Are you against an open alpha? I downloaded the alpha, because I've been really very impressed with what I've seen and wanted to get a closer look, but apparently I need a key. Could I maybe receive one?

The game looks fantastic and very well designed. Incredible work, and I hope it does very well.

Thanks!

Well, let me put it this way - after about a year and a half of work and spending oodles of my own money to make things happen, I'd like to maybe, just maybe, make a little of it back In addition to getting player feedback, the alpha is also about financing continued development.

I'm not opposed to a free demo type of thing - in fact, you can count on a demo being out when the game is closer to being feature complete. That's probably going to be a while, though.

Ah, I see. I didn't get that it was a purchasable alpha, I thought it maybe was closed to particular people. My bad.  And yes, it does look like you spent a lot of money and effort, and you deserve some reward for your efforts.

I have no problem with waiting for a bit. I'll keep my eye out for the demo.

Good luck with development.

I'm not so much into buying something blindly either so I'll await an open alpha/demo. Good luck with the sales!

Mike

Ah, I see. I didn't get that it was a purchasable alpha, I thought it maybe was closed to particular people.

Ahh, that makes sense. If that were the case, you would have been more than welcome to participate

I'm not so much into buying something blindly either so I'll await an open alpha/demo. Good luck with the sales!

That's perfectly understandable. Thank you!

Dominic from DIYGamer was kind enough to shoot a "First Look" style video of Starfarer. You can find it here. It's very nicely annotated and tells you a lot about the game.

what a great game!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WwFqzilbnnk

Im still waiting for someone to make a game named "The Amazing Space Simulation Game" or "The ASS Game".
Anyway, the game looks awsome.