By swiping his keycard, Space Door slides open to allow access to the main cafeteria of the studio.ĭoes Chris Roberts really need a custom made Space Door? The concern from the gaming community is that backers are paying for luxury purchases like this. On April 15th, Space Door made a debut in a Vine post from one of the Cloud Imperium employees. Now Space Door serves to highlight the criticisms people have toward Chris Roberts and his spending habits when it comes to the choices he makes for the project. The sliding door located in Cloud Imperium’s California office, that happens to be custom-made to look like a Star Citizen set piece or prop, will be referred to here as Space Door, for the sake of simplicity. The earliest known work done on the building started in April 2015 and continued throughout the summer ( WITH LOGO AND SIGN “B” 62.5″ X 28″ FACING PARKING LOT READS ,” being one of these.īut a more prominent case was noticed directly by the public back in April 2016. The building permit records ( publicly available) that line up with the timeframe of RSI owning the complex reveal more of the story. The address of Cloud Imperium Games is public knowledge and can be found on their official website. But we can still get an idea of the circumstances ourselves, however. ![]() When asked about specifics on the matter, they refrained from elaboration as the proceedings are still ongoing. They explained to me that D&M Contractors were looking to get paid for work they did at Cloud Imperium Games, and for whatever undisclosed reason that didn’t happen. I called the Plantiff’s Lawyer’s Office and I was able to learn the basics of the unfolding ordeal from his assistant. On the surface it might not look like much, but allow me to expand upon what’s depicted there with context information. They acquired it sometime in 2007, and the value of the property is nearing $5 million. According to records, Barco is the owner of the land and building involved here. Joining them and Cloud Imperium as the defendants are Barco Investments Inc. That may or may not be the case, but that number can certainly be backed up with the deed records associated with Vanilla Shell as a company. To get an idea of the amount of money involved, one website claims Vanilla Shell Inc.’s annual revenue is $86 million. But the rest of this information was publicly available on a local government website. According to a person familiar with the project, Siegal is the real estate agent for Chris Roberts. The other parties involved are Vanilla Shell Inc. Cloud Imperium Games is named in a suit as the defendants. Thanks to documentation on the LA Court website, we get a basic peek into what exactly is going on. ![]() One of the obstacles is a legal battle over the construction work that’s been done to it. ![]() But what has been overlooked are the road bumps that happened to the Los Angeles studio itself. This is the place where the staff spends their work week (and then some) trying to make the vision of Chris Roberts come to life. ![]() They need a building to make it all happen. When it comes to video game development, Star Citizen‘s team is not only comprised of people.
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