HoD: On open seas
Why and why not
I however, want to point out a few things that might clearify this.
I love critisism and I support everyone who wants to make their voice heard here.
The game was ticked as an "early-access" just yesterday, before the release. However, I changed that to a full-version release.
Maybe that was a stupid mistake, maybe not. But this version that is out now is a fully playable game, and I don't have any intentions of making changes according to suggestions since I already have a lot of ideas that I want to implement to this game.
*However, I am not saying that I don't want suggestions, I am just saying that this release was not intended for the community to follow the game as it progresses.*
We have a finalized version, and I thought it was a better way to show you what is coming and to make you exited - and to play the game and enjoy it as it is right now.
I'll be honest with you, I am not a developer in my "base-knowledge". I am a 20 year old guy who has created 2 companies in order to change the world. HJO Creations is working towards sustainability and creativity in these sort of areas.
My goal is to create 3 high quality games.
1. Hands on Deck
2. RoboDome
3. Planetize
I am going to do everything I can in order to make these games as unique as possible, this is my first time I am launching a game such as this on Steam, I am learning and I will now know how to proceed with my future games thanks to you guys!
I appreciate every word and every opinion you have on this game and I will make sure to deliver what you ask for.
Squadleader32 out,
We are planning to make this game *HUGE*
The old game did not have multiplayer - So we didn't have that in our planning at first.
But since I have been the main developer of this game, I just can't stop thinking on all the things I want to add to this.
I really can't sleep on the nights because I come up with 20+ ideas that I can implement into this game.
So, this is a finished version of what we wanted the game to be from the beginning. But since I want a lot more. I figured I would tell you that and make this game into a original idea.
What you can expect in the very near future is:
*Car racing
*Motorboats gameplay in a pirate city
*Pirate gameplay (be a pirate)
*Airplane chase
*Submarine undercover
It's just I really want this to be an amazing game with as much creativity as possible + features that has never been seen in such a game as this before.
Squadleader32 out,
Why not early access?
But we talked with Steam and decided that this game is a finished game, as of how it looks right now.
It's a fully playable game with 400 mb of content (rougly). The multiplayer-functionalities and the other content are things we will add this week.
It's like saying that "this product will be updated A LOT" - there will be new stuff coming almost everyday. Becuase we really want to make this amazing.
In the "Early access" FAQ it says:
"Don't launch in Early Access if you are done with development.
If you have all your gameplay defined already and are just looking for final bug testing, then Early Access isn’t the right place for that. You’ll probably just want to send out some keys to fans or do more internal playtesting. Early Access is intended as a place where customers can have impact on the game."
We have the gameplay defined already and the multiplayer is just a + that will be a future functionality.
Groupees keys
Updates!
*Multiplayer (online/lan)
*Boat racing + 10 other gamemodes
*Puzzles
*More pirates
*Better graphics
*More content in general
We didn't expect the game to be Greenlit so fast, we have www.groupees.com to thank for that! That is why we were a little unprepared.