Why Early Access?

“I want it to evolve as it is played, for the community to participate in creating the game!
I want the players to tell me what they want to see in the game, to report bugs, to tell me what features they want me to add. Some of my goals for this game:
- Adding a story, to make the player understand why he is in that situation using cutscenes and story items.
- Adding tamable animals. I want players to be able to make wild creatures to join their battle
- Adding structures to build, items to craft, islands to explore.
[More details below]

I plan to finish this game in about 2 years(more or less)
If you want to tell me to add something in the game, check the official support email.
Note this is the first public version of the game so don't expect too much for now, but I have lots of ideas and I plan to work a lot for this game, adding updates monthly. Check below for more details and to see what features this first public alpha version contains.”

Approximately how long will this game be in Early Access?

“About one or two years”

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

“The full version will differ from the early access version, but the base idea will be the same. A lot of features will be added until the full version will be released.

I plan to add monthly updates based on players requests.

These are the features that I want to add in the soon:

• [CO-OP Multiplayer based on LAN connections]
  
• [Ability to tame predators like leopards]
  
• [More buildings]
  
• [More items to craft]
  
• [More enemies]
  
• [And a lot of other things]

These are things to add in the full version:

[Continue the story line from beginning(The first cinematic when the player is in ocean and carried by waves on the island), by adding a way to finish the game(some final goal)]

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What is the current state of the Early Access version?

“This is the first version of early access, public alpha, so don't expect too much for now, but I plan to add a lot of new content monthly. For now basic survival mechanics are implemented.
- Stats(Hunger, Thirst, Energy, Health)
- Building(By pressing B, the main character will use some old blueprints to build things)
- Chopping down trees
- Crafting
- There are 8 small size islands and 2 medium size waiting to be explored, but I plan to add new islands in every update
- Currently the only enemy is the nature. I plan to add pirates as enemies.
- There are 2 animals that you can kill for food. I plan to add a lot of more animals:

• Rabbit: Passive animal, fleeing form player.
  
• Leopard: Aggressive animal, attacking the player(planning to add the ability to tame this predator)
  

- The game has only one difficulty for now, but I want to create more(easy, medium, hard).”

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

“The price will probably slightly increase when the game leaves early access.”

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

“I'll take in consideration every request from the players. Any message/bug report can be sent on the official email address(support@theoceangame.com).”