Facebook tells me it has been been a while since I posted about
Siberian Dawn, in fact the last thing I mentioned was being in ImagineFX, and I have had the next issue since then. Where does the time go when you are not paying attention?
So as the end of the year approaches and it has been
mentioned in a couple of places that Siberian Dawn is coming out this year I
thought maybe a development update might be due.
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| It's December, I still can't see that game yet... |
First thing to say is that Siberian Dawn will not be out
this year, and this is for a few reasons.
I have decided to expand some areas of the game, including additional
missions in the first expansion pack, and with extra bits in the game this means
extra artwork. Now you may or may not be aware that Siberian Dawn is a one man
project so when I come up with a great new unit to include in the game I have
to program and draw that new unit for the game. Adding more time to the project
will allow me to get this extra art done and also make sure the game matches
the goals that I want for it, to be the best single player deck building
experience possible.
With the art I am also unhappy about some of the characters
and again want to spend a bit more time getting them right for the world. The
more art I can put in the project hopefully the greater the experience for the
player. This also relates to the story, and I want to flesh out some of the
background a bit more so the path forward in the game is rewarding experience.
I have had a lot of likes on Facebook but not really much in
the way of comments so from my side I don’t see much of a demand for the game
this year, so again pushing it back a few months is not going to leave many
upset. And releasing a game in December might actually be a bad idea as people
are focusing on the holiday season.
So Siberian Dawn will be out in 2016.
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| 2016 or I will hunt him down... |
The current state of the game is fully playable on PC and
Android, but with some missions to add and additional information presentation.
The plan at the moment is to have the base game free with
the Training Run mission, a simple mission, with two units, that will let you
see how the game plays. There will then be an expansion pack that gives you the
rest of the Union and Guild units along with the first chapter of the game,
five missions and a bonus mission.
Future chapter expansions will then alternate between small packs
that give you additional missions, and big ones that add new units and missions
to go with them. The release of these chapters will of course count on there
being demand for extra material for the game.
So you may not have heard anything from the project recently
but rest assured I am busy working on it and making sure it will be the best
game it can be, because I don’t see the point in rushing out something that
will be substandard.
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| No Siberian Dawn for Christmas... |
Finally…
To make things interesting and follow those Kickstarters
with their stretch goals I want to set a little target ourselves. If I get over 50
likes on Facebook I will put up a video of the game so far, a sample from a
mission, and maybe more.
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- Winterflood -
