More Content Please! (would pay $40 for expansion)

[YepX]

I just finished My Time at Portia and it didn't take all too long either. About a week. There were a lot of places mentioned in game we never got to go to. I really want an expansion with many differnt areas, enemies, and upgrades to the farm and town taking place after the first installment. I really wanted to see Vega 5 and explore more of the post apocalyptic nature of the story. After around level 40 for me the farm and crafting became irrelevant which was really a huge part of the game and felt disheartening. In addition,even after level 30 a lot of the shops were just backround decoration and served no purpose in the endgame when you could craft better things. Even total tools for weapon upgrades was useless because the forge was too difficult to use and would rather be able to upgrade any weapon with materials all be it with very minor tweaks without being game breaking for later content. When it came to the farm, the livestock felt like it could have been polished more with more uses for the animal parts and products they produce in conjunction with a more fleshed out cooking system and ability to cook items from your factory/chest storage after unlocking. I was hoping there would be more content tied to having a child as well. I married Emily, I would have liked to be able to invest money and materials to merge our farms and properites giving me the player more content to take part in as well. However, the AI would need to be much more fierce in the workshop competitions. I really want to place more and have a ton of materials and money in game to work with but have nothing to do.

[melissamarie38]

I really hope they change their minds. Wishful thinking, I know.

[JVC]

Originally posted by Dracon:

So the DLC featuring that town you built the bus station for is off? That's a pity :(

The sequel is still about Sandrock. Loah, a developer, refers to the next game as "My Time at Sandrock" on his steam profile.

[melissamarie38]

Originally posted by JVC:

Originally posted by Dracon:

So the DLC featuring that town you built the bus station for is off? That's a pity :(

The sequel is still about Sandrock. Loah, a developer, refers to the next game as "My Time at Sandrock" on his steam profile.

But we'll still be starting from scratch probably. It feels more spin-off than sequel.

[zede05]

We still have a couple story patches to go for different NPCs in the first half of this year, then maybe more content in the second half of this year for the player. Not going to new places though (like Vega 5), not enough man power for that. But we're still actively adding more free content and fixing bugs (relationship perks for some NPCs, we hear ya). As long as our studio's healthy, we'll continue to add things to Portia, you just have to give us time. :)

We are waist deep into the Sandrock project. We will get a significant graphical upgrade from Portia, it's also much more optimized (I'm typing this while looking at a recent render test). It's got a very big single player campaign with hopefully a good multiplayer co-op mode. Characters from Portia will show up. This is more of a spin off than a sequel though, it happens around the same timeline as Portia. Can't say more than that, it's still early. As for why this isn't a DLC, we and Team 17 couldn't reach terms regarding the revenue share, not anyone's fault, it is what it is.

[JVC]

Originally posted by zede05:

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More optimizations. Some of the NPCs returning. Big single player campaign. Coop possibility. That sounds really great!

[melissamarie38]

Originally posted by zede05:

We still have a couple story patches to go for different NPCs in the first half of this year, then maybe more content in the second half of this year for the player. Not going to new places though (like Vega 5), not enough man power for that. But we're still actively adding more free content and fixing bugs (relationship perks for some NPCs, we hear ya). As long as our studio's healthy, we'll continue to add things to Portia, you just have to give us time. :)

We are waist deep into the Sandrock project. We will get a significant graphical upgrade from Portia, it's also much more optimized (I'm typing this while looking at a recent render test). It's got a very big single player campaign with hopefully a good multiplayer co-op mode. Characters from Portia will show up. This is more of a spin off than a sequel though, it happens around the same timeline as Portia. Can't say more than that, it's still early. As for why this isn't a DLC, we and Team 17 couldn't reach terms regarding the revenue share, not anyone's fault, it is what it is.

Thanks for writing all this out! It's nice to have dev insight. I hope the Sandrock game gives us more of an understanding of the story we got a taste of in Portia.

[penfield2]

Awesome thanks!

[eXeZ|Gamer433]

Originally posted by zede05:

[...]campaign with hopefully a good multiplayer co-op mode.[...]

I would LOVE you for a co-op mode!!! :D

[Kago]

Here's hoping that includes more content for the children. I would love them to get to a toddler age and see them possibly go to school too at some point. Just not have them lingering around as needy babies for the infinite amount of in game years we continue to play the game. I'm right up there with the people willing to pay for more if it did come to that but so happy to hear that the game is still receiving updates. Also great to hear about the new game. I have friends who would love to play a game like this with me but still really excited to see more stuff come to this game.

[penfield2]

Originally posted by Kago:

Here's hoping that includes more content for the children. I would love them to get to a toddler age and see them possibly go to school too at some point. Just not have them lingering around as needy babies for the infinite amount of in game years we continue to play the game. I'm right up there with the people willing to pay for more if it did come to that but so happy to hear that the game is still receiving updates. Also great to hear about the new game. I have friends who would love to play a game like this with me but still really excited to see more stuff come to this game.

It would also be so great if there were new activities to do with spouse added. Like new date spots or anything to make the game stay exciting after the main storyline is finnished.

[Kago]

Originally posted by penfield2:

Originally posted by Kago:

Here's hoping that includes more content for the children. I would love them to get to a toddler age and see them possibly go to school too at some point. Just not have them lingering around as needy babies for the infinite amount of in game years we continue to play the game. I'm right up there with the people willing to pay for more if it did come to that but so happy to hear that the game is still receiving updates. Also great to hear about the new game. I have friends who would love to play a game like this with me but still really excited to see more stuff come to this game.

It would also be so great if there were new activities to do with spouse added. Like new date spots or anything to make the game stay exciting after the main storyline is finnished.

Most definitely, more stuff to do after marriage whether or not you have children but especially if you do. That also said once you do have a child should be able to do more everyday things with them. Talking to people shouldn't make you drop your child. Should be able to carry and ride around with them everywhere. And when you go on dates after marriage, conversation should be a bit less, 'we're just hanging out, see you later' to be more like something personal and endearing for a married couple.

[AsianGirlLover]

They’ve definitely did a great job building a believable world and a cast of loveable characters.

I know Zede said there’s not enough man power for Vega 5, BUT keep in mind that it’s up to us, the players, to spread the word about Portia and get more people to try it.

Pathea can only do so much via marketing, but you’d probably agree that you put more stock into player reviews and opinions with any game you consider trying.

TL;DR
Get your friends and acquaintances to try the game out and, hopefully, Pathea will have enough funding and man power to add even more content to the series beyond DLC and Sandrock.

[Padgey]

“With hopefully a good coop multiplayer” that doesn’t sound terribly enthusiastic when describing this new game mode

[AsianGirlLover]

Originally posted by Padgey:

“With hopefully a good coop multiplayer” that doesn’t sound terribly enthusiastic when describing this new game mode

At least he’s not going full Todd Howard mode, lmao. Remember: underpromise, overdeliver. That’s how you leave everyone pleasantly satisfied.

[melissamarie38]

Originally posted by AsianGirlLover:

They’ve definitely did a great job building a believable world and a cast of loveable characters.

I know Zede said there’s not enough man power for Vega 5, BUT keep in mind that it’s up to us, the players, to spread the word about Portia and get more people to try it.

Pathea can only do so much via marketing, but you’d probably agree that you put more stock into player reviews and opinions with any game you consider trying.

TL;DR
Get your friends and acquaintances to try the game out and, hopefully, Pathea will have enough funding and man power to add even more content to the series beyond DLC and Sandrock.

As a marketing writer and project manager, I'm more than happy to work on the cheap if it means more expansions