The SAND Playtest has now ended!

[JayAyyCee]

The SAND Open Playtest has now concluded.

A massive thanks to everyone who participated, your feedback, suggestions and participation will be invaluable as we work towards SAND's release and continue to develop and improve the game!

Stay tuned for news on when you can next expect to play the game, we'll see you all back on Sophie soon...

[yugi_jojo]

so are we waiting for another playtest or the full release?

[applejuicevr]

will it open again bc i was having great fun

[Psychobob]

Damnit. I had 95%+ great experience. I was looking forward to playing it again today.

[Foxone]

Bravo! Your making a great game.. 45+ hours in the playtest and wanting more! Awesome concept.. loved the 'Highfleet' feel! Loved all the customisation.. played Solo and enjoyed every minuete! Cant wait to play again!

[Shill]

Бляха чуваки, ми тільки з пацанами зібралися всі разом зіграти і ви закінчуєте плейтест, дайте пограти))

[Pyro]

Of course the game was buggy,it's a play test but overall its a great concept! I finally made a beast of a blueprint and was able to test it last night. was able to destroy 4 other blueprint trampler's and extract successfully with just 1 other friend on my team. looking forward to more play test and release of the game. Hopefully its available to play test regularly,hopefully this weekend?!

[ERASER]

This was actually very fun! I played with friends and solo. Both experiences were promising. I agree on optimization issues and a lot of interface mechanics others claim make it "unplayable" but... it's a play test. I expect this. All my buddies figured it out and yes it needs work but it was still awesome and an amazing concept.

Keys go to locked chests? Never got to try them. Seems logical but perhaps an extra sentence in the text boxes explaining what things are for would help. Like what ammo goes to what weapons, and what icons mean on the map. Making it easier to adapt to will be key for those new to the genre.

The only "issue" I had was in Blue Prints. Friends were able to figure it out but a bit of a tutorial might be huge. I continuously ran into structure issues and pathing issues that weren't clear to me. Lots of doors... all the necessary parts... never finished a Trampler. That aside, there was so much fun to be had once you were in.

Getting equipped and loading up for the journey is not too bad once you figure it out. Looting ships and cities to find more to extract with is very self explanatory. The sense of urgency to get your looting done quickly and efficiently was palpable. Always looking towards the horizons for black smoke. The survival element felt great. Absolutely make sure you have friends you've played with and know your roles!

Very good potential here. I look forward to the next session! Hope it's soon...

[novus teach]

looking forward to playing drop an early release date please!

[rudetearex]

was interesting, though i recommend a research tree for mech parts, lost mine do to it bugging out halfway into a dune was expensive.

[SometimesSinks]

generally great experience. optimizing terrain for travel is needed. the amount of times a giant coral reef split me from the rest of the map was more than once. and steeper dune peaks can play hell with the larger framed mechs. being able to keep larger mechs powered on was tough sometimes. have a store in or out of game where you can get power cores would help tons. a way to truly fix the mechs would be nice too. more than a few times there were 3 teams who all lost and just had no way to recover after the fight. but mech fights felt right. controlling the mechs itself was entertaining trying to lurk around. all in all. super excited to see the final product

[upsetkiller]

this crap should have never released in this sorry state

[Dingolf]

Originally posted by upsetkiller:

this crap should have never released in this sorry state

it was a playtest, like an alpha test

[Dingolf]

Looking forward to the next play test, the game has a lot of potential, I hope it catches on when it releases.

[ok?]

I received an email saying that i was allowed to playtest and that sand would be in my library?
I cannot see it in my library or download it from the store?

[Binx]

Me and two friends were having a blast! Would love to give more feedback/have more access to the game. [e-mail] hmu!