Why Early Access?

“Slay the Dragon is getting there and as a result I need valuable community feedback on elements of the game to make it a more rounded product. You can slay the dragon right now, but most features are still needing some tweaking. I am very keen to involve the community in the games development, to gather feedback and suggestions around the balance of existing features and the introduction of new ones!”

Approximately how long will this game be in Early Access?

“With the current items that I want to complete I envision a time scale of around 3-4 months to complete the game, this will depend on community feedback on aspects of the game.”

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

“The list of planned features is subject to change, but here are some of the things I am planning:
Improved artwork and sounds
Improvements to the story lines texts and randomized texts.
Dice Game Improvements
Mini Games Improvements
Fight Mechanics Improvements
Additional Encounters
More Achievements (5 added)

I will update this list as the game develops into the final product.”

What is the current state of the Early Access version?

“The Early Access version is up to the point where you can roam the world, fight, die, play dice, upgrade towns, collect resources for town upgrades, upgrade the towns, save and load progress and kill the Dragon.

As this is an RPG there are random encounters (combat and non), missions to complete, monsters to kill and Gold to collect.

It should take 1-2 hours for the player to level up enough / meet the requirements to kill the Dragon.”

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

“I will not adjust the pricing after release.”

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

“I will primarily interact through the Steam Discussions.
I plan to update the Early Access game frequently as I can, and base priorities on what I perceive the community wants most, any game breaking bugs or things that would prevent the player from killing the dragon will be dealt with on highest priority. I always want it to be possible to finish the game (however hard or easy that might be as the game develops)
I'm looking forward to community feedback on the game, and will read everything I can, answering as much as possible related to the ongoing game development and game play elements.
RPG Games are very broad in scope and difficult to get the random rolls balance right, so discussion with players will be useful as the game progresses to get this right.”