Since launching Wartile we have closely been following the Steam forums closely and the feedback that you all have written to us through the Google questionnaire.
We have made a small Q&A, to give you all a better understanding of our plans for the future and share how how we plan to address some of the problems and desires that you generally have.
Q: For how long do you plan Wartile to be in Early Access?
A: Our production plans says 5-6 months, so if everything goes as planned that should be it. But the reality of game development is that its really hard to predict as most games becomes a beast of its own, and some features may take longer than planned.
Q: What additional content are you planning on adding to the game?
A: We already have three new and unique environmental themes in production. From these we expect to create more than 5 new challenging battle boards both for multiplayer and singleplayer. Apart from that we expect to introduce three new Viking classes, each in different versions coming from different tribes, with their own stat build and unique selection of ability cards.
With every major update we will also increase the amount of godly and tactical cards significantly in order to provide the players with a true feeling of diversity when assembling their deck.
A wide selection of equipment is also on the drawing board and will be introduced every time we bring a new Viking tribe or battle board update.
With the Early Access release, we have been focused on stability and a strong foundation in the game mechanics, that we can build upon. The past week we have focused on fixing various bugs reported by our community and soon we will be able to commit all our time new content, and required improvements.
Next planned content update - 0.4.5.0
New battle board challenge - The Rescue
You arrive under the darkness of night, silently moving like shadows to learn that the island is occupied by a large English garrison. Luckily everyone is sleeping, even the guards supposed to be on watch.
Next planned Adventure pack update - 0.5.0.0
- Introducing a new battle board environment theme.
- Adding at least one new Viking character class, with a set of unique abilities.
- A new selection of unlockable godly and tactical cards.
- New equipment sets, and much more.
We keep the details a secret for now :)
Q:Will there be monsters and mysterious creatures in the game.
A: Yes, the universe of Wartile is a fantasy universe inspired by history, mythology and lore. It contains beasts and creatures yet to be added with our upcoming updates. So arm yourselves!
Q: I would love to go on a viking raid to plunder and pillage with a friend, will you introduce Co-op play?
A: We see a growing interest in having the possibility to play Co-op and will investigate different options into how we can support this.
Q: I would like more time to think about my strategic approaches in the game, will you add a pause button or a system to play the game at a slower phase?
A: Pressing Spacebar will slow down the game significantly, giving you a small moment to breath and allow you to move a unit or play a card.
Q: I would like more information about each figurine and what their strengths are. I would also like it to know what the different items do and if they are possible upgrades to my vikings equipment, will there be added more information on stats?
A: We are aware that the current stat system is highly flagged by our community, and plan to eventually make an overhaul of the entire system, making it easier to learn more about each item and how they are different from each other.
Q: Will the game be released for other languages than english?
A: Yes, we are working on bringing the game to as many languages as possible, we however wait with this initiative until our next major content update ready as localization can be an time consuming task, once it's in, it needs to be maintained every time we release a new update.
Q: Will Wartile come to Mac & Linux?
A: We dearly hope so, but during the Early Access we aim to keep our in-house testing time as low as possible, leaving more time to develop. The systems support the more testing we have to do, for each small patch or content update. This is also the case regarding supporting VR, it would be awesome, but we are a small team.
So we wait, and hope you guys can wait with us.
That was all for now, we know there are lots of other questions and we will try to pick them up as they come.
Until then have a nice weekend everyone.
Best regards
The Wartile Team