Why Early Access?

“Early Access will allow us to focus on getting the fundamental mechanics right. Our game features some significant deviations from standard and time-tested RTS design, and Early Access will allow players to give feedback regarding those design decisions.

Also, we believe that a hands-off approach works best for competitive multiplayer games like ours. Frequent balance-changes and tweaks can put too much emphasis on the game's designers and take away from player skill and expression. Because of this, we plan on having very few balance changes once the game is officially released. Early Access will allow us to have a well-defined period for balance changes.

We are committed to working on the game throughout and after Early Access.”

Approximately how long will this game be in Early Access?

“Alpha:
- During the Alpha-phase, we will focus on big-picture design decisions.

Beta: Q2 2024
- We plan to have the Beta phase of Early Access start in Q2 2024.
- Early Access Beta will be less than a year.”

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

“Features Not Yet Implemented:
-- House Marble (some units are playable)
-- House Rust (some units are playable)
-- Player Accounts + Match-Making Ratings
-- Custom Maps

During the Alpha-phase of Early Access the Quick-Match match-making will be unavailable outside of 5 hour periods each week. Quick Match will only be available:
-- Wednesday: 12am-5am, Saturday: 4pm-9pm (universal)
-- Tuesday: 7pm-12am, Saturday: 11am-4pm (east-america)
++++ Indie games like ours can struggle to build a player-base. Limiting QM hours will help players coordinate their schedules and increase the number of other players online when they are online.
++++ Custom Rooms will be available 24/7.”

What is the current state of the Early Access version?

“Features Implemented and Available:
-- Single-player modes
---- Practice modes
---- Sandbox mode
-- Online play
---- Quick Match (limited)
---- Custom Rooms
-- House Neon
-- 9 playable Maps
-- Replays”

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

“Price will not change when we leave early access.”

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

“Our social media links will be available in-game, so players can easily contact us to gives us their feedback.”