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[Flying Dice]

Have u considered going straight for a steam listing if kickstarter failes, if u have gone to greenlight already going into the early access program perhaps.  Or even selling copies direct from the website, it looks like the kickstarter will fail, so maybe starting pumping out beta versions and sell direct or via some support mechanism ( steam, indiepop etc)

It will definitely go on Steam: the expected release date is next April. I've decided not to do an Early Access: I don't want to limit people to having to use Steam to get the beta, and I'd prefer to make my Steam launch the finished game launch.

You can already back direct from the website if you'd like to.

I have a good start on the campaign, and I'm really pleased about the staff pick! The more people talk about it and share it though, the more likely it is to succeed... here's hoping!

Thanks
Chris

Hah! That alone motivates me to buy it.

[My Name is Immaterial]

Looks promising. PTW.

[chrismdp]

Thanks! Just so you know, we've had a long an interesting discussion on the merits of permadeath over on the Limit Theory forums should you want to check that out...

Happy to continue to answer questions if people have them!

Chris

[ollobrains]

Slighty off topic while we wait for limit theory to grind itself into something for sale, sol trader is looking like it will fill a void

[Zangi]

The demo is interesting, but... the social UI will be better? 

(Does everyone and their mother get a ship except you when you are 18?  I havn't really looked into it though.)

[My Name is Immaterial]

Is there a way to get money faster than doing $10 deliveries in your own city until you can rent a ship?

[chrismdp]

The demo is interesting, but... the social UI will be better?

I'm looking at ways of making the information you know more navigable, so you can see the connections between people better. This will probably be more of a fullscreen view than the current one.

(Does everyone and their mother get a ship except you when you are 18?  I havn't really looked into it though.)

It might feel like it Only certain career paths get ships though. I've been generous with them for the demo: the full game might scale back the handouts.

Is there a way to get money faster than doing $10 deliveries in your own city until you can rent a ship?

Yes: head to the bank and take a couple of loans.

[Malus]

This looks really great; I backed it. I remember the original Kickstarter but I think I passed on it because, for some reason, I got the impression that the game was a lot more scripted.

The character creation snippet on the new page is actually what convinced me this time; I'm a sucker for games where you choose your own backstory, bonus points if the events tie into the world in a deep manner.

[chrismdp]

Thanks for backing the campaign! 

The trailers didn't exactly help to outline the game last time - I learnt a lot from my last experience! There will be mini story arcs that will fit in via missions (and will be moddable so people can create their own mini-quest-campaigns) but it won't feel linear at all: you might be diving into a story arc for a bit and out again, the missions will be branching, so you may not even notice.

Chris

[chrismdp]

Someone did a video play through of the demo - thought I'd post in case people haven't got time to try it:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TveGxRbgQ10

[sambojin]

This actually looks pretty interesting. I'll have a quick crack at it over the next few days and give you my thoughts.

[chrismdp]

This actually looks pretty interesting. I'll have a quick crack at it over the next few days and give you my thoughts.

That would be awesome - thanks. Always up for getting feedback! (A lot of it at the moment centres around the last of a fast forward button, something I'm hoping to attempt to fix today)

[chrismdp]

Also, just so you all know, I'm going live on Twitch in about an hour: stop by and say hi if you're around!

http://twitch.tv/chrismdp_

[Zireael]

Will the demo remain downloadable after the KS ends? I ask because my AV soft is giving me grief at the moment...

Watched the video and I'm really hyped. What are the demo's limitations? I've noticed no combat and lack of advanced missions, but are there limitations, like, I dunno, smaller galaxy or something?

[LoSboccacc]

will give a try later, ptw in the meanwhile. hope the kickstarter works, it sucks that's all or nothing, but if you're on steam ppl will be able to preorder as well so no biggie.