Space Tomato Gaming

I just spent 6 hours interviewing Squadron 42 playtesters off and on over on the live channel ‪@SpaceTomatoLive‬.
Watch it here: youtube.com/live/UOQWmSRFd5Y?feature=share

Here's a massive dump of findings from those first 6 hours; we'll be on for a few more tomorrow!

- It plays leaps and bounds better than Star Citizen.
- Ship speeds have increased back to 700+ normal and 1000+ afterburner.
- The dialogue system has folks cagey; it sounds like there's been some work on slightly branching conversations sometimes.
- Performance was very very solid. Of 12 interviews, there were only a few crashes and rarely dropped frames.
- (Relevant to above) At least some computers had 5090s in them.
- Mark Hamill was there and met attendees.
- There are potentially up to 150 attendees, with 1 of 2 groups being described as "around 60 people". Not all content creators.
- A chunk of the playtest was the prologue, which made things feel slow and exposition-heavy. A few players reported just getting into things towards the end of their time in a mission later in the game.
- FPS combat and NPC AI surprised basically everybody I talked to. One even compared to Battlefield 6
- Enemies flank, reposition, communicate, throw grenades to flush you out, and revive each other.
- Maelstrom exceeded expectations, with ships and armor disintegrating as they are shot, even with helmets described as getting chipped away.
- Player skills are alive and well - GTA San Andreas style - you can lift at the gym on the Idris to increase stamina, for example.
- With things like no Master Modes, and other tweaks (including control changes), several reported flight feeling quite different from Star Citizen.
- I asked for scored 0 - 100. They all landed 80–95, averaging around 88.
- Genuine disagreement on whether it could have shipped in November, but the majority conclude, if this is the most polished part of the game, it would indicate it was not ready to ship this holiday season.

More to come tomorrow, and a full summary here late next week! Have a great weekend :D

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I know y'all are a fan of the monthly reports, this is the first month I'll be covering it elsewhere, so don't miss it live now! youtube.com/live/VIpKMIV9LLo?feature=share

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Space Tomato Gaming

We are live, covering the "10 From the Community show released by CIG this week, if y'all want to join!

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Today I'd like to talk about some new details we've learned about the Squadron 42 event coming up, the current Star Citizen PTU patch, ship leaks and plans for IAE, and being a dad lol.

Come join if you're interested! We're live on the live channel :)

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Thanks to everybody who's been tuning into the weekly Space Game news show. We are over 10 episodes in and growing. If you're interested in sci-fi game news, consider checking it out this week!

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Today I'm live with a Sony Studios Level Designer to discuss the level design of Squadron 42 on Aciedo station, one of the only videos we've gotten of the game. Feel free to come join on the new live channel or catch it posted later this weekend!

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Hey y'all! I'm getting messages asking why I have stopped streaming.
I have not; it is simply over on my new channel dedicated to the live stream. We are making things easier for those who don't want to see this content, so if it's something you're interested in, make sure to pop over there and subscribe!

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We are live on the new channel!

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Poll 8 (2026): What are your overall feelings towards Star Citizen at the moment?

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Hey folks we are live right now!
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