Sui Generis Post-funding Update #27: Combat Alpha Released

The latest post-funding update for Sui Generis celebrates a huge milestone for the project: the release of the very first alpha build of the title, solely focused on combat. Right now this release is limited to about 1200 people and under NDA, but it’s still a huge step forward for this ambitious project:

Yesterday evening we released a first version of the combat alpha. Over 1200 people now have access to it. This very early release is under NDA but it will be lifted soon, we just want to get some early feedback and solve any major issues before it goes public. Anyone with access to the insider forum can view discussions where people have also posted screenshots and videos.

So far the feedback has been very positive. Some people are finding the controls tricky but they seem to be quickly getting used to them, it is a very unique control system. The combat system in general seems to be greatly appreciated. We’ve had really excellent feedback on graphics, sound, music and various features.

Performance and compatibility are better than we expected, very few people have had compatibility issues and we’re getting amazing performance on even very low end systems. This being a first ever alpha release of both game and engine there are of course a few issues but we’re quickly solving them as well as making major gameplay adjustments based on the feedback we’re receiving. We’ve already released an updated version with numerous fixes and changes.

This is a huge milestone for us, we’ve actually shipped a working game even if it is very limited for now and the whole thing has gone very smoothly. The amount of work required to get so many things to this complete state has been staggering and overall we’ve really made some fantastic progress. Our workflow and tools have greatly improved as a result of this too. Now we can work on adding important features while also receiving continuous feedback (and testing!) and generally having a more meaningful interaction with our backers.

Finally we’d like to thank our community for their patience (we were almost a week late!), support and just generally amazing level of maturity. It’s a truly humbling and rewarding experience. Thank you!