Sidenius

The plan moving forward

Added 2024-07-21 22:34:33 +0000 UTC

The latest poll clearly showed that most patrons are in favour of having smaller builds released leading up to the demo(s) that will be released at some point in the future. I will therefore shift gears from now on and focus on getting what is currently in the game into a playable state for the first build.

Some patrons voiced concerns about this leading to an increased workload or a short sighted focus on getting builds out instead of focusing on the bigger picture. I think that won't be the case, because the builds will not be released on a fixed schedule but rather when they are ready. On the contrary, it might force good practices by consistently keeping the game in a fairly playable state and getting feedback on it regularly.

The goal for the first build is to have a simple flying experience similar to some of the sneak peeks. Something like, the player loads into the world and can fly around at will, change the time of day and change the weather. The controls are displayed on screen with a short tutorial that can be opened/closed with a button press. There will probably be some kind of main menu on start-up, maybe with some graphics options, although optimization is not a priority for the small builds. There's a lot of things to work out to make just this small build into a smooth experience, but once it is done subsequent builds might be released more frequently as the foundation has already been laid.