Star Citizen impresses at CitizenCon with big new procedural planets video

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Another corker of a Star Citizen gameplay video just aired at the annual CitizenCon bash, and this one has a sort of Mako vehicle, sort of sand people and a sort of giant worm!
Specifically it shows off Star Citizen's procedural planet-making abilities which, yes I know that's a sensitive subject, but look at the results here. Those vistas are gobsmacking. Trees! Deserts! Other living things! And those sky-boxes? They're not - that's the game world. Whatever the unrestricted view distance touches, you should be able to get to.
The mission demonstrated is apparently indicative of the kind of planetary missions we'll be carrying out in Star Citizen, the game's leader, Chris Roberts, said. They'll be handcrafted missions supplemented with "algorithmic" content. The demo also shows us a stealth takedown.
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