KeepUp Survival

21 Jun 2023Developer post

Source: Steam Community (opens in a new tab)

Hello Community, I hope you are doing well and having fun with KeepUp Survival!

With this news I would like to provide a small summary for existing users and future visitors.

Game Trailer

First of all, I would like to present you the new small game trailer of KeepUp Survival:

Watch video on YouTube (opens in a new tab)

Discount

There is also a 25% discount currently being offered on KeepUp Survival!
https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/1524630/view/3680051934771750107

General

- Changes: KeepUp Survival has some time ago been implemented fundamental and important change. It included the new UE5 and important changes. Unfortunately, the transition did not go smoothly and was very bumpy. This led to additional work messing up the schedule.

- Info: Due to the great demand, full controller support is planned, but you will have to be patient at the moment. The partial controller support is also still a bit bumpy due to the changeover and still needs to be adjusted and improved.

As another thing, the AI and performance are currently being further improved, and the planned human AI is also still in development.

Due to the change from UE4 to UE5, some problems had to be fixed and some things had to be rescheduled. The elimination of the problems had priority.

- Marketing: During development, it is also important to do marketing. Unfortunately, KeepUp Survival is no longer promoted on Steam like it used to be. This means that, unfortunately, KeepUp Survival is no longer recommended.

Right now, I'm running my own promotional efforts to even be found. But as an indie developer, it's not easy to implement the best advertising strategies.

I hope that this will change for the better in the near future.

- Updates: KeepUp Survival will continue to receive regular small to major updates every 2 to 4 weeks.

Important updates are also carried out as usual at any time if required.

Link: Updates that are in progress can be viewed here. However, the list may change constantly. https://steamcommunity.com/app/1524630/discussions/21/3414307711413107053/

- Multiplayer mode: This mode has not been officially available for some time due to various problems. This mode is now only unofficially available.

**The game is explicitly advertised as a single player mode.

In development, single player mode is prioritized without regard to multiplayer mode. Multiplayer games often require double and triple the work of a single player game.

Considering the problems with multiplayer and the increasing competition that offers much better multiplayer games, I think my decision is the right one.

However, multiplayer mode will continue to be developed, but there will be changes to enable multiplayer mode, "activation will be required". Hereby I want to make sure that users are better informed that this mode may contain issues and is provided on an experimental basis. Firstly, to better inform users about it, as mentioned before, and secondly, to mitigate the bad reviews about this mode.

Discord

In Discord you have the possibility to follow the development and ask questions. https://discord.gg/8zyKXj9SDr

Ideas and problems

Submissions of ideas and problems are welcome, here you have the opportunity to submit ideas and problems at the following links.

- Ideas: https://steamcommunity.com/app/1524630/discussions/11/

- Problems: https://steamcommunity.com/app/1524630/discussions/1/

RoadMap

Here you have again the possibility to look into the old and new RoadMap. Keep in mind that deviations from the planning may have occurred and may still occur.

New RoadMap: https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/1524630/view/3665405726570530367
Old RoadMap: https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/1524630/view/3349010806029088113

Transportation

Recently, KeepUp Survival added two more ways to get around besides boating and paragliding. Here you now have the option to get around by horseback or by car.

Construction

I hope you guys are busy building as well. However, the farming system still needs a bit of development and is currently causing some problems.

Weather system and seasons

Since the big update #75 you now have the possibility to influence the seasons. You can let the seasons run automatically or set summer and winter manually.