Hey everyone, first and foremost thank you for purchasing Project Dagger! I'm Alex the solo developer behind the game. I wanted to key everyone in on what to expect from Project Dagger, my timeline for when I hope to exit Early Access and what I hope to accomplish while the game is in Early Acess.
So lets get started with how updates will go out. I have some major updates already planned, the game is currently on version 0.3.8 which means the next major update will be 0.4.0. This will likely be a fairly large content update with new zones, enemies, weapons, a handful of QOL changes and some small new features. I plan on releasing 0.5.0, 0.6.0, 0.7.0, 0.8.0, 0.9.0, and 1.0.0 (1.0.0 will be when the game exits Early Access). These updates should go out every 1-2 months, but nothing is entirely set in stone on that.
Each of these major versions will be quite similar and will largely be content patches. I don't have a lot of major features planned at the moment but depending on how the game is received, community feedback, and always getting new ideas, this could very well change. However, at the moment the only major features I have planned is adding in bosses and a 4 player co-op mode which will consist of new levels, enemies, weapons, etc... Other than that you can expect releases to include weapons, zones, classes, enemies, and other cool additions to the game to help keep things fresh and build out the full game.
0.4.0 Release Plans
With release happening I already have 0.4.0 planned out and a lot of things work in progress for the release so it should be out around end of August to mid September. Now as for what is in 0.4.0 I'll list it out below.
- Steam Achievements
- XP & Level system
- Attribute points
- Beginning of a Perks system
- Weapons
- Armor
- New Enemies
- 1 new Zone
Beyond 0.4.0 & Multiplayer plans
So a fair amount of content to come, I have ideas for the releases following 0.4.0 but nothing is concrete yet so stay tuned to hear more about those releases. I do know that I plan on having co-op released by around December to early February. Kind of a long time away and a fairly big window for an update to be released but that's my current estimation. I plan on it being included in either 0.6.0 or 0.7.0. I think having it out in time for the Steam winter sale will make the most sense.
As always consider joining the Discord server as plans are usually announced there first, get access to sneak peeks at upcoming features and releases and engage with the community. Thanks for reading and I hope to see you in there!
https://discord.gg/DjpCanQFwx