@33hp said in Ruined mines:
(...)large number of players there will be problems with resources(...)
I'm not sure if that is necessarily bad? Conflict can arise through shortage of resources and that can drive player interaction. I'd see that as a positive side for multi player games.
I can see mine, where are you checking for your rank? Not that it really matters much anymore, since pre-alpha key distribution is already fixed and the Leadership board doesn't seem to be determining anything else.
Welcome to Fractured!
I hope you're going to enjoy yourself and the game 
@attackgorilla said in The Hype is building; can you feel it?:
I worry they are promising much more than they can possibly deliver(...)
@target said in The Hype is building; can you feel it?:
(...)What features do you think are excessive?
And are you guesstimating their implementation requirements in terms of SpatialOS and Unreal Engine (4)? Since these two can help to drastically decrease the workload of a developer.
@jetah said in Labyrinth 2 soon ?:
i'm wondering how they're able to do all that with just 10k between them.
The way 'stretch goals' work is that you 'stagger' them in a way that the first goal helps 'paying' for the following goal. By reaching goal 1, you can hire the artist/engineer, whatever was needed to work on that for some fixed amount of time. And that person can help on goal 2 after finishing goal 1 before the 'job expires' without needing an additional artist/engineer.
@gofrit said in Labyrinth 2 soon ?:
Well done ! Now we need to achieve Enhanced Character Creation !
Sweet! It's great to see the constant progress and I can't wait to see how it is going to jump once there is Alpha 1 footage
@tulukaruk said in The Fractured Pre-Alpha Is Coming!:
(...)Investing tons of time and then not having a bit of time for pre-alpha? Not likely.
Peoples situation in life can change drastically and fast. But in such a case, there's always the option to invite more testers. It's not like this is a time critical scenario, since the developers have plenty of systems to work on till people spam them with bugs
Depending on their policies, that's something the community is quite capable of itself. If that's the case, I'm sure that somebody is going to take care of it, if not, I'd say the developers have different priorities right now
You have to buy the game in order to play. Additionally, there is a VIP service (monthly), which is optional.
@specter said in The Fractured Pre-Alpha Is Coming!:
(...)maybe when the devs are out of office(...)
That's exactly why I asked Depending on their business hours (can't be 9 to 5 CET, right?) some testers might never even make it to one of the time frames. Battle Royal had that issue for their test.
Sweet, good progress despite the minor delay!
One quick question on the 'frequent downtimes' part of the FAQ, does that mean we're going to see time frames for testing, or does it mean 'persistent server which is going to see updates (and thus downtimes) periodically'?
I'm going to save my hype till after Beta 1, when most of the mechanics are supposedly in place and we can estimate the rate of progress. I've been in many a Kickstarter games and hype is not really the best possible companion
@rofus said in Post Kickstarter Funding is Going Well:
Hopefully we get something new to share soon, preferably a video(...)
I'd rather they focus on getting a 'decent' Alpha 1 build (after the Pre-Alpha, which is less important due to NDA), because that content is going to be critical as it will be streamed. And first impression are rather important on this market, so while make pressure on releasing pre-alpha, take your time releasing Alpha 1.
I'd wager that the real influx is going to come shortly after the first alpha 1 videos become public, followed by another low and then a high around the start of beta 2.
But as long as they aren't relying on the Kickstarter funding, that's less of an issue anyway.
@benseine said in Pre-alpha invites!:
@logain a pm on this forum that your pre-alpha invite has been sent by mail would be much apreaciated.
You might have misunderstood me. I am in favor of using both email and a forum PM.
What I meant to hint at is that you don't have to worry that much about 'missing out' on testing having started until there are more posts in the Pre-Alpha-Testing forum.
@benseine said in Pre-alpha invites!:
(...) I missed it...
I'd guess that the amount of postings in the 'Pre-Alpha Testing' forum is a rather good indication of when/if it has started. Then again, I could be totally wrong. I simply hope they are going to let the community know one way or another, since that's an important step and might raise a little more funding.
Welcome to Fractured!
Hope you're going to enjoy your time here!
@specter said in Labyrinth 2 soon ?:
(...)As for the stretch goals, they will continue in 2019, don't worry.
Thanks a bunch for the clarification! In that case, could somebody edit the funding page to reflect this?
Maybe edit the text to say:
'will continue doing so until Alpha 1' instead of 'will continue doing so throughout 2018'
@target said in Labyrinth 2 soon ?:
(...)My interpretation is that the wording is meant to convey that the stretch goals will be up for quite some time, not that it's ending in 2018. It is pretty vague though and some clarification is needed.
If that's the case, why mention 2018? You could have just left that blank or say 'for a while',... 'till Alpha 2',... It make sense to cut of the period early on in production, since you want the additional funds to go towards securing your minimum viable product and you can't 'hire' additional team members with funds that come in too late.
@kralith said in Labyrinth 2 soon ?:
I think once we enter the Alpha1 we will get much more attention for the game and more people come in.
To reach the goals will be an easy going then, if we all announce the game and our streamer going to spread the word about it.
(...)
The problem is that it's highly unlikely for Alpha 1 footage being available before 2019, considering that pre-alpha hasn't event started by now. And the 'stretch goal funding process' ends 2018. Maybe we should petition @Prometheus to extend stretch funding as much as Alpha 1 is delayed?
