Crunch time has arrived, and I am at the moment spending my every waking hour working on this game. I want to make it as enjoyable as possible for you all. It is in a decent state for release right now, but there is still a lot I would like to add.
Here is an outline of what the game includes so far in version 0.8.2.
-A map of our solar system containing all bodies larger than Deimos (the smallest moon with a name).
-3 playable planets Titan, Mars and Orcus.
-2 playable planets which are under construction, Triton and Venus.
-Basic flight training on Titan.
-Advanced training on Orcus.
-Racing training on Mars.
-10 Vehicles, some with alternate types.
-Single Player Racing modes on Titan Orcus and Mars.
-Time trial modes on Titan Orcus and Mars.
-An unlocking system to unlock events and vehicles.
-A Free flight mode with 2 player split screen.
-Some music (but not all)
Here is a list of things I would like to add after the Early Access Release.
Core Development
-Expert Training on Triton (a very windy planet)
-more race courses on existing planets
-Another planet (Possibly Miranda?)
-A final challenge on Venus
-an ending for completing the final challenge
-Completion Stats, Speed-run time, all clear time, all best times total.
-2 Player split screen VS mode.
-More music...Much more music.
Ports
-A Mac build
-A Linux build
Features
-Steam achievements
-Online leader boards
-Steam Trading cards (If the game does well enough for this feature to become available)
If the game sees enough success for me to employ a very clever person and/or run a dedicated server, I would also like to add the following (although these features are not guaranteed)
-Online VS mode
-Online Matchmaking (ranked PVP)
-Replays
-Ghost car saves
-Public uploading and downloading of ghost car saves
However well the game does, I intend to work on it for at least one more year after release. I want version 1.0 to be as polished and as bug free as I can make it.
Anyway, back to work.....
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