Hello everyone, today is a very exciting day for me: it’s the first day that I am working full-time at KatHawk Studios! I now have a publisher and we will be working side by side to make AotSS as good as it can possibly be!

To that end, I wanted to share the revised roadmap. Now that we have firm release dates for EA and a fairly good idea of when we want to launch the game at 1.0, I can share with you the plan moving forward! Note that this is the roadmap at this point, and while we are pretty confident that it will be the moving plan, things can and do change, and as part of our Customer Bill of Rights, we will let you know when/if that happens!

Without further ado, here’s the plan!

.7 (COPERNICUS) MILESTONES

• .7.6 – TARGET DATE: 9/1/19
  • Begin: Add Secrets/Rumors/Plots
    • Add 3^rd tab to Character Screen for Secrets/Rumors
    • Add Rumor/Secrets Logic
  • Continue: Add Inquisitor System
    • Add Actions for investigating Rumors
  • Continue: Add Comms
    • Add at least 20 Comms
  • Begin: Add Science/Reform System
    • Balance and add UI for Science output
  • Add Science/Reform Screen
  • Add Static Grand Vizier Help Screens
  • Begin: Add Stories
    • Flesh out main story types (plot, major, side)
  • Continue: Add Plots (at least 10)
  • Complete: Comm System
  • Complete: Inquisitor System
  • Complete: Help System

• .7.7 – TARGET DATE: 9/24/19 – .7 VERSION COMPLETE
  • Begin: House to House Diplomatic System Improved
    • Specific House Actions added that can be done to each other
    • War/Alliance Code Added
    • House AI Adds Relationships between each other and adds Actions
    • Actions to change relations coded
    • Add Diplomatic Stances to House AI
    • Add AI State: Retreat/Consolidate
    • Update House Window UI to show effects
  • Continue: Diplomatic System Balanced
    • Review AI for responding to your actions
    • Review UI for showing reactions to actions
  • Continue: Add at least 10 Reforms with implemented effects
  • Continue: Story System
    • Add UI
    • Add 1-2 test stories
  • Continue: Add at least 15 Innovations with implemented effects
  • Complete: Intel System

 

.8 (GALILEO) MILESTONES

(MAJOR FEATURES: EMPEROR SYSTEM AND MILITARY SYSTEM, GLOBAL EVENTS)

•  .8.1 – TARGET DATE: 10/25/19
  • Begin: Add Emperor System
    • Add UI for Emperor Diary (main screen)
    • Add effects of unique skills, as well as skills
    • Add additional portraits/full-body art
    • Add Personal Actions (training, etc.)
  • Begin: Add Character Face Gen System
    • Add logic
    • Add at least 5 pieces of each part of face (eyes, ears, hair, etc)
  • Complete: Story System
  • Complete: House/House Diplomacy System
  • Complete: Science/Innovation System

• .8.2 – TARGET DATE: 11/25/19
  • Begin: Add Celestial Council
    • Add CC Window
      • Add CC Format/Layout
      • Add interface to propose bills and review current vote
    • Add Council Actions to Character Comm Screen
    • Add Council Ambitions to House AI (Primary Category: Power)
    • Add Council AI for voting tendencies
  • Begin: Add Global Events System
    • Add Event Functions
    • Add UI (similar to Comm UI)
    • Add at least 5 test Events
  • Continue: Add Emperor System
    • Add minigames (hunting, logic) – OPTIONAL if time permits
    • Add events that change skills
  • Continue: Add Facegen art – tweak/balance system

• .8.3 – TARGET DATE: 1/1/2020
  • Begin: Add Military System
    • Add Core Functionality
    • Add Military System Base UI
      • Planet Info – Military Value
      • System Into – Military Value
    • Add Core Combat Unit Data
    • Add Military Academies/Warship Factories to Build Options
  • Continue: Add Events
    • Add and test at least 20 Events
  • Complete: Emperor System
  • Complete: Facegen System
  • Complete: Celestial Council

• .8.4 – TARGET DATE: 2/5/2020
  • Continue: Add Military System
    • Add Military Plans
    • Add Generals/Admirals
    • Add Space Battle Logic
    • Add Ground Battle/Region Invasion Logic
    • Add Military Overview Screen
    • Add Diplomatic Reactions to Military Plans
    • Add Military Options to House AI
  • Continue: Add Events
    • Add and test at least 20 Events

• .9.0 WILL BE EA CANDIDATE

 

.9 (KELLER) MILESTONES

(MAJOR FEATURES: XYL SYSTEM, OUTSIDE COLONIES, ADD MOVIES/ART FOR WIN/LOSE)

• .9.1 – TARGET DATE: 3/5/2020
  • Begin: Add Xyl End Game
    • Add Art (Xyl Design)
    • Add Basic Mechanic (update placeholder mechanic from .7)
    • Add Xyl Progress Screen
  • Update: Add Outside Empires
    • Reprogram generation algorithm to meet new role
    • Place according to culture and ring
    • Add UI for outside empire stars
  • Complete: Events System
  • Complete: Military System

• .9.2 – TARGET DATE: 4/1/2020
  • Continue: Add Xyl End Game
    • Add Xyl Final Battle Mechanics
    • Add Psionic System
    • Add Story Events
  • Continue: Add Outside Empires
    • Add Diplomacy
    • Add Art for Outside Empires (crests)
    • Add Additional Character System

• .9.3 – TARGET DATE: 4/25/2020
  • Add: Win/Loss/Intro Movies
  • Add: Tutorial System
  • Complete: Xyl End Game
  • Complete: Outside Empires
  • Complete: Any Other System Not Finished

 COMPLETE! (ADD: AS NEEDED) TARGET: 5/15/2020 (10 MONTHS)

Hopefully this will help visualize the progress of the game and what to expect with the initial EA build. Expect to get updates much more going forward!

-Steve