Field Trial: Greycat STV at the Snake Pit vs PTV

As part of the qualification for the Best In Show competition I drove a Greycat PTV around the Snake Pit in nothing but a flight suit to see if it could be done before freezing to death.

With the new STV I decided it would be the opportunity to try the same thing with this new bigger buggy. And also some other tests.

0:00 Introduction
0:10 Side by Side
0:25 Access to storage and components
1:04 Will it Fit in an Avenger?
3:13 Starting again.
4:29 Trying to store my armor.
5:21 Running the Snake Pit side-by-side
9:25 Not finding the armor
10:53 Epilog and give away

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[profdecoy]

At least you completed the lap intact, took the STV out for an Org race event and it blew up on me. However, once persistent entity streaming comes along, the more popular race tracks are going to get really cluttered up, so racing teams are going to also need to bring out Vultures when they're doing race practices to keep the courses clear.

[RoughGalaxyYT]

2:42 That door opened and I thought to myself "That's an awful lotta sky out that door." I like the idea that PES could save you or someone else... ooh... scavanger hunts!

[SolaAesir]

As someone who has only been subscribed for a few months, this was fun content to see pop in every once in a while. Persistent entity streaming is going to be a game changer, not just for things like being able to leave armor on the ground and walk away, but for a host of things that are a lot harder to define to non-programmers. Basically it's one of the key pieces to bring SC from a glorified LAN gaming environment to a MMO gaming environment. It's the first step toward having a shared world beyond the server you happen to be on at the time.

[avadonis_rahnubis]

Very entertaining indeed, persistent entity streaming will be a game changer and the day it comes will be remembered by us as the moment SC came to life.

[TheSunsetHero]

I'm dreading 3.18. Persistent entity streaming is going to cool and vitally important going forward, but it's going to be 3-5 version updates before it's going to feel stable. If the rest of CIG and SC's track record is consistent.

[KickassShow]

that's a nice example of how persistent entity streaming can save lives. nice video Ray!

[MarkMT]

Ooh no Ray!! You poor lil' frozen pedal-to-the-metal icicle... maybe a cuppa very warm coffee could have helped you keep warm on Clio.
Or maybe persistent entity streaming could have done the trick ;)

[-NateTheGreat]

Poor Ray faded away, hope we get that PES some day.

[themollerz]

The buttons are next level on this thing. I'm looking forward to them giving all ships that level of fidelity/control.

[sagamer]

A useful guide, thanks Ray. Now we just need to wait for persistent entity streaming.

[Temprasphere]

Pes will make life so much more fun!
Keep up the great work

[Kyle-srjm]

YES! Ray! Instantly got a smile when I fired this vid up.

Persistent Entity Streaming always reminds me of PEZ candy every time people reference it as PES.

Too bad he didn't make it. I hope his voice recovers.

[gboogert]

For the two slots in the back you can purchase the right size box at a nearby refinery. Arm or leg pieces should fit in those (though worth a test inside your Titan to be sure). Then again, 3.18 is in Evocati so we might see persistant entity streaming in the not too distant future.

[dualp]

Great vid, made me smile... keep up the good work, might have placed one of the boxes in the passenger seat, but if it would stay idk...

[krisghoststar]

Persistent entity streaming would have helped, alternately, bring a friend with a ship lol. Another great video!

[Libertas_P]

Great to see this comparison video Ray, thank you for your hard work putting this together. It’s a little disappointing they have ignored the design elements of the PTV such that it won’t fit in a smaller ship like the Titan. It would have been really nice to keep the whole Greycat series small enough to fit in these ships, as part of one of their unique advantages. Anyway as is, the STV is one to buy in-game, but I have two right now as they’re useful LTI tokens.

[mattp]

I can imagine how useful it could be to cache supplies along a route once we have persistent entity streaming. But it'd work better if we had compasses. Granted, not every planet and moon will have a magnetic field, let alone that it will be conveniently aligned with the planet's poles.

[stormwolf]

Particularly enjoyed the 'will it fit?' section - we've all been there :D Given that the PTV has also had a speed adjustment since your last round you should probably do a rematch (the result would likely be the same albeit with a reduced margin). Let's hope that if you do a head to head in the future then persistent entity streaming is around to save you from becoming a frozen Raysicle again ;)

[andydsm]

I really like that little STV for final mile running of stuff and of course some racing. Persistent entity streaming will absolutely be a game changer, however I can already sense how insanely buggy the first versions of 3.18 will be.

[CB-iooi]

I quite like the STV and it will cover my solo gameplay time nicely (can carry another person if asked to do a rescue) INV and box carrying, fits comfortably in a bunch of ships, fast and so it covers most bases and looks cool. Persistence entity would save you and we're crossing fingers now for how its going to scale up to the PTU tests!!!