Launch Sequence with Space Tomato

Your first couple weeks in any game are the most exciting time, but Star Citizen can be a trip. Today I’m joined by Acuze, to discuss his first month in the game, and his summary of those adventures on Youtube.Today’s Guests:YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@UCQCcvcqJhBukBAegA9D68NA Twitch: twitch.tv/acuzetmToC:ToC:00:00 Introduction05:00 The Star Citizen Community11:30 The Reputation21:40 First Steps in Star Citizen34:15 Best Parts of Star Citizen56:30 Immersion01:08:35 Piracy01:11:30 The Draw Follow Space Tomato on social media: ⁠⁠⁠⁠Website⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠Youtube⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠My Other Youtube⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠Twitter⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠Facebook⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠Discord

As we approach 4.7 PTU, headline features, new locations, and new ships are exciting. Q1 has been an exciting time, but today I’m joined by TheAstroHistorian to put this first quarter, Star Citizen’s current successful run, and the next couple quarters into perspective.Today’s Guests: @TheAstroHistorian YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/theastrohistorianTwitch: https://www.twitch.tv/theastropubToC:00:00 Introductions 01:20 Crafting & Inventory 19:00 Contracts, Missions, & Things to Do 21:20 Player Increase This Year 28:40 2026 First Quarter Report 46:00 The Direction of Star Citizen 01:03:20 Why Does Pyro Suck? 01:12:25 Reputation & Lore 01:32:20 Why is Star Citizen Succeeding?Follow Space Tomato on social media: ⁠⁠⁠Website⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠Youtube⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠My Other Youtube⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠Twitter⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠Facebook⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠Discord

Star Citizen’s inventory can be a bit much, but with the new update it looks like it might meet many folks’ needs. Along with crafting in the tech preview, it’s looking more and more possible that we might see the major feature in 4.7. Today I’m joined by TheCoreGameplay to discuss inventory, looting, crafting, and the growing logistics gameplay of Star Citizen. Today’s Guests: Thecoregameplay YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/thecoregameplay Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/thecoregameplay Twitter: https://x.com/TheCoreGameplay ToC: 00:00 Introductions 07:45 Survival Gameplay in Star Citizen 13:40 Looting Gameplay Currently 23:00 Star Citizen’s Inventory 40:20 Solo vs “Org” gameplay 57:20 What’s Coming Next? 1:00:00 Should You Play Now? Follow Space Tomato on social media: ⁠⁠Website⁠⁠ ⁠⁠Youtube⁠⁠ ⁠⁠My Other Youtube⁠⁠ ⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠ ⁠⁠Twitter⁠⁠ ⁠⁠Facebook⁠⁠ ⁠⁠Discord

From Eve Online to Halo to Jedi Starfighter, Star Citizen attracts players from a wide variety of games. Today I'm joined by Active to discuss what drew him to the game, what keeps him entertained, and what could eventually make this an MMO for the masses. Today’s Guests:ActiveYouTube: @ActiveInTheVerse Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/activeeToC:00:00 Introductions05:20 What Brought You to Star CItizen?13:00 Does Squadron 42 Matter20:20 Risk & Reward in A Game38:00 How They Can Lose The Reputation47:35 Pvp & PvE59:50 What’s Different About Star Citizen01:14:05 Halo and Squadron 42Follow Space Tomato on social media: ⁠Website⁠ ⁠Youtube⁠ ⁠My Other Youtube⁠ ⁠Instagram⁠ ⁠Twitter⁠ ⁠Facebook⁠ ⁠Discord

After a long year of “stabilization”. Star Citizen is back to feature development. This week, the CTO of CIG delivered details about what that will look like over the next few months. From crafting to persistence, I’m joined by Grolo to discuss the near-term future of Star Citizen. We’ll also be looking at the recent collapse of Ashes of Creation and what Star Citizen players might see in it. Today’s Guests:GroloYouTube:https: //www.youtube.com/channel/UCF_Bu-562FhrRftPbd1-K9A Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/grolo_afToC:00:00 Introductions07:00 Was Ashes of Creation a Forewarning?19:00 Social Apps INCOMING!32:00 Where is Dynamic Server Meshing?43:30 Let’s Talk About Crafting01:01:50 The New Inventory01:16:50 Peripheral Updates01:25:15 Item Persistence01:28:50 What is 2026 the year of?01:31:50 Big Prediction of the next 6 months Follow Space Tomato on social media: Website Youtube My Other Youtube Instagram Twitter Facebook Discord

