1.0 launch?

[Myrkana]

Do we have any information about when 1.0 might come? Going through my list of early access games and I cant even find a road map for this one. I remember it being great fun but not really wanting to touch the game again until its feature complete

[Fair]

We're working on a graphics update, which is planned to come out this year. Hopefully shortly after that :)

But as I have said many times before, I would love to keep working on the game for a long time after version 1.0. So when you mention "feature complete", it doesn't really make any sense in that situation. If "feature complete" counts as what was promised during early access, it is already way, way past that :)

[Myrkana]

1.0 releases also come with the game being well balanced and for the most part no major systems changes. If youre still constantly adding stuff theres likely to be huge balance issues that pop up from adding another cool feature, item set, etc.. Then itll take time to balance that. Also having played many early access games I have learned they tend to occasionally require restarts due to bugs or other reasons that pop up when changes are made to integral parts of the game code. Im specifically waiting until that far less likely to happen before I put in the time to do a deep dive into necesse again :)

Many games release more updates after 1.0 but people can confidently play the current version and know everything will work together cohesively and there wont be missing elements like there is during the development of a game.

[Digital Trek]

I was curious about this as well. Not rushing a 1.0, but it does also help with modding. Mods will break frequently with large updates. Plus, I'd like to do a one-time SOLID playthrough and not feel like I missed out because more updates are coming.

[Sleazy Ninja]

How long would a current playthrough be?

[Jimbo]

Originally posted by Sleazy Ninja:

How long would a current playthrough be?

Depends on how hard you push. There is alot to do. In my current game I was at 10+h before i fought the second boss because I was focused on my base building. I would say that 25-40h on a normal run though. There are tons of items to collect and combine so if you are going for completion it could be alot more.

I am currently just over 150h and there is alot i have yet to see.

[ElDudorino]

If you're just pushing the quest objectives and you move forward at a steady pace a first playthrough would probably be closer to 8 hours.

But the game is really about more than just getting to the next boss. I can't imagine not building a town on each playthrough even though it's fully optional.

[Jimbo]

I did say a NORMAL run would be 25+
Sure you can speedrun it in 8, but that's not playing 90% of the game.

[mumblebrainz 🧠]

Originally posted by Fair:

We're working on a graphics update, which is planned to come out this year. Hopefully shortly after that :)

But as I have said many times before, I would love to keep working on the game for a long time after version 1.0. So when you mention "feature complete", it doesn't really make any sense in that situation. If "feature complete" counts as what was promised during early access, it is already way, way past that :)

This year when? I bought the game but don't want to start until the new graphical update comes out to experience it in the best way possible.

[Fair]

As you can imagine, it's hard to give estimates so take it with a grain of salt. But it's probably at least 4-5 months away.

[mumblebrainz 🧠]

Originally posted by Fair:

As you can imagine, it's hard to give estimates so take it with a grain of salt. But it's probably at least 4-5 months away.

Yes. Thank you Fair, started my first playthrough, too long to wait!

[Pickle Bath]

Originally posted by Fair:

As you can imagine, it's hard to give estimates so take it with a grain of salt. But it's probably at least 4-5 months away.

Cool, cool, cool

[Spiff]

Originally posted by Light Snack:

Originally posted by Fair:

As you can imagine, it's hard to give estimates so take it with a grain of salt. But it's probably at least 4-5 months away.

Cool, cool, cool

I think he meant the graphics update in August, which was 5 months from his post.

[Elleyden]

Originally posted by Fair:

We're working on a graphics update, which is planned to come out this year. Hopefully shortly after that :)

But as I have said many times before, I would love to keep working on the game for a long time after version 1.0. So when you mention "feature complete", it doesn't really make any sense in that situation. If "feature complete" counts as what was promised during early access, it is already way, way past that :)

I agree, let's the game improve and get big before it goes to 1.0, it could become a must-have rather than just being a good game among others games i the Steam Library.

I prefer to count on a good game well complete, than on a game with lots of mods that with each update I need to sort and know where the problem is.

In general I feel safer with a complete and finished game, than with a game finished too soon that will ask me to mod.


1.0 is full release, which means that there will be no more major changes in the game.
I say yes to more and more official major content.
The other problem is a game that was never finished, I haven't followed the game but the developer seems to know what he's doing.

[Myrkana]

Originally posted by Elleyden:

Originally posted by Fair:

We're working on a graphics update, which is planned to come out this year. Hopefully shortly after that :)

But as I have said many times before, I would love to keep working on the game for a long time after version 1.0. So when you mention "feature complete", it doesn't really make any sense in that situation. If "feature complete" counts as what was promised during early access, it is already way, way past that :)

I agree, let's the game improve and get big before it goes to 1.0, it could become a must-have rather than just being a good game among others games i the Steam Library.

I prefer to count on a good game well complete, than on a game with lots of mods that with each update I need to sort and know where the problem is.

In general I feel safer with a complete and finished game, than with a game finished too soon that will ask me to mod.


1.0 is full release, which means that there will be no more major changes in the game.
I say yes to more and more official major content.
The other problem is a game that was never finished, I haven't followed the game but the developer seems to know what he's doing.

Yea, thats why my partner wont come back to Necesse anytime soon. We're waiting for it to be complete before we take another crack at it. A game in development tends to have wonky balance all over the game as things are added that mess up the balance. Items, abilities, features, whole new systems, etc...