Dearest Wishlisters, the time is finally here for me to share some news!
I am equal parts excited and terrified :D But I can't wait to let you guys see what we've been working on, and start the next chapter of the game.
We chose to do Early Access for 2 reasons:
Letting the community guide the direction of the game
Give us the option to build more content as we go
Without early access, we would be much more limited on the scope of what we can do. You guys have been really great at providing feedback, and I want that to continue as we expand the campaign.
For now, we are launching with the first "chapter" of the campaign, which takes place in Texas. We are planning to do 2 additional chapters during early access, as well as expanding with side / contract missions.
We will be posting an early access roadmap before launch, which will give some more info on what you can expect.
We went on a helicopter spree and modeled + implemented 3 more helicopters since last devlog! They all have slightly different stats, movement, and loadout options.
"A Hind-D? Colonel, what's a Russian Gunship doing here?"
A slightly modified version of the Bell 222, that has some extra guns and missiles :)
"Git some"
Cleared Hot now has a loadout and upgrade system! I can't wait for you to try this and help us plan how to extend it.
In the loadout view, you select your helicopter, and equip it with guns and missiles. In the future we will expand this with other utilities.
In the workshop, you can buy and upgrade weapons. These are classified into Light vs Heavy guns and missiles. Each helo has corresponding slots.
This is just a starting point- we want to include your feedback in the future of the upgrade system.
These last 21 days (who's counting?) are going to be super important for our launch. I'd really appreciate any help on sharing the game and just building the hype. We would've never made it this far without you guys, I really appreciate it.
Join our Discord: https://discord.gg/XmMTqEjpQg
Join our Email List: https://www.clearedhotgame.com/email-list
Tell your favorite YouTubers / Streamers about the game
And of course, add it to your wishlist on Steam
Thank you all for the support this whole time. I have been living this strange life making a video game for 5 years now. It's really hard to believe in 21 days the game will be out. Which reminds me... I should get back to work :D
Thanks everyone, we're almost there !!
- Colin "cfinger" and the Cleared Hot team