Game Restructure, and Recruiting Ship Captains!
Author: indiefoldcreator
Date:
Fri, 17 May 2024
Genre:
Adventure, Casual, Indie, Strategy
Developer: Innomen Team
Release Date: Thu, 16 Jan 2020
Developer: Innomen Team
Release Date: Thu, 16 Jan 2020
Hello everyone,
Happy New Year! We've made a lot of major decisions over the past few weeks based on the current state of the game, and all the nitty-gritty details are available here:
https://www.patreon.com/posts/patreon-game-and-60146928
But if you just want the summary, here are the key points that you need to know:
However, after much talk and discussion with both our publisher and team members,
This means the second game / Episodes 3 and 4 will be restructured to offer a meatier experience that links better into the next entry.
The third game will continue as originally planned but will become the second game instead:
Here's a summary of what'll happen based on the changes above:
In the next few weeks, the roadmap will be updated to reflect our new schedule.
If you have any questions, we highly recommend checking out the main post on Patreon first. Feel free to reply to this post, or send us an email at innomen.productions@gmail.com.
Thank you for supporting us through everything! ːaiheartː
Happy New Year! We've made a lot of major decisions over the past few weeks based on the current state of the game, and all the nitty-gritty details are available here:
https://www.patreon.com/posts/patreon-game-and-60146928
But if you just want the summary, here are the key points that you need to know:
Initially, our plan was to launch three games based on our current roadmap:
Original Plan
- Game 1: "Sierra Ops"
- Episode 1 and 2 (prologue, chapters 1,2,3.)- Game 2: "Sierra Ops 2"
- Episode 3 and 4 (chapters 4,5,6,7,8,9,10, +many endings.)- Game 3: "Sierra Ops 3"
- New game+ Episode 1,2,3,4 (chapters 1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10 and finale.)
However, after much talk and discussion with both our publisher and team members,
we've decided to condense the first two games into one.
This means the second game / Episodes 3 and 4 will be restructured to offer a meatier experience that links better into the next entry.
The third game will continue as originally planned but will become the second game instead:
New Plan
- Game 1: "Sierra Ops"
- Episode 1,2,3,4 - (prologue, chapters 1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10, + many endings.)- Game 2: "Sierra Ops 2"
- New game+ Episode 1,2,3,4 (*chapters 1,1.5,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10 and ??? finale.)
(*note: the finalized chapter structure may not be exactly like this)
Here's a summary of what'll happen based on the changes above:
I. Restructuring Into Full Game
- Chapters 4 to 10 or Episodes 3 and 4 will be restructured and added to the end of the current game (we'll refer to them as "remaining episodes" for brevity). This means that Sierra Ops will have an expansion update that covers everything up to the actual ending for this installment.
- Access to the remaining episodes will be limited to Season Pass owners and Steam users who bought Sierra Ops.
- The DLC pages of both Episodes 3 and 4 will be delisted on Steam.
- If you're unable to access the expansion once it's released, please contact us and we can work something out.
- The base price of the game will increase to $24.99 USD once the expansion has been released.
II. Free Package Owners
Free package owners are Steam users who added Sierra Ops to their library for free before it transitioned into a paid app. If you're one of the Free Package Owners who played the game, just know that we're very thankful for your interest and hope you'll stick with us.
- All free package owners will get to keep the current version on Steam that has both Episodes 1 and 2, which has about 6-20 hours worth of content! We'll also keep providing stability updates for free.
- If you're a free package owner who's interested in playing the remaining episodes, we'll release a new DLC to grant you access to the remaining episodes. (Season Pass owners and paid package owners don't have to buy said DLC.)
- It's also possible to get a key to the game through lifetime Patreon pledges along with early access beta if you would prefer that instead.
III. Patreon - Ship Captain Recruitment!
- We launched the Patreon to help fund the game, share behind-the-scenes content, early access beta builds, and other rewards. Here's a detailed breakdown of the tiers and explanations on how the early access beta(s) will work: https://www.patreon.com/posts/beta-access-and-60148479?
- In exchange for your help, we offer you the perks mentioned in the above link, the most notable one being having your very own character with custom alias and/or portrait in place of the usual faceless NPC battleships.
- Weekly updates centered on the expansion will be moved to Patreon.
- We will still maintain a monthly update summary on Steam and Discord for non-Patreons.
To Season Pass Owners:
You will be automatically given access to the first early access beta without needing to become a Patreon.
In the next few weeks, the roadmap will be updated to reflect our new schedule.
If you have any questions, we highly recommend checking out the main post on Patreon first. Feel free to reply to this post, or send us an email at innomen.productions@gmail.com.
Thank you for supporting us through everything! ːaiheartː
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