I want to share with you where I am with this game, my thoughts on pricing strategy and news on other projects.
The present 1.3 release supports a hot seat game (two people at one PC playing alternate goes) or of course someone playing solo as both sides. I have not had any bugs reported in a considerable while and have received good suggestions for improvements to the game for future releases.
At present I am working on AI for the Russians and am hoping I will get a 1.4 version released around the beginning of June. After that update I will fix any issues found and look to officially release the game.
I will then continue to support the game with the next release having AI for the Germans. If the game does well I will also look to support PBEM and continue to make other enhancements.
I believe early adopters should be rewarded in someway for their faith and input to a game – especially where it’s from some unknown developer of unknown quality and commitment. The best way I can do this is with the present reduced price while in Early Access.
In the next week I intend to increase the price to $9.99 and at full release $12.99 (although on launch day probably there will be a discount of around 10%).
I do not plan to put this game into any sale or bundle that would mean you could get it for a cheaper price than it is now. Certainly not for the next 2 years.
So if you want to get this game at a good price now’s the time to do it!
Since I put this game onto Greenlight and then Early Access a lot has happened behind the scenes. I have spoken to two Wargame publishers and have been able to reach out to game designers and be taken seriously due to this game.
The results of this are that I now have a roadmap for my next few releases. Next up for the Eastern Front series will be “Battle for Korsun”. In addition I will kick off a West Front series with “Fall of France”. No promise on when these will be available yet.
There will be hopefully other game announcements coming soon.
If you want to follow progress on these then please join up on the community at http://www.yobowargames.com/community/
I want to thank all the gamers who have purchased my game so far, for their fantastic support and comments, whether good or bad.