

Many older models and mechanics have been improved since Pre-Alpha 8. To bring existing and new content in line with our more ambitious art and design vision, we decided to first revisit previously implemented content. Over the last months, we hired additional concept artists, 3d artists, and game designers which allowed us to not only work on higher-tier content but also review the starter tiers. There is much work to do on the UX, game design, and art fronts but enclosed spaces are working and the upcoming test wave is planned to feature, for the first time, secret rooms below some ancient ruins…and there are treasures to be found.Ĭontinue to scale game lifetime by adding a new tier of content (tier 3) BitCraft can now have non-instanced building interiors, caves, and dungeons.

The general engineering challenges with allowing players to enter, leave and interact with enclosed spaces have been solved. Increase point of interest density through enclosed spaces

Now, learning new recipes is a mixture of intuitive discovery and finding or buying blueprints.
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In the past, it could, for example, happen, that a player would need a specific tool to build their next building but you would not know how to craft said tool because you needed to have gathered every ingredient to learn how to make the tool. how to craft an item) has been completely revamped, to allow for a smoother discovery of content. The way in which players discover knowledge (e.g. Players have a stronger sense of goal-setting and progression as they discover the world After all, one can only give first-impression feedback once. The big changes to how players discover the world requires us to specifically invite testers who have never played BitCraft in the past to get bias-free first impressions. We made great progress on all fronts and are now close to the next test wave.

To recap, our set main goals for Pre-Alpha 9 have been a revamp of the “discovery system”, the introduction of “enclosed spaces” and the addition of the 3rd tier of content. It does not store any personal data.If you read the Pre-Alpha 9 Producer Letter you already know what we have been working on over the last months. The cookie is set by the GDPR Cookie Consent plugin and is used to store whether or not user has consented to the use of cookies. The cookie is used to store the user consent for the cookies in the category "Performance". This cookie is set by GDPR Cookie Consent plugin. The cookie is used to store the user consent for the cookies in the category "Other. The cookies is used to store the user consent for the cookies in the category "Necessary". The cookie is set by GDPR cookie consent to record the user consent for the cookies in the category "Functional". The cookie is used to store the user consent for the cookies in the category "Analytics". These cookies ensure basic functionalities and security features of the website, anonymously. Necessary cookies are absolutely essential for the website to function properly.
