Why Early Access?

“UTC+2 Studio is a one person studio, and that person competes in practical shooting matches. There is an upside to that: decisions about mechanics are made by someone who actually shoots, not by someone who had it explained to them. There is a downside too: one pair of eyes is not enough, and your own eyes stop noticing things fast.
This discipline rests on details that are hard to verify alone. Whether the weapon behaves correctly, whether the distances make sense, whether some mechanic has been simplified in a way only an experienced shooter would catch. Early Access lets us put the game in front of people who know practical shooting from the inside, and fix things based on what they tell us, instead of a year after release.”

Approximately how long will this game be in Early Access?

“Roughly six months. The exact timeline depends on how long it takes to add the remaining divisions and target types. If the game needs longer in Early Access to reach the state it should be in, that is what we will do.”

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

“We plan to add the remaining divisions: handgun, PCC, mini rifle and shotgun, each with its own classification rules. We plan to add moving targets that are not in the launch build: swingers, bobbers and movers. We plan new maps, including ones built for long stages out to 300 meters, and a loadout builder that checks your configuration against division rules automatically.
We also plan monthly and yearly cups alongside the daily one, expanded player statistics and a history of your runs.
The scope may shift based on feedback. If it turns out the community cares more about something else, we will revisit our priorities.”

What is the current state of the Early Access version?

“The game is fully playable within the scope described here. The AR-15 in .223 works across the SAS and SAO divisions, with complete Comstock scoring, penalties for misses, no shoot hits and shots fired past the fault line. Ballistics account for sight height over bore, you can zero to a chosen distance, and free aim, recoil and hold sway are all in.
Cardboard targets with scoring zones are available, along with hard cover, no shoot penalty targets, steel poppers and plates. The full run protocol works: walkthrough, Range Officer commands and the start signal, plus a daily cup with a shared stage and server side scoring.
The interface and voice over are available in Ukrainian and English.”

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

“We plan to raise the price when the game leaves Early Access, once the remaining divisions and target types are in. Everyone who supports the project at launch gets it at the lower price and receives all updates at no extra cost.”

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

“The main channel is the Steam community discussions, where we collect feedback on how the weapon handles, how difficult the stages are and how well everything matches the rules. We are particularly interested in what competing shooters and range officers have to say, since they spot discrepancies with reality faster than anyone.
We plan to post what we are working on and ask for input on the order in which weapons and targets get added. Daily cup results also tell us which stages turn out interesting and which do not, and that feeds back into how stages are generated.”