Hello Mars explorers!
Lots of exciting things are happening this week. Jake announced the next play test would take place in late August. More specifics will be revealed in the coming weeks, but as previously announced, future play tests will most likely be closed, so please join our discord to stand the best chance of taking part and giving us vital feedback.
https://discord.gg/U5r5zZgsyv
We now have questions and answer channel In discord. We will use these for our steam blogs here to keep you in the loop on all the important stuff as best we can. Of course, some things may require a little more thought, but we endeavour to answer a good selection of questions each week.
So here is the first QnA.
How much will the game cost
We will have more info closer to release, but as you would expect, being an early access game, it will be cheaper than a full-priced one. We most likely will increase the price once we leave early access.
Will there be more building options like half walls, ramps, etc.?
no big plans for early access release, with a focus on combat and automation rather than a pretty base design; however, if we get enough player feedback, then we will take into consideration
What will boss fights be like? will they be harder than regular waves, or will you have to adapt how you play quickly to what the boss does or something similar to that
There will be a variety of boss-type enemies; some appear at the end of a stage in the final wave, others will be at specific poi, and we have plans for sub-boss too! more details in future
Where can I find the development roadmap?
Here is our pre-release road map at present. some things have changed slightly already and are a rough guide for internal rather than concrete plans, More long-term plans will be revealed nearer the release
Have you added/do you consider adding mod support in the game? I know that supporting mods takes considerable work from the dev team, but it adds tons of fan-made content and replayability to the game.
Not yet. The focus will be on the core gameplay experience. We are open to the idea, but as you would expect, something to look at later in early access or towards full release! robot waifu mod, anyone?
What are the thoughts and plans regarding multiplayer?
Multiplayer is something we will work very hard on. 1-4 player co-op is the plan at the moment. However, the early access launch will most likely only have a single player till some point during early access.
When will the Alpha client have the next updates?
we plan on at least two more updates before the next play test. next week, adding in delivery bots, and a further update just before next play test
Will there be cake at the end?
the cake is a lie
Any plans for vehicles or mounted weapon emplacements?
yes! and yes!
I was wondering if there will be any transportation to get across the map faster than just running.
there will be vehicles added in future
Will the game support macOS?
(also will it support M1)
we are fully focused on bringing hostile mars to steam early access, but we do have plans to bring it to consoles after full release for pc. We will evaluate other platforms as we go and let the community know
That's hopefully given you lots of answers, do come join our discord to ask your next questions and to potentially take part in the next play test, see you again next week
-Jade (Community Manager)