After months of hard work, were finally preparing the release of UW 0.8. This is the update weve been teasing for quite a while, with the new models and the main storyline. Firstly we want to apologize for the lack of regular development updates. Weve been pouring all of our efforts into preparing update 0.8. It will be released April 21st.

Early Access Release

Due to various circumstances (like our joke deadline becoming a real possibility), UW will enter Early Access with the release of 0.8. This means well start selling the game a bit earlier than we have hoped for. Were well aware of the problems that are associated with Steam Early Access, such as games stuck in perpetual development hell and entirely abandoned projects. Well do our best to avoid following those negative examples of Early Access releases.

Pricing

Since 0.8 will have less than a third of the content of the full game (more on that later), we dont feel comfortable charging you the full price just yet. However, lowering the price will result in us undercutting what our Kickstarter backers paid. While it was never our intention, we understand that this might be perceived as us being unfair towards those who supported UW early. Were in an unfortunate situation, but we still aim to do right by everyone. After much deliberation, we decided on the following course of action:

• For the final release, were targeting ~$20 (this might change in the future)
• The initial Early Access price will be $9.99
• The Early Access price will be raised to the final price once we feel it has enough content to justify the expense
• All Kickstarter backers (including at the lowest tier) will receive all future DLC for free*

*We have some additional content planned for after UW leaves Early Access. This isnt just cosmetic DLC, but also a major expansion on characters, with new gameplay mechanics and experiences.

The Release Schedule Going Forward

Not everything has made the cut for the upcoming 0.8 update. A few cutscenes and missions, as well as a plethora of gameplay and graphics improvements are not yet ready. Those were moved to update 0.8.1. This will be a major update in which we want to make UW feature-complete. Heres an overview of the release schedule going forward: [table] [tr] [th]Version[/th] [th]Content[/th] [th]Free Demo[/th] [th]Early Access[/th] [/tr] [tr] [td]0.8.0[/td] [td]New character models, new story[/td] [td]x[/td] [td]x[/td] [/tr] [tr] [td]0.8.1[/td] [td]Finish story act 1, feature-completeness[/td] [td]x[/td] [td]x[/td] [/tr] [tr] [td]0.9.0[/td] [td]Act 2 of the story[/td] [td][/td] [td]x[/td] [/tr] [tr] [td]0.9.9[/td] [td]Act 3 of the story[/td] [td][/td] [td]x[/td] [/tr] [tr] [td]1.0.0[/td] [td]Full release, leaving Early Access[/td] [td][/td] [td]x[/td] [/tr] [/table] In simple terms: The free demo will end after act 1 of the story. The Early Access version will receive story updates one act at a time until it is complete. Both versions will get minor stability patches as needed.

Update 0.8 Sneak Peek

New Character Models

New Environments

New Cutscenes

We want to thank you for your continued support! As usual, were open to hear your ideas, thoughts and questions. (Preferably via our Discord server).

[ 2022-04-12 03:55:48 CET ] [ Original post ]