Why Early Access?

“Huge Workshop is two of the original Brawlhalla lead developers - a game we continuously developed and improved for nine years straight through daily passionate feedback from players. We know the value of player input.

Here are a few of the specific areas where we expect to benefit from early access players as we develop Dragons of 1066. We need player input on building a game board map with long term strategic gameplay value. We need player input developing our unique unit selection and movement system. We need player input developing the never-before-seen True Roll dice rolling system that Dragons of 1066 uses. We need player input on controls and input as we develop a brand new concept - a true grand strategy board game that can be seamlessly played on both PC and mobile through a linked account. We need player input on which social and communication features we need to implement in-game, and which are best left to the players. We need real player feedback on whether we should focus next on creating new systems for existing friends to create games among themselves, or focus on matchmaking and public game lists. We need player feedback on proper game balance and the initial board state. We need player feedback on whether the game will benefit from an extra layer of complexity with a card drafting system for special per-Kingdom powers. We need player feedback on the importance of in-game tournaments and other possible features. ”

Approximately how long will this game be in Early Access?

“We expect Dragons to be in early access for around 4 months.”

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

“The final version of Dragons of 1066 will incorporate player feedback to create a unique grand-strategy board game experience. It will be competitively sound, balanced, and polished. It may add substantial new features like tournaments, new maps, new starting configurations, new Kingdom-specific powers, and more, depending on feedback and feasibility.
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What is the current state of the Early Access version?

“Dragons is current fully playable both synchronous and asynchronous modes. Please refer to "About this" section for the current features.

(The mobile versions of the game, which are included fully unlocked with the Steam version, may not be available immediately on early access release, depending on each platform's release process.)”

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

“We do not expect the price to change when we leave early access”

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

“We expect we will focus on the Steam forums to gather player feedback and ideas and probably grow from there to a Discord server as we expand. ”