Why Early Access?

“Early Access provides a route to build Programming Game with input from the community. It also accurately reflects the state of the current client apis, which are likely to have breaking changes and cause a few unavoidable deaths. Early Access will allow me to iterate on feedback until we have a stable api surface. ”

Approximately how long will this game be in Early Access?

“It's difficult to say, but I'm hoping less than a year.

It'll be in Early Access until the api stabilizes enough to prevent unfair deaths. At which point I intend to move to a season and PTR model.”

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

“I want spell mechanics and status effects to be defined through configuration as much as possible. This gives predictability of mechanics, and allows player code to adapt easily to balance updates.

An increased economy. Players are able to trade today, but there's no auction house or mail system, and given the size of the world, that creates some less than ideal restrictions.

If the player population is sufficient to support it, I'll open up 2v2-5v5 arenas.

Also if I get signal that players are progressing into end game, I hope to add guild mechanics and multi-party raids.”

What is the current state of the Early Access version?

“The game is fully playable. There's a huge open world map, about 14 unique biomes, lots of monster variety, and a functional 1v1 arena.

That said, I'm prioritizing mechanics, balance, and content. Animations need polished, monsters are missing models, and equipment needs better details.

It's safe to expect bugs and unfair deaths.”

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

“Nope, same pricing before and after.”

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

“I've got an active discord, where I've been accepting bug reports and feature requests. Lots of mechanical improvements have been made by chatting directly with players.”