Why Early Access?

““Zero-based World tells a story about dream which also carries out our own dream.

Here we are, a group of fanatical gamers with the persistent pursuit of perfection, who share the deep love and understanding of Don't Starve, ARK: Survival Evolved and The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild.

Our goal is to make a game that is not only as playable as those masterpieces mentioned above, but also can be truly recommended by you, our players.

As an indie game studio, we are not constrained by any commercial influence. Starting from scratch, we have gone through a three-year journey of research and development. Yet our dream never changed.

Our mandate is to build a fantastic game for gamers, and we will work on this goal with our original aspiration all along the coming years. Meanwhile, we hope that you can witness and participate in this epic expedition. Your opinions and suggestions are so valuable that they are the real drive and guideline for us to make the game better.

So, considering the studio’s current situation, we believe that at the present stage an Early Access version is the best choice for us. “”

Approximately how long will this game be in Early Access?

“"At least 12 months. ‘Fun’ is the key factor we are in pursuit of. We hope to bring you a unique gameplay experience. To achieve this goal, we have to gather plenty of patience to get the work done, and we also need a long time to polish up the game.””

How is the full version planned to differ from the Early Access version?

“Zero-based World, as the name suggests, started from a zero-based foundation. We designed a grand world where the Dream World is only the beginning part. In the full version, we intend to improve or add some new contents as follows:
1. Optimized game codes (Bug-free has always been our ‘small’ goal) plus outstanding artistic features.
2. Better leisure experience with more details, a wider range of foods, fishing and other patterns.
3. Greater control and response, nicer hitting feedback, and an improved battle system.
4. More methods to foster the creatures and more safeguard elements.
5. Interactive NPCs and commercial towns.
6. Quests and adventures with higher degree of freedom, festival events and World Bosses.
7. Diversified architectural styles, offense and defense mechanic and homeland protection system.
8. More chapters and a sophisticated and uniform worldview. “”

What is the current state of the Early Access version?

“The current version contains all the elements that usually appear in a typical sand-boxed game, including but not limited to:
1. A vast seamless open world in a low-poly style.
2. A unique online multi-player survival experience. You can team up to guard your homeland or take adventures together.
3. A rich set of varied weapons.
4. 30+ creatures to tame and ride.
5. A simple, flexible yet powerful crafting system.
6. An enormous underground world for treasure hunting and exploration.

However, we have to say that the current version isn’t so perfect and probably has some bugs and inconveniences within. If you purchased the Early Access version, you may encounter the following problems:
1. Running into bugs (errors) while playing.
2. The current modeling cannot satisfy you.
3. Too frequent updates.
During the Early Access stage, we will tirelessly improve our game. Please note that if you cannot bear the problems mentioned above, it is not recommended for you to buy the Early Access.”

Will the game be priced differently during and after Early Access?

“We plan to gradually raise the price as we add new contents and features.”

How are you planning on involving the Community in your development process?

““In the development process, we will frequently make updates, add more exciting gameplay features and contexts. To do so, we need to collect feedback from you, which will help us to fix bugs and exploits and know what exactly your needs are and what contents you really love, thus we can make a more feasible plan.

Please help us perfect Zero-based World by giving your feedback and suggestions through the discussion board. “”