Sandbox

[Berlusconi]

Any plans to include sandbox game mode?

[USG_Omucupixu]

Our main plan is to get out of EA in time with a good game as it is. What comes next is too early to discuss.

[Northernlight]

Having a sandbox mode as part of the final game will definitely drawn more people to buy the game. I agree that the getting the game out of EA is important but it's also not too early to think/plan about a sandbox mode which is what many players who are drawn to the RPG/survival genre will typically look for as a vital factor when deciding to buy or not.

At the very least the game's files can be decrypted and made easily moddable to allow players to add features/make changes on their own.

[Berlusconi]

Origineel geplaatst door Northernlight:

Having a sandbox mode as part of the final game will definitely drawn more people to buy the game. I agree that the getting the game out of EA is important but it's also not too early to think/plan about a sandbox mode which is what many players who are drawn to the RPG/survival genre will typically look for as a vital factor when deciding to buy or not.

At the very least the game's files can be decrypted and made easily moddable to allow players to add features/make changes on their own.

Excellent point!

[The Phantom Raspberry Blower]

Really impressed with demo, sandbox would make the game 10/10.

[DovahFish]

agreed

[Raven]

Sandbox could make EA more reasonable to jump in

[Amdroth]

wow.... I bought it thinking that the sandbox mode was already released....

[USG_Omucupixu]

Origineel geplaatst door Amdroth:

wow.... I bought it thinking that the sandbox mode was already released....

What gave you that idea? Asking because we tried to be clear in communicating what the game has to offer in EA - that's also the reason why we had it featured by over 100 content creators before release, so everyone can make an informed purchase.

[Bob]

Had this game on wish list for so long but can not bring myself to buy it with no sandbox

[USG_Omucupixu]

It is a Survival RPG so before adding sandbox elements we need to finish the promised RPG campaign. If sandbox is a deal breaker for you, don't buy the game, we'd rather have you ENJOY the game when it offers what you want.

The last thing we want is people being angry that they bought the wrong game.

[Balhatain]

Origineel geplaatst door Bob:

Had this game on wish list for so long but can not bring myself to buy it with no sandbox

Same... I'm sure it is still a great game and I'll probably still catch it on sale at some point -- but in this day and age I kind of expect games of this nature to have some form of sandbox element straight out of the gate -- even if it is just random encounters on a map like the old Fallout games.

[Lestat2150]

I'd have to agree. I'm avoiding early access becuase its a hand crafted story. I don't see the point in experiencing 1/4 the story then stopping for a year. Still very excited as I adored Dead State and appreciate hardcore CRPG's with permadeath.

[USG_Omucupixu]

Random encounters are planned and will be a major part of the mid game. But we don't consider that sandbox.

Also handcrafted story doesn't mean it's a linear story!

We did our best to give the player agency and let you play the game like you want to. It's just not computer generated, we actually tortured ourselves writing all the possible outcomes and reactions. Wrote about 40k words in dialogues and quests so far just covering all the angles we could.

For us sandbox means zomboid. You get a map, some roaming zombies, some random generated loot, no story, no NPCs. You make your own story then you die. Maybe we're wrong?

[redwitch]

well, I think more of games like Battle Brothers or Mount & Blade, which are sandbox in the core but also have an overarching narrative structure as to give the sandbox gameplay a purpose, be it mastering a crisis or conquering the map. Don't get me wrong, personally, I don't mind this game being as it is for now, but, generally, I prefer a more sandbox focused gameplay

[USG_Omucupixu]

Noted. In that respect the second act and the endgame will be more to your liking, since it will be more about pushing away hostile factions and humans roaming the map than diplomacy and alliances.