BETA 1 Dev News
Hi everyone. BETA 1 development is well underway. The dedicated server is ready, with all the initial bells and whistles (options for ban list, admin list, white list, steam id integration, etc), and under going internal testing. Content is being planned and organized through release. That is currently what is taking up our time, as we are making sure things are as well organized as possible with an update roadmap we can and will be able to stick to. This includes everything, but the initial focus is individual components, vessel building, manufacturing, universe generation, starting a game (with faction picking included), and new player experience specifically in mind. No tutorial yet, but we are putting in some behind-the-scenes work for it.
Some of the things that are being changed and improved:
One of the main changes between Alpha and Beta is how materials are gathered and processed. We're intending for the changes to streamline resource gathering a bit, with less dependency on low level materials later in the game. We'll cover that more indepth near the release of BETA 1.
Another large change we'll be making involves how building with and without Assemblers is done. Mounts will no longer require an item, but still have an integrity cost. Players in their space suits will be able place very cheap and weak, but still valid tiles. Vessels with an Assembler on board will be able to self-edit, but only under certain conditions and with restrictions.
We have gone through all made some error handling improvements while we're revisiting all content. Stripping out all the content should handle much better now for both game reliability and when needed error handling and logging, for future modding.
Finally, the price will be increasing with the release of Beta from the current 9.99 USD to 12.49 USD. Actual price depends on region, but we follow Steam's price suggestions for all markets. Once Beta is done, the price will increase one last time to the final Release price. Just a bit of information for those price conscience shoppers.
A Pre-Release build should be ready in the next week or two.
Some of the things that are being changed and improved:
One of the main changes between Alpha and Beta is how materials are gathered and processed. We're intending for the changes to streamline resource gathering a bit, with less dependency on low level materials later in the game. We'll cover that more indepth near the release of BETA 1.
Another large change we'll be making involves how building with and without Assemblers is done. Mounts will no longer require an item, but still have an integrity cost. Players in their space suits will be able place very cheap and weak, but still valid tiles. Vessels with an Assembler on board will be able to self-edit, but only under certain conditions and with restrictions.
We have gone through all made some error handling improvements while we're revisiting all content. Stripping out all the content should handle much better now for both game reliability and when needed error handling and logging, for future modding.
Finally, the price will be increasing with the release of Beta from the current 9.99 USD to 12.49 USD. Actual price depends on region, but we follow Steam's price suggestions for all markets. Once Beta is done, the price will increase one last time to the final Release price. Just a bit of information for those price conscience shoppers.
A Pre-Release build should be ready in the next week or two.
