Keep your Periapt of Proof against Poison equipped at all times; there is plenty of venom here. You will probably also get a lot of really good feedback if you stick around.
We apologize for the lack of more regular updates.
We are making this game on our own timetable, not under time pressure. That said, Early Access Alpha v1.5 is coming in a week or two with a bunch of fixes to the Act 1 content.
We're working on the remaining content of the game at a pace that best suits us and the game itself. We're a tiny indie studio and have other contracts on the go to make ends meet. This is a passion project that will take some time to fully get done - the completion dates for the various roadmap milestones (see the Holidays 2017 announcement for details) are officially "When they're done".
We are still looking for more new folks to play the game and actively engage with us on our Discord ( https://discord.gg/jAMSJ5 ) to report bugs and issues, as that is largely what we're doing with Act 1 content right now (as in, all the levels in the currently public version of the game). Or maybe post in the iDGi forum[interdimensionalgames.com] and come say hi?
We've also been tracking down a very nasty crash bug that has regrettably plagued the game for quite some time. Luckily it doesn't usually manifest until many hours into the game, and only for certain levels, but it's still one of our principal concerns.
The remaining half of the game is what we're steadily working towards now - the Early Access Alpha public Steam build won't be getting these levels for quite some time. Early Access Fig backers will be getting exclusive first access for early testing.
Watch for coming Act 2 Tower development Twitch streams[www.twitch.tv] . We really appreciate everyone's patience while we work on the rest of the game's content!
Consortium: The Tower is an immensely complicated video game. If we rush the remaining work, we too easily risk really deviating from our original vision for the game and disapointing everyone who wants only the very best game in the end.
First glimpse of Act 2...
We present...a flooded Parking garage with snow, construction nanites and a flying car. A Consortium Bishop presides over a body.
In other news - we're Close(tm) to unveiling our super secret feature -- (just working out the last of the kinks with it now....).
Kindly stay tuned...
Early Access ALPHA v1.6 is here! AUTOMAP 2.0 edition
Greetings Seekers,
Early Access ALPHA v1.6
For a detailed look at the changes, go HERE .
To help give an idea of how much of the Tower is available to explore right now, here's an image of the new Automap with all of Act 1 mapped out (minus labels to avoid spoilers).
- The Automap has received a complete overhaul. It's not done yet, but it's much closer to done now and should be far more useful as a navigational tool.
- The hotel lobby and hotel room levels have recevied a MAJOR design improvement and optimization pass. The result is frame rate increases of 3-4X in spots and superior player flow.
- Based on feedback since the last update, a variety of improvements and bug fixes have been made across all systems. See the full release notes for specifics.
Green = Standard interior sections.
Hard Yellow = Major door/entrance, connecting two areas.
Blue = Water/Flooded sections
Red = Vents/Industrial sections
Act 2 and future content update
The super secret feature we have been teasing is now being tested and is accessible to all Fig backers. If you'd like another copy of the game to give to a friend, backing us on Fig[www.fig.co] will grant you access to the backer-only versions of The Tower and hidden sections of the forum[interdimensionalgames.com] and iDGi Discord Community[discord.gg]. It is also a key way to help us get the game done faster!
It is unclear just yet when we will be launching the "secret new feature" publicly, but stay tuned as developments are made. But rest assured, as soon as it's announced, it will be available to play.
Here is another glimpse at upcoming Act 2 content for you all. A snow filled office corridor, somewhere within the Churchill Tower. What is that in the distance?
Coming sooner than you might expect -- some updated V.O. in Act 1.
In general, we are shifting a bunch of Tower dev time into getting Act 1 into a more final state. So that means, final animations and VO.
As always, here are some of the key ways to contact us / give us feedback:
That's it for now!
- iDGi Discord Community[discord.gg]
- iDGi dev forums[interdimensionalgames.com]
- iDGi on Twitter
- iDGi on Facebook[www.facebook.com]
Happy interdimensional travels,
-- Gregory and the iDGi team
“So many of our dreams at first seem impossible, then they seem improbable, and then, when we summon the will, they soon become inevitable.” – Christopher Reeve
Early Access ALPHA 1.8 is live! Now with AutoTalk...
Hello again Seekers,
Consortium: The Tower Early Access ALPHA 1.8 has just been made live. A complete list of the changes made can be found HERE. This update includes a smorgasbord of fixes and updates.
Today's biggest improvement: AutoTalk. The "T" button to bring down talk options is now a thing of the past. Talk options will now automatically present themselves as they become available.
We've also just released a new trailer for The Tower on the store page and on YouTube, please consider sharing with your friends!
To try and keep this update brief but informative, here's a quick bullet point list of important things we want to say:
Just a heads up: Other than some new screenshots of in development stuff, we may be going a little dark again for the next few months or so, as we work away in our development caves on a number of things.
- We are zeroing in on finally reaching BETA for Act 1 of Consortium: The Tower. There are still issues to clear and a lot of work to be done, but the goal is clearly visible now.
- This project is not cancelled. This project will NEVER be cancelled. We are just moving at our own pace to complete it. We deeply appreciate everyone's ongoing patience and support as we slowly but steadily work towards the finish line.
- TO ALL FIG BACKERS READING THIS: Your version of the game will be getting updated very shortly. Also a new Fig update with a big surprise gift for all of you is coming! Watch for this to drop within the next two weeks...
- We have two BIG surprises in store for all fans of iDGi and Consortium. There is also the previously mentioned secret feature for The Tower still coming. (currently only Fig backers have access to this...)
In the meantime we hope you enjoy the latest version of our game, and as always please feel free to swing by Discord.[discord.gg] to directly interact with us and the iDGi community. We especially always want to know about any game breaking bugs you encounter with ALPHA v1.8! Thank-you in advance for stopping by.
That's all for now,
-iDGi
Early Access ALPHA 1.10 is live. More immersion!
Greetings Seekers,
Consortium: The Tower Early Access ALPHA 1.10 has just been made live. A complete list of the changes made can be found HERE.
This is mostly a "quality of life" patch, where we fixed some of the most glaring immersion breaking bugs. We also made some more significant balancing changes based on some playtest data.
The biggest improvement - Odin's section of the Lobby has received the same optimization and level design/art polish pass that the Hotel rooms got last month. The entire Hotel is now quite close to beta, in terms of it's completion level...
To all of our backers reading this - there is a recent backer update on our Forum.[interdimensionalgames.com] that explains the additional delay. New Fig update with a surprise gift is only a few days away...
As always, please feel free to swing by Discord.[discord.gg] to directly interact with us and the iDGi community.
Until next time, happy interdimensional travels!
-iDGi
I have given up on ever seeing this game completed.
