Star Citizen: Quantum, Quasar, and Virtual AI 

We NEEDED this video. We hear over and over how complicated these systems are, but to see them explained in depth is such a breath of fresh air!

Dear CIG. More of these kinda things please, about other aspects of the game too. Server meshing and other networking things would be a nice start :)

This video alone convinced me that Star Citizen is in it for the long run.

When the camera turns off, Tony becomes virtual.

This has to be some of the best CiG content I’ve ever seen. I love this. This is why I back the project.

“iCache mostly complete” three truly beautiful words

Absolutely fascinating as always, thanks for the time and effort Tony! I'm actually very excited to learn that the price alerts are part of testing this technology, I need to look at it more closely now.

His competence gives me confidence in the project.

Not gonna lie. That was the best Star citizen video I've seen in a long time. That's the type of information that the backers want. Gets you hyped again.

When Tony speaks, everyone listens.

This is exactly what we like to see. A video likes this every few months on some big topics, telling us the actual progress. And really great quality 10/10

players: "this game blows my mind" Tony Z.: "hold my virtual beer..."

This is actually an incredibly detailed examination of why these systems are important and taking so much time. Absolutely incredible as always Tony.

Had to watch this twice, then summarize my summary... Love you Tony!

I like that they wanted to keep Tony Z on topic and succinct, so they made him write a script. It's honestly incredible it still came out under an hour.

If an npc’s ship explodes with no players to hear it, does it make a sound? No, but the quanta can feel it.

I feel just like Neo meeting the Architect watching this.

Me when other people are talking: set speed to 1.5x Me when Tony is talking: set speed back to normal 8-|

This is absolutely incredible, even after watching Tony Z's talk at Citcon I am still blown away by how incredibly detailed this is, and how much gameplay it opens up.

This was a 10/10 presentation. This dude seems so earnest. I love how professional the delivery is, ending with an abrupt and kinda awkward sign-off. Absolutely precious.

My mind just threw a 30K...this video, the information, Tony, the presentation, quantum... it's amazing!

I'm always waiting for Tony Z to drop in a word like 'concordantly', 'ergo', or 'vis-a-vis'.

11:18 THIS RIGHT HERE is where the *true* function of explorers should be... feeding Odin with newly revealed and updated data so that the Quanta understand where to go. Explorer Quanta should only be dispatched to update a location when a threshold has been reached...such as X area has not been updated in Y extended amount of time. The longer an area has gone without exploration data being updated, the more valuable the data is to the player if it does update. This kind of system would allow novice explorers to make a little credits keeping well-traveled areas updated while the harder reach, find, or survive areas will be less frequently updated and therefore more valuable, fit for the experience explorers. What also makes further out area's exploration data more valuable is that in order to update the data must be transported(like cargo) back to a central "Explorer's Guild" location which is where an exploration/expedition crew can hire data runners to come to pick up and then transport data back on their behalf... Oh man I love this system.

Dear CIG, We are in for the long run with you, as long as you provide us with Information like this. Be transparent and the development process will be enjoyed and supported by the community. Thank you.

Much love for Chris, Tony, Crewe, and the rest of the CIG family. Thank y’all for your work!!!

Imagine loosing your entire freight-fortune to a pirate-npc, then later bumping into him in a bar where he's spending it all on hookers and blow... way to twist the knife lol

Being a programmer myself i can confidentily say. You guys have done a MASSIVE job. This is just unbelievibly good. Cudo's to the smart brains at CIG

It's been nearly three years since this video was posted. The last actual update we've gotten was a forum post from Bault-CIG in October 2023: "The Quanta simulation is in a good place at the moment but lives in a closed system. We want the sim to make a difference to your play experience and so for the moment, have paused its development in favor of developing the gameplay systems the game needs for the sim to hook on, economy and otherwise. The server meshing work also has a very large impact on how the sim communicates with the game state and so have thus prioritized other work in the short term until we can come around and make the simulation affect live gameplay and make a difference like we intended since the beginning. We will post more when we have more concrete information to share!" Listen y'all, I really do believe in this project, and so I sincerely hope that Tony will make an appearance again at CitizenCon 2024 to finally give us an update on Quanta and the dynamic economy/mission systems now that static server meshing is coming online. 2024 is shaping up to be a great year (the 3.23 patch is looking amazing), and so I hope that CIG is feeling at least some level of confidence in returning to work on Quanta. It's this plus creating star systems at reasonable speed/quality that are the two last major hurdles that have me feeling a bit.... nervous.

