Why Early Access?

“We want to create a truly useful tool for competitive sailors and to achieve that, we believe it’s the best to work closely with innovators and early adopters in the sailing community.

We’ve experience in releasing Early Access titles on Steam ( see VR Regatta ) and we believe the nature of this project makes it a perfect fit for Early Access model.”

Approximately how long will this software be in Early Access?

“6-24 months depending on community needs and involvement.”

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

“Initial Early Access version will be based on a core from VR Regatta. On that foundation are planning to work on following features:

• Adding more sail controls ( like cunningham and the boom vang ) to the boat.
  
• Improving the physics model, including sailboat inertia, capsizing, etc.
  
• Improving AI of the opponent sailboats to make interactions on the race course more realistic
  
• Adding full implementation of international racing rules

The whole point of releasing in Early Access is to work with the community on the actual features based on the needs of real life sailors. We will be interacting with users to learn what should be implemented to make the tool useful.”

What is the current state of the Early Access version?

“It's a sail-able sandbox, with the level of sailing realism similar to VR Regatta.”

Will this software be priced differently during and after Early Access?

“We will adjust the price based on the community up-take of the product.

Our aim is to make the project self-sustainable, which means we may need to increase the price if the product is really niche, but we hope to be able to reduce the price if enough people buy in.”

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

“Regular updates on Steam forums. Discord”