riverini’s note: As soon as the NDA drops I promise a full disclosure on the progress that has been going on within the DUST 514 development. For the time being I’ll just say this is a quite different beast from the one seen in earlier builds, the game feels quite good and yes, the controller schemes are finally delivering that PC gameplay experience.
Here is the latest update from the Dust Devs:
It is said that a journey of a thousand miles begins with but a single step. Our destination is the undiscovered country where two separate gaming worlds not only share a vast sci-fi universe, but also connect in real time across two different platforms.
Unlike most traditional console games, DUST 514® will stay current for years after it launches. It will have constant development, content, and feature updates for years to come. To pull this off we have had to achieve the impossible: Build a system that allows both DUST 514 on the PS3® and EVE Online® on the PC to share core features and systems running on the same technology. All while crafting a top-notch, online multiplayer first-person shooter.
Additional game mode variations and environments
Creating something this ambitious requires technology we needed to build from scratch. We had to solve the technical challenges that allow efficient interaction between two games on two different platforms. If that wasn't enough, we also had to let them interact where the majority of the persistent systems are fully shared. This framework allows our development team to expand upon and enhance every feature and ounce of content in the game. What's more, our tech allows us to stream in content on the fly, reducing the need for patching and downtime.
We have done this not by seeking a shortcut to the ultimate destination on our journey, but rather by taking a series of carefully chosen steps along a path never before traveled.
And our latest build, Chromosome, is one of our most important steps to date.
The Building Blocks of Chromosome
Throughout the DUST 514 closed beta, we have made a series of important feature improvements and additions in our major updates. Chromosome is no exception. We've made significant changes to the progression system, the squad system, the fitting system, game modes and much, much more. We have also fused the markets from DUST 514 and EVE Online, and merged the in-game corporation mechanic, so that both trade and corporate alliances are now shared between the two.
The focus of the Chromosome release is about improving on our foundations. It is about getting the core engine and server infrastructure technologies stable and to improve drastically on the user experience. Below is a brief list (but not all) of the major technical achievements the development team has made during Chromosome:
We have crushed hundreds of bugs over the last few months. The inventory system is now location aware, which paves the way for the introduction of the secondary marketplace. Overall startup time of the client and server has been improved, and our item and attribute system has been altered to allow us to update EVE and DUST more independently than before. Performance has been greatly improved, eliminating engine stalls. Items have received a complete tuning pass, and vehicle physics has been much improved.
Coming soon: Flaylock Pistol
One of the most unique features you will see in Chromosome, however, is the ability to request off-map support from players on our test servers in EVE Online. With this feature, DUST mercenaries will be able to coordinate devastating bombardments with EVE pilots in space ships in planetary orbit. These Orbital Bombardments have the capability to dramatically change the tide of battle, and we'll be testing them thoroughly in the weeks to come.
The above covers just a small portion of what we have improved during Chromosome. There is obviously a lot more to discover, so I invite you to download the update, dive back into the game, and give us your feedback.
The Journey Ahead
Chromosome is our last build before DUST 514 goes into open beta, and it lays a strong foundation for some truly amazing changes and gameplay possibilities to come.
The development team is already underway on the next DUST 514 release. We will continue improving on existing systems, but this time around in a more noticeable way. The path you will take from login to battle will see a near complete re-write, where the goal is to get you into the game as quickly and efficiently as possible. The spawn screen and deployment sequence will be made more informative and easier to use. You will also be seeing a number of new environments to play in, new dropsuits, new weapons and modules, and new vehicle roles. There is a lot to look forward in the next few months, and we will be amping up the frequency of our developer blogs to keep you informed of our progress, so stay tuned.
To those who are participating in the DUST 514 closed beta, we want to give you our sincere thanks for your fantastic support and constructive feedback (and patience) as we continue to improve all aspects of the game. We are on this journey together and we would not have been able to progress this far without you. None of this has ever been done before, and we are honored to be charting the farthest reaches of space together.
Atli Már Sveinsson (CCP Praetorian)
Creative Director, DUST 514
CCP Games
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You boys know we will control all of dust and as always there is nothing you can do about it right?
Lol blow some more smoke from yourvass goon
I'm sorry, but only spaceholding alliances are allowed to post on this forum.
Get fucked nerd
Suck more dick for space TEST lmao
get dumpstered by CVA some more you scrub.
your face when the blob wont save you in this game
dont make me tell your mom to cancel the internet service.
I've gotta give it to this guy. I haven't been on this site in a week or so but he was trollin then and he's trollin now. He must be reporting this shit back to the goon news site so his little immature buddies can laugh at it with him.
He/she should def go ahead and make a profile.
Dude if you are too much of a nube to be in goons do you even have the right to post on this site?
Wait, were supposed to believe its possible to be too much of a noob to join Goons?
All you need is the ability to press F1, I could train a monkey to do that.
You good sir/madam have beaten me to the punch, I was about to make the same comment. Cookie for you!
Lol, ur the noob who mittens is promising to plex ur account to bitch on here daily. What a sad little person u are.
