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nilco

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Current state of the game?
« on: January 09, 2012, 02:03:05 PM »
Hi, I just bought the game and got my key, And I was wondering on the current state of the game. I bought the game because of an article written on RPS. The article said this : “a single-player sandbox style space role-playing game with strategic elements.” And my question is, where is the sandbox elements? When will they arrive in the game? All I see is a bunch of missions. Other then that im pretty happy with supporting the development of this game, it seems like tons of fun and has alot of potential!
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Re: Current state of the game?
« Reply #1 on: January 09, 2012, 02:08:45 PM »
Very good questions.  :)  I'll post a few good links that should provide some of the answers you are currently seeking.

This is the primary blog link which has great information: http://fractalsoftworks.com/blog/

And these next 2 links are very specific blog entries that should be exceptionally helpful to you:

http://fractalsoftworks.com/2011/09/29/whats-next/

http://fractalsoftworks.com/2011/12/22/battle-plan/

I hope that was useful, and that you enjoy the game in its current state as much as I have, while we all wait for the iteration of 0.5 which will begin to introduce that coveted sandbox concept, etc.  ;D

And also, thanks for supporting this game, it is currently my favorite in development!
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There is no instance of a nation benefitting from prolonged warfare.
Thus it is that in war the victorious strategist only seeks battle after the victory has been won, whereas he who is destined to defeat first fights and afterwards looks for victory.

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Re: Current state of the game?
« Reply #2 on: January 09, 2012, 03:40:44 PM »
Thx for the links!

On topic tho, when will ship refitting and such things be coming to the game?
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Alex

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Re: Current state of the game?
« Reply #3 on: January 09, 2012, 03:47:25 PM »
Hi! I'm planning to do a preview release of those features this month, or, if worst comes to worst, in early February. I'm still aiming for this month - on the one hand, there's a ton of work, but on the other, I'm making good progress, so we'll have to see how it works out :)

By preview release, I mean that I'll post links to it on the forum and perhaps the blog, but the BMT Micro/preorder page download links wouldn't be updated. The point is to get some feedback and fix things up, and then put out an "official" 0.5a release a bit after that.
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nilco

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Re: Current state of the game?
« Reply #4 on: January 09, 2012, 03:57:18 PM »
Hey, thanks for your response! The game is awesome and im loving the combat, it just feels right and the ships control as I would think they would and its alot of fun to play!

Keep up the good work!
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Re: Current state of the game?
« Reply #5 on: January 09, 2012, 04:03:50 PM »
Thanks, happy you're enjoying it!
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Re: Current state of the game?
« Reply #6 on: January 09, 2012, 08:45:08 PM »
good idea
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