Every month, Space Tomato invites 4 guests to a round table discussion looking at the deeper broader topics surrounding Star Citizen. Get the true opinions of some of the biggest names in Star Citizen, and explore the hard hitting major topics and debates surrounding the game. Positivity, negativity, and of course, controversy. You’ll find it all here on Citizen Central.
Star Citizen: 2 Steps Forward, 1 Step Back (Again) - (Olli43, Morphologis, MrKraken, Tom Beckhauser)
Is Star Citizen in a better place than it was a few years ago, or are we still stuck in the “2 steps forward, 1 step back” cycle? In this episode of the roundtable Citizen Central podcast, I’m joined by Olli43, Morphologis, MrKraken, and Tom Beckhauser for a community roundtable on what’s improving, what’s regressing, and what’s missing for the game to truly *click*.We dig into crafting and the “era of industry,” why crafting only matters if the economy and item sinks exist, the state of inventory and UI friction, Pyro’s shortcomings, and whether Squadron 42 will bring in new players that the PU can actually keep.Today’s Guests:Olli43YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/Olli43Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/olli43MorphologisYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/morphologisTwitch: https://www.twitch.tv/morphologisMrKrakenYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/MrKrakenTwitter: https://x.com/RealMrKrakenTom BeckhauserYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@UCUpW5imB8Qi9cOjotpLfp-g Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/tombeckhauserToC:00:00 Introductions05:15 Why Do You Play?21:40 Is Star Citizen Getting Better?29:00 Immersion and “Gameification”44:00 Are We Finally Moving Beyond Combat?54:00 Is Crafting A Big Deal?01:32:00 Squadron 42 in 2026Watch on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLvpiPXCO7OVJOlBIclW9tbpb2g29gur3I (https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLvpiPXCO7OVJOlBIclW9tbpb2g29gur3I)
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4 Feb 2025
Ep 25 - Star Citizen’s Q1 Has Been Rough So Far - (Farrister, Cpt_FoxyLoxy, Astro Mani, MrKraken)
Star Citizen has finally crossed a major milestone in its development in Alpha 4.0. However, just like Alpha 3.0 before it, the update brings some performance issues. While the game is not by any means circling the drain, things are a bit rough. Today I’m joined by various Youtubers and streamers to discuss just how rough it is.
Farrister
YouTube: (https://www.youtube.com/@RedMonsterSC)https://www.youtube.com/@Farrister (https://www.youtube.com/@Farrister)
Cpt_FoxyLoxy
YouTube:https://www.youtube.com/@cpt_foxyloxy (https://www.youtube.com/@cpt_foxyloxy)
Astro Mani
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@Astro_Mani (https://www.youtube.com/@Astro_Mani)
MrKraken
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@Mrkraken (https://www.youtube.com/@Mrkraken)
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24 Dec 2024
Ep 24 - Did Star Citizen Make Good Progress in 2024? - (Olli43, CasaBlack, GriffinGaming, XeroState)
About halfway through IAE 2024, things are feeling a bit less excited than usual. There are multiple reasons for people to feel a bit less interested in the event this year, but also some complications with ships that may have people rethinking their purchases and gameplay. I’m joined by 4 of Youtube’s brightest to discuss.
Olli43
Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/olli43
YouTube: (https://www.youtube.com/@RedMonsterSC)https://www.youtube.com/@Olli43
CasaBlack
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@CasaBLACK
Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/casablackgaming
GriffinGaming
Twitch : https://www.twitch.tv/solcitizens
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@SOLCITIZENS
XeroState
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@XeroStateLIVE
Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/xerostate
ToC:
00:00 Introductions
06:40 How is 4.0?
23:20 2024 Expectations
52:20 Company Restructuring
01:06:00 Best Ships of The Year
01:12:20 Bedlogging Changes
01:16:20 “Solo” vs “Group” Gameplay
01:27:10 How Was 2024?
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