Caravan Experiment Newsletter #12

Hey everybody!

12 weeks down and 4 more to go. I’m feeling… dauntless.

Thanks for reading, and please continue to reply with comments and suggestions or just give me a call. I’d love to hear from all of you.

Release: First Playable for Testers

Well! The first playable demo is officially out and you can download it and try the latest version by joining the Discord: https://discord.gg/CRPscxH.

That being said, I don’t recommend playing it yet unless you want to help me bug test or do a bit of back-seat designing in the coming month. This version has essentially no content and will not be enjoyable — but it’s there for those of you with an academic curiosity and will be receiving regular updates from here on. The scaffolding of the game is in place, but it will take another month to add the content that I need for a presentable demo.

Feedback is a precious resource so if you play it too early I will hunt you down in a month and make you play it again anyways. May 15th is the target date for releasing the polished version of the demo along with a feedback form. That final version will be downloadable directly via an email link. So for most of you, all you need to do until then is stay subscribed to this email.

Design Notes: Nothing!

Now that I’ve gotten the playable artifact into the hands of some close friends I’m seeing lots of things that need addressing. Too many things for the time I have. For this last month I need to spend my time very wisely; these newsletters will likely be quick and dirty unless I find some major inspiration. Nose is to the grindstone on content, polish, and those last few features I can’t resist.