Miksi Early Access?

Nightshift Galaxy is a arcade-mecha-battler, which is a good fit for an iterative development process where I can get feedback from players about the direction to take loadouts, arenas, and enemy types. Additionally, as a solo-developer, the opportunity to get real feedback while also building a community creates a virtuous cycle.

Miten kauan peli tulee arviolta olemaan Early Access -vaiheessa?

I'm thinking a solid year with regular updates.

Millä tavoin lopullinen versio tulee eroamaan Early Access -versiosta?

For early access I want to create more of a sandbox that players can play-around in and experiment. For the full version, I'd like to add more curated gameplay and narrative framing, as well as polish the art and music.

Mikä on Early Access -version tila tällä hetkellä?

Core combat is implemented with three playable characters:

• A transforming robot/jet that acts as a balanced choice.
  
• A wall-crawling spider tank with heavy weapons.
  
• An acrobatic, high-speed glass-cannon fighter.

There are also three intial maps, featuring unique environmental features:

• Changing Gravity / Zero Gravity
  
• Rail-Shooter Sections
  
• Level-Scale Interactive Mecha & Spaceships

Lastly, there's a basic set of customizable weapons/equipment, and wave-spawned enemy types.

Muuttuuko pelin hinta Early Access -vaiheen jälkeen?

Comparing the limited scope of the early-access sandbox to a content-rich full release, I would expect to raise the price for the full-version.

Miten yhteisö otetaan mukaan kehitysprosessiin?

I stream development openly on twitch and solicit discussion on a dedicated discord.