No I'm the tax man who collects protection ISK from your alliance to keep it safe. Why don't you tell me what alliance you are in and we can renegotiate your fee?
Its funny how people bitch about dust when its still in bets. Too dumd to know what s beta is
Well payed article, u must be proud hah?
huh what? He copied what CCP Praetorian typed (devblog)
U mad?
Another riverini alt again ?
Goons wont do shit in Dust besides pay money to real mercs to do there dirty work. You cant blob a 16 vs 16 match.
Who is paying you? Seriously, my 9 y/o laughs at the graphics. This game is DOA
Cool story bro
LOL – CCP has got a taste of there own doing and do not even know with. Thru there partnership with Sony and the PS3 choice Sony Online (SOL) has released Planetside 2 on a PC platform which IMO is way better than Dust 514. What was CCP thinking. And every day there are more titles that will copy in one form or another. By the time Dust is release it will be just a waste of time and a sink hole for CCP to waste real money to justify there Flop of a title.
to true thay should have made it and fixed all the bugs them selves before thay even mentioned the game down fall making it exclusive to sony
Hopefully this 'exclusive to PS3' has a time limit thats gonna be survivable. I wouldnt mind messing around on a PC version. Just as long as I dont have to pay 50 quid for the pleasure.
Planet side isnt better , Its laggy and dwelling with kids , Its looking so cartoonish. i removed it again.
I said it already , i know already dust players who started eve accounts so tey can be on "both" sides. Dust will be okay
Maybe from your experience but i have had 0 problems with Planetside neither has anyone else i know who have played it had any problems with it, it even runs slightly smoother than BF3 on max graphics for me, sounds more like your computer or internet is not up to spec
so no point slagging it off from just YOUR experience.
They are different games on different platforms personally i would have liked to have seen Dust on a slightly larger scale due to the vastness of the EVE universe but maybe as the next generation of consoles come they will be able to upgrade Dust over time with new features and more interaction, with the new hardware maybe they'll be able to achieve larger player count and larger battlefields to give it that larger sense of scale, but i do hope Dust is succesful.
Planetside also lagged for, felt slow and random. Cartoonish is a good way to describe the gfx.
Planetside2 roxxx and does not laaggg ..
try it peeps .. its for PC XD
Our Eve TS is now a Planetside 2 teamspeak. I don't think the people that hate Planetside are in the majority.
http://www.planetside2.com/ play the better DUST for pcs XD
i can see this game eventually becomming a flop when the ps3 players get board of it unless ccp rethinks there stupidity and thats what it is plain and simple stupidity to let sony by the rights for a one of profit.. unless thay rethink and release it on other media within a year or so the game will be as the name suggests absalute dust in the trash can
*becoming, *bored, *their, *rights, *they, *absolute
what happens to dust when the ps4 is released in a year or two, and dust is still in beta? Change platforms or die?
For the billionth time, DUST will simply be updated (for free) to run on any new generations of Playstation.
uhh for free great .. http://www.planetside2.com is free too
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Nobody gives a shit about DUST and it will sink without trace after 3 months.
Its funny how people bitch about dust when its still in bets. Too dumd to know what s beta is
Not EvE; Not read!
Guys,
First of all , Im sorry for all the trolling , i just wish i was in a elitee pvp corp thats all
Just FYI, Dust is on the PS3 because XBox live doesn't allow custom multiplayer hubs — you have to go through XBox live's matchmaking in order to do multiplayer, which obviously doesn't grok with Dust/Eve.
Now, I hope to Cthulhu that CCP brings it to the PC once it inevitably flops on the PS3.
One last note: Planetside 3 is a joke, and like Battlefield 3 it will be dust in the wind soon enough.
Your underestimating how unique it is in it's genre, and the quality of the game. It is going to be around.
Are you talking about Dust or Planetside 3?
I'm absolutely certain CCP can deliver a fantastic FPS game, and the idea of an FPS/MMO connected to EVE makes me drool. I was simply commenting that the PS3 is NOT that popular of a console and I can't see the numbers getting to the point where the game can sustain itself.
Now for Planetside 3, if you wanna hump doorknobs with 50-100 other noobs go ahead and try it out. Its really fun for the first hour or so, then you realize what you're actually doing and its just a bad TF2 with more annoying players than usual.
Err, I meant Planetside 2…
yessss Planetside2 … you dont need to pay .. you dont need to buy a PS3 you dont need to buy dust .. you just play the game .. free and great and way better than dust ;p
I wonder what fucking year this bullshit game will release, its only what…2 years over due so far, and looks like just going to be a Work in Progress like CCP's other products…waiting for a buyer…….
Atli Már Sveinsson (CCP Praetorian) is a Giant hamster sized icelandic moron..He is responsible for making EVE for the Pussy, unlike When Eve was ruthless…..What kind of retarded game playing audience really buys into the EvE Online idea…..I think every player wants a refund after about 7 day….but if u want to transfer currency EvE Online is a great resource, just ask Riverini and EOH…..
what cant say shit about Riverini with being fagged….like how I did that
wait maybe you cant say things about how shitty CCP is, C'mon EN24 grow some balls and post my shit….you know its awesome to read.