From the Developer: About this game and what's in store for Steam Early Access
Author: indiefoldcreator
Date:
Thu, 05 Sep 2024
Game: Fringes of the Empire
Genre:
Action, Adventure, Casual, Indie, RPG, Early Access
Developer: Lost Astronaut Studios
Release Date: Mon, 16 Nov 2015
Developer: Lost Astronaut Studios
Release Date: Mon, 16 Nov 2015
Of course I'm writing this because I'm the lead developer behind Fringes of the Empire. But, I want to share with you, the gaming community, why you should support this game on Steam Early Access.
First and foremost, this game is developed solely by one person, with the help of community members and close friends who test the game, all of the sweat is put in by me and me alone. And no, I don't work in the gaming industry right now, my day job is very different: I work in 3D Printing for Retail.
Why support this game? Well, if you like 2D retro games, this is one. But moreover, this game is the artifact of my love of gaming and an attempt to bring it back to the classic games that I love. I will let you know though that as long as it remains Early Access, there will be bugs. Please don't fret! I will be updating the game at least once every month or two, and each time I'm going to focus on bringing bug fixes, and new systems and features, to the game.
I also want to take this genre farther by introducing new ways to manage your starship experience, and of course, I want it to be moddable! I'm happy to report that so far it is seeming likely that at least the starmap and plot will be completely user-moddable! I want to encourage the community to engage me with ideas. I will read everything you write -- preferably constructive criticism, right? -- and will do my best to include features that people want no matter how big or small as long as they fit into the development scope of this game.
This game is pushing the limits of GameMaker: Studio, the engine it uses, to the very limit. Please be understanding that GameMaker has proven to be a very difficult platform to build for. I'm sorry if I cannot support advanced features, but I'll try my best to engage in the types of features that are possible, and that will make the game memorable.
To my friends, thanks for your support over the years. It's finally happening! This is the first title I plan to release (of several) on the Steam platform, and I'm very excited about the years to come. I have some great ideas cooked up for three different games, of which this is just one. So help here will lead to helping other titles that haven't even been released yet.
Thanks so much for your support, and I look forward to whatever this brings. Anyway, enjoy Fringes of the Empire and thanks for taking the time to read this.
Kind regards,
Mad Merv
Lost Astronaut Studios
P.S. Do you have a virus scanner? Might mess up your initial play sessions -- so turn it off or set it to 'gaming' mode in case it starts blocking your experience.
First and foremost, this game is developed solely by one person, with the help of community members and close friends who test the game, all of the sweat is put in by me and me alone. And no, I don't work in the gaming industry right now, my day job is very different: I work in 3D Printing for Retail.
Why support this game? Well, if you like 2D retro games, this is one. But moreover, this game is the artifact of my love of gaming and an attempt to bring it back to the classic games that I love. I will let you know though that as long as it remains Early Access, there will be bugs. Please don't fret! I will be updating the game at least once every month or two, and each time I'm going to focus on bringing bug fixes, and new systems and features, to the game.
I also want to take this genre farther by introducing new ways to manage your starship experience, and of course, I want it to be moddable! I'm happy to report that so far it is seeming likely that at least the starmap and plot will be completely user-moddable! I want to encourage the community to engage me with ideas. I will read everything you write -- preferably constructive criticism, right? -- and will do my best to include features that people want no matter how big or small as long as they fit into the development scope of this game.
This game is pushing the limits of GameMaker: Studio, the engine it uses, to the very limit. Please be understanding that GameMaker has proven to be a very difficult platform to build for. I'm sorry if I cannot support advanced features, but I'll try my best to engage in the types of features that are possible, and that will make the game memorable.
To my friends, thanks for your support over the years. It's finally happening! This is the first title I plan to release (of several) on the Steam platform, and I'm very excited about the years to come. I have some great ideas cooked up for three different games, of which this is just one. So help here will lead to helping other titles that haven't even been released yet.
Thanks so much for your support, and I look forward to whatever this brings. Anyway, enjoy Fringes of the Empire and thanks for taking the time to read this.
Kind regards,
Mad Merv
Lost Astronaut Studios
P.S. Do you have a virus scanner? Might mess up your initial play sessions -- so turn it off or set it to 'gaming' mode in case it starts blocking your experience.
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