Overview Update
What's up?
As you all might have known, the last few weeks has been about bug fixing, optimizations, better quality of life features and all-round improvements. Some issues still remain that requires solving over time, but those will be addressed in time.
So what's up?
[h2]Transitioning to Live Updates[/h2]
Yes, from v0.76 onwards, we'll no longer call it as patch. Instead, it's a progressive version update that slowly add contents into the game.
Which means, there's a good chance you'll get to see the game grow week in week out till release roughly in June.
[h2]What should I expect?[/h2]
You may gain access to new features such as Campaign game mode after completion of the Arcade mode as well as temporary access to other game modes such as PvP Duel mode.
These modes while accessible, will be limited and may not be as polished as Arcade mode.
Even if Campaign mode missions become accessible, they might still change and your overall experience and impression may differ from now till launch.
[h2]What can I do about new contents?[/h2]
Herein lies the whole point of us doing early access. Obviously, we're not abandoning this game but we'll at the same time need feedback on the new contents. That's where you folks as early access adopters get to shape the direction of where the game will lead to.
[h2]Expectation Management[/h2]
There're however some limitations as to how much we can change; we'll have to be realistic about it.
- Core mechanics of the game will not be changed
- Control scheme of the game is very unlikely to be changed unless there's a very strong reason to do so. That's because, for every button we add, we'll have to access if it's possible to experience it properly during gameplay with a keyboard AND a joystick.
- General plot of the game can have extra twists, but the outcome of the plot will not change. Therefore, the ending of Arcade mode is will be canon.
New features will likely be raw and unpolished until several updates later. This can change very quickly within the week or even days.
If you should encounter a feature or mission that is incomplete, please understand that the game is still on its way to completion and certain points of the game may not be complete or polished enough yet.
[h2]Conclusion[/h2]
This week, we'll be featuring Duel PvP mode played across using Steam Remote Play as a means for different players to fight it out!
Stay tuned for v0.76's release!
Regards,
Jeremy