Miksi Early Access?

We at Dark Machine have chosen to use Early Access as a way to get feedback throughout the development process. There’s a long way to go still, and we feel it’s important to include the community in that process.

Miten kauan peli tulee arviolta olemaan Early Access -vaiheessa?

White Knuckle is planned to be in early access until it is content complete and polished, which we currently estimate to be about a year. The game is fully funded and will be launching into 1.0 regardless of the success of Early Access.

Millä tavoin lopullinen versio tulee eroamaan Early Access -versiosta?

Over the course of development our goal is to slam as much content as possible inside of White Knuckle, new creatures, regions, secrets, game modes, the whole works. We really want to cram it in there.

We plan to launch Early access with the first 3 of a planned 7 regions for the Campaign. Beyond that, we are planning on new game modes: Challenge and Sandbox. And further than that: New Items, creatures, secrets, shortcuts, and on and on.

Mikä on Early Access -version tila tällä hetkellä?

The game includes polished content up through the three current regions: Silos, Pipeworks, and Habitation, with plenty of items, hazards, creatures, and secrets. The game also has Endless modes for each region, and for the current content as a whole. And finally, the game contains various progression based unlocks, including perks, levels, and items.

Muuttuuko pelin hinta Early Access -vaiheen jälkeen?

Yes, the game will enter early access and incrementally increase in price for the v1.0 release as we release updates with new content and features.

Miten yhteisö otetaan mukaan kehitysprosessiin?

We directly communicate with our community through the game’s discord and the steam forums. We further involve the community by keeping open channels of communication with the playerbase, accepting feedback and bug reports, and showing them in-development content to gauge opinions.