Our game is getting major changes. The playtest we’ve been running for more than a year now served well as a prototype or tech demo. For most of last summer, from a development point of view, I’ve been working on basically building a brand-new game out of the best of the playtest. In other words, the playtest that you know right now won’t be getting any more update. It has served its purpose.

This “new” build will be the Alpha version, or if you prefer, version 0.1.0. I took this opportunity to migrate the whole game to the most up-to-date Unity 3D engine. This opens the door to many technological improvements. The codes, mechanics and assets that were a success in the playtest are being ported to the Alpha, with most of this porting already completed. The playtest was only a start, we're only building from it now.

In this Dev Blog, we'll talk about the work in progress for this upcoming alpha: vehicle interiors and first person view, world layout, performance, and much more. Have a read at the Dev Blog to learn everything:

https://snowplowproject.com/en-cad/pages/dev-blog-13-alpha

Development has shifted. To what?

We're slowly moving away from the sandbox, and now focusing on the open world and the next game modes. Thanks to the playtest that has been running for about 16 months now, we have a better idea of what works and what doesn't, and this data guides us in the development of what's coming. We are now building a magnificient wintery county and enhancing the existing mechanics. Sooner than later, you'll have a whole new world to plow. In the meantime, have a read at Dev Blog 12. Cheers!

https://www.snowplowproject.com/dev-blog-12-the-shift/