Hvorfor tidlig adgang?

“Early Access is a great platform for garnering exposure for our game as well as provide us with an avenue to gather feedback from unbiased players and incorporate that feedback into successive builds. Our current team has a group of playtesters, but they are familiar with the game and Early Access would allow us to reach players who have had no prior experience and thus are able to provide more unbiased feedback than someone who had become reasonably familiar with our game. It will also allow us to more properly assess a price for our game, based on perceived quality.”

Hvor lang tid vil dette spil være i tidlig adgang?

“We plan to move out of Early Access in about 4 months, but unforeseen circumstances could prolong this process.”

Hvorledes kommer den fulde version til at være anderledes end produktet i tidlig adgang?

“More content, more difficulties, more polished art and mechanics. This includes various AI difficulty settings ranging from easy to hard, multiple types of game modes (Such as time attack, score x to win, and practice), and possibly bonus game modes if time allows. The AI will be iterated on moving forward, and the whip mechanics refined. As updates roll out to Unreal 4 giving VR support, we plan to implement features as required.”

Hvad er den nuværende tilstand for versionen med tidlig adgang?

“A feature complete, art-locked build that allows the user to play a full game loop defaulted to “First to 3”, and a single AI difficulty that offers new players a challenge, but returning players a way to raise their skill cap.”

Ændrer spillets pris sig under og efter tidlig adgang?

“The team only feels it fair to allow the user to test our experience at a price we feel is indicative of the content we plan to deliver while in early access. Once the game launches, the price will most likely have a small increase, indicative of the work that has been put in and reflective of the new user experience.”

Hvordan har I tænkt jer at involvere fællesskabet i jeres udviklingsproces?

“When major updates are to be rolled out and new features added or changes made, we do plan to inform the community that follows Shadow Circuit, as they have a right to know what their potential investment is going towards.”