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Those nights weren’t special then. CRT glow. Mix CDs. Classroom TV carts. SNES on the carpet. VHS tapes. Now you’d give anything for one more. 80s–00s vault.

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@ReissadStudio This looks rad

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@TriCommittee @CaptainZiboo Definitely

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In Star Citizen, a lot of people are asking for the Polaris to get pilot-controlled weapons seeing what was done with the Galaxy, and it makes sense. Not everyone can reliably field a full crew every time they want to fly. People have jobs, families, and schedules that don’t always line up.

Giving the pilot a couple of usable guns means the ship can still do something useful solo or with a couple of friends instead of just sitting in the hangar. Full crews can still man the turrets and systems better, so multicrew doesn’t go away. It just stops being an all-or-nothing requirement.

If larger ships start getting the same treatment, that’s a win. More people will actually take these ships out instead of defaulting to solo fighters because coordinating a big group every session isn’t realistic.

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@TriCommittee @CaptainZiboo Looking forward to having an NPC crew with a few friends on board.

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@DevilishxDave Great solution

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@M1CKGL Definitely

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@CodesScottie Look forward to that day

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Fair point on specialization, but a lot of players want the specific capabilities and feel of larger ships (hangars, high cargo, unique roles) even when they can’t always fill every seat. Solo-optimized ships are more efficient, but giving pilots some control on multicrew ships just expands options instead of forcing people into small ships every time. Both approaches can coexist.

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@starjumporg It looks great

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@tohellwithit1 @RobertsSpaceInd Instabuy

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@stranger100572 That's what it's all about

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@QuattroBaje3na Good setup

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@RobertsSpaceInd It's going to be the best one yet

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There was a time when finding a computer game inside a cereal box was more exciting than the cereal itself.

You'd dig through the box looking for that CD, then spend the afternoon trying to install it.

Some of those free games got more playtime than the ones we actually paid for.

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Medieval II: Total War turns 20 today.

Building an empire, arranging marriages, sending diplomats across the map, and spending hours preparing for a battle that could change everything.

Then you'd zoom into the battlefield and watch thousands of soldiers clash outside a castle you'd been trying to capture for ages.

One of those PC strategy games where an entire evening could disappear before you knew it.

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@RobertsSpaceInd Rad

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27 years ago today, the original Medal of Honor released on PlayStation.

Steven Spielberg helped come up with the concept, and the series went on to become a huge part of the WWII shooter era.

Before Call of Duty, a lot of us were playing Medal of Honor.

That original PS1 case takes me right back.

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17 years ago today, Modern Warfare 2 released.

Xbox 360 parties, late-night multiplayer, prestige grinding and that original cover sitting in almost every game collection.

There are certain games that instantly take you back to a specific era.

Modern Warfare 2 is definitely one of them.

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RollerCoaster Tycoon: Corkscrew Follies arrived on PC 27 years ago today.

More rides, more scenarios, and even more ways to spend an entire afternoon building the perfect amusement park.

You'd carefully design a roller coaster, watch the first guests line up, and then realize half your visitors were lost or complaining about something.

The original RollerCoaster Tycoon was hard to put down.