Dear Pioneers,
You may have noticed a slower pace of updates for the game lately, so we wanted to share some news from the team and provide an update on the development of The Pioneers.
As we’ve mentioned before, our team’s situation is challenging. Despite the moderate success we enjoyed on Steam when we launched in Early Access last year, we’ve struggled to secure enough financial resources to hire the full team necessary to develop a game as ambitious as The Pioneers. Nonetheless, we’ve chosen to keep going, driven by hard work and determination. This decision, however, means we’re working with a small team and juggling multiple activities both within and outside the gaming industry—simply to make ends meet. We hope that one day we’ll be able to dedicate ourselves 100% to our passion, and we’re not giving up! But for now, we must accept that the game’s development is progressing more slowly than we had hoped. We sincerely thank those of you who have supported us by purchasing the game; your trust helps bring our vision to life.
We’re also aware of the design issues present in the current state of the game: core systems that are still too unstable, lack of content and replayability, and insufficient guidance for new players. We have a comprehensive plan to overhaul these aspects, rethinking them from the ground up. Creating a game as complex as The Pioneers is no easy task, and we’re still not entirely sure that the path we’re currently on is the best one. But we believe in it and are pouring all our energy into making it happen.
The next update is taking longer to arrive because it involves a deep rework of some core aspects of the game and how you’ll experience The Pioneers: the structure of the game, its pace and progression, management and micro-management, tutorialization... and all of this is being developed under particularly challenging conditions. We’re passionate gamers ourselves and often find ourselves in your shoes. So, we fully understand and share your impatience. Rest assured, we’re doing our best, and we have no intention of abandoning the creation we’ve already invested the last five years of our lives into.
Thank you for your continued support and understanding.
Supercube Team
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