Hello Q.U.I.R.K. community!
Yup, you read it right: Q.U.I.R.K. on Steam is now free to play! We've had an incredible show of support from our Steam community, and we want to be sure that those folks who purchased Q.U.I.R.K. on the Steam Store know that we haven't forgotten you! There are so many features on the way that we'll need an entirely different post to detail them all. So, for now, let us take a moment to look back on our progress and share how we plan to make sure our early supporters are rewarded for their investment in our game.
The last three months of development have seen a remarkable improvement in performance and stability for our mobile versions. Perhaps more excitingly, we've continued developing the features on that growing wish list we've been carrying around since we began this project, nearly two years ago! It's a wish list that began as a collection of our team's hopes and dreams and that quickly evolved into a phenomenal collection of ideas that came from you directly. Your ideas and requests were so great that we put several of our personal pet features on ice in order to work in your (far better) ideas.
Over the last few months, we've also been working on expanding the way our community is able to play Q.U.I.R.K. Given that uGen is a small indie team, it was necessary for us to focus a lot of our attention on developing those new game features on our latest platform release: mobile!
So we incorporated your feedback into the development plan, making sure our Q.U.I.R.K. Mobile alpha was designed with your thoughts in mind. While we've been able to add a host of new features, we know there is a lot more work to be done. Part of that work involves transitioning Q.U.I.R.K. to a free-to-play model across all of our platforms.
But what does that mean for Steam users who purchased Q.U.I.R.K. through Steam Early Access? What are all the new features? When are we going to push those new features to VR, PC and macOS? Also, how can you get a piece of this Q.U.I.R.K. Mobile action?
So many great questions and we've only just scratched the surface. Have something you'd like us to address? Reply to this Steam thread, and let us know what's on your mind. We're looking forward to talking with you.
Here we go!
Hey, I paid for Q.U.I.R.K. with money! What do I get?
We've cooked up something really special for you, the glorious supporter of indie games, but we have some explaining to do first. Our long-term plan is to support the development of Q.U.I.R.K. through micro-transactions. At some point in the near future, our PC, macOS, and VR gaming communities will be able to buy into vanity and time-saving features using real money, like our current Q.U.I.R.K. Mobile gaming community. When those features are rolled out to our friends on PC and macOS, everyone who purchased Q.U.I.R.K. through steam will get double the amount they spent--a $20.00 USD credit to their game account.
But wait, there's more!
Until now, we've only allowed players in the Philippines using Android devices to join in our Q.U.I.R.K. Mobile tests. However, in addition to receiving twice the value of your Q.U.I.R.K. purchase, everyone who played Q.U.I.R.K. on Steam can now participate in our mobile testing for Android! Don't fret, iPhone users! You'll be in the mix very soon, so stay tuned for updates on Q.U.I.R.K. Mobile availability on iOS mobile devices.
We'll be sharing how you can get involved in our Q.U.I.R.K. Mobile testing efforts in the next week.
When will we see all these new features on VR, PC, and macOS?
We've already begun updating Q.U.I.R.K. on Steam with the new features we've been developing over the last few months. Further updates will include more art assets, improved UI, friends lists, chat, new building blocks, a total redesign of our map building tools, new game modes, and so much more! Be on the lookout for our weekly updates that will keep you up-to-date on the latest Q.U.I.R.K. improvements.
So you will continue updating Q.U.I.R.K. on Steam?
You bet we will! We remain committed to developing Q.U.I.R.K. for all of our gaming communities. In the future, we will look to combine these communities, which will allow us to provide unprecedented cross-platform support, finally connecting all of our Q.U.I.R.K. friends in one super-mega global gaming community!
(This article will continue to be updated as we answer your questions. To add your thoughts to the conversation, post your questions below!)