Wozu Early Access?

„Tower Craft grew out of a game I built for Discord, where thousands of matches were played and the feedback shaped almost every defender in it. Early Access is how I keep doing that on a bigger board. The campaign, the co-op rules and the versus army battles are all playable now, but balance across twenty maps and eight defenders is the kind of thing that only real players find. I would rather tune it with you than guess at it alone.“

Wie lange wird dieses Spiel ungefähr den Early Access-Status haben?

„Around 6 to 12 months. The three modes already exist, so this is not a race to finish a skeleton — it is time for balance passes, more battlefields, and the community features (leaderboards, shared maps) that need real players to be worth anything. If it needs longer to be right, I will say so in an update rather than quietly ship it.“

Wie soll sich die Vollversion von der Early Access-Version unterscheiden?

„The full version adds the pieces that need a player base: monthly tournament boards on a shared seed, leaderboards, and Workshop sharing for maps made in the built-in editor. Expect more battlefields for versus, more campaign maps beyond the current twenty, and a balance pass on every defender rank informed by how people actually play. The core — campaign, co-op and versus — is in now and will not be held back for launch.“

Was ist der derzeitige Stand der Early Access-Version?

„Fully playable, not a demo. Twenty campaign maps with a five-rank promotion ladder for all eight defenders; co-op on a curated map set; versus army battles across four battlefields where both sides spend the same gold, draft in secret and watch the fight resolve; and the same map editor I build the campaign with, included. Expect rough edges in balance and UI polish rather than missing modes.“

Wird dieses Spiel während und nach Early Access unterschiedlich viel kosten?

„Yes — Tower Craft launches into Early Access at a lower price than it will carry at full release, because the people who play it early are the ones helping shape it. Any increase will be announced ahead of time, and everyone who buys during Early Access gets the full version at no extra cost.“

Wie werden Sie versuchen die Community in den Entwicklungsprozess miteinzubeziehen?

„Directly. The Discord original was built on player feedback and this will be too: balance suggestions, defender ideas and maps made in the editor. I read everything, post what I am working on, and say plainly when something is not going to happen. If you find a defender that is obviously too strong or a map that plays badly, tell me — that is the most useful thing you can do.“