Concern is in the air, which Star Citizen big cheese Chris Roberts decided to address in a new lengthy blog post, describing the game as definitely not being a “pipe dream” that will take several decades to be realised.

Squadron 42 was due for release in 2016, but seeing as how it has been four years of the goalposts constantly being moved on this topic, the masses are beginning to revolt. There's no shortage of threads on forums complaining about CIG's lack of transparency, which eventually resulted in the studio issuing a response. A response that basically laid out a roadmap…for a roadmap.

First-person combat will also be added to the space-trader simulation, as well as social hubs that will allow players to hang out in person.

Between what’s real, what’s caught up in development limbo and fans debating if the project is worth supporting, one thing is clear: Star Citizen is still raking in a ton of investment cash.

In fact, they’re being downright spicy about the whole thing as the legal tussle between the two companies become more heated.

I’m guessing they’re ready to wait a loooooooooooooooooong time before they go to court. Alongside being known as the team that developed Crysis, the game that burned a thousand GPU’s, Crytek is probably more known for their engine, named after the company itself. CryEngine has been used to create plenty of great games such as Prey (2017), Hunt: Showdown and …

That hefty sum of cash has been handed out by 2, 448, 842 backers who I’m sure are totally not disappointed in their investments.

Something new is still being added to Star Citizen for 2019 though! Much to the delight of the tens of backers who still exist and defend the game whenever they’re given a chance, the persistent universe will now play home to ship rental, underground caves and more according to recent patch notes.