Miksi Early Access?

The development of The Zeta Orbital is a one-man operation. I'm releasing the game through Early Access to help me collect more player feedback before release and uncover more bugs and design flaws.

Miten kauan peli tulee arviolta olemaan Early Access -vaiheessa?

The Zeta Orbital will stay in Early Access until I'm confident that it's ready, and players have stopped reporting game-breaking bugs. I'm aiming to leave Early Access after three months of feedback (roughly March or April 2020), though as a solo developer it's notoriously hard to predict how long it will take to squash bugs and respond to feedback.

Millä tavoin lopullinen versio tulee eroamaan Early Access -versiosta?

My plans for The Zeta Orbital change based on feedback and suggestions, but I expect the full version to have essentially the same systems (survival items, world puzzles, journals, computer interfaces) but with [much] more content available for each. Where the current Early Access version contains only a handful of level generators, the full version should have enough variety that four or five full, successful playthroughs are required to encounter all content.

Mikä on Early Access -version tila tällä hetkellä?

The game currently features enough level variation to ensure several playthroughs without repeating content. Players can make a full exploratory dive into the Zeta Orbital and out the other side, passing through 3-5 decks with puzzles, procedurally-generated content, and a handful of storylines available along the way.

Muuttuuko pelin hinta Early Access -vaiheen jälkeen?

I intend to increase the price halfway through Early Access, as the game's replayability increases with additional content. The game is cheaper at this early stage as a thank you for your support, and to hopefully find a few modders willing to contribute story mods!

Miten yhteisö otetaan mukaan kehitysprosessiin?

The community drives development, especially of new storylines (journal & computer entries). I'll listen to all feedback and take on what suggestions I can. The best place to leave that feedback is on the Steam discussion forums or the Expat Pixel discord server (.

I'm only one developer, though, so there's definitely a limit to what ideas I can translate into the game, no matter how good!