Dear everyone!
Let me give you a brief, definietive update on the matter.
As written in the pinned FAQ thread, there are NO current plans for an SP campaign. It is not that we had not considered it at any point, its just that we had realized we can´t possibly surmount the resources needed to make one. It is not something you "just do", contrary to a popular belief.
And yes, we are well-aware that it is hard AF to start off an MP game, especially as small indies.
We have a marketing agency this time at full release,and also our most avid and helpful players are spreading the word, stream, getting others to play, etc.. We do not know how it all will go yet because our crystal ball just broke, but so far its doing fine and we hope for the best.
Now, let´s talk some academics!
Would it have been easier to market & sell an SP game? Hell yes. But - for better or worse - we did not ask ourselves what would be easy. We asked ourselves what kind of a game do we really want to make. It´s not that we don´t like SP games or don´t see how DW would be suitable for one - it´s just that we felt more like making it MP-focused. The original plan was making BOTH, but as mentioned, we at some point realized that´s not gonna work with the resources we had, and had to make a decision.
Now, whether or not you think that decision was dumb, and whether or not we should have planned & made Dustwind an SP thing rather than MP right from the start is a purely academic point at this stage. Would we make this decision again if we coudl go back in time and BLAH? Noone cares, because you can´t go back in time
There were points for and against MP, and at some point we had decided to follow our hearts and continue the development the way we had originally envisioned the game, as inspired by Fallout Tactics played online on Gamespy Arcade, that was our inspiration. We had a blast together for years on end playing the game, and that´s how we became friends & came to the idea to make Dustwind in the first place. #yolo #swag #noregrets #liveyourlife
So back to the present - for you it means two things:
1. You still can play (and create) Solo missions. I know its not a full-blown campaign, but hey, it´s something
2. If we get enough money from the game as-it-is now, we MIGHT consider putting it into further expanding the Dustwind universe, MAYBE with an SP addon/game/whatever. If we feel like it.
- How can you productively, constructively ACTUALLY help? By playing the game, getting your friends & hitting up any influencers you know, making Solo missions (possibly multiple, that others can play as a series), etc. Go ahead and become "The solo mission mapper guy" if you want.
- If you do not want to participate in the game & it´s community, noone is forcing you. However, I do invite you to try. Back theeeeen, after finshing the FoT campaign, I was also like "Ugh, FoT multiplayer??", but then I logged in and after getting owned a few times found my best friends, and had the best times of my gamer life...
I´ll see you on the battlefield. Or maybe not, cuz you´re playing Solo missions only.
Thread moved to "Academic Discussions" sub-forum.
Cheers,
Idiot DD2 Dev