I'm just a minute in and I can already tell it's a good one.

This has the potential to make star citizen the coolest and craziest game out there. I'm really excited to see how this moves from concept to reality to see how we the players can interact with this system. The living universe of star citizen is finally starting to gain shape and we can see the light at the end of this long tunnel. I am pretty excited!

Q: Why is SC taking so long? How complicated can it be?? A: Link to this video.

This is so so sooo much more interesting than PvP, or scripted missions. The idea of a sandbox that evolves such as this will allow, is a new level of open world.

40 min of no Jared or Chris... just Z???? I'm in heaven...

Out of every Star Citizen video from CIG that i have seen, this is the best one so far.

THIS is how you make replayability. This game will never get old with stuff like this. You'll have pirate lords that will rise naturally and areas that get dangerous, gold rushes that spawn missions that spiral into other missions.

CiG please put out more videos like this. We do hear alot of things about complicated systems but showing things like this encourage the player base to keep going and be willing to test these systems as they come online. Keep it up.

This is one of the more exciting technologies coming out of CIG, truly amazing stuff guys keep it up!

Videos with Tony are always fantastic, completely worth the time to watch. Thank you so much for this Tony!

This is some of the best content we've gotten in months. Would love to see CIG continue more like this.

Ah man this is what I needed to hear. All of this was freaking cathartic. It's ticking all the world building boxes I've been begging for in sandbox games (and games in general tbh).

This video couldn't have come at a better time, I was losing faith, Cheers Tony and the team!

If you have questions on why the game is taking so long send them to this video

every time tony speaks i find a whole new level of faith in the project

We practically just got citizen-con.

Well this was unexpected. TY TONY!

This is like Christmas... I mean I feel gifted, more so than I've been for a very long time!! I'm lacking words to describe this 🥲🥲

This was an intense amount of info that's extremely hard to explain . You absolutely knocked it out the park. Thank you, I can't wait to see it!

So, this is why ICache was so important...

I get way too excited every time Tony Z shows up!

With that bookcase in the background, Tony should have wore a bathrobe and been smoking a pipe

This is without a doubt the best star citizen update video I’ve ever seen. Real stats, timelines, and an in depth explanation of how it changes and evolves.

I said it in 2019 and I say it now: This is insanely huge!

So while watching this video I feel like I'm being informed in an effective and efficient way !!! Thank you CIG for making a video using this kind of presentation as I feel you actually may value our time as viewers just trying to get the latest information. Good job and please do more of this kind of thing.

"It's going to take more than a few sentences to explain what I'm talking about...so..." [Takes deep breath]

Star Citizen is not a game, it's literally an experiment of universe simulation.

More of this CIG, this is what we want to see. Explanations of all the underlying systems, allowing us to envision what's coming.

Tony Z -- The Man, the Myth, the Legend!!!

I started being a Citizen about a month ago, so I'm still new to the universe and the way the developers work and share. But it's insane how open and how much info we can get from you guys. This is the way games should be developed and shared with their communities. I have no regrets joining this journey, in fact... I'm disappointed I never took this leap of faith sooner. Keep it up, very excited for the future! O7

Tony's talk on Quanta and the inner workings of Star Citizen was the most fascinating of CitizenCon 2019. The work gone into this floors me every time. Simply amazing.

I love how he makes complicted things so easy to understand

Hey Noobifier - don't you DARE do a 2 minute recap of this. You should make a 10 second video telling everyone to come watch this themselves. lol

All that and not a single "you know". I know he's reading from a script, but I was still impressed. Great job TZ!

I have been a backer for a long time. And this video just brought me back in a major way. THIS was the explanation I needed for a deeper understanding of where the game is... rather than piecing together bits from reddit,youtube,facebook,spectrum etc... this broke everything down and put it back together perfect! Thank you!

Thank you for the video. It is very much appreciated. One issue I would like to raise is regarding the analysis of missions at 8:50 is the assumption that because players are doing certain types of missions, that means they prefer those types. But from my experience in Star Citizen, we gravitate toward missions that are functional in the current patch, and avoid missions that just don't function well even if we prefer them. I would say that the opposite approach should be considered, taking a look at the types of missions that are not being pursued as well as the ones that are. Then compare the popularity of the all missions over time, across patches, and see if there were bugs that interfered with certain missions types. Also, if players are avoiding certain types of missions in general, see if it isn't something that can be adjusted w/o major investment. But make sure the reason(s) are understood why some missions aren't completed as much as others before putting more energy into the ones players seem to prefer.

