Post by Eorl @ 03:14am 27/02/13 | 11 Comments
Featured in the Arma 3 Alpha are four showcase missions (Infantry, Vehicles, SCUBA and Helicopter), a limited subset of weapons and vehicles, two multiplayer scenarios, the powerful scenario editor and modding support. The 20 km² island of Stratis, which is positioned right off the coast from Arma 3’s main destination ‘Altis’ (270 km²), will form the backdrop of the Arma 3 Alpha.For those looking to spend a bit more, a Digital Deluxe and Supporter Edition will be made available for $49.99 USD and $91.99 respectively, and will include several key extras ranging from a soundtrack to a Steam Gift of the ArmA X pack.
Jay Crowe, Co-Creative Director on Arma 3, elaborates:
“The Arma 3 Alpha is a big milestone in the project's development. Testing early and often puts us on the right track towards improving performance, stability and delivering on our goal of creating a robust final release. It's also a big opportunity to get the game in the hands of our passionate community, which enables them to start work on their own creations, tailored to the fourth generation of the Real Virtuality engine.”
Bohemia will also be releasing a free, limited version of the Alpha, named Arma 3 Alpha Lite. The Alpha Lite will be available one week after the initial Alpha release, on Thursday March 14th, and does not include a multiplayer component and modding support. It will be invite-only, which can be obtained from people who have purchased the ArmA 3 alpha (they gain three invites).
The Arma 3 Alpha will be available on Steam next Tuesday March 5th, 2013. For more information on the Alpha, be sure to visit the official website where you can purchase the various Alpha packages.
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Posted 01:08pm 27/2/13
I am happy to do that because then i can actually inspect the game and judge based on the finished product if i should buy it or not. If i buy into a "promise to finish" game i could shell out money only to be disappointed later. What's to stop the devs being lazy and saying "oh well we have had enough sales, lets just throw in a few more things and be done with it, start on ARMA 4" ?
I do agree the model worked for minecraft but im not comfortable trusting every company on this model.
Posted 01:31pm 27/2/13
Fair enough, I personally trust them to do right by there player base based on past actions and the fact that they rely on the community to keep Arma going long after release (hence full mod support in the alpha). But remember that if you buy now to get into alpha then you also get beta and release for a lower price.
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Posted 10:45pm 04/3/13
PS - if you want to give Bohemia a bigger cut of the money spent on the game buy it from the store on their website here. I am not sure if they actually do get a bigger cut if you buy it there instead of Steam I just heard it somewhere however.
Posted 02:19am 05/3/13