Why Early Access?

“Gravity in Space offers a unique space flight experience. As most players are used to simplified, but unrealistic astrodynamics, some might get overwhelmed or even frustrated when confronted with accurate physics. In this regard the game is experimental and I would love to learn about your ideas on how to introduce the player to orbital mechanics. Much work is already done, but a few levels are still too challenging and the learning curve could be too steep. There are some more ideas for hints and helping systems, but your feedback is necessary so I know where exactly you need them most and how exactly they should look like.”

Approximately how long will this game be in Early Access?

“The Early Access status is currently planned for six to twelve months, depending on your feedback and on the success of the game.”

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

“The two main goals of the Early Access phase are

• to make the game a flawless and interesting experience for ALL players and
  
• to create additional content including more celestial bodies, maps, and especially challenges.

When this is done I hope to add several features (like translations, support for other input devices, …), but I cannot guarantee these, as this is only a one man project and my plans depend on the player feedback.”

What is the current state of the Early Access version?

“The singleplayer runs well, should be bug-free, and contains 25 challenges. Depending on your skills these will keep you busy for 2 to 5 hours (that’s just a guess!).

The multiplayer, however, is missing some common features like a ranking and match making system, and is still a little bit buggy. Besides that, you can already have much fun with it.”

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

“I do not plan to make any price changes after leaving Early Access.”

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

“I am going to communicate with the players through the community forum here on Steam and on Discord.

I would love to hear about your suggestions for balancing the game even better. And I need your evaluation of the difficulty of the challenges. Which ones are too easy, which ones too hard, which ones do not work like you expected. I plan to take part in your discussions, appreciate every bug report, and look forward to your feature requests. If you have an idea for a new type of challenge, I will definitely consider it.”