CitizenCon 2022

CitizenCon 2952 (2022) was an online event including precorded videos on October 8, 2022. The panels were live streamed via Twitch and moderated by Jared Huckabee from the The Only Constant set in Manchester. The motto was 'Journey to 4.0.'

Goodie pack
A digital goodies pack was handed out to all backers for free, contrary to previous years, where backers had to pay for the pack. The pack contained the following items:


 * Francis the Party Animal Plushie
 * Falston Jumpsuit Shubin
 * Frontier GP-33 MOD Grenade Launcher

Reveals

 * The concept of the STV and UTV, two ground-based vehicles were announced
 * 'Redesign' of Lorville, including bridges and arches to flying through
 * A 'new' mission type called Investigation.
 * Note: In 3.17 a type called Investigation already exist in the game, but in a very early stage. In the new iteration the player should feel like a 'detective'. Investigation should require to search clues from (dead) bodies, living persons, enviroment etc. and evaluate their credibility.
 * The Crusader Industries Spirit series concept with a cargo, bomber and personnel transport variant. A competitor to the Cutlass and Freelancer.
 * The 'new' Community Hub was discussed and opened the same day. An aggregator for community-made content.
 * Note: The old Community Hub was introduced in 2015.
 * Introducing of a skill-system based on 'training' / exposure /practising was discussed. 'One branch of the skill tree is physical attributes, such as strength, agility, endurance and fitness. The other is the 'technique side', like doing a takedown' (...) 'so you could unlock different animations' (...) 'from sloppy to super-killer.'



Links

 * Preserved CitizenCon webpage (Oct 8, 2022 on the Internet Wayback Machine)
 * Official youtube playlist