Why Early Access?

“This game is being released in early access because there are still many cool features that I would love to add to the game, but I just want to get the basic playable game out first. By releasing the game in it's current state, I can receive feedback from people like you so I know what direction I should head in and what features I should prioritize!”

Approximately how long will this game be in Early Access?

“I am currently a college student, have a part time job and I am a one man team. Given these circumstances I plan on being early access for at most, the next year. I hope to have this game fully released with most of the features working as intended by January 2024 at the very latest, but it will most likely be sooner.”

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

“There will most likely be lots of additions and reworking of current systems in the fully released version. Without giving away too much, I hope to have at least one completely different playable map, a lot more customization with the vehicle and some other unique game-play features.”

What is the current state of the Early Access version?

“As I am writing the answer to this question, I have one fully playable map (with a nighttime variation) with at least 20 different call types that you can respond to. The firetruck can be upgraded to have a nitro boost that lasts up to 10 seconds, the water tank can hold up to 500 extra gallons and the breaks can be up to 5 times more effective. There is a minimap that has a waypoint system which will show you how to get to the call. There is also a simple tutorial level to show you the basics of how to play.”

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

“Since this is my first fully finished video game, I do not plan on increasing the price from where it's at right now. I have been learning more from college as I go along and I now realize a lot of the code that I already wrote can be optimized quite a bit to make everything smoother but I don't think I will be rewriting the code for this game. Instead I will be working on a different, more realistic multiplayer version of this game after I fully release this one.”

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

“By the time you are reading this answer, I will have opened up a discord for my game development company where the community is more than welcome to join. Anyone can message me directly in the discord server with suggestions and ideas they have that they would like to see implemented. I also plan on making some youtube videos on my channel about this game as I release it on steam and I would encourage anyone playing this game to visit any videos I have about this game to leave comments with suggestions.”