Why Early Access?

“The Doors of Trithius is being developed with a long-term plan in mind, inspired by games like Dwarf Fortress where new features were continually added over many years. The goal is for a truly massive RPG world with new features to discover on every playthrough.

Now that core mechanics are in place, early access will help balance around community feedback. There are many complex and emergent gameplay features yet to be added, and I'm excited to have the community join in this process.”

Approximately how long will this game be in Early Access?

“Our initial goal was for a v1.0 release by the end of 2023. We're now targeting a v1.0 release for the end of 2024. Post-launch, you can still expect ongoing development, but updates will be larger and less frequent as we focus on substantial content and feature additions.”

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

“An ambitious number of updates are planned including: new dungeon types & biomes, guilds and guild-quests, new skills & abilities, and whole other realms to explore. Check the roadmap on the community board for details of planned updates.”

What is the current state of the Early Access version?

“The current version is a good reflection of what the final product will play and feel like. There is nothing missing that would make a playthrough heavily unbalanced. You won't click a door and the game says "error, this part isn't finished".

There are a few major features yet to be added, but the bulk of upcoming content will be to add variation: more dungeons, monsters, abilities, skills, and biomes. The foundation is there, now it's about adding variety and depth.

• A majority of melee classes and skills are implemented along with 14 non-combat skills.
  
• The player starts on an island with 3 enemy factions occupying numerous dungeons and nearby towns to trade with.
  
• The game can be beaten! To win you must defeat Moreld Rothk and his wizard tower, and piece together the artifact of ascension.
  
• Saving/loading along with an autosave feature is implemented.

The Doors of Trithius is a difficult game, but also reasonably balanced, allowing for a variety of player builds and approaches to victory.

Expect save files to break when the game is updated!. Since the world needs to regenerate to add new content, save files will break with most updates.”

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

“The price will be raised on release.”

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

“Updates are heavily prioritized based on community feedback. Several new features have already been added thanks to player suggestions (the skill point rework, new abilities), and commonly requested items are implemented before others.

Suggestions and feedback are always welcome - share your thoughts through the community page here or on the discord server. Player input is seriously considered, often impacting even the next update.”