Why Early Access?

“Entering Early Access I hope to engage the community in the development process and get crucial player feedback as soon as possible. Starting with the focus on UI, polishing, balancing, and then moving on to expanding the game, I believe this will help me to fully realize the game's potential.”

Approximately how long will this game be in Early Access?

“Until the most important major steps are completed, namely the UI migration and balancing with feedback from the community, which is roughly somewhere during 2022.”

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

“The full version will feature more content and variability in scenario goals and paths to these goals available to the player. Currently there is a single scenario with a single goal available. The prime intent is to have every game start with a different scenario and main goal selected randomly from a predetermined pool. I also want to expand on the base building part of the game, more base improvements are incoming. The evolution tree will be expanded with more viable builds and approaches. More thematic ingame areas are also planned, plus their integration into the gameplay.”

What is the current state of the Early Access version?

“The single scenario that is available is fully playable, completable, bug-tested, and has the difficulty roughly where I want it to be. You can get a very good feel for the gameplay if you get through the mostly keyboard-based UI with partial mouse support. There are integrated tutorial goals available to guide you through the first important half-hour of the game.”

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

“The price will be increased when the game gets out of Early Access and there will be gradual price raises with each major addition of new content after that.”

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

“I'm listening to any and all feedback that you can either send to the support email directly, comment on Steam discussions, or anywhere else where I have a thread promoting the game.”