#Please add deadlines the roadmap

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split pulsar
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I want to know when the updates will release

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peak minnow
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I think the problem is that they don’t know when they will be released. They have said in earlier dev logs and things like that that the order of the roadmap isn’t set in stone. For example if the entire community decides that they want multiplayer before interstellar travel is out intercept games will probably work to get multiplayer out before interstellar.

lofty mica
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That and it's probably not as simple as deciding when something should be done. A lot of people gave them a bunch of flak for not delivering EA on the original date despite a studio rejig and a once-in-a-lifetime global health crisis; if I were them I'd defs play it safe and not try to appease folks with deadlines in the short term that they'll miss, as is always the case in game dev

silver depot
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Deadlines just means the community can be disappointed and impatient when delayed

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If there’s no deadline announced then there’s less dissapiuntment and impatience

wicked crane
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While I echo matems sentiments around the want to understanding timeframes I think the bigger issue is around transparency and communication in general. I cannot help but compare any development and community management team now to Coffee Stain Studios with Satisfactory who seem to be setting the gold standard when it comes to community updates and engagement (a weekly QnA livestream at least, with numerous video updates as well that shares failures as well as successes). All development has delays, its about how its communicated that matters. If anyone from intercept games is reading this, I cannot help but feel the sporadic text dump 'dev logs' are anaemic at best and not greatly received given the history of the launch - it feels as if, sometimes, these devlogs are stopgaps to hid things by drip feeding tinny bits of info. We need more detailed, substantial and consistent information from the dev team in a communication schedule. We want this game to be right, and 'right' takes time, we get that - just bring your customers and community along for the journey! God speed folks

novel wind
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Would be cool if we even know when updates are being made. Project zomboid has a "thursoid" where every week they give an update, no matter if its something fancy to show or its just "we've been doing optimization in the backend." Some consistency would be nice

frozen aspen
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we got a $50 game that hasn't changed much if at all since it's tech demo by a different dev in Feb of 2020, and it's being developed by a company that has a history of leaving their games to die unfinished. I doubt they know when the updates will come, if they will come at all.

fresh iris
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wait so intercept is just going to let it die down and i spent my birthday money on nothing?

trim knot
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@fresh iris the devs have repeatedly said that they will be finishing it and not let it die. A lot of people let their excitement turn to impatience. The original KSP took years to be something that we would recognize. The fact that their initial release is actually as complete as it is is a testament to the amount of work they’ve put in. However, it is indeed early access meaning that it will be a long burn to completion

fresh iris
faint haven
lofty mica
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I believe Nate or someone said something along the lines of "if we fail, we fail transparently"

fresh iris
tender tulip
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Would have been smarter to use your bday money on your birthday 2 years from now. Game may actually be worth it then

orchid cradle
orchid cradle
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I’m sorry if that sounded like any frustration was directed towards you, Jrad, I am just disappointed in the dev team

silver depot
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It’s also important to note that ksp 2 probably had a lot more time and resources put into it so it will be more expensive. That being said it still needs more time in the oven

fresh iris
orchid cradle
fresh iris
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games

orchid cradle
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oh you already bought it

fresh iris
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yeah

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and tbh i do enjoy it

orchid cradle
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I was going to suggest getting the volumetric clouds from patreon

fresh iris
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i cant afford that

orchid cradle
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hold up

fresh iris
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oh

orchid cradle
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you can afford a $50 game, but not a $5 patreon subscription?

fresh iris
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no over time the 5doler subrscription starts to cost more than 50 dollars

orchid cradle
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you only needed to pay for patreon once

fresh iris
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bruh what

orchid cradle
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like you just download the volumetric clouds mod from patreon

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and then you don't need to pay anymore

fresh iris
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its too late for that

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i already have 40 hours in ksp2

orchid cradle
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ok this is far off topic from what the thread is suppose to be about

fresh iris
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thats true what even is the roadmap

orchid cradle
upbeat hill
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Never/years from now

flint bear
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Dating sim when

rich sand
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Besides what has been said already. Adding deadlines/releasedates on all Early Access updates is against Steam's ToS

late roost
rich sand
late roost
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Ohh

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Thanks

quick sleet
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They can't even tell the dates of each updates.

chrome rose
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I would be happy if the weekly news would include progress on all the things they work "in parallel" on. Like did they write a single line of code for science yet? We have 0 official info about it. It's rather vague and some people chose to believe they are working on it and other don't.

flint bear
ruby spindle
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well

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we have no damn idea when they are going to release, adding deadlines will make the devs more stressed about finishing on time

chrome rose
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PS. I've recently found out that its not allowed on Steam for early access titles to give offical deadlines. Steam got sued by some other company and lost. Had to refund games because the update came late or something. Not only by customers but by resellers that of course refund copies in the thousands.

flint bear
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Yeah