That could happen in the capital ships .... maybe a stretch goal? Seems like extra work to me, fun for the players I am sure We could decorate our Captain's Quarters with a erm ... fish tank!
Steamworks is primarily used to add an achievement system to a game right? If I do not need / want achievements in my game, then I can do without Steam. Steam is a distribution platform much like the others, but its methods can be a bit draconian.
Backers who want physical goods are paying to make them and ship them. A smart developer (and Josh is a genius) will have already got the costs of making and shipping included in the pledge price. I am sure costs is not a that major a issue, unless very few want them then perhaps it will drive costs...
Well .... probably so lol. But we will be unable to visit areas 'outside' of our current star system to check if that is so or not, unless Josh comments on this
Perhaps some of the rewards can be provided as add-ons to pledges. Though I agree with Josh here, we do not want to de-value the rewards. They are incentives, let's ensure they are tempting!
How about a printed manual as an add-on? Not just a pdf download.
So far much has been said of piloting your own ship, exploring in your own ship. How about taking a leisure cruise? Just as you are cruising the stars, how about some who are wealthy? How about when you are rich yourself and want to kick back and just go see space safely? hmm not sure ships will nee...
The aim of the planetary interaction system is to give every planet a unique “personality.” As you come to a deeper understanding of your local region, you will also learn how to best leverage each planet’s assets. I envision planets to be far more than simple pit-stops for players in LT. I’d like ...
Hello Josh! Thank you. I had suggested to let us download the music and I am glad to see that happen so soon. I half expected that only to happen when we get the soundtrack CD. And you had also responded to some of my other concerns, thank you for all the assurances.
I am so relieved Josh. One caution I get when I buy games is I read the box, look at the minimum requirements. And I am thinking do I have a bit more than that? What if the developer under-represented the requirements? What if I can load up the game but it lags/skips/pauses so bad I would want to ex...
Josh has said it before and he has shown us plenty of times he is a graphics guy. Actually that is part of why I wrote I am thinking he will up the requirements down the road.
Of course yes. High end graphics can be those HDR/Bloom explosions for example. The same explosion can still look like an explosion with those options switched off. One small concern I guess is yes Josh is using an older machine now. But when he gets the money, he will likely get a more powerful mac...