Miksi Early Access?

The reason Echo Nine will be distributed for Early Access is so that the players can get involved with the development process. Community input will be important to the development of Echo Nine. We want you to be able provide feedback that will directly affect the features and game-play elements you want to see.

We want Echo Nine to be the game that the players want it to be.

Miten kauan peli tulee arviolta olemaan Early Access -vaiheessa?

The Early Access period will end approximately 2nd or 3rd qtr of 2018 Echo Nine will then move into the beta phase with an intended release of Christmas 2018

Millä tavoin lopullinen versio tulee eroamaan Early Access -versiosta?

The full version will be the culmination of the development changes that occurred during the Early Access phase. It will include arcade and campaign game modes as well as expanded pickups, enemie types, and player ship attributes such as shields, health, repair, and weapon systems.

The full version will also include leader-boards and Steam Achievements.

Mikä on Early Access -version tila tällä hetkellä?

The current state of Early Access is a single game mode. The current game mode is called "Survivor" and includes multiple different enemies that evolve when the player's score increases. They get faster and begin to attack the player sooner.

The current mode also includes pickups that will increase the players score enough to gain the next upgrade. The play ship starts with a single fire and forget missile. The first upgrade comes at 5k score and doubles that to two missiles. The next upgrade (15k) progresses that to 3 missiles.

Muuttuuko pelin hinta Early Access -vaiheen jälkeen?

The game will be priced differently for Early Access. The Early Access price will be heavily discounted. The full version will most likely be 2 to 3 times the price of the Early Access version.

Miten yhteisö otetaan mukaan kehitysprosessiin?

The community will be able to submit input directly to the developer by email or by Steam message. We will also be providing a forum for community discussion that can be used to contact the developer in the future.