Hi and welcome back to the DevBlog! Were currently working hard on the Early Access release, and this months post will be about what to expect from it.
The main gameplay loop is tested
TFC: The Fertile Crescent has been in development since 2017, and since 2018 weve had a public alpha available. We maintained that version for around 3 years. We also released a Multiplayer Demo to our Steam page last year, providing a snippet of an in-development version of the game. This means weve already had quite a lot of time to receive feedback and data from people testing the game.
Our main goal for the release
We hope the EA release will expand our user base, and we hope to gather further feedback from this, as we wish to improve the game long into the future. However, weve always wanted to make sure that we worked through the most obvious stuff before charging for it. We cant promise there will not be any rough edges here and there, but overall our main goal is for TFC to feel like a polished and high-quality product already when we release it into Early Access.
Is the Steam Multiplayer Demo the same as the Early Access version?
No, The Steam Multiplayer Demo represents an earlier in-development version of the game, from last year, so expect a ton of bug fixes and general improvements over the demo once TFC is released onto Early Access.
New UI
If youve tried the Steam Multiplayer Demo, you can for example expect a complete overhaul of all the user interfaces. Every single asset in the game has been redone!
New Singleplayer Game Modes
So far, weve spent most resources on nailing the core gameplay loop and making sure its fun. As weve reached many of our goals for the core gameplay loop, weve started shifting more focus onto content for the Early Access release.
As part of this, were going to introduce new game modes that can be played in single player, which well reveal more about during Steam Next Fest!
Multiplayer
Since 2018, weve had a large focus on multiplayer. This has paid off as the community has already been able to run several successful tournaments. Thanks to these, we even added a spectator mode as part of our alpha builds.
Early Access multiplayer will not change much from the Steam Multiplayer Demo, since it already works quite well there. However, the tons of bug fixes and general improvements weve made to the game in general, since we shared the demo, will carry over to multiplayer as well. And of course, were continuing to take care of it and improve its stability for the Early Access release.
Steam Next Fest
We will be part of Steam Next Fest!
"Its a multi-day celebration where fans can try out demos, chat with developers, watch livestreams, and learn about upcoming games on Steam, [...] and returns on February 21st through 28th, 2022."
We have some big announcements to share during Steam Next Fest, so make sure you visit us!
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Andr and Anders[ 2022-02-15 12:30:29 CET ] [ Original post ]