StarCitizen:Starcloth

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Starcloth is the StarCitizen:Star Engine character cloth simulation.<ref name=":0">CitizenCon 2953: Shaping the ‘Verse - The Future of StarEngine, Star Citizen, YouTube, 24 oct. 2023</ref>

Features

Starcloth features accurate collisions with the body, is influenced by the wind and support collisions with dynamic objects.<ref name=":0" />

It supports the complete range of motions.<ref name=":0" />

Thruster backwash, explosions, projectile impacts are taken into account.<ref name=":0" />

It always updates at 120 fps regardless of the framerate (~8 ms).<ref name=":0" />

History

In 2014 Star Citizen collaborated with Warhorse Studios, makers of Kingdom Come: Deliverance, in an exchange of technology and knowledge, regarding layering, in particular enhancements to the attachment system in CryEngine.<ref>Welcome Star Citizens!, Kingdom Come: Deliverance, Kickstarter, 18 février 2014</ref><ref>Template:Cite RSI</ref><ref>10 For the Chairman Episode 23. June 2nd, 2014, Star Citizen, YouTube</ref> CIG had stopped using that technology and was working on its own solution as of 2016.<ref>Reverse the Verse: January 29th, 2016, Star Citizen, YouTube</ref>

Cloud Imperium Games Starcloth technology was initially unveiled at StarCitizen:CitizenCon 2022.<ref>CitizenCon 2953: Character Advancement, Star Citizen, YouTube, 25 oct. 2023 </ref>

External Links

• CitizenCon 2953: Character Advancement: Starcloth
• CitizenCon 2953: Shaping the ‘Verse - The Future of StarEngine: Starcloth

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