Why Early Access?

“The core of the game is complete and playable today: you build up your base in the clicker, open the hangar, fit out your shuttle and fly expeditions through the portal into alien worlds. You explore them, research anomalies, fight their creatures and bring loot home to grow further.

What comes next is a set of large new systems built on top of that loop: new worlds, landing on planets, cooperative PvE and asynchronous PvP. We want to build them together with players. Your feedback on pacing, balance and what makes you want to fly "one more expedition" will directly shape how these systems turn out. Early Access lets us release them step by step and tune each one on real play, not guesswork.”

Approximately how long will this game be in Early Access?

“We expect the game to stay in Early Access for roughly 9-15 months. This is an estimate, not a fixed date. We would rather take extra time on each major system than rush it out. We will keep players informed about progress through regular updates and news posts.”

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

“We plan to expand the expedition side of the game significantly. Our current plans include:

- New worlds beyond the portal, each with its own hazard rules, creatures, research tasks and damage weaknesses to discover
- Planetary landings: descending from orbit to explore planet surfaces for rare cores, crew members and module blueprints you can't find anywhere else
- Deeper shuttle progression: more modules, parts and ways to build your ship for different worlds
- Cooperative PvE: shared world bosses and weekly operations where every player's contribution counts
- Asynchronous PvP: seasons and leagues built on the weekly expedition, plus loadout duels against other players' saved builds
- More crew skills, story events and balance improvements based on community feedback

The scope and order of these features may change as we learn from players during Early Access.”

What is the current state of the Early Access version?

“The Early Access version is fully playable and contains the complete core loop:

- An idle/clicker base that fuels your progression
- A hangar and a shuttle with six upgradeable systems, star ranks, a reactor and craftable modules
- Expeditions into 3 distinct alien worlds, each with its own hazards (drifting rock fields, electrical storms, living growth that reacts to your scanner)
- Turn-based battles against 36 creatures with 6 damage elements and weaknesses you discover by scanning
- A crew with skill trees, levels and Orders
- A workshop for salvage and module crafting
- A weekly expedition where every player flies the same world and competes on a leaderboard
- Cloud saves

Expect balance changes and ongoing polish as we tune the game with player feedback.”

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

“No. We do not plan to change the price after the game leaves Early Access. Everyone who joins during Early Access will receive all future updates at no extra cost.”

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

“We will read the Steam Community discussions and reviews regularly and respond to player feedback. Bug reports and balance suggestions will be tracked and addressed in updates. We plan to publish regular development updates and patch notes on Steam, share our upcoming plans, and run polls on which features and worlds to prioritize next. Players who join early will have a real voice in how the expedition.”