Devlog #18 | Preparing for EA Launch!
[h2]Greetings Researchers![/h2]
[h3]✨ We'll be releasing Research Story in Early Access next month! Woahh ✨[/h3]
After working on this game for over 2 years, I'm more than excited to share the game with everyone, and build on it even more alongside players' feedback and suggestions once we hit release.
This month, we've been doing lots of playtests, bug fixes, and polishing, so that the EA experience for players will be as smooth as possible. Here's a screenshot of my own farm in Spring while playtesting!
My farm, with 4 chickens. Yes.
I've also been improving and adding more clarity in the tutorials. This page in particular makes me happy:
Tutorial on Tamed Creatures
I haven't shared much about this in our previous devlogs, but as in most farming sims, there will be a Mines area where researchers can delve deep to collect ores and find unique plants, creatures, and fish!
Floor 2 of the Mines. There will be different Mine biomes for players to explore.
[h3]Some folks have been asking about the game's content for EA and what to expect at launch! So here's a summary.[/h3]
There's at least 20 hours of content, which includes the following:
1) Researchables: 60+ researchables (includes crops, creatures, and fish)
2) NPCs: Over 15 townsfolk, including 6 romanceables!
- You'll be able to increase friendship levels with romanceables - unlock 4 key cutscenes and 3 Hangout Events for each of them.
3) Main Story + Content: You can complete the main story arc for the game. The content is spread out across the 4 seasons, so you'll find new things to do every season! There is no rush to complete the story and you can take as long as you like. After completing the main story, you can continue playing for as long as you wish to!
These are not implemented yet, but in the plans (to be added during the EA period):
1) More romanceables! To have at least 6 cutscenes for each romanceable. For non-romanceable townsfolk, I plan to add some cutscenes/side stories too.
2) Marriage
3) Festivals
4) And more~
I'll share the full EA roadmap on launch day! 💖
We're so, so close! Thank you all so much for your support and see you at launch!
- Miki
[h3]✨ We'll be releasing Research Story in Early Access next month! Woahh ✨[/h3]
After working on this game for over 2 years, I'm more than excited to share the game with everyone, and build on it even more alongside players' feedback and suggestions once we hit release.
This month, we've been doing lots of playtests, bug fixes, and polishing, so that the EA experience for players will be as smooth as possible. Here's a screenshot of my own farm in Spring while playtesting!
My farm, with 4 chickens. Yes.I've also been improving and adding more clarity in the tutorials. This page in particular makes me happy:
Tutorial on Tamed CreaturesI haven't shared much about this in our previous devlogs, but as in most farming sims, there will be a Mines area where researchers can delve deep to collect ores and find unique plants, creatures, and fish!
Floor 2 of the Mines. There will be different Mine biomes for players to explore.[h3]Some folks have been asking about the game's content for EA and what to expect at launch! So here's a summary.[/h3]
There's at least 20 hours of content, which includes the following:
1) Researchables: 60+ researchables (includes crops, creatures, and fish)
2) NPCs: Over 15 townsfolk, including 6 romanceables!
- You'll be able to increase friendship levels with romanceables - unlock 4 key cutscenes and 3 Hangout Events for each of them.
3) Main Story + Content: You can complete the main story arc for the game. The content is spread out across the 4 seasons, so you'll find new things to do every season! There is no rush to complete the story and you can take as long as you like. After completing the main story, you can continue playing for as long as you wish to!
These are not implemented yet, but in the plans (to be added during the EA period):
1) More romanceables! To have at least 6 cutscenes for each romanceable. For non-romanceable townsfolk, I plan to add some cutscenes/side stories too.
2) Marriage
3) Festivals
4) And more~
I'll share the full EA roadmap on launch day! 💖
We're so, so close! Thank you all so much for your support and see you at launch!
- Miki