Alpha Key vs Pre-Alpha Key

[frannilea]

Hi. This game looks GREAT! I'd like to pre-order this game and I found your website to do that. But I'm a little confused about the difference between $20 Steam Game Key Code on one package, and the $30 "Pre-alpha" code AND "Alpha" code on the "Alpha Farmer Pack". However, confusingly also read that the "Alpha" key and the "Pre-alpha" key is exactly the same thing on the Backerit FAQ page. Well, that seems strange, since the Farmer Pack contains both as separate items. Could you please explain what each of these keys are? Is the actual Steam key the same for both, but the difference simply in relation to the time the key is provided? So that the difference between the $20 pack and the $30 pack, in terms of the key, that the $30 pack has earlier access? It's not exactly clear: you list them as two separate items in the Farmer Pack, but on the FAQ Backerit page you claim that they are exactly the same.

Thanks in advance!

[Bikanel desert]

There is no pre-alpha key. If you see it anywhere is just mistake

There is alpha key start playing july 2021

And there is regular key starts in October 2021

[frannilea]

Hmmm.... Perhaps they should fix their website, then. It doesn't look very professional to have these types of glaring mistakes on a sales page. I makes it look like there are two different keys, both in the Farmer's pack. I want to buy this game, but now I'm hesitating. If they have these types of errors on a simple sales page that is suppose to state what you are getting, I wonder how good the game will be. There are also plenty of Steam games with lots of hype that turn out disastrously... Hmmm...

[Saadiya]

I'm looking at the Backerkit page now and all I see is a pre-alpha access key.

[frannilea]

https://coral-island.backerkit.com/hosted_preorders/310294

This page: on the Alpha $30 section, it says:
"1x Coral Island Steam Key
1x Pre-Alpha Access Key"

...which to me suggests two keys.

I'm guessing that the $20 package "Coral Island Game Key Pre-order
$20.00 " is for the "regular key", which releases in December? It actually doesn't say, but I'm assuming because the $30 one is labelled "Alpha".

https://coral-island.backerkit.com/faq#project-faq

This page says that both keys are the same.
"There is no difference. Pre-Alpha and Alpha access are the same thing."

If it's the same key, why is it listed twice? Are there two different keys here, or are you getting two of exactly the same key, weirdly listed twice?

I'm not part of the Discord. I just saw the game on YouTube. And I want to know exactly what I'm buying. For someone not part of the Discord discussions (I'm sure Discord people presumably probably knows exactly what they are from ongoing discussions), the keys are pretty poorly described. Perhaps dates on them would help to clear up the ambiguity, plus a consolidation on the terms used to describe them. And of course, fix the mistake on the "Alpha" package, unless it really is TWO different keys.

I often buy Alpha games on Steam and I went to the website quite excited, wanting to purchase the game. I'm not trying to be critical, and am not usually so, but this is really, really ambiguous. If they don't fix this, people not on the inside information on Discord are going to buy it, misunderstanding what is on offer, then there are going to be plenty of complaints on launch. Surely, that would be best avoided...

[Saadiya]

My guess is that they are differentiating between the alpha and the pre-order kit for clarity.
Pre-order - 1x key, Alpha - Steam key (same as pre-oder) + alpha key.

[Bikanel desert]

Originally posted by frannilea:

https://coral-island.backerkit.com/hosted_preorders/310294

This page: on the Alpha $30 section, it says:
"1x Coral Island Steam Key
1x Pre-Alpha Access Key"

...which to me suggests two keys.

I'm guessing that the $20 package "Coral Island Game Key Pre-order
$20.00 " is for the "regular key", which releases in December? It actually doesn't say, but I'm assuming because the $30 one is labelled "Alpha".

https://coral-island.backerkit.com/faq#project-faq

This page says that both keys are the same.
"There is no difference. Pre-Alpha and Alpha access are the same thing."

If it's the same key, why is it listed twice? Are there two different keys here, or are you getting two of exactly the same key, weirdly listed twice?

I'm not part of the Discord. I just saw the game on YouTube. And I want to know exactly what I'm buying. For someone not part of the Discord discussions (I'm sure Discord people presumably probably knows exactly what they are from ongoing discussions), the keys are pretty poorly described. Perhaps dates on them would help to clear up the ambiguity, plus a consolidation on the terms used to describe them. And of course, fix the mistake on the "Alpha" package, unless it really is TWO different keys.

I often buy Alpha games on Steam and I went to the website quite excited, wanting to purchase the game. I'm not trying to be critical, and am not usually so, but this is really, really ambiguous. If they don't fix this, people not on the inside information on Discord are going to buy it, misunderstanding what is on offer, then there are going to be plenty of complaints on launch. Surely, that would be best avoided...

Updates is given here too, not just for discord insider

https://steamcommunity.com/games/1158160/announcements/detail/3017949229480592259

Like you see, alpha starts july 2021, eraly access starts after September 2021.

If you buy 20$ you get regular key, so you start playing from after September

If you buy $30 pack you get alpha from july, but alpha key ends when early access start. So in 30$ pack you also get regular key for after. So two keys. (because alpha key don't work after alpha is done).