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[Texashawk]

Can't wait to see the new video and take a look at the changes. New name sounds good as well. Will certain systems be handled differently in the game, as they are considered 'sacred' or holy worlds of some sort?

Most definitely. Houses have bespoke planets of origin depending on their history, and part of the backstory involves different cultures that drifted away from the original Celestial Empire into the quadrant fringes....

-Steve

[Texashawk]

So, based on the dates in
https://imperiagame.wordpress.com/2016/04/04/the-updated-roadmap-when-will-the-first-playable-release-be-and-ea-notes/
it sounds like 0.4 is a couple of months behind target, and 0.7, which was the proposed early access release, was targeted for 10/1? Does that mean that Early Access is most likely to be in Q1 2017?

Yeah, .4 is taking a while, but when you consider that it encompasses a completely-rebooted UI, 3D conversion, the addition of 2 of the most important input systems in the game (Projects and Actions) and significant bug fixing, it's not so bad. That said, yes this may push back the Beta 1.0 back somewhat, but we do have a plan to release an EA product towards the end of the year. Having the foundation and the UI in place really helps speed up development.

-Steve

[Texashawk]

Steve, I completely missed your reply because I have a job now. Right now I am not at home, but I would love to test Alliance of the Sacred Suns after 5th Aug!

Is it still possible to rejoin the testers?

Yes! Email me at steve@imperia5x.com and I will get you the information you need!

[Texashawk]

... I don't want to harsh on anything, and I'm not going to suggest changing it or anything like that, but... was it noticed that one of the obvious acronyms for the new title is ASS? Usually the lower case stuff isn't left out, but it's not unknown either, and, well... *coughs*

Just make sure to put AOTSS somewhere on the website as the 'official' acronym and call anyone who uses ASS childish

We thought it might be a thing, but hey, at least people will remember it! We still like the name and we're going to roll with any abbreviations people want to use. I guess the game better be good, though!

-Steve

[Texashawk]

Hey all,

New video with an update here: https://youtu.be/CIw4tYk58ro

Enjoy!

-Steve

[Zireael]

Texashawk, I sent you an e-mail

[forsaken1111]

Hey all,

New video with an update here: https://youtu.be/CIw4tYk58ro

Enjoy!

-Steve

New UI looks like a major improvement Steve. Where can I get my hands on a test build?

[LoSboccacc]

ptw

[Knave]

Gotta say, this looks to be shaping up quite nicely! And you're referencing a lot of my favourite games. Will definitely continue to keep an eye on development. Looking forward to playing at some point

[Zireael]

Steve, did you miss my mail about returning to testing?

[Texashawk]

New updated video, with a lot of new stuff! Runs a bit long (around 45 minutes) but provides about a year and a half of basic gameplay with some of the mechanics we're working on, along with new starmap and UI graphics! Check it out here: https://youtu.be/0u1D2FvLHig

Enjoy!

-Steve

[Retropunch]

New updated video, with a lot of new stuff! Runs a bit long (around 45 minutes) but provides about a year and a half of basic gameplay with some of the mechanics we're working on, along with new starmap and UI graphics! Check it out here: https://youtu.be/0u1D2FvLHig

Enjoy!

-Steve

Awesome! Great to see it's still being worked on! Unfortunately I don't have time to watch it all today, but it looks awesome from flicking through it.

My one question is the obvious one - any ideas about timelines for the next release? I know it's a general 'it's ready when it's ready' but in terms of this year? next? 

[Scoops Novel]

By god does that look a hell of a lot more friendly.

[Texashawk]

New updated video, with a lot of new stuff! Runs a bit long (around 45 minutes) but provides about a year and a half of basic gameplay with some of the mechanics we're working on, along with new starmap and UI graphics! Check it out here: https://youtu.be/0u1D2FvLHig

Enjoy!

-Steve

Awesome! Great to see it's still being worked on! Unfortunately I don't have time to watch it all today, but it looks awesome from flicking through it.

My one question is the obvious one - any ideas about timelines for the next release? I know it's a general 'it's ready when it's ready' but in terms of this year? next?

Ha, well, you know what they say about the best laid plans... That being said, we've worked out most of the development kinks and we've pretty much finalized the game design, so it's just a matter of entering the damn code! I have more time in my life now, so I'll be able to work on it more frequently. We hope to put out a private early access version for like 5 or 10 bucks that gets you in on the ground floor in the next 2 months or so, and you'd buy that through our web site. Nothing set in stone, though!

-Steve

[Texashawk]

By god does that look a hell of a lot more friendly.

Thanks! It took a hell of a lot of work to get it there, and we're still not done streamlining the UI.