The Valiance Online producer has posted an update to let the community know that the team is working through the final checklist on its way to being prepared for alpha release. While there is no set date, or even a range of possibilities, the team is confident that alpha will be arriving "soon" once the final touches on several systems is complete.
Here's what has been in the works over the past several weeks:
- The tutorial and player experience systems needed extra time to ensure major system elements were presented as they should be.
- Content is being smoothed between the tutorial and the transition to the full game. The tutorial is being aligned with the next zone for low-level experience including rewriting some of the lore between the two. As a result, some things need retexturing, new assets need to be created and the story needs to be adjusted to suit the timeline.
- Animations are being adjusted to fit the new combat system's dynamics that will see additional powers sets, enhancements, craftable items and combat attributes included.
- Management and crafting systems are being reviewed.
We’re in the final stretch and are putting the final touches on content, coding, and systems and look forward to sharing more details on the Alpha with everyone. Next week will be a week of many more blogs from both myself and other staff outlining, more elaborately, what is coming in the Investor Alpha, a new video of the latest version of the character generator, and livestream of the latest version of the game. We’ll be back on our regular publication schedule as of next week as well, so expect a week full of information and media.
You can read the full letter on the Valiance Online site.
