Planetary Annihilation Alpha Information

As we mentioned during the live stream our current schedule is to start ramping up the alpha at the end of May.

Ramping up is a process where we slowly bring users on to control load and make sure we didn't break anything super obvious. As I explained, the order in which keys go out will be determined by your backing level.

EVERY PERSON WHO PAID FOR ALPHA ACESSS WILL GET ACCESS TO THE ALPHA.

I'll have more to say about the alpha in the coming weeks. We haven't decided on a final feature set for the alpha release. Our feeling is that developing more of the game with the community playing it and giving feedback is going to create a better experience for everyone.

Will Kickstarter backers be given priority or will they be the same as everyone else?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2laujomh0JY

:mrgreen:

Time to start counting down the days.....

Mike

I'm so line cutting you b1tches!!!! Every man for themselves.

Since we are going to send out keys in batches in order of purchase the Kickstarter backers will end up with the first batches.

Is this relevant to only Kickstarter backers who chose the Alpha access option IN the kickstarter or does it include those who backed the project in kickstarter with insufficent fund for Alpha access, but upgraded to Alpha access after the fact?

I just want to know what group the Upgraded Backers fit into, Kickstarter or Pre-Order from an official source.

Also you don't have some odd disease do you? Your face was off.

If you upgraded then you are a ks alpha backer.

Nah, I just turned red because we screwed up the timing and that camera shows people a little more colorful than reality. Remember, I'm a videogame programmer not a doctor dammit

Lol.

Darn cameras!

That, and in the panic of the moment, I screwed up the symbol for "stretch time out" with "hurry the **** UP!"

I need alcohol now.

Lol, best part of the livestream

I'm still reeling over that horse section.

[x] backed within the first hours of the KS
[x] backed an unreasonable amount of money

I can live with the order you plan to send out alpha keys in. xD

Now I start to begin asking myself at what point will the date of the alpha release be clear enough to go and ask my employer for vacation?

damn waiting is such a pain xD
I think I'll mark the last may red in my calendar now.

Do we have news on an NDA during the Alpha?

Not yet.

That was fun.
Especially when you realized you won't get the extra time you asked for :-D

We haven't made any final decisions. I'm kind of leaning towards letting people just show it off since I think visually the game is coming along well.

I think since you wont be doing huge marketing like EA the best decision would be to make word of mouth more effective, letting people do thing like casting Alpha games might help that, then again Beta would do the same.

So if I were to have purchased the Cosmic edition would I be one of the first in line to get the access after the backers? ',:|

Yes.