Hi all,
Infinite Mana is coming to Early Access on Friday, June 16th, 2023! But what does that mean exactly? Well, let's go over it together.
What to expect:
A game made by a single developer: Since it's just me developing the game, things take time to implement and properly bug test (also, a huge shout out to the community who has helped bug test!). The game is a labor of love and I plan to make a wonderful experience through and through. Early Access grants me time and resources to fix bugs and implement features/assets.
Bugs: Bugs are always rearing their head at the worst moments. If you have any issues or something just seems off, please let me know in the Steam forum or on Discord. If you face any progress-blocking issues, let me know and I will fix your save file ASAP.
Placeholder Assets: Some of the music and graphics in the game are placeholder assets and will be slowly changed before release. The soundtrack is done by myself and AdLib, and it's currently about 50% complete. Things like User Interface and sprites are slowly being worked on to be the best they can be.
Updates: Throughout Early Access, not only will the game be updated to fix bugs but to add content. Currently, the game features a prologue and two chapters to discover, but I plan on having 10 chapters in total, plus a post-game with new areas that wraps up story beats. A Chapter Update will be added periodically that features new areas, quests, main story, Guises, and more. Each of these chapters are fairly lengthy, anywhere between 3-8 hours long depending on the chapter and on how much you do, so expect quite a lot to do in-between releases.
Beginning on Early Access, everything up to Chapter 2 will be available to play, this includes:
- Around 10-15 hours of gameplay depending on if you do everything.
- Lengthy main story, as well as a multitude of sidequests.
- 4 Guises to unlock: The elemental magick-wielding Disciple, the beast-raising Tamer, the shape-shifting Warden, and the tricky Trickster! This is alongside the 4 base Guises you start with (Wanderer, Oracle, Rogue, and Beastmaster).
- Plenty of stuff to collect, fish to catch, and more diversions.
With that all being said, I do have a roadmap I want to show off!
As you can see, chapters will be released throughout the year with lots of new content to play through. Each chapter will take around 3-6 hours to complete. There is a chance I will speed up the cadence of releases, however I don't want to make any promises. Once something is set in stone, I will update the roadmap and announce it through Steam. The plan is to get the game finished and released as soon as possible, so it's unlikely that every chapter will be made available throughout Early Access, but it will all be made available at release.
That's Early Access in a nutshell. I plan to be active on Steam with bug-fixes, game updates, and work-in-progress posts, so please, join me on this journey! Thank you for following the game, and I can't wait for you to play and show you everything that Infinite Mana has to offer. Feel free to reach out via the forums on Steam or on Discord, or even Twitter if you have any issues.
~ Hyd
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