I have been busily working away on ARENA 3D for the last 3 weeks and as a solo project, it was going to be a tall order to get ready in time for December the 2 game modes that I had promised. However with the help of my Beta Testing crew, we have managed to iron out many bugs and issues, which has given me the extra time required to finish the two game modes, Exosphere and Fathom, for Early Access.
So this has left me with a little spare time to add a few more bits into the first Early Access build which will be available in December. The first of which is the new Replay System. As a part of Early Access I am going to be running the Arena League, which will be a competition to who have achieve the best aggregate score across all the playable game modes. I plan to have Genuine Prizes for the League, so I needed to come up with a reliable method to ensure no one was cheating... I can't go into too much detail as to how it works as it must remain a secret! However out of this development, the Replay System was born so everyone can view each others high scores and see how to improve or admire the skill of another player.
Check out the Replay System below...
The next feature which I plan to implement in the Early Access Day One build is the third game mode Stranded. This will feature full 3D Flying Combat set within the seamless immersive world of ARENA 3D. I don't want to give too much away at this stage, because I want players to experience it fresh and new on release. However, if you are big fan of No Man's Sky or the up and coming Star Citizen check out the video below showing off the transition to the new level from the map...
And finall I'll just leave you with the Arena League logo the more players I have for Early Access, the bigger and better the prizes for the top players. I want to make use of Steam Gifts and have real life medals made up to reward the best players and thank them for their Service to Arena.
