Why Early Access?

“As a solo developer and publisher I want to ensure that the product I'm shipping is up to as high a standard as possible. Early Access will give me the ability to gather and action feedback much more quickly, and much earlier in the development process.”

Approximately how long will this game be in Early Access?

“I hope to be in early access for approximately 3 months or so.”

How is the full version planned to differ from the Early Access version?

“There are a number of improvements I aim to make over the Early Access period:

• Add more maps that create varied design challenges
  
• Add challenge game modes where you're building specific capacity against the clock
  
• Expose content definitions for the community to make their own additions!
  
• Improve Steam integration (e.g. with Achievements & Stats)
  
• Potential full Mac OSX / Linux compatibility based on feedback

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What is the current state of the Early Access version?

“The Early Access version has all the fundamental gameplay intended for the final game (see the About This section for details), though I would like to expand out gameplay modes and maps to provide more varied challenges for players. It is currently primarily for Windows (OSX is also available but is not notarised) and also doesn't deeply integrate with available Steam features such as Achievements.

See the section above for some of the extra features I would like to add over the Early Access period.”

Will the game be priced differently during and after Early Access?

“My intention is to price the game the same after Early Access.”

How are you planning on involving the Community in your development process?

“I would like to gather as much feedback as possible during Early Access. The point of games is to be fun and trying it out is the only way to find out what users are really enjoying!

One of the key goals in Early Access is also to expose the internal content definitions so that the community can adjust the built-in components or even add their own components. This will hopefully allow the community to drive their own preferences of what they want to build with.”