TONY BABYYYY BEEN WAITING FOR THIS

Unplugging Tony from the CIG matrix to make this video cost 2 months of game progress but it was worth it.

It feels like sitting in on the creators of our universe talking about how it works. We are quanta!!!

Tony: explains extremely complex statistical data Me who has no idea what is being said at all: ah yes of course

Odin seems a bit... godlike. If it becomes self aware, I'm coming for u Tony.

I'd love to see when Quantum officially goes live, just like pressing 'Y' on the keyboard for skynet.

This is gold. Love the format. Truly appreciate the time and effort that went into this.

The simulation tech Tony & the team is working on is incredible. It does show they have A LOT of work to do still, but they've also accomplished A LOT. If they can pull it off like they want, it will all be worth it. We just need to give them as much time as we can if we want to see it happen.

incredible breakdown! This kinda scope is what truly excites me regarding Star Citizen!

This is what will set Star Citizen apart from any other game on offer. This is critical and will make or break Star Citizen.

Thanks for taking the time to put together such a detailed presentation/explanation regarding Quantum. The impact of a fully functional and realized Quantum system is immense, injecting the verse with a truly virtual 'breath of life'. I am looking forward to a fully functional Quantum system more than any other feature in Star Citizen (with server meshing right next to it).

Incredible respect for the clarity with which a very complex system, was explained. Bravo. This builds both my excitement and appreciation even deeper. Well done to the team. I know there are lot of complainers out there but for everyone of them I think there are a thousand of us quietly appreciating with awe, wonder and delight as you build this out.

I love this I can't wait for this game to be fully fleshed out.

Would like to note to all the people, that a little part of quantum is already in. You know the Leather Jacket that Invictus has and how it sometimes goes out of stock? Its because New Babbage needs to be resupplied. (This is said in the video).

This is the best technical video CIG has ever produced. We need more of this.

This is exactly the type of content that makes us backers very, very happy bunnies. Great information, with more detail than the average youtube faire. So much detail, yet understandable and in a way that forces the possibilities through our earballs and eyeholes. I haven't been this psyched for the game in a while.

This video has the quality of a college level macro economics course, I'm absolutely giddy!

I have a pretty good feeling that I'm going to be watching this video on repeat for quite a while 🤙🏿🙏🏿🍾

As I write this 93 people "disliked" the video...... HOW CAN YOU DISLIKE THIS??!?!?!? Its amazing!! fascinating listening to what effort goes into game development!

Tony Z is a gem. Detailed descriptions of incredibly complex tasks summarised concisely and succinctly and in a manner that even someone who has zero knowledge of the matter can understand it. He doesn't mince words, he goes straight to the point and I felt 40 minutes whizz by just like it was nothing. Wish my profs at uni were that engaging. :D Very interesting video and phenomenal tech demonstration!

Aww yiss a Tony video.

when you are used too : "maybe, why not, next patch, note sure, removed from roadmap temporally" and one or two times per year... ...we have Tony Z... alone.

Tony just wow. Really just wow. I loved the citizencon presentation and how you kept the audience attention. This video is just a amazive improvement. Thank you all for quant it really is the next step to a living verse. I can't wait for us to have this. I remember listen to you chatting at both UK citizen con at the fan meetups and you know how to capture people attention.

AWESOME video!!! Thank you Tony and all the crew at Star Citizen for the work you are doing!

Now that is a backend service...

It's all fun and games until a quanta asks "does this unit have a soul"

Thank you Tony for spending the time to expain this to us.

Absolutely amazing video! I have to commend Tony Z not only for the content of this presentation, but especially for the way he presented it. It´s clear that he has put a lot of effort into slowing down his speech and it really showed. The technology being discussed is awesome in so many ways and it´s one of many examples of SC tech that takes quite a while to develop but will pay off massively in the end.

This thing you’ve made is a leap to a new era of videogames. Proud to watch it unfold

5 years later.. Draygan evolved into a crime boss and started hiring players for his underworld organization to do his dirty work.

This is the type of content i want to see more of! Great video breaking down where the development is with Quantum.

I didnt expect to have a college class at this hour

Yeah I could listen to Tony Z talk about this for a long time. Super cool to know it's starting to come to life

That's facinating, thank you Tony. We need more videos like this about other back-end aspects of SC with that exact level of popularization.

At the end of the Star Citizen roadmap, I hope CIG can host or be part of a developer summit to share all the great insights they've learned from making a game like this. Content like this is why I keep coming back to the project year after year.

Now THIS is interesting. I wish CIG did more of these ^^