Miksi Early Access?

ATLYSS is ultimately an unfinished game, with more content and features requiring completion to consider the game being finalized. I've chosen to make this project Early Access a vertical slice experience rather than in pre-production, so that there's plenty of things to do to get an idea what the game is going for.

Miten kauan peli tulee arviolta olemaan Early Access -vaiheessa?

Developing an online action RPG game takes time and is highly unpredictable. Because of this, it's undetermined for how long exactly. A loose time-frame for a proper release would be within a year or more. More information regarding the release of the game will come when the development is at a good point to set the goalpost.

Millä tavoin lopullinen versio tulee eroamaan Early Access -versiosta?

The game is planned to have 3 major over-world zones, one of which is the zone you start in, with 2 dungeons in each of them. Each of the 3 primary classes will have a class advancement in the future as well, containing more skills to utilize.

After finalizing the game, dedicated hosting for multiplayer will be considered. A lot of the groundwork for dedicated hosting is set, but hasn't been focused on due to the higher focus on steam lobby hosting.

Mikä on Early Access -version tila tällä hetkellä?

As of early October 2024, a quarter of the game has been established. In this moment in time, the first over-world zone and its two dungeons are fully playable.

Muuttuuko pelin hinta Early Access -vaiheen jälkeen?

No, the game will be priced the same amount as it stands in Early Access.

Miten yhteisö otetaan mukaan kehitysprosessiin?

While this is mainly a solo-development effort, I am always looking to involve myself with the feedback and community surrounding the game in regards to systems / bugs / issues needing to be addressed, but ultimately focusing on the core development first-hand.