Why Early Access?

“We have decided to put Chaos Theory - Pirates into early access as this means we can release sooner and therefore allow you guys to get a taste of whats to come quicker. This will then enable us to be able to continue development with your feedback to make the game more how you would like it to be.”

Approximately how long will this game be in Early Access?

“As this is a mini game we would not look to have the game in early access for long, we don't have an exact time for the full release however we could quite safely say we would fully release within 6 month to a year.”

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

“The full featured game will include all of the following features and systems, the alpha stage build will have a continued development cycle with periodic releases.

• Hunger and hydration system
  
• Enemy Combat
  
• Crafting system
  
• Base building system
  
• AI Interaction
  
• Day / Night cycle and weather system
  
• Trade system

There will be a mix of preset maps and randomly generated maps each giving different challenges with different victory conditions.”

What is the current state of the Early Access version?

“The current state of the early access version has the following features included:

• Hunger and hydration system
  • Hunger and thirst increase
  • Water sources
  • Wells can be built
• Enemy Combat
  
• Crafting system
  • Basic items can be crafted
• Base building system
  • Basic buildings can be built
• AI Interaction
  • Can set to do basic jobs
  • Set job details
  • Basic influence system
• Day / Night cycle and weather system
  • Rain and wind
  • Day and night sun cycle
  • Storms
• Trade system
  • Not yet implemented

One mission map will be provided at this stage with further to be released once developed.”

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

“The price will increase once the game has been placed out of early access and gradually during development whilst we release new content and gameplay features.”

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

“Your feedback is one of the most important things when developing an indie game therefore we will be active in the community page which means you will get a response in the Steam Discussion boards responding to any of your questions or feedback, and we look forward to communicating with you all.”