Every year, Star Citizen kicks off with a slow January of planning and prep for the year ahead, not this year. CIG has released a new update in January with new features, ships, and narrative content. With an early test of crafting and the roadmap of 4.7 also revealed, I’m joined by Farrister to discuss potentially the best start to a new year for Star Citizen so far!Today’s Guests:Farrister:YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@UCCWLg4f6GAMe-hdIFQ_Fq2w Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/farristerTwitter: https://twitter.com/thomasfarristerToC:00:00 Introductions05:20 Does Engineering Actually Matter?17:00 Star Citizen 4.6 | Is It Good?27:30 Star Citizen’s Newest Event42:50 The RSI Hermes Reviewed58:00 Is Crafting Coming Soon?01:12:15 A New Salvage Ship Coming Soon?01:17:45 Best Start to A Year Ever?01:25:00 Predictions!!!! Watch on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLvpiPXCO7OVJOlBIclW9tbpb2g29gur3I Support This Podcast:Patreon Paypal Ko-Fi Follow Space Tomato on social media: Website Youtube My Other Youtube Instagram Twitter Facebook Discord

Crafting has finally hit player hands in closed testing, and we’ve got the details. There are wins, losses, confusions, and potential long term problems, but for now, I’m joined by TenPoundFortyTwo to just chat about what we experienced and what it could mean for the game going forward. Today’s Guests: Today’s Guests: @tenpoundfortytwo Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@tenpoundfortytwoTwitch: https://www.twitch.tv/tenpoundfortytwo ToC: 00:00 Introductions 02:30 Summarized Findings 09:20 Crafting Tier 0 Explained 18:00 Potential Problems 50:10 It’s Not Just Combat! 58:30 The Casual Players Effect 01:07:00 Stop Adding Features? 01:12:00 The Org Effect 01:20:10 The Next Progress Wipe? Support This Podcast:Patreon Paypal Ko-Fi Follow Space Tomato on social media: Website Youtube My Other Youtube Instagram Twitter Facebook Discord

Star Citizen allows for events unlike most other games can. The Daymar Rally hosts 500+ people across 500+ km all in a dynamic open world endurance race with pirates, security, and the danger of the elements. Today I’m joined by the creators of the event to talk about their 8 years of running it, and what new challenges Star Citizen poses for players in 2026.Today’s Guests:COR5AIRhttps://www.youtube.com/c/ATMOesportshttps://x.com/Cor5air_ATMOCrucianhttps://www.twitch.tv/CrucianGaminghttps://x.com/CrucianGamingToC:00:00 Introductions12:20 What is the Daymar Rally?22:00 Daymar Rally Details30:00 Star Citizen in 2026 X Daymar Rally44:20 New Features & Alpha 4.651:00 Other Events At ATMO

Star Citizen in 2026 is in a precarious situation, coming off a year focused on “playability” the hope is for a better performing game, but Star Citizen 1.0 needs to be built, and features need to be added. Today I’m joined by Sulyce of the Beyond the Verse podcast to discuss the best and worst case scenarios of 2026, and what the immediate future may look like.Today’s Guests: SulyceYoutube: https://www.youtube.com/@UCOmABvFimbqC7wT29js8NlQ Website: https://www.beyondtheversehq.com/Twitter: https://x.com/BTV_CastToC:00:00 Introductions02:00 Too Much Hype?07:30 State of the game18:00 Building on a Successful 202530:00 2026 Worse Case Scenario35:30 The Best Case Scenario01:00:06 Final Thoughts & Year Ahead Support This Podcast:Patreon Paypal Ko-Fi Follow Space Tomato on social media: Website Youtube Second Youtube Instagram Twitter Facebook Discord

2026 will focus heavily on crafting, in Star Citizen. From the inventory to item recovery, it will change the way the game works. There’s a lot riding on the feature and the mechanis surrounding it. While it’s not the whole year, it does carry a lot of expectation. Today I’m joined by TheSpaceCoder to discuss crafting, what it requires, includes, and does to the game, and when we might see it. Today’s Guests: https://twitter.com/TheSpaceCoderX https://www.youtube.com/@TheSpaceCoder ToC: 00:00 Introductions 02:30 How Important is Crafting? 12:00 The Star Citizen Economy 16:00 A New Focus on Star Citizen? 31:30 A New Inventory 48:40 Refining Gameplay 56:30 The MISC Expanse 01:05:00 Item Recovery Tier 1 01:21:30 Could 2026 Really Be This Good? Watch on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLvpiPXCO7OVJOlBIclW9tbpb2g29gur3I Support This Podcast:Patreon Paypal Ko-Fi Follow Space Tomato on social media: Website Youtube My Other Youtube Instagram Twitter Facebook Discord

As 2025 wraps up, we are already aware of even more ships releasing in 2026, and the new ships are likely to start in the first month of the new year. So to get straight into things, I’m joined by Execute to discuss the best and worst ships of 2025, and what we expect to see in the new year. Today’s Guests: Execute Twitch - https://www.twitch.tv/inforunners/videos YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/@inforunners Twitter - https://twitter.com/theinforunners?lang=en ToC: 00:00 Introductions 01:30 The Best of 2025 22:00 Are The Ships Getting Better? 47:30 New Ships of 2026! 01:21:10 Is This The Year For Star Citizen? Watch on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLvpiPXCO7OVJOlBIclW9tbpb2g29gur3I Support This Podcast: Patreon Paypal Ko-Fi Follow Space Tomato on social media: Website Youtube My Other Youtube Instagram Twitter Facebook Discord

2025 started out a bit unsure for Star Citizen, but as the year continued on, it became clear the goal was to deliver fast pieces of content on the back of more stability. This succeeded to varying levels, but ultimately the year was a huge positive change for the game. I’m joined by The Astro Historian to discuss 2025 in review. Today’s Guests: TheAstroPub Twitch - https://www.twitch.tv/TheAstroPub Youtube - https://www.youtube.com/c/TheAstroPub, https://www.youtube.com/@TheAstroHistorian Twitter - https://twitter.com/TheAstroPub ToC: 00:00 Introductions 04:00 How did 2025 Start? 07:00 “The Year of Playability” 14:30 Did it Get Better? 29:00 Where Are The Features, Though? 44:20 Storylines in Star Citizen 01:00:00 Something Big is Happening Here 01:24:50 Most Important Thing in 2025 01:32:30 What’s Gotten Worse in 2025? 01:33:40 The Community in 2025 Watch on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLvpiPXCO7OVJOlBIclW9tbpb2g29gur3I Support This Podcast: Patreon Paypal Ko-Fi Follow Space Tomato on social media: Website Youtube My Other Youtube Instagram Twitter Facebook Discord

Star Citizen is a seemingly very complex game at the moment without supporting systems. Still, there’s a chance the real goal is to pack as many casual opportunities into this game as possible. Today I’m joined by Grolo to discuss a theory he has that Star Citizen could, much like Wow, attract players from all corners of the industry to play a game unlike any other. But will it really happen? Today’s Guests: Grolo Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@grolo-af ToC: 00:00 Introductions 06:00 Is Star Citizen a Game For Everyone? 25:00 Can You Be For Everybody & Be Niche? 36:20 Is It Going To Be Casual Friendly? 39:00 What’s Past 1.0? 48:30 Is Engineering For Everyone? 01:02:00 Instancing in Star Citizen 01:17:00 Can They Bring in More Industry Vets? Audio Podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/launchsequence Watch on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLvpiPXCO7OVJOlBIclW9tbpb2g29gur3I Support This Podcast: Patreon Paypal Ko-Fi Follow Space Tomato on social media: Website Youtube My Other Youtube Instagram Twitter Facebook Discord

Star Citizen Alpha 4.5 is bringing a surprisingly big close to a surprisingly successful year. Engineering and the Vulkan API are 2 long-term projects finally reaching some level of implementation in this next update. Today I’m joined by TenPoundFortyTwo to discuss how much these additions may shift the game forward, and how much pain they may also bring players in 4.5. Today’s Guests: TenPoundFortyTwo Youtube - https://www.youtube.com/@tenpoundfortytwo ToC: 00:00 Introductions 2:00 Performance Improvements and Vulkan 23:40 When Will You Get Better Performance? 43:10 Is Engineering Ruining Star Citizen? 50:30 Ships Still Exploding? 01:04:50 Bullet Penetration and Capital Ships 01:19:40 Is Crafting Missing 2026? 01:26:30 Are We Back to Pre-40 Feature Additions? Watch on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLvpiPXCO7OVJOlBIclW9tbpb2g29gur3I Support This Podcast: Patreon Paypal Ko-Fi Follow Space Tomato on social media: Website Youtube My Other Youtube Instagram Twitter Facebook Discord

After a long 2025, 27 total vehicles will have been released to players in Star Citizen. Of those, the newest are the most exciting. The Clipper, Perseus, and even the L-22 Alpha Wolf have sparked a lot of conversation in the community, and today I’m joined by ship modeler, tristPWN, to discuss the latest additions and what’s coming next in ships for Star Citizen. Today’s Guests: tristPWN Youtube - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCPs39Q6bS7vVgGmAfS3G3XQ ToC: 00:00 Introductions 04:20 What Drew You To Star Citizen? 11:00 The Perseus 18:00 Engineering & NPC Crew 33:30 The Drake Clipper 46:00 The Wolf & The Ox 58:00 New Ships in 2026 Watch on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLvpiPXCO7OVJOlBIclW9tbpb2g29gur3I Support This Podcast: Patreon Paypal Ko-Fi Follow Space Tomato on social media: Website Youtube My Other Youtube Instagram Twitter Facebook Discord

With the year coming to a close it’s obvious 2025 was a success for Star Citizen monetarily. But looking back on content, bug fixes, and maintenance throughout the year not everything feels the same. Today I’m joined by Morphologis to look at the past year of progress in various areas, and where Star Citizen may be going from here. Today’s Guests: Morphologis Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/c/Farrister Twitter: https://twitter.com/thomasfarrister ToC: 00:00 Introductions 06:30 PvP and PvE in Star Citizen 22:00 Is Star Citizen Progressing? 35:00 Story and Narrative in 2025 48:30 The Clipper, Perseus, & Other New Ships! 01:03:10 Alpha 4.5 is Coming Audio Podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/launchsequence Watch on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLvpiPXCO7OVJOlBIclW9tbpb2g29gur3I Support This Podcast: Patreon Paypal Ko-Fi Follow Space Tomato on social media: Website Youtube My Other Youtube Instagram Twitter Facebook Discord

We finally got to try engineering! After years of talk, Star Citizen is finally making engineering gameplay available to players. It has a long way to go, but it seems to be a genuinely transformative addition to Star Citizen, making ships more than transportation vehicles. I’m joined by Farrister to discuss the complications and most asked questions surrounding engineering gameplay, and whether solo players still have a Star Citizen to play. Today’s Guests: Farrister Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/c/Farrister Twitter: https://twitter.com/thomasfarrister ToC: 00:00 Introductions 08:00 IAE 2025 18:00 Why Engineering Gameplay? 21:00 Why The Negative Reaction? 33:30 Our Hands-On Experience 51:00 What Took So Long? 01:10:30 Other Hype Support This Podcast: Patreon Paypal Ko-Fi Follow Space Tomato on social media: Website Youtube My Other Youtube Instagram Twitter Facebook Discord

From November 20th through to the end of December, Star Citizen is likely to add at least 6 new ships, and possibly an update or 2. This caps off the most prolific ship release schedule in the game’s history, without a single concept ship. Is this a sustainable path forward? What new ships are coming out, and what makes them special? I’m joined by StarJump_GRIM to answer your spaceship questions this week on The Launch Sequence! Today’s Guests: StarJump_GRIM Twitch - https://twitch.tv/starjump_grim YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UChRBwcaz6lNw8MJwbGWXL6w Twitter - https://twitter.com/starjumporgDiscord - https://discord.gg/A44nu8WtYv ToC: 00:00 Introductions 04:30 What is Too Many Ships? 16:00 Will They Always Sell Ships? 31:40 6 New Ships By Years End! 01:13:40 Ships in 2026 Support This Podcast: Patreon Paypal Ko-Fi Follow Space Tomato on social media: Website Youtube My Other Youtube Instagram Twitter Facebook Discord

Star Citizen has finally introduced near-release level engineering gameplay to players. While it’s behind an NDA in gameplay, we can discuss everything that has played ot in that closed testing so far. I’m joined by 10Pound42 to discuss the newest iteration of engineering, how it’s changing the game, and whether it feels like a win or a drag. Today’s Guests: TenPoundFortyTwo YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@tenpoundfortytwo Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/tenpoundfortytwo ToC: 00:00 Star Citizen’s Events and 4.3.2 07:30 Playability Has Fallen Short so Far 14:20 What is Engineering Gameplay? 27:00 Was Vulkan The Blocker? 30:40 Is Solo Gameplay Ruined? 36:30 Heat & Fire! 54:15 Is This Another Tech Demo or Good Gameplay? 01:01:00 Is Engineering Wrong for Star Citizen? 01:14:35 How Much More is There? 01:34:00 4.4 In Evocati!!? Watch on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLvpiPXCO7OVJOlBIclW9tbpb2g29gur3I Support This Podcast: Patreon Paypal Ko-Fi Follow Space Tomato on social media: Website Youtube My Other Youtube Instagram Twitter Facebook Discord

Star Citizen’s next star system is coming next month, but it’s different than what was planned. Today I’m joined by TheAstroHistorian to discuss the Nyx system, the lore behind it, and how it will change Star Citizen in different ways than the first 2 systems. Today’s Guests: TheAstroHistorian Twitch - https://www.twitch.tv/TheAstroPub Youtube - https://www.youtube.com/c/TheAstroPub, https://www.youtube.com/@TheAstroHistorian Twitter - https://twitter.com/TheAstroPub ToC: 00:00 Introductions 11:00 What Brings You to Star Citizen? 20:00 Pay to Win 30:30 Can They Survive Financially? 45:00 Mainstream Viability 01:08:10 Star Citizen’s Legacy Support This Podcast: Patreon Paypal Ko-Fi Follow Space Tomato on social media: Website Youtube My Other Youtube Instagram Twitter Facebook Discord