Due to popular demand, we've put together a very simple quick start guide to help players get started with the game. It is based on the currently available features and will have to be updated frequently as we add new features or respond to player requests.
The quick start guide is available from the Cro Magnon store page.
/Mathias
Lead dev
Early Access Released!
The Early Access release is now live on Steam!
We've been working hard over the last few days to get the savegame system replaced and implement the first 10 Steam achievements.
Welcome to the the rise of the Cro-Magnon, and the demise of the Neanderthals. Hope you enjoy the experience!
Achievements!
For those of you who enjoy the hunt for Steam Achievements, we're happy to announce that we've added the first ones to the game. More will follow as we continue to add content to the game, but we've settled for 10 achievements to be in place for our Early Access launch.
Current development status
We've decided to scrap the troublesome save system and create a new one from scratch, in order to be able to keep our release date. The new savegame system will be based on somewhat different principles and save only the data that's really needed (whereas the previous one would save just about everything).
The upside is that the new save/load system will be really fast, while the main downside is that we need to put in some serious work hours to have it all done in time for release.
Current development status
Some issues with the save game system have been raised and we're working to resolve them. We've discussed publishing a version of the game early, without the option to save to let people get a feel for the game, but have decided against it for now.
Since the Early Access release will contain only a single map and a (victorious) playthrough of this map will require several hours of playing time even for the very best player, it would not be fair to relase a game where each playing session meant starting over from scratch.
However, we're hoping to have the savegame issues sorted shortly and the planned launch date of August 1 still stands.
