Why Early Access?

“This game is my first real step from being a player to becoming a developer. It is not a game made entirely according to traditional formulas, but an attempt to combine wuxia scenarios, AI game mastering, free-form player input, and rule-based judgment.

Whether these design choices work well in practice needs to be tested through feedback from real players. I do not want to keep refining the game based only on my own assumptions, only to end up with something that “only I think is good.”

That is why I hope to use Early Access to get in touch with players who are willing to try this kind of experience as early as possible, gather feedback, fix problems, and keep adjusting the direction of development in future updates.
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Approximately how long will this game be in Early Access?

“Depending on feedback, it will last about one to three months.”

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

“The Early Access version is first and foremost intended to be a fully playable game, including preset rules, scenarios, scenes, and character content. In the long run, however, I hope the game can become more than a set of preset scenarios: a single-player tabletop RPG framework that players can expand together. Compared with AI, I believe player creativity is the truly limitless part.

During Early Access, my current focus is to improve the existing experience based on player feedback, such as the stability of the AI Game Master, rule clarity, scenario structure, free-form input, content redundancy, and feedback systems. The built-in rules and scenarios are both the initial playable content and reference examples for this framework, but they are not meant to be the full extent of what the game could eventually become.

If the core experience proves stable enough, I would like to gradually adapt the game toward more open custom content support. The goal would be to make systems that currently serve the official scenarios more flexible, so they can better support player-created rules, worlds, scenarios, and assets. Steam Workshop support is also part of the direction I would like to explore, so players may eventually be able to share their own creations and try the ideas of others.

After the full release, I may also explore more advanced possibilities, such as multiplayer or cross-world adventures. These ideas depend on the stability of the core framework, development progress, and player feedback, so their exact form and timing are not fixed.
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What is the current state of the Early Access version?

“The current Early Access version is already fully playable. Players can enter preset scenarios, act through free-form input, have the story advanced by the AI Game Master, and complete a relatively full wuxia tabletop-style RPG experience.

However, there are still several systems that need to be further refined and implemented during Early Access:

1. **Martial Arts Techniques System**
The martial arts rules in the game will continue to be expanded. In the future, even within the same type of martial arts attribute, there will be different techniques. Different techniques will bring their own effects and gameplay differences, making character development and moment-to-moment choices more varied.

2. **Rule Judgment and Scenario Feedback**
I will continue to adjust the AI Game Master, rule judgment, scenario structure, and feedback systems, so that players’ free-form actions can affect the situation more consistently, and different routes can receive more natural continuation.

3. **Lightweight Tactical Battle System**
Combat will no longer rely mainly on text descriptions. Instead, different weapons and martial arts techniques will have their own special effects and attack ranges. However, because this part involves relatively high art and system costs, it is not currently included in the Early Access development plan.

4. **Support for Other Languages**

I hope to reach real players as early as possible during Early Access and receive specific, direct feedback for improvement.”

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

“No, it won't”

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

“During development, I will collect feedback through Steam Discussions, announcements, community channels, and surveys. I will also pay close attention to the problems players encounter during actual play: whether the AI Game Master is stable, whether the rules are clear, whether scenario routes are easy to get stuck on, whether free-form input receives reasonable responses, and whether the writing style and Game Master style settings meet expectations.

This feedback will be used for feature adjustments, scenario refinement, and system optimization in future versions. For a game that relies on free-form input and an AI Game Master experience, real player feedback will be especially important.
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