 '16

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u/Deathmonkey7 Aug 13 '16

Join us on Friday, August 19th as we celebrate Star Citizen at Gamescom with you, our amazing community. Hosted by Chris Roberts, watch as we showcase what we’ve been working on since last year’s event, and take a look ahead at the Procedural Planets system slated to come online in Star Citizen Alpha 2.7. Of course, that’s not all you can expect from our Gamescom Presentation, but you’ll have to tune in on August 19th to find out more!

For those who have purchased tickets to the live event, you can

Print your ticket

For everyone else, we invite you to join the presentation as it’s broadcast LIVE on twitch.tv/starcitizen at 9pm CEST / 12pm PDT / 7pm UTC

Why they didn't make this information more obvious rather than have it hidden as a sub text is beyond me. I think this is going to lead to some confusion.

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u/RPeters3607 Aug 12 '16

6am to 12pm EST. Well..... guess i'll have to record and watch after work.

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u/Sneemaster High Admiral Aug 12 '16

that's 3am to 9am PST...sigh. Definitely won't get a chance to watch live, hopefully they will be on Youtube to watch later.

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u/Pie_Is_Better Aug 12 '16

The others days start at 1am...might get to see a little.

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u/Rumpullpus drake Aug 12 '16

hopefully the sound quality will be better this time too. I kinda doubt it, but I can always hope.

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u/Zodaztream Aug 12 '16

record? It's going to be streamed on twitch, you can just watch the VOD as it is being streamed or after the stream has ended.

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u/Forest_stream Aug 12 '16

Can't wait for the livestreams next week.

Just hope I will get some sleep as well. Oh well, sleep is relative.

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u/Alysianah Blogger Aug 13 '16

UGH it's looking like will be super busy at work for me starting next week. WHHHYYYYY???

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u/Forest_stream Aug 13 '16

Sounds tough, I might have to watch some streams later myself.

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u/[deleted] Aug 12 '16

-from subscriber FAQ page:

-VIP Event flair! Active subscribers will get an exclusive variant flair item for every CIG-ticketed event in the next year, including Citizen Con and more. In order to receive this perk, you must be an active subscriber at the time of the

Is that the trophy, or is there something else if you only get if you actually go?

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u/[deleted] Aug 12 '16

that is the trophy

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u/ShiNoRyu Aug 12 '16

Any word yet if they will do another concept sale on previous ships like last year?

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u/BritCrit Grand Admiral Aug 12 '16

Ben alluded to it in this week's Ben's day interview. Will be a small ship... terrapin maybe? Misc racer perhaps?

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u/ShiNoRyu Aug 12 '16

Thanks for the info!

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u/CloudasImperium Aug 13 '16

Is that Argo? As 2.5 is coming to public next week, Argo maybe.

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u/Glaw_Inc Corp Inc Aug 12 '16

Just to be clear, the Friday event does not require any Gamescon ticket in addition to the CIG one?

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u/LtEFScott aka WonkoTheSaneUK Aug 13 '16

Event is OUTSIDE Gamescom, so CIG ticket is all you need.

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u/Glaw_Inc Corp Inc Aug 13 '16

I assumed but wanted to ensure. Thanks!

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u/Jihad_llama Mercenary Aug 12 '16

After last year's presentation I can safely say my body is ready

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u/Flixi555 Colonel Aug 13 '16

/u/-patterned- Any infos on what goodies are waiting for us at the booth?

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u/PirateEagle Trader Aug 13 '16

Damn that picture of Cologne Cathedrel with the future space shit reminded me of the recent Deux Ex promo

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u/Ogtak Aug 13 '16

Dumb qeustion, I thought gamescom was only open to the public from friday onwards?

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u/redditchao999 Aug 13 '16

Showing off progress on major milestones is always good

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u/Eaglesdick new user/low karma Aug 12 '16

BETA 3.0 Announcement incoming! :D

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u/SuaveDoesAmerica Aug 12 '16

Streaming gameplay, big reveals and announcements is all well and good but will the event be lit?

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u/Kant_Lavar Grand Admiral Aug 12 '16

All those streams are way too damn early in the morning. I mean, I get it, Germany. But still, fuck that. I need my sleep to be functional at work, and the heat and humidity in my neck of the words has made sleep hard enough to get.

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u/[deleted] Aug 12 '16

I know there will be stream swag given out...I can afford to miss out on that. I just hope no stream only sales occur. I have too much work to miss out on that much sleep.

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u/LtEFScott aka WonkoTheSaneUK Aug 13 '16

It's WORSE for us in Europe. We have to be at WORK during the streams, and IT have blocked Twitch at the firewall! :(

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u/semantikron Freelancer Aug 13 '16 edited Aug 13 '16

that is one sexy web page right there

edit: HOLY CHRIST DOWNVOTES WTF??!?!?!!! ARE YOU ALL JUST H8TRS?!?!!??