The single-player Star Citizen game Squadron 42 (Sq 42) takes place before your time in the persistent Star Citizen universe. It’s designed to take on where Wing Commander left off. Foundry 42, Cloud Imperium Games’ studio in Manchester, England, is working on the game currently.
The Star Citizen single-player campaign serves as a primer for the massively multiplayer online game, but it is not required to join in the action. If you’d rather start the MMO without completing Squadron 42, you’re free to do so.
In the year 2945, when the United Earth Empire (UEE) is struggling to save the human race, the events of Squadron 42 take place. Protecting the human systems from invaders like the Vanduul and domestic threats like bandits and raiders takes a fleet of massive capital ships like the Idris and Bengal Carrier.
You join the UEE Navy as a new pilot in the first episode and fight the Vanduul. The heroic 42nd Squadron, also known as Squadron 42, is a volunteer force stationed on the Bengal Carrier UEES Paul Steed and you join them as they fight the Vanduul.
They’re a motley crew of pilots who stick around for the fiercest battles even though they’re usually outnumbered. They are well-known for always succeeding despite difficulties.
Take a look at the tweet for Squadron 42:
🚀 Big gaming news! Cloud Imperium’s Squadron 42 is now feature-complete. Catch the 26.5-min video featuring Chris Roberts and team highlighting space combat, star-studded cutscenes, and epic on-foot action. Release date coming soon! Get ready for #Squadron42! 🎮🌟 pic.twitter.com/SYbc4KqCFG
— AK (@AKaawliet) October 23, 2023
What First-Person Shooter Scenarios Are Included in the Gameplay?
The first episode is planned to have more than 20 hours of playtime, split into 28 chapters and 70 missions. These missions will feature dogfighting in both space and on the surface of planets, and will involve a wide variety of ships from fighters to dreadnoughts.
In addition to flying, players will be able to engage in first-person shooter (FPS) scenarios that require stealth and force. These will take place on vessels ranging in size from one mile in length to space stations the size of entire cities. Modern handguns, submachine guns, assault rifles, and even railguns are all on offer.
The game’s narrative is high on players’ wish lists. More than 340 speaking roles were filled by A-list actors and were supplemented with facial scanning and motion capture technology. Because of advancements in facial scanning, in-game actors can now convincingly convey a wide range of emotions and expressions. There are almost 20 hours of performance capture and over 1,250 pages of dialogue in the story.
Innovative artificial intelligence and setting technologies will place the game light years ahead of the competition. The subsumption AI is fully systemic, operates on 24-hour schedules, contains over a thousand subroutines, and takes care of tertiary goals without a hitch. As a result, the capital ship you call home in Squadron 42 is brought back to life.
Check out the below tweet about Squadron 42 gameplay:
“As you can see, that’s Squadron 42 gameplay” #CitizenCon2953 #squadron42 pic.twitter.com/EPtWl5kp4a
— Geoff Zanelli™ (@GeoffZanelli) October 23, 2023
After completing the story mode, you’ll be able to explore the rest of Star Citizen’s persistent universe in multiplayer mode. Your chances of obtaining money and citizenship at the conclusion of the game depend on how well you played. It’s also possible that your standing with the UEE military will improve from the get-go, giving you early access to ships.
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What Features Will Be Available in the Game?
Squadron 42 will premiere in three parts. Behind Enemy Lines is the working title for Episode 2, while the title for Episode 3 has not been decided upon as of yet. All of them are connected to the main storyline but can be played independently.
Timeframe for release is before to Star Citizen’s launch. The most recent information from CIG suggests that the release date will not come until at least the beginning of 2018. You can also watch out Squadron 42 teaser video